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this_o or_o that_o particular_a good_a there_o be_v not_o one_o but_o what_o we_o may_v will_z and_o refuse_v absolute_o and_o simple_o though_o yet_o in_o some_o respect_n we_o must_v love_v it_o too_o with_o a_o natural_a love._n 9_o thus_o far_o i_o have_v consider_v the_o general_a nature_n of_o this_o first_o great_a branch_n of_o love_n love_n of_o concupiscence_n or_o desire_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o for_o the_o right_a distribution_n of_o which_o i_o consider_v first_o that_o any_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v specify_v from_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o object_n or_o term_n to_o which_o it_o tend_v now_o the_o object_n of_o desire_n be_v good_a it_o follow_v that_o the_o kind_n of_o desire_n must_v receive_v their_o distinction_n from_o the_o kind_n of_o good_a now_o good_a be_v relative_n and_o the_o relation_n that_o it_o imply_v be_v a_o relation_n of_o convenience_n either_o to_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n that_o be_v either_o to_o the_o soul_n direct_o and_o immediate_o or_o indirect_o and_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o bodily_a sensation_n so_o that_o all_o good_a be_v either_o intellectual_a or_o sensual_a and_o consequent_o the_o same_o member_n of_o divisition_n will_v be_v the_o adequate_a distribution_n of_o desire_n that_o be_v a_o intellectual_a desire_n who_o object_n be_v a_o intellectual_a good_a and_o a_o sensual_a desire_n be_v that_o who_o object_n be_v a_o sensual_a good_a 10_o but_o i_o further_o observe_v that_o this_o same_o denomination_n of_o intellectual_a and_o sensitive_a may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o part_n move_v as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o object_n the_o appetitive_a faculty_n in_o man_n be_v double_a as_o well_o as_o the_o cognoscitive_a and_o consist_v of_o a_o superior_a and_o inferior_a of_o a_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a part_n for_o as_o in_o the_o cognoscitive_a part_n there_o be_v pure_a intellect_n whereby_o idea_n be_v apprehend_v without_o 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frame_n as_o the_o other_o be_v of_o the_o natural_a this_o be_v the_o spring_n and_o ferment_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o give_v her_o life_n and_o energy_n and_o without_o which_o she_o will_v be_v utter_o torpid_a and_o unactive_a love_n be_v the_o first_o and_o mother_n motion_n that_o both_o prevent_v and_o actuate_v all_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v from_o she_o that_o all_o the_o inclination_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n take_v their_o rise_n and_o do_v we_o not_o first_o love_n we_o shall_v neither_o hope_v nor_o fear_n nor_o hate_n nor_o be_v angry_a nor_o envy_n nor_o be_v any_o other_o way_n affect_v nay_o we_o love_n and_o desire_n before_o we_o can_v apprehend_v judge_n reason_n or_o discourse_n nay_o our_o love_n be_v then_o common_o most_o impetuous_a and_o high-set_a we_o love_v long_o before_o we_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o love_v nay_o before_o we_o know_v whether_o we_o love_v or_o no_o even_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o receive_v the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o as_o 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understanding_n move_v the_o will_n as_o to_o particular_a and_o actual_a volition_n concern_v particular_a good_n for_o as_o to_o these_o we_o will_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o first_o know_v and_o judge_v pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la fit_a to_o be_v will_v which_o by_o the_o way_n may_v give_v great_a light_n to_o that_o intricate_a and_o perplex_a controversy_n whether_o the_o will_n move_v the_o understanding_n or_o the_o understanding_n the_o will._n for_o they_o both_o move_v one_o another_o though_o in_o different_a respect_n even_o as_o the_o heart_n by_o its_o motion_n send_v spirit_n to_o the_o brain_n and_o be_v by_o those_o very_a spirit_n assist_v in_o her_o motion_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o wonderful_a instance_n of_o resemblance_n and_o the_o more_o i_o consider_v it_o the_o more_o strange_a i_o think_v it_o and_o full_a of_o mystery_n 11_o again_o as_o by_o the_o continual_a reciprocation_n of_o the_o pulse_n there_o be_v cause_v a_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n into_o the_o artery_n out_o of_o these_o into_o the_o part_n which_o be_v to_o be_v nourish_v from_o whence_o it_o be_v imbibe_v by_o the_o capillary_a vein_n which_o lead_v it_o back_o to_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la and_o so_o into_o the_o heart_n again_o and_o same_o may_v in_o proportion_n be_v apply_v to_o love._n this_o be_v the_o great_a pulse_n of_o the_o body_n politic_n as_o the_o other_o be_v of_o the_o body_n natural_a it_o be_v love_n that_o beget_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o great_a circulation_n and_o mutual_n dependence_n of_o society_n by_o this_o man_n be_v incline_v to_o maintain_v mutual_a commerce_n and_o intercourse_n with_o one_o another_o and_o to_o distribute_v their_o benefit_n and_o kindness_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a body_n till_o at_o length_n they_o return_v again_o upon_o themselves_o in_o the_o circle_n and_o reciprocation_n of_o love._n 12_o and_o if_o we_o further_o meditate_v upon_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o apt_a emblem_n of_o love_n in_o general_n but_o that_o it_o also_o mystical_o point_v out_o to_o we_o the_o two_o great_a species_n of_o love_n concupiscence_n and_o benevolence_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n we_o know_v be_v double_a dilatation_n and_o contraction_n dilatation_n whereby_o it_o receive_v blood_n into_o its_o ventricles_n and_o contraction_n whereby_o it_o expel_v it_o out_o again_o and_o be_v it_o not_o so_o also_o in_o this_o great_a pulse_n of_o the_o soul_n love_n be_v there_o not_o here_o also_o the_o like_a double_a motion_n for_o we_o desire_v good_a which_o answer_v to_o the_o dilatation_n and_o immission_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o we_o also_o wish_v well_o to_o which_o answer_v to_o the_o contraction_n and_o emission_n of_o it_o 13_o i_o know_v not_o what_o some_o may_v think_v of_o this_o and_o i_o know_v there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n that_o never_o think_v themselves_o and_o look_v with_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n upon_o such_o notion_n as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v out_o without_o more_o than_o ordinary_a think_v but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o must_v needs_o own_o that_o i_o stand_v amaze_v at_o this_o wonderful_a harmony_n and_o correspondence_n and_o that_o i_o be_o thereby_o the_o more_o confirm_v in_o that_o celebrate_a notion_n of_o the_o platonist_n that_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n so_o the_o body_n be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o this_o visible_a and_o material_a be_v but_o the_o shadow_n or_o as_o plotinus_n will_v have_v it_o the_o echo_n of_o the_o invisible_a and_o immaterial_a world._n sect_n iv._o of_o the_o first_o great_a branch_n of_o love_n viz._n love_n of_o concupiscence_n or_o desire_n with_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o it_o 1_o we_o have_v consider_v the_o nature_n of_o love_n in_o general_n and_o have_v show_v it_o to_o consist_v in_o a_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n towards_o good_a whence_o we_o take_v occasion_n to_o represent_v the_o analogy_n between_o love_n and_o physical_a motion_n which_o we_o find_v to_o be_v exact_a and_o apposite_a even_o to_o surprise_n and_o admiration_n we_o have_v also_o discover_v the_o double_a motion_n of_o this_o mystical_a pulse_n and_o according_o have_v branch_v out_o love_n into_o two_o general_a part_n love_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o love_n of_o benevolence_n i_o come_v now_o to_o treat_v of_o each_o of_o these_o several_o 2_o and_o first_o of_o love_n of_o concupiscence_n or_o desire_n the_o general_a idea_n of_o which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o simple_a tendency_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o good_a not_o at_o all_o consider_v whether_o it_o will_v it_o to_o any_o person_n or_o be_v or_o no._n not_o that_o there_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o desire_n without_o wish_v well_o to_o for_o as_o i_o observe_v before_o these_o be_v always_o inseparable_a concomitant_n but_o their_o idea_n be_v very_o 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