and_o more_o plain_o declare_v its_o own_o high_a descent_n to_o we_o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v and_o act_v without_o the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o this_o matter_n which_o it_o inform_v and_o here_o we_o shall_v take_v that_o course_n that_o aristotle_n do_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la and_o first_o of_o all_o inquire_v whether_o it_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o kind_n of_o action_n so_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o itself_o as_o not_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o body_n and_o this_o soon_o offer_v itself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o we_o in_o those_o elicit_v motion_n of_o it_o as_o the_o moralist_n be_v wont_a to_o name_v they_o which_o though_o they_o may_v end_v in_o those_o they_o call_v imperate_a act_n yet_o have_v their_o first_o emanation_n from_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o soul_n itself_o for_o this_o purpose_n we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o two_o sort_n of_o action_n which_o be_v obvious_a to_o the_o experience_n of_o 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and_o body_n and_o so_o foment_n &_o cherish_v that_o sympathy_n between_o they_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o subsistence_n and_o well-being_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n in_o this_o mundane_a state_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v very_o little_a of_o that_o which_o be_v common_o do_v in_o our_o body_n which_o our_o soul_n be_v inform_v at_o all_o of_o the_o constant_a circulation_n of_o blood_n through_o all_o our_o vein_n and_o artery_n the_o common_a motion_n of_o our_o animal_n spirit_n in_o our_o nerve_n the_o maceration_n of_o food_n within_o our_o stomach_n and_o the_o distribution_n of_o chyle_n and_o nourishment_n to_o every_o part_n that_o want_v the_o relief_n of_o it_o the_o constant_a flux_n and_o reflux_n of_o more_o sedate_n humour_n within_o we_o the_o dissipation_n of_o our_o corporeal_a matter_n by_o insensible_a transpiration_n and_o the_o access_n of_o new_a in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o all_o this_o we_o be_v little_o acquaint_v with_o by_o any_o vital_a energy_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o will_v acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o the_o anatomy_n and_o vital_a function_n of_o our_o own_o body_n we_o be_v fain_o to_o use_v the_o same_o course_n and_o method_n that_o we_o will_v to_o find_v out_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o animal_n as_o if_o our_o soul_n have_v as_o little_a to_o do_v with_o any_o of_o these_o in_o our_o own_o body_n as_o they_o have_v in_o the_o body_n of_o any_o other_o brute_n creature_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o know_v as_o well_o that_o manything_n 2._o that_o be_v do_v by_o we_o be_v do_v at_o the_o dictate_v and_o by_o the_o commission_n of_o our_o own_o will_n and_o therefore_o all_o such_o action_n as_o these_o be_v we_o know_v without_o any_o great_a store_n of_o discursive_a inquiry_n to_o attribute_v to_o their_o own_o proper_a cause_n as_o see_v the_o efflux_n and_o propagation_n of_o they_o we_o do_v not_o by_o a_o naked_a speculation_n know_v our_o body_n first_o to_o have_v need_n of_o nourishment_n and_o then_o by_o the_o edict_n of_o our_o will_n enjoin_v our_o spirit_n and_o humour_n to_o put_v themselves_o into_o a_o hungry_a and_o crave_v posture_n within_o we_o by_o corrode_a the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n but_o we_o first_o find_v our_o own_o soul_n solicit_v by_o these_o motion_n which_o yet_o we_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v and_o to_o deny_v those_o petition_n which_o they_o offer_v up_o to_o we_o we_o know_v we_o common_o meditate_v and_o discourse_v of_o such_o argument_n as_o we_o ourselves_o please_v we_o mould_v design_n and_o draw_v up_o a_o plot_n of_o mean_n answerable_a thereto_o according_a as_o the_o free_a vote_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n determine_v and_o use_v our_o own_o body_n many_o time_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o reluctancy_n of_o their_o nature_n only_o as_o our_o instrument_n to_o serve_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o our_o soul_n all_o which_o as_o they_o evident_o manifest_v a_o true_a distinction_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n so_o they_o do_v as_o evident_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n and_o dominion_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v over_o the_o body_n our_o moralist_n frequent_o dispute_v what_o kind_n of_o government_n that_o be_v whereby_o the_o soul_n or_o rather_o will_v rule_v over_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n which_o they_o ordinary_o resolve_v to_o be_v imperium_fw-la politicum_fw-la though_o i_o shall_v rather_o say_v that_o all_o good_a man_n have_v rather_o a_o true_a despotical_a power_n over_o their_o sensitive_a faculty_n and_o over_o the_o whole_a body_n though_o they_o use_v it_o only_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o discretion_n and_o therefore_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_n think_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v absolute_o free_v from_o all_o the_o power_n of_o astral_a necessity_n and_o uncontrollable_a impression_n arise_v from_o the_o subordination_n and_o mutual_a sympathy_n and_o dependence_n of_o all_o mundane_a cause_n which_o be_v their_o proper_a notion_n of_o fate_n neither_o ever_o dare_v that_o bold_a astrology_n which_o presume_v to_o tell_v the_o fortune_n of_o all_o corporeal_a essence_n attempt_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o man_n soul_n or_o predict_v the_o destiny_n thereof_o and_o indeed_o whatever_o the_o destiny_n thereof_o may_v be_v that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o vast_a volume_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o almighty_a mind_n yet_o we_o evident_o find_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o liberty_n of_o will_n within_o ourselves_o maugre_o the_o stubborn_a malice_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n and_o aristole_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v dispute_v so_o much_o against_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o soul_n which_o his_o master_n before_o he_o have_v sober_o maintain_v do_v indeed_o but_o quarrel_n
seat_v in_o our_o brain_n be_v more_o clear_a or_o muddy_a so_o the_o conception_n of_o our_o mind_n be_v more_o distinct_a or_o disturb_v to_o answer_v this_o difficulty_n it_o may_v be_v enough_o perhaps_o to_o say_v that_o the_o sympathy_n of_o thing_n be_v no_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o identity_n of_o their_o essence_n by_o as_o i_o think_v all_o will_v grant_v yet_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v more_o full_o to_o solve_v it_o and_o for_o that_o purpose_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o though_o our_o soul_n be_v of_o a_o incorporeal_a nature_n as_o we_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v yet_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n not_o as_o assist_v form_n or_o intelligence_n as_o some_o have_v think_v but_o in_o some_o more_o immediate_a way_n though_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o that_o be_v it_o be_v the_o great_a arcanum_fw-la in_o man_n nature_n that_o which_o trouble_v plotinus_n so_o much_o when_o he_o have_v contemplate_v the_o immortality_n of_o it_o that_o as_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o enn._n 4._o lib._n 8._o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o indeed_o to_o make_v such_o a_o complex_fw-la thing_n as_o man_n be_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v so_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n as_o to_o share_v in_o its_o passion_n and_o infirmity_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v void_a of_o sinfulness_n and_o as_o the_o body_n alone_o can_v not_o perform_v any_o act_n of_o sensation_n or_o reason_n and_o so_o itself_o become_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o neither_o will_v the_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o provide_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o body_n without_o some_o way_n whereby_o a_o feeling_n and_o sense_n of_o they_o may_v be_v convey_v to_o it_o neither_o can_v it_o take_v sufficient_a care_n of_o this_o corporeal_a life_n as_o nothing_o pertain_v to_o it_o be_v it_o not_o solicit_v to_o a_o natural_a compunction_n and_o compassion_n by_o the_o indigency_n of_o our_o body_n it_o can_v be_v a_o mere_a mental_a speculation_n that_o will_v be_v so_o sensible_o affect_v with_o hunger_n or_o cold_a or_o other_o grief_n that_o our_o body_n necessary_o partake_v of_o to_o move_v our_o soul_n to_o take_v care_n for_o their_o relief_n and_o be_v there_o not_o such_o a_o commerce_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o our_o soul_n also_o may_v be_v make_v acquaint_v by_o a_o pleasurable_a and_o delightful_a sense_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o most_o gratify_v our_o body_n and_o tend_v most_o to_o the_o support_n of_o their_o crasis_n and_o temperament_n the_o soul_n will_v be_v apt_a whole_o to_o neglect_v the_o body_n and_o commit_v it_o whole_o to_o all_o change_n and_o casualty_n neither_o will_v it_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o we_o then_o the_o body_n of_o a_o plant_n or_o star_n which_o we_o contemplate_v sometime_o with_o as_o much_o contentment_n as_o we_o do_v our_o own_o body_n have_v as_o much_o of_o the_o theory_n of_o the_o one_o as_o 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other_o part_n &_o keep_v time_n with_o it_o and_o so_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o way_n that_o lead_v upward_o and_o downward_o between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n whereby_o their_o affair_n be_v make_v know_v to_o one_o another_o for_o as_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o have_v a_o sufficient_a relation_n of_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o our_o body_n except_o it_o receive_v some_o impression_n from_o they_o so_o neither_o can_v our_o soul_n make_v use_v of_o our_o body_n or_o derive_v their_o own_o virtue_n into_o they_o as_o they_o do_v without_o some_o intermediate_v motion_n for_o as_o some_o motion_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v their_o beginning_n in_o our_o body_n or_o in_o some_o external_a mover_n which_o be_v not_o know_v by_o our_o soul_n till_o their_o advertency_n be_v awaken_v by_o the_o impetuousness_n of_o they_o so_o some_o other_o motion_n be_v derive_v by_o our_o own_o will_n into_o our_o body_n but_o yet_o in_o such_o a_o 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as_o continual_o respect_v it_o and_o there_o only_o to_o be_v sensated_a and_o all_o the_o imperate_a motion_n of_o our_o will_n issue_v forth_o from_o the_o same_o consistory_n therefore_o the_o animal_n spirit_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o constant_a mobility_n and_o swift_a motion_n ascend_v to_o the_o place_n of_o our_o nerve_n origination_n move_v the_o soul_n which_o there_o sit_v enthrone_v in_o some_o mysterious_a way_n and_o descend_v at_o the_o beck_n of_o our_o will_n from_o thence_o move_v all_o the_o muscle_n and_o joint_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v guide_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o we_o observe_v the_o subtle_a mechanic_n of_o our_o own_o body_n we_o may_v easy_o conceive_v how_o the_o least_o motion_n in_o these_o animal_n spirit_n will_v by_o their_o relax_a or_o distend_v the_o nerve_n membrane_n and_o muscle_n according_a to_o their_o different_a quantity_n or_o the_o celerity_n and_o quality_n of_o their_o motion_n beget_v all_o kind_n of_o motion_n likewise_o in_o the_o organical_a part_n of_o our_o body_n and_o therefore_o that_o our_o soul_n may_v the_o better_o inform_v our_o body_n they_o must_v perceive_v all_o their_o variety_n and_o because_o they_o have_v such_o a_o immediate_a proximity_n to_o these_o spirit_n therefore_o also_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o high_a way_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n be_v apt_a to_o stir_v these_o quick_a and_o nimble_a spirit_n always_o attend_v upon_o they_o or_o else_o fix_v they_o too_o much_o and_o thus_o we_o may_v easy_o see_v that_o shall_v our_o soul_n be_v always_o act_v and_o work_v within_o we_o our_o body_n can_v never_o take_v that_o rest_n and_o repose_v which_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o conservation_n of_o nature_n as_o we_o may_v easy_o perceive_v in_o all_o our_o study_n and_o meditation_n that_o be_v most_o serious_a our_o spirit_n be_v the_o more_o fix_v attend_v the_o beck_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o except_o this_o knot_n whereby_o our_o soul_n be_v wed_v to_o our_o body_n be_v unloose_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v loose_a from_o they_o they_o can_v not_o act_v but_o present_o some_o motion_n or_o other_o will_v be_v impress_v upon_o our_o body_n as_o every_o motion_n in_o our_o body_n that_o be_v extraordinary_a when_o our_o nerve_n be_v distend_v with_o the_o animal_n spirit_n by_o a_o continual_a communication_n of_o itself_o in_o these_o nerve_n like_v so_o many_o intend_a chord_n to_o their_o original_n move_v our_o soul_n and_o so_o though_o we_o always_o perceive_v that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v primary_o affect_v yet_o we_o also_o find_v the_o other_o present_o by_o consent_n to_o be_v affect_v too_o and_o because_o the_o soul_n have_v all_o corporeal_a passion_n and_o impression_n thus_o
convey_v to_o it_o without_o which_o it_o can_v not_o express_v a_o due_a benevolence_n to_o that_o body_n which_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o it_o therefore_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o these_o animal_n spirit_n be_v more_o or_o less_o either_o disorderly_a and_o confuse_a or_o gentle_a and_o compose_v so_o those_o soul_n especial_o who_o have_v not_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o true_a virtue_n get_v the_o dominion_n over_o they_o be_v also_o more_o or_o less_o affect_v proportionable_o in_o their_o operation_n and_o therefore_o indeed_o to_o question_v whether_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v of_o a_o immortal_a nature_n shall_v entertain_v these_o corporeal_a passion_n be_v to_o doubt_v whether_o god_n can_v make_v a_o man_n or_o not_o and_o to_o question_v that_o which_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n in_o ourselves_o for_o we_o find_v both_o that_o it_o do_v thus_o and_o yet_o that_o the_o original_a of_o these_o be_v sometime_o from_o body_n and_o sometime_o again_o by_o the_o force_n of_o our_o will_n they_o be_v impress_v upon_o our_o body_n here_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v consider_v in_o a_o moral_a way_n what_o to_o judge_v of_o those_o impression_n that_o be_v derive_v from_o our_o body_n to_o our_o soul_n which_o the_o stoic_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o because_o they_o be_v repugnant_a to_o reason_n or_o be_v aberration_n from_o it_o but_o because_o they_o derive_v not_o their_o original_n from_o reason_n but_o from_o the_o body_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v by_o aristotle_n more_o agreeable_o to_o the_o ancient_a dialect_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d material_a or_o corporeal_a idea_n or_o impression_n and_o these_o we_o may_v safe_o reckon_v i_o think_v among_o our_o adiaphora_n in_o morality_n as_o be_v in_o themselves_o neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a as_o all_o the_o ancient_a writer_n have_v do_v but_o only_o be_v form_v into_o either_o by_o that_o stamp_n that_o the_o soul_n print_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v entertain_v into_o it_o and_o therefore_o whereas_o some_o be_v apt_a in_o the_o most_o severe_a way_n to_o censure_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o those_o commotion_n and_o passion_n that_o first_o affect_v our_o soul_n they_o may_v do_v well_o more_o cautelous_o to_o distinguish_v between_o such_o of_o these_o motion_n as_o have_v their_o origination_n in_o our_o body_n and_o such_o as_o immediate_o arise_v from_o our_o soul_n else_o may_v we_o not_o too_o hasty_o displace_v the_o ancient_a termini_fw-la and_o remove_v the_o landmark_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n for_o see_v the_o soul_n can_v not_o descend_v into_o any_o corporeal_a act_n as_o it_o must_v do_v while_o it_o be_v more_o present_a to_o one_o body_n then_o another_o except_o it_o can_v partake_v of_o the_o grief_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n can_v it_o be_v any_o more_o sinful_a for_o it_o to_o sensate_a this_o than_o it_o be_v for_o it_o to_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o body_n if_o our_o soul_n can_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o eat_v or_o drink_v but_o only_o by_o a_o mere_a ratiocination_n collect_v by_o a_o dry_a syllogistical_a discourse_n that_o meat_n and_o drink_n preserve_v the_o health_n and_o fabric_n of_o the_o body_n repair_v what_o daily_a exhale_v from_o it_o without_o sensating_a any_o kind_n of_o grief_n in_o the_o want_n or_o refreshment_n in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o it_o will_v soon_o suffer_v the_o body_n to_o languish_v and_o decay_v and_o therefore_o as_o these_o bodily_a infirmity_n and_o passion_n be_v not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o so_o neither_o be_v they_o evil_a as_o they_o first_o affect_v our_o soul_n when_o our_o animal_n spirit_n beget_v of_o fine_a and_o good_a blood_n gentle_o and_o nimble_o play_v up_o and_o down_o in_o our_o brain_n and_o swift_o fly_v up_o and_o down_o our_o whole_a body_n we_o present_o find_v our_o fancy_n raise_v with_o mirth_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o as_o when_o our_o fancy_n be_v thus_o exalt_v we_o may_v not_o call_v this_o the_o energy_n of_o grace_n so_o if_o our_o spleen_n or_o hypochondria_n swell_v with_o terrene_a and_o sluggish_a vapour_n send_v up_o such_o melancholic_a fume_n into_o our_o head_n as_o move_v we_o to_o sadness_n and_o timorousness_n we_o can_v just_o call_v that_o vice_n nor_o when_o the_o gall_n do_v degurgitate_v its_o bitter_a juice_n into_o our_o liver_n which_o mingle_v itself_o with_o the_o blood_n beget_v fiery_a spirit_n that_o present_o fly_v up_o into_o our_o brain_n and_o there_o beget_v impression_n of_o anger_n within_o we_o the_o like_a we_o may_v say_v of_o those_o corporeal_a passion_n which_o be_v not_o breed_v first_o of_o all_o by_o any_o peccant_a humour_n or_o distemperature_n in_o our_o own_o body_n but_o be_v excite_v in_o we_o by_o any_o external_n object_n which_o by_o those_o idola_fw-la and_o image_n that_o they_o present_v to_o our_o sense_n or_o rather_o those_o motion_n they_o make_v in_o they_o may_v present_o raise_v such_o commotion_n in_o our_o spirit_n for_o our_o body_n maintain_v not_o only_o a_o conspiration_n and_o consent_n of_o all_o its_o own_o part_n but_o also_o it_o bear_v a_o like_a relation_n to_o other_o mundane_a body_n with_o which_o it_o be_v conversant_a as_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n but_o when_o our_o soul_n once_o move_v by_o the_o undisciplined_a petulancy_n of_o our_o animal_n spirit_n shall_v foment_n and_o cherish_v that_o irrational_a grief_n fear_v anger_n love_n or_o any_o other_o such_o like_a passion_n contrary_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n it_o then_o set_v the_o stamp_n of_o sinfulness_n upon_o they_o it_o be_v the_o consent_n of_o our_o own_o will_n that_o by_o brood_v of_o they_o bring_v forth_o those_o hateful_a serpent_n for_o though_o our_o soul_n be_v espouse_v to_o these_o earthly_a body_n and_o can_v but_o in_o some_o measure_n sympathize_v with_o they_o yet_o have_v the_o soul_n a_o true_a dominion_n of_o its_o own_o act_n it_o be_v not_o the_o mere_a passion_n if_o we_o take_v it_o in_o a_o physical_a sense_n but_o rather_o some_o inordinate_a action_n of_o our_o own_o will_n that_o entertain_v it_o and_o these_o passion_n can_v force_v our_o will_n but_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o chastise_v and_o allay_v all_o the_o inordinacy_n of_o they_o by_o the_o power_n of_o our_o will_n and_o reason_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v not_o make_v we_o under_o the_o necessity_n of_o sin_n by_o make_v we_o man_n subject_a to_o such_o infirmity_n as_o these_o be_v which_o be_v mere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n have_v well_o call_v they_o the_o blossoming_n and_o shooting_n forth_o of_o bodily_a life_n within_o we_o which_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o humanity_n and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o our_o divinity_n be_v wont_v sometime_o to_o acknowledge_v some_o such_o thing_n in_o our_o saviour_n himself_o who_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n make_v like_a to_o we_o our_o sinfulness_n except_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n and_o acquaint_v with_o grief_n as_o the_o prophet_n esay_n speak_v of_o he_o and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o bodily_a agony_n and_o horror_n the_o powerful_a assault_n thereof_o upon_o his_o soul_n move_v he_o to_o petition_v his_o father_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o bitter_a cup_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o and_o the_o sense_n of_o death_n so_o much_o afflict_v he_o that_o it_o breed_v in_o he_o the_o sad_a grief_n which_o s._n peter_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 2._o the_o pang_n or_o throe_n of_o death_n and_o that_o fear_v that_o extort_a a_o desire_n to_o be_v free_v from_o it_o as_o it_o be_v insinuate_v by_o that_o in_o heb._n 5._o 7._o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o what_o he_o fear_v for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o hebraism_n be_v to_o be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o call_v this_o the_o language_n and_o dictate_v of_o nature_n which_o lawful_o endeavour_v to_o preserve_v itself_o though_o present_o a_o high_a principle_n must_v bring_v all_o these_o under_o a_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o a_o free_a submission_n to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n as_o it_o be_v with_o our_o saviour_n who_o moderate_v all_o these_o passion_n by_o a_o ready_a resignment_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o will_v up_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o though_o his_o humanity_n crave_v for_o ease_n and_o relaxation_n yet_o that_o divine_a nature_n that_o be_v within_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o with_o any_o repugnancy_n to_o the_o supreme_a will_n of_o god_n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o existence_n and_o nature_n of_o god_n agapetus_n ad_fw-la justinianum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m._n t._n cicero_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la
be_v pleniores_fw-la deo_fw-la then_o those_o that_o be_v real_o inform_v and_o actuate_v by_o the_o divine_a spirit_n and_o do_v move_v on_o steady_o and_o constant_o in_o the_o way_n towards_o heaven_n as_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o thorny_a ground_n grow_v up_o and_o lengthen_v out_o its_o blade_n fast_o than_o that_o which_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o good_a and_o fruitful_a soil_n and_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o sense_n fancy_n and_o passion_n while_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o this_o mortal_a condition_n sink_v down_o deep_o into_o the_o body_n be_v many_o time_n more_o vigorous_a and_o make_v strong_a impression_n upon_o we_o then_o those_o of_o the_o high_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v more_o subtle_a and_o remote_a from_o these_o mix_v and_o animal_n perception_n that_o devotion_n which_o be_v there_o seat_v may_v seem_v to_o have_v more_o energy_n and_o life_n in_o it_o then_o that_o which_o gentle_o and_o with_o a_o more_o delicate_a kind_n of_o touch_n spread_v itself_o upon_o the_o understanding_n and_o from_o thence_o mild_o derive_v itself_o through_o our_o will_n &_o affection_n but_o howsoever_o the_o former_a may_v be_v more_o boisterous_a for_o a_o time_n yet_o this_o be_v of_o a_o more_o consistent_a spermatical_a and_o thrive_a nature_n for_o that_o proceed_n indeed_o from_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o sensual_a and_o fleshly_a apprehension_n of_o god_n and_o true_a happiness_n be_v but_o of_o a_o flit_a and_o fade_a nature_n and_o as_o the_o sensible_a power_n and_o faculty_n grow_v more_o languid_a or_o the_o sun_n of_o divine_a light_n shine_v more_o bright_o upon_o we_o these_o earthly_a devotion_n like_o our_o culinary_a fire_n will_v abate_v their_o heat_n and_o servour_n but_o a_o true_a celestial_a warmth_n will_v never_o be_v extinguish_v because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o immortal_a nature_n and_o be_v once_o seat_v vital_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n it_o will_v regulate_v and_o order_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o it_o in_o a_o due_a manner_n as_o the_o natural_a heat_n radicate_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o live_a creature_n have_v the_o dominion_n and_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n under_o it_o and_o send_v forth_o warm_a blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o vital_a nourishment_n to_o every_o part_n and_o member_n of_o it_o true_a religion_n be_v no_o piece_n of_o artifice_n it_o be_v no_o boil_v up_o of_o our_o imaginative_a power_n nor_o the_o glow_a heat_n of_o passion_n though_o these_o be_v too_o often_o mistake_v for_o it_o when_o in_o our_o juggle_n in_o religion_n we_o cast_v a_o mist_n before_o our_o own_o eye_n but_o it_o be_v a_o new_a nature_n inform_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o godlike_a frame_n of_o spirit_n discover_v itself_o most_o of_o all_o in_o serene_a and_o clear_a mind_n in_o deep_a humility_n meekness_n self-denial_n universal_a love_n of_o god_n and_o all_o true_a goodness_n without_o partiality_n and_o without_o hypocrisy_n whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o know_v god_n and_o know_v he_o to_o love_v he_o and_o conform_v ourselves_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o all_o that_o perfection_n which_o shine_v forth_o in_o he_o thus_o far_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n which_o be_v design_v according_a to_o the_o method_n propound_v to_o give_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o man_n mistake_v about_o religion_n the_o other_o part_n be_v intend_v to_o discover_v the_o reason_n of_o these_o mistake_v but_o whether_o the_o author_n do_v finish_v that_o part_n it_o appear_v not_o by_o any_o paper_n of_o he_o which_o yet_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n if_o he_o do_v and_o the_o paper_n shall_v be_v in_o other_o hand_n for_o the_o author_n be_v communicative_a if_o they_o or_o any_o other_o paper_n of_o the_o author_n be_v send_v to_o m_o r_o william_n morden_n bookseller_n in_o cambridge_n the_o like_a care_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o the_o publish_n of_o they_o as_o have_v be_v for_o this_o collection_n the_o excellency_n and_o nobleness_n of_o true_a religion_n 1._o in_o its_o rise_n and_o original_a 2._o in_o its_o nature_n and_o essence_n 3._o in_o its_o property_n and_o operation_n 4_o in_o its_o progress_n 5._o in_o its_o term_n and_o end_n psalm_n 16._o 3._o to_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o excellent_a in_o who_o be_v all_o my_o delight_n greg._n nazianzenus_n in_o orat._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imaginis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la in_o orat._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieronymus_n ad_fw-la celantiam_fw-la ep._n 14._o nescit_fw-la religio_fw-la nostra_fw-la personas_fw-la accipere_fw-la nec_fw-la conditione_n hominum_fw-la sed_fw-la animos_fw-la inspicit_fw-la singulorum_fw-la servum_fw-la &_o nobilem_fw-la de_fw-la moribus_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la sola_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la libertas_n est_fw-la non_fw-la servire_fw-la peccatis_fw-la summa_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la clarum_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la the_o excellency_n and_o nobleness_n of_o true_a religion_n proverb_n 15._o 24._o the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v above_o to_o the_o wise_a that_o he_o may_v depart_v from_o hell_n beneath_o the_o introduction_n in_o this_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o proverb_n we_o find_v solomon_n one_o of_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o wisdom_n always_o stand_v up_o and_o call_v her_o bless_a his_o heart_n be_v both_o enlarge_v and_o fill_v with_o the_o pure_a influence_n of_o her_o beam_n and_o therefore_o be_v perpetual_o adore_v that_o sun_n which_o give_v he_o light_n wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o all_o her_o child_n though_o the_o brat_n of_o darkness_n and_o child_n of_o folly_n see_v no_o beauty_n nor_o comeliness_n in_o she_o that_o they_o shall_v desire_v she_o as_o they_o say_v of_o christ_n esay_n 53._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o mind_n which_o be_v not_o touch_v with_o a_o inward_a sense_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n can_v estimate_v the_o true_a worth_n of_o it_o but_o when_o wisdom_n once_o display_v its_o own_o excellency_n and_o glory_n in_o a_o purify_a soul_n it_o be_v entertain_v there_o with_o the_o great_a love_n and_o delight_n and_o receive_v its_o own_o image_n reflect_v back_o to_o itself_o in_o sweet_a return_n of_o love_n and_o praise_n we_o have_v a_o clear_a manifestation_n of_o this_o sacred_a sympathy_n in_o solomon_n who_o we_o may_v not_o unfit_o call_v sapientiae_fw-la organum_fw-la a_o instrument_n which_o wisdom_n herself_o have_v tune_v to_o play_v her_o divine_a lesson_n upon_o his_o word_n be_v 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o where_o full_a of_o divine_a sweetness_n match_v with_o strength_n and_o beauty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o himself_o phrase_v it_o like_o apple_n of_o gold_n in_o picture_n of_o silver_n the_o 25._o mind_n of_o a_o proverb_n be_v to_o utter_v wisdom_n in_o a_o mystery_n as_o the_o apostle_n sometime_o speak_v and_o to_o wrap_v up_o divine_a truth_n in_o a_o kind_n of_o enigmatical_a way_n though_o in_o vulgar_a expression_n which_o method_n of_o deliver_v divine_a doctrine_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n we_o find_v frequent_o pursue_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n thereby_o both_o open_v and_o hide_v at_o once_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o we_o a_o proverb_n or_o parable_n be_v once_o unfold_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o affinity_n with_o the_o fancy_n the_o more_o sweet_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o that_o and_o be_v from_o thence_o with_o the_o great_a advantage_n transmit_v to_o the_o understanding_n in_o this_o state_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v truth_n in_o its_o own_o native_a beauty_n and_o lustre_n but_o while_o we_o be_v veil_v with_o mortality_n truth_n must_v vail_v itself_o too_o that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o free_o converse_v with_o we_o s._n austin_n have_v well_o assign_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o much_o delight_v with_o metaphor_n allegory_n etc._n etc._n because_o they_o be_v so_o much_o proportion_v to_o our_o sense_n with_o which_o our_o reason_n have_v contract_v a_o intimacy_n and_o familiarity_n and_o therefore_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o truth_n to_o our_o weak_a capacity_n do_v as_o it_o be_v embody_n it_o in_o earthly_a expression_n according_a to_o that_o ancient_a maxim_n of_o the_o cabalist_n lumen_fw-la supernum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la descendit_fw-la sine_fw-la indumento_fw-la agreeable_a to_o which_o be_v that_o of_o dionysius_n areop_n not_o seldom_o quote_v by_o the_o schoolman_n impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la nobis_fw-la aliter_fw-la lucere_fw-la radium_fw-la divinum_fw-la nisi_fw-la varietate_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la velaminum_fw-la circumvelatum_fw-la his_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a be_v these_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o much_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n or_o introduction_n to_o these_o word_n be_v one_o of_o solomon_n excellent_a proverb_n viz._n the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v above_o to_o the_o wise_a without_o any_o mince_a or_o
with_o that_o common_a sense_n and_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v of_o our_o soul_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o soul_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o innate_a force_n and_o power_n which_o it_o have_v within_o it_o to_o stir_v up_o such_o thought_n and_o motion_n within_o itself_o as_o it_o find_v itself_o most_o free_a to_o and_o therefore_o when_o we_o reflect_v upon_o the_o production_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n we_o be_v soon_o able_a to_o find_v out_o the_o first_o efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o though_o the_o subtlety_n of_o some_o wit_n may_v have_v make_v it_o difficult_a to_o find_v out_o whether_o the_o understanding_n or_o the_o will_n or_o some_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n whence_o the_o motus_fw-la primò_fw-la primus_fw-la as_o they_o please_v to_o call_v it_o proceed_v yet_o we_o know_v it_o be_v original_o the_o soul_n itself_o who_o vital_a act_n they_o all_o be_v and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o cause_n as_o derive_v all_o its_o virtue_n from_o itself_o as_o simplicius_n distinguish_v in_o 1._o de_fw-la an._n cap._n 1._o yet_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vital_o coworking_a with_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o we_o come_v to_o examine_v those_o motion_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o body_n this_o stream_n run_v so_o far_o under_o ground_n that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o trace_v it_o to_o the_o head_n of_o it_o but_o we_o be_v fain_o to_o analyse_v the_o whole_a artifice_n look_v from_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o blood_n from_o that_o to_o the_o heart_n view_v all_o along_o the_o mechanical_a contrivance_n of_o vein_n and_o artery_n neither_o know_v we_o after_o all_o our_o search_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o perpetuum_fw-la mobile_a in_o our_o own_o body_n or_o whether_o all_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v only_o by_o the_o redundancy_n of_o some_o external_a motion_n without_o we_o 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soul_n of_o man_n act_v upon_o itself_o and_o draw_v forth_o its_o own_o latent_fw-la energy_n find_v itself_o able_a to_o tame_v the_o outward_a man_n and_o bring_v under_o those_o rebellious_a motion_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o mere_a animal_n power_n and_o to_o tame_v and_o appease_v all_o those_o sedition_n and_o mutiny_n that_o it_o find_v there_o and_o if_o any_o can_v conceive_v all_o this_o to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a fight_v of_o the_o malcontented_n piece_n of_o matter_n one_o against_o another_o each_o strive_v for_o superiority_n and_o preeminence_n i_o shall_v not_o think_v it_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o teach_v such_o a_o one_o any_o high_a learning_n as_o look_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v endue_v with_o no_o high_a a_o soul_n then_o that_o which_o move_v in_o beast_n or_o plant_n chap._n v._n the_o three_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o mathematical_a notion_n argue_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v of_o a_o true_a spiritual_a and_o immaterial_a nature_n we_o shall_v now_o consider_v the_o soul_n awhile_o in_o a_o further_a degree_n of_o abstraction_n and_o look_v at_o it_o in_o those_o action_n which_o depend_v not_o at_o all_o upon_o the_o body_n wherein_o it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_n speak_v and_o converse_v only_o with_o its_o own_o be_v which_o we_o shall_v first_o consider_v in_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o mathematical_a notion_n which_o it_o contain_v in_o itself_o and_o send_v forth_o from_o within_o itself_o which_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o indivisible_a and_o of_o such_o a_o perfect_a nature_n as_o can_v be_v receive_v or_o immerse_v into_o matter_n so_o they_o argue_v that_o subject_a in_o which_o they_o be_v seat_v to_o be_v of_o a_o true_a spiritual_a and_o immaterial_a nature_n such_o as_o a_o pure_a point_n n1_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
we_o shall_v add_v but_o this_o one_o thing_n further_o to_o clear_v the_o soul_n immortality_n and_o it_o be_v indeed_o that_o which_o breed_v a_o true_a sense_n of_o it_o viz._n true_a and_o real_a goodness_n our_o high_a speculation_n of_o the_o soul_n may_v beget_v a_o sufficient_a conviction_n thereof_o within_o we_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v only_o true_a goodness_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o can_v make_v they_o both_o know_v and_o love_n believe_v and_o delight_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o immortality_n though_o every_o good_a man_n be_v not_o so_o logical_o subtle_a as_o to_o be_v able_a by_o fit_a medium_n to_o demonstrate_v his_o own_o immortality_n yet_o he_o see_v it_o in_o a_o high_a light_n his_o soul_n be_v purge_v and_o enlighten_v by_o true_a sanctity_n be_v more_o capable_a of_o those_o divine_a irradiation_n whereby_o it_o feel_v itself_o in_o conjunction_n with_o god_n and_o by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_n speak_v the_o light_n of_o divine_a goodness_n mix_v itself_o with_o the_o light_n of_o its_o own_o reason_n see_v more_o clear_o not_o only_a that_o it_o may_v if_o it_o please_v the_o supreme_a deity_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n exist_v eternal_o but_o also_o that_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o it_o know_v it_o shall_v never_o be_v desert_v of_o that_o free_a goodness_n that_o always_o embrace_v it_o it_o know_v that_o almighty_a love_n which_o it_o live_v by_o to_o be_v strong_a than_o death_n and_o more_o powerful_a than_o the_o grave_n it_o will_v not_o suffer_v those_o holy_a one_o that_o be_v partaker_n of_o it_o to_o lie_v in_o hell_n or_o their_o soul_n to_o see_v corruption_n and_o though_o worm_n may_v devour_v their_o flesh_n and_o putrefaction_n enter_v into_o those_o bone_n that_o fence_v it_o yet_o it_o know_v that_o its_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o it_o shall_v at_o last_o see_v he_o with_o a_o pure_a intellectual_a eye_n which_o will_v then_o be_v clear_a and_o bright_a when_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fix_v in_o a_o intelligible_a and_o pure_a nature_n he_o shall_v then_o behold_v his_o own_o intellect_n contemplate_v not_o any_o sensible_a thing_n but_o eternal_a thing_n with_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a that_o be_v with_o itself_o look_v into_o the_o intellectual_a world_n be_v itself_o make_v all_o lucid_n intellectual_a and_o shine_v with_o the_o sunbeam_n of_o eternal_a truth_n borrow_v from_o the_o first_o good_a which_o perpetual_o ray_v forth_o his_o truth_n upon_o all_o intellectual_a being_n one_o thus_o qualify_v may_v seem_v without_o any_o arrogance_n to_o take_v up_o that_o say_n of_o empedocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d farewell_o all_o earthly_a ally_n i_o be_o henceforth_o no_o mortal_a wight_n but_o a_o immortal_a angel_n ascend_v up_o into_o divinity_n and_o reflect_v upon_o that_o likeness_n of_o it_o which_o i_o find_v
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both_o a_o just_a reproof_n and_o a_o sober_a advice_n to_o those_o who_o be_v full_a of_o themselves_o swell_v with_o self-conceit_n and_o puff_v up_o with_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o knowledge_n and_o ability_n which_o yet_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 15._o a_o windy_a and_o vain_a knowledge_n a_o knowledge_n false_o so_o call_v 1_o tim._n 6._o and_o be_v wise_a and_o righteous_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v most_o talkative_a &_o dogmatical_a pert_a and_o magisterial_a desire_v to_o be_v teacher_n although_o they_o understand_v neither_o what_o they_o say_v nor_o 1._o whereof_o they_o affirm_v and_o therefore_o modesty_n and_o sparingness_n of_o speech_n and_o swiftness_n to_o hear_v will_v better_o become_v such_o then_o empty_a confidence_n and_o talkativeness_n and_o a_o pour_v out_o word_n without_o knowledge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o true_a account_n of_o these_o man_n and_o their_o performance_n the_o weakness_n and_o insignificancy_n of_o which_o notwithstanding_o the_o strong_a voice_n and_o loud_a noise_n of_o the_o speaker_n be_v easy_o discern_v by_o those_o who_o in_o understanding_n be_v man_n and_o have_v put_v away_o childish_a thing_n what_o i_o will_v further_o intimate_v concern_v this_o treatise_n of_o prophecy_n be_v brief_o this_o that_o though_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o large_a treatise_n in_o this_o volume_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o part_n and_o passage_n in_o it_o which_o i_o think_v the_o author_n will_v have_v more_o enlarge_v and_o fill_v up_o have_v he_o not_o hasten_v to_o that_o which_o according_a to_o the_o method_n design_v by_o he_o he_o call_v the_o three_o great_a principle_n of_o religion_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v give_v a_o account_n in_o a_o 280._o advertisement_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o treatise_n as_o also_o of_o the_o adjoin_a next_o to_o it_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o legal_a and_o the_o evangelical_n righteousness_n etc._n etc._n which_o discourse_n be_v a_o much_o practical_a as_o the_o former_a be_v speculative_a nor_o be_v the_o composure_n of_o that_o treatise_n more_o painful_a to_o the_o author_n than_o the_o elaborate_n of_o this_o at_o least_o the_o former_a half_n of_o this_o wherein_o the_o author_n have_v traverse_v loca_fw-la nullius_fw-la ante_fw-la trita_fw-la solo_fw-la the_o more_o unknown_a record_n and_o monument_n of_o jewish_a author_n for_o the_o better_a state_v the_o jewish_a notion_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n the_o clear_n of_o which_o in_o chap._n 2_o and_o 3._o as_o also_o the_o settle_v the_o difference_n between_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o which_o be_v of_o faith_n between_o the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a covenant_n and_o the_o account_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o justification_n and_o divine_a acceptance_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o of_o they_o of_o no_o small_a use_n and_o consequence_n but_o together_o with_o the_o appendix_n to_o this_o tract_n make_v up_o of_o certain_a brief_a but_o comprehensive_a observation_n they_o offer_v to_o the_o reader_n what_o be_v not_o unworthy_a of_o his_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o eight_o discourse_n show_v the_o vanity_n of_o a_o pharisaic_a righteousness_n or_o godliness_n false_o so_o call_v i_o have_v speak_v before_o the_o next_o discourse_n large_o treat_v of_o the_o excellency_n and_o nobleness_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o holiness_n show_v the_o author_n mind_n to_o have_v be_v not_o slight_o tincture_v and_o wash_v over_o with_o religion_n but_o rather_o to_o have_v be_v double-dyed_n thorough_o imbue_v and_o colour_v with_o that_o generosum_fw-la honestum_fw-la as_o the_o satirist_n not_o unfit_o style_v it_o incoctum_fw-la gentroso_fw-la pectus_fw-la honesto_fw-la but_o the_o author_n life_n and_o action_n speak_v no_o less_o and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o language_n so_o full_o expressive_a of_o a_o man_n as_o the_o language_n of_o his_o deed_n those_o that_o be_v
to_o all_o those_o that_o resist_v the_o devil_n this_o ground_v upon_o 1._o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o sin_n consider_v in_o themselves_o 2._o god_n powerful_a assist_v all_o faithful_a christian_n in_o this_o warfare_n the_o devil_n may_v allure_v and_o tempt_v but_o can_v prevail_v except_o man_n consent_n and_o yield_v to_o his_o suggestion_n the_o devil_n strength_n lie_v in_o man_n treachery_n and_o falseness_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n sin_n be_v strong_a because_o man_n oppose_v it_o weak_o the_o error_n of_o the_o manichee_n about_o a_o principium_fw-la mali_fw-la defend_v by_o man_n in_o their_o life_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n readiness_n to_o assist_v christian_n in_o their_o spiritual_a conflict_n his_o compassionate_a regard_n and_o the_o more_o special_a respect_n of_o his_o providence_n towards_o they_o in_o such_o occasion_n the_o conclusion_n discover_v the_o evil_a and_o horridness_n of_o magic_n diabolical_a contract_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 474._o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n psal._n 3._o 10._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n a_o good_a understanding_n have_v all_o they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n john_n 7._o 17._o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n clem._n alexandr_n strom._n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o praefatory_a discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n section_n i._o that_o divine_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v rather_o by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n than_o a_o verbal_a description_n or_o mere_a speculation_n sin_n and_o wickedness_n prejudicial_a to_o true_a knowledge_n that_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n as_o also_o a_o ingenuous_a freedom_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o best_a ground_n and_o preparation_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o truth_n sect._n ii_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o method_n of_o know_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o former_a section_n answer_v that_o man_n general_o notwithstanding_o their_o apostasy_n be_v furnish_v with_o the_o radical_a principle_n of_o true_a knowledge_n man_n want_v not_o so_o much_o mean_v of_o know_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o will_n to_o do_v what_o they_o know_v practical_a knowledge_n differ_v from_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o excel_v it_o sect._n iii_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o fourfold_a capacity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perception_n of_o divine_a thing_n that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a and_o sober_a christian_a and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o in_o its_o infancy_n while_o he_o be_v in_o this_o earthly_a body_n sect_n i._o it_o have_v be_v long_o since_o well_o observe_v that_o every_o art_n &_o science_n have_v some_o certain_a principle_n upon_o which_o the_o whole_a frame_n and_o body_n of_o it_o must_v depend_v and_o he_o that_o will_v full_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o mystery_n thereof_o must_v come_v furnish_v with_o some_o praecognita_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o may_v speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v i_o indeed_o to_o define_v divinity_n i_o shall_v rather_o call_v it_o a_o divine_a life_n than_o a_o divine_a science_n it_o be_v something_o rather_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n then_o by_o any_o verbal_a description_n as_o all_o thing_n of_o sense_n &_o life_n be_v best_a know_v by_o sentient_a and_o vital_a faculty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n have_v well_o observe_v every_o thing_n be_v best_a know_v by_o that_o which_o bear_v a_o just_a resemblance_n and_o analogy_n with_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n be_v wont_a to_o set_v forth_o a_o good_a life_n as_o the_o prolepsis_n and_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o divine_a science_n wisdom_n have_v build_v she_o a_o house_n and_o hew_v out_o her_o seven_o pillar_n but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o whole_a fabric_n we_o shall_v therefore_o as_o a_o prolegomenon_n or_o preface_n to_o what_o we_o shall_v afterward_o discourse_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o divinity_n speak_v something_o of_o this_o true_a method_n of_o know_v which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o by_o notion_n as_o action_n as_o religion_n itself_o consist_v not_o so_o much_o in_o word_n as_o thing_n they_o be_v not_o always_o the_o best_a skill_a in_o divinity_n that_o be_v the_o most_o study_a in_o those_o pandect_n which_o it_o be_v sometime_o digest_v into_o or_o that_o have_v erect_v the_o great_a monopoly_n of_o art_n and_o science_n he_o that_o be_v most_o practical_a in_o divine_a thing_n have_v the_o pure_a and_o sincere_a knowledge_n 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〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n itself_o have_v its_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o david_n when_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o how_o to_o know_v what_o the_o divine_a goodness_n be_v call_v not_o for_o speculation_n but_o sensation_n taste_n and_o see_v how_o good_a the_o lord_n be_v that_o be_v not_o the_o best_a &_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o be_v wrought_v out_o by_o the_o labour_n and_o sweat_v of_o the_o brain_n but_o that_o which_o be_v kindle_v within_o we_o by_o a_o heavenly_a warmth_n in_o our_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v the_o heart_n that_o send_v up_o good_a blood_n and_o warm_a spirit_n into_o the_o head_n whereby_o it_o be_v best_o enable_v to_o its_o several_a function_n so_o that_o which_o enable_v we_o to_o know_v and_o understand_v aright_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n must_v be_v a_o live_a principle_n of_o holiness_n within_o we_o when_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n be_v not_o plant_v by_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o 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omne_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o fortunius_n licetus_n have_v expound_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v never_o doubt_v whether_o ever_o any_o piece_n of_o substance_n be_v lose_v till_o of_o latter_a time_n some_o hot-brained_n peripatetic_n who_o can_v not_o bring_v their_o fiery_a and_o subtle_a fancy_n to_o any_o cool_a judgement_n begin_v rash_o to_o determine_v that_o all_o material_a form_n as_o they_o be_v please_v to_o call_v they_o be_v lose_v for_o have_v once_o jumble_v and_o crowd_v in_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o be_v never_o ancient_o hear_v of_o between_o the_o part_n of_o a_o contradiction_n that_o be_v matter_n and_o spirit_n which_o they_o call_v material_a form_n because_o they_o can_v not_o well_o tell_v whence_o these_o new_a upstart_n shall_v arise_v nor_o how_o to_o dispose_v of_o they_o when_o matter_n begin_v to_o shift_v herself_o into_o some_o new_a garb_n they_o condemn_v they_o to_o utter_v destruction_n and_o yet_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v too_o rude_o to_o 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&_o so_o have_v no_o such_o dimension_n as_o that_o the_o part_n thereof_o shall_v be_v crowd_v for_o place_n and_o justle_a one_o with_o another_o not_o be_v all_o able_a to_o couch_v together_o or_o run_v one_o into_o another_o and_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o what_o be_v common_o call_v spirit_n though_o yet_o we_o will_v not_o be_v too_o critical_a in_o deprive_v every_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o gross_o corporeal_a of_o all_o kind_n of_o extension_n chap._n iii_o the_o first_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o corporeal_a the_o gross_a absurdity_n upon_o the_o supposition_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o complex_n of_o fluid_fw-la atom_n or_o that_o it_o be_v make_v up_o by_o a_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n which_o be_v epicurus_n his_o notion_n concern_v body_n the_o principle_n and_o dogmata_fw-la of_o the_o epicurean_a philosophy_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o immaterial_a and_o incorporeal_a 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it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o may_v always_o be_v fill_v itself_o but_o like_o a_o leak_a vessel_n it_o will_v be_v always_o empty_v itself_o again_o whereas_o the_o infinite_a ardour_n of_o the_o divine_a love_n arise_v from_o the_o unbounded_a perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a be_v always_o rest_v satisfy_v within_o itself_o and_o so_o may_v rather_o be_v define_v by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v wrap_v up_o and_o rest_v in_o the_o same_o centrall_a unity_n in_o which_o it_o first_o begin_v and_o therefore_o i_o think_v some_o man_n of_o late_a time_n have_v much_o mistake_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o divine_a love_n in_o imagine_v that_o love_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n as_o all_o other_o passion_n be_v rather_o secundùm_fw-la effectum_fw-la then_o affectum_fw-la whereas_o s._n john_n who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o this_o noble_a spirit_n of_o love_n when_o he_o define_v god_n by_o it_o and_o call_v 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illas_fw-la phantasias_fw-la quae_fw-la oboriuntur_fw-la secundùm_fw-la primam_fw-la speciem_fw-la eas_fw-la perspicuè_fw-fr &_o admodum_fw-la manifestè_fw-la indicavit_fw-la i._n e._n by_o add_v a_o explication_n of_o those_o aenigmata_fw-la of_o joseph_n sun_n moon_n star_n and_o sheaf_n which_o he_o himself_o in_o his_o dream_n understand_v not_o which_o explication_n be_v not_o make_v in_o the_o example_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n quip_n deus_fw-la subjecit_fw-la illas_fw-la phantasias_fw-la per_fw-la somnia_fw-la quae_fw-la simile_n sunt_fw-la veris_fw-la prophetiis_fw-la i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfectae_fw-la prophetiae_fw-la sive_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d somniis_fw-la propheticis_fw-la uti_fw-la loqui_fw-la amant_fw-fr magistri_fw-la secundi_fw-la verò_fw-la generis_fw-la somnia_fw-la nec_fw-la planè_fw-la dilucidè_fw-la nec_fw-la valde_fw-la obscurè_fw-la indigitavit_fw-la qualia_fw-la erant_fw-la somnia_fw-la de_fw-la scala_fw-la coelesti_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o these_o dream_n of_o joseph_n though_o they_o contain_v matter_n of_o a_o like_a nature_n to_o prophetical_a inspiration_n yet_o be_v they_o indeed_o not_o such_o and_o therefore_o be_v account_v of_o by_o all_o the_o jewish_a writer_n only_o as_o somnia_fw-la vera_fw-la and_o so_o our_o author_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v very_o fit_o to_o our_o purpose_n though_o indeed_o upon_o a_o mistake_n which_o he_o take_v out_o of_o the_o version_n of_o the_o language_n seventy_o gen._n 37._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n joseph_n say_v hebrew_n methinks_v we_o be_v bind_v sheaf_n that_o word_n methinks_v be_v the_o language_n of_o one_o that_o be_v uncertain_a dubious_a and_o obscure_o surmise_v not_o of_o one_o that_o be_v firm_o assure_v and_o plain_o see_v thing_n indeed_o it_o very_o well_o befit_v those_o who_o be_v new_o awake_v out_o of_o a_o sound_a sleep_n and_o have_v scarce_o cease_v to_o dream_n to_o say_v methinks_v not_o those_o who_o be_v full_o awake_a and_o behold_v all_o thing_n clear_o but_o jacob_n who_o be_v more_o exercise_v in_o divine_a thing_n have_v no_o such_o word_n as_o methinks_v when_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o dream_n but_o say_v he_o behold_v a_o ladder_n set_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o top_n of_o it_o reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n after_o the_o same_o manner_n almost_o do_v maimonides_n in_o his_o more_o nev._n distinguish_v between_o somnia_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o prophetica_fw-la make_v jacob_n dream_n as_o all_o the_o jewish_a writer_n do_v to_o be_v prophetical_a the_o three_o kind_n of_o dream_n mention_v by_o philo_n be_v thus_o lay_v down_o by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o three_o kind_n be_v when_o in_o sleep_n the_o soul_n be_v move_v of_o itself_o and_o agitate_v itself_o be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o rapturous_a rage_n and_o in_o a_o divine_a fury_n do_v foretell_v future_a thing_n by_o a_o prophetic_a faculty_n and_o then_o which_o be_v more_o to_o our_o 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we_o have_v see_v these_o three_o sort_n of_o dream_n according_a to_o philo_n the_o first_o and_o last_o whereof_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n conjoin_v together_o and_o constant_o prefer_v the_o oneirocritick_n of_o they_o to_o the_o dreamer_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o whereas_o they_o depress_v the_o notion_n of_o they_o consider_v in_o themselves_o below_o any_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n yet_o the_o interpretation_n of_o they_o they_o attribute_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o holy_a spirit_n except_o there_o be_v a_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n in_o the_o dream_n itself_o so_o as_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o dreamer_n be_v full_o satisfy_v both_o in_o the_o meaning_n and_o divinity_n thereof_o for_o than_o it_o be_v true_o prophetical_a and_o thus_o much_o for_o this_o particular_a chap._n iu._n a_o large_a account_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n and_o enthusiastical_a imposture_n that_o the_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n be_v seat_v only_o in_o the_o imaginative_a power_n and_o faculty_n inferior_a to_o reason_n that_o plato_n and_o other_o wise_a man_n have_v a_o very_a low_a opinion_n of_o this_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o divination_n and_o of_o consult_v the_o oracle_n that_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n seat_v itself_o as_o well_o in_o the_o rational_a power_n as_o in_o the_o sensitive_a and_o that_o it_o never_o alienates_v the_o mind_n but_o inform_v and_o enlighten_v it_o this_o further_o clear_v by_o several_a testimony_n from_o gentile_a and_o christian_a writer_n of_o old_a a_o account_n of_o those_o fear_n and_o consternation_n which_o often_o seize_v upon_o the_o prophet_n how_o the_o prophet_n perceive_v when_o the_o prophetical_a influx_n seize_v upon_o they_o the_o different_a evidence_n and_o energy_n of_o the_o true_a and_o false_a prophetical_a spirit_n from_o what_o we_o have_v former_o discourse_v concern_v the_o stage_n of_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n upon_o which_o those_o visa_fw-la present_v themselves_o to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o which_o he_o behold_v the_o real_a object_n of_o divine_a truth_n in_o which_o he_o be_v inspire_v by_o this_o mean_n it_o may_v be_v easy_o apprehend_v how_o easy_a a_o matter_n it_o may_v be_v for_o the_o devil_n prophet_n many_o time_n by_o a_o apish_a imitation_n to_o counterfeit_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n and_o how_o sometime_o melancholy_a and_o turgent_fw-la fancy_n fortify_v with_o a_o strong_a power_n of_o divination_n may_v unfold_v themselves_o in_o a_o semblance_n of_o true_a enthusiasm_n for_o indeed_o herein_o the_o prophetical_a influx_n seem_v to_o agree_v with_o a_o mistake_a enthusiasm_n that_o both_o of_o they_o make_v strong_a impression_n upon_o the_o imaginative_a power_n and_o require_v the_o imaginative_a faculty_n to_o be_v vigorous_a and_o potent_a and_o therefore_o maimonides_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o gift_n of_o divination_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o mighty_a force_n of_o imagination_n be_v always_o give_v to_o the_o prophet_n and_o that_o this_o and_o a_o spirit_n of_o fortitude_n be_v the_o main_a base_n of_o prophecy_n more_o nev._n part_n 2._o c._n 38._o dvas_fw-la istas_fw-la facultates_fw-la fortitudinis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o divinationis_fw-la in_fw-la prophetis_fw-la fortissimas_fw-la &_o vehementissma_n esse_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o these_o two_o faculty_n of_o fortitude_n and_o divination_n shall_v be_v most_o strong_a and_o vehement_a in_o the_o prophet_n whereunto_o if_o at_o any_o time_n there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o intellect_n they_o be_v then_o beyond_o measure_n corroborate_v in_o so_o much_o that_o as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v it_o have_v come_v to_o this_o that_o one_o man_n by_o a_o naked_a staff_n do_v prevail_v over_o a_o potent_a king_n and_o most_o manful_o deliver_v a_o whole_a nation_n from_o bondage_n viz._n after_o it_o be_v say_v to_o he_o exod._n 3._o 12._o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o though_o there_o be_v different_a degree_n
of_o these_o in_o man_n yet_o none_o can_v be_v altogether_o without_o that_o fortitude_n and_o magnanimity_n so_o it_o be_v say_v to_o jeremy_n chap._n 17._o 18._o be_v not_o dismay_v at_o their_o face_n etc._n etc._n behold_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o this_o day_n a_o defence_a city_n and_o so_o to_o ezek._n ch._n 2._o 6._o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o they_o nor_o their_o word_n and_o general_o in_o all_o the_o prophet_n we_o shall_v find_v a_o great_a fortitude_n and_o magnanimity_n of_o spirit_n but_o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o divine_a they_o can_v on_o a_o sudden_a and_o in_o a_o moment_n foretell_v future_a thing_n in_o which_o faculty_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v great_a diversity_n thus_o he_o it_o will_v not_o be_v therefore_o any_o great_a digression_n here_o awhile_o to_o examine_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o false_a light_n which_o pretend_v to_o prophesy_v but_o be_v not_o as_o be_v seat_v only_o in_o the_o imaginative_a power_n from_o whence_o the_o first_o occasion_n of_o this_o delusion_n arise_v see_v that_o power_n be_v also_o the_o seat_n of_o all_o prophetical_a vision_n for_o this_o purpose_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o premise_v that_o threefold_a degree_n of_o cognitive_a influence_n point_v out_o by_o maimonides_n part_n 2._o cap._n 37._o more_o nev._n the_o first_o be_v whole_o intellectual_a descend_v only_o into_o the_o rational_a faculty_n by_o which_o that_o be_v extreme_o fortify_v and_o strengthen_v in_o the_o distinct_a apprehension_n of_o metaphysical_a truth_n from_o whence_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o arise_v the_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n and_o contemplative_a person_n the_o second_o be_v joint_o into_o the_o rational_a and_o imaginative_a faculty_n together_o and_o from_o thence_o spring_v the_o sect_n of_o prophet_n the_o three_o into_o the_o imaginative_a only_o from_o whence_o proceed_v the_o sect_n of_o politician_n lawyer_n and_o lawgiver_n who_o conception_n only_o run_v in_o a_o secular_a channel_n as_o also_o the_o sect_n of_o diviner_n enchanter_n dreamer_n and_o soothsayer_n we_o shall_v copy_n out_o of_o he_o a_o character_n of_o some_o of_o this_o three_o sort_n the_o rather_o because_o it_o so_o graphical_o delineate_v to_o we_o many_o enthusiastical_a impostor_n of_o our_o age._n his_o word_n be_v these_o hic_fw-la verò_fw-la monendus_fw-la es_fw-la ex_fw-la tertio_fw-la genere_fw-la esse_fw-la quasdam_fw-la quibus_fw-la phantasiae_fw-la somnia_fw-la &_o ecstase_n quail_n in_o prophetiae_fw-la visione_n esse_fw-la solent_fw-la ita_fw-la mirabiles_fw-la obveniunt_fw-la ut_fw-la planè_fw-la sibi_fw-la persuadeant_fw-la se_fw-la prophetas_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n but_o here_o i_o must_v advertise_v thou_o that_o there_o be_v some_o of_o this_o three_o sort_n who_o have_v sometime_o such_o strange_a fancy_n dream_n and_o ecstasy_n that_o they_o take_v themselves_o for_o prophet_n and_o much_o marvel_n that_o they_o have_v such_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n conceit_v at_o last_o that_o all_o science_n and_o faculty_n be_v without_o any_o pain_n or_o study_n infuse_v into_o they_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o great_a confusion_n in_o many_o theoretical_a matter_n of_o no_o small_a moment_n and_o do_v so_o mix_v true_a notion_n with_o such_o as_o be_v mere_o seem_v and_o imaginary_a as_o if_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v jumble_v together_o all_o which_o proceed_v from_o the_o too-great_a force_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n and_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o rational_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o nothing_o in_o it_o can_v pass_v forth_o into_o act_n thus_o he_o this_o delusion_n then_o in_o his_o sense_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o pretend_v to_o revelation_n arise_v from_o hence_o that_o all_o this_o foreign_a force_n that_o be_v upon_o they_o serve_v only_o to_o vigorate_v &_o impregnate_n their_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n but_o do_v not_o inform_v their_o reason_n nor_o elevate_v they_o to_o a_o true_a understanding_n of_o thing_n in_o their_o coherence_n and_o contexture_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v so_o easy_o embrace_v thing_n absurd_a to_o all_o true_a and_o sober_a reason_n whereas_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n act_v principal_o upon_o the_o reason_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o prophet_n guide_v they_o consistent_o and_o intelligible_o into_o the_o understanding_n of_o thing_n but_o this_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n be_v not_o able_a to_o rise_v up_o above_o this_o low_a and_o dark_a region_n of_o sense_n or_o matter_n or_o to_o soar_v aloft_o into_o a_o clear_a heaven_n of_o vision_n endeavour_v always_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o strengthen_v itself_o in_o the_o imaginative_a part_n and_o therefore_o the_o wizzard_n and_o false_a prophet_n of_o old_a and_o late_a time_n have_v be_v wont_a always_o to_o heighten_v their_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n by_o all_o mean_v possible_a which_o r._n albo_n insinuate_v maam._n 3_o cap._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o man_n who_o imaginative_a faculty_n be_v strong_a either_o by_o nature_n or_o by_o some_o artifice_n which_o they_o use_v to_o fortify_v this_o imaginative_a faculty_n with_o and_o for_o such_o purpose_n be_v the_o artifices_fw-la which_o witch_n and_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n do_v use_v by_o the_o help_n whereof_o the_o similitude_n of_o thing_n be_v more_o easy_o excite_v in_o the_o imagination_n according_o wierus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o de_fw-la praestigiis_fw-la daemonum_n who_o be_v a_o man_n as_o some_o think_v too_o well_o acquaint_v with_o these_o mystery_n though_o he_o himself_o seem_v to_o defy_v they_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n concern_v witch_n how_o that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v more_o pregnant_a fancy_n they_o anoint_v themselves_o and_o diet_n themselves_o with_o some_o such_o food_n as_o they_o understand_v from_o the_o devil_n be_v very_o fit_a for_o that_o purpose_n and_o for_o further_a proof_n hereof_o he_o there_o quote_v baptista_n porta_n lib._n 2._o and_o cardan_n the_o subtle_a cap._n 18._o but_o we_o shall_v not_o over-curious_o any_o further_o pry_v into_o these_o arts._n this_o kind_n of_o divination_n rest_v mere_o in_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n seem_v so_o exact_o to_o imitate_v the_o prophetical_a energy_n in_o this_o part_n of_o it_o that_o indeed_o it_o have_v be_v by_o weak_a mind_n mistake_v for_o it_o though_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o the_o heathen_n have_v happy_o find_v out_o the_o lameness_n and_o delusiveness_n of_o it_o we_o have_v it_o excellent_o set_v forth_o by_o plato_n in_o his_o timaeus_n where_o speak_v of_o god_n liberality_n in_o constitute_v of_o man_n he_o thus_o speak_v of_o this_o divination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n as_o for_o our_o worse_a part_n that_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n partake_v of_o truth_n god_n have_v seat_v in_o it_o the_o power_n of_o divine_a and_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v indulge_v this_o faculty_n of_o divine_a to_o the_o foolishness_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o sober_a man_n that_o be_v touch_v with_o this_o power_n of_o divination_n unless_o in_o sleep_n when_o his_o reason_n be_v bind_v or_o when_o by_o sickness_n or_o enthusiasm_n he_o suffer_v some_o alienation_n of_o mind_n but_o it_o be_v then_o for_o the_o wise_a and_o sober_a to_o understand_v what_o be_v speak_v or_o represent_v in_o this_o fatidical_a passion_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v plato_n who_o be_v no_o careless_a observer_n of_o these_o matter_n can_v no_o where_n find_v this_o divine_a spirit_n in_o his_o time_n except_o it_o be_v join_v some_o way_n or_o other_o cum_fw-la mentis_fw-la alienatione_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o that_o which_o be_v inferior_a to_o wisdom_n and_o to_o be_v regulate_v by_o it_o for_o so_o he_o further_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o law_n that_o prophet_n shall_v be_v set_v as_o it_o be_v judge_n over_o these_o enthusiastic_a divination_n which_o prophet_n some_o ignorant_o and_o false_o call_v diviner_n for_o indeed_o these_o prophet_n in_o his_o sense_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o preeminence_n be_v none_o else_o but_o wise_a and_o prudent_a man_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o sagacity_n of_o their_o understanding_n be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v utter_v by_o this_o dull_a spirit_n of_o divination_n which_o reside_v only_o in_o faculty_n inferior_a to_o reason_n so_o in_o his_o charmides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n but_o if_o you_o will_v we_o will_v grant_v the_o gift_n of_o divination_n to_o be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v but_o withal_o that_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o wisdom_n and_o sobriety_n shall_v be_v judge_n and_o interpreter_n but_o further_a that_o his_o age_n be_v acquaint_v with_o no_o other_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o divine_a to_o be_v ecstaticall_a to_o undergo_v some_o violence_n to_o be_v toss_v and_o hurry_v about_o like_o a_o mad_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o a_o prophet_n who_o understanding_n be_v awake_a and_o his_o mind_n in_o a_o sober_a and_o orderly_a temper_n and_o he_o know_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o say_v but_o here_o we_o must_v not_o mistake_v the_o business_n as_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o most_o absolute_a clearness_n and_o serenity_n of_o thought_n lodging_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o prophet_n amid_o all_o his_o vision_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v further_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o observation_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v vulgar_o know_v by_o all_o acquaint_v with_o their_o write_n which_o be_v concern_v those_o panic_n fear_n consternation_n and_o affrightment_n and_o tremble_n which_o frequent_o seize_v upon_o they_o together_o with_o the_o prophetical_a influx_n and_o indeed_o by_o how_o much_o strong_a and_o more_o vehement_a those_o impression_n be_v which_o be_v make_v by_o those_o unwonted_a visa_fw-la which_o come_v in_o to_o act_v upon_o their_o imaginative_a faculty_n by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a be_v this_o perturbation_n and_o trouble_v and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o the_o prophet_n imagination_n be_v exercise_v by_o the_o laboriousness_n of_o these_o phantasm_n the_o more_o be_v his_o natural_a strength_n and_o spirit_n exhaust_v as_o indeed_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v therefore_o daniel_n be_v weary_v with_o the_o toilsome_a work_n of_o his_o fancy_n about_o those_o vision_n that_o be_v present_v to_o he_o chap._n 10._o 8._o etc._n etc._n complain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n leave_v in_o he_o that_o his_o comeliness_n be_v turn_v into_o corruption_n and_o he_o retain_v no_o strength_n that_o when_o he_o hear_v the_o voice_n he_o be_v in_o a_o deep_a sleep_n and_o his_o face_n towards_o the_o ground_n that_o his_o sorrow_n be_v turn_v upon_o he_o and_o no_o breath_n be_v leave_v in_o he_o so_o gen._n 15._o 12._o when_o the_o vision_n present_v to_o abraham_n pass_v into_o a_o prophetical_a dream_n it_o be_v say_v a_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n and_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n fall_v upon_o he_o upon_o which_o passage_n maimonides_n in_o the_o 2_o do_v part_n &_o 41._o ch._n of_o his_o more_n nevochim_n thus_o discourse_v quandoque_fw-la autem_fw-la prophetia_fw-la incipit_fw-la in_o visione_n prophetica_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la multiplicatur_fw-la terror_n &_o passio_fw-la illa_fw-la vehemens_fw-la quae_fw-la sequitur_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la operationum_fw-la facultatis_fw-la imaginatricis_fw-la &_o tum_fw-la demum_fw-la venit_fw-la prophetia_fw-la sicuti_fw-la contigit_fw-la abrahamo_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetiae_fw-la illius_fw-la dicitur_fw-la gen._n 15._o 1._o et_fw-la fuit_fw-la verbum_fw-la domini_fw-la ad_fw-la abrahamum_fw-la in_o visione_n et_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la vers_fw-la 12._o et_fw-la sopor_fw-la irruit_fw-la in_o abrahamum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o like_a manner_n he_o speak_v of_o those_o fatigation_n that_o daniel_n complain_v of_o est_fw-la autem_fw-la terror_fw-la quidam_fw-la panicus_fw-la qui_fw-la occupo_fw-la prophetam_fw-la inter_fw-la vigilandum_fw-la ficut_fw-la ex_fw-la daniele_n patet_fw-la quando_fw-la ait_fw-la et_fw-la vidi_fw-la visionem_fw-la magnam_fw-la hanc_fw-la neque_fw-la remansit_fw-la in_o i_o ulla_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la &_o vis_fw-la mea_fw-la mutata_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corruptionem_fw-la nec_fw-la retinui_fw-la fortitudinem_fw-la ullam_fw-la et_fw-la fui_fw-la lethargo_fw-la oppressus_fw-la super_fw-la faciem_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o facies_fw-la mea_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la and_o thus_o this_o whole_a business_n be_v excellent_o decipher_v unto_o we_o by_o r._n albo_n in_o his_o three_o book_n and_o ten_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n and_o the_o precedency_n of_o the_o influence_n upon_o that_o to_o the_o influence_n upon_o the_o rational_a the_o influx_n do_v not_o remain_v upon_o the_o prophet_n without_o terror_n and_o consternation_n insomuch_o that_o his_o member_n shake_v and_o his_o joint_n be_v loosen_a and_o he_o seem_v like_o one_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a astonishment_n after_o all_o which_o perturbation_n the_o prophetical_a influx_n settle_v itself_o upon_o the_o rational_a faculty_n from_o this_o notion_n perhaps_o we_o may_v borrow_v some_o light_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o jeremy_n 23._o 9_o my_o heart_n within_o i_o be_v break_v because_o of_o the_o prophet_n all_o my_o bone_n shake_v i_o be_o like_o a_o drunken_a man_n and_o like_o a_o man_n who_o wine_n have_v overcome_v because_o of_o the_o lord_n and_o because_o of_o the_o word_n of_o his_o holiness_n the_o importance_n of_o which_o word_n be_v that_o the_o energy_n of_o prophetical_a vision_n wrought_v thus_o potent_o upon_o his_o animal_n part_n though_o i_o know_v r._n solomon_n seem_v to_o look_v at_o another_o meaning_n but_o abarbanel_n be_v here_o full_a for_o our_o present_a purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o jeremy_n see_v those_o false_a prophet_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o fare_v delicious_o he_o cry_v out_o and_o say_v my_o heart_n be_v break_v within_o i_o because_o of_o the_o prophet_n for_o while_o i_o behold_v their_o work_n my_o heart_n be_v rend_v asunder_o with_o the_o extremity_n of_o my_o sorrow_n and_o because_o of_o the_o prophetical_a influx_n reside_v upon_o i_o my_o bone_n be_v all_o rot_a and_o i_o be_o like_o a_o drunken_a man_n that_o neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v and_o all_o this_o have_v befall_v i_o because_o of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v because_o of_o the_o divine_a influx_n that_o seize_v upon_o i_o and_o because_o of_o the_o word_n of_o his_o holiness_n which_o have_v wrought_v such_o a_o conturbation_n within_o i_o that_o all_o my_o sense_n be_v stupefy_v thereby_o and_o thus_o i_o suppose_v be_v also_o that_o passage_n in_o ezechiel_n 3._o 14._o to_o be_v expound_v where_o the_o prophet_n describe_v the_o energy_n and_o dominion_n which_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n have_v over_o he_o when_o in_o a_o prophetical_a vision_n he_o be_v carry_v by_o way_n of_o imagination_n a_o tedious_a journey_n to_o those_o of_o the_o captivity_n that_o dwell_v by_o the_o river_n chebar_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n lift_v i_o up_o and_o take_v i_o away_o and_o i_o go_v in_o bitterness_n and_o in_o the_o heat_n or_o hot_a chafe_n and_o anger_n of_o my_o spirit_n but_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v strong_a upon_o i_o so_o habak_v 3._o 2._o o_o lord_n i_o have_v hear_v thy_o speech_n and_o be_v afraid_a that_o be_v the_o prophetical_a voice_n hear_v by_o he_o and_o represent_v in_o his_o imagination_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o it_o strike_v a_o panic_n fear_n as_o maimon_n express_v it_o into_o he_o and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v mean_v esay_n 21._o 3._o where_o the_o prophet_n describe_v that_o inward_a conturbation_n and_o consternation_n that_o his_o vision_n of_o babylon_n ruin_n be_v accompany_v withal_o therefore_o be_v my_o loin_n fill_v with_o pain_n pang_n have_v take_v hold_v upon_o i_o as_o the_o pang_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o travail_v i_o be_v bow_v down_o at_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o i_o be_v dismay_v at_o the_o see_v of_o it_o though_o i_o know_v there_o may_v be_v another_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n not_o improper_a viz._n that_o the_o prophet_n personate_v babylon_n in_o the_o horror_n of_o that_o anguish_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o whereby_o he_o set_v it_o forth_o the_o more_o to_o the_o life_n as_o jonathan_n the_o targumist_n and_o other_o will_v have_v it_o though_o yet_o i_o can_v think_v this_o the_o most_o congruous_a meaning_n but_o i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o this_o particular_a and_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n have_v gain_v a_o fair_a advantage_n of_o solve_v one_o difficulty_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o observe_v by_o our_o own_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o jewish_a writer_n yet_o it_o be_v worth_a our_o scan_n viz._n how_o the_o prophet_n perceive_v when_o the_o prophetical_a inspiration_n first_o seize_v upon_o they_o for_o as_o we_o have_v before_o show_v there_o may_v be_v such_o dream_n and_o vision_n which_o be_v mere_o delusive_a and_o such_o as_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v often_o partaker_n of_o and_o beside_o the_o true_a prophet_n may_v have_v often_o such_o dream_n as_o be_v mere_o vera_fw-la somnia_fw-la true_a dream_n but_o not_o prophetical_a for_o the_o full_a solution_n of_o this_o knot_n we_o have_v before_o show_v how_o this_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n only_o flutter_v below_o upon_o the_o more_o terrene_a part_n of_o man_n soul_n his_o passion_n and_o fancy_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n come_v not_o within_o the_o sphere_n of_o light_n and_o
egypt_n and_o his_o servant_n prince_n people_n to_o all_o the_o arabian_n and_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o uz_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n edom_n moab_n ammon_n the_o king_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n beyond_o the_o sea_n dedan_n tema_n buz_n the_o king_n of_o zimri_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o all_o these_o he_o say_v he_o make_v to_o drink_v of_o this_o cup._n and_o in_o this_o fashion_n chap._n 27._o he_o be_v send_v up_o &_o down_o with_o yoke_n to_o put_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o several_a king_n all_o which_o can_v have_v no_o other_o sense_n then_o that_o which_o be_v mere_o imaginary_a though_o we_o be_v not_o tell_v that_o all_o this_o be_v act_v only_o in_o a_o vision_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n will_v not_o permit_v any_o real_a performance_n thereof_o the_o like_a we_o must_v say_v of_o ezekiel_n res_fw-la gestae_fw-la his_o eat_v a_o roll_n give_v he_o of_o god_n chap._n 3._o and_o chap._n 4._o its_o especial_o remarkable_a how_o ceremonious_o all_o thing_n be_v relate_v concern_v his_o take_v a_o tile_n and_o pourtray_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n upon_o it_o his_o lay_v siege_n to_o it_o all_o which_o i_o suppose_v will_v be_v evident_a to_o have_v be_v mere_o dramatical_a if_o we_o careful_o examine_v all_o thing_n in_o it_o notwithstanding_o that_o god_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v in_o all_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n to_o the_o people_n which_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o observe_v in_o such_o real_a action_n in_o a_o sensible_a way_n what_o their_o own_o fate_n shall_v be_v for_o he_o be_v here_o command_v to_o lie_v continual_o before_o a_o tile_n 390_o day_n which_o be_v full_a 13_o month_n upon_o his_o left_a side_n and_o after_o that_o 40_o more_o upon_o his_o right_n and_o to_o bake_v his_o bread_n that_o he_o shall_v eat_v all_o this_o while_n with_o dung_n etc._n etc._n so_o chap._n 5._o he_o be_v command_v to_o take_v a_o barber_n razor_n and_o to_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o beard_n then_o to_o weigh_v his_o hair_n in_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n and_o divide_v it_o into_o three_o part_n and_o after_o the_o day_n of_o his_o siege_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v speak_v of_o before_o then_o to_o burn_v a_o three_o part_n of_o it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n and_o to_o smite_v about_o the_o other_o three_o with_o a_o knife_n and_o to_o scatter_v the_o other_o three_o to_o the_o wind_n all_o which_o as_o it_o be_v most_o unlikely_a in_o itself_o ever_o to_o have_v be_v real_o do_v so_o be_v it_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o shave_v the_o corner_n of_o their_o head_n and_o the_o corner_n of_o their_o beard_n as_o maimonides_n observe_v but_o that_o ezekiel_n himself_o be_v a_o priest_n be_v manifest_a from_o chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 3._o upon_o these_o passage_n of_o ezekiel_n maimonides_n have_v thus_o sober_o give_v his_o judgement_n more_o nev._n part._n 2._o c._n 46._o absit_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la prophetas_fw-la suos_fw-la stultis_fw-la vel_fw-la ebriis_fw-la simile_n reddat_fw-la eósque_fw-la stultorum_fw-la aut_fw-la furiosorum_fw-la actiones_fw-la facere_fw-la jubeat_fw-la praeterquam_fw-la quòd_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la illud_fw-la ultimum_fw-la legi_fw-la repugnasset_fw-la etc._n etc._n far_o be_v it_o from_o god_n to_o render_v his_o prophet_n like_v to_o fool_n and_o drunken_a man_n and_o to_o prescribe_v they_o the_o action_n of_o fool_n and_o mad_a man_n beside_o that_o this_o last_o injunction_n will_v have_v be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o law_n for_o ezekiel_n be_v a_o great_a priest_n and_o therefore_o oblige_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o those_o two_o negative_a precept_n viz._n of_o not_o shave_v the_o corner_n of_o his_o head_n and_o corner_n of_o his_o beard_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v do_v only_o in_o a_o prophetical_a vision_n the_o same_o sentence_n likewise_o he_o pass_v upon_o that_o story_n of_o esaiah_n chap._n 20._o 3._o his_o walk_v naked_a and_o barefoot_a wherein_o esaiah_n be_v not_o otherwise_o a_o sign_n to_o egypt_n and_o aethiopia_n or_o rather_o arabia_n where_o he_o dwell_v not_o and_o so_o can_v not_o more_o literal_o be_v a_o type_n therein_o then_o ezekiel_n be_v here_o to_o the_o jew_n again_o chap._n 12._o we_o read_v of_o ezekiel_n remove_n his_o householdstuff_n in_o the_o night_n as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o captivity_n and_o of_o his_o dig_v with_o his_o hand_n through_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o house_n and_o of_o the_o people_n come_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o strange_a action_n with_o many_o other_o uncouth_a ceremony_n of_o the_o whole_a business_n which_o carry_v no_o show_n of_o probability_n and_o yet_o ver_fw-la 6._o god_n declare_v upon_o this_o to_o he_o i_o have_v set_v thou_o for_o a_o sign_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o ver_fw-la 9_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o rebellion_n house_n say_v unto_o thou_o what_o do_v thou_o as_o if_o all_o this_o have_v be_v do_v real_o which_o indeed_o seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o prophetical_a scheme_n neither_o be_v the_o prophet_n any_o real_a sign_n but_o only_o imaginary_a as_o have_v the_o type_n of_o all_o those_o fate_n symbolical_o represent_v in_o his_o fancy_n which_o be_v to_o befall_v the_o jew_n which_o sense_n kimchi_n a_o genuine_a commentator_n follow_v with_o the_o other_o mention_v and_o it_o may_v be_v according_a to_o this_o same_o notion_n be_v that_o in_o chap._n 24._o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o prophet_n wife_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o funeral_n solemnity_n and_o obsequy_n which_o he_o perform_v for_o she_o but_o we_o shall_v proceed_v no_o far_o in_o this_o argument_n which_o i_o hope_n be_v by_o this_o time_n sufficient_o clear_v that_o we_o be_v not_o in_o any_o prophetical_a narrative_n of_o this_o kind_a to_o understand_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o the_o history_n of_o the_o vision_n themselves_o which_v appear_v to_o they_o except_o we_o be_v lead_v by_o some_o far_a argument_n of_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o a_o way_n of_o sensible_a appearance_n to_o determine_v it_o to_o have_v be_v any_o sensible_a thing_n chap._n vii_o of_o that_o degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n proper_o call_v ruach_n hakkodesh_n i._n e._n the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o describe_v out_o of_o jewish_a antiquity_n wherein_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n differ_v from_o prophecy_n strict_o so_o call_v and_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n in_o purify_a soul_n what_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v ascribe_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o ruach_n hakkodesh_n of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n thus_o we_o have_v do_v with_o that_o part_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n which_o be_v more_o technical_o and_o proper_o by_o the_o jew_n call_v prophesy_v we_o shall_v now_o a_o little_a search_n into_o that_o which_o be_v hagiographical_a or_o as_o they_o call_v it_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o which_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n job_n the_o work_n of_o solomon_n and_o other_o be_v comprise_v this_o we_o find_v very_o apposite_o thus_o define_v by_o maimonides_n more_o nev._n part._n 2._o c._n 45._o cùm_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sentit_fw-la rem_fw-la vel_fw-la facultatem_fw-la quampiam_fw-la exoriri_fw-la &_o super_fw-la se_fw-la quiescere_fw-la quae_fw-la eum_fw-la impellit_fw-la ad_fw-la loquendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o a_o man_n perceive_v some_o power_n to_o arise_v within_o he_o and_o rest_n upon_o he_o which_o urge_v he_o to_o speak_v so_o that_o he_o discourse_v concern_v the_o science_n or_o art_n and_o utter_a psalm_n or_o hymn_n or_o profitable_a and_o wholesome_a rule_n of_o good_a live_n or_o matter_n political_a and_o civil_a or_o such_o as_o be_v divine_a and_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v wake_v and_o have_v the_o ordinary_a vigour_n and_o use_n of_o his_o sense_n this_o be_v such_o a_o one_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o this_o definition_n we_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v the_o strain_n of_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n proverb_n and_o ecolesiaste_n full_o decipher_v to_o we_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o find_v this_o degree_n of_o inspiration_n describe_v by_o r._n albo_n maam._n 3._o c._n 10._o after_o he_o have_v set_v down_o the_o other_o degree_n superior_a to_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o to_o explain_v to_o you_o what_o be_v that_o other_o door_n of_o divine_a influx_n through_o which_o none_o can_v enter_v by_o his_o own_o natural_a ability_n it_o be_v when_o a_o man_n utter_v word_n of_o wisdom_n or_o song_n or_o divine_a praise_n in_o pure_a and_o elegant_a language_n beside_o his_o wont_a so_o that_o every_o one_o that_o know_v
portion_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o nowithstanding_n their_o sin_n now_o that_o maxim_n of_o they_o all_o israelite_n have_v a_o portion_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o mishnah_n l._n sanhedr_n c._n 11._o where_o it_o be_v put_v down_o as_o the_o most_o authentic_a opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n only_o some_o few_o there_o be_v there_o recite_v who_o be_v except_v from_o this_o happiness_n otherwise_o their_o great_a malefactor_n be_v not_o except_v from_o it_o for_o so_o obadias_n the_o bartenora_n unfold_v their_o meaning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o such_o as_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o great_a synedrium_fw-la worthy_a of_o death_n for_o their_o wickedness_n these_o have_v a_o portion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v i_o know_v here_o that_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v be_v different_o represent_v by_o nachmanides_n and_o maimonides_n and_o their_o follower_n but_o whether_o maimonides_n his_o sect_n or_o the_o other_o prevail_v in_o this_o point_n it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a as_o to_o our_o present_a business_n see_v both_o side_n conclude_v that_o this_o seculum_fw-la futurum_fw-la or_o world_n to_o come_v points_z out_o such_o a_o state_n of_o happiness_n as_o shall_v not_o revolve_v or_o slide_v back_o again_o into_o misery_n and_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v what_o a_o lean_a and_o spiritless_a religion_n this_o of_o the_o jew_n be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o souleless_a and_o liveless_a form_n of_o external_n performance_n which_o do_v little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o reach_n the_o inward_a man_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a bodily_a kind_n of_o drudgery_n and_o servility_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o model_n out_o religion_n to_o they_o matth._n 5._o he_o point_v they_o out_o to_o something_o full_a of_o inward_a life_n and_o spirit_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o may_v make_v they_o perfect_a as_o their_o father_n in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a such_o dull_a heavy-spirited_n principle_n as_o this_o talmudical_a doctrine_n we_o have_v quote_v afford_v we_o be_v very_o like_a begin_v to_o possess_v the_o chair_n in_o antigonus_n his_o time_n who_o therefore_o put_v in_o this_o caution_n against_o part_n of_o it_o that_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v serve_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o merit_n and_o for_o hope_v of_o wage_n as_o out_o of_o love_n though_o his_o disciple_n sadoc_n and_o baithus_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n strain_v that_o sober_a principle_n too_o far_o may_v more_o strengthen_v that_o mercenary_a belief_n among_o the_o other_o doctor_n which_o they_o have_v before_o entertain_v but_o before_o i_o leave_v this_o argument_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o examine_v also_o what_o the_o cabbalistical_a jew_n thought_n concern_v this_o matter_n in_o hand_n which_o in_o sum_n be_v this_o 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