she_o and_o therefore_o can_v nourish_v or_o improve_v she_o but_o tend_v to_o pervert_v and_o destroy_v she_o spiritual_o 16._o this_o knowledge_n must_v also_o be_v evident_a or_o beyond_o probability_n for_o otherwise_o evident_a the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n which_o thus_o perfâ—cts_v man_n must_v be_v evident_a it_o be_v not_o proper_o knowledge_n nor_o can_v we_o be_v true_o say_v to_o â—…now_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v if_o we_o see_v it_o may_v not_o be_v it_o be_v against_o a_o first_o principle_n and_o a_o proof_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o probable_a can_v make_v we_o see_v that_o the_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v or_o necessary_o be_v for_o a_o evident_a proof_n can_v do_v no_o more_o 17._o corollary_n vii_o whence_o what_o have_v but_o a_o probable_a proof_n can_v sink_v into_o or_o cling_v to_o her_o know_a man._n probability_n perfect_v not_o man._n nature_n or_o improve_v and_o nourish_v it_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o be_v receive_v in_o it_o at_o all_o as_o it_o be_v know_v but_o as_o it_o be_v unknowing_a or_o ignorant_a either_o of_o true_a principle_n or_o of_o right_a deduction_n 18._o corollary_n viii_o hence_o also_o what_o only_o affect_v and_o dilate_v the_o memory_n or_o fancy_n nor_o the_o improve_n his_o memory_n or_o fancy_n fancy_n or_o serve_v to_o excite_v the_o passion_n as_o skill_n in_o language_n eloquence_n wit_n and_o such_o like_a be_v not_o properly_z connatural_a food_n for_o the_o know_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n though_o they_o may_v be_v very_o useful_a to_o express_v her_o knowledge_n or_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o gain_v knowledge_n from_o those_o author_n who_o write_v in_o other_o language_n or_o last_o for_o her_o recreation_n which_o be_v not_o proper_o the_o food_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o a_o kind_n of_o sauce_n to_o that_o food_n 19_o corollary_n ix_o hence_o to_o endeavour_v the_o promote_a the_o evident_a knowledge_n of_o truth_n especial_o of_o those_o man._n the_o promote_a evident_a truth_n be_v the_o noble_a action_n of_o man._n which_o be_v of_o the_o high_a concern_v be_v the_o most_o manly_a most_o noble_a and_o most_o universal_o beneficial_a action_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v perform_v by_o manâ—_n as_o have_v for_o its_o object_n the_o most_o general_a good_a of_o mankind_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v and_o which_o if_o it_o be_v of_o sacred_a or_o reveal_v truth_n have_v a_o direct_a tendency_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o last_o end_n and_o dispose_v he_o for_o eternal_a happiness_n 20._o corollary_n x._o hence_o all_o error_n it_o be_v when_o reduce_v to_o its_o true_a and_o nature_n hence_o error_n be_v the_o great_a depravation_n of_o man_n nature_n proper_a original_a a_o contradiction_n be_v a_o depravation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o error_n as_o be_v opposite_a to_o those_o truth_n which_o guide_v she_o towards_o her_o true_a last_o end_n it_o tend_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n to_o ruin_v and_o destroy_v she_o spiritual_o and_o will_v actual_o do_v so_o if_o the_o poison_n of_o it_o be_v not_o rebate_v and_o render_v ineffectual_a by_o the_o antidote_n of_o a_o sincere_a and_o good_a intention_n that_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o spring_n from_o some_o truth_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n which_o well_o imprint_v cultivate_v and_o become_v practical_a in_o that_o well-meaning_a soul_n direct_v and_o strong_o addict_v she_o to_o the_o pursuit_n of_o that_o which_o be_v her_o chief_a good_a eternal_a happiness_n 21._o from_o what_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v §_o 14_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o essence_n of_o man_n be_v rationality_n or_o the_o rationality_n the_o essence_n of_o man_n be_v rationality_n power_n of_o reason_v for_o as_o be_v prove_v above_o ch._n 2._o §_o 9_o 10._o and_o be_v evident_a of_o itself_o that_o be_v the_o essence_n of_o every_o thing_n from_o which_o immediate_o proceed_v the_o power_n to_o perform_v its_o primary_n operation_n for_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v and_o make_v but_o the_o act_n of_o reason_v which_o by_o §_o 14_o be_v his_o primary_n operation_n proceed_v immediate_o from_o the_o power_n of_o reason_v therefore_o the_o power_n of_o reason_v or_o rationality_n â—â—_o the_o essence_n of_o man._n 22._o moreover_o rationality_n do_v perfect_o distinguish_v man_n from_o all_o other_o sort_n brute_n and_o distinguish_v he_o from_o angel_n and_o brute_n of_o thing_n whether_o they_o be_v boâ—…s_n or_o spirit_n for_o matter_n though_o 〈…〉_o part_n be_v never_o so_o artificial_o â—…d_v together_o can_v never_o make_v knowledge_n and_o therefore_o no_o mere_a body_n can_v know_v or_o reason_n and_o it_o distinguish_v he_o also_o from_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n that_o be_v from_o pure_a spirit_n or_o angel_n in_o regard_n that_o these_o have_v no_o matter_n or_o quantity_n in_o they_o their_o operation_n â—re_n therefore_o unsuccessive_a or_o instantaneous_a because_o there_o can_v be_v part_n after_o part_n which_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o succession_n in_o that_o which_o have_v no_o part_n at_o all_o whereas_o in_o the_o act_n of_o reason_v the_o whole_a suppositum_fw-la which_o have_v in_o it_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v that_o which_o operate_v hence_o every_o such_o act_n it_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o act_n of_o the_o fancy_n which_o be_v corporeal_a be_v thence_o necessitate_v to_o be_v successive_a both_o because_o no_o corporeal_a motion_n can_v be_v in_o a_o instant_a as_o also_o because_o no_o two_o part_n of_o such_o a_o motion_n can_v possible_o be_v together_o for_o this_o will_v make_v it_o unsuccessive_a 32._o corollary_n xi_o hence_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o animal_n rationale_n be_v a_o true_a and_o proper_a definition_n of_o man_n definition_n hence_o animal_n rationale_n be_v his_o true_a definition_n because_o it_o both_o explain_v or_o give_v we_o his_o true_a essence_n and_o also_o distinguish_v mankind_n from_o all_o other_o kind_n or_o sort_n of_o thing_n 24._o in_o this_o essence_n of_o man_n rationality_n be_v include_v the_o power_n of_o simple_o apprehend_v or_o conceive_v and_o judge_v in_o rationality_n be_v include_v the_o power_n of_o apprehend_v and_o judge_v the_o power_n of_o judge_v especial_o the_o power_n of_o see_v the_o first_o principle_n to_o be_v true_a and_o self_n evident_a for_o since_o in_o that_o complete_a act_n of_o reason_v which_o be_v formal_o oâ—_n equivalent_o a_o syllogism_n there_o be_v necessary_o include_v judgement_n because_o we_o can_v hold_v a_o conclusion_n infer_v by_o our_o reason_n to_o be_v true_a unless_o we_o first_o judge_v the_o premise_n to_o be_v such_o nor_o that_o it_o follow_v from_o those_o premise_n unless_o we_o judge_v that_o identical_a proposition_n on_o which_o be_v ground_v the_o force_n of_o the_o consequence_n to_o be_v both_o true_a and_o self-evident_a again_o since_o in_o every_o judgement_n be_v include_v those_o notion_n or_o simple_a apprehension_n call_v the_o subject_a copula_fw-la and_o predicate_v which_o be_v the_o immediate_a part_n of_o the_o proposition_n we_o judge_v of_o and_o the_o remote_a material_n of_o all_o our_o discourse_n or_o reason_n it_o follow_v that_o though_o the_o power_n of_o apprehend_v and_o judge_v be_v not_o formal_o the_o power_n of_o reason_v yet_o they_o be_v include_v in_o it_o as_o integral_a part_n constitute_v it_o or_o presuppose_v to_o it_o 24._o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o power_n of_o reâ—…ing_v the_o particle_n or_o effluviâ—…_n emit_v from_o outward_a object_n brain_n as_o also_o the_o power_n of_o receive_v simple_a apprehension_n by_o impression_n from_o object_n transmit_v they_o to_o the_o brain_n and_o transmit_v they_o at_o â—â—rst_a to_o the_o brain_n or_o the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n be_v a_o necessary_a requisite_a or_o previous_a disposition_n to_o rationality_n for_o since_o we_o can_v discourse_n without_o judge_v nor_o judge_n without_o proposition_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o judge_v nor_o have_v proposition_n in_o we_o without_o have_v simple_a apprehension_n or_o notion_n â—hich_v be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o proposition_n of_o which_o it_o â—…sists_v nor_o last_o can_v we_o as_o will_v be_v prove_v â—…ortly_o have_v notion_n but_o by_o receive_v impression_n on_o the_o sense_n from_o outward_a object_n and_o â—…nce_n on_o the_o brain_n or_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n by_o affect_v which_o they_o do_v consequent_o or_o after_o its_o manner_n affect_v the_o soul_n which_o immediate_o inâ—…ms_v that_o part_n and_o be_v identify_v with_o it_o and_o thence_o imbue_v she_o with_o those_o notion_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o power_n of_o receive_v those_o particle_n by_o the_o sense_n and_o transmit_v they_o to_o the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n be_v a_o necessary_a prerequisite_a to_o rationality_n and_o a_o essential_a property_n of_o man._n 25._o the_o power_n of_o reflect_v on_o our_o notion_n have_v at_o first_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o sense_n be_v also_o a_o essential_a property_n
comprehend_v those_o time_n and_o place_n which_o be_v modes_n of_o those_o thing_n and_o consequent_o part_n of_o the_o entire_a notion_n of_o those_o thing_n themselves_o that_o be_v she_o must_v comprehend_v all_o time_n or_o place_n 8._o corollary_n i._n hence_o be_v demonstrate_v how_o great_a a_o error_n it_o be_v and_o against_o nature_n hence_o her_o operation_n be_v not_o measure_v by_o time_n they_o and_o their_o subject_a be_v of_o a_o superior_a nature_n the_o nature_n of_o a_o pure_a act_n to_o put_v the_o duration_n of_o pure_a spirit_n to_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n successive_a and_o that_o their_o operation_n and_o consequent_o their_o existence_n be_v measureable_a by_o the_o difference_n of_o time_n before_o and_o after_o whereas_o they_o comprehend_v all_o time_n and_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o far_o transcend_v it_o 9_o therefore_o such_o a_o soul_n can_v but_o natural_o have_v a_o ardent_a long_v to_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n that_o god._n hence_o she_o will_v be_v eternal_o miserable_a unless_o she_o know_v the_o first_o cause_n god._n make_v and_o order_v those_o thing_n for_o since_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v cognoscitive_a and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a bent_n and_o only_o good_a of_o her_o nature_n in_o that_o state_n be_v to_o have_v all_o the_o knowledge_n she_o can_v and_o must_v wish_v and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o effect_n do_v natural_o and_o also_o vehement_o excite_v and_o inflame_v those_o who_o be_v whole_o addict_v to_o knowledge_n as_o the_o soul_n natural_o be_v in_o that_o state_n to_o know_v the_o cause_n which_o create_v they_o of_o nothing_o and_o range_v they_o in_o that_o most_o beautiful_a order_n nay_o since_o they_o do_v not_o know_v those_o thing_n as_o they_o ought_v without_o know_v they_o a_o priori_fw-la in_o their_o first_o cause_n and_o how_o and_o by_o what_o virtue_n he_o create_v they_o again_o since_o as_o be_v often_o prove_v the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o create_a truth_n they_o be_v finite_a can_v in_o the_o least_o fill_n or_o satisfy_v the_o natural_a desire_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o only_a the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o infinite_a truth_n can_v satiate_v and_o content_v she_o and_o she_o can_v but_o vehement_o long_a to_o enjoy_v that_o which_o only_o can_v satisfy_v a_o propension_n so_o radicate_v in_o her_o nature_n it_o follow_v from_o all_o these_o head_n that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o create_a truth_n do_v serve_v only_o to_o increase_v her_o thirst_n and_o to_o inflame_v her_o desire_n more_o ardent_o and_o impatient_o to_o know_v the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o that_o infinite_a and_o glorious_a source_n of_o all_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n from_o which_o issue_v all_o those_o admirable_a effect_n and_o which_o she_o now_o see_v be_v the_o object_n only_o worthy_a of_o her_o knowledge_n whence_o she_o must_v look_v upon_o herself_o as_o utter_o lose_v and_o unâ—one_v and_o remain_v eternal_o miserable_a if_o she_o fall_v short_a of_o that_o only_a soul-satisfying_a sight_n 10._o from_o the_o §_o §_o 4_o and_o 5._o it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o a_o soul_n when_o separate_v be_v natural_o while_o separate_v unchangeable_a hence_o also_o she_o be_v natural_o unchangeable_a unchangeable_a for_o beside_o other_o reason_n the_o notion_n of_o create_a ens_fw-la be_v adequate_o divide_v by_o indivisible_a and_o divisible_a as_o by_o its_o difference_n which_o be_v contradictory_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o species_n but_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la in_o which_o they_o agree_v and_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o difference_n by_o which_o they_o disagree_v and_o this_o in_o our_o case_n contradictory_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o whatever_o be_v affirm_v of_o one_o of_o the_o species_n beside_o the_o generical_a notion_n the_o contradictory_n to_o it_o must_v be_v affirm_v of_o the_o other_o species_n wherefore_o as_o true_o and_o certain_o as_o we_o can_v affirm_v of_o one_o of_o the_o species_n body_n that_o it_o be_v quantitative_a divisible_a have_v part_n after_o part_n and_o that_o its_o operation_n be_v perform_v successive_o one_o after_o another_o etc._n etc._n so_o true_o can_v we_o affirm_v of_o the_o other_o species_n spirit_n that_o it_o be_v unquantitative_a indivisible_a have_v not_o part_n after_o part_n and_o be_v not_o successive_a in_o its_o operation_n in_o regard_n none_o of_o these_o relate_v to_o the_o genus_fw-la but_o what_o have_v no_o successiveness_n in_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v before_o or_o change_v therefore_o the_o soul_n while_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a spirit_n be_v natural_o unchangeable_a 11._o from_o the_o same_o §_o 5._o it_o be_v demonstrate_v without_o need_v any_o far_a life_n hence_o too_o as_o soon_o as_o separate_v she_o know_v all_o the_o thought_n and_o affection_n word_n and_o action_n of_o her_o past_a life_n proof_n that_o the_o soul_n when_o separate_v know_v and_o can_v but_o know_v all_o the_o word_n action_n thought_n and_o affection_n of_o her_o whole_a forepast_a life_n find_v those_o late_a in_o herself_o she_o herself_o be_v then_o her_o own_o first_o immediate_n and_o ever-present_a object_n and_o the_o former_a in_o the_o course_n of_o cause_n and_o in_o the_o circumstance_n there_o mention_v also_o that_o she_o can_v but_o know_v the_o natural_a action_n thought_n etc._n etc._n of_o other_o since_o these_o also_o be_v effect_n and_o have_v their_o cause_n and_o so_o be_v knowable_a by_o she_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o last_o that_o she_o must_v a_o fortiori_fw-la know_v what_o good_a or_o bad_a disposition_n be_v in_o herself_o when_o she_o die_v they_o be_v now_o modes_n or_o accident_n of_o herself_o nor_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o creature_n that_o have_v knowledge_n and_o will_n in_o it_o shall_v not_o even_o in_o this_o dull_a state_n know_v what_o itself_o chief_o wish_n and_o desire_n 12._o corollary_n 1._o hence_o be_v understand_v how_o the_o particular_a judgement_n determine_v the_o soul_n future_a condition_n death_n whence_o follow_v the_o particular_a judgement_n which_o determine_v her_o lot_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n be_v make_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o how_o she_o come_v to_o hope_n or_o despair_n of_o eternal_a hap_v piness_n according_a as_o she_o see_v herself_o fit_a or_o unfit_a for_o it_o whence_o she_o become_v determine_v to_o her_o final_a lot_n which_o fitness_n or_o unfitness_n be_v in_o the_o old_a language_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n call_v merit_n or_o demerit_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o disposition_n or_o indisposition_n for_o bliss_n only_o differ_v in_o a_o extrinsecal_n denomination_n take_v from_o god_n have_v promise_v and_o threaten_v the_o happy_a or_o unhappy_a consequence_n of_o good_a or_o bad_a action_n 13._o corollary_n ii_o hence_o also_o be_v understand_v how_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v lay_v open_a at_o the_o last_o day_n day_n hence_o be_v understand_v how_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v lay_v open_a at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o god_n shall_v reveal_v abscondita_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la or_o as_o the_o sibyl_n express_v it_o cunctaq_n cunctorum_fw-la cunctis_fw-la arcana_fw-la patebunt_fw-la and_o this_o after_o a_o more_o clear_a and_o solemn_a manner_n than_o mere_a nature_n can_v have_v perform_v 14_o corollary_n iii_o hence_o also_o we_o may_v see_v why_o and_o how_o infant_n be_v connatural_o save_v by_o baptism_n as_o baptism_n and_o how_o infant_n be_v connatural_o save_v by_o baptism_n by_o the_o most_o general_a and_o genuine_a mean_n for_o they_o carry_v no_o disposition_n out_o of_o the_o body_n but_o affection_n to_o the_o mother_n dug_n to_o lie_v soft_a and_o warm_a and_o such_o like_a which_o be_v mere_o natural_a or_o rather_o animal_n be_v too_o weak_a and_o too_o base_a to_o put_v any_o thing_n in_o they_o which_o may_v raise_v they_o in_o their_o future_a state_n towards_o heaven_n but_o when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o region_n of_o light_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n among_o the_o rest_n that_o they_o be_v baptise_a in_o christ_n name_n and_o that_o that_o external_n action_n the_o impression_n and_o consequent_o the_o notion_n of_o which_o remain_v yet_o in_o their_o soul_n be_v particular_o do_v upon_o they_o and_o be_v ordain_v as_o a_o supernatural_a mean_n by_o he_o act_v as_o a_o supernatural_a agent_n for_o their_o salvation_n or_o to_o addict_v they_o to_o he_o and_o make_v they_o his_o immediate_o that_o sacrament_n as_o other_o also_o do_v work_v its_o effect_n ex_fw-la vi_fw-la institutionis_fw-la christi_fw-la give_v they_o other_o thought_n and_o high_a aim_n than_o mere_a nature_n can_v have_v do_v make_v they_o conceive_v actual_a hope_n and_o love_n of_o their_o good_a god_n and_o saviour_n and_o so_o dispose_v or_o fit_v they_o at_o the_o same_o instant_a for_o heaven_n 15._o corollary_n
stone_n and_o a_o tree_n a_o horse_n and_o a_o eagle_n a_o lizard_n and_o a_o herring_n etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v at_o all_o to_o purpose_n to_o allege_v they_o be_v a_o compound_v thing_n for_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o many_o evident_a truth_n since_o it_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v ch._n 1._o §_o 27._o that_o there_o be_v no_o actual_a part_n in_o any_o compound_v whatever_o nor_o can_v the_o part_n of_o ens_fw-la join_v to_o make_v one_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o as_o one_o of_o they_o be_v determinable_a potential_a or_o have_v the_o notion_n of_o matter_n the_o other_o determinative_a of_o the_o other_o as_o it_o be_v form_n last_o that_o unum_n or_o one_o thing_n will_v be_v divisum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la which_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o ens._n nor_o be_v it_o to_o purpose_n to_o allege_v they_o be_v unite_v by_o their_o act_v together_o for_o this_o only_o make_v they_o coacter_n such_o as_o the_o principal_a cause_n and_o the_o instrument_n use_v to_o be_v and_o not_o one_o thing_n as_o be_v clear_o show_v preliminary_n v._o §_o 25._o beside_o they_o must_v be_v one_o thing_n ere_o they_o can_v act_n as_o one_o thing_n which_o as_o be_v there_o show_v make_v the_o allege_v this_o for_o a_o reason_n very_o preposterous_a 38._o corollary_n fourteen_o from_o what_o be_v deduce_v above_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v against_o that_o every-way-groundless_a opinion_n impossible_a that_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n be_v a_o senseless_a conceit_n and_o impossible_a of_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n since_o the_o form_n of_o a_o ens_fw-la be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o that_o thing_n it_o belong_v to_o and_o a_o part_n of_o a_o thing_n not_o be_v the_o thing_n itself_o or_o the_o whole_a thing_n and_o only_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v capable_a of_o existence_n the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o form_n of_o man_n can_v possible_o exist_v till_o it_o inform_v the_o matter_n and_o with_o it_o make_v up_o that_o thing_n call_v man._n 39_o corollary_n xv._o hence_o that_o foppish_a opinion_n of_o the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n transmigration_n so_o be_v the_o pythagorean_n transmigration_n be_v confute_v since_o the_o form_n be_v not_o receive_v but_o in_o matter_n fit_v to_o receive_v it_o or_o dispose_a for_o it_o and_o with_o it_o compound_v one_o thing_n which_o shall_v have_v a_o primary_n operation_n suitable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o a_o compound_v which_o kind_n of_o disposition_n can_v no_o where_n be_v find_v but_o in_o humane_a body_n otherwise_o every_o mere_a animal_n and_o vegetable_a may_v require_v and_o therefore_o have_v a_o rational_a soul_n in_o they_o which_o put_v there_o can_v neither_o need_v any_o transmigration_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v without_o have_v two_o soul_n in_o one_o body_n or_o two_o form_n in_o the_o same_o matter_n which_o will_v make_v every_o such_o compound_v a_o chimaera_n whence_o i_o be_o force_v to_o declare_v that_o those_o who_o talk_v of_o god_n annex_v reason_n to_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o brute_n bid_v fair_a for_o the_o tenet_n of_o a_o pythagorean_n transmigration_n for_o to_o what_o other_o end_n can_v the_o start_v such_o a_o question_n or_o such_o a_o wild_a supposition_n tend_v 40._o corollary_n xvi_o hence_o be_v far_o show_v that_o to_o those_o who_o ask_v how_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v that_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o ask_v how_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v unite_v the_o proper_a answer_n be_v they_o be_v never_o disunite_v or_o two_o a_o far_a reason_n how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v one_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o follow_a meditation_n meditation_n by_o this_o time_n my_o soul_n we_o have_v raise_v ourselves_o by_o immediate_a step_n from_o the_o material_a world_n our_o underling_n and_o god_n footstool_n hitherto_o the_o rational_a progress_n and_o immediate_a step_n of_o our_o thought_n hitherto_o till_o we_o be_v come_v within_o ken_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n nor_o can_v we_o think_v we_o have_v err_v in_o that_o noble_a and_o necessary_a quest_n there_o have_v be_v no_o meandrian_a turn_n and_o wind_n in_o our_o rational_a progress_n which_o be_v the_o way_n we_o have_v take_v we_o start_v first_o from_o the_o simple_a and_o as_o we_o may_v say_v embryo-notion_n of_o power_n and_o act_n which_o belong_v to_o every_o create_v be_v we_o proceed_v next_o to_o that_o sort_n of_o power_n and_o act_n which_o compound_v the_o changeable_n nature_n of_o body_n we_o go_v on_o to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o most_o uncompounded_a body_n and_o those_o of_o their_o simple_a mixt_n and_o demixt_n till_o we_o arrive_v at_o those_o most_o compound_v once_o which_o be_v organical_a such_o as_o be_v vegetable_n and_o animal_n divers_a part_n of_o which_o seem_v to_o have_v distinct_a nature_n and_o operation_n of_o their_o own_o but_o they_o only_o seem_v to_o have_v they_o for_o out_o of_o the_o compound_v they_o can_v perform_v no_o such_o operation_n at_o all_o because_o those_o part_n be_v only_o potential_a or_o in_o power_n to_o be_v thing_n they_o be_v hence_o of_o themselves_o not_o actual_o thing_n nor_o capable_a of_o be_v nor_o consequent_o of_o act_v so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o compound_v only_o that_o act_n according_a to_o such_o a_o part_n which_o be_v somewhat_o of_o it_o because_o it_o only_o be_v or_o be_v in_o act._n last_o we_o have_v show_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o animal_n and_o that_o its_o primary_n operation_n for_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v be_v like_o itself_o mere_o sensitive_a or_o material_a but_o must_v the_o climax_n of_o be_v stop_v in_o that_o low_a degree_n of_o entity_n base_a matter_n make_v why_o it_o be_v necessary_a such_o a_o creature_n as_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v no_o sure_o for_o how_o shall_v the_o alpha_n of_o all_o be_v be_v the_o omega_n of_o it_o too_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o create_v here_o but_o such_o a_o stupid_a and_o senseless_a nature_n as_o body_n which_o be_v utter_o unable_a to_o ascend_v to_o he_o or_o raise_v itself_o towards_o he_o and_o choose_v he_o for_o its_o last_o end_n and_o final_a good_a and_o yet_o how_o shall_v mere_a matter_n rise_v to_o that_o vast_o high_a story_n of_o be_v call_v spiritual_a or_o how_o shall_v it_o arrive_v to_o a_o next_o neighbourhood_n with_o a_o angel_n they_o seem_v rather_o contradictory_n and_o in_o the_o high_a manner_n opposite_a the_o one_o be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n divifible_a the_o other_o indivisible_a the_o one_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n the_o other_o be_v mere_o potential_a be_v make_v of_o matter_n which_o depress_n its_o compart_n while_o here_o to_o a_o potential_a state_n also_o the_o order_n of_o being_n which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o god_n creative_a wisdom_n can_v not_o but_o be_v contrive_v with_o all_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o most_o exact_a harmony_n which_o consist_v in_o fit_v one_o thing_n to_o another_o it_o must_v then_o arise_v by_o immediate_a degree_n otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o be_v compact_v but_o shatter_v and_o it_o have_v be_v too_o great_a a_o leap_n and_o have_v leave_v too_o wide_a a_o chasm_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o ascend_v or_o rather_o skip_v from_o mere_a matter_n to_o a_o pure_a spirit_n but_o what_o can_v infinite_a wisdom_n thing_n by_o what_o mean_v god_n infinite_a wisdom_n contrive_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o one_o thing_n contrive_v without_o either_o pervert_n or_o strain_v the_o proportion_n of_o order_n or_o violate_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n or_o spirit_n either_o wherefore_o to_o make_v the_o contexture_n of_o being_n close_a and_o not_o interstice_v by_o flaw_n gap_n or_o incoherence_n divine_a providence_n which_o dispose_v all_o thing_n sweet_o order_v there_o shall_v be_v some_o disposition_n in_o matter_n which_o require_v to_o be_v endue_v with_o such_o a_o form_n as_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o matter_n to_o produce_v 〈◊〉_d have_v educe_v out_o of_o it_o viz._n such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n though_o of_o the_o low_a size_n to_o perform_v with_o its_o assistance_n operation_n beyond_o the_o power_n of_o matter_n to_o compass_v alone_o that_o be_v with_o a_o faculty_n of_o reason_v which_o partake_v in_o some_o sort_n â—â—th_v nature_n or_o with_o a_o power_n both_o of_o know_v 〈◊〉_d also_o of_o succession_n in_o acquire_v or_o use_v that_o knowledge_n those_o disposition_n be_v lay_v in_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—llowed_v necessary_o that_o a_o form_n of_o a_o spiritual_a naâ—â—re_n will_v be_v in_o it_o for_o to_o a_o infinite_a be_v streamâ—…enerously_o his_o gift_n from_o his_o exuberant_a source_n of_o â—…ss_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o receive_v and_o have_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o bounty_n but_o to_o be_v dispose_a for_o they_o or_o
thus_o the_o essence_n or_o nature_n of_o body_n consist_v of_o power_n and_o act_n or_o matter_n and_o form_n have_v consequent_o in_o its_o bowel_n a_o ground_n of_o separability_n of_o one_o from_o the_o other_o or_o of_o dissolution_n and_o destruction_n of_o that_o compound_v ens_fw-la whenee_n it_o be_v less_o capable_a of_o be_v as_o have_v a_o constant_a capacity_n of_o not-being_a weave_v into_o its_o very_a nature_n whereas_o the_o other_o species_n of_o ens_fw-la spirit_n be_v of_o its_o own_o peculiar_a nature_n or_o as_o it_o be_v contradistinguisht_v from_o body_n a_o pure_a act_n without_o any_o power_n in_o it_o to_o become_v another_o ens_fw-la that_o be_v without_o matter_n in_o it_o have_v on_o the_o contrary_a no_o composition_n in_o it_o nor_o power_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o it_o may_v come_v to_o lose_v its_o act_n or_o form_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v of_o it_o be_v own_o nature_n indissoluble_a â—ncorruptible_a and_o immortal_a the_o very_a term_n evince_v that_o what_o have_v no_o composition_n in_o it_o as_o to_o its_o entity_n be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n incapable_a of_o dissolution_n as_o to_o it_o be_v entity_n that_o be_v not_o mathematical_o indivisible_a as_o our_o former_a note_n show_v but_o metaphysical_o or_o entitative_o indivisible_a and_o therefore_o not_o obnoxious_a to_o lose_v its_o unity_n or_o entity_n wherefore_o the_o best_a most_o positive_a and_o most_o proper_a notion_n we_o can_v have_v of_o a_o spiritual_a be_v be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n which_o have_v a_o incomparable_o great_a capacity_n of_o be_v than_o body_n have_v and_o consequent_o it_o be_v of_o a_o superior_a and_o far_o more_o noble_a nature_n in_o the_o line_n of_o ens._n whence_o follow_v that_o it_o comprehend_v eminent_o in_o itself_o the_o whole_a inferior_a nature_n of_o body_n and_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n essential_o and_o consequent_o essential_o active_a or_o rather_o act_v it_o have_v a_o power_n or_o virtue_n in_o it_o if_o nothing_o hinder_v its_o proceed_n to_o action_n to_o order_v dispose_v of_o or_o alter_v that_o inferior_a and_o mere_o passive_a ens_fw-la material_a nature_n as_o it_o please_v 28._o note_v iii_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n then_o transcend_v in_o its_o essence_n this_o indivisible_o that_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a that_o the_o soul_n shall_v contain_v corporeal_a nature_n and_o it_o be_v modes_n indivisible_o corporeal_a world_n make_v of_o the_o perishable_a rubbish_n of_o base_a matter_n and_o thence_o contain_v in_o itself_o after_o a_o manner_n proper_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n that_o be_v intellectual_o or_o indivisible_o take_v this_o word_n as_o explain_v above_o all_o the_o nature_n power_n modes_n operation_n existence_n duration_n succession_n etc._n etc._n that_o ever_o do_v or_o can_v belong_v to_o material_a nature_n there_o can_v be_v no_o wonder_n that_o all_o these_o as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o our_o several_a demonstration_n be_v comprise_v and_o can_v exist_v in_o the_o soul_n be_v spiritual_a nature_n as_o in_o a_o high_a orb_n of_o be_v comprehend_v after_o its_o manner_n all_o that_o can_v be_v in_o the_o low_a and_o narrow_a one_o of_o body_n nor_o can_v it_o shock_v any_o considerate_a man_n that_o the_o operation_n proper_a to_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v inexplicable_a according_a to_o physical_a principle_n or_o transcend_v the_o notion_n of_o bodily_a substance_n and_o their_o mode_n which_o we_o receive_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o phantasm_n they_o imprint_v which_o make_v they_o so_o unsuitable_a to_o fancy_n and_o yet_o i_o be_o sure_a this_o be_v all_o that_o the_o impugner_n of_o this_o doctrine_n have_v to_o build_v upon_o or_o object_v for_o not_o one_o objection_n draw_v from_o a_o metaphysical_a medium_fw-la do_v they_o ever_o produce_v though_o nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o it_o be_v that_o only_o these_o can_v have_v any_o force_n against_o we_o or_o do_v they_o any_o service_n 29._o note_v iu_o as_o my_o first_o and_o second_o note_n show_v how_o gross_o those_o shortsighted_a speculater_n do_v mistake_v such_o in_o what_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o take_v the_o word_n instantaneous_n when_o we_o say_v the_o operation_n of_o pure_a spirit_n be_v such_o while_o they_o conceit_n that_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v indivisible_a after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o mathematical_a point_n so_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o parallel_a error_n by_o misunderstand_v i_o when_o i_o say_v that_o all_o the_o operation_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n be_v perform_v in_o a_o instant_a for_o they_o imagine_v that_o i_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n instant_a a_o indivisible_a of_o that_o successive_a motion_n call_v time_n whence_o their_o fancy_n be_v stun_v and_o they_o be_v at_o a_o strange_a wonderment_n to_o conceive_v how_o so_o many_o several_a act_n follow_v as_o it_o be_v and_o depend_v on_o one_o another_o can_v be_v begin_v and_o end_v in_o one_o such_o instant_a whereas_o though_o i_o use_v the_o word_n partly_o argue_v ad_fw-la hâ—minem_fw-la because_o they_o do_v so_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v another_o word_n to_o signify_v the_o opposite_a to_o succession_n yet_o i_o mean_v there_o by_o the_o word_n instant_a such_o a_o indivisible_a duration_n as_o be_v direct_o contradictory_n to_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o quantitative_a succession_n and_o correspond_v if_o that_o improper_a word_n which_o signify_v a_o kind_n of_o commensuration_n may_v be_v here_o allow_v to_o all_o the_o successive_a motion_n body_n ever_o have_v or_o can_v have_v nay_o which_o eminent_o comprehend_v it_o all_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o duration_n as_o be_v show_v late_o as_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v of_o a_o superior_a nature_n do_v as_o be_v show_v late_o eminent_o comprehend_v in_o itself_o the_o essence_n of_o body_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la or_o be_v nay_o it_o seem_v to_o differ_v from_o eternity_n which_o be_v the_o duration_n proper_a to_o god_n and_o which_o in_o a_o inferior_a degree_n it_o resemble_v only_o in_o this_o that_o it_o do_v not_o include_v impossibility_n of_o not-being_a for_o it_o centre_n in_o itself_o â—â—_o the_o difference_n of_o time_n past_n present_a and_o fuâ—â—â—â—_n by_o comprehend_v they_o all_o and_o therefore_o be_v call_v aeviternity_n wherefore_o when_o i_o say_v that_o all_o the_o spiritual_a operation_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v in_o â—…stant_a i_o only_o mean_v that_o they_o have_v such_o a_o duration_n as_o befit_v a_o pure_a act_n which_o be_v devoid_a â—â—_o matter_n and_o consequent_o of_o quantity_n can_v have_v no_o successiveness_n in_o it_o whence_o pursue_v â—…sely_o and_o keep_v strict_o to_o the_o reflex_n notion_n i_o â—ave_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n as_o contradistinguisht_v from_o that_o which_o be_v material_a or_o corporeal_a and_o from_o the_o duration_n proper_a to_o each_o of_o they_o i_o must_v beg_v leave_n to_o recede_v in_o this_o particular_a from_o sâ—me_a philosopher_n and_o divine_n of_o most_o celebrate_a â—ame_n and_o great_a eminency_n and_o to_o declare_v that_o i_o can_v at_o all_o conceive_v what_o a_o first_o and_o seâ—…h_o instant_a in_o the_o duration_n of_o a_o pure_a act_n or_o a_o spirit_n can_v signify_v for_o since_o their_o duration_n have_v no_o part_n after_o part_n as_o the_o successive_a duration_n of_o body_n have_v if_o it_o endure_v or_o be_v at_o all_o it_o have_v its_o whole_a duration_n and_o so_o all_z second_o and_o three_o instant_n be_v insignificant_a and_o seem_v to_o have_v their_o origin_n from_o a_o imaginary_a correspondence_n to_o a_o mathematical_a instant_a of_o time_n which_o mistake_v we_o have_v late_o rectify_v and_o see_v succession_n in_o what_o ever_o thing_n or_o mode_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v must_v signify_v part_n after_o part_n which_o as_o both_o logic_n and_o metaphysic_n demonstrate_v be_v the_o very_a notion_n of_o quantity_n whoever_o put_v succession_n or_o part_n after_o part_n in_o any_o modes_n belong_v to_o a_o pure_a act_n or_o a_o spirit_n do_v put_v those_o modes_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v quantitative_a or_o material_a that_o be_v he_o put_v a_o pure_a act_n to_o be_v no_o pure_a act_n which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n 30._o from_o the_o forego_n demonstration_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v immaterial_a our_o grand_a conclusion_n be_v demonstrative_o immortal_a last_o demonstration_n conclude_v the_o whole_a point_n that_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v so_o manifest_o and_o manifold_o demonstrate_v to_o be_v immaterial_a be_v necessary_o immortal_a evince_v that_o man_n soul_n be_v immortal_a first_o because_o be_v immaterial_a she_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n in_o the_o line_n of_o be_v whence_o she_o have_v no_o composition_n in_o she_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la only_o which_o can_v render_v her_o capable_a of_o dissolution_n or_o lose_v her_o
defeat_v all_o the_o opinion_n that_o can_v be_v make_v against_o it_o 10._o corollary_n i._o our_o forego_n discourse_v be_v chief_o build_v on_o that_o piece_n of_o doctrine_n in_o my_o method_n reader_n this_o doctrine_n be_v build_v on_o that_o logical_a maxim_n all_o difference_n be_v more_o and_o less_o of_o the_o generical_a notion_n the_o consideration_n of_o that_o thesis_n be_v recommend_v to_o the_o reader_n b._n i._o l._n 3_o §_o 2._o that_o all_o intrinsical_a or_o essential_a difference_n in_o any_o predicament_n or_o under_o whatever_o notion_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o more_o and_o less_o of_o that_o notion_n therefore_o since_o so_o much_o stress_n be_v put_v upon_o this_o thesis_n i_o beg_v of_o my_o reader_n to_o peruse_v attentive_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o my_o method_n to_o science_n my_o ideae_fw-la cartesianae_fw-la expensae_fw-la pag._n 51_o 52_o 53._o and_o raillery_n defeat_v §_o 72._o where_o this_o position_n be_v at_o large_a explicate_v and_o defend_v against_o the_o mistake_v of_o my_o opposer_n which_o i_o do_v the_o rather_o request_v because_o however_o it_o may_v seem_v new_a yet_o i_o dare_v affirm_v that_o beside_o it_o be_v be_v perfect_o demonstrable_a no_o one_o rule_n in_o logic_n be_v more_o useful_a to_o keep_v our_o notion_n distinct_a or_o to_o frame_v right_a definition_n or_o to_o discourse_n solid_o or_o exact_o 11._o corollary_n ii_o what_o be_v deduce_v here_o of_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o thing_n be_v intellectual_o or_o as_o object_n in_o the_o nature_n this_o hold_v equal_o in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n understanding_n of_o a_o angel_n do_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n hold_v in_o every_o spiritual_a or_o cognoscitive_a nature_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o soul_n whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o separate_v the_o argument_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o it_o be_v be_v superior_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n 12._o corollary_n iii_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n what_o have_v be_v discourse_v before_o of_o the_o immutable_a angel_n be_v pure_a act_n be_v immutable_a immutability_n of_o a_o soul_n while_o separate_v and_o of_o her_o final_a or_o eternal_a state_n spring_v from_o her_o choice_n of_o a_o wrong_a last_o end_n if_o unretract_v before_o death_n may_v mutatis_fw-la mâ—tandis_fw-la be_v apply_v to_o a_o angel_n without_o need_v repetition_n or_o far_o enlarge_n upon_o it_o 13._o since_o the_o essence_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o angel_n be_v to_o be_v after_o such_o a_o manner_n cognoscitive_a the_o distinction_n of_o angel_n manner_n the_o distinction_n of_o angel_n be_v take_v from_o their_o be_v more_o or_o less_o cognoscitive_a after_o their_o manner_n must_v consist_v in_o their_o be_v more_o or_o less_o thus_o cognoscitive_a this_o be_v already_o demonstrate_v because_o by_o the_o doctrine_n late_o give_v all_o the_o intrinsical_a or_o essential_a difference_n under_o whatever_o kind_a or_o notion_n be_v nothing_o but_o more_o or_o less_o of_o the_o common_a notion_n or_o the_o partake_n of_o it_o unequal_o 14._o yet_o this_o degree_n of_o cognoscitiveness_n which_o â—â—â—â—itutes_n distinct_a angel_n must_v it_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o great_a extent_n of_o their_o knowledge_n but_o of_o the_o intenseness_n or_o penetrativeness_n of_o it_o understand_v of_o the_o intensenessâ—_n â—_z their_o knowledge_n or_o the_o penetrativeness_n of_o their_o know_v poâ—â—_n for_o since_o every_o pure_a act_n â—â—is_v show_v above_o and_o particular_a raillery_n defeat_v p._n 89_o 90._o â—â—ws_v all_o thing_n it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o knowledge_n or_o that_o one_o of_o they_o know_v a_o great_a number_n of_o thing_n than_o another_o it_o must_v therefore_o be_v mean_v â—â—_o one_o of_o they_o know_v thing_n more_o perfect_o â—â—â—_o clear_o thorough_o or_o deep_o than_o another_o â—â—â—_o which_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o my_o ideae_fw-la cartesianae_fw-la p._n 68_o 69._o may_v spring_v from_o two_o cause_n oâ—_n because_o eorum_fw-la aliqui_fw-la magis_fw-la perspicaâ—i_fw-la intelâ—â—â—_n acie_n praediti_fw-la sunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la alii_fw-la which_o seem_v â—â—_o be_v most_o essential_a to_o they_o the_o other_o because_o by_o their_o see_v better_a the_o first_o cause_n itself_o they_o must_v better_o and_o withal_o more_o solid_o and_o wound_o know_v those_o effect_n that_o spring_v â—â—â—m_v that_o supreme_a cause_n 15._o corollary_n iv_o from_o this_o great_a or_o lesser_a excess_n of_o knowledge_n as_o thus_o explicate_v as_o far_o as_o natural_a angel_n hence_o as_o far_o as_o reason_n carry_v we_o be_v take_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o three_o hierarchy_n and_o nine_o quire_n of_o angel_n reason_n carry_v we_o be_v take_v the_o diverse_a order_n of_o angel_n all_o far_o or_o more_o particular_a disquisition_n concern_v the_o three_o hierarchy_n and_o nine_o quire_n of_o angel_n be_v leave_v to_o divine_n gather_v they_o from_o holy_a writ_n and_o the_o ancient_a mystic_n a_o philosopher_n must_v step_v no_o far_o than_o he_o can_v tread_v sure_a upon_o his_o own_o firm_a ground_n 16._o corollary_n v._o from_o our_o discourse_n about_o human_a soul_n and_o angel_n will_v be_v see_v in_o what_o different_a manner_n knowledge_n the_o different_a manner_n by_o which_o angel_n and_o human_a soul_n come_v to_o have_v all_o their_o knowledge_n and_o by_o what_o mean_n a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n when_o separate_a come_v to_o know_v all_o thing_n the_o late_a by_o notion_n cause_v at_o first_o by_o impression_n on_o the_o sense_n and_o improve_v into_o judgement_n and_o discourse_n the_o former_a by_o knowledge_n not_o acquire_v but_o innate_a the_o first_o and_o immediate_a object_n of_o both_o of_o they_o be_v themselves_o or_o their_o own_o essence_n whence_o a_o soul_n in_o regard_n its_o body_n and_o consequent_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o rationality_n it_o have_v grow_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o natural_a cause_n know_v all_o thing_n as_o first_o connect_v with_o herself_o then_o with_o one_o another_o in_o the_o well-linkt_a chain_n of_o those_o cause_n in_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o flaw_n or_o interruption_n but_o a_o angel_n know_v all_o thing_n by_o transcend_v from_o one_o ens_fw-la or_o one_o degree_n of_o entity_n to_o another_o and_o this_o intuitive_o that_o be_v a_o angel_n by_o know_v itself_o know_v what_o place_n it_o bear_v in_o the_o order_n of_o angel_n or_o spirit_n and_o since_o it_o can_v not_o know_v it_o be_v own_o particular_a pitch_n or_o individuality_n but_o by_o know_v how_o high_a or_o low_o it_o be_v in_o the_o order_n of_o angelical_a being_n nor_o can_v this_o be_v know_v but_o by_o know_v the_o whole_a order_n because_o in_o a_o order_n which_o be_v contrive_v after_o the_o best_a manner_n each_o part_n be_v proportion_v in_o exact_a symmetry_n to_o the_o rest_n hence_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o whole_a order_n and_o consequent_o of_o each_o part_n of_o it_o or_o each_o entity_n in_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v due_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o therefore_o be_v give_v it_o as_o for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o corporeal_a nature_n it_o be_v below_o they_o both_o and_o therefore_o both_o of_o they_o comprehend_v it_o know_o as_o be_v deduce_v above_o last_o the_o soul_n gain_v her_o knowledge_n by_o abstract_n or_o inadequate_a notion_n and_o by_o discourse_n whereas_o a_o angel_n know_v at_o once_o the_o whole_a entity_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o this_o not_o by_o discourse_n or_o reflex_n thought_n but_o by_o a_o direct_a penetrative_a and_o comprehensive_a intuition_n 17._o there_o be_v beside_o those_o difference_n among_o angel_n mention_v §_o 13._o 14._o and_o câ—roll_n v._o another_o arise_v from_o universe_n these_o angel_n have_v a_o noble_a essence_n who_o each_o act_n of_o knowledge_n have_v for_o its_o object_n a_o great_a portion_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o several_a degree_n or_o rather_o manner_n of_o that_o cognoscitiveness_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o they_o viz._n that_o some_o of_o they_o know_v more_o thing_n by_o one_o operation_n or_o act_n of_o knowledge_n or_o as_o it_o be_v by_o one_o thought_n than_o another_o do_v which_o happen_v because_o the_o object_n of_o each_o thought_n which_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v more_o universal_a than_o be_v the_o object_n of_o those_o thought_n that_o other_o have_v parallel_n of_o which_o may_v be_v find_v among_o our_o several_a sort_n of_o knower_n or_o philosopher_n here_o some_o treat_v of_o such_o particular_a sort_n of_o quantity_n or_o figure_n other_o of_o quantity_n or_o figure_n in_o their_o whole_a latitude_n or_o iâ—_n common_a some_o philosopher_n have_v for_o the_o object_n of_o their_o knowledge_n such_o a_o sort_n of_o ens_fw-la as_o mineral_n or_o such_o a_o species_n of_o bird_n or_o beast_n other_o raise_v their_o thought_n to_o contemplate_v body_n or_o
need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o show_v that_o the_o connexion_n he_o pretend_v to_o lie_n open_v or_o be_v incoherent_a for_o this_o do_v the_o sinow_v of_o his_o discourse_n be_v slacken_v and_o enfeeble_v and_o â—he_v argument_n he_o so_o much_o presume_v on_o lose_v â—ll_o their_o credit_n truth_n be_v so_o compact_v and_o cement_v with_o one_o another_o that_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a his_o reason_n shall_v keep_v up_o their_o repute_n when_o the_o most_o authentic_a testimony_n of_o so_o many_o opposite_a truth_n conspire_v to_o show_v their_o senseless_a vanity_n especial_o when_o those_o argument_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o several_a subject_n or_o thing_n there_o mention_v v._o g._n from_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o her_o operation_n of_o know_v of_o the_o object_n of_o knowledge_n of_o similitude_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o relation_n of_o our_o notion_n and_o of_o word_n which_o be_v to_o signifiâ—_n they_o of_o predication_n or_o the_o verification_n oâ—_n proposition_n etc._n etc._n for_o in_o such_o a_o case_n each_o of_o these_o nature_n have_v their_o peculiar_a maxim_n or_o principle_n belong_v to_o they_o all_o which_o give_v light_a and_o be_v consonant_a to_o one_o another_o all_o the_o art_n of_o mankind_n can_v not_o possible_o hinder_v such_o a_o position_n from_o be_v see_v plain_o and_o hold_v to_o be_v pure_a nonsense_n on_o the_o other_o side_n nothing_o that_o i_o can_v see_v have_v be_v object_v against_o this_o position_n but_o that_o their_o fancy_n tâ—_n which_o it_o be_v very_o unsuitable_a be_v out_o of_o humouâ—_n at_o it_o whereas_o that_o faculty_n it_o be_v perfect_o material_a and_o common_a to_o we_o and_o bruteâ—_n have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o spiritual_a nature_n or_o their_o operation_n in_o regard_n they_o never_o enter_v into_o our_o sense_n nor_o consequent_o can_v we_o have_v any_o phantasm_n of_o they_o aâ—_n yet_o these_o gentleman_n seem_v to_o make_v their_o fancy_n the_o sole_a judge_n in_o such_o matter_n of_o which_o she_o be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o have_v any_o light_n than_o a_o blind_a man_n be_v to_o see_v colour_n xvi_o the_o cartesian_a ideist_n do_v indeed_o oppose_v that_o thesis_n which_o a_o jest_n or_o too_o but_o i_o thank_v they_o never_o answer_v so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o my_o argument_n as_o if_o they_o hold_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o rationality_n but_o mere_o in_o risibility_n the_o rest_n of_o their_o performance_n be_v rail_a forge_v and_o ridiculous_a libel_v what_o success_n they_o have_v may_v be_v see_v in_o my_o several_a reply_v viz._n in_o my_o ideae_fw-la cartesianae_fw-la expensae_fw-la my_o nonultra_fw-la or_o rule_v of_o truth_n and_o my_o raillery_n defeat_v by_o calm_a reason_n in_o which_o their_o philosophy_n as_o they_o call_v it_o be_v show_v to_o be_v quite_o destitute_a of_o any_o principle_n their_o fundamental_a position_n be_v confute_v by_o plain_a demonstration_n nay_o their_o very_a rule_n of_o know_v any_o thing_n be_v manifest_o and_o unanswerable_o prove_v to_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a nonsense_n but_o that_o which_o put_v they_o to_o silence_n and_o shame_n be_v the_o fair_a offer_n or_o civil_a challenge_n i_o send_v they_o rule_n of_o truth_n p._n 119._o 120_o 121._o to_o bring_v so_o much_o as_o one_o argument_n which_o they_o will_v vouch_v to_o be_v conclusive_a for_o any_o one_o point_n of_o the_o cartesian_a doctrine_n and_o it_o shall_v conclude_v the_o whole_a cause_n or_o if_o that_o be_v too_o troublesome_a that_o they_o will_v bare_o name_v any_o principle_n of_o they_o which_o they_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o strong_a or_o most_o evident_a of_o any_o they_o have_v and_o which_o they_o judge_v be_v influential_a upon_o the_o cartesian_a doctrine_n and_o i_o will_v undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o either_o it_o be_v no_o principle_n or_o else_o that_o it_o have_v no_o force_n to_o prove_v any_o one_o point_n of_o their_o doctrine_n true_a nor_o have_v any_o influence_n upon_o it_o this_o be_v so_o direct_a and_o honest_a a_o procedure_n on_o my_o part_n and_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v comply_v with_o on_o they_o in_o case_n they_o have_v indeed_o any_o one_o such_o principle_n and_o yet_o as_o appear_v of_o their_o non-acceptance_n of_o it_o so_o impossible_a to_o be_v do_v or_o comply_v with_o that_o every_o intelligent_a man_n can_v not_o but_o see_v that_o cartesius_n do_v only_o talk_v witty_o in_o the_o air_n but_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o inch_n of_o firm_a ground_n on_o which_o he_o can_v build_v the_o least_o piece_n of_o his_o doctrine_n xvii_o hence_o the_o more_o i_o consider_v these_o unaccountable_a thing_n call_v idea_n the_o more_o i_o become_v dissatisfy_v with_o they_o for_o first_o i_o can_v not_o get_v any_o light_n from_o the_o user_n of_o they_o to_o guess_v at_o much_o less_o know_v what_o they_o be_v â—_o see_v the_o ideist_n total_o build_v upon_o they_o and_o divide_v they_o into_o many_o several_a sort_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o be_v so_o kind_a as_o to_o acquaint_v we_o what_o kind_a or_o sort_v of_o thing_n the_o idea_n themselves_o be_v or_o what_o be_v their_o generical_a notion_n without_o know_v which_o all_o those_o particular_a sort_n of_o they_o and_z consequent_o their_o whole_a bookâ—_n be_v utter_o unintelligible_a the_o cartesianâ—_n make_v they_o several_a and_o inconsistent_a thing_n that_o be_v perfect_o and_o in_o many_o regard_v chimerical_a now_o they_o tell_v we_o they_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n themselves_o as_o conceive_v by_o we_o present_o after_o their_o fancy_n recoil_v they_o tell_v we_o that_o vicem_fw-la gerunt_fw-la rei_fw-la that_o be_v that_o they_o stand_v instead_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o signify_v they_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n can_v the_o thing_n stand_v for_o or_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o itself_o or_o can_v there_o need_v any_o proxy_n for_o what_o be_v itself_o present_v to_o the_o mind_n what_o can_v any_o man_n live_v make_v of_o that_o which_o neither_o be_v the_o thing_n nor_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n or_o rather_o which_o at_o once_o both_o be_v the_o thing_n and_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n short_o after_o as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o split_v a_o indivisible_a or_o to_o nick_v the_o middle_a between_o two_o contradiction_n they_o explicate_v their_o idea_n to_o be_v quasi_fw-la res_fw-la as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o thing_n whereas_o one_o shall_v rather_o think_v that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v as_o if_o it_o be_v nothing_o afterward_o they_o assure_v we_o they_o be_v ipsissima_fw-la mentis_fw-la operatio_fw-la the_o very_a operation_n or_o action_n of_o the_o mind_n now_o this_o be_v neither_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o understanding_n if_o it_o know_v any_o thing_n as_o they_o sometime_o grant_v nor_o what_o stand_v for_o the_o object_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o 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common_a sense_n tell_v we_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n when_o it_o be_v make_v present_a to_o it_o or_o put_v there_o and_o if_o the_o thing_n it_o self_n be_v there_o why_o be_v it_o say_v that_o only_a vicarium_fw-la rei_fw-la or_o quasi-res_a be_v there_o what_o stuff_n be_v this_o see_v each_o of_o those_o particular_n at_o large_a show_v from_o their_o own_o express_a word_n ideae_fw-la cartesianae_fw-la indicatio_fw-la 3_o from_o p._n 116._o to_o p._n 124._o xviii_o mr._n locke_n candour_n and_o judicioune_n set_v he_o above_o this_o shuffle_n folly_n he_o can_v not_o but_o see_v it_o will_v be_v expect_v from_o he_o and_o be_v necessary_a to_o give_v we_o some_o definition_n of_o a_o idea_n since_o his_o whole_a essay_n proceed_v upon_o idea_n yet_o his_o acute_a foresight_n make_v he_o wary_a to_o venture_v upon_o such_o a_o
impossible_a task_n wherefore_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o hover_v aloof_o without_o give_v we_o any_o particular_a or_o distinct_a character_n of_o it_o according_o he_o tell_v we_o b._n 1_o ch._n 1._o sect._n 8._o that_o he_o use_v the_o word_n idea_n to_o express_v whatever_o be_v mean_v by_o phantasm_n notion_n species_n or_o what_o ever_o it_o be_v which_o the_o mind_n can_v be_v employ_v about_o in_o think_v this_o i_o must_v confess_v be_v very_o genteelly_a and_o civil_o do_v to_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n be_v choice_n to_o let_v that_o word_n signify_v as_o he_o please_v or_o to_o make_v what_o he_o can_v of_o it_o but_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a kindness_n to_o let_v he_o know_v distinct_o in_o what_o sense_n himself_o take_v it_o without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o understand_v his_o follow_a book_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o title_n of_o his_o chapter_n indeed_o have_v the_o sense_n of_o those_o word_n he_o mention_n be_v the_o self_n same_n and_o the_o word_n itself_o univocal_a it_o have_v be_v indifferent_a which_o word_n he_o have_v pitch_v upon_o since_o they_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n but_o when_o the_o meaning_n of_o some_o of_o they_o be_v as_o vast_o and_o wide_o different_a as_o the_o two_o first_o species_n of_o ens_fw-la body_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o that_o case_n to_o declare_v his_o own_o indifferency_n which_o word_n we_o will_v use_v and_o leave_v it_o to_o our_o choice_n in_o which_o of_o those_o sense_n we_o will_v understand_v he_o do_v leave_v the_o reader_n in_o perplexity_n and_o utter_o in_o the_o dark_a what_o a_o idea_n be_v and_o beside_o expose_v he_o to_o a_o possible_a mistake_n of_o his_o mind_n every_o step_n he_o take_v while_o he_o peruse_v his_o book_n for_o a_o phantasm_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o the_o fancy_n be_v mere_o material_a corporeal_a and_o common_a to_o brute_n as_o well_o asto_fw-la mankind_n and_o notion_n which_o be_v the_o element_n of_o cognition_n must_v he_o above_o matter_n and_o of_o a_o intellectual_a or_o spiritual_a nature_n wherefore_o the_o confound_a thus_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o two_o word_n hazard_n to_o lead_v the_o author_n and_o his_o reader_n to_o confound_v corporeal_a &_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o diverse_a complain_v of_o in_o this_o gentleman_n and_o myself_o though_o i_o much_o honour_v his_o person_n and_o high_o esteem_v his_o excellent_a part_n can_v but_o think_v this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a desiderata_fw-la in_o his_o ingenious_a book_n beside_o a_o phantasm_n be_v not_o that_o about_o which_o the_o mind_n be_v employ_v as_o notion_n be_v it_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o that_o faculty_n call_v the_o fancy_n or_o imagination_n and_o this_o be_v that_o i_o fear_v which_o occasion_n much_o unevenness_n in_o his_o discourse_n sometime_o he_o build_v on_o notion_n or_o spiritual_a conception_n take_v from_o natural_a object_n as_o other_o do_v and_o then_o his_o production_n be_v very_o solid_a and_o judicious_a sometime_o again_o he_o ground_n his_o discourse_n on_o rove_a conceit_n suggest_v by_o witty_a fancy_n and_o then_o they_o be_v airy_a and_o superficial_a and_o impossible_a to_o be_v reduce_v to_o any_o solid_a principle_n when_o he_o do_v the_o one_o when_o the_o other_o be_v note_v in_o my_o reflection_n on_o the_o several_a part_n of_o his_o essay_n to_o show_v this_o by_o a_o instance_n it_o have_v be_v remark_v by_o myself_o as_o it_o have_v be_v also_o by_o other_o that_o in_o his_o excellent_a demonstration_n of_o a_o first_o be_v no_o man_n can_v discourse_v more_o clear_o or_o more_o solid_o but_o then_o withal_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o while_o he_o do_v this_o he_o lay_v aside_o his_o way_n of_o idea_n and_o argue_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o one_o will_v do_v who_o have_v never_o hear_v of_o they_o or_o as_o those_o will_v go_v to_o work_v who_o oppose_v they_o xix_o not_o be_v able_a to_o gain_v any_o kind_n of_o light_n from_o the_o ideist_n themselves_o what_o their_o so_o much_o magnify_v idea_n shall_v mean_v or_o what_o to_o make_v of_o they_o i_o set_v my_o own_o thought_n to_o work_v to_o find_v out_o if_o i_o can_v what_o kind_n of_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v other_o may_v be_v as_o acute_o ingenious_a as_o they_o please_v i_o for_o my_o part_n have_v but_o one_o plain_a dunstable_n way_n to_o satisfy_v myself_o and_o other_o in_o such_o a_o case_n which_o be_v to_o consider_v to_o which_o of_o those_o ten_o head_n of_o our_o natural_a notion_n call_v the_o ten_o predicament_n they_o may_v belong_v rest_a assure_v that_o till_o that_o division_n of_o all_o our_o notion_n be_v confute_v whatever_o belong_v to_o none_o of_o they_o or_o confound_v the_o distinction_n of_o they_o be_v not_o any_o natural_a notion_n aâ—_n all_o only_o which_o be_v the_o solid_a element_n of_o true_a knowledge_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o fancy_n at_o first_o sight_n i_o discern_v they_o must_v be_v of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n because_o they_o be_v put_v to_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n next_o that_o they_o must_v have_v a_o peculiar_a entity_n of_o their_o own_o distinct_a from_o the_o soul_n because_o they_o make_v they_o to_o be_v her_o informer_n or_o intelligencer_n which_o sufficient_o tell_v we_o they_o be_v distinct_a thing_n from_o the_o soul_n which_o they_o inform_v i_o proceed_v therefore_o to_o find_v out_o the_o essence_n of_o this_o new_a entity_n and_o what_o it_o consist_v in_o in_o this_o quest_n the_o cartesian_o give_v i_o no_o light_n at_o all_o as_o have_v be_v show_v but_o mr._n lock_v lend_v i_o some_o assistance_n while_o he_o constant_o character_n they_o to_o be_v similitude_n now_o a_o thing_n who_o essence_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o similitude_n be_v a_o monstrous_a chimaera_n for_o the_o notion_n of_o thing_n or_o entity_n belong_v formal_o to_o substance_n and_o have_v a_o positive_a or_o absolute_a sense_n and_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n belong_v to_o relation_n which_o make_v the_o head_n or_o notion_n of_o substance_n and_o relation_n to_o be_v essential_o and_o formal_o the_o self_n same_o a_o thing_n may_v indeed_o be_v relate_v to_o another_o or_o like_v it_o but_o then_o the_o thing_n to_o which_o the_o mode_n of_o relation_n supervene_v must_v be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n positive_a for_o the_o relation_n can_v be_v with_o any_o sense_n conceive_v to_o be_v what_o be_v relate_v so_o that_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o idea_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a hircoceruus_a a_o positive_a or_o unrelative_a relative_n a_o substance_n which_o be_v a_o relation_n and_o a_o relation_n which_o be_v a_o substance_n or_o at_o once_o that_o which_o be_v relate_v and_o that_o by_o which_o it_o be_v relate_v which_o make_v a_o babel_n of_o our_o inward_a speech_n by_o our_o conception_n and_o be_v pure_o chimerical_a xx._n i_o be_v as_o much_o at_o a_o loss_n to_o know_v what_o these_o idea_n which_o they_o put_v to_o be_v similitude_n be_v good_a for_o or_o to_o what_o use_v they_o serve_v when_o we_o have_v once_o the_o material_n of_o knowledge_n into_o our_o mind_n our_o soul_n by_o her_o reflection_n can_v work_v upon_o they_o and_o order_v they_o well_o enough_o wherefore_o all_o the_o kindness_n they_o can_v do_v we_o be_v to_o give_v we_o the_o first_o notice_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o this_o they_o can_v do_v because_o the_o thing_n itself_o must_v be_v in_o our_o mind_n or_o else_o we_o can_v know_v that_o they_o be_v even_o similitude_n since_o we_o can_v see_v they_o be_v like_o a_o thing_n till_o we_o know_v what_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v to_o which_o they_o be_v like_a otherwise_o we_o shall_v fall_v into_o that_o precious_a nonsense_n of_o bay_n the_o conceit_a poetaster_n in_o the_o rehearsal_n i_o gad_n say_v he_o i_o have_v a_o excellent_a similitude_n if_o i_o know_v but_o what_o to_o apply_v it_o to_o nor_o can_v there_o be_v worse_a sense_n than_o to_o say_v it_o be_v like_a indeed_o but_o i_o know_v not_o to_o what_o it_o be_v like_a whence_o be_v conclude_v that_o we_o must_v have_v the_o thing_n itself_o in_o our_o knowledge_n before_o we_o can_v know_v what_o be_v either_o like_o it_o or_o unlike_o it_o and_o if_o the_o thing_n itself_o as_o be_v the_o original_a be_v in_o our_o knowledge_n first_o what_o need_v we_o any_o idea_n to_o make_v we_o know_v it_o since_o to_o be_v in_o a_o know_a power_n be_v to_o be_v know_v xxi_o i_o be_o sure_a similitude_n be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o metaphysic_n though_o they_o serve_v to_o good_a purpose_n in_o mathematics_n for_o when_o we_o come_v to_o universal_a notion_n such_o as_o be_v act_n power_n essence_n existence_n and_o such_o like_a
what_o assure_a hope_n of_o success_n in_o our_o quest_n of_o science_n so_o we_o ground_n our_o discourse_n on_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n make_v and_o establish_v by_o god_n creative_a wisdom_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o body_n in_o in_o common_a and_o of_o the_o first_o or_o simple_a body_n in_o particular_a §_o 1._o all_o concrete_a notion_n do_v include_v some_o form_n which_o constitute_v they_o such_o 2._o the_o form_n of_o ens_fw-la be_v essence_n 5._o the_o essence_n of_o pure_a act_n consist_v in_o actual_a knowledge_n 4._o yet_o they_o be_v potential_a to_o the_o act_n of_o existence_n 5._o the_o essence_n of_o body_n be_v chief_o take_v from_o its_o form_n 6_o yet_o not_o only_o but_o from_o the_o matter_n also_o 7._o quantitative_a and_o not_o quantitative_a be_v not_o the_o proper_a difference_n that_o constitute_v body_n and_o spirit_n 8._o the_o essence_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n of_o the_o cartesian_n can_v consist_v in_o only_a extension_n 9_o nor_o as_o mr._n locke_n speculate_v in_o extension_n and_o impenetrability_n together_o 10._o every_o body_n be_v essential_o a_o distinct_a part_n of_o nature_n 11._o wherefore_o it_o be_v essential_o ordain_v for_o some_o proper_a and_o primary_n operation_n in_o nature_n 12._o wherefore_o what_o sit_v it_o for_o this_o primary_n operation_n do_v constitute_v it_o 13._o in_o this_o fitness_n to_o perform_v this_o primary_n operation_n consist_v its_o metaphysical_a bonity_n or_o goodness_n 14._o every_o body_n be_v also_o essential_o a_o instrument_n 15._o the_o essential_a difference_n of_o body_n be_v chief_o take_v from_o its_o action_n 16._o the_o modes_n or_o accident_n which_o make_v body_n thus_o fit_a be_v their_o essential_a or_o substantial_a form._n 17._o but_o the_o thing_n must_v retain_v that_o complexion_n of_o accident_n for_o some_o time_n 18._o divisibility_n in_o common_a can_v constitute_v any_o body_n 19_o more_n and_o less_o of_o divisibility_n may_v 20._o one_o or_o two_o different_a accident_n may_v constitute_v the_o simple_a body_n 21._o wherefore_o the_o element_n may_v be_v constitute_v by_o rarity_n or_o density_n 22._o that_o be_v they_o be_v thus_o constitute_v at_o first_o though_o perhaps_o there_o be_v not_o any_o such_o now_o 23._o hence_o the_o cartesian_a first_n matter_n which_o they_o put_v neither_o to_o be_v rare_a nor_o dense_n be_v a_o chimaera_n meditation_n what_o we_o have_v gain_v by_o our_o speculation_n hitherto_o what_o dull_a unactive_a instrument_n body_n be_v yet_o none_o of_o they_o be_v useless_a but_o in_o its_o degree_n good_n the_o reason_n why_o we_o discourse_n of_o such_o abstract_a notion_n and_o of_o the_o many_o vast_a advantage_n that_o way_n yield_v chap._n iii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o mix_v vegetable_a and_o animal_n body_n §_o 1._o it_o be_v scarce_o conceivable_a there_o shall_v be_v now_o any_o pure_a element_n 2._o how_o first-mixt_a body_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v be_v make_v 3._o the_o essential_a form_n of_o first-mixt_a body_n 4._o and_o their_o essence_n or_o total_a form_n 5._o the_o second_o sort_n of_o mix_v body_n 6._o the_o three_o sort_n of_o mixt_n 7._o the_o four_o sort._n 8._o what_o other_o accident_n be_v add_v to_o make_v variety_n of_o mixt_n and_o demixt_n 9_o yet_o rarity_n and_o density_n be_v the_o principal_a and_o most_o intrinsical_v 10._o hence_o the_o corpuscularian_n can_v give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o intrinsecal_n constitution_n of_o any_o natural_a body_n 11._o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o demixt_n 12._o the_o ground_n of_o sensible_a quality_n 13._o of_o imperfect_a mixt_n 14_o of_o live_v body_n 15._o of_o vegetable_n 16_o the_o primary_n operation_n of_o vegetable_n 17._o the_o form_n of_o vegetable_n 18._o the_o essence_n of_o animal_n 19_o the_o primary_n operation_n of_o animal_n 20._o what_o animal_n be_v most_o perfect_a in_o its_o kind_a 21._o in_o what_o sense_n we_o speak_v here_o of_o the_o primary_n operation_n of_o mere_a animal_n meditation_n what_o have_v be_v prove_v here_o recapitulated_n the_o excellency_n of_o metaphysic_n and_o the_o sublime_a way_n of_o discourse_v peculiar_a to_o that_o science_n what_o sleight_n way_n of_o discourse_v be_v affect_v by_o some_o great_a pretender_n to_o science_n of_o our_o duty_n as_o we_o be_v rational_a creature_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o essence_n of_o man._n §_o 1._o man_z be_v one_o thing_n make_v up_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n 2._o therefore_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v here_o only_o potential_a part_n of_o man._n 3._o therefore_o neither_o part_n can_v operate_v alone_o 4._o according_a to_o that_o excellent_a maxim_n actiones_fw-la &_o passiones_fw-la sunt_fw-la suppositorum_fw-la 5._o hence_o the_o christian_a tenet_n of_o the_o incarnation_n be_v agreeable_a to_o right_a reason_n 6._o of_o the_o act_n or_o form_n of_o man_n as_o he_o be_v man._n 7._o that_o both_o part_n concur_v to_o every_o operation_n of_o man_n as_o he_o be_v man._n 8._o hence_o every_o notion_n have_v a_o phantasm_n accompany_v it_o 9_o of_o the_o total_a form_n of_o man._n 10._o what_o chief_o in_o both_o those_o part_n distinguish_v man_n from_o all_o other_o thing_n 11._o hence_o all_o pretence_n of_o god_n voluntary_a annex_v one_o thing_n to_o another_o be_v groundless_a and_o unphilosophical_a 12._o hence_o the_o man_n be_v not_o the_o man_n as_o cartesius_n fancy_v 13._o the_o soul_n manner_n of_o exist_v and_o operate_n here_o be_v in_o part_n corporeal_a 14._o the_o primary_n operation_n of_o man_n be_v reason_v 15._o the_o attainment_n of_o truth_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o man_n understanding_n 16._o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n which_o thus_o perfect_v man_n must_v be_v evident_a 17._o hence_o probability_n perfect_v not_o man._n 18._o nor_o the_o improvement_n of_o memory_n or_o fancy_n 19_o hence_o the_o promote_a evident_a truth_n be_v the_o noble_a action_n of_o man_n as_o he_o be_v intellectual_a 20._o hence_o error_n be_v the_o great_a depravation_n of_o man_n nature_n as_o he_o be_v cognoscitive_a 21._o the_o essence_n of_o man_n be_v rationality_n 22._o and_o distinguish_v he_o from_o angel_n and_o brute_n 23._o hence_o animal_n rationale_n be_v his_o true_a definition_n 24._o in_o rationality_n be_v include_v the_o power_n of_o apprehend_v and_o judge_v as_o also_o of_o receive_v impression_n from_o the_o sense_n 25._o the_o power_n of_o reflect_v be_v also_o a_o essential_a property_n of_o man._n 26._o the_o soul_n acquire_v knowledge_n by_o impression_n from_o outward_a object_n on_o the_o sense_n 27._o first_o proof_n 28._o second_o proof_n 29._o three_o proof_n 30._o four_o proof_n 31._o five_o proof_n 32._o six_o proof_n 33_o seven_o proof_n 34._o eight_o proof_n 35._o that_o the_o soul_n can_v elicit_v ideas_n out_o of_o herself_o prove_v from_o many_o head_n 36._o that_o the_o position_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n and_o body_n two_o thing_n hinder_v the_o right_a explication_n of_o christian_a faith_n 37._o and_o moreover_o make_v every_o man_n to_o be_v a_o monstrous_a chimaera_n 38._o that_o the_o pre_fw-la existence_n of_o soul_n be_v a_o senseless_a conceit_n and_o impossible_a 39_o so_o be_v the_o pythagorean_n transmigration_n 40._o that_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o ask_v how_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o they_o fancy_v two_o thing_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v meditation_n what_o immediate_a step_v we_o have_v take_v in_o our_o rational_a progress_n hitherto_o why_o it_o be_v fit_v such_o a_o creature_n as_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o what_o connatural_a mean_v god_n infinite_a wisdom_n contrive_v that_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v make_v up_o one_o thing_n the_o condition_n of_o our_o soul_n here_o lay_v open_a what_o incredible_a inconvenience_n and_o absurdity_n arise_v from_o put_v the_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o be_v two_o thing_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o constitution_n and_o dissolution_n of_o individual_a body_n §_o 1._o that_o only_a individual_n be_v proper_o thing_n 2._o and_o therefore_o only_o individual_a essence_n be_v proper_o essence_n 3._o yet_o we_o can_v discourse_v more_o clear_o of_o the_o common_a essence_n than_o we_o can_v of_o the_o individual_a one_o 4._o there_o go_v more_o accident_n to_o constitute_v the_o individuum_fw-la than_o there_o go_v to_o constitute_v the_o common_a essence_n 5._o the_o individual_a complexion_n of_o accident_n be_v the_o most_o perfect_a act_n next_o to_o that_o of_o existence_n 6._o hence_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o to_o give_v existence_n be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o natural_a cause_n and_o only_o peculiar_a to_o god._n 7._o there_o must_v be_v some_o instant_a in_o which_o the_o individual_a thing_n first_o begin_v to_o bee_n 8._o this_o complexion_n of_o accident_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o new-made_a individuum_fw-la 9_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o essential_a or_o substantial_a form_n of_o the_o individual_a compound_v 10._o those_o accident_n that_o accrue_v
which_o can_v have_v no_o existence_n in_o nature_n 26_o how_o some_o do_v mistake_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o indivisibility_n attribute_v to_o the_o soul_n 27._o the_o proper_a and_o true_a sense_n in_o which_o a_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v indivisible_a 28._o that_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subject_a that_o the_o soul_n shall_v contain_v corporeal_a nature_n and_o it_o be_v modes_n indivisible_o 29._o in_o what_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o take_v the_o word_n instantaneous_a when_o we_o say_v the_o operation_n of_o pure_a spirit_n be_v such_o 30._o last_o demonstration_n conclude_v the_o whole_a point_n that_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v so_o manifest_o and_o manifold_o demonstrate_v to_o be_v immaterial_a be_v necessary_o immortal_a meditation_n in_o discourse_v of_o our_o soul_n we_o must_v transcend_v our_o sense_n and_o corporeal_a phantasm_n and_o avail_v ourselves_o only_o by_o reflection_n on_o those_o operation_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o it_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v the_o chief_a origin_n of_o atheism_n be_v in_o man_n will_n it_o be_v so_o easy_a to_o satisfy_v their_o understanding_n what_o duty_n be_v incumbent_a on_o we_o who_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v our_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a our_o former_a demonstration_n of_o that_o great_a and_o most_o concern_v truth_n sum_v up_o and_o recapitulated_n of_o what_o vast_a importance_n it_o be_v to_o lay_v 〈…〉_o heart_n this_o preliminary_a truth_n to_o all_o religion_n book_n ii_o of_o pure_a act_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o soul_n separate_v and_o angel_n §_o 1._o the_o soul_n do_v at_o her_o separation_n receive_v some_o change_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o her_o exi_n and_o her_o suppositality_n 2._o the_o mean_n how_o this_o be_v do_v illustrate_v 3._o yet_o the_o same_o individual_a nature_n remain_v in_o she_o 4._o all_o the_o knowledge_n and_o unretract_v affection_v the_o soul_n have_v here_o remain_z still_o in_o she_o 5._o each_o soul_n when_o separate_v know_v all_o create_a truth_n 6._o how_o this_o be_v very_o possible_a 7._o hence_o every_o separate_a soul_n know_v all_o time_n and_o place_n 8._o hence_o her_o operation_n be_v not_o measure_v by_o time_n they_o and_o their_o subject_a be_v of_o a_o superior_a nature_n 9_o hence_o she_o will_v be_v eternal_o miserable_a unless_o she_o know_v the_o first_o cause_n god._n 10._o hence_o also_o she_o be_v natural_o unchangeable_a 11._o hence_o too_o as_o soon_o as_o separate_v she_o know_v all_o the_o thought_n and_o affection_n word_n and_o action_n of_o her_o past_a life_n 12._o whence_o follow_v the_o particular_a judgement_n which_o determine_v her_o lot_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n 13._o hence_o be_v understand_v how_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v lay_v open_a at_o the_o last_o day_n 14._o and_o how_o infant_n be_v connatural_o save_v by_o baptism_n 15._o hence_o ana-baptism_n be_v impious_a and_o unnatural_a 16._o the_o forego_v principle_n show_v how_o much_o more_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n to_o know_v our_o action_n and_o necessity_n 17._o the_o practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n do_v carry_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o good_a she_o most_o love_a here_o in_o case_n it_o be_v attainable_a in_o the_o future_a state_n 18._o the_o best_a intellectual_a good_a or_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v attainable_a in_o the_o next_o life_n if_o the_o soul_n be_v dispose_a for_o it_o 19_o therefore_o to_o work_v up_o our_o christian_a principle_n to_o such_o good_a disposition_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o whole_a employ_v of_o our_o life_n here_o 20._o this_o good_a disposition_n be_v charity_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n 21._o hence_o all_o the_o mean_n and_o motive_n lay_v by_o our_o b._n saviour_n tend_v only_o to_o breed_v and_o cultivate_v in_o our_o soul_n this_o predominant_a affection_n for_o heaven_n 22._o hence_o religion_n be_v the_o way_n of_o breed_v up_o soul_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o may_v dispose_v they_o fâ—…_n eternal_a bliss_n 23._o from_o the_o same_o principle_n be_v demonstrate_v that_o to_o depart_v hence_o with_o a_o contrary_a disposition_n 〈…〉_o a_o first_o affection_n for_o any_o creature_n will_v torment_v the_o soul_n when_o separate_v with_o most_o unspeakable_a grief_n and_o anguish_n 24._o the_o state_n of_o separation_n elevate_v the_o soul_n to_o aâ—…_n incomparable_o high_a perfection_n of_o existence_n shâ—…_n be_v then_o a_o pure_a act_n than_o she_o have_v here_o 25._o wherefore_o it_o do_v consequent_o elevate_v the_o activity_n of_o all_o her_o power_n and_o particular_o the_o act_n of_o her_o will_n her_o affection_n to_o a_o unconceivable_a intenseness_n and_o vehemency_n above_o what_o she_o have_v while_n in_o the_o body_n 26._o hence_o the_o poena_n damni_fw-la in_o wicked_a soul_n foâ—…_n the_o loss_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o also_o the_o loss_n of_o thâ—…_n temporal_a false_a good_a they_o here_o dote_v on_o be_v unspeakable_a and_o plunge_v they_o in_o a_o hell_n of_o misery_n their_o sad_a condition_n describe_v 27._o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n damn_v no_o man_n but_o that_o the_o sinner_n while_o he_o hug_v and_o cherish_v 〈…〉_o his_o thought_n those_o inordinate_a affection_n for_o creature_n on_o which_o by_o his_o own_o deliberate_a choice_n 〈…〉_o have_v set_v his_o first_o love_n do_v connatural_o kindlâ—…_n and_o foment_n all_o the_o while_n hellfire_n in_o his_o own_o soul_n to_o which_o god_n contribute_v no_o far_o but_o by_o conserve_n the_o wise_a course_n of_o the_o world_n that_o propeâ—…_n cause_n shall_v have_v their_o effect_n which_o he_o have_v 〈…〉_o reason_n to_o alter_v for_o their_o sake_n 28._o the_o know_v then_o all_o truth_n speculative_o doeâ—…_n not_o alter_v the_o predominant_a affection_n for_o creature_n as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v 29._o hence_o one_o enormous_a actual_a sin_n unrepented_a render_v a_o separate_a soul_n liable_a to_o eternal_a damnation_n 30._o that_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n do_v not_o alter_v the_o first_o affection_n of_o soul_n far_o demonstrate_v 31._o hence_o sin_n do_v not_o formal_o consist_v in_o the_o falsity_n of_o the_o practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n but_o in_o the_o disproportion_n and_o inordinateness_n of_o it_o 32._o '_o from_o the_o former_a principle_n it_o follow_v that_o all_o those_o several_a kind_n of_o knowledge_n we_o have_v here_o will_v be_v elevate_v to_o a_o unmeasurable_a excess_n in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n 33._o hence_o also_o all_o the_o virtuous_a affection_n which_o good_a soul_n have_v here_o for_o friend_n relation_n and_o acquaintance_n will_v remain_v in_o the_o next_o life_n and_o make_v they_o ardent_o wish_v and_o pray_v for_o their_o salvation_n 34._o that_o each_o particular_a deduce_v here_o be_v demonstrable_a by_o the_o principle_n lay_v former_o show_v by_o repeat_v those_o principle_n 35._o wherefore_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o thought_n word_n or_o action_n good_a or_o bad_a which_o we_o ever_o have_v or_o do_v in_o this_o life_n but_o will_v have_v its_o consequent_a and_o proper_a effect_n adjust_v and_o proportion_v to_o it_o in_o the_o next_o meditation_n the_o admirable_a nature_n of_o a_o soul_n when_o separate_v and_o become_v a_o pure_a spirit_n display_v that_o there_o be_v no_o comparison_n between_o our_o soul_n condition_n here_o and_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n mere_a humane_a science_n when_o at_o the_o height_n be_v too_o short_a and_o impotent_a to_o raise_v mankind_n to_o those_o disposition_n that_o fit_v he_o for_o true_a happiness_n the_o necessity_n of_o divine_a revelation_n far_o show_v that_o the_o christian_a life_n be_v most_o comfortable_a and_o the_o un-christian_a life_n most_o full_a of_o anxiety_n the_o unexpressible_a transport_v of_o joy_n which_o holy_a soul_n experience_n at_o their_o first_o enter_v into_o bliss_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o existence_n essence_n knowledge_n distinction_n and_o action_n of_o angel_n §_o 1._o the_o order_n of_o the_o universe_n require_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v different_a kind_n of_o being_n 2._o and_o much_o more_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v pure_a act_n or_o angel_n 3._o especial_o since_o the_o angelical_a nature_n be_v capable_a of_o exist_v 4._o and_o that_o otherwise_o there_o can_v be_v no_o immediate_a cause_n of_o motion_n 5._o as_o be_v also_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o causality_n 6._o every_o more_o perfect_a ens_fw-la include_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o less-perfect_a as_o it_o be_v a_o ens._n 7._o and_o therefore_o pure_a act_n or_o spirit_n contain_v in_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n 8._o which_o since_o it_o can_v be_v do_v by_o way_n of_o quantity_n they_o must_v contain_v they_o by_o the_o way_n of_o knowledge_n 9_o therefore_o the_o very_a nature_n or_o essence_n of_o body_n be_v in_o
a_o spiritual_a understanding_n and_o not_o idea_n or_o similitude_n of_o they_o only_o 10._o this_o doctrine_n be_v ground_v on_o that_o logical_a maxim_n all_o difference_n be_v nothing_o but_o more_o and_o less_o of_o the_o generical_a notion_n the_o consideration_n of_o that_o thesis_n be_v recommend_v to_o the_o reader_n 11._o this_o hold_v equal_o in_o a_o soul_n too_o when_o she_o come_v to_o be_v a_o pure_a act._n 12._o angel_n be_v pure_a act_n be_v immutable_a 13._o the_o distinction_n of_o angel_n be_v take_v from_o be_v more_o or_o less_o cognoscitive_a after_o their_o manner_n 14._o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o knowledge_n but_o of_o the_o intenseness_n or_o penetrativeness_n of_o it_o 15._o hence_o as_o far_o as_o reason_n carry_v we_o be_v take_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o three_o hierarchy_n and_o nine_o quire_n of_o angel_n 16._o the_o different_a manner_n by_o which_o angel_n and_o human_a soul_n come_v to_o have_v all_o their_o knowledge_n 17._o that_o those_o angel_n have_v noble_a essence_n who_o each_o act_n of_o knowledge_n have_v for_o its_o object_n a_o great_a portion_n of_o the_o universe_n 18._o which_o fit_v they_o to_o super-intend_a the_o administration_n of_o a_o large_a province_n 19_o how_o consonant_a this_o be_v to_o those_o passage_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o speak_v of_o such_o operation_n of_o angel_n 20._o a_o angel_n can_v operate_v upon_o another_o angel_n so_o as_o to_o change_v it_o 21._o wherefore_o all_o it_o be_v external_n operation_n which_o work_v a_o change_n in_o another_o thing_n can_v only_o be_v upon_o body_n 22._o a_o angel_n can_v thus_o operate_v upon_o material_a being_n or_o body_n 23._o that_o we_o only_o intend_v to_o evince_v here_o the_o a_o est_fw-fr of_o this_o operation_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o not_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v perform_v 24._o yet_o no_o one_o angel_n have_v a_o unlimited_a power_n to_o operate_v thus_o on_o all_o body_n whatever_o 25._o a_o angel_n can_v move_v or_o change_v those_o body_n which_o be_v within_o the_o sphere_n of_o its_o activity_n in_o a_o imperceptible_a time_n 26._o hence_o the_o wonderful_a effect_n record_v in_o holy_a writ_n to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o angel_n be_v consonant_a to_o metaphysical_a principle_n 27._o that_o the_o ordinary_a minister_a spirit_n or_o angel-guardian_n of_o particular_a person_n be_v the_o low_a sort_n of_o angel_n 28._o but_o the_o great_a and_o weighty_a affair_n ure_n manage_v and_o transact_v by_o archangel_n 29._o the_o low_a angel_n receive_v intellectual_a light_n from_o god_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o superior_a one_o in_o the_o very_a instant_a they_o be_v create_v 30._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o good_a angel_n perform_v the_o will_n of_o their_o maker_n without_o new_a instruction_n 31._o that_o god_n make_v use_v of_o holy_a angel_n to_o procure_v our_o good_a and_o of_o bad_a one_o to_o afflict_v and_o punish_v mankind_n as_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n see_v fit_v meditation_n by_o what_o mean_v metaphysic_n have_v raise_v our_o thoughtâ—_n above_o the_o sordid_a mass_n of_o matter_n to_o contemplate_v the_o angelical_a nature_n the_o surpass_a excellency_n of_o their_o intellectual_a essence_n decipher_v how_o faith_n have_v antecedent_o enlighten_v our_o reason_n and_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o explicate_v and_o defend_v it_o against_o the_o empty_a flourish_v of_o the_o drollich_n renouncer_n of_o faith_n and_o reason_n both_o what_o gratitude_n love_n and_o veneration_n we_o owe_v to_o those_o bless_a minister_a spirit_n and_o what_o benefit_n we_o shalâ—_n reap_v by_o keep_v up_o a_o spiritual_a communion_n with_o they_o by_o follow_v their_o good_a inspiration_n yet_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o honour_v they_o so_o as_o to_o remember_v they_o be_v only_o our_o fellow_n servant_n though_o high_o dignify_v by_o our_o common_a master_n book_n iii_o of_o the_o most_o pure_a actuality_n of_o be_v the_o adorable_a deity_n of_o the_o existence_n essence_n and_o attribute_n of_o god._n §_o 1._o that_o there_o must_v be_v something_o which_o be_v a_o most_o pure_a actuality_n of_o be_v demonstrate_v 2._o dem._n ii_o from_o the_o acknowledge_a potentiality_n of_o be_v necessary_o annex_v or_o rather_o essential_a to_o all_o creature_n 3._o dem._n iii_o because_o what_o be_v not_o can_v act._n 4._o dem_n iu._n because_o actual_a be_v or_o existence_n be_v the_o noble_a effect_n imaginable_a 5._o dem._n v._o because_o no_o power_n can_v produce_v a_o effect_n which_o be_v contradictory_n to_o what_o itself_o be_v or_o to_o it_o be_v own_o nature_n 6._o the_o foresay_a proof_n sum_v up_o in_o one_o and_o enforce_v 7._o this_o actuality_n of_o be_v give_v be_v to_o all_o other_o thing_n 8._o the_o objection_n of_o the_o atheist_n propose_v viz._n that_o the_o world_n be_v ever_o 9_o first_o answer_n that_o this_o do_v not_o solve_v our_o demonstration_n 10._o second_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a voluntary_a assertion_n neither_o prove_v nor_o attempt_v to_o be_v prove_v nor_o possible_a to_o be_v prove_v 11._o three_o answer_n farther_o show_v that_o our_o argument_n be_v not_o touch_v and_o reduce_v it_o to_o a_o identical_a proposition_n 12._o four_o answer_n this_o pretence_n or_o voluntary_a assertion_n be_v show_v to_o be_v a_o absolute_a impossibility_n 13._o five_o answer_n that_o the_o put_v a_o infinite_a antecedent_n time_n which_o in_o their_o supposition_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n 14._o six_o answer_n that_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n infinite_a apply_v to_o our_o case_n show_v also_o that_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a contradiction_n 15._o the_o put_v a_o finite_a number_n of_o cause_n give_v be_v to_o one_o another_o circular_o be_v as_o absurd_a and_o contradictory_n as_o the_o former_a 16._o the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la be_v different_a from_o that_o of_o existence_n and_o consequent_o essence_n from_o existence_n 17._o philosopher_n must_v discourse_v of_o the_o first_o be_v by_o such_o notion_n as_o they_o have_v 18._o the_o notion_n of_o existence_n be_v the_o most_o actual_a of_o any_o we_o have_v 19_o and_o therefore_o the_o fit_a to_o express_v a_o pure_a actuality_n of_o be_v and_o give_v we_o by_o god_n himself_o 20._o every_o abstract_a word_n include_v comprehensive_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o the_o form_n or_o act_n it_o signify_v without_o any_o limitation_n 21._o therefore_o it_o be_v limitation_n either_o proceed_v from_o the_o subject_a or_o from_o the_o cause_n that_o determine_v it_o 22._o wherefore_o god_n essence_n be_v existenceâ—â—_n â—â—_z self_n be_v absolute_o unlimited_a or_o actual_o infinite_a 23._o therefore_o god_n be_v but_o one_o 24._o hence_o polytheism_n or_o the_o put_v many_o god_n be_v a_o most_o senseless_a absurdity_n and_o a_o plain_a contradiction_n 25._o hence_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n be_v divine_a the_o dawn_v of_o which_o chase_v away_o that_o universal_a darkness_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o opposition_n humane_a power_n wit_n or_o learning_n can_v make_v 26_o existence_n be_v the_o whole_a perfection_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o exist_v 27._o much_o more_o when_o it_o be_v essential_a and_o actual_o infinite_a 28._o therefore_o the_o divine_a existence_n or_o the_o deity_n include_v or_o concenter_v all_o imaginable_a perfection_n in_o its_o self_n 29._o therefore_o god_n be_v infinite_o perfect_a in_o all_o intellectual_a and_o moral_a attribute_n 30._o therefore_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n 31._o and_o no_o way_n corporeal_a 32._o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o indignity_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o apply_v any_o such_o predicate_v to_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o body_n 33._o hence_o also_o he_o be_v immutable_a 34._o and_o a_o self-subsistent_a be_v 35._o also_o his_o essence_n be_v most_o simple_a or_o uncompounded_a 36._o and_o his_o duration_n eternal_a 37._o whence_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v explicate_v by_o a_o correspondency_n to_o our_o time_n 38._o hence_o also_o god_n be_v immense_a 39_o it_o be_v high_o derogatory_n to_o this_o attribute_n to_o explicate_v it_o by_o commensuration_n to_o a_o infinite_a space_n 40._o last_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v of_o its_o self_n infinite_o knowable_a or_o intelligible_a 41._o of_o what_o comfort_n this_o may_v be_v to_o some_o humble_a and_o pious_a soul_n 42._o that_o the_o author_n confine_n himself_o here_o to_o metaphysical_a medium_n 43._o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o be_v say_v no_o notion_n or_o word_n we_o have_v be_v univocal_o or_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n apply_v to_o god_n and_o to_o creature_n 44._o wherefore_o all_o the_o word_n we_o use_v when_o we_o speak_v of_o god_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n metaphorical_a 45._o because_o each_o of_o they_o signify_v some_o one_o notion_n or_o some_o one_o perfection_n whereas_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v the_o plenitude_n of_o all_o be_v and_o all_o perfection_n centre_v
true_o one_o thing_n or_o one_o ens_fw-la and_o that_o all_o these_o particular_n now_o enumerate_v be_v nothing_o but_o mere_o our_o different_a conception_n consideration_n or_o notion_n of_o it_o take_v those_o word_n objective_o that_o be_v indeed_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n itself_o as_o diverse_o conceive_v consider_v or_o apprehend_v so_o that_o the_o thing_n give_v we_o the_o ground_n of_o verification_n and_o our_o understanding_n the_o formal_a distinction_n express_v by_o the_o abstractive_a or_o distinctive_a particle_n as_o to_o answer_v the_o signification_n of_o which_o word_n nothing_o be_v find_v in_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v in_o re_fw-mi or_o iâ—_n nature_n 33._o from_o what_o have_v be_v discourse_v above_o concern_v power_n and_o act_n it_o be_v demonstrable_a how_o many_o common_a create_v how_o many_o sort_n of_o entity_n be_v possible_a to_o be_v create_v sort_n or_o kind_n of_o entia_fw-la can_v be_v in_o the_o universe_n or_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v create_v for_o since_o nothing_o be_v capable_a to_o have_v existence_n give_v it_o but_o what_o be_v determinate_a that_o be_v this_o or_o that_o and_o the_o mere_a power_n to_o be_v a_o thing_n call_v matter_n be_v utter_o â—â—determinate_a and_o act_n be_v the_o only_a determiner_n of_o potentiality_n or_o power_n and_o therefore_o can_v also_o have_v determination_n by_o virtue_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n or_o rather_o bear_v determination_n in_o its_o very_a notion_n it_o follow_v that_o there_o can_v only_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o thing_n possible_a to_o be_v create_v viz._n those_o which_o be_v compound_v of_o power_n and_o act_n that_o be_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n which_o we_o call_v body_n aâ—…_n pure_a act_n which_o have_v no_o power_n or_o matter_n iâ—_n they_o which_o we_o call_v angel_n or_o spirit_n 34._o hence_o it_o be_v infer_v that_o existence_n iâ—_n the_o most_o formal_a and_o consequent_o ens._n existence_n be_v the_o ultimate_a act_n of_o ens._n the_o ultimate_a act_n of_o all_o otheâ—…_n whatever_o and_o all_o other_o potential_a in_o respect_n of_o it_o for_o sinâ—â—_n it_o have_v be_v show_v §_o 3_o 4_o and_o 5._o that_o the_o essence_n of_o all_o creature_n whether_o they_o be_v pâ—…_n act_n or_o compound_v of_o act_n and_o power_n do_v consist_v in_o a_o possibility_n or_o power_n to_o exist_v and_o much_o more_o the_o improper_a essence_n of_o their_o accidentsâ—â—_n â—â—_z modes_n which_o have_v of_o themselves_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o power_n to_o exist_v at_o all_o but_o by_o mean_n â—â—_o the_o ens_fw-la or_o substance_n on_o which_o both_o their_o essenâ—…_n and_o existence_n do_v immediate_o depend_v it_o follow_v that_o existence_n be_v the_o most_o formal_a and_o ultimate_a act_n as_o superven_a to_o all_o create_a essencâ—…_n imaginable_a and_o that_o all_o other_o act_n comparâ—…_n to_o it_o be_v but_o potential_a or_o as_o it_o be_v dispositiâ—â—_n to_o it_o wherefore_o when_o angel_n be_v call_v pâ—…_n act_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o be_v pureâ—â—_n â—â—_z free_a from_o that_o second_o sort_n of_o power_n call_v matter_n notwithstanding_o which_o the_o essence_n of_o those_o pâ—…_n act_n be_v but_o potential_a in_o respect_n of_o that_o first_o and_o pure_a act_n existence_n 35._o corollary_n viii_o wherefore_o existence_n â—â—_o more_o proper_o call_v actuality_n then_o act_n as_o have_v no_o kiâ—…_n act._n wherefore_o existence_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v actuality_n than_o act._n of_o potentiality_n to_o any_o far_a act_n but_o be_v the_o perfect_a quintessence_n as_o it_o be_v of_o actâ—â—_n â—â—_z self_n without_o the_o least_o alloy_n or_o mixture_n oâ—_n power_n as_o become_v the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o god_n our_o creator_n who_o be_v essential_o a_o infinite_a actuality_n of_o be_v or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o self-existent_a as_o will_v be_v demonstrate_v hereafter_o 36._o wherefore_o since_o it_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v â—_o 4._o that_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o all_o create_a being_n consist_v in_o the_o mere_a possibility_n or_o power_n to_o have_v existence_n and_o god._n that_o there_o be_v a_o god._n therefore_o they_o have_v not_o actual_a be_v from_o themselves_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o must_v have_v it_o from_o another_o to_o who_o consequent_o existence_n be_v essential_a that_o be_v from_o the_o first_o be_v or_o from_o god._n there_o be_v therefore_o a_o god._n but_o of_o this_o in_o my_o three_o book_n advertisement_n i_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v remark_v once_o for_o all_o that_o by_o the_o word_n power_n act_n matter_n form_n existence_n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o the_o word_n i_o shall_v use_v hereafter_o through_o this_o whole_a treatise_n â—â—r_a those_o i_o have_v publish_v former_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v idea_n or_o similitude_n or_o any_o other_o conceit_n find_v out_o or_o make_v by_o my_o own_o or_o any_o other_o man_n wit_n or_o fancy_n but_o the_o very_a real_a thing_n itself_o of_o which_o and_o not_o of_o similitude_n we_o intendâ—â—_n â—â—_z speak_v conceive_v by_o we_o according_a to_o such_o respect_n or_o consideration_n ground_v on_o it_o and_o â—â—ly_o find_v in_o it_o without_o which_o no_o solid_a disâ—…rse_n can_v possible_o be_v make_v as_o be_v show_v in_o my_o â—â—thod_n b._n 1._o l._n 1._o and_o be_v demonstrate_v at_o large_a in_o my_o solid_a philosophy_n assert_v preliminary_n first_o and_o second_o and_o in_o my_o other_o write_n meditation_n on_o the_o forego_n chapter_n it_o be_v time_n my_o soul_n to_o turn_v thy_o thought_n upon_o thyself_o and_o to_o reflect_v what_o advancement_n of_o knowledge_n thou_o have_v gain_v by_o those_o easy_a most_o common_a and_o most_o familiar_a notion_n of_o power_n and_o act._n but_o first_o consider_v how_o provident_a thy_o generous_a maker_n have_v be_v for_o thou_o as_o soon_o as_o then_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o dark_a womb_n of_o nothing_o and_o how_o he_o have_v assist_v and_o nourish_v thou_o up_o in_o thy_o helpless_a infancy_n thy_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v capable_a of_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o only_a knowledge_n be_v the_o connatural_a knowledge_n the_o method_n how_o god_n providence_n give_v we_o our_o element_n of_o knowledge_n food_n which_o can_v give_v thou_o growth_n and_o strength_n and_o ripen_v thou_o to_o perfection_n how_o wretched_a then_o and_o miserable_a have_v thou_o be_v have_v not_o he_o like_o a_o love_a father_n take_v care_n thou_o shall_v not_o live_v perpetual_o in_o a_o dungeon_n of_o spiritual_a darkness_n and_o comfortless_a ignorance_n to_o this_o end_n â—e_v plant_v thou_o among_o a_o infinite_a variety_n of_o thy_o fellow-creature_n bodily_a substance_n which_o play_v continual_o about_o thou_o with_o such_o motion_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o several_a constitution_n these_o be_v the_o manufacture_n of_o a_o infinite_o wise_a creator_n can_v not_o but_o retain_v in_o they_o the_o manifest_a print_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o their_o divine_a artificer_n which_o make_v â—â—â—m_o fit_a instrument_n to_o inform_v thy_o empty_a understanding_n and_o to_o instruct_v thy_o rudeness_n but_o alas_o thâ—y_o can_v not_o reach_v or_o affect_v thy_o nature_n which_o be_v spiritual_a all_o their_o operation_n be_v perform_v by_o local_a motion_n which_o be_v quantitative_n and_o divisible_a can_v not_o be_v receive_v in_o thy_o spiritual_a and_o indivisible_a essence_n this_o have_v render_v thou_o consider_v according_a to_o thy_o peculiar_a nature_n have_v thou_o be_v a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o all_o body_n whatever_n insensible_a of_o their_o smart_a impulse_n and_o incapable_a of_o know_v any_o thing_n by_o their_o most_o vigorous_a impression_n nor_o have_v thou_o as_o be_v one_o of_o the_o low_a class_n of_o know_v substance_n any_o right_a or_o title_n to_o have_v actual_a knowledge_n infuse_v into_o thou_o gratis_o at_o first_o as_o have_v thy_o elder-brother_n by_o creation_n thâ—_n angel_n in_o this_o forlorn_a condition_n be_v thou_o find_v in_o the_o first_o instant_a thou_o come_v into_o this_o material_a world_n viz._n only_o capable_a of_o knowledge_n and_o utter_o unable_a of_o thyself_o to_o gain_v any_o or_o help_v thyself_o in_o the_o least_o for_o a_o mere_a power_n which_o be_v undetermined_a to_o all_o or_o any_o act_n of_o knowledge_n can_v not_o alone_o enable_v thou_o to_o produce_v any_o particular_a act_n which_o be_v necessary_o this_o and_o determinate_a but_o it_o belong_v to_o essential_a and_o infinite_a goodness_n not_o to_o leave_v his_o poor_a indigent_a creature_n destitute_a but_o to_o take_v order_n they_o shall_v have_v as_o far_o as_o consist_v with_o the_o best_a order_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o perfection_n their_o nature_n be_v capable_a to_o receive_v wherefore_o his_o providence_n wise_o order_v thou_o shall_v have_v a_o material_a compart_n link_v so_o intimate_o to_o thou_o as_o to_o compound_v with_o thou_o one_o ens_fw-la or_o suppositum_fw-la and_o thence_o partake_v
no_o where_o but_o in_o the_o thing_n who_o essence_n the_o god_n of_o truth_n have_v make_v and_o establish_v and_o then_o thou_o may_v be_v confident_a thy_o judgement_n and_o discourse_n will_v be_v wellgrounded_n and_o solid_a not_o airy_a and_o fantastical_a imagination_n which_o though_o they_o flatter_v thou_o with_o fine_a appearance_n counterfeit_v evidence_n will_v certain_o prove_v most_o obscure_a leave_v thou_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o be_v find_v to_o be_v no_o more_o but_o airy_a bubble_n when_o thoy_z come_v to_o be_v grasp_v by_o the_o strict_a hand_n or_o palma_n contracta_fw-la of_o connected_a discourse_n or_o exact_a reason_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o body_n in_o in_o common_a and_o of_o the_o first_o or_o simple_a body_n in_o particular_a 1._o every_o notion_n that_o be_v not_o abstract_a but_o concrete_a must_v have_v some_o form_n or_o formal_a cause_n by_o which_o it_o be_v constitute_v such_o this_o be_v self-evident_a for_o such_o all_o concrete_a notious_a include_v some_o form_n that_o constitute_v they_o such_o we_o call_v that_o a_o concrete_a notion_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o subject_n which_o have_v such_o a_o form_n in_o it_o and_o the_o form_n which_o be_v have_v by_o it_o and_o which_o by_o be_v in_o it_o make_v and_o denominate_v it_o to_o be_v this_o kind_a of_o concrete_a in_o particular_a 2._o wherefore_o the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la it_o be_v not_o a_o abstract_n but_o a_o concrete_a be_v constitute_v by_o its_o essence_n as_o it_o be_v essence_n the_o form_n of_o ens_fw-la be_v essence_n form_n or_o formal_a cause_n which_o make_v it_o to_o be_v a_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n for_o since_o the_o word_n essence_n import_v somewhat_o that_o belong_v intrinsical_o to_o be_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o notion_n of_o actual_a be_v or_o existence_n in_o nature_n consequent_o it_o can_v only_o signify_v a_o capacity_n of_o be_v or_o the_o form_n of_o that_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v that_o be_v by_o ch._n 1._o §_o 5._o of_o ens._n wherefore_o as_o that_o which_o be_v white_a be_v make_v formal_o such_o by_o have_v that_o mode_n or_o accidental_a act_n in_o it_o call_v whiteness_n and_o that_o which_o be_v round_o become_v formal_o such_o by_o have_v rotundity_n in_o it_o so_o every_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n be_v formal_o constitute_v such_o by_o have_v that_o formality_n in_o it_o call_v essence_n 3._o the_o essence_n of_o those_o thing_n call_v pure_a act_n or_o spirit_n consist_v in_o their_o actual_a knowledge_n for_o since_o be_v pure_a knowledge_n the_o essence_n of_o pure_a act_n consist_v in_o actual_a knowledge_n act_n they_o have_v no_o power_n â—â—_o matter_n in_o they_o their_o essence_n can_v consist_v in_o a_o power_n to_o have_v what_o be_v natural_a to_o they_o as_o knowledge_n be_v therefore_o their_o essence_n must_v consist_v in_o actual_a knowledge_n of_o what_o be_v due_a to_o their_o nature_n to_o know_v again_o if_o their_o essence_n do_v consist_v only_o in_o a_o power_n to_o know_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o whatever_o be_v reduce_v from_o the_o state_n of_o potentiality_n or_o power_n to_o that_o of_o actuality_n or_o act_n be_v intrinsical_o change_v and_o all_o change_n or_o mutability_n proceed_v from_o matter_n as_o be_v prove_v ch._n i._o §_o 19_o and_o pure_a act_n be_v therefore_o call_v pure_a because_o they_o have_v none_o of_o that_o power_n call_v matter_n in_o they_o it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o all_o intelligence_n or_o intellectual_a thing_n can_v only_o consist_v in_o actual_a knowledge_n 4._o notwithstanding_o that_o actual_a knowledge_n be_v essential_a to_o pure_a act_n this_o hinder_v existence_n yet_o they_o be_v potential_a to_o the_o act_n of_o existence_n not_o but_o that_o they_o have_v a_o potentiality_n to_o that_o first_o sort_n of_o act_n call_v existence_n which_o as_o be_v show_v ch._n 1._o §_o 3._o and_o 4._o be_v common_a and_o essential_a to_o all_o creature_n for_o since_o to_o know_v be_v to_o have_v the_o thing_n in_o it_o intellectual_o and_o the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n speak_v of_o create_a thing_n abstract_n from_o existence_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n to_o which_o existence_n be_v accidental_a consist_v with_o the_o power_n to_o existence_n especial_o since_o all_o knowledge_n even_o of_o the_o existence_n of_o other_o thing_n as_o will_v be_v show_v ch._n 6._o consist_v in_o be_v those_o thing_n as_o other_o or_o as_o distinct_a from_o the_o knower_n wherefore_o though_o angel_n by_o actual_a knowledge_n be_v those_o other_o thing_n with_o their_o existence_n intellectual_o yet_o they_o be_v in_o they_o as_o other_o they_o be_v still_o leave_v indifferent_a in_o their_o proper_a nature_n to_o exist_v or_o not_o exist_v 5._o the_o essence_n of_o body_n or_o of_o such_o a_o ens_fw-la as_o consist_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v form_n the_o essence_n of_o body_n be_v câ—â—â—â—ly_o take_v from_o its_o form_n chief_o take_v from_o its_o proper_a act_n or_o its_o form_n for_o since_o what_o distinguish_v a_o thing_n from_o all_o other_o do_v consequent_o make_v it_o this_o and_o no_o other_o and_o matter_n be_v of_o itself_o perfect_o indeterminate_a can_v distinguish_v or_o determine_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v of_o this_o kind_a much_o less_o to_o be_v this_o individuum_fw-la it_o follow_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o all_o body_n and_o consequent_o of_o body_n in_o common_a be_v chief_o take_v from_o the_o form_n or_o act._n 6._o yet_o the_o complete_a essence_n of_o body_n be_v not_o only_o take_v from_o the_o form_n but_o also_o also_o yet_o not_o only_o but_o from_o the_o matter_n also_o from_o the_o matter_n which_o together_o with_o the_o form_n compound_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n for_o since_o that_o constitute_v the_o notion_n of_o that_o species_n of_o ens_fw-la call_v body_n which_o distinguish_v it_o essential_o from_o the_o other_o species_n of_o ens_fw-la call_v pure_a act_n or_o spirit_n and_o the_o not-being_a a_o pure_a act_n be_v that_o which_o distinguish_v it_o from_o those_o entity_n which_o be_v pure_a act_n and_o the_o not-being_a a_o pure_a act_n do_v also_o out_o of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o very_a term_n import_n that_o it_o have_v power_n or_o matter_n mix_v with_o it_o it_o follow_v that_o body_n be_v essential_o distinguish_v from_o spirit_n by_o its_o be_v compound_v of_o power_n and_o act_n or_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o consequent_o not_o by_o the_o form_n only_o again_o since_o essence_n speak_v the_o total_a form_n of_o any_o ens_fw-la as_o humanitas_fw-la do_v of_o homo_fw-la or_o petreitas_fw-la of_o peter_n and_o not_o mere_o that_o partial_a form_n which_o with_o thâ—_n other_o part_n call_v matter_n compound_v body_n it_o must_v necessary_o import_v a_o act_n of_o that_o whole_a compound_v and_o consequent_o include_v a_o respect_n to_o to_o the_o matter_n also_o and_o not_o to_o the_o form_n only_o as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o word_n corporeity_n which_o signify_v thâ—_n total_a form_n or_o essence_n of_o body_n 7._o hence_o divisible_a and_o indivisible_a take_v as_o they_o signify_v quantitative_a and_o not-quantitative_a be_v not_o the_o proper_a spirit_n quantitative_a and_o not-quantitative_a be_v not_o the_o proper_a difference_n that_o constitute_v body_n and_o spirit_n difference_n which_o constitute_v the_o first_o kind_n of_o ens_fw-la body_n and_o spirit_n but_o the_o metaphysical_a divisibility_n and_o indivisibility_n into_o matter_n and_o form_n as_o beside_o the_o reason_n here_o give_v be_v clear_o demonstrate_v in_o my_o method_n to_o science_n b._n 1._o lesle_n 3._o §_o 4._o and_o 5._o in_o which_o lesson_n if_o i_o do_v not_o flatter_v myself_o that_o most_o useful_a doctrine_n of_o assign_v proper_a and_o intrinsical_a difference_n and_o of_o divide_v any_o genus_fw-la by_o such_o be_v more_o solid_o establish_v and_o more_o clear_o and_o large_o deliver_v than_o have_v be_v hitherto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o without_o this_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o keep_v our_o notion_n distinct_a or_o preserve_v they_o from_o interfering_n and_o be_v confuse_o jumble_v which_o must_v forcible_o in_o a_o high_a manner_n obstruct_v the_o way_n to_o that_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n call_v science_n 8._o corollary_n i._n hence_o those_o philosopher_n be_v convict_v of_o a_o vast_a error_n in_o one_o of_o the_o first_o principle_n extension_n the_o essence_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n of_o the_o cartesian_n can_v consist_v in_o only_a extension_n of_o nature_n who_o make_v the_o essence_n of_o their_o first_o body_n to_o consist_v in_o nothing_o but_o extension_n for_o since_o as_o have_v be_v evident_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o place_n now_o cite_v §_o 1._o and_o 2_o all_o proper_a and_o intrinsical_a difference_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o more_o or_o less_o of_o the_o notion_n divide_v
set_v 〈…〉_o play_v the_o element_n be_v now_o find_v pâ—…_n and_o unmixed_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o continuâ—…_n turmoil_v of_o body_n press_v '_o upon_o one_o another_o for_o this_o force_v they_o to_o mingle_v anâ—…_n remingle_v with_o one_o another_o and_o by_o 8._o by_o see_v b._n 4._o §._o 8._o the_o motion_n of_o pulsus_fw-la and_o tractus_n thrust_v one_o another_o before_o they_o or_o by_o the_o continuity_n of_o quantity_n draw_v they_o after_o they_o hinder_v they_o from_o preserve_v steady_o any_o determinate_a degree_n of_o rarity_n and_o density_n 23._o corollary_n v._o hence_o it_o be_v far_o demonstrate_v against_o the_o new_a philosopher_n as_o before_o from_o the_o chimaera_n hence_o the_o cartesian_a first_o matter_n which_o they_o put_v neither_o to_o be_v rare_a nor_o dense_n be_v a_o chimaera_n notion_n of_o quantity_n as_o it_o iâ—_n extension_n so_o now_o from_o thâ—_n same_o quantity_n as_o it_o be_v divisibility_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a anything_o 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knowledge_n â—â—_o have_v gain_v while_o we_o run_v over_o this_o second_o stage_n of_o our_o travel_a hitherto_o what_o we_o have_v gain_v by_o our_o speculation_n hitherto_o thought_n we_o have_v go_v indeed_o but_o slow_o forward_o but_o the_o smallness_n of_o our_o advance_n be_v recompense_v by_o our_o make_a ourselves_o master_n of_o our_o ground_n every_o step_v we_o have_v take_v we_o have_v gain_v a_o clear_a light_n what_o essence_n be_v which_o puzzle_v so_o many_o speculater_n and_o in_o what_o consist_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o two_o most_o general_a kind_n of_o thing_n body_n and_o spirit_n we_o have_v see_v what_o dull_a lumpish_a thing_n all_o eveâ—_n the_o best_a of_o body_n be_v which_o unthinking_a and_o unelevated_a worldling_n do_v so_o blind_o admire_v and_o that_o the_o most_o subtle_a of_o they_o be_v unable_a of_o themselves_o to_o stir_v or_o move_v be_v but_o unwieldy_a slug_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o activity_n of_o a_o subsistent_a spirit_n which_o 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common_a matter_n of_o the_o corporeal_a universe_n what_o shape_v the_o part_n of_o matter_n into_o distinct_a thing_n and_o so_o sit_v it_o for_o existence_n 〈◊〉_d have_v find_v how_o much_o of_o determination_n suffice_v â—â—_o make_v the_o simple_a body_n which_o will_v lead_v its_o â—o_o the_o knowledge_n of_o what_o far_a degree_n of_o it_o be_v â—â—quisite_a for_o those_o which_o be_v more_o and_o more_o mix_v 〈◊〉_d compound_v last_o we_o have_v avoid_v many_o great_a error_n about_o the_o primordial_a constitution_n of_o entity_n and_o we_o know_v certain_o the_o term_n and_o condition_n which_o ground_n their_o title_n to_o existence_n or_o â—…ders_v they_o capable_a to_o be_v actual_o all_o this_o we_o â—â—â—e_a get_v and_o yet_o contrary_a to_o our_o acquisition_n in_o 〈◊〉_d material_a world_n we_o have_v lose_v nothing_o at_o all_o â—â—_o get_n it_o and_o which_o abundant_o perfect_v our_o satisfaction_n we_o foresee_v by_o what_o we_o have_v attain_v already_o that_o we_o 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upon_o they_o but_o these_o mâ—…_n reflect_v not_o what_o incredible_a and_o most_o useful_a consequence_n be_v deduce_v in_o the_o mathematics_n by_o attâ—â—tive_a descant_n on_o those_o three_o common_a notion_n 〈◊〉_d length_n breadth_n and_o thickness_n various_o consider_v 〈◊〉_d if_o mathematician_n by_o consider_v study_v 〈◊〉_d pore_v so_o many_o year_n on_o one_o single_a mode_n or_o accidâ—…_n of_o that_o ens_fw-la call_v body_n viz._n quantity_n arriuâ—…_n such_o wonderful_a conclusion_n certain_o we_o may_v bâ—…_n for_o far_o more_o excellent_a and_o more_o noble_a productiâ—â—_n by_o study_v the_o nature_n of_o ens_fw-la or_o of_o body_n in_o common_a without_o which_o the_o other_o be_v but_o a_o mâ—…_n or_o manner_n of_o it_o can_v have_v no_o be_v or_o entity_n all_o nor_o consequent_o any_o notion_n or_o intelligibility_n they_o consider_v not_o that_o all_o science_n which_o be_v a_o distinct_a and_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n must_v hâ—…_n for_o it_o be_v immediate_a object_n some_o abstract_a notion_n for_o if_o it_o be_v complex_n or_o involve_v more_o notâ—…_n than_o one_o we_o must_v either_o take_v the_o complex_n nâ—…_n in_o piece_n that_o be_v we_o must_v make_v diverse_a abstract_n notion_n of_o it_o and_o consider_v each_o of_o they_o apart_o 〈◊〉_d else_o as_o experience_n will_v teach_v we_o if_o we_o set_v ourselves_o to_o discourse_n of_o two_o notion_n at_o once_o we_o canâ—…_n possible_o know_v either_o of_o they_o clear_o but_o only_o at_o tâ—…_n best_o blindly_n and_o confuse_o again_o they_o mistaâ—…_n we_o if_o they_o think_v we_o intend_v to_o terminate_v our_o discourse_n in_o those_o common_a notion_n we_o take_v they_o 〈◊〉_d in_o our_o way_n and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o do_v so_o if_o 〈◊〉_d intend_v to_o discourse_v solid_o as_o every_o man_n who_o knâ—…_n what_o a_o demonstration_n a_o priori_fw-la mean_n must_v 〈◊〉_d see_v and_o acknowledge_v last_o they_o reflect_v not_o 〈◊〉_d the_o
concurrence_n of_o the_o fancy_n or_o imagination_n and_o by_o the_o remote_a assistance_n of_o the_o complexion_n of_o those_o accident_n by_o which_o he_o be_v constitute_v a_o animal_n and_o come_v to_o be_v imaginative_a 8._o corollary_n iu._n hence_o every_o notion_n or_o conception_n we_o have_v have_v a_o phantasm_n accompany_v it_o either_o it_o hence_o every_o notion_n have_v a_o phantasm_n accompany_v it_o simple_a or_o compound_v lively_a or_o obscure_a express_v or_o confuse_a proper_a or_o metaphorical_a the_o distinction_n or_o variety_n of_o which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o different_a manner_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o object_n the_o different_a manner_n of_o reception_n in_o that_o part_n call_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n or_o from_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o man_n himself_o frame_v and_o order_v those_o phantasm_n as_o he_o find_v most_o convenient_a 9_o hence_o this_o total_a form_n which_o constitute_v man_n must_v also_o distinguish_v he_o man._n of_o the_o total_a form_n of_o man._n from_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v from_o all_o mere_a body_n and_o from_o all_o pure_a spirit_n or_o angel_n for_o otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o be_v the_o peculiar_a act_n of_o that_o compound_v if_o it_o do_v not_o give_v he_o a_o distinct_a essence_n from_o all_o other_o species_n or_o sort_n of_o thing_n which_o it_o can_v not_o do_v be_v it_o either_o mere_o corporeal_a or_o mere_o spiritual_a 10._o that_o which_o chief_o distinguish_v man_n essential_o according_a to_o his_o corporeal_a thing_n what_o chief_o in_o both_o these_o part_n distinguish_v man_n from_o all_o other_o thing_n part_n from_o all_o other_o body_n be_v that_o he_o have_v some_o such_o part_n in_o his_o body_n call_v by_o we_o the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n which_o be_v a_o fit_a instrument_n to_o assist_v the_o soul_n to_o work_v comparative_o by_o represent_v divers_a distinct_a thing_n at_o once_o which_o property_n it_o have_v from_o its_o be_v in_o the_o high_a manner_n sensitive_a so_o as_o to_o be_v apt_a to_o receive_v the_o several_a impression_n with_o a_o exact_a distinction_n and_o also_o to_o receive_v retain_v or_o exhibit_v more_o or_o many_o of_o they_o at_o once_o whence_o that_o part_n require_v it_o shall_v have_v a_o spiritual_a power_n in_o it_o to_o work_v thus_o actual_o as_o be_v show_v solid_a philosophy_n assert_v preliminary_n iv_o §_o 13._o to_o §_o 20._o that_o which_o chief_o distinguish_v he_o according_a to_o his_o spiritual_a part_n be_v that_o that_o power_n be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o compound_v or_o of_o the_o whole_a ens_fw-la can_v while_o it_o be_v such_o connatural_o act_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o pure_a spirit_n but_o dependent_o on_o the_o body_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o impression_n on_o it_o whence_o it_o work_v by_o abstract_n or_o inadequate_a notion_n and_o not_o comprehensive_o and_o withal_o by_o observe_v the_o pace_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o fancy_n motion_n which_o be_v perform_v leisurely_o or_o successive_o neither_o of_o which_o can_v agree_v to_o a_o pâ—…_n spirit_n or_o a_o angel_n 11._o corollary_n v._o hence_o all_o pretence_n of_o god_n voluntary_a annex_v knowledge_n to_o a_o corporeal_a be_v or_o to_o groundless_a hence_o all_o pretence_n of_o god_n voluntary_a annex_v be_v unphilosophical_a and_o groundless_a matter_n not_o thus_o fit_v for_o it_o and_o therefore_o not_o require_v it_o or_o connatural_o dispose_a for_o it_o be_v against_o god_n wise_a est_fw-la administration_n of_o the_o world_n by_o previous_a and_o proper_a disposition_n beside_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a voluntary_a assertion_n without_o any_o kind_n of_o ground_n in_o nature_n and_o utter_o unphilosophical_a as_o be_v show_v ideae_fw-la cartesianae_fw-la indicatio_fw-la 3._o §_o 44_o 45._o etc._n etc._n and_o solid_a philosophy_n reflection_n 20._o §_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 12._o corollary_n vi_o hence_o the_o man_n be_v not_o the_o man_n nor_o a_o actual_a part_n of_o he_o or_o a_o thing_n but_o a_o potential_a part_n man._n hence_o the_o man_n be_v not_o the_o man._n only_o nor_o consequent_o can_v it_o receive_v impression_n of_o pretend_a idea_n or_o be_v connatural_o affect_v with_o they_o unless_o it_o be_v identify_v with_o the_o body_n that_o be_v it_o be_v the_o suppositum_fw-la or_o the_o whole_a man_n that_o can_v receive_v they_o though_o peculiar_o according_a to_o such_o a_o part._n 13._o corollary_n vi._n notwithstanding_o that_o man_n have_v evident_o a_o spiritual_a part_n in_o he_o yet_o his_o manner_n of_o exist_v corporeal_a the_o soul_n manner_n of_o exist_v and_o operate_n here_o be_v in_o part_n corporeal_a in_o this_o state_n be_v formal_o corporeal_a and_o only_o virtual_o spiritual_a for_o since_o his_o spiritual_a operation_n here_o do_v follow_v the_o slow_a pace_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o fancy_n and_o be_v not_o instantaneous_a or_o simultaneous_n as_o will_v be_v show_v the_o manner_n of_o operate_a proper_a to_o a_o spirit_n be_v and_o the_o manner_n of_o operate_n follow_v and_o observe_v the_o manner_n of_o exist_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o manner_n of_o exist_v which_o man_n have_v here_o be_v corporeal_a and_o not_o spiritual_a whence_o if_o we_o regard_v physical_a or_o which_o be_v build_v on_o they_o logical_a consideration_n he_o be_v such_o a_o body_n and_o place_v direct_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o corpus_n but_o if_o we_o regard_v metaphysical_a principle_n which_o abstract_v from_o motion_n and_o corporeal_a consideration_n and_o all_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o and_o consider_v he_o precise_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la then_o he_o be_v consider_v as_o joint_o constitute_v of_o both_o these_o part_n of_o which_o the_o spiritual_a part_n and_o the_o aforesaid_a complexion_n of_o bodily_a accident_n which_o dispose_v the_o matter_n for_o such_o a_o form_n and_o club_n to_o his_o primary_n operation_n be_v his_o formal_a act_n and_o together_o with_o the_o matter_n do_v compound_v that_o ens_fw-la call_v man._n 14._o from_o what_o have_v be_v deduce_v chap._n 3._o §_o 16_o 19_o it_o be_v evince_v that_o the_o reason_v the_o primary_n operation_n of_o man_n be_v reason_v primary_n operation_n of_o man_n as_o he_o be_v man_n be_v reason_v or_o discourse_v rational_o for_o since_o that_o be_v the_o primary_n operation_n of_o all_o vegetable_a and_o animal_n thing_n by_o which_o they_o be_v conserve_v perfect_v and_o nourishâ—_n agreeable_o to_o their_o respective_a nature_n so_o as_o to_o attain_v the_o good_a or_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v immediate_o ordain_v by_o nature_n and_o the_o natural_a good_a of_o man_n be_v that_o which_o improve_v better_n and_o as_o it_o be_v nourish_v his_o better_a part_n the_o soul_n to_o which_o the_o body_n be_v only_a subservient_fw-fr subordinate_a and_o a_o mean_n to_o procure_v and_o promote_v its_o good_a and_o that_o which_o most_o perfect_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v of_o a_o intellectual_a nature_n be_v the_o acquire_v and_o increase_v of_o knowledge_n which_o during_o the_o who_o course_n of_o our_o life_n be_v do_v by_o reason_v or_o deduce_v new_a knowledge_n out_o of_o foregoing_a one_o it_o follow_v that_o ratiocination_n or_o reason_v iâ—_n the_o primary_n and_o proper_a operation_n of_o man._n and_o according_o we_o shall_v find_v by_o a_o easy_a reflection_n that_o when_o we_o arrive_v at_o the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o new_a especial_o very_o concern_v object_n by_o exact_a or_o evident_a reason_v the_o soul_n find_v its_o self_n improve_v dilate_v and_o nourish_v according_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o we_o use_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o our_o desire_n or_o as_o it_o be_v hunger_n or_o natural_a appetite_n of_o truth_n be_v then_o satisfy_v so_o that_o as_o the_o pursuit_n of_o food_n be_v the_o primary_n operation_n of_o a_o mere_a animal_n so_o the_o pursuit_n of_o knowledge_n which_o can_v only_o be_v perform_v by_o reason_v be_v the_o primary_n operation_n of_o man._n 15._o hence_o follow_v that_o this_o knowledge_n which_o give_v nourishment_n growth_n and_o strength_n to_o the_o soul_n according_a understanding_n the_o attainment_n of_o truth_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o man_n understanding_n to_o her_o nature_n must_v be_v knowledge_n of_o truth_n for_o first_o falsehood_n can_v in_o true_a speech_n be_v know_v because_o they_o be_v contrary_a and_o destructive_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o ens_fw-la which_o be_v the_o adequate_a object_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o have_v for_o its_o property_n intelligibility_n and_o confound_v it_o with_o non_fw-fr ens._n next_o all_o falsehood_n be_v either_o formal_o or_o virtual_o contradiction_n as_o be_v show_v method_n to_o science_n b._n 3._o lâ—ss_n 3._o §_o 17._o whence_o contradiction_n can_v unite_v to_o the_o know_v nature_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o be_v receive_v in_o its_o judge_a power_n but_o be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o her_o nature_n and_o as_o it_o be_v poison_v to_o
natural_o require_v they_o especial_o when_o that_o disposition_n or_o requiringness_n of_o a_o far_a perfection_n be_v lay_v by_o himself_o he_o see_v that_o to_o link_v matter_n to_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n orderly_a and_o connatural_o it_o be_v requisite_a the_o former_a shall_v be_v raise_v to_o its_o high_a pitch_n of_o perfection_n and_o the_o late_a depress_v while_o â—ere_z below_z what_o be_v due_a to_o a_o pure_a spirit_n that_o so_o the_o supremum_fw-la infimi_fw-la as_o be_v fit_a to_o build_v up_o methodical_o the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o creation_n may_v immediate_o confine_v upon_o and_o thence_o be_v join_v to_o the_o inflmum_fw-la supremi_fw-la he_o contrive_v then_o that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o quintessence_n and_o flower_n of_o animality_n call_v by_o we_o the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n shall_v be_v capable_a of_o serve_v for_o a_o more_o excellent_a operation_n than_o matter_n alone_o can_v perform_v that_o so_o it_o may_v become_v his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n as_o he_o be_v author_n of_o nature_n to_o endow_v it_o with_o a_o noble_a form_n than_o the_o herd_n of_o other_o animal_n can_v deserve_v and_o thence_o produce_v that_o more_o elevate_v operation_n i_o say_v as_o author_n of_o nature_n for_o as_o the_o matter_n of_o wood_n ultimate_o dispose_a by_o increase_a degree_n of_o glow_a heat_n to_o become_v fire_n not_o only_o have_v give_v it_o the_o form_n which_o make_v it_o such_o a_o element_n or_o such_o a_o determinate_a thing_n but_o also_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n by_o the_o steady_a and_o ever_o ready_a emanation_n of_o god_n superabundant_a goodness_n it_o have_v a_o existence_n give_v it_o though_o this_o latter_a effect_n exceed_v the_o power_n of_o all_o creature_n together_o to_o bestow_v it_o so_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o say_a disposition_n in_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o embryo_n be_v grow_v up_o to_o their_o due_a perfection_n the_o same_o goodness_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n infuse_v into_o it_o a_o rational_a soul_n though_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o all_o natural_a agent_n to_o produce_v it_o thus_o come_v we_o into_o this_o material_a world_n thus_o be_v we_o compound_v of_o the_o top_n of_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o the_o bottom_n or_o low_a size_n of_o the_o spiritual_a minuisti_fw-la cum_fw-la paulo_fw-la minùs_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_n thus_o be_v man_n constitute_v the_o horizon_n of_o the_o two_o opposite_a hemisphere_n of_o mere_a matter_n and_o pure_a spirit_n confine_v upon_o and_o by_o nature_n near_o akin_n to_o both_o whence_o he_o become_v capable_a to_o ascend_v to_o and_o even_o â—â—_o transcend_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high_a angel_n or_o to_o be_v debase_v below_o the_o vileness_n of_o the_o most_o contemptible_a brute_n nothing_o be_v so_o high_a but_z through_o god_n assistance_n we_o may_v not_o aspire_v to_o nor_o any_o thing_n so_o low_a and_o filthy_a into_o which_o we_o may_v not_o plunge_v ourselves_o according_a as_o we_o follow_v the_o conduct_n of_o angelical_a reason_n or_o brutish_a passion_n let_v we_o then_o my_o soul_n know_v our_o own_o dignity_n but_o yet_o let_v we_o not_o overween_v matter_n open_a the_o condition_n of_o our_o soul_n here_o lay_v open_a be_v indeed_o in_o we_o exalt_v and_o superindue_v with_o a_o spiritul_n power_n yet_o we_o be_v for_o all_o that_o at_o present_a but_o a_o part_n of_o this_o material_a world_n and_o our_o condition_n while_o here_o be_v at_o least_o at_o first_o mere_o passive_a and_o ever_o subject_a to_o change_v and_o alteration_n thyself_o be_v liable_a to_o receive_v impression_n from_o natural_a agent_n nor_o be_v this_o intend_a by_o thy_o creator_n to_o debase_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o down_o but_o to_o improve_v and_o perfect_v thou_o thou_o have_v no_o title_n be_v but_o a_o part_n to_o be_v a_o subsistent_n know_v thing_n consider_v thou_o in_o thy_o single_a self_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o claim_v to_o have_v actual_a knowledge_n give_v thou_o at_o thy_o creation_n thou_o be_v then_o to_o acquire_v it_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o our_o fellow-creature_n or_o rather_o useful_a servant_n body_n which_o play_n about_o we_o perpetual_o and_o by_o their_o subtle_a particle_n which_o they_o perpetual_o send_v forth_o affect_v our_o sense_n we_o have_v our_o be_v at_o first_o by_o bodily_a disposition_n reason_n how_o the_o coalition_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n into_o one_o ens_fw-la agree_v with_o principle_n of_o reason_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o we_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n to_o have_v those_o material_n which_o give_v and_o continue_v to_o we_o our_o operation_n let_v we_o not_o listen_v then_o to_o those_o mistaker_n who_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o we_o be_v two_o thing_n while_o we_o be_v here_o such_o conceit_n spring_v from_o fancy_n unable_a to_o reach_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o unity_n and_o entity_n the_o notion_n of_o ens_fw-la comprise_v in_o its_o spacious_a extent_n both_o corporeal_a and_o spiritual_a nature_n wherefore_o there_o be_v room_n enough_o in_o that_o comprehensive_a conception_n to_o comprise_v both_o nature_n in_o one_o thing_n provide_v those_o part_n can_v be_v adapt_v and_o fit_v to_o make_v up_o one_o compound_v as_o we_o have_v see_v they_o be_v let_v we_o ask_v all_o nature_n and_o our_o own_o thought_n reflect_v upon_o it_o and_o they_o will_v tell_v we_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o proportion_n and_o sutableness_n the_o one_o part_n of_o a_o ens_fw-la have_v to_o the_o other_o as_o power_n and_o act_n or_o matter_n and_o form_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a part_n of_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o that_o be_v by_o the_o capacity_n which_o the_o material_a potential_a and_o indetermined_a part_n have_v to_o be_v determine_v or_o actuate_v by_o the_o form_n and_o the_o correspondent_a virtue_n which_o the_o form_n or_o act_n have_v to_o actuate_v and_o determine_v the_o matter_n when_o it_o be_v fit_o dispose_v for_o it_o by_o which_o determination_n it_o become_v this_o and_o no_o other_o in_o which_o consist_v its_o unity_n whence_o it_o be_v make_v capable_a of_o receive_v existence_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o make_v they_o one_o thing_n consider_v what_o innumrrable_a error_n have_v spawn_v from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o this_o one_o great_a truth_n which_o give_v we_o the_o right_a opinion_n what_o error_n and_o absurditic_n have_v spring_v out_o of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o first_o those_o man_n fancy_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o distinct_a spiritual_a thing_n whence_o since_o thou_o be_v individual_o such_o and_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o a_o individual_a thing_n be_v what_o be_v capable_a to_o exist_v they_o must_v attribute_v to_o thou_o the_o have_v a_o peculiar_a existence_n of_o thy_o own_o whence_o thou_o can_v not_o by_o this_o tenet_n be_v the_o form_n of_o thy_o own_o or_o of_o any_o body_n but_o a_o assistant_n or_o extrinsical_a form_n that_o be_v a_o subsistent_a spirit_n or_o a_o angel_n next_o because_o they_o can_v conceive_v how_o a_o operation_n of_o body_n which_o be_v divisible_a shall_v be_v receive_v in_o a_o indivisible_a subject_n they_o be_v force_v to_o deny_v that_o any_o impression_n from_o outward_a object_n convey_v by_o our_o sense_n to_o the_o brain_n can_v affect_v thou_o or_o give_v thou_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o they_o make_v those_o necessary_a assistant_n assign_v thou_o by_o nature_n nay_o our_o own_o inferior_a faculty_n too_o to_o be_v altogether_o useless_a for_o thâ—â—_n end_n hence_o they_o will_v needs_o endow_v thou_o with_o 〈◊〉_d power_n to_o give_v thyself_o knowledge_n by_o thy_o produce_v within_o thyself_o little_a spiritual_a mirror_n call_v 〈◊〉_d idea_n not_o reflect_v that_o whatever_o be_v of_o its_o self_n only_o a_o power_n to_o have_v any_o thing_n or_o mode_n or_o have_v only_o a_o power_n of_o know_v not_o possible_o reduce_v its_o self_n tâ—_n act_n or_o give_v its_o self_n what_o it_o have_v not_o and_o that_o what_o be_v indetermine_v to_o every_o particular_a mode_n can_v of_o itself_o produce_v determinate_a one_o since_o from_o mere_a indifferency_n to_o all_o no_o one_o particular_a effect_n can_v proceed_v for_o this_o reason_n find_v no_o similitude_n or_o resemblance_n between_o those_o spiritual_a effect_n and_o corporeal_a cause_n they_o substitute_v instead_o of_o such_o cause_n stupid_a and_o unactive_a occasion_n which_o have_v no_o influence_n or_o causality_n at_o all_o by_o which_o mean_n they_o break_v â—â—â—â—der_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n by_o which_o the_o well-compacted_n frame_v of_o nature_n hang_v together_o and_o the_o steady_a course_n of_o god_n ordinary_a providence_n atâ—â—git_fw-la a_o fine_a usque_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la fortiter_fw-la &_o disponâ—t_a omâ—…_n suaviter_fw-la not_o consider_v also_o that_o this_o closelyâ—…_n order_n of_o cause_n and_o
iu._n hence_o we_o may_v discover_v how_o unnatural_a as_o well_o as_o impious_a a_o heresy_n ana-baptism_n be_v in_o debar_v unnatural_a hence_o ana-baptism_n be_v impious_a and_o unnatural_a their_o infant_n from_o the_o most_o certain_a mean_n in_o the_o course_n of_o god_n supernatural_a providence_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o heaven_n in_o case_n they_o die_v before_o they_o come_v to_o use_v their_o deliberate_a reason_n in_o choose_v their_o last_a end_n but_o i_o be_o here_o only_o to_o lay_v certain_a and_o evident_a ground_n to_o confute_v error_n and_o not_o to_o pursue_v they_o 16._o corollary_n v._n last_o hence_o be_v see_v how_o far_o more_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n to_o hear_v necessity_n the_o forego_v principle_n show_v how_o much_o more_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n to_o know_v our_o action_n and_o necessity_n our_o petition_n either_o put_v up_o to_o our_o common_a lord_n or_o desire_v the_o assistance_n of_o their_o pray_fw-mi â—_o as_o also_o to_o know_v our_o necessity_n our_o amendment_n the_o repentance_n of_o a_o sinner_n for_o which_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v they_o have_v a_o particulâ—…_n joy_n though_o such_o happy_a spirit_n know_v thâ—…_n thing_n after_o a_o far_o clear_a and_o noble_a manner_n than_o natural_a knower_n do_v viz._n not_o iâ—_n ignoble_a effect_n but_o in_o the_o best_a manner_n à _fw-la prâ—ori_fw-la or_o in_o the_o first_o cause_n by_o see_v his_o dâ—vine_a essence_n in_o who_o we_o do_v all_o live_v mâ—…_n and_o have_v our_o be_v 17._o the_o practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o experience_n teach_v do_v more_o sway_v the_o operation_n of_o it_o state_n the_o practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n to_o carry_v the_o soul_n to_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o good_a she_o most_o love_a here_o in_o case_n it_o be_v attainable_a in_o the_o future_a state_n and_o carry_v it_o towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o what_o it_o wish_n than_o the_o great_a speculative_a knowledge_n of_o any_o good_a whatever_n for_o since_o we_o have_v two_o operative_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n understanding_n and_o will_n and_o the_o understanding_n as_o contradistinguisht_v from_o the_o will_n have_v for_o its_o proper_a act_n or_o effect_n only_o a_o speculative_a knowledge_n or_o judgement_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n abstract_v from_o this_o consideration_n whether_o it_o be_v our_o good_a or_o no_o and_o go_v no_o far_o but_o when_o our_o consideration_n by_o a_o close_a and_o frequent_a converse_n with_o the_o object_n and_o a_o more_o thorow-penetration_a of_o its_o agreeableness_n or_o how_o good_a it_o be_v to_o we_o lay_v this_o agreeableness_n to_o â—…art_n and_o conceit_n it_o to_o be_v our_o interest_n to_o have_v â—…_n there_o be_v immediate_o produce_v in_o we_o affection_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o practical_a judgement_n â—…pelling_v we_o to_o act_n for_o it_o or_o pursue_v it_o which_o be_v â—…cts_n of_o the_o will_n hence_o it_o be_v only_o these_o practical_a judgement_n and_o not_o speculative_a one_o which_o move_v we_o to_o the_o pursuit_n and_o attainment_n of_o any_o â—…ood_n whether_o that_o object_n be_v our_o true_a good_a 〈…〉_o no._n 18._o intellectual_a good_n though_o infinite_a or_o the_o see_v he_o who_o be_v infinite_a truth_n it_o the_o best_a intellectual_a good_a or_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v attainable_a in_o the_o nâ—xt_a life_n if_o the_o soul_n be_v dispose_a for_o it_o be_v immediate_o attain_v by_o the_o soul_n when_o separate_v if_o she_o be_v dispose_v with_o a_o perfect_a affection_n or_o love_n for_o it_o for_o since_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o a_o intellectual_a nature_n and_o such_o that_o she_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o be_v satiate_v or_o fill_v with_o finite_a truth_n how_o great_a or_o many_o soever_o they_o be_v and_o therefore_o she_o be_v by_o her_o nature_n ordain_v to_o see_v a_o infinite_a truth_n nor_o can_v her_o speculative_a knowledge_n of_o all_o create_a truth_n breed_v any_o hindrance_n but_o by_o give_v her_o more_o light_a of_o the_o excellency_n of_o that_o divine_a object_n be_v rather_o if_o no_o sinister_a affection_n detain_v she_o ordain_v to_o beget_v in_o she_o a_o high_a affection_n for_o it_o nor_o in_o the_o case_n here_o put_v do_v any_o sinister_a practical_a judgement_n or_o any_o such_o affection_n detain_v she_o from_o it_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v here_o suppose_v that_o she_o have_v a_o affection_n for_o it_o so_o that_o not_o only_o the_o whole_a bend_v of_o she_o unpervert_v nature_n but_o also_o the_o whole_a propension_n of_o her_o voluntary_a affection_n gain_v here_o by_o frequent_a and_o most_o deliberate_a act_n have_v addict_v she_o to_o know_v or_o see_v that_o blissful_a object_n wherefore_o all_o imaginable_a disposition_n be_v put_v on_o her_o part_n to_o see_v this_o infinite_a truth_n it_o will_v be_v see_v and_o know_v by_o the_o soul_n in_o case_n it_o be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n intelligible_a which_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a it_o be_v for_o since_o all_o unintelligibleness_n or_o obscurity_n of_o any_o object_n spring_v from_o the_o confusedness_n and_o indetermination_n find_v in_o it_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o power_n or_o matter_n and_o all_o distinctness_n and_o by_o consequence_n great_a intelligibility_n from_o the_o act_n and_o god_n or_o infinite_a truth_n be_v a_o infinite_o pure_a and_o most_o simple_a actuality_n or_o purus_fw-la candour_n aeternae_fw-la lucis_fw-la and_o therefore_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n infinite_o intelligible_a and_o consequent_o will_v be_v actual_o know_v so_o there_o be_v no_o indisposition_n blemish_n or_o impurity_n in_o the_o spiritual_a eye_n of_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v to_o know_v it_o or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o some_o inordinate_a affection_n for_o some_o create_v or_o false_a good_a makinâ—_n it_o addict_v its_o squint_v eye_n towards_o it._n it_o follow_v hence_o that_o since_o extrinsical_a application_n have_v no_o place_n here_o or_o rather_o this_o perfect_a affection_n be_v the_o very_a and_o only_o application_n of_o one_o spirit_n to_o another_o all_o imaginable_a cause_n be_v put_v for_o such_o a_o effect_n or_o for_o such_o a_o soul_n be_v see_v god_n and_o consequent_o the_o effect_n itself_o or_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n must_v follow_v 19_o coral_n vii_o hence_o the_o whole_a employ_v of_o our_o life_n here_o ought_v to_o be_v this_o viz._n to_o take_v care_n we_o do_v not_o here_o therefore_o to_o work_v up_o our_o christian_a principle_n to_o such_o good_a disposition_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o whole_a employ_v of_o our_o life_n here_o set_v our_o affection_n inordinate_o on_o temporal_a or_o false_a good_n which_o be_v fleet_a do_v perish_v and_o leave_v we_o empty_a in_o our_o future_a never-dying_a state_n but_o wise_o to_o wean_v ourselves_o from_o affect_v they_o excessive_o and_o withal_o to_o gain_v predominant_a practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n for_o eternal_a good_n which_o will_v never_o leave_v we_o and_o withal_o will_v fill_v and_o satisfy_v our_o boundless_a wish_n in_o the_o other_o world_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o make_v we_o eternal_o happy_a 20._o cor._n viii_o hence_o be_v show_v that_o only_a love_n of_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n can_v dispose_v we_o for_o heaven_n or_o which_o thing_n this_o good_a disposition_n be_v charity_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n be_v the_o same_o make_v we_o hold_v worthy_a or_o deserve_v such_o a_o infinite_a reward_n which_o be_v promise_v we_o by_o god_n goodness_n upon_o our_o put_v that_o good_a disposition_n 21._o coral_n ix_o hence_o all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n all_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o heaven_n hâ—nce_o all_o the_o mean_n and_o motive_n lay_v by_o our_o b_o saviour_n â—â—nd_v only_o to_o breed_v and_o promote_v in_o we_o this_o predominant_a aâ—fâ—â—ction_n for_o heaven_n christian_a doctrine_n all_o christ_n instructive_a word_n exemplary_a action_n and_o affective_a suffering_n all_o church-government_n sacrament_n teach_v preach_a mortification_n read_v holy_a book_n peruse_v the_o life_n of_o the_o b._n saint_n and_o martyr_n nay_o all_o our_o keep_v festival_n and_o all_o ceremonious_a action_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o if_o right_o understand_v and_o make_v use_n of_o be_v of_o no_o worth_a or_o efficacy_n towards_o our_o salvation_n far_o than_o they_o may_v â—end_n immediate_o or_o remote_o to_o breed_v and_o advance_v in_o soul_n this_o ultimate_a and_o effectual_a disposition_n to_o bliss_n perfect_a charity_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n whence_o will_v follow_v of_o course_n the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o eternal_a happiness_n as_o the_o reward_n of_o both_o 22._o corollary_n x._o hence_o religion_n be_v the_o art_n of_o breed_v up_o soul_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o may_v dispose_v they_o religion_n the_o
regret_n shameful_a confusion_n fruitless_a repentance_n black_a desperation_n curse_n of_o themselves_o and_o all_o creature_n blasphemings_n of_o the_o holy_a saint_n and_o of_o their_o dread_a creator_n and_o just_a judge_n god_n bless_v for_o evermore_o or_o as_o our_o b._n saviour_n in_o accommodation_n to_o our_o great_a grief_n here_o moderate_o express_v it_o weep_v and_o wail_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n the_o gnaw_v worm_n of_o helpless_a remorse_n â—ever_o die_v there_o nor_o be_v the_o vehement_a fire_n of_o these_o violent_a and_o contrary_a affection_n ever_o quench_v quis_fw-la poterit_fw-la habitare_fw-la cum_fw-la igne_fw-la devorante_fw-la quis_fw-la habitabit_fw-la cum_fw-la ardoribus_fw-la sempiternis_fw-la isaiae_n cap._n 33._o 14._o 27._o hence_o be_v see_v that_o god_n damn_v no_o man._n for_o since_o by_o §_o 23._o inordinate_a affection_n for_o creature_n addict_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o wrong_a last_o end_n and_o at_o the_o man._n god_n damn_v no_o man._n same_o time_n by_o do_v so_o do_v inâ—â—pose_v she_o for_o her_o true_a happiness_n the_o sight_n of_o god_n which_o she_o can_v when_o separate_v but_o natural_o desire_v and_o long_o for_o and_o these_o inordinate_a affection_n if_o unretract_v here_o do_v still_o remain_v in_o the_o soul_n by_o §_o 4._o and_o when_o separate_v she_o be_v unchangeable_a in_o that_o state_n and_o consequent_o see_v she_o must_v for_o ever_o despair_v of_o â—â—taining_v her_o true_a good_a she_o be_v impure_a and_o indisposed_a for_o it_o and_o also_o of_o ever_o get_v that_o false_a good_a upon_o which_o she_o have_v here_o set_v her_o chief_a affection_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o other_o life_n and_o that_o hence_o she_o become_v incapacitate_v of_o have_v any_o kind_n of_o good_a she_o can_v desire_v but_o have_v her_o desire_n and_o wish_v cross_v in_o every_o thing_n and_o the_o perpetual_a cross_v her_o voluntary_a and_o natural_a wish_n in_o every_o thing_n especial_o in_o what_o be_v of_o infinite_a concern_v to_o she_o must_v natural_o cause_v in_o such_o a_o soul_n extreme_a grief_n torment_v and_o desperation_n and_o this_o torment_a grief_n be_v enhance_v by_o the_o intenseness_n and_o vehemency_n of_o her_o act_n when_o she_o be_v a_o pure_a spirit_n with_o which_o the_o great_a and_o most_o violent_a grief_n in_o this_o life_n bear_v no_o proportion_n last_o since_o it_o have_v be_v clear_o show_v that_o all_o these_o dismal_a effect_n which_o induce_v and_o make_v up_o that_o wretched_a state_n we_o call_v damnation_n do_v as_o be_v here_o show_v spring_v original_o as_o from_o their_o sole_a cause_n from_o she_o have_v by_o her_o own_o free_a choice_n pitchy_a her_o first_o affection_n upon_o some_o create_v or_o false_a good_a and_o all_o the_o other_o bad_a consequence_n do_v follow_v out_o of_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n thus_o affect_v or_o indisposed_a it_o be_v manifest_a that_o god_n damn_v no_o man_n but_o that_o while_o a_o sinner_n hug_v and_o cherish_v inordinate_a affection_n for_o creature_n in_o his_o breast_n he_o be_v all_o the_o while_n connatural_o kindle_v and_o add_v fuel_n to_o hellfire_n in_o his_o own_o soul_n to_o which_o effect_n of_o damnation_n god_n contribute_v not_o otherwise_o than_o by_o preserve_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o carry_v on_o the_o course_n of_o cause_n according_a to_o those_o nature_n which_o wise_a method_n he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o alter_v miraculous_o for_o their_o sake_n who_o have_v prefer_v a_o creature_n before_o he_o 28._o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o these_o affection_n for_o creature_n be_v passion_n which_o either_o spring_n from_o the_o body_n or_o lie_v the_o know_v all_o truth_n speculative_o in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n do_v not_o alter_v the_o predominant_a affection_n for_o creature_n as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o former_a world_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o remain_v in_o a_o state_n where_o neither_o of_o they_o have_v any_o influence_n upon_o the_o soul_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o these_o be_v not_o passion_n in_o our_o future_a state_n as_o that_o word_n import_v motion_n but_o they_o be_v far_o worse_o viz._n the_o termini_fw-la or_o effect_n of_o the_o most_o steady_o fix_v and_o worst_a passion_n which_o we_o call_v resolvedness_n in_o ill_a or_o wilfulness_n and_o this_o can_v and_o must_v remain_v in_o a_o soul_n determine_v to_o a_o wrong_a last_o end_n she_o have_v though_o no_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o passion_n a_o power_n in_o she_o call_v a_o will_n of_o it_o be_v own_o nature_n indeed_o determinable_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a but_o by_o her_o state_n of_o separation_n fix_v unchangeable_o in_o that_o determination_n which_o she_o die_v with_o second_o though_o those_o passion_n do_v indeed_o spring_v here_o from_o our_o material_a compart_n the_o body_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o stay_v in_o that_o part_n but_o affect_v by_o mean_n of_o material_a impression_n the_o soul_n and_o be_v â—â—t_n in_o she_o by_o a_o deliberate_a and_o serious_a pitch_v her_o chief_a affection_n on_o they_o nay_o perhaps_o rivet_v there_o by_o long-continued_a habit_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v still_o remain_v in_o she_o for_o ever_o unless_o they_o have_v be_v retract_v while_o she_o be_v in_o a_o changeable_n condition_n in_o this_o life_n 29._o corollary_n xi_o hence_o one_o actual_a sin_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n and_o do_v with_o damnation_n hence_o one_o enormous_a actual_a sin_n unrepented_a render_v a_o soul_n liable_a to_o eternal_a damnation_n perfect_a deliberation_n of_o which_o the_o man_n die_v unrepentant_a will_v make_v the_o soul_n miscarry_v eternal_o such_o as_o be_v self-murder_n be_v kill_v in_o a_o duel_n for_o a_o punctilio_fw-la and_o such_o like_a 30._o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o truth_n will_v rectify_v and_o alter_v the_o soul_n as_o soon_o as_o she_o be_v separate_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n do_v not_o alter_v the_o first_o affection_n of_o soul_n far_o demonstrate_v in_o regard_n that_o she_o see_v then_o clear_o the_o vileness_n and_o perniciousness_n of_o place_v her_o affection_n on_o a_o wrong_a last_o end_n it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o the_o soul_n as_o soon_o as_o separate_v know_v all_o truth_n only_o speculative_o but_o that_o the_o practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n which_o have_v prepossess_v she_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v §_o 17._o do_v more_o sway_n with_o she_o than_o all_o her_o speculative_a knowledge_n which_o her_o choice_n do_v not_o give_v she_o but_o nature_n force_v into_o she_o second_o there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_n which_o be_v competent_a to_o alter_v she_o not_o her_o separation_n for_o the_o whole_a effect_n of_o that_o action_n be_v to_o divide_v the_o potential_a part_n of_o a_o compound_v that_o be_v to_o take_v from_o they_o the_o state_n of_o potentiality_n and_o make_v they_o if_o they_o can_v exist_v separate_a actual_a whole_n actual_a part_n as_o it_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v be_v impossible_a wherefore_o death_n be_v only_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n terminate_v its_o agency_n in_o make_v they_o two_o of_o one_o and_o have_v no_o influence_n upon_o change_v they_o nor_o do_v their_o state_n of_o separation_n or_o their_o remain_v or_o become_v separate_a alter_v their_o nature_n or_o their_o mode_n for_o this_o consist_v in_o the_o soul_n be_v exist_v now_o a_o pure_a act_n which_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o take_v away_o what_o she_o have_v but_o only_o take_v she_o as_o it_o find_v she_o to_o elevate_v she_o such_o as_o she_o be_v and_o consequent_o those_o knowledge_n and_o affection_n she_o actual_o have_v to_o a_o high_a perfection_n in_o the_o line_n of_o ens_fw-la or_o to_o give_v she_o to_o exist_v after_o a_o noble_a manner_n than_o she_o do_v former_o last_o be_v this_o so_o the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n will_v be_v quite_o pervert_v for_o in_o that_o case_n the_o wicked_a liver_n will_v have_v equal_a privilege_n and_o benefit_n in_o the_o next_o world_n as_o the_o great_a saint_n since_o each_o of_o they_o as_o be_v presuppose_v to_o our_o question_n know_v all_o thing_n as_o soon_o as_o separate_v their_o wickedness_n will_v be_v correct_v and_o effaced_a which_o take_v away_o all_o the_o dread_n of_o hell_n evacuate_v all_o the_o motive_n to_o good_a life_n and_o even_o destroy_v the_o notion_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n punishment_n and_o reward_n and_o consequent_o god_n attribute_n of_o justice_n 31._o corollary_n xii_o hence_o be_v see_v that_o sin_n do_v not_o consist_v mere_o in_o the_o it_o hence_o sin_n do_v not_o formal_o consist_v in_o the_o falsity_n of_o the_o practical_a judgement_n or_o affection_n but_o in_o the_o disproportion_n and_o inordinateness_n of_o it_o falsehood_n of_o
concomitant_a to_o the_o first_o existence_n of_o body_n that_o it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n they_o shall_v be_v together_o in_o duration_n or_o at_o once_o for_o existence_n it_o have_v â—â—_o part_n be_v indivisible_a in_o duration_n or_o without_o part_n after_o part_n whereas_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o motion_n to_o be_v part_n after_o part_n or_o successive_a so_o that_o it_o be_v equal_o contradictory_n that_o existence_n shall_v not_o be_v all_o at_o once_o as_o it_o be_v that_o motion_n shall_v be_v all_o at_o once_o so_o far_o be_v the_o late_a from_o be_v consequent_a or_o concomitant_a to_o the_o former_a 5._o this_o be_v far_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o causality_n by_o this_o argument_n no_o effect_n can_v proceed_v causality_n as_o be_v also_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o causality_n immediate_o from_o a_o cause_n which_o be_v of_o a_o nature_n diametrical_o opposite_a to_o such_o a_o effect_n v._o g._n not-being_a can_v produce_v be_v light_n can_v produce_v darkness_n not_o can_v that_o which_o be_v essential_o â—â—â—_o immediate_o produce_v cold._a but_o motion_n which_o be_v essential_o successive_a or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o perpetual_o change_a be_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n who_o essence_n be_v unchangeable_a existence_n therefore_o motion_n can_v be_v produce_v by_o god_n as_o its_o immediate_a cause_n wherefore_o since_o by_o our_o former_a discourse_n the_o â—â—â—_o motion_n of_o body_n can_v not_o have_v be_v immediate_o produce_v either_o by_o any_o mere_a body_n â—oâ—_n by_o a_o human_a soul_n nor_o yet_o by_o god_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o can_v only_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o pure_a act_n â—â—_o a_o angel_n see_v method_n to_o science_n pag._n 299._o â—â—â—â—â—s_fw-la 4._o ideae_fw-la cartesianae_fw-la p._n 44._o §_o 31._o and_o railâ—â—â—_n defeat_v §_o 43._o where_o this_o demonstration_n be_v â—â—_o large_a put_v down_o and_o press_v home_o what_o i_o â—â—â—tend_v for_o here_o be_v that_o the_o contrary_a tenet_n â—â—erthrows_v all_o likeness_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o effect_v use_v all_o causality_n and_o therefore_o all_o connexion_n of_o proper_a cause_n with_o their_o proper_a effect_n and_o vice_n versâ_fw-la that_o be_v it_o quite_o destroy_v all_o possibility_n of_o science_n and_o demonstration_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o god_n be_v the_o mediate_v remote_a or_o principal_a cause_n of_o motion_n as_o give_v second_a cause_n both_o the_o power_n to_o move_v body_n and_o premoving_a or_o determine_v they_o to_o move_v they_o 6._o every_o more_o perfect_a ens_fw-la contain_v or_o include_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o less_o perfect_a thus_o as_o be_v say_v the_o perfect_a every_o more_o perfect_a ens_fw-la include_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o less_o perfect_a nature_n of_o a_o mix_v or_o compound_v body_n have_v diverse_a element_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o have_v more_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n than_o a_o simple_a body_n or_o any_o one_o element_n have_v include_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o a_o simple_a body_n thus_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n a_o vegetative_a mix_v have_v more_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o mix_v in_o it_o than_o a_o meerly-mixt_a such_o as_o be_v pebble_n clay_n gold_n or_o such_o like_a thus_o sensitive_a thing_n include_v in_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o vegetable_a and_o every_o rational_a animal_n include_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o mere_a sensitive_a thing_n or_o a_o animal_n all_o which_o be_v evident_a because_o the_o perfect_a ens_fw-la have_v in_o it_o the_o notion_n or_o nature_n of_o the_o imperfect_a and_o superadd_v something_o to_o it_o so_o that_o to_o deny_v the_o force_n of_o this_o demonstration_n or_o the_o truth_n it_o demonstrate_v be_v the_o same_o folly_n as_o to_o deny_v that_o what_o have_v more_o in_o it_o of_o any_o kind_a do_v not_o contain_v in_o it_o what_o be_v less_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a or_o that_o what_o be_v a_o whole_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o other_o be_v not_o more_o than_o a_o part_n of_o it_o or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o that_o a_o whole_a do_v not_o contain_v or_o include_v its_o part_n and_o that_o they_o include_v they_o essentsal_o be_v most_o evident_a to_o all_o logician_n and_o grant_v by_o all_o while_o they_o acknowledge_v those_o late_a or_o less_o perfect_a notion_n to_o be_v essential_o predicate_v of_o the_o former_a in_o regard_n they_o superadd_a to_o they_o nothing_o that_o be_v positive_a 7._o wherefore_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n every_o pure_a act_n spirit_n or_o angel_n include_v in_o itself_o one_o way_n or_o body_n and_o therefore_o pure_a act_n contain_v in_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n other_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o body_n for_o since_o ens_fw-la be_v adequate_o divide_v into_o pure_a act_n or_o spirit_n and_o into_o those_o entity_n who_o essence_n be_v alloy_v with_o power_n and_o potentiality_n as_o be_v body_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o these_o two_o species_n be_v constitute_v as_o by_o its_o intrinsecal_n difference_n by_o partake_v â—â—â—e_a and_o less_o of_o ens_fw-la their_o genus_fw-la and_o that_o which_o be_v more_o in_o any_o kind_a or_o respect_n include_v what_o be_v lesle_n in_o the_o same_o respect_n as_o a_o yard_n in_o quantity_n contain_v a_o inch_n which_o be_v less_o under_o that_o notion_n or_o a_o lesser_a quantity_n hence_o it_o follow_v demonstrative_o that_o the_o selfsame_a discourse_n must_v equal_o hold_v in_o the_o species_n of_o ens_fw-la as_o it_o do_v in_o those_o of_o quantity_n now_o mention_v or_o in_o the_o species_n of_o any_o other_o genus_fw-la and_o consequent_o that_o a_o pure_a act_n or_o spirit_n must_v include_v some_o way_n or_o other_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o body_n which_o have_v less_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o ens_fw-la in_o it_o than_o have_v the_o other_o 8._o wherefore_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o all_o natural_a body_n be_v real_o and_o true_o contain_v knowledge_n which_o since_o it_o can_v be_v do_v by_o the_o manner_n of_o quantity_n they_o must_v contain_v they_o by_o the_o way_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o not_o their_o idea_n or_o similitude_n only_o for_o since_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o angel_n they_o be_v pure_a act_n be_v of_o a_o indivisible_a nature_n or_o void_a of_o quantity_n the_o essence_n of_o body_n which_o by_o §_o 7._o be_v one_o way_n or_o other_o contain_v or_o include_v in_o a_o angel_n can_v be_v include_v in_o it_o quantitative_o after_o the_o manner_n a_o vessel_n contain_v liquâ—ur_n or_o as_o a_o big_a box_n contain_v a_o lesser_a wherefore_o it_o must_v be_v say_v that_o those_o lesser_a essence_n of_o body_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o superior_a essence_n of_o a_o angel_n indivisible_o or_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o spirit_n that_o be_v know_o or_o as_o object_n of_o their_o know_a power_n which_o be_v the_o point_n to_o be_v demonstrate_v 9_o wherefore_o he_o who_o deny_v that_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o body_n be_v in_o the_o understanding_n of_o a_o angel_n or_o in_o only_o therefore_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o body_n be_v in_o a_o spiritual_a understanding_n and_o not_o idea_n or_o similitude_n only_o any_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o affirm_v that_o only_o the_o similitude_n of_o they_o be_v there_o may_v as_o well_o say_v the_o essence_n or_o nature_n of_o simple_a body_n be_v not_o in_o mixt_n or_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o mere_a vegetative_n be_v not_o in_o sensitive_a thing_n or_o animal_n or_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o animal_n be_v not_o real_o in_o a_o rational_a thing_n or_o a_o man_n but_o likeness_n only_o which_o be_v both_o against_o the_o sentiment_n of_o all_o logician_n in_o the_o world_n who_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o former_a be_v essential_a predicate_v of_o the_o late_a and_o not_o accidental_a one_o which_o can_v not_o with_o truth_n be_v say_v unless_o the_o essence_n themselves_o from_o which_o the_o denomination_n of_o essential_a be_v take_v be_v real_o in_o they_o nay_o it_o be_v moreover_o against_o the_o definition_n of_o these_o late_a in_o which_o those_o former_a be_v find_v i_o add_v against_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o mankind_n too_o who_o reflect_v upon_o what_o they_o say_v whence_o those_o ideist_n who_o hold_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n be_v desire_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o our_o argument_n here_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n or_o â—â—â—tance_n and_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o species_n of_o â—â—_o as_o such_o and_o not_o from_o the_o quality_n or_o relation_n of_o they_o from_o whence_o their_o likeness_n or_o unâ—â—â—ness_n be_v take_v which_o clinch_n the_o force_n of_o our_o demonstration_n draw_v from_o logic_n and_o metaphysic_n and_o will_v forestall_v and_o
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universal_a object_n at_o once_o or_o by_o one_o act_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o since_o reflection_n or_o deliberation_n can_v have_v no_o place_n in_o pure_a act_n but_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o nature_n they_o be_v fit_v for_o the_o overseeing_a more-common_a good_n or_o to_o preside_v over_o the_o spiritual_a good_a of_o province_n kingdom_n or_o great_a nation_n of_o people_n 19_o corollary_n vii_o that_o which_o give_v great_a force_n to_o this_o doctrine_n be_v the_o consonancy_n it_o have_v to_o the_o angel_n how_o consonant_a this_o be_v to_o those_o passage_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o speak_v of_o such_o operation_n of_o angel_n sacred_a scripture_n where_o daniel_n ch._n 10._o we_o read_v of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n withstand_v that_o particular_a angel_n in_o likelihood_n gabriel_n who_o preside_v over_o the_o jew_n till_o michael_n who_o be_v high_a in_o dignity_n than_o the_o former_a be_v chief_a patron_n and_o defender_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n then_o as_o he_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v of_o the_o christian_a church_n now_o overpower_a his_o inclination_n by_o his_o more_o sovereign_a influence_n where_o also_o we_o read_v of_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v prince_n or_o superintendent_a over_o the_o greek_n divers_a of_o which_o sort_n if_o not_o all_o be_v archangel_n whereas_o it_o be_v general_o hold_v and_o be_v consonant_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o angel-guardian_n of_o particular_a or_o individual_a person_n be_v of_o the_o low_a and_o least-cognoscitive_a choir_n of_o mere_a angel_n thus_o far_o concern_v the_o essence_n and_o internal_a operation_n of_o angel_n we_o proceed_v now_o to_o their_o external_n operation_n or_o their_o action_n upon_o other_o thing_n 20._o a_o angel_n can_v operate_v upon_o another_o angel_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v for_o since_o that_o it_o a_o angel_n can_v operate_v upon_o another_o angel_n so_o as_o to_o change_v it_o operation_n must_v 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