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tyrian_n live_v upon_o that_o sea_n where_o jonah_n be_v throw_v overboard_o and_o so_o miraculous_o preserve_v and_o know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a if_o any_o of_o they_o report_v and_o affirm_v it_o at_o nineveh_n this_o may_v help_v to_o beget_v a_o more_o firm_a belief_n still_o of_o his_o dreadful_a threaten_v note_v iii_o pag._n 44._o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o this_o material_a world_n there_o be_v a_o strange_o vast_a and_o infinite_a place_n if_o we_o may_v so_o call_v it_o a_o extension_n as_o illimited_a as_o god_n himself_o and_o also_o as_o eternal_a as_o he_o else_o it_o can_v not_o be_v what_o he_o proclaim_v it_o his_o habitation_n and_o very_o proper_o do_v he_o call_v it_o eternity_n for_o neither_o day_n nor_o month_n nor_o year_n nor_o age_n nor_o any_o thing_n of_o time_n be_v ever_o in_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o always_o do_v and_o shall_v exist_v and_o in_o this_o immense_a capacity_n or_o extension_n natural_o boundless_a both_o in_o measure_n and_o duration_n and_o 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be_v torture_v yet_o he_o be_v bless_v and_o from_o another_o clause_n in_o his_o ib._n epistle_n to_o menaeceus_n where_o he_o declare_v most_o worthy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o drink_n and_o continual_a banquet_n carnal_a enjoyment_n and_o the_o sumptuous_a provision_n of_o a_o well_o furnish_v table_n be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o make_v a_o sweet_a life_n but_o sober_a reason_v and_o by_o and_o by_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a good_a be_v wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o wisdom_n be_v more_o precious_a than_o philosophy_n because_o out_o of_o it_o all_o virtue_n spring_n which_o teach_v that_o we_o can_v live_v pleasant_o without_o live_v prudent_o and_o well_o and_o that_o we_o can_v live_v upright_o without_o live_v pleasant_o for_o virtue_n be_v connatural_a to_o a_o pleasant_a life_n and_o from_o these_o a_o pleasant_a life_n be_v inseparable_a and_o then_o from_o another_o passage_n in_o the_o same_o epistle_n where_o he_o say_v virtutes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v desire_v for_o pleasure_n and_o not_o for_o themselves_o as_o physic_n be_v desire_v for_o health_n and_o say_v withal_o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n which_o can_v be_v separate_v from_o pleasure_n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o when_o epicurus_n found_v happiness_n in_o pleasure_n he_o mean_v that_o pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o virtue_n note_n v._o pag._n 130._o we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v that_o heaven_n do_v any_o thing_n to_o restrain_v or_o hinder_v the_o outrageous_a violence_n do_v to_o those_o martyr_n their_o eye_n be_v real_o bore_v out_o their_o leg_n cut_v off_o their_o bone_n break_v their_o flesh_n beat_v bruise_a mangle_a burn_a etc._n etc._n not_o be_v we_o to_o conceive_v that_o when_o these_o violence_n be_v do_v to_o their_o body_n the_o law_n or_o order_n of_o communicate_v they_o to_o their_o soul_n in_o way_n of_o sensation_n be_v interrupt_v or_o dissolve_v for_o when_o their_o body_n suffer_v in_o any_o capacity_n by_o incision_n contusion_n racking_n sear_n scourge_n scald_n or_o the_o like_a these_o must_v make_v grievous_a impression_n on_o the_o nerve_n and_o agitate_v they_o by_o furious_a tension_n or_o vellication_n must_v transmit_v the_o motion_n to_o the_o common_a sensorium_n and_o so_o excite_v most_o dolorous_a pain_n in_o their_o soul_n for_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v thou_o great_a instrument_n of_o sense_n derive_v their_o original_a from_o the_o brain_n and_o by_o innumerable_a sprig_n or_o ramification_n be_v spread_v and_o propagate_v through_o the_o body_n they_o terminate_v in_o the_o exterior_a part_n of_o it_o so_o that_o nothing_o of_o violence_n can_v be_v do_v outward_o to_o the_o body_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o light_v upon_o the_o fibre_n of_o some_o of_o those_o nerve_n who_o extremity_n be_v lodge_v in_o its_o superficies_n i_o mean_v in_o the_o cutis_fw-la or_o skin_n thereof_o and_o if_o these_o at_o any_o time_n be_v fierce_o move_v though_o at_o the_o end_v of_o they_o most_o distant_a from_o the_o head_n yet_o the_o same_o motion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v feel_v at_o their_o other_o end_n which_o be_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o the_o proper_a place_n of_o her_o special_a vital_a residence_n be_v some_o where_o there_o she_o can_v but_o be_v vehement_o affect_v thereby_o but_o then_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o these_o nerve_n may_v receive_v impression_n as_o well_o at_o the_o root_n of_o they_o within_o the_o brain_n as_o in_o any_o part_n of_o any_o branch_n of_o they_o any_o where_o disperse_v in_o the_o body_n yea_o there_o be_v reason_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v most_o receptive_a of_o impression_n there_o
as_o be_v near_o to_o the_o common_a sentient_n and_o so_o to_o the_o soul_n herself_o now_o let_v we_o but_o suppose_v and_o the_o supposition_n be_v very_o easy_a that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n can_v so_o influence_n the_o soul_n and_o so_o possess_v she_o with_o ravish_a delight_n which_o we_o call_v comfort_n as_o whole_o to_o take_v she_o up_o and_o divert_v she_o from_o attend_v to_o what_o the_o body_n suffer_v and_o this_o must_v be_v one_o mighty_a alleviation_n of_o pain_n if_o not_o a_o perfect_a exclusion_n or_o cure_n of_o it_o for_o what_o better_a anodyne_n can_v there_o be_v than_o a_o absolute_a inanimadversion_n or_o non-reflection_n upon_o evil_a than_o a_o complete_a alienation_n or_o entire_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o what_o shall_v trouble_v it_o and_o then_o let_v we_o but_o suppose_v also_o as_o well_o we_o may_v that_o the_o same_o good_a spirit_n can_v imprint_v such_o delicate_a motion_n upon_o the_o curious_a fibres_fw-fr of_o all_o the_o nerve_n in_o the_o brain_n as_o shall_v produce_v strong_a divine_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n and_o that_o these_o fine_a motion_n may_v be_v so_o brisk_a and_o vigorous_a as_o to_o continue_v in_o spite_n of_o all_o contrary_a impression_n though_o never_o so_o forcible_a make_v by_o any_o violence_n on_o other_o part_n of_o the_o filament_n of_o those_o nerve_n and_o the_o great_a work_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v intelligible_o do_v upon_o the_o holy_a sufferer_n for_o thus_o we_o may_v ready_o and_o fair_o apprehend_v how_o all_o sense_n of_o pain_n shall_v be_v drown_v in_o they_o and_o how_o their_o soul_n may_v swim_v in_o deep_a consolation_n when_o their_o body_n be_v sink_v under_o the_o executioner_n hand_n not_o that_o we_o suppose_v tho_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v influence_n upon_o martyr_n be_v ever_o so_o strong_a and_o vigorous_a as_o to_o leave_v no_o room_n or_o occasion_n for_o their_o faith_n love_n patience_n and_o the_o like_a divine_a grace_n to_o act_v in_o for_o their_o better_a support_n and_o comfort_n note_v vi_o pag._n 169._o and_o the_o chief_a reason_n of_o it_o be_v two_n first_o because_o the_o evil_a spirit_n with_o who_o they_o be_v in_o covenant_n may_v be_v delight_v with_o the_o steam_n of_o humane_a blood_n and_o for_o a_o like_a reason_n they_o haunt_v churchyard_n more_o than_o other_o place_n and_o appear_v most_o frequent_o where_o the_o dead_a be_v inter_v so_o origen_n tell_v celsus_n pretty_a often_o how_o the_o daemon_n be_v gratify_v with_o the_o steam_n of_o those_o bloody_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o they_o and_o how_o they_o be_v greedy_o desirous_a of_o they_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lickorishness_n of_o carnal_a devil_n and_o that_o they_o be_v strange_o desirous_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o mankind_n and_o delight_v with_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o complaint_n which_o the_o devil_n use_v to_o make_v among_o his_o devotoe_n in_o america_n for_o oftentimes_o when_o he_o appear_v to_o they_o he_o will_v tell_v they_o he_o be_v thirsty_a meaning_n for_o peoples_n blood_n and_o then_o his_o priest_n will_v urge_v their_o king_n to_o offer_v up_o store_n of_o captive_n to_o their_o god_n lest_o poor_a thing_n they_o shall_v die_v for_o want_v of_o refreshment_n and_o as_o when_o they_o have_v no_o captive_n they_o will_v go_v out_o on_o purpose_n to_o fight_v and_o take_v some_o so_o when_o they_o have_v plenty_n they_o will_v offer_v they_o most_o free_o kill_v they_o as_o victim_n sometime_o by_o hundred_o in_o a_o day_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o mactation_n of_o man_n wherein_o multitude_n of_o old_a be_v sad_o sacrifice_v to_o heathen_a deity_n and_o if_o the_o reeking_n of_o dead_a or_o die_a sacrifice_n be_v so_o grateful_a to_o they_o without_o all_o question_n the_o nidour_n or_o fume_n exhale_v from_o the_o vein_n of_o people_n alive_a must_v be_v far_o more_o please_a for_o be_v of_o a_o hot_a and_o fine_a nature_n they_o may_v well_o yield_v they_o a_o brisk_a and_o more_o relish_v flavour_n second_o evil_a spirit_n suck_v of_o those_o wretch_n who_o they_o draw_v into_o hellish_a compact_n with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v have_v opportunity_n of_o corrupt_v they_o by_o transfuse_v a_o pernicious_a venom_n into_o they_o of_o tincture_v their_o body_n with_o so_o vile_a a_o malignity_n as_o will_v help_v to_o numm_n and_o stupify_v their_o soul_n in_o their_o moral_a capacity_n as_o shall_v fill_v they_o with_o darkness_n and_o blindness_n and_o dulness_n and_o deadness_n to_o all_o that_o be_v good_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n dispose_v they_o to_o every_o evil_a thing_n to_o which_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o excite_v and_o instigate_v they_o as_o to_o anger_n envy_n malice_n revenge_n the_o base_a obscenity_n and_o most_o barbarous_a cruelty_n and_o when_o wicked_a fiend_n by_o their_o noxious_a breathe_n into_o people_n do_v so_o poison_v their_o soul_n as_o to_o pervert_v their_o body_n no_o wonder_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o still_o countermine_v the_o wicked_a one_o in_o all_o his_o working_n shall_v by_o his_o inspiration_n i_o mean_v his_o consolatory_a one_o not_o only_o most_o heavenly_a affect_v our_o soul_n but_o withal_o derive_v a_o healthful_a temper_n to_o our_o body_n and_o let_v i_o add_v by_o these_o consolation_n our_o body_n may_v be_v so_o raise_v and_o improve_v as_o in_o some_o measure_n perhaps_o to_o advance_v towards_o the_o adamical_a crasis_n or_o original_a constitution_n they_o may_v approach_v as_o near_o as_o ready_o they_o can_v do_v to_o that_o excellent_a temper_n which_o the_o protoplast_n at_o first_o be_v happy_a in_o whereby_o it_o may_v sometime_o happen_v though_o but_o seldom_o that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o attain_v to_o perfect_a health_n which_o otherwise_o they_o may_v not_o have_v acquire_v but_o possible_o may_v rise_v a_o step_n high_o and_o gain_v such_o a_o balsamic_a quality_n to_o themselves_o as_o may_v enable_v they_o to_o preserve_v health_n in_o other_o and_o also_o such_o a_o heal_a virtue_n as_o may_v enable_v they_o to_o restore_v health_n to_o those_o about_o they_o that_o be_v common_o or_o continual_o with_o they_o i_o mean_v by_o salutary_a perspiration_n or_o sanative_a effluvia_n which_z stream_n plentiful_o from_o they_o for_o as_o the_o body_n of_o man_n in_o high_a distemper_n be_v so_o full_a of_o morbific_a virulence_n or_o malignity_n in_o themselves_o as_o to_o breathe_v out_o such_o store_n of_o contagious_a emission_n as_o will_v infect_v other_o with_o the_o like_a disease_n so_o they_o that_o be_v arrive_v at_o this_o excellent_a temper_n and_o delicate_a complexion_n of_o body_n which_o send_v forth_o these_o salutiferous_a and_o medicinal_a exhalation_n may_v secret_o and_o unperceivable_o derive_v health_n as_o well_o as_o preserve_v it_o to_o those_o person_n with_o who_o they_o frequent_o or_o constant_o converse_v note_v vii_o pag._n 292._o concern_v this_o mark_n there_o be_v several_a opinion_n some_o think_v it_o be_v a_o letter_n out_o of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n stamp_v upon_o his_o forehead_n other_o that_o it_o be_v a_o fierce_a and_o furious_a and_o truculent_a aspect_n arise_v from_o the_o check_n and_o gripe_v of_o his_o clamorous_a and_o torment_a conscience_n and_o true_o a_o wound_a and_o accuse_a conscience_n do_v often_o change_v the_o very_a look_n of_o people_n blast_v the_o pleasant_a air_n of_o their_o face_n where_o the_o gild_n be_v much_o inferior_a to_o cain_n other_o think_v it_o be_v a_o constant_a tremble_a of_o all_o his_o member_n especial_o of_o his_o head_n join_v with_o a_o lamentable_a dejection_n of_o countenance_n and_o so_o the_o father_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v and_o that_o expression_n gen._n 4.12_o insinuate_v as_o much_o a_o fugitive_n and_o vagabond_n shall_v thou_o be_v the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v move_v and_o agitate_a to_o which_o the_o greek_a one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_n toss_v and_o discompose_v intimate_v that_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o strange_a kind_n of_o motion_n and_o agitation_n in_o his_o body_n the_o judicial_a effect_n of_o god_n malediction_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o fratricide_n and_o the_o appearance_n of_o these_o tremulous_a motion_n about_o he_o do_v import_v or_o rather_o indicate_v so_o much_o terror_n and_o trouble_n in_o himself_o and_o imprint_v so_o much_o awe_n and_o dread_a upon_o other_o that_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v by_o he_o as_o he_o do_v by_o his_o poor_a brother_n lest_o by_o contract_v the_o same_o gild_n they_o shall_v incur_v the_o same_o dismal_a punishment_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n chapter_n i._n the_o usefulness_n of_o our_o faculty_n and_o passion_n what_o religious_a mourn_a be_v two_o sort_n of_o it_o public_a and_o private_a the_o two_o kind_n of_o private_a mourn_a