〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v and_o true_o if_o they_o have_v be_v mindful_a of_o that_o earthly_a country_n out_o of_o which_o they_o come_v they_o may_v say_v he_o have_v have_v opportunity_n of_o return_v but_o now_o they_o desire_v a_o better_a to_o wit_n a_o heavenly_a hebr._n 11._o pag._n 124._o but_o that_o they_o step_v forth_o again_o into_o airy_a vehicles_n this_o be_v their_o natural_a course_n as_o i_o note_v above_o but_o the_o example_n of_o enoch_n and_o elias_n and_o much_o more_o of_o our_o ever_o bless_a saviour_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o supernatural_a pag._n 125._o those_o therefore_o that_o pass_v out_o of_o these_o body_n before_o their_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v spoil_v weaken_a or_o orderly_o unwind_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o favour_n of_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n this_o hypothesis_n do_v not_o need_v any_o such_o obnoxious_a appendage_n as_o this_o viz._n that_o soul_n that_o be_v 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that_o their_o least_o continuance_n in_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n shall_v at_o their_o departure_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o magical_a cue_n or_o tessera_fw-la forthwith_o to_o the_o aereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n to_o begin_v to_o act_v its_o part_n upon_o the_o cease_n of_o the_o other_o that_o more_o soul_n may_v be_v rid_v out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n which_o make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o every_o soul_n that_o be_v once_o besmear_v with_o the_o unctuous_a moisture_n of_o the_o womb_n shall_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o magic_a ointment_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o air_n though_o it_o be_v of_o a_o still-born_a infant_n than_o that_o any_o shall_v return_v into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n or_o inactivity_n upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o remain_a vigour_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n of_o life_n for_o these_o law_n be_v not_o by_o any_o consequential_a necessity_n but_o by_o the_o free_a counsel_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o god_n consult_v for_o the_o best_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v so_o apparent_o for_o the_o best_a this_o law_n be_v interweave_v into_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o every_o particular_a soul_n that_o upon_o the_o cease_n of_o her_o terrestrial_a union_n her_o aereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n shall_v immediate_o operate_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n assist_v she_o shall_v be_v dress_v in_o aereal_a robe_n and_o be_v find_v among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o region_n if_o soul_n shall_v be_v remand_v back_o into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n that_o depart_v before_o the_o terrestrial_a period_n of_o vital_a congruity_n be_v orderly_o unwind_v so_o very_a few_o reach_n the_o end_n of_o that_o period_n that_o they_o must_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o be_v turn_v into_o the_o state_n of_o inactivity_n which_o will_v be_v to_o weave_v penelope_n web_n to_o do_v and_o undo_v because_o the_o day_n be_v long_o enough_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v whenas_o it_o rather_o seem_v too_o short_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o numerosity_n of_o silent_a soul_n that_o expect_v their_o turn_n of_o recovery_n into_o life_n pag._n 125._o but_o only_o follow_v the_o clew_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o hypothesis_n require_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o it_o rather_o clash_v with_o the_o first_o and_o chiet_a pillar_n thereof_o viz._n that_o all_o the_o divine_a design_n and_o action_n be_v lay_v and_o carry_v on_o by_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v how_o much_o better_o it_o be_v to_o be_v this_o way_n that_o i_o be_o plead_v for_o than_o that_o of_o this_o otherwise-ingenious_a writer_n pag._n 125._o since_o by_o long_a and_o hard_a exercise_n in_o this_o body_n the_o plastic_a life_n be_v well_o taâ—…ned_a and_o debilitate_a etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o at_o all_o necessary_a no_o not_o in_o those_o soul_n who_o plastic_a may_v be_v deem_v the_o most_o rampant_a dis-union_n from_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n immediate_o tame_v it_o i_o mean_v the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n of_o life_n and_o its_o operation_n be_v stop_v as_o sure_o as_o a_o string_n of_o a_o lute_n never_o so_o smart_o vibrate_v be_v streightways_o silence_v by_o a_o gentle_a touch_n of_o the_o finger_n and_o another_o single_a string_n may_v be_v immediate_o make_v to_o sound_v alone_o while_o the_o other_o be_v mute_a and_o silent_a for_o i_o say_v these_o be_v the_o free_a law_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n but_o fatal_o and_o vital_o not_o intellectual_o implant_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o all_o humane_a soul_n or_o spirit_n the_o whole_a universe_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o automatal_a harp_n of_o that_o great_a and_o true_a apollo_n and_o as_o for_o the_o general_a strike_v of_o the_o string_n and_o stop_v their_o vibration_n they_o be_v do_v with_o as_o exquisite_a art_n as_o if_o a_o free_a intellectual_a agent_n play_v upon_o they_o but_o the_o plastic_a power_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o such_o but_o only_o vital_a and_o fatal_a as_o i_o say_v before_o pag._n 126._o that_o a_o aereal_a body_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o it_o to_o display_v its_o force_n upon_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v far_o more_o safe_a and_o rational_a to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n desert_n her_o aereal_a estate_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o period_n of_o the_o vital_a congruity_n be_v expire_v which_o according_a to_o those_o fatal_a law_n i_o speak_v of_o before_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n but_o whether_o a_o soul_n may_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o abbreviate_v this_o period_n and_o excite_v such_o symptom_n in_o the_o plastic_a as_o may_v shorten_v her_o continuance_n in_o that_o state_n let_v it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o more_o inquisitive_a to_o define_v pag._n 128._o where_o be_v then_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o just_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o state_n place_n and_o body_n their_o difference_n in_o place_n i_o have_v sufficient_o show_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o argument_n against_o the_o triple_a congruity_n of_o life_n in_o the_o plastic_a of_o humane_a soul_n how_o fit_o they_o may_v be_v dispose_v of_o in_o the_o air._n but_o to_o the_o rude_a buffonery_n of_o that_o crude_a opposer_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o pre-existence_n i_o make_v no_o answer_n it_o be_v methinks_v sufficient_o answer_v in_o the_o scholia_fw-la upon_o sect._n 12._o cap._n 3._o lib._n 3._o of_o dr._n h._n mores_n immortalitas_fw-la animae_fw-la if_o the_o reader_n think_v it_o worth_a his_o while_n to_o consult_v the_o place_n now_o for_o state_n and_o body_n the_o difference_n be_v obvious_a the_o vehicle_n be_v of_o more_o pure_a air_n and_o the_o conscience_n more_o pure_a of_o the_o one_o than_o of_o the_o other_o pag._n 130._o for_o according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o gravity_n of_o those_o body_n be_v less_o because_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o draw_v they_o be_v so_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o ingenious_a invention_n both_o to_o salve_v that_o phaenomenon_n why_o body_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o body_n or_o matter_n but_o by_o a_o vital_a saturitie_n or_o natural_a uneasiness_n in_o so_o do_v beside_o that_o though_o at_o such_o a_o contract_a pitch_n they_o be_v natural_o impenetrable_a to_o one_o another_o yet_o they_o demonstrate_v still_o their_o spirituality_n by_o self-penetration_a haply_o a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o time_n repeat_v and_o though_o by_o a_o law_n of_o life_n not_o by_o a_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v keep_v from_o penetrate_v one_o another_o yet_o they_o both_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n necessary_o penetrate_v matter_n as_o undergo_a the_o diverse_a measure_n of_o essential_a spissitude_n in_o the_o same_o so_o that_o by_o the_o increase_n of_o that_o essential_a spissitude_n they_o may_v approach_v near_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o hylopathick_n disposition_n of_o impenetrability_n and_o thence_o by_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n out_o of_o which_o they_o never_o be_v be_v curb_v from_o contract_v 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be_v so_o full_o satisfy_v already_o by_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o its_o defence_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v already_o above_o to_o prove_v it_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o i_o will_v let_v it_o go_v and_o proceed_v to_o the_o ten_o and_o last_o allegation_n which_o pretend_v that_o these_o two_o term_n penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a be_v needless_a and_o hazardous_a in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o how_o useful_a or_o needful_a peneâ—…rability_n be_v be_v manifest_a from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v to_o the_o eight_o objection_n and_o the_o needfulness_n of_o indiscerpibility_n be_v also_o susficient_o show_v by_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n sect._n 30._o but_o now_o for_o the_o hazardousness_n of_o these_o term_n as_o if_o they_o be_v so_o hard_o that_o it_o will_v discourage_v man_n from_o the_o admit_v of_o the_o 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annotation_n upon_o the_o two_o forego_v treatise_n lux_fw-la orientalis_n or_o an_o enquiry_n into_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o eastern_a sage_n concern_v the_o preexistence_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n write_a for_o the_o more_o full_o clear_v and_o further_a confirm_v the_o main_a doctrine_n in_o each_o treatise_n by_o one_o not_o unexercize_v in_o these_o kind_n of_o speculation_n london_n print_v for_o j._n collins_n and_o s._n lounds_o over_o against_o exeter-change_n in_o the_o strand_n 1682._o annotation_n upon_o lux_fw-la orientalis_n these_o two_o book_n lux_fw-la orientalis_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n be_v lucky_o put_v together_o by_o the_o publisher_n there_o be_v that_o suitableness_n between_o they_o and_o mutual_a support_n of_o one_o another_o and_o the_o argument_n they_o treat_v of_o be_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v herself_o with_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o have_v excite_v so_o sluggish_a a_o genius_n as_o i_o to_o bestow_v some_o few_o annotation_n thereon_o not_o very_o anxious_a or_o operose_fw-la but_o such_o as_o the_o place_n easy_o suggest_v and_o may_v serve_v either_o to_o â—…ctifie_v what_o may_v seem_v any_o how_o oblique_a or_o illustrate_v what_o may_v seem_v less_o clear_a or_o make_v a_o supply_n or_o add_v strength_n where_o there_o may_v seem_v any_o further_a need_n in_o which_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v as_o that_o i_o have_v such_o a_o anxiety_n and_o fondness_n for_o the_o opinion_n they_o maintain_v as_o if_o all_o be_v go_v if_o they_o shall_v fail_v but_o that_o the_o dogmata_fw-la be_v more_o full_o clear_o and_o precise_o propound_v man_n may_v more_o safe_o and_o considerate_o give_v their_o judgement_n thereon_o but_o with_o that_o modesty_n as_o to_o admit_v nothing_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o true_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n chap._n 2._o p._n 4._o that_o he_o make_v we_o pure_a and_o innocent_a etc._n etc._n this_o be_v plain_o signify_v in_o the_o general_a mosaic_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o all_o that_o god_n make_v he_o see_v it_o be_v good_a and_o it_o be_v particular_o declare_v of_o adam_n and_o eve_n that_o they_o be_v create_v or_o make_v in_o a_o state_n of_o innocency_n pag._n 4._o matter_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o motion_n and_o what_o relation_n have_v that_o to_o a_o moral_a contagion_n we_o must_v either_o grant_v that_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o matter_n and_o their_o motion_n have_v a_o power_n to_o affect_v the_o soul_n unite_v with_o the_o body_n and_o i_o remember_v josephus_n somewhere_o speak_v of_o wine_n say_z it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d regenerate_v as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n into_o another_o life_n and_o sense_n of_o thing_n or_o else_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v alterable_a into_o qualification_n that_o can_v be_v resolve_v into_o 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in_o mere_a motion_n and_o figuration_n of_o part_n the_o psalmist_n description_n be_v very_o apposite_a to_o this_o purpose_n psal._n 58._o the_o ungodly_a be_v froward_a even_o from_o their_o mother_n womb_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o go_v astray_o and_o speak_v lie_n they_o be_v as_o venomous_a as_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o serpent_n even_o like_o the_o deaf_a adder_n that_o stop_v her_o ear_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o difference_n in_o the_o nativity_n of_o some_o from_o that_o of_o other_o and_o haply_o beget_v also_o of_o the_o same_o parent_n be_v no_o slight_a intimation_n that_o their_o difference_n be_v not_o from_o their_o boâ—…_n but_o their_o soul_n in_o which_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eruption_n of_o vicious_a inclination_n wâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d have_v contract_v in_o their_o former_a statâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d press_v nor_o extinct_a in_o this_o by_o reason_n oâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d lapse_n and_o his_o lose_v the_o paradisiacal_a 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o be_v create_v and_o which_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o be_v for_o his_o fall_n be_v transmit_v to_o his_o posterity_n but_o that_o be_v lose_v the_o several_a measure_n of_o the_o pristine_a vitiosity_n of_o humane_a soul_n discover_v themselves_o in_o this_o life_n according_a to_o the_o just_a law_n of_o the_o divine_a nemesis_n essential_o interweave_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n pag._n 5._o how_o be_v it_o that_o those_o that_o be_v under_o continual_a temptation_n to_o vice_n be_v yet_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o virtue_n etc._n etc._n that_o those_o that_o be_v continual_o under_o temptation_n to_o vice_n from_o their_o childhood_n shall_v keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o virtue_n and_o those_o that_o have_v perpetual_a outward_a advantage_n from_o their_o childhood_n to_o be_v virtuous_a shall_v prove_v vicious_a notwithstanding_o be_v not_o rational_o resolve_v into_o their_o free_a will_n for_o in_o this_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o equal_a and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v equal_a also_o in_o their_o external_a advantage_n or_o disadvantage_n the_o different_a event_n may_v well_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o will._n but_o now_o that_o one_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o disadvantage_n to_o virtue_n shall_v prove_v virtuous_a and_o the_o other_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o advantage_n to_o virtue_n shall_v prove_v vicious_a the_o reason_n of_o this_o certain_o to_o the_o considerate_a will_v seem_v to_o lie_v deep_a than_o the_o mere_a liberty_n of_o will_n in_o man_n but_o it_o can_v be_v attribute_v to_o nothing_o with_o a_o more_o due_a and_o tender_a regard_n to_o the_o divine_a attribute_n than_o to_o the_o pre-existent_a state_n of_o humane_a soul_n according_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o author_n pag._n 9_o for_o still_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o diminutive_a and_o disparage_a apprehension_n of_o the_o infinite_a and_o immense_a goodness_n of_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v detrude_v such_o excellent_a creature_n etc._n etc._n 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such_o as_o temperance_n sobriety_n chastity_n patience_n meekness_n equanimity_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n that_o consist_v in_o the_o empire_n of_o reason_n over_o passion_n and_o appetite_n and_o therefore_o he_o conceive_v that_o the_o create_v of_o humane_a soul_n though_o pure_a and_o immaculate_a and_o unite_n they_o with_o such_o brutish_a body_n be_v but_o the_o constitute_n and_o continue_v such_o a_o species_n of_o be_v which_o be_v a_o order_n betwixt_o brute_n and_o angel_n into_o which_o latter_a order_n if_o man_n use_v their_o faculty_n of_o the_o spiritual_a principle_n in_o they_o well_o they_o may_v ascend_v forasmuch_o as_o god_n have_v give_v they_o in_o their_o spiritual_a principle_n contain_v free_a will_n and_o reason_n to_o discern_v what_o be_v best_a a_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o overcome_v all_o their_o inordinate_a appetite_n this_o be_v his_o hypothesis_n mostwhat_o in_o his_o own_o word_n and_o all_o to_o his_o own_o sense_n as_o near_o as_o i_o 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this_o life_n be_v but_o the_o roaming_n of_o their_o mind_n in_o virtue_n of_o their_o constitution_n towards_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o heavenly_a thing_n in_o general_a not_o a_o recovery_n of_o the_o memory_n of_o past_a experience_n this_o state_n not_o afford_v so_o lively_a a_o representment_n of_o the_o pathos_n that_o accompany_v the_o actual_a sense_n of_o those_o thing_n as_o to_o make_v we_o think_v that_o we_o once_o real_o enjoy_v they_o before_o that_o be_v only_o to_o be_v collect_v by_o reason_n the_o noble_a exercise_n of_o which_o faculty_n in_o the_o discover_n of_o this_o arcanum_n of_o our_o pre-existence_n have_v be_v lose_v if_o it_o can_v have_v be_v detect_v by_o a_o compendious_a memory_n but_o if_o ever_o we_o recover_v the_o memory_n of_o our_o former_a state_n it_o will_v be_v when_o we_o be_v reentered_n into_o it_o we_o then_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o be_v real_o strike_v with_o the_o same_o pathos_n we_o be_v before_o in_o virtue_n whereof_o the_o soul_n may_v remember_v this_o be_v her_o pristine_a condition_n and_o therefore_o to_o answer_v to_o the_o second_o though_o there_o may_v be_v some_o faintness_n of_o resemblance_n betwixt_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o other_o state_n and_o this_o yet_o other_o peculiarity_n also_o be_v require_v and_o the_o former_a sensible_a pathos_n to_o be_v recover_v which_o be_v impossible_a in_o this_o state_n it_o be_v likewise_o impossible_a for_o we_o to_o remember_v the_o other_o in_o this_o the_o second_o argument_n of_o the_o author_n for_o the_o prove_v the_o unlikeliness_n of_o our_o remember_v the_o other_o state_n be_v the_o long_a intermission_n and_o discontinuance_n from_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o discontinuance_n or_o desuetude_n bereave_v we_o of_o the_o memory_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o be_v acquaint_v with_o in_o this_o world_n insomuch_o as_o if_o a_o ancient_a man_n shall_v read_v the_o verse_n or_o theme_n he_o make_v when_o he_o be_v a_o schoolboy_n without_o his_o name_n subscribe_v to_o they_o though_o he_o pump_v and_o sweat_v for_o they_o when_o he_o make_v they_o can_v not_o tell_v they_o be_v his_o own_o how_o then_o shall_v the_o soul_n remember_v what_o she_o do_v or_o observe_v many_o hundred_o nay_o thousand_o of_o year_n ago_o but_o yet_o our_o author_n antagonist_n have_v the_o face_n to_o make_v nothing_o of_o this_o argument_n neither_o because_o forsooth_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o desuetude_n of_o think_v of_o one_o thing_n but_o the_o think_n of_o other_o that_o make_v we_o forget_v that_o one_o thing_n what_o a_o shuffle_n be_v this_o for_o if_o the_o soul_n think_v on_o that_o one_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o on_o other_o thing_n it_o will_v remember_v it_o as_o well_o as_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o think_n of_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o not_o think_v of_o that_o that_o make_v it_o forget_v usus_fw-la promptâ—…s_fw-la facit_fw-la as_o in_o general_a so_o in_o particular_a and_o therefore_o disuse_n in_o any_o particular_a slacken_v at_o first_o and_o after_o abolish_v the_o readiness_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o think_v thereof_o whence_o sleepiness_n and_o sluggishness_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o forgetfulness_n because_o it_o disuse_v the_o soul_n from_o think_v of_o thing_n and_o as_o for_o those_o seven_o chronical_a sleeper_n that_o sleep_v in_o a_o cave_n from_o decius_n his_o time_n to_o the_o reign_n of_o theodosius_n junior_a i_o dare_v say_v it_o will_v have_v besot_v they_o without_o a_o miracle_n and_o they_o will_v have_v rose_n out_o of_o their_o sleep_n no_o more_o wise_a than_o a_o wisp_n i_o be_o sure_a not_o altogether_o so_o wise_a as_o this_o awkward_a arguer_n for_o memory_n of_o soul_n in_o their_o pre-existent_a state_n after_o so_o huge_o long_o a_o discontinuance_n from_o it_o but_o for_o their_o immediate_o come_v out_o of_o a_o aethereal_a vehicle_n into_o a_o terrestrial_a and_o yet_o forget_v their_o former_a state_n what_o example_n can_v be_v imagine_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n unless_o that_o of_o the_o messiah_n who_o yet_o seem_v to_o remember_v his_o former_a glorious_a condition_n and_o to_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v return_v to_o it_o again_o though_o for_o my_o part_n i_o think_v it_o be_v rather_o divine_a inspiration_n than_o memory_n that_o enable_v he_o to_o know_v that_o matter_n suppose_v his_o soul_n do_v pre-exist_a our_o author_n three_o and_o last_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o lapse_v soul_n in_o their_o terrestrial_a condition_n forget_v their_o former_a state_n be_v from_o observation_n how_o deteriorate_n change_v in_o this_o earthly_a body_n spoil_n or_o quite_o destroy_v the_o memory_n the_o soul_n still_o abide_v therein_o such_o as_o casualty_n disease_n and_o old_a age_n which_o change_v the_o tenor_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o make_v they_o less_o useful_a for_o memory_n as_o also_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o brain_n itself_o wherefore_o there_o be_v a_o more_o deteriorate_n change_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o come_v into_o a_o earthly_a body_n instead_o of_o a_o aereal_a or_o aethereal_a the_o more_o certain_o will_v her_o memory_n of_o thing_n which_o she_o experience_v in_o that_o state_n be_v wash_v out_o or_o obliterated_a in_o this_o here_o our_o author_n antagonist_n answer_v that_o though_o change_v in_o body_n may_v often_o weaken_v and_o sometime_o utter_o spoil_v the_o memory_n of_o thing_n past_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o soul_n change_v of_o her_o body_n shall_v therefore_o do_v so_o because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o injurious_a to_o her_o faculty_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o only_o our_o memory_n but_o reason_n also_o shall_v have_v be_v cashier_v and_o loft_n by_o our_o migration_n out_o of_o those_o vehicles_n we_o former_o actuate_v into_o these_o we_o now_o enliven_v but_o that_o still_o remain_v sound_n and_o entire_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o our_o
define_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o actuate_v the_o boby_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v idle_a when_o it_o have_v nothing_o to_o actuate_v as_o a_o piper_n must_v be_v silent_a as_o to_o pipe_v if_o he_o have_v no_o pipe_n to_o play_v on_o chap._n 14._o pag._n 113._o the_o ignoble_a and_o low_a property_n or_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n be_v languid_a and_o remiss_a uâ—…_n as_o to_o their_o proper_a exercise_n or_o act_v for_o themselves_o or_o as_o to_o their_o be_v regard_v much_o by_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v take_v up_o with_o great_a matter_n or_o as_o to_o their_o be_v much_o relish_v but_o in_o subserviency_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o more_o divine_a and_o sublime_a object_n as_o the_o author_n intimate_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o last_o pillar_n pag._n 114._o and_o the_o plastic_a have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o move_v this_o passive_a and_o easy_a body_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v add_v and_o keep_v it_o in_o its_o due_a form_n and_o shape_n and_o it_o be_v well_o add_v according_o as_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o high_a faculty_n require_v for_o the_o plastic_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o vital_a union_n with_o the_o vehicle_n be_v indeed_o the_o main_a instrument_n of_o the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v the_o imperium_fw-la of_o the_o perceptive_a that_o both_o excite_v and_o guide_v its_o motion_n which_o be_v no_o wonder_n it_o can_v do_v they_o be_v both_o but_o one_o soul._n pag._n 114._o to_o pronounce_v the_o place_n to_o be_v the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o rational_o guess_v by_o they_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v fancy_v all_o the_o fellow_n and_o student_n chamber_n in_o a_o college_n to_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o area_n of_o the_o hearth_n in_o the_o hall_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o college_n uninhabited_a for_o the_o sun_n be_v but_o a_o common_a focus_n of_o a_o vortex_n and_o be_v less_o by_o far_o to_o the_o vortex_n than_o the_o hearth_n to_o the_o ichnographie_n of_o the_o whole_a college_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v little_o more_o than_o a_o tennis-ball_n to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o earth_n pag._n 115._o yet_o be_v we_o not_o immutaâ—…ly_o so_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o mutability_n we_o be_v place_v in_o be_v not_o without_o a_o prospect_n of_o a_o more_o full_a confirmation_n and_o great_a accumulation_n of_o happiness_n at_o the_o long_o run_v as_o i_o intimate_v above_o pag._n 116._o we_o be_v make_v on_o set_v purpose_n defatigable_a that_o so_o all_o degree_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v such_o creature_n as_o we_o be_v and_o finite_a and_o take_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o infinite_o perfect_a and_o glorious_a object_n only_a pro_fw-la modulo_fw-la nostro_fw-la according_a to_o the_o scantness_n of_o our_o capacity_n diversion_n to_o other_o object_n may_v be_v a_o ease_n and_o relief_n from_o whence_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o glorify_a body_n in_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v most_o grateful_a so_o appear_v most_o rational_a but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o will_v appear_v most_o irrational_a to_o believe_v we_o shall_v have_v eye_n and_o ear_n and_o other_o organ_n of_o external_a sense_n and_o have_v no_o suitable_a object_n to_o entertain_v they_o pag._n 117._o yea_o methinks_v it_o be_v but_o a_o reasonable_a reward_n to_o the_o body_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v speak_v something_o popular_o and_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o vulgar_a that_o imagine_v the_o body_n to_o feel_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n whenas_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n only_o that_o be_v perceptive_a and_o capable_a of_o feeling_n either_o but_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o body_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o due_a plight_n for_o the_o lawful_a and_o allowable_a corporeal_a enjoyment_n the_o soul_n may_v reap_v therefrom_o for_o seasonable_a diversion_n pag._n 117_o that_o that_o be_v execute_v which_o he_o have_v so_o determine_v etc._n etc._n some_o fancy_n this_o may_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o enjoy_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o invigouration_n of_o all_o the_o three_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o plastic_a and_o that_o for_o a_o soul_n orderly_a and_o in_o due_a time_n and_o course_n to_o pass_v through_o all_o these_o dispensation_n provide_v she_o keep_v herself_o sincere_a towards_o her_o maker_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o lapse_n or_o sin_n but_o a_o harmless_a experience_a all_o the_o capacity_n of_o enjoy_v themselves_o that_o god_n have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o which_o will_v open_v a_o door_n to_o a_o further_a answer_n touch_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v inhabit_v namely_o that_o they_o may_v be_v inhabit_v by_o such_o kind_n of_o soul_n as_o these_o who_o therefore_o want_v not_o the_o knowledge_n and_o assistance_n of_o a_o redeemer_n and_o so_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v the_o only_a nosocomium_fw-la of_o sinful_o lapse_v soul_n this_o may_v be_v a_o answer_n to_o such_o far-fetched_a objection_n till_o they_o can_v prove_v the_o contrary_n pag._n 118._o adam_n can_v withstand_v the_o inordinate_a appetite_n etc._n etc._n namely_o after_o his_o own_o remissness_n and_o heedlessness_n in_o order_v himself_o he_o have_v bring_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o wretched_a weakness_n pag._n 121._o the_o plastic_a faculty_n begin_v now_o full_o to_o awaken_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o vital_a congruity_n belong_v to_o the_o plastic_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o they_o be_v to_o awake_v orderly_o that_o be_v to_o operate_v one_o after_o another_o downward_o and_o upward_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o lapse_n the_o aereal_a follow_v the_o aethereal_a the_o terrestrial_a the_o aereal_a but_o in_o their_o recovery_n or_o emergency_n out_o of_o the_o lapse_n the_o aereal_a follow_v the_o terrestrial_a and_o the_o aethereal_a the_o aereal_a but_o however_o a_o more_o gross_a turgency_n to_o plastic_a operation_n may_v haply_o arise_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o aereal_a period_n which_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o that_o state_n and_o which_o may_v help_v to_o turn_v she_o out_o of_o it_o into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n and_o be_v itself_o for_o the_o present_a silence_v therewith_o for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o union_n with_o body_n there_o be_v no_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n pag._n 121._o for_o it_o have_v a_o aptness_n and_o propensity_n to_o act_v in_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n etc._n etc._n this_o aptness_n and_o fitness_n it_o have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n according_a to_o that_o essential_a order_n of_o thing_n interweave_v into_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n or_o great_a archaeus_n of_o the_o universe_n according_a to_o the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n by_o which_o law_n and_o appointment_n the_o soul_n will_v as_o certain_o have_v a_o fitness_n and_o propensity_n at_o its_o leave_v the_o terrestrial_a body_n to_o actuate_v a_o aereal_a oâ—…e_n pag._n 122._o either_o by_o mere_a natural_a congruity_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n or_o some_o more_o spontaneous_a agent_n etc._n etc._n natural_a congruity_n and_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o plastic_a soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o other_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v join_v well_o together_o in_o this_o feat_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n attract_v such_o a_o soul_n as_o be_v most_o congruous_a to_o the_o predelineat_v matter_n which_o it_o have_v prepare_v for_o she_o but_o as_o for_o the_o spontaneous_a agent_n i_o suppose_v he_o may_v understand_v his_o ministry_n in_o some_o supernatural_a birth_n unless_o he_o think_v that_o some_o angel_n or_o genii_n may_v be_v employ_v in_o put_v soul_n into_o body_n as_o gardiner_n be_v in_o set_v pease_n and_o bean_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o garden_n but_o certain_o they_o must_v be_v no_o good_a genii_n then_o that_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o assist_v or_o set_v soul_n in_o such_o womb_n as_o have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o adultery_n incest_n and_o buggery_n pag._n 123._o but_o some_o apish_a show_n and_o imitation_n of_o reason_n virtue_n and_o religion_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a in_o divine_a thing_n be_v little_o better_a than_o thus_o and_o virtue_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o from_o that_o principle_n which_o revive_v in_o we_o in_o real_a regeneration_n be_v though_o much_o better_a than_o scandalous_a vice_n and_o profaneness_n mere_a picture_n and_o shadow_n of_o what_o they_o pretend_v to_o pag._n 123._o to_o its_o old_a celestial_a abode_n etc._n etc._n for_o we_o be_v pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n here_o on_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n of_o old_a declare_v and_o they_o that_o speak_v such_o thing_n say_v the_o apostle_n plain_o show_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o seek_v their_o native_a country_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d
a_o spirit_n which_o be_v a_o substance_n immaterial_a intrinsical_o endue_v with_o life_n and_o a_o faculty_n of_o motion_n where_o substance_n be_v the_o genus_fw-la and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o term_n comprise_v the_o differentia_fw-la which_o mr._n baxter_n call_v conceptus_fw-la formalis_fw-la and_o forma_fw-la i_o say_v that_o this_o difference_n or_o form_n though_o it_o consist_v of_o many_o term_n yet_o these_o term_n be_v not_o heterogeneal_a as_o he_o will_v insinuate_v pag._n 22._o but_o congenerous_a and_o one_o in_o order_n to_o another_o and_o essential_o and_o inseparable_o unite_v in_o that_o one_o substance_n which_o be_v right_o and_o proper_o call_v spirit_n and_o in_o virtue_n of_o that_o one_o substance_n though_o their_o notion_n and_o operation_n differ_v they_o be_v real_o one_o inseparable_a specific_a disserence_n or_o form_n as_o much_o as_o mr._n baxter_n virtus_fw-la vitalis_fw-la una-trina_a be_v that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o be_v specific_a knowable_a 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essentia_fw-la usual_o signify_v especial_o with_o the_o ancient_n but_o any_o be_v at_o large_a but_o of_o substance_n it_o be_v most_o true_a we_o know_v it_o only_o by_o its_o essential_a modes_n but_o the_o modes_n be_v not_o the_o substance_n itself_o of_o which_o they_o be_v modes_n otherwise_o the_o substance_n will_v want_v modes_n or_o every_o substance_n will_v be_v more_o substance_n than_o one_o and_o mr._n baxter_n himself_o say_v pag._n 62._o to_o know_v a_o essential_a attribute_n and_o to_o know_v ipsam_fw-la essentiam_fw-la scientiâ_fw-la inadaequatâ_fw-la be_v all_o one_o which_o inadequate_a or_o partial_a knowledge_n say_v i_o be_v this_o the_o know_v of_o the_o essential_a mode_n of_o the_o substance_n and_o not_o know_v the_o substance_n itself_o otherwise_o if_o both_o the_o essential_a modes_n be_v know_v and_o also_o the_o specific_a substance_n to_o which_o the_o modes_n belong_v more_o than_o that_o those_o mode_n belong_v to_o that_o substance_n the_o 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also_o the_o business_n of_o witch_n and_o witchcraft_n against_o a_o late_a writer_n full_o argue_v and_o dispute_v by_o merick_n causabon_n d._n d._n one_o of_o the_o prebend_n of_o canterhury_n cicero_n against_o catiline_n in_o four_o invective_n oration_n contain_v the_o whole_a manner_n of_o discover_v that_o notorious_a conspiracy_n by_o christopher_n wase_n 〈◊〉_d jest_n be_v witty_a alarm_n for_o melanâ—…_n spirit_n by_o a_o lover_n of_o ha_o ha_o he._n finis_fw-la to_o this_o sense_n all_o a_o vain_a jest_n all_o dust_n all_o nothing_o deem_v for_o of_o mere_a atom_n all_o compose_v be_v
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that_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v produce_v these_o strange_a effect_n may_v bias_n also_o the_o fancy_n of_o man_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o employment_n and_o occupation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n than_o it_o must_v be_v that_o classical_a character_n i_o speak_v of_o above_o but_o if_o not_o this_o nor_o the_o preponderancy_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a state_n nor_o menander_n hypothesis_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v bid_v the_o fair_a for_o it_o of_o any_o beside_o for_o determine_v the_o inclination_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n in_o these_o region_n of_o generation_n as_o have_v in_o itself_o vital_o though_o not_o intellectual_o all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n implant_v into_o its_o essence_n by_o god_n the_o creator_n of_o it_o and_o speak_v in_o the_o ethnic_a dialect_n the_o same_o description_n may_v belong_v to_o it_o that_o varro_n give_v to_o their_o god_n genius_n genius_fw-la 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easy_o pardon_v the_o mistake_n
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d empty_v himself_o or_o any_o way_n deteriorate_v himself_o as_o to_o his_o divinity_n by_o be_v incarnate_a and_o take_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o form_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a adam_n for_o every_o earthly_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o intimate_v rom._n 8._o 21._o as_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n have_v note_v and_o the_o apostle_n likewise_o seem_v so_o to_o expound_v it_o in_o the_o text_n by_o add_v present_o by_o way_n of_o exegesis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n like_o that_o gen._n 5._o 3._o adam_n beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n a_o terrestrial_a man_n as_o himself_o be_v wherefore_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n be_v no_o exinanition_n to_o his_o divinity_n there_o be_v a_o humanity_n of_o christ_n viz._n his_o soul_n in_o a_o glorious_a state_n of_o pre-existence_n to_o which_o this_o voluntary_a exinanition_n belong_v pag._n 87._o be_v it_o for_o this_o man_n sin_n or_o his_o father_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v blind_a for_o the_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n for_o prove_v that_o pre-existence_n be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o christ_n when_o it_o be_v so_o plain_o imply_v in_o the_o question_n by_o his_o silence_n or_o not_o reprove_v it_o seem_v to_o admit_v it_o or_o at_o least_o to_o esteem_v it_o no_o hurtful_a opinion_n they_o allege_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o these_o enquirer_n have_v some_o notion_n of_o the_o divine_a prescience_n may_v suppose_v that_o god_n foreknow_v what_o kind_n of_o person_n this_o blind_a man_n will_v prove_v have_v antedate_v his_o punishment_n the_o other_o be_v that_o the_o enquirer_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o understand_v the_o blind_a man_n original_a sin_n so_o that_o when_o they_o inquire_v whether_o the_o man_n be_v bear_v blind_a for_o his_o own_o or_o his_o parent_n sin_n they_o may_v only_o ask_v whether_o that_o particular_a judgement_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o parent_n or_o of_o his_o own_o original_a pravity_n this_o be_v cameron_n but_o see_v what_o force_a conceit_n learned_a man_n will_v entertain_v rather_o than_o not_o to_o say_v something_o on_o a_o text._n what_o a_o distort_a and_o preposterous_a account_n be_v that_o find_v that_o god_n shall_v punish_v man_n before_o they_o sin_n because_o he_o foresee_v they_o will_v sin_v and_o he_o only_o produce_v this_o example_n and_o a_o slight_a one_o too_o that_o jeroboam'_v hand_n be_v dry_v up_o as_o he_o stretch_v it_o forth_o to_o give_v a_o sign_n to_o apprehend_v the_o prophet_n and_o the_o other_o be_v as_o fond_a a_o account_n that_o god_n shall_v send_v such_o severe_a judgement_n on_o man_n for_o their_o original_a pravity_n which_o they_o can_v help_v and_o original_a pravity_n be_v so_o common_a to_o all_o it_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n why_o this_o particular_a man_n shall_v be_v bear_v blind_a more_o than_o other_o wherefore_o grotius_n far_o more_o ingenuous_o write_v thus_o upon_o the_o place_n quaerunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la a_o ipse_fw-la peccaverit_fw-la quia_fw-la multi_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la credebant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animarum_fw-la and_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n pass_v it_o for_o a_o innocent_a opinion_n so_o do_v the_o primitive_a church_n the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n be_v a_o allowable_a book_n with_o they_o and_o read_v in_o public_a though_o it_o plain_o declare_v for_o pre-existence_n chap._n 8._o 20._o chap._n 12._o p._n 93._o therefore_o let_v the_o reader_n if_o he_o please_v call_v it_o a_o romantic_a scheme_n or_o imaginary_a hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v very_o discreet_o and_o judicious_o do_v of_o the_o author_n to_o propose_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o necessary_a member_n or_o branch_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o be_v but_o at_o the_o best_a conjecturaâ—…_n as_o no_o part_n of_o that_o otherwise-useful_a theory_n for_o by_o tack_v too_o fast_o these_o unnecessary_a tuft_n or_o tassel_n to_o the_o main_a truth_n it_o will_v but_o give_v occasion_n to_o wanton_a or_o wrathful_a whelp_n to_o worry_v she_o and_o tug_v she_o into_o the_o dirt_n by_o they_o and_o we_o may_v easy_o observe_v how_o greedy_o they_o catch_v at_o such_o occasion_n though_o it_o be_v not_o much_o that_o they_o can_v make_v out_o of_o they_o as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n 13._o pag._n 96._o pill_n 1._o to_o conceive_v he_o as_o a_o immense_a and_o all-glorious_a sun_n that_o be_v continual_o communicate_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o as_o certain_o as_o the_o sun_n do_v his_o light_n and_o as_o restrain_o for_o the_o sun_n light_n be_v not_o equal_o impart_v to_o all_o subject_n but_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o capacity_n and_o as_o nature_n limit_n here_o in_o natural_a thing_n so_o do_v the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o free_a creature_n he_o impart_v to_o they_o as_o they_o capacitate_v themselves_o by_o improve_n or_o abuse_v their_o freedom_n pag._n 100_o pill_n 3._o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o principle_n that_o be_v not_o mere_o corporeal_a he_o suspect_v that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n when_o all_o be_v say_v and_o do_v must_v be_v resolve_v into_o such_o a_o principle_n but_o i_o think_v he_o that_o without_o prejudice_n peruse_v the_o eleven_o and_o thirteen_o chapter_n with_o their_o scholia_fw-la of_o dr._n mores_n enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la will_v find_v it_o beyond_o suspicion_n that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o some_o corporeal_a principle_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n though_o you_o shall_v call_v it_o with_o the_o cabalist_n by_o that_o astartle_a name_n of_o sandalphon_n be_v no_o such_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n as_o rudeness_n and_o presumptuous_a ignorance_n have_v make_v that_o buckram_n writer_n in_o contempt_n and_o derision_n to_o call_v it_o pag._n 101._o as_o natural_o as_o the_o fire_n mount_v and_o a_o stone_n descend_v and_o as_o these_o do_v not_o so_o though_o natural_o mere_o from_o their_o own_o intrinsic_a nature_n but_o in_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o the_o same_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o disposal_n of_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v range_v their_o plastic_o as_o certain_o and_o orderly_o in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o do_v the_o matter_n itself_o in_o all_o place_n whence_o that_o of_o plotinus_n may_v fit_o be_v understand_v that_o a_o soul_n enveigle_v in_o viciousness_n both_o here_o and_o after_o death_n according_a to_o her_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thrust_v into_o the_o state_n and_o place_n she_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o she_o be_v draw_v thither_o by_o certain_a invisible_a or_o magical_a string_n of_o nature_n own_o pull_v thus_o be_v he_o please_v to_o express_v this_o power_n or_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o universe_n but_o i_o think_v that_o transposition_n she_o make_v of_o they_o be_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o transvection_n of_o they_o rather_o than_o pulsion_n or_o traction_n but_o these_o be_v overnice_a curiosity_n pag._n 101._o as_o likely_a some_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o state_n of_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v spirit_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o other_o spirit_n may_v be_v carry_v into_o such_o region_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o have_v transmit_v they_o to_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v before_o whether_o for_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o the_o latter_a kind_n whereof_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o particular_o in_o my_o note_n on_o the_o next_o chapter_n pag._n 102._o pill_n 4._o the_o soul_n of_o man_n
the_o soul_n have_v a_o aethereal_a body_n already_o or_o a_o aereal_a one_o which_o may_v be_v change_v into_o a_o aethereal_a body_n if_o they_o will_v allege_v any_o concinnity_n in_o the_o business_n or_o the_o firm_a promise_n of_o more_o high_o complete_n our_o happiness_n at_o the_o union_n of_o our_o terrestrial_a body_n with_o our_o soul_n at_o the_o resurrection_n this_o i_o say_v may_v be_v do_v as_o well_o suppose_v they_o to_o have_v body_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n as_o if_o they_o have_v none_o for_o those_o body_n they_o have_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o their_o death_n and_o resurrection_n may_v be_v so_o thin_a and_o dilute_a that_o they_o may_v be_v no_o more_o considerable_a than_o a_o interula_fw-la be_v to_o a_o royal_a robe_n line_v with_o rich_a fur_n and_o embroider_v with_o gold_n for_o suppose_v every_o man_n body_n at_o the_o resurrection_n frame_v again_o out_o of_o its_o own_o dust_n bone_n sinew_n and_o flesh_n by_o the_o miraculous_a power_n of_o god_n be_v it_o not_o as_o easy_a for_o these_o subtle_a spirit_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o enter_v these_o body_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a power_n assist_v so_o to_o inactuate_v they_o that_o that_o little_a of_o their_o vehicle_n they_o bring_v in_o with_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o destroy_v the_o individuation_n of_o the_o body_n than_o a_o draught_n of_o wine_n drink_v in_o do_v the_o individuation_n of_o our_o body_n now_o though_o it_o be_v immediate_o upon_o the_o drink_n actuate_v by_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n at_o the_o same_o instant_n actuate_a the_o whole_a aggregate_v it_o be_v exquisite_o the_o same_o numerical_a body_n even_o to_o the_o utmost_a curiosity_n of_o the_o schoolman_n but_o the_o divine_a assistance_n work_v in_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o the_o soul_n will_v loose_v by_o resume_v this_o resurrection-body_n but_o that_o all_o will_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o more_o full_a and_o saturate_a brightness_n and_o glory_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a will_v become_v a_o heavenly_a spiritual_a and_o true_o glorify_a body_n immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a nor_o do_v the_o be_v thus_o turn_v into_o a_o heavenly_a or_o spiritual_a body_n hinder_v it_o from_o be_v still_o the_o same_o numerical_a body_n forasmuch_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_a matter_n let_v it_o be_v under_o what_o modification_n it_o will_v be_v still_o the_o same_o numerical_a matter_n or_o body_n and_o it_o be_v gross_a ignorance_n in_o philosophy_n that_o make_v any_o conceive_v otherwise_o but_o a_o rude_a and_o ill-natured_a opposer_n of_o pre-existence_n be_v not_o content_a that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o numerical_a body_n but_o that_o this_o same_o numerical_a body_n be_v still_o flesh_n peevish_o and_o invidious_o thereby_o to_o expose_v the_o author_n of_o the_o account_n of_o origen_n who_o pag._n 120._o write_v thus_o that_o the_o body_n we_o now_o have_v be_v therefore_o corruptible_a and_o mortal_a because_o it_o be_v flesh_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o immortality_n it_o must_v put_v off_o itself_o first_o and_o cease_v to_o be_v flesh_n but_o questionless_a that_o ingenious_a writer_n understand_v this_o of_o natural_a flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n declare_v that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o as_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o natural_a body_n and_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a body_n so_o if_o he_o have_v make_v application_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o flesh_n he_o mention_n of_o man_n of_o beast_n of_o fish_n and_o bird_n he_o will_v have_v present_o subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o natural_a flesh_n and_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a flesh_n and_o it_o be_v this_o spiritual_a flesh_n to_o which_o belong_v incorruption_n and_o immortality_n and_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o natural_a flesh_n it_o must_v put_v off_o itself_o and_o cease_v to_o be_v natural_a flesh_n before_o it_o can_v put_v on_o immortality_n and_o incorruption_n so_o little_a inconsistency_n be_v there_o of_o this_o hypothesis_n as_o touch_v the_o soul_n act_v in_o either_o a_o aereal_a of_o aethereal_a vehicle_n during_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o the_o resurrection_n and_o her_o departure_n hence_o with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v a_o strong_a bar_n thereby_o put_v to_o the_o dull_a dream_n of_o the_o psychopanychites_n and_o other_o harshness_n also_o ease_v or_o smooth_v by_o it_o now_o as_o for_o the_o three_o argument_n which_o must_v needs_o seem_v a_o great_a scarecrow_n to_o the_o illiterate_a there_o be_v very_o little_a weight_n or_o none_o at_o all_o in_o it_o for_o if_o we_o take_v but_o notice_n of_o the_o whole_a atmosphere_n what_o be_v the_o dimension_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o three_o region_n into_o which_o it_o be_v distribute_v all_o these_o bugbear_n will_v vanish_v as_o for_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o whole_a atmosphere_n it_o be_v by_o the_o skilful_a repute_v about_o fifty_o to_o italic_a mile_n high_a the_o convex_a of_o the_o middle_a region_n thereof_o about_o four_o such_o mile_n the_o concave_a about_o half_a a_o mile_n now_o this_o distribution_n of_o the_o air_n into_o these_o three_o region_n be_v thus_o make_v and_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n have_v no_o other_o name_n to_o call_v the_o expansum_fw-la about_o we_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heaven_n here_o be_v according_a to_o they_o a_o distribution_n of_o heaven_n into_o three_o and_o the_o high_a region_n will_v be_v part_n of_o the_o three_o heaven_n this_o therefore_o premise_v i_o answer_v that_o though_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n after_o death_n be_v detain_v within_o the_o atmosphere_n of_o the_o air_n and_o the_o air_n itself_o haply_o may_v reach_v much_o high_a than_o this_o atmosphere_n that_o be_v bound_v by_o the_o mere_a ascent_n of_o exhalation_n and_o vapour_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n at_o all_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o this_o argument_n pretend_v from_o the_o company_n of_o devil_n or_o incommodious_a change_n and_o disturbance_n of_o the_o air._n for_o suppose_v such_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o middle_n and_o low_a region_n yet_o the_o upper_a region_n which_o be_v also_o part_n of_o the_o three_o heaven_n those_o part_n be_v ever_o calm_a and_o serene_a and_o the_o devil_n principality_n reach_v no_o further_a than_o through_o the_o middle_n and_o low_a region_n next_o the_o earth_n not_o to_o advertise_v that_o his_o quarter_n may_v be_v restrain_v there_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o depart_v that_o be_v good_a be_v not_o liable_a to_o be_v pester_v and_o haunt_v with_o the_o ungrateful_a presence_n or_o occursion_n of_o the_o deform_a and_o grim_a retinue_n or_o of_o the_o vagrant_a vassal_n of_o that_o foul_a fiend_n that_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o air_n he_o be_v only_o so_o of_o these_o low_a part_n thereof_o and_o the_o good_a soul_n have_v room_n enough_o to_o consociate_v together_o in_o the_o upper_a region_n of_o it_o nor_o do_v that_o promise_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n that_o that_o very_a day_n he_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o in_o paradise_n at_o all_o clash_n with_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o aereal_a body_n both_o because_o christ_n by_o his_o miraculous_a power_n may_v confer_v that_o upon_o the_o penitent_a thief_n his_o fellow-sufferer_n which_o will_v not_o fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o other_o penitent_n in_o a_o natural_a course_n of_o thing_n and_o also_o because_o this_o three_o region_n of_o the_o air_n may_v be_v part_n of_o paradise_n itself_o in_o my_o father_n house_n there_o be_v many_o mansion_n and_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v declare_v paradise_n to_o be_v in_o the_o air_n but_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o air_n as_o be_v free_a from_o gross_a vapour_n and_o cloud_n and_o such_o be_v the_o three_o region_n thereof_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o see_v the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n depart_v free_v from_o those_o panic_n fear_v of_o be_v infest_a either_o by_o the_o unwelcome_a company_n of_o fiend_n and_o devil_n or_o incommodate_v by_o any_o dull_a cloudy_a obscuration_n or_o violent_a and_o tempestuous_a motion_n of_o the_o air._n only_o the_o shadowy_a vale_n of_o the_o night_n will_v be_v cast_v over_o they_o once_o in_o a_o nycthemeron_n but_o what_o incommodation_n be_v that_o after_o the_o brisk_a active_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o daytime_n to_o have_v the_o variety_n of_o the_o more_o mild_a beam_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o gentle_a though_o more_o quick_a and_o cheerful_a scintillation_n of_o the_o twinkle_a star_n this_o
a_o bucket_n of_o water_n while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o water_n come_v up_o with_o ease_n to_o he_o that_o draw_v it_o at_o the_o well_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o come_v into_o the_o air_n though_o there_o be_v the_o same_o earth_n under_o it_o that_o there_o be_v before_o it_o feel_v now_o exceed_v more_o weighty_a of_o which_o i_o conceive_v the_o genuine_a reason_n be_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o range_v all_o thing_n in_o their_o due_a order_n act_v proportionate_o strong_o to_o reduce_v they_o thereto_o as_o they_o be_v more_o heterogenious_o and_o disproportionate_o place_v as_o to_o their_o consistency_n and_o therefore_o by_o how_o much_o more_o crass_a and_o solid_a a_o body_n be_v above_o that_o in_o which_o it_o be_v place_v by_o so_o much_o the_o strong_a effort_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n use_v to_o reduce_v it_o to_o its_o right_a place_n but_o the_o less_o it_o exceed_v the_o crassness_n of_o the_o element_n it_o be_v in_o the_o effort_n be_v the_o less_o or_o weak_a hence_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o a_o stone_n or_o such_o like_a body_n in_o those_o subterraneous_a depth_n seem_v less_o heavy_a because_o the_o air_n there_o be_v so_o gross_a and_o thick_a and_o be_v not_o so_o much_o disproportionate_a to_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o our_o air_n above_o the_o earth_n here_o be_v nor_o do_v i_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v all_o cut_v away_o to_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o any_o of_o these_o mine_n so_o that_o the_o air_n may_v be_v of_o the_o same_o consistency_n with_o we_o the_o stone_n will_v then_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o it_o be_v usual_o to_o we_o in_o this_o superioor_a surface_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o this_o be_v no_o certain_a argument_n for_o the_o prove_v that_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o such_o thinness_n as_o this_o author_n will_v have_v it_o though_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o it_o be_v thin_a enough_o pag._n 131._o and_o the_o 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and_o rephaim_n and_o the_o latin_a translation_n job_n 26._o 5._o excellent_o well_o accord_v with_o this_o sad_a phaenomenon_n ecce_fw-la gigantes_fw-la gemunt_fw-la sub_fw-la aquis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la habitant_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n here_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o symmachus_n translate_v the_o word_n and_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o verse_n nudus_fw-la est_fw-la infernus_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la hell_n be_v naked_a before_o god_n and_o symmachus_n in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d together_o which_o therefore_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o the_o nethermost_a hell_n and_o it_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o high_a sense_n whenever_o this_o lurid_a light_n as_o it_o seem_v probable_a to_o i_o it_o sometime_o will_v be_v be_v quite_o extinct_a and_o this_o central_n fire_v turn_v into_o a_o terrella_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v 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spirit_n and_o all_o his_o small_a criticism_n upon_o the_o doctor_n definition_n thereof_o in_o finish_v these_o three_o part_n i_o quick_o complete_v the_o whole_a little_a work_n of_o what_o i_o call_v the_o digression_n insert_v into_o my_o annotation_n upon_o bishop_n rust_v ingenious_a discourse_n of_o truth_n which_o with_o my_o annotation_n and_o the_o serious_a hymn_n annex_v at_o the_o end_n to_o recompose_v thy_o spirit_n if_o any_o thing_n over-ludicrous_a may_v chance_v to_o have_v discompose_v they_o i_o offer_v courteous_a reader_n to_o thy_o candid_a perusal_n and_o so_o in_o some_o haste_n take_v leave_v and_o rest_v your_o humble_a servant_n the_o annotatour_n annotation_n upon_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n sect._n 1._o pag._n 165._o and_o that_o there_o be_v necessary_a mutual_a respect_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v a_o gross_a mistake_n in_o the_o former_a impression_n for_o this_o clause_n there_o run_v thus_o by_o the_o first_o i_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o thing_n necessary_o be_v what_o they_o be_v by_o the_o second_o that_o there_o be_v necessary_a mutual_a respect_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n one_o unto_o another_o as_o if_o these_o mutual_a respect_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n one_o to_o another_o be_v truth_n in_o the_o subject_a and_o not_o truth_n in_o the_o object_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o he_o handle_v from_o the_o four_o section_n to_o the_o eighteen_o in_o which_o last_o section_n alone_o he_o treat_v of_o truth_n in_o the_o subject_a or_o understanding_n the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o discourse_n be_v spend_v in_o treat_v of_o truth_n in_o the_o object_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o truth_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o their_o necessary_a respect_n and_o mutual_a relation_n one_o to_o another_o both_o which_o be_v antecedent_n in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n to_o all_o understanding_n and_o therefore_o both_o put_v together_o make_v up_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o division_n of_o truth_n so_o gross_o have_v the_o author_n ms._n be_v deprave_a by_o pass_v through_o the_o hand_n of_o unskilful_a transcriber_n as_o mr._n j._n glanvil_n complain_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o letter_n prefix_v to_o this_o discourse_n and_o so_o far_o as_o i_o see_v that_o ms._n by_o which_o he_o correct_v that_o according_a to_o which_o the_o former_a impression_n be_v make_v be_v corrupt_v itself_o in_o this_o place_n and_o it_o run_v glib_o and_o they_o expect_v so_o sudden_o the_o proposal_n of_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o division_n the_o error_n though_o so_o great_a be_v oversee_v but_o it_o be_v now_o so_o seasonable_o correct_v it_o give_v great_a light_n to_o the_o discourse_n and_o make_v thing_n more_o easy_a and_o intelligible_a sect._n 2._o pag._n 166._o that_o any_o thing_n may_v be_v a_o suitable_a mean_n to_o any_o end_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v seem_v a_o monstrous_a thing_n to_o the_o sober_a that_o any_o man_n understanding_n shall_v be_v so_o deprave_v as_o to_o 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his_o word_n be_v these_o but_o custom_n have_v make_v materia_fw-la but_o especial_o corpus_n to_o signify_v only_o such_o grosser_n substance_n as_o the_o three_o passive_a element_n be_v he_o mean_v earth_n water_n air_n i_o yield_v say_v he_o so_o to_o say_v that_o spirit_n be_v not_o corporeal_a or_o material_a which_o plain_o imply_v that_o spirit_n be_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n immaterial_a than_o fire_n and_o aether_n be_v viz._n than_o in_o this_o that_o they_o be_v thin_a matter_n and_o therefore_o to_o the_o last_o point_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v in_o the_o doctor_n behalf_n that_o he_o assure_o do_v nowhere_o say_v that_o mr._n baxter_n do_v not_o say_v that_o spirit_n be_v material_a as_o material_a be_v take_v in_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o philosopher_n for_o what_o be_v impenetrable_a and_o discerpible_a which_o be_v materia_fw-la physica_fw-la and_o in_o opposition_n to_o which_o a_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v immaterial_a and_o which_o brief_o and_o distinct_o state_v the_o question_n which_o if_o mr._n baxter_n will_v have_v take_v notice_n of_o he_o may_v have_v save_v himself_o the_o labour_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o needless_a verbosity_n in_o his_o placid_a collation_n where_o he_o do_v over-frequent_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o more_o distinctness_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o word_n obscure_a knowledge_n five_o upon_o sect._n 10._o pag._n 21._o where_o mr._n baxter_n question_n be_v how_o a_o man_n may_v tell_v how_o that_o god_n that_o can_v make_v many_o out_o of_o one_o can_v make_v many_o into_o one_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o the_o doctor_n there_o answer_v if_o the_o meaning_n be_v of_o substantial_a spirit_n it_o have_v be_v already_o note_v that_o god_n act_v in_o nature_n do_v not_o make_v many_o substance_n out_o of_o one_o the_o substance_n remain_v still_o entire_a for_o then_o generation_n will_v be_v creation_n and_o
no_o sober_a man_n believe_v that_o god_n assist_v any_o creature_n so_o in_o a_o natural_a course_n as_o to_o enable_v it_o to_o create_v and_o then_o i_o suppose_v that_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o this_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o puzzle_v himself_o why_o god_n may_v not_o as_o well_o make_v many_o substance_n into_o one_o as_o many_o out_o of_o one_o whenas_o he_o hold_v he_o do_v not_o the_o latter_a etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o doctor_n own_o word_n in_o that_o section_n in_o reply_n to_o which_o mr._n baxter_n but_o to_o my_o question_n say_v he_o why_o god_n can_v make_v two_o of_o one_o or_o one_o of_o two_o you_o put_v i_o off_o with_o this_o lean_a answer_n that_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o puzzle_v ourselves_o about_o it_o i_o think_v say_v he_o that_o answer_n may_v serve_v to_o much_o of_o your_o philosophical_a dispute_n here_o mr._n baxter_n plain_o deal_v very_o disingenuous_o with_o the_o doctor_n in_o pervert_v his_o word_n which_o affirm_v only_o that_o he_o that_o deny_v that_o god_n can_v make_v two_o substance_n of_o one_o in_o the_o sense_n above-declared_n need_v not_o puzzle_v himself_o how_o he_o may_v make_v one_o of_o those_o two_o again_o which_o be_v no_o lean_a but_o full_a and_o apposite_a answer_n to_o the_o question_n there_o propound_v and_o yet_o in_o this_o his_o placid_a collation_n as_o if_o he_o be_v wroth_a he_o give_v ill_a language_n and_o insinuate_v that_o much_o of_o the_o doctor_n philosophical_a dispute_n be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o man_n puzzle_v himself_o about_o they_o whenas_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o that_o know_v he_o or_o his_o write_n that_o he_o concern_v himself_o in_o no_o theory_n but_o such_o as_o be_v weighty_a and_o useful_a as_o this_o of_o the_o indiscerpibility_n of_o spirit_n be_v touch_v which_o he_o further_o slander_v the_o doctor_n as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o mere_a assertion_n without_o any_o proof_n as_o if_o mr._n baxter_n have_v never_o read_v or_o forget_v the_o doctor_n discourse_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o what_o he_o have_v write_v in_o the_o further_a defence_n thereof_o see_v sect._n 26_o 28_o 30_o 31._o thus_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n in_o a_o angry_a mood_n very_o do_v not_o become_v the_o title_n of_o a_o placid_a collation_n six_o the_o doctor_n in_o sect._n 11._o of_o his_o defence_n of_o his_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n write_v thus_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o light_n thorough_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o nothing_o but_o a_o certain_a motion_n of_o a_o medium_fw-la who_o part_n or_o particle_n be_v so_o or_o so_o qualify_v some_o such_o way_n as_o cartesianism_n drive_v at_o to_o this_o mr._n baxter_n reply_v against_o the_o doctor_n pag._n 59_o real_o saâ—…es_v he_o when_o i_o read_v how_o far_o you_o have_v escape_v the_o delusion_n of_o cartesianism_n i_o be_o sorry_a you_o yet_o stick_v in_o so_o gross_a a_o part_n of_o it_o as_o this_o be_v when_o he_o that_o know_v no_o 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that_o he_o reject_v all_o in_o des_fw-mi cartes_n and_o judiciousness_n in_o the_o doctor_n that_o he_o retain_v some_o thing_n and_o supply_n where_o his_o philosophy_n be_v deficient_a he_o name_v here_o only_o the_o mechanical_a cause_n of_o light_n viz._n motion_n and_o due_o modify_v particle_n but_o in_o his_o enchiridium_n he_o intimate_v a_o high_a principle_n than_o either_o fire_n or_o aether_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v material_a be_v it_o as_o fine_a and_o pure_a as_o you_o please_v to_o fancy_v it_o see_v his_o enchirid_a metaphys_n cap._n 19_o where_o he_o show_v plain_o that_o light_n will_v not_o be_v light_n be_v there_o not_o a_o spiritus_fw-la mundanus_fw-la or_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o pervade_v the_o whole_a universe_n mr._n baxter_n ignorance_n whereof_o have_v cast_v he_o into_o so_o deep_a a_o dotage_n upon_o fire_n and_o light_n and_o fine_a discerpible_a corporeity_n which_o he_o will_v by_o his_o magisterial_a prerogative_n dubb_v spirit_n when_o to_o nothing_o that_o title_n be_v due_a but_o what_o be_v penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o immediate_a oneness_n of_o its_o essence_n even_o as_o god_n the_o father_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o spirit_n be_v one_o indiscerpible_a substance_n or_o be_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v advise_v mr._n baxter_n to_o study_v more_o thorough_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o to_o let_v go_v these_o ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la that_o will_v seduce_v he_o into_o thick_a mist_n and_o bog_n for_o that_o universal_a spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v most_o certain_o the_o mover_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o modifier_n thereof_o and_o thence_o exhibit_v to_o we_o not_o only_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o light_n and_o fire_n but_o of_o earth_n and_o water_n and_o frame_v all_o vegetable_n into_o shape_n and_o growth_n and_o fire_n of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a instrument_n in_o its_o hand_n as_o all_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o synesius_n if_o i_o well_o remember_v somewhere_o call_v he_o in_o his_o hymn_n seven_o that_o be_v also_o less_o ingenuous_o do_v of_o mr._n baxter_n when_o the_o doctor_n so_o friendly_a and_o faithful_o put_v he_o in_o a_o way_n of_o undeceive_v himself_o sect._n 17._o touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n that_o he_o put_v it_o off_o so_o slight_o and_o so_o sect._n 18._o where_o he_o earnest_o exhort_v he_o to_o study_v the_o nature_n of_o water_n as_o mr._n baxter_n do_v other_o to_o study_v the_o nature_n of_o fire_n he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v bite_v and_o thence_o take_v with_o that_o disease_n the_o physician_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o which_o signify_v the_o fear_n of_o water_n have_v slink_v away_o and_o quite_o neglect_v the_o doctor_n friendly_a monition_n and_o be_v so_o small_a a_o proficient_a in_o hydrostaticks_n that_o pag._n 68_o he_o understand_v not_o what_o great_a 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