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composition_n that_o be_v give_v they_o in_o it_o he_o can_v see_v how_o they_o be_v join_v 19_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o instance_n of_o discourse_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o jacob_n behmen_n but_o i_o need_v not_o go_v so_o far_o as_o germany_n to_o seek_v some_o i_o may_v have_v many_o near_a home_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o own_o time_n and_o observation_n but_o i_o decline_v they_o as_o invidious_a i_o will_v only_o point_v to_o one_o in_o dr._n fludd_n a_o person_n that_o can_v speak_v as_o good_a sense_n if_o he_o list_v as_o another_o but_o i_o can_v never_o make_v any_o of_o many_o passage_n i_o find_v in_o he_o and_o of_o one_o particular_o namely_o that_o in_o his_o mosaic_a philosophy_n book_n 3._o sect_n 1._o chap._n 4._o 20._o those_o discourse_n in_o which_o nor_o word_n nor_o proposition_n be_v sensible_a or_o wherein_o the_o word_n be_v sensible_a but_o not_o the_o proposition_n and_o yet_o be_v take_v by_o those_o that_o make_v they_o for_o high_a sense_n may_v be_v call_v enthusiasm_n of_o the_o former_a sort_n i_o apprehend_v the_o whim_n of_o basilides_n of_o valentinus_n and_o the_o gnostic_n and_o of_o the_o latter_a those_o of_o the_o familist_n and_o of_o other_o of_o late_a 21._o enthusiasm_n either_o may_v proceed_v from_o a_o spirit_n or_o from_o complexion_n and_o a_o certain_a temper_n of_o mind_n the_o former_a i_o call_v demoniacal_a the_o latter_a complexional_a and_o not_o unlikely_a but_o in_o most_o enthusiast_n it_o come_v from_o both_o whereof_o a_o upstart_n sect_n among_o we_o in_o its_o first_o appear_v afford_v strong_a evinâ—cments_n 22._o that_o there_o be_v philosophical_a enthusiast_n be_v as_o certain_a as_o that_o there_o be_v theological_a enthusiast_n in_o matter_n of_o philosophy_n as_o well_o as_o enthusiast_n in_o matter_n of_o divinity_n paracelsus_n helmont_n and_o many_o other_o chemist_n be_v example_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n as_o h._n nicolls_n the_o father_n of_o the_o familist_n and_o other_o be_v of_o the_o second_o jacob_n behmen_n and_o dr._n fludd_n may_v pass_v for_o example_n of_o both_o 23._o when_o enthusiast_n think_v they_o understand_v one_o another_o as_o they_o all_o pretend_v to_o do_v and_o that_o serious_o and_o therefore_o must_v have_v some_o impression_n to_o justify_v that_o pretention_n whereas_o yet_o no_o sober_a man_n can_v understand_v any_o of_o they_o i_o conceive_v it_o not_o to_o be_v by_o apprehension_n but_o sympathy_n not_o intellectual_o by_o apprehend_v that_o be_v by_o frame_v just_a steady_a distinct_a notion_n of_o what_o be_v say_v but_o sympathetical_o by_o have_v excite_v in_o their_o mind_n on_o such_o expression_n motion_n conformable_a to_o they_o that_o use_v they_o for_o they_o all_o be_v of_o the_o same_o frame_n and_o temper_n of_o mind_n or_o of_o imagination_n whatever_o touch_v one_o agreeable_o also_o move_v the_o rest_n as_o in_o unison-lute_n or_o other_o instrument_n fit_o tune_v but_o to_o strike_v one_o be_v at_o 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of_o assent_n that_o readiness_n and_o promptness_n we_o many_o time_n observe_v in_o it_o be_v often_o a_o effect_n of_o a_o passion_n bribe_v of_o the_o understanding_n than_o of_o a_o pure_a clear_a impartial_a reason_n 73._o wherefore_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o modern_n abundant_o convince_v of_o the_o insufficiency_n both_o of_o perception_n clear_a and_o distinct_a and_o of_o assent_n free_a and_o full_a to_o ascertain_v they_o of_o truth_n and_o yet_o unwilling_a to_o have_v nature_n so_o liberal_a in_o other_o matter_n expose_v to_o the_o reproach_n of_o deficiency_n in_o one_o so_o important_a as_o intellectual_a judgement_n they_o have_v conceit_v humane_a understanding_n furnish_v by_o she_o with_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anticipation_n that_o be_v with_o connatural_a and_o engraft_a notion_n principle_n design_o implant_v in_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o it_o to_o direct_v it_o thus_o in_o the_o speculative_a understanding_n they_o have_v set_v up_o a_o habit_n which_o they_o call_v intelligence_n in_o the_o practical_a another_o which_o be_v call_v synteresis_fw-la in_o both_o a_o constellation_n of_o principle_n shine_v with_o their_o own_o light_n and_o impart_v it_o to_o other_o that_o want_v it_o not_o much_o unlike_a to_o what_o be_v affirm_v of_o dionysius_n in_o his_o celestial_a hierarchy_n concern_v spirit_n that_o those_o of_o superior_a order_n enlighten_v all_o beneath_o they_o in_o the_o inferior_a 74._o but_o be_v there_o real_o such_o a_o system_fw-la of_o notion_n and_o first_o principle_n ingraft_v in_o the_o mind_n by_o nature_n in_o who_o light_n all_o other_o be_v to_o shine_v and_o to_o be_v see_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o contemplation_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o chain_n concatenation_n and_o sorite_n of_o the_o principle_n therein_o and_o proposition_n deducible_a therefrom_o will_v more_o import_v to_o the_o render_v we_o philosopher_n not_o to_o say_v divine_n also_o than_o observation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o experience_n and_o so_o the_o great_a schoolman_n those_o metaphysical_a alchemist_n that_o insist_v much_o on_o this_o method_n and_o spin_v out_o all_o their_o notion_n of_o their_o own_o bowel_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o wise_a and_o most_o fruitful_a of_o man_n whereas_o we_o know_v the_o man_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o communication_n all_o their_o discourse_n be_v indeed_o subtle_a and_o acute_a but_o also_o empty_a and_o barren_a and_o no_o more_o agree_v with_o reality_n and_o in_o our_o analogy_n than_o light_n with_o darkness_n again_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o state_n of_o union_n and_o conjunction_n with_o the_o body_n be_v so_o dependent_a on_o it_o in_o all_o its_o operation_n that_o it_o exercise_n none_o without_o the_o aid_n of_o it_o ratiocination_n itself_o it_o be_v a_o animal_n act_n not_o a_o abstract_n action_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o a_o concrete_a act_n of_o the_o animal_n it_o 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if_o it_o can_v be_v evidence_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a notion_n form_n ground_n of_o truth_n that_o run_v through_o all_o thing_n true_a which_o form_n or_o notion_n of_o truth_n assoon_o as_o the_o understanding_n right_o circumstance_v and_o condition_v apprehend_v in_o a_o object_n it_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v true_a as_o it_o will_v another_o to_o be_v white_a or_o black_a wherein_o it_o be_v assure_v by_o the_o eye_n right_o circumstance_v and_o condition_v that_o there_o be_v the_o form_n of_o whiteness_n or_o blackness_n as_o for_o anticipation_n they_o be_v too_o particular_a and_o not_o of_o a_o nature_n so_o large_a and_o comprehensive_a as_o to_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v infinite_a let_v those_o anticipation_n be_v reckon_v and_o then_o experiment_n be_v make_v upon_o comparison_n with_o the_o immense_a latitude_n of_o question_n and_o of_o truth_n relate_v to_o they_o 75._o thus_o i_o have_v show_v the_o indication_n mark_n and_o notion_n of_o truth_n that_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v not_o proper_a adequate_a or_o useful_a it_o now_o remain_v that_o i_o show_v one_o that_o be_v and_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v the_o ground_n motive_n and_o reason_n of_o assent_n be_v objective_a harmony_n or_o the_o harmony_n congruity_n even-lying_a answerableness_n consistence_n proportion_n and_o coherence_n of_o thing_n each_o with_o other_o in_o the_o frame_n and_o scheme_n of_o they_o in_o our_o mind_n truth_n be_v universal_a and_o exact_a agreement_n or_o harmony_n 76._o on_o the_o other_o hand_n falsity_n as_o the_o ground_n motive_n and_o reason_n of_o dissent_n be_v objective_a disharmony_n or_o the_o disharmony_n incongruity_n inequality_n unanswerableness_n inconsistence_n disproportion_n and_o incoherence_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o frame_n and_o scheme_n of_o they_o in_o our_o mind_n any_o disagreement_n or_o disharmony_n be_v falsity_n 77._o probability_n or_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n be_v a_o appearance_n of_o congruity_n a_o thing_n be_v probable_a when_o it_o have_v some_o consistence_n and_o agreement_n it_o quadrate_v and_o lie_v even_o with_o what_o we_o do_v know_v but_o in_o regard_n there_o be_v particular_n relate_v to_o the_o same_o systeme_n and_o frames_n of_o thought_n which_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o know_v therefore_o we_o know_v not_o if_o it_o will_v lie_v even_o and_o square_a with_o they_o improbability_n be_v apparent_a incongruity_n 78._o that_o truth_n be_v harmony_n and_o proportion_n and_o consequent_o that_o probability_n be_v apparent_a harmony_n apparent_a proportion_n and_o falsity_n disharmony_n disproportion_n can_v be_v but_o very_o evident_a to_o he_o that_o shall_v consult_v with_o nature_n and_o common_a sense_n 79._o in_o nature_n it_o be_v plain_a for_o harmony_n it_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o it_o can_v be_v know_v but_o by_o it_o the_o rule_n of_o proportion_n be_v