say_v thomas_n aquinas_n because_o by_o reason_n of_o much_o love_a the_o present_a life_n we_o come_v say_v he_o to_o hate_v the_o future_a and_o to_o wish_v that_o there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o and_o when_o we_o be_v go_v as_o far_o as_o to_o hate_v it_o we_o shall_v easy_o come_v not_o to_o believe_v it_o at_o all_o and_o when_o the_o future_a life_n be_v once_o become_v a_o fable_n divinity_n soon_o after_o will_v be_v but_o a_o chimaera_n only_o this_o excessive_a love_n then_o of_o the_o present_a life_n be_v a_o great_a disorder_n and_o irregularity_n and_o this_o irregularity_n be_v mount_v in_o we_o even_o to_o the_o last_o period_n and_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n i_o call_v it_o a_o love_n enchant_v of_o the_o present_a life_n for_o it_o be_v a_o love_n of_o charm_n and_o of_o enchantment_n it_o be_v a_o fury_n and_o a_o rage_n a_o madness_n and_o a_o frenzy_n of_o love_n the_o future_a life_n allure_v we_o to_o it_o by_o a_o thousand_o charm_n it_o glitter_v before_o we_o 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of_o god_n do_v solicit_v and_o impel_v we_o and_o do_v call_v upon_o we_o the_o world_n itself_o by_o its_o contradiction_n and_o the_o present_a life_n by_o its_o pain_n and_o its_o disgust_n do_v render_v the_o love_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o future_a life_n necessary_a to_o we_o to_o comfort_v we_o under_o our_o present_a pain_n and_o misery_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o have_v the_o deadly_a weight_n upon_o our_o heart_n which_o incline_v we_o and_o fix_v we_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o this_o miserable_a life_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o raise_v ourselves_o up_o to_o desire_v celestial_a beauty_n and_o the_o eternal_a delight_n we_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o say_v let_v god_n take_v care_n of_o heaven_n for_o himself_o and_o let_v he_o leave_v the_o earth_n for_o we_o we_o see_v here_o what_o sort_n of_o creature_n we_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o make_v the_o least_o ray_n or_o spark_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o future_a life_n to_o enter_v into_o our_o heart_n st._n paul_n notwithstanding_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o present_a world_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o the_o present_a life_n upon_o that_o account_n can_v be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o future_a that_o be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v the_o same_o difference_n between_o the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a life_n as_o there_o be_v between_o a_o body_n that_o be_v all_o real_a and_o all_o effective_a and_o between_o the_o shadow_n which_o be_v only_o a_o void_a and_o a_o empty_a figure_n all_o the_o shadow_n here_o below_o that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o joy_n and_o all_o the_o felicity_n of_o this_o life_n which_o be_v only_a shadow_n here_o be_v in_o the_o future_a thing_n real_a all_o that_o be_v here_o a_o figure_n be_v there_o reality_n the_o honour_n the_o pomp_n and_o the_o glory_n the_o abundance_n the_o pleasure_n be_v there_o true_a pomp_n true_a honour_n true_a glory_n true_a abundance_n true_a pleasure_n conceive_v the_o 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solid_a all_o effective_a and_o all_o immortal_a the_o condemnation_n of_o our_o violent_a desire_n for_o the_o establishment_n of_o our_o present_a fortune_n and_o of_o our_o deadly_a indifference_n for_o the_o sort_n of_o event_n of_o our_o eternal_a predestination_n which_o be_v decide_v in_o this_o present_a life_n we_o have_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o state_n of_o trial_n in_o which_o we_o have_v see_v our_o soul_n be_v at_o present_a their_o uncertain_a and_o doubtful_a state_n of_o alternativeness_n of_o the_o formidable_a come_n of_o eternity_n in_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o enter_v in_o go_v out_o of_o time_n and_o out_o of_o the_o present_a life_n we_o have_v acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v here_o as_o it_o be_v suspend_v and_o balance_v betwixt_o two_o extreme_n of_o two_o different_a eternity_n of_o which_o we_o have_v the_o lot_n to_o decide_v by_o our_o vigilance_n and_o by_o our_o application_n to_o sanctify_v ourselves_o and_o to_o prepare_v ourselves_o for_o that_o impression_n of_o glory_n and_o sovereign_a felicity_n which_o god_n will_v real_o give_v to_o all_o those_o who_o he_o shall_v find_v prepare_v and_o dispose_v for_o it_o by_o a_o faithful_a and_o constant_a co-operation_n with_o his_o grace_n and_o there_o follow_v from_o thence_o a_o condemnation_n equal_o just_a and_o formidable_a of_o our_o violent_a desire_n for_o our_o present_a fortune_n and_o of_o our_o brutal_a indifference_n for_o that_o of_o eternity_n which_o we_o be_v to_o make_v for_o ourselves_o and_o for_o which_o we_o can_v rely_v and_o repose_v ourselves_o upon_o any_o one_o else_o if_o our_o lot_n of_o eternity_n be_v cast_v upon_o we_o after_o the_o manner_n as_o some_o conceive_v it_o if_o it_o be_v a_o destiny_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v effect_v without_o we_o and_o if_o we_o be_v only_o to_o expect_v the_o event_n and_o the_o infallible_a and_o inevitable_a execution_n of_o it_o there_o will_v not_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o reproach_v we_o thereupon_o we_o may_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n whole_o employ_v ourselves_o about_o our_o present_a fortune_n but_o beside_o that_o even_o then_o when_o god_n have_v a_o particular_a cause_n in_o the_o predestination_n of_o some_o few_o and_o that_o he_o charge_v himself_o with_o the_o success_n of_o their_o salvation_n which_o i_o believe_v he_o do_v for_o a_o certain_a number_n he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o save_v even_o these_o privilege_a person_n without_o their_o co-operation_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o regard_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n he_o do_v not_o concur_v to_o their_o predestination_n and_o their_o salvation_n but_o as_o universal_a cause_n and_o that_o the_o success_n of_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o vigilance_n of_o every_o one_o thus_o our_o soul_n do_v themselves_o beforehand_o decide_v by_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a usage_n of_o time_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o of_o grace_n the_o alternativeness_n of_o the_o immutable_a state_n of_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n in_o 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whereby_o two_o spirit_n may_v be_v unite_v we_o must_v not_o here_o imagine_v embrace_n penetration_n mingling_n extension_n or_o adjustment_n of_o magnitude_n or_o of_o quantity_n wherein_o the_o union_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o a_o body_n may_v consist_v it_o be_v in_o that_o precise_o that_o the_o union_n of_o two_o spirit_n can_v consist_v and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v thereupon_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o union_n of_o a_o body_n and_o of_o a_o spirit_n for_o if_o we_o conceive_v a_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a dependence_n cause_v by_o the_o physical_a action_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n between_o the_o movement_n of_o that_o structure_n of_o bone_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o we_o call_v humane_a body_n and_o between_o the_o thought_n the_o sentiment_n the_o will_n or_o desire_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o conceive_v this_o spirit_n and_o this_o body_n unite_v and_o as_o make_v no_o more_o than_o one_o single_a whole_a and_o one_o single_a person_n whatsoever_o 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who_o entertain_v by_o his_o continual_a action_n this_o mutual_a dependence_n and_o this_o reciprocal_a relation_n since_o beside_o that_o i_o have_v already_o let_v you_o see_v clear_o that_o it_o be_v he_o alone_o who_o can_v be_v the_o immediate_a and_o efficient_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o our_o body_n because_o the_o body_n can_v neither_o subject_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o it_o nor_o can_v the_o soul_n be_v willing_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o body_n which_o humble_v and_o constrain_v it_o i_o have_v moreover_o prove_v very_o evident_o that_o none_o but_o god_n alone_o can_v give_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n which_o she_o have_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o impression_n which_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o body_n by_o other_o body_n which_o environ_v we_o and_o which_o act_n perpetual_o upon_o us._n this_o continual_a action_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n who_o enlighten_v we_o by_o the_o 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the_o body_n shall_v subsist_v make_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o body_n that_o estate_n of_o union_n which_o we_o call_v passive_a and_o formal_a union_n against_o they_o who_o say_v that_o this_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o miracle_n and_o you_o must_v not_o come_v here_o again_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o manner_n very_o easy_a to_o explain_v every_o thing_n by_o a_o miracle_n and_o to_o call_v god_n to_o the_o support_n of_o our_o ignorance_n for_o so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o be_v contrary_a to_o rule_n to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o our_o union_n with_o the_o body_n that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o rule_n of_o good_a reason_v that_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o principle_n in_o the_o effect_n and_o to_o see_v that_o god_n alone_o can_v unite_v two_o nature_n so_o opposite_a and_o disproportionate_a as_o be_v spirit_n and_o body_n as_o he_o only_o can_v create_v they_o moreover_o so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o have_v recourse_n to_o 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sweet_a and_o gay_a which_o dilate_v the_o heart_n the_o spleen_n &_o the_o brain_n and_o make_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n flow_v easy_o through_o every_o part_n and_o thereby_o occasion_n agreeable_a and_o joyful_a thought_n do_v determine_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o reflection_n and_o motion_n of_o joy_n and_o sadness_n spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n we_o have_v on_o the_o contrary_a spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a passion_n or_o true_a resentment_n of_o the_o rational_a or_o spiritual_a appetite_n for_o although_o they_o be_v form_v with_o much_o more_o deliberation_n and_o reflection_n than_o corporeal_a joy_n and_o sadness_n they_o be_v true_o spiritual_a passion_n because_o the_o resentment_n that_o form_v they_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o the_o active_a or_o determinative_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o power_n and_o passive_a 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at_o all_o to_o put_v we_o to_o a_o stand_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o rather_o make_v for_o the_o truth_n and_o effective_a reality_n of_o grace_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o these_o fanatic_a enemy_n of_o all_o truth_n grace_n make_v itself_o appear_v at_o all_o time_n in_o the_o world_n and_o especial_o since_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n in_o the_o flesh_n encompass_v with_o a_o light_n and_o a_o brightness_n so_o evident_a that_o we_o may_v as_o well_o doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o world_n as_o to_o doubt_v there_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o christianity_n a_o new_a light_n of_o the_o mystery_n and_o precept_n of_o morality_n and_o divine_a truth_n we_o may_v also_o as_o soon_o doubt_v of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v nature_n as_o of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v grace_n or_o of_o a_o supernatural_a principle_n which_o contrary_a to_o the_o impure_a and_o corrupt_a inclination_n of_o nature_n always_o incline_v towards_o the_o earth_n do_v turn_v and_o elevate_v our_o heart_n and_o our_o spirit_n towards_o god_n towards_o eternity_n and_o towards_o heaven_n and_o make_v we_o find_v ineffable_a taste_n and_o unspeakable_a delight_n in_o humiliation_n and_o suffering_n and_o in_o the_o great_a abnegation_n and_o the_o great_a crucifixion_n of_o the_o sense_n christianity_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o world_n by_o a_o force_n and_o a_o virtue_n indubitable_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a which_o operate_v more_o miracle_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n than_o in_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n whereof_o she_o appear_v so_o high_o and_o so_o indubitable_o a_o mistress_n since_o she_o have_v change_v the_o law_n of_o it_o in_o all_o its_o part_n as_o she_o please_v with_o a_o empire_n the_o most_o absolute_a that_o ever_o be_v this_o force_n and_o this_o virtue_n so_o unquestionable_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a which_o have_v raise_v the_o dead_a and_o imprint_v the_o mark_n of_o 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of_o its_o dependence_n and_o be_v capable_a of_o do_v honour_n to_o god_n in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o serve_v to_o his_o justice_n and_o in_o pay_v homage_n to_o his_o power_n or_o in_o honour_v his_o mercy_n and_o in_o serve_v as_o a_o manifestation_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o other_o divine_a perfection_n experience_n let_v we_o see_v that_o god_n annihilate_v nothing_o even_o of_o corporeal_a nature_n since_o all_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o create_v in_o the_o beginning_n to_o frame_v the_o world_n subsist_v whole_o entire_a without_o the_o lose_v of_o one_o single_a atom_n of_o it_o and_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o though_o heaven_n and_o earth_n must_v pass_v away_o it_o must_v not_o be_v to_o return_v into_o nothing_o but_o to_o re-take_a a_o beauty_n altogether_o new_a after_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o last_o day_n but_o though_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o god_n shall_v annihilate_v all_o the_o visible_a world_n it_o will_v not_o 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and_o this_o conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o their_o immortal_a and_o eternal_a condition_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o second_o sensible_a and_o admirable_a advantage_n which_o we_o all_o of_o we_o see_v and_o experience_n in_o they_o we_o must_v here_o give_v a_o little_a attention_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o ground_n and_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o all_o of_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o and_o i_o say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o further_a indubitable_a proof_n and_o conviction_n to_o we_o of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o soul_n chap._n xii_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o ground_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o find_v in_o them_o as_o we_o experience_v in_o we_o a_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o knowledge_n which_o alone_o have_v hitherto_o make_v we_o know_v the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o do_v 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by_o the_o verdure_n the_o ox_n prick_v on_o by_o the_o goad_n or_o provoke_v by_o the_o secret_a course_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n which_o without_o any_o external_a impression_n determine_v a_o thousand_o different_a motion_n as_o the_o skip_a of_o fresh_a and_o pamper_a horse_n and_o other_o animal_n when_o a_o sudden_a gaiety_n make_v they_o make_v a_o thousand_o different_a leaping_n those_o person_n also_o who_o by_o that_o rashness_n of_o judge_v which_o we_o have_v so_o just_o condemn_v do_v believe_v that_o beast_n have_v a_o true_a knowledge_n like_a to_o we_o by_o which_o they_o act_n and_o move_v do_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o sort_n of_o liberty_n of_o their_o movement_n that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o empire_n to_o make_v they_o or_o to_o suspend_v they_o as_o they_o please_v they_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v always_o carry_v on_o by_o a_o invincible_a necessity_n which_o draw_v they_o in_o effect_n we_o see_v that_o they_o always_o follow_v 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spiritual_a act_n be_v spiritual_a and_o that_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o basis_n and_o the_o subject_a of_o spiritual_a propriety_n and_o faculty_n be_v all_o of_o it_o likewise_o spiritual_a because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o corporeal_a principle_n shall_v produce_v spiritual_a act_n and_o that_o a_o material_a subject_n shall_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o a_o spiritual_a attribute_n or_o of_o a_o immaterial_a perfection_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o ought_v to_o put_v a_o full_a end_n to_o the_o conviction_n which_o we_o have_v of_o our_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n in_o our_o principal_a part_n which_o we_o call_v our_o soul_n since_o it_o be_v certain_a our_o soul_n be_v not_o only_o the_o principle_n of_o a_o thousand_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a act_n for_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v call_v willing_a think_v reflect_v judge_a be_v essential_o a_o spiritual_a act_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v either_o knowledge_n or_o will_v or_o desire_n and_o the_o act_n of_o willing_a under_o a_o corporeal_a image_n but_o the_o subject_a of_o a_o thousand_o perfection_n all_o immaterial_a and_o spiritual_a if_o it_o be_v not_o but_o the_o conscience_n alone_o which_o assist_v by_o grace_n be_v in_o we_o the_o live_a source_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n of_o fidelity_n of_o gratitude_n of_o friendship_n of_o constancy_n of_o magnanimity_n of_o truth_n of_o uprightness_n of_o incorruptibility_n of_o a_o hundred_o sort_n of_o moral_a virtue_n and_o of_o a_o hundred_o sort_n of_o christian_a virtue_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o moral_a one_o of_o humility_n of_o continence_n of_o despise_v misprise_v the_o world_n of_o continual_a union_n with_o god_n of_o the_o ardour_n of_o eternity_n of_o mortification_n and_o of_o self-denial_n of_o a_o hundred_o such_o like_a disposition_n all_o celestial_a and_o all_o divine_a which_o can_v have_v neither_o for_o principle_n nor_o for_o subject_a a_o nature_n that_o be_v corporeal_a chap._n xv._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o immortal_a by_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o conscience_n give_v we_o thereof_o such_o be_v the_o certainty_n which_o we_o have_v by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o conscience_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o this_o so_o indelible_a sentiment_n of_o conscience_n which_o we_o all_o of_o we_o natural_o have_v be_v not_o only_o a_o indubitable_a argument_n and_o assurance_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o it_o give_v we_o also_o more_o sensible_o if_o we_o will_v unstagger_v certainty_n of_o our_o immortal_a condition_n because_o it_o give_v we_o essential_o by_o way_n of_o instinct_n the_o sentiment_n of_o a_o justice_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v over_o they_o by_o a_o eternal_a power_n after_o the_o go_v out_o of_o this_o life_n which_o essential_o import_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o new_a and_o a_o everlasting_a life_n of_o which_o a_o eternal_a principle_n of_o order_n and_o justice_n ought_v to_o determine_v the_o manner_n according_a as_o we_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o have_v do_v well_o or_o ill_o and_o according_a as_o we_o shall_v be_v find_v worthy_a of_o punishment_n or_o recompense_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o supreme_a justice_n and_o holiness_n we_o have_v already_o observe_v that_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n be_v never_o false_a and_o that_o they_o have_v always_o some_o real_a object_n and_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o alone_a we_o will_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o there_o be_v for_o our_o soul_n a_o new_a and_o a_o everlasting_a life_n after_o this_o present_a life_n since_o the_o instinct_n that_o conscience_n have_v in_o our_o soul_n of_o that_o justice_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v upon_o they_o after_o death_n be_v the_o most_o clear_a and_o the_o most_o indubitable_a instinct_n that_o be_v in_o all_o nature_n but_o independent_o of_o that_o infallibility_n of_o the_o instinct_n the_o idea_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v which_o we_o find_v in_o we_o by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o conscience_n with_o a_o resentiment_n so_o lively_a and_o so_o penetrate_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n so_o certain_a and_o so_o ineffaceable_a under_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o eternal_a and_o sovereign_a justice_n which_o ought_v to_o punish_v the_o ill_a and_o recompense_v the_o good_a do_v infer_v so_o necessary_o that_o of_o a_o eternal_a power_n infinite_o clear_a and_o vigilant_a which_o watch_v over_o the_o live_v of_o man_n to_o observe_v the_o good_a and_o the_o evil_a of_o they_o that_o see_v as_o we_o see_v that_o it_o do_v not_o punish_v nor_o recompense_v in_o this_o life_n all_o the_o good_n and_o all_o the_o ill_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o suspend_v our_o belief_n but_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o exercise_v after_o death_n its_o punishment_n and_o reward_n in_o the_o so_o incorruptible_a and_o immortal_a ground_n of_o our_o soul_n
will_v fain_o have_v they_o tell_v we_o how_o they_o conceive_v god_n and_o how_o they_o conceive_v themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o conceive_v in_o themselves_o this_o nature_n and_o this_o immortal_a part_n of_o which_o we_o have_v give_v the_o conviction_n how_o they_o conceive_v the_o know_v and_o the_o intellectual_a nature_n which_o they_o find_v in_o they_o and_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n with_o which_o they_o see_v themselves_o environ_v i_o will_v fain_o have_v they_o tell_v we_o from_o whence_o they_o believe_v come_v the_o order_n the_o structure_n the_o arrangement_n and_o the_o so_o well_o contrive_v disposition_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n what_o they_o think_v of_o those_o lively_a resentment_n of_o the_o natural_a instinct_n and_o of_o conscience_n what_o they_o judge_v of_o all_o that_o train_n of_o mystery_n and_o miracle_n which_o make_v the_o body_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o holy_a history_n or_o the_o history_n of_o religion_n o_o god_n what_o shame_n and_o confusion_n ought_v we_o to_o have_v in_o ourselves_o to_o feel_v so_o great_a a_o disorder_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o how_o ought_v one_o fear_v to_o see_v himself_o abandon_v of_o god_n to_o this_o disorder_n which_o be_v a_o frightful_a anticipation_n of_o the_o utter_a darkness_n of_o hell_n on_o the_o contrary_a what_o consolation_n the_o wise_a and_o regular_a spirit_n who_o study_n in_o themselves_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o soul_n what_o consolation_n ought_v they_o to_o have_v since_o they_o so_o undoubted_o acknowledge_v in_o themselves_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o immortal_a condition_n upon_o so_o many_o diverse_a principle_n st._n paul_n say_v that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n upon_o which_o be_v build_v the_o certainty_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o our_o happy_a immortality_n if_o we_o be_v faithful_a to_o god_n but_o he_o will_v pardon_v i_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o principle_n in_o ourselves_o and_o a_o hundred_o foundation_n out_o of_o ourselves_o of_o it_o every_o thing_n give_v a_o testimony_n of_o our_o life_n to_o come_v and_o of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n sense_n and_o reason_n nature_n and_o grace_n the_o ancient_a law_n and_o the_o new_a law_n jesus_n christ_n and_o moses_n god_n and_o devil_n body_n and_o spirit_n concupiscence_n and_o conscience_n our_o idea_n and_o our_o desire_n our_o fear_n and_o our_o hope_n all_o thing_n when_o we_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o and_o to_o reflect_v upon_o they_o chap._n xvi_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a not_o only_o to_o give_v ourselves_o a_o conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o to_o give_v a_o neat_a idea_n of_o they_o we_o have_v as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o our_o indubitable_a sentimment_n a_o certain_a conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n so_o it_o lie_v only_o on_o our_o part_n to_o have_v a_o lively_a and_o neat_a idea_n of_o it_o and_o to_o make_v it_o to_o we_o a_o inexhaustible_a ground_n of_o comfort_n and_o a_o admirable_a principle_n and_o clear_a light_n of_o morality_n i_o say_v it_o lie_v only_o on_o our_o part_n for_o without_o enter_v into_o the_o question_n whether_o we_o can_v have_v so_o just_a and_o so_o exact_a a_o idea_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o to_o deduce_v from_o thence_o all_o its_o propriety_n and_o all_o its_o attribute_n as_o we_o deduce_v from_o a_o idea_n of_o extend_a matter_n every_o thing_n that_o can_v happen_v to_o it_o and_o agree_v with_o it_o because_o i_o will_v remove_v from_o this_o write_n every_o thing_n that_o carry_v any_o air_n of_o contest_v and_o of_o the_o useless_a spirit_n of_o curiosity_n i_o believe_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o undeceive_v here_o those_o who_o say_v that_o they_o can_v comprehend_v a_o soul_n or_o form_v a_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o it_o they_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o difficult_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o at_o this_o rate_n almost_o all_o man_n judge_v but_o what_o be_v there_o more_o ordinary_a than_o for_o man_n to_o err_v and_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o to_o be_v infinite_o stranger_n to_o attention_n and_o reflection_n upon_o themselves_o which_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o conduct_v we_o to_o a_o neat_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v difficult_a for_o they_o who_o never_o deliberate_o and_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o to_o conceive_v the_o soul_n separately_z to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o consult_v the_o idea_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n which_o we_o find_v all_o neat_a and_o all_o distinct_a in_o that_o interior_a ground_n of_o reason_n and_o light_n which_o so_o infallible_o and_o so_o sure_o enlighten_v we_o as_o often_o as_o we_o re-enter_v a_o little_a profound_o into_o ourselves_o to_o consult_v and_o study_v it_o but_o there_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n no_o true_a difficulty_n to_o conceive_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o make_v ourselves_o a_o neat_a and_o distinct_a notion_n of_o they_o if_o we_o will_v but_o give_v ourselves_o the_o trouble_n of_o command_v a_o serious_a attention_n and_o reflection_n upon_o ourselves_o to_o apply_v ourselves_o separately_z to_o distinguish_v what_o we_o conceive_v therein_o as_o body_n and_o what_o we_o conceive_v therein_o as_o spirit_n and_o to_o learn_v the_o two_o manner_n of_o conceive_a thing_n which_o be_v effective_o in_o we_o to_o wit_n the_o manner_n of_o conceive_v by_o imagination_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n or_o conception_n two_o thing_n be_v the_o occasion_n that_o we_o do_v not_o know_v our_o soul_n that_o we_o have_v not_o at_o all_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o they_o the_o one_o be_v that_o we_o do_v not_o apply_v ourselves_o thereto_o the_o other_o be_v that_o though_o we_o do_v apply_v ourselves_o thereto_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o conceive_v the_o two_o manner_n of_o conceive_v which_o be_v 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principle_n of_o happiness_n and_o unhappiness_n which_o be_v the_o most_o essential_a character_n and_o attribute_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v divinity_n or_o supreme_a nature_n though_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v this_o so_o assure_a experience_n of_o the_o union_n which_o our_o soul_n have_v with_o god_n by_o the_o continual_a irradiation_n of_o his_o divine_a life_n and_o influence_n in_o we_o the_o which_o agree_v so_o well_o with_o this_o idea_n which_o faith_n give_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n for_o we_o must_v observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o impiety_n to_o doubt_v of_o it_o since_o not_o only_a god_n according_a to_o faith_n create_v our_o soul_n but_o he_o infuse_v they_o also_o as_o they_o say_v and_o unite_v they_o to_o our_o body_n we_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o if_o we_o give_v any_o attention_n to_o his_o supreme_a sovereignty_n over_o 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scripture_n and_o the_o holy_a father_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o he_o be_v the_o father_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lively_a and_o essential_a source_n of_o all_o light_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o all_o knowledge_n the_o sun_n of_o intelligence_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o spirit_n exposition_n of_o this_o principle_n by_o s._n augustin_n st._n augustin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o this_o natural_a evidence_n divine_o say_v that_o we_o be_v so_o essential_o unite_v to_o god_n that_o we_o may_v say_v we_o be_v much_o more_o in_o god_n even_o by_o our_o body_n not_o only_o than_o we_o be_v in_o the_o air_n or_o within_o any_o other_o corporeal_a space_n whatsoever_o but_o than_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o because_o in_o fine_a say_v he_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n not_o only_o contain_v and_o environ_n our_o body_n better_a than_o any_o corporeal_a space_n but_o he_o continual_o give_v they_o their_o be_v and_o their_o motion_n by_o his_o action_n and_o by_o his_o almighty_a 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so_o often_o make_v use_n of_o these_o argument_n under_o the_o name_n and_o notion_n of_o a_o first_o agent_n of_o a_o first_o cause_n and_o of_o a_o essential_a principle_n of_o life_n and_o this_o be_v the_o same_o common_a notion_n of_o all_o the_o doctor_n that_o ever_o be_v under_o the_o more_o consued_a name_n and_o idea_n of_o concourse_n because_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o action_n of_o god_n which_o we_o call_v his_o concourse_n can_v be_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o passive_a faculty_n by_o which_o our_o soul_n have_v the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n of_o corporeal_a object_n but_o a_o vision_n and_o a_o chimaera_n if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o action_n by_o which_o i_o say_v that_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o first_o and_o universal_a cause_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o of_o a_o particular_a cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n he_o determine_v in_o we_o our_o sentiment_n and_o give_v we_o our_o idea_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o impression_n which_o either_o action_n from_o without_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v round_o about_o we_o cause_n upon_o our_o brain_n or_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n within_o we_o which_o oftentimes_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o supreme_a cause_n without_o the_o intervening_a of_o any_o thing_n from_o without_o that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o miracle_n but_o to_o explain_v what_o sort_n of_o commerce_n there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o oppose_v here_o that_o this_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o miracle_n or_o to_o make_v god_n descend_v from_o
or_o material_a imagination_n that_o all_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o all_o the_o body_n and_o all_o of_o it_o in_o all_o the_o essential_a and_o integral_a part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o the_o world_n and_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n not_o by_o that_o co-extension_n and_o and_o local_a chimerical_a presence_n which_o gross_a spirit_n do_v imagine_v but_o by_o the_o intimate_v presence_n of_o his_o sovereign_a essence_n essential_o operate_n in_o all_o the_o world_n and_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n we_o must_v say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v in_o all_o the_o body_n by_o the_o relation_n of_o its_o dependence_n and_o activity_n but_o this_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o may_v say_v that_o she_o be_v more_o proper_o and_o more_o particular_o in_o the_o brain_n since_o it_o be_v by_o that_o part_n that_o the_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o body_n immediate_o commence_v and_o that_o all_o the_o 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the_o brain_n or_o if_o you_o will_v by_o that_o most_o subtle_a portion_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o we_o call_v animal_n spirit_n can_v be_v continue_v so_o far_o as_o to_o that_o disease_a part._n but_o after_o have_v explain_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n which_o give_v we_o so_o lively_a a_o idea_n of_o our_o dependence_n upon_o the_o supreme_a be_v and_o upon_o all_o his_o divine_a attribute_n we_o must_v now_o see_v how_o our_o soul_n operate_v in_o our_o body_n and_o observe_v all_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o diverse_a operation_n for_o the_o clear_n every_o thing_n that_o may_v have_v any_o difficulty_n and_o require_v day_n and_o light_n for_o the_o better_a apprehend_v the_o sovereign_a perâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n the_o which_o operate_v continual_o in_o we_o and_o rule_n over_o we_o so_o many_o way_n in_o all_o our_o diverse_a operation_n and_o the_o essential_a subjection_n and_o limitation_n of_o all_o create_a nature_n which_o do_v in_o so_o many_o way_n depend_v upon_o this_o supreme_a nature_n chap._n x._o what_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o the_o body_n and_o what_o it_o do_v not_o we_o observe_v first_o of_o all_o that_o there_o be_v in_o we_o the_o operation_n or_o act_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o operation_n or_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o there_o be_v thing_n which_o the_o body_n do_v in_o we_o and_o thing_n which_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o the_o body_n this_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n that_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o she_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o she_o do_v and_o that_o she_o do_v every_o thing_n that_o she_o perceive_v that_o she_o do_v thus_o we_o may_v say_v with_o assurance_n that_o our_o soul_n do_v not_o make_v the_o digestion_n in_o we_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o natural_a and_o pure_o animal_n respiration_n in_o we_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o chyle_n which_o be_v the_o prepare_a juice_n of_o concoct_v and_o digest_v victual_n in_o the_o stomach_n together_o with_o the_o faeces_fw-la or_o gross_a matter_n which_o be_v discharge_v into_o the_o bowel_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o of_o the_o artery_n the_o ebullition_n and_o fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o of_o that_o matter_n which_o provoke_v carnal_a concupiscence_n it_o be_v moreover_o certain_a that_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o make_v neither_o the_o preparation_n of_o spirit_n either_o vital_a or_o animal_n nor_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o motion_n or_o of_o the_o impression_n of_o external_n object_n which_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o nerve_n as_o by_o little_a well_o stretch_v chord_n from_o all_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o most_o integral_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o to_o the_o common_a centre_n of_o all_o its_o structure_n and_o all_o its_o organization_n nor_o the_o retracement_n of_o object_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o retina_fw-la or_o that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o organ_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o common_a and_o internal_a sense_n it_o be_v sure_a that_o they_o do_v not_o make_v the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o muscle_n and_o of_o the_o nerve_n which_o cause_n the_o tympanum_fw-la to_o be_v relax_v with_o all_o the_o nerve_n which_o serve_v to_o hear_v and_o the_o optic_a nerve_n which_o serve_v to_o the_o sight_n from_o whence_o sleep_n come_v that_o they_o do_v not_o cause_v fever_n the_o stone_n the_o gout_n the_o cholique_a the_o bloodyflux_n palsy_n obstruction_n apoplexy_n and_o disease_n in_o general_a our_o soul_n do_v nothing_o of_o all_o this_o these_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o body_n or_o its_o alteration_n and_o its_o passion_n for_o although_o the_o perception_n and_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v accompany_v some_o one_o of_o these_o effect_n she_o feel_v and_o perceive_v they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o she_o perceive_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o they_o go_v before_o and_o precede_v her_o sentiment_n and_o her_o perception_n and_o that_o be_v so_o she_o do_v not_o at_o all_o cause_n they_o much_o better_a do_v she_o perceive_v that_o she_o have_v essential_o the_o empire_n over_o every_o thing_n that_o she_o do_v and_o that_o she_o have_v none_o at_o all_o over_o all_o these_o thing_n that_o our_o soul_n do_v not_o operate_v out_o of_o themselves_o but_o by_o will_n and_o cause_v not_o in_o we_o neither_o heat_n nor_o digestion_n nor_o any_o corporeal_a effect_n there_o be_v some_o who_o conceive_v our_o soul_n as_o the_o physical_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o that_o heat_n for_o example_n which_o concoct_n and_o digest_v the_o meat_n in_o our_o stomach_n and_o which_o keep_v in_o our_o blood_n that_o degree_n of_o ardour_n and_o quickness_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o may_v spread_v abroad_o the_o nourishment_n and_o maintain_v motion_n in_o all_o the_o body_n they_o conceive_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o have_v formal_o the_o vegetable_a faculty_n which_o nourish_v and_o which_o cause_v the_o body_n to_o increase_v by_o the_o which_o as_o thomas_n aquinas_n say_v we_o be_v rather_o plant_n than_o man_n and_o this_o be_v what_o they_o express_v by_o that_o common_a manner_n of_o speak_v when_o they_o say_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o only_o reasonable_a but_o vegetable_a or_o vegetate_v but_o as_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o conceive_v or_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o that_o which_o we_o find_v include_v and_o contain_v in_o the_o idea_n and_o notion_n which_o give_v we_o the_o sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a sure_a rule_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o guide_v our_o opinion_n and_o our_o judgement_n not_o to_o judge_n but_o according_a to_o our_o light_n not_o find_v at_o all_o in_o that_o idea_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o give_v we_o that_o intimate_a sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o it_o that_o our_o soul_n have_v any_o such_o virtue_n to_o do_v it_o immediate_o and_o notwithstanding_o any_o other_o virtue_n and_o faculty_n that_o she_o may_v have_v for_o it_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o believe_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o she_o we_o experience_n in_o our_o soul_n no_o other_o power_n nor_o no_o other_o virtue_n upon_o body_n than_o that_o of_o be_v able_a to_o move_v that_o structure_n of_o bone_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o we_o call_v our_o body_n and_o thereby_o other_o body_n to_o which_o we_o do_v apply_v it_o so_o likewise_o she_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o make_v and_o determine_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n she_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o she_o do_v nothing_o as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v
that_o the_o natural_a order_n and_o connexion_n of_o these_o species_n can_v be_v observe_v and_o keep_v but_o be_v confuse_o and_o tumultuous_o excite_v and_o stir_v up_o by_o a_o tumultuous_a and_o irregular_a agitation_n of_o the_o organ_n in_o which_o they_o reside_v there_o be_v divers_a sort_n of_o folly_n there_o be_v the_o furious_a and_o the_o peaceable_a there_o be_v the_o rejoice_v and_o the_o melancholy_a and_o there_o be_v general_a one_o and_o particular_a one_o which_o be_v fasten_v to_o one_o single_a object_n and_o all_o these_o diversity_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o diverse_a manner_n whereby_o the_o brain_n be_v disorder_v and_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o explain_v they_o particular_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n it_o be_v sufficiento_n say_v that_o in_o what_o manner_n soever_o folly_n subsist_v it_o be_v the_o great_a humiliation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o that_o which_o give_v we_o the_o best_a prospect_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o servitude_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o union_n with_o the_o body_n since_o they_o lose_v by_o folly_n the_o empire_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o thought_n be_v force_v to_o follow_v the_o fantasticalness_n the_o perplexity_n the_o disorder_n and_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o brain_n either_o too_o much_o dry_v and_o burn_v up_o by_o choler_n and_o melancholy_n or_o too_o much_o overflow_v or_o too_o much_o moisten_v by_o phlegm_n without_o be_v able_a either_o to_o suspend_v or_o stop_v they_o or_o to_o hasten_v or_o advance_v they_o this_o let_v we_o see_v the_o limitation_n even_o of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o be_v finite_a even_o in_o the_o most_o divine_a perfection_n that_o she_o possess_v for_o this_o disorder_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o thought_n happen_v in_o man_n because_o he_o do_v not_o possess_v as_o god_n do_v a_o infinite_a liberty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o infinite_a empire_n but_o only_o a_o finite_a liberty_n or_o a_o finite_a empire_n over_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v this_o which_o make_v that_o god_n as_o the_o universal_a cause_n do_v not_o respect_v this_o liberty_n of_o man_n but_o determine_v in_o his_o soul_n thought_n conformable_a to_o the_o agitation_n of_o his_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n by_o which_o he_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o quality_n of_o universal_a cause_n to_o give_v thought_n and_o idea_n to_o the_o soul_n god_n concur_v with_o fool_n as_o he_o do_v with_o natural_a cause_n for_o the_o make_n of_o monster_n he_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o a_o necessary_a cause_n rave_v do_v not_o differ_v from_o folly_n but_o by_o the_o interval_n which_o it_o have_v and_o because_o it_o be_v only_o a_o accident_n and_o a_o transient_a symptom_n of_o a_o fever_n which_o too_o strong_o agitate_v the_o brain_n frenzy_n be_v but_o a_o violent_a rave_v and_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o let_v we_o see_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o superior_a power_n who_o with_o a_o absolute_a empire_n determine_v our_o thought_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o brain_n and_o confirm_v by_o a_o sensible_a argument_n all_o that_o we_o have_v say_v concern_v the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n with_o our_o body_n and_o concern_v the_o continual_a action_n by_o which_o we_o believe_v that_o god_n determine_v our_o thought_n and_o our_o sentiment_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o divers_a impression_n which_o be_v make_v on_o our_o body_n either_o by_o external_n object_n or_o by_o the_o fermentation_n of_o their_o proper_a humour_n if_o we_o reflect_v serious_o upon_o it_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o possible_a to_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n in_o these_o state_n of_o folly_n and_o frenzy_n shall_v make_v in_o herself_o her_o thought_n we_o shall_v be_v persuade_v that_o she_o receive_v they_o from_o that_o superior_a power_n which_o unite_v 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do_v not_o at_o all_o invincible_o engage_v our_o co-operation_n so_o often_o as_o it_o opein_o us._n i_o say_v so_o often_o because_o it_o be_v of_o that_o we_o be_v discourse_v but_o for_o certain_a occasion_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o grace_n do_v engage_v us._n chap._n xxi_o seven_o or_o eight_o difference_n of_o our_o act_n of_o intellection_n and_o how_o god_n act_v perpetual_o in_o we_o in_o the_o two_o capital_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o observe_v in_o the_o twelve_o place_n seven_o or_o eight_o notable_a difference_n of_o divers_a act_n of_o pure_a intellection_n for_o we_o have_v of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n notion_n which_o be_v applicable_a to_o a_o thousand_o divers_a subject_n as_o be_v all_o those_o idea_n which_o we_o call_v in_o the_o school_n abstract_v or_o universal_a by_o which_o we_o conceive_v essence_n and_o universal_a nature_n without_o any_o individual_a difference_n as_o for_o example_n the_o idea_n of_o a_o circle_n of_o a_o square_a 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able_a to_o produce_v so_o many_o prodigious_a effect_n with_o so_o much_o order_n and_o so_o much_o harmony_n from_o two_o or_o three_o immutable_a law_n by_o which_o he_o move_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o in_o this_o new_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n god_n be_v not_o determine_v to_o act_n in_o they_o but_o by_o a_o necessary_a and_o immutable_a love_n of_o order_n and_o by_o their_o virtuous_a or_o criminal_a disposition_n god_n do_v not_o act_n but_o as_o a_o universal_a cause_n with_o our_o soul_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n he_o do_v but_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o motion_n of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o diverse_o affect_v our_o body_n necessary_o determine_v he_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o immutable_a decree_n to_o give_v to_o the_o soul_n those_o idea_n and_o those_o sentiment_n which_o answer_v the_o different_a impression_n wherewith_o the_o body_n be_v affect_v but_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n god_n do_v lay_v aside_o the_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n as_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o no_o long_o follow_v in_o respect_n of_o they_o the_o law_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n soul_n part_n with_o the_o world_n in_o part_v with_o the_o body_n they_o have_v no_o long_o any_o relation_n with_o the_o body_n nor_o by_o consequence_n with_o the_o visible_a world_n from_o that_o very_a instant_n that_o they_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o their_o particular_a body_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n they_o be_v unite_v to_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n because_o that_o their_o thought_n and_o their_o sentiment_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o the_o motion_n which_o move_v all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v that_o which_o give_v they_o a_o essential_a relation_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o because_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o which_o may_v not_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o the_o determination_n of_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n but_o after_o death_n all_o that_o cease_v there_o be_v a_o new_a order_n of_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o more_o the_o same_o law_n god_n afterward_o follow_v none_o but_o the_o law_n of_o his_o eternal_a and_o inflexible_a justice_n to_o punish_v or_o to_o reward_v the_o soul_n according_a as_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o deserve_v it_o be_v no_o more_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o the_o particular_a disposition_n of_o every_o one_o temperament_n which_o result_v from_o it_o which_o determin_n the_o diversity_n of_o our_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n it_o be_v only_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a disposition_n or_o the_o impute_v and_o criminal_a disposition_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o determin_n the_o sovereign_n and_o eternal_a justice_n and_o equity_n to_o give_v we_o the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n proper_a to_o reward_n or_o punish_v our_o irregular_a or_o our_o virtuous_a disposition_n god_n have_v no_o long_a reason_n to_o be_v willing_a to_o manage_v and_o conserve_v the_o dignity_n and_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n he_o have_v no_o long_a reason_n to_o manage_v and_o conserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o time_n of_o our_o trial_n be_v end_v the_o time_n of_o merit_n be_v past_a there_o be_v no_o more_o question_n to_o see_v whether_o they_o will_v make_v themselves_o worthy_a that_o be_v over_z they_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o immutable_a state_n that_o be_v eternity_n there_o be_v no_o more_o vicissitude_n or_o diversification_n no_o more_o instability_n or_o change_n no_o more_o a_o alternativeness_n or_o a_o passage_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a and_o from_o good_a to_o evil_a from_o vice_n to_o virtue_n and_o from_o virtue_n to_o vice_n the_o tree_n lie_v where_o it_o fall_v and_o as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v fix_v by_o this_o state_n of_o immutability_n which_o be_v proper_o that_o which_o we_o call_v eternity_n so_o god_n fix_v himself_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n to_o punish_v or_o to_o reward_v he_o act_v thenceforwards_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n because_o that_o he_o immediate_o take_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o eternal_a love_n of_o order_n the_o determination_n of_o all_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n which_o he_o give_v to_o our_o soul_n that_o be_v all_o the_o light_n which_o we_o can_v give_v to_o our_o first_o curiosity_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o our_o soul_n out_o of_o our_o body_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o they_o be_v not_o proper_o but_o in_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v he_o only_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o all_o their_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n we_o must_v now_o proceed_v and_o endeavour_v to_o know_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o this_o state_n by_o clear_a and_o infallible_a light_n chap._n viii_o how_o
the_o just_a soul_n see_v and_o know_v god_n out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o how_o the_o criminal_a soul_n do_v also_o see_v and_o know_v he_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o will_v willing_o know_v in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o the_o soul_n know_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o resolve_v it_o by_o those_o principle_n which_o we_o have_v settle_v for_o since_o we_o have_v say_v that_o there_o be_v not_o at_o all_o any_o other_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v once_o out_o of_o the_o body_n than_o the_o irregular_a and_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o the_o regular_a and_o virtuous_a disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n on_o one_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o the_o necessary_a and_o eternal_a love_n which_o god_n have_v for_o order_n so_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o sovereign_a wisdom_n this_o essential_a life_n of_o all_o intelligent_a nature_n dispense_v his_o light_n and_o his_o darkness_n by_o his_o sovereign_a equity_n and_o that_o so_o he_o act_v otherwise_o in_o the_o just_a soul_n than_o in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v criminal_a and_o reprobate_n as_o to_o the_o just_a soul_n they_o have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o true_a immensity_n of_o knowledge_n first_o of_o all_o they_o know_v god_n and_o see_v he_o i_o say_v they_o see_v he_o for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o simple_a knowledge_n abstractive_o such_o as_o we_o have_v at_o present_a that_o be_v to_o see_v to_o perceive_v to_o touch_v and_o if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o to_o taste_v as_o the_o holy_a writ_n say_v but_o this_o be_v to_o see_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o vision_n which_o we_o call_v intuitive_a which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o simple_a or_o bare_a view_n of_o speculation_n or_o a_o pure_a contemplation_n of_o reason_v but_o this_o be_v a_o lively_a and_o penetrate_a impression_n of_o the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o divinity_n which_o render_v itself_o present_a and_o intimate_v to_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o intimate_a and_o penetrate_a sentiment_n just_a as_o the_o material_a object_n do_v now_o render_v themselves_o present_a to_o we_o by_o the_o immediate_a action_n whereby_o they_o strike_v upon_o and_o advertise_v our_o sense_n this_o be_v to_o see_v god_n as_o it_o be_v by_o sensation_n this_o be_v to_o perceive_v he_o present_v by_o a_o lively_a and_o a_o indubitable_a experience_n of_o his_o ineffable_a nature_n and_o his_o beatific_a vision_n just_a as_o we_o perceive_v the_o presence_n of_o thing_n whereof_o we_o have_v the_o most_o lively_a idea_n and_o the_o most_o certain_a and_o most_o indubitable_a experience_n this_o intuitive_a knowledge_n or_o vision_n of_o god_n be_v not_o at_o all_o the_o indubitable_a knowledge_n and_o sentiment_n of_o his_o existence_n only_o but_o it_o be_v the_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n and_o idea_n of_o all_o his_o attribute_n in_o general_a and_o of_o all_o his_o perfection_n in_o particular_a it_o be_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a view_n of_o all_o the_o marvellous_a table_n and_o of_o all_o the_o charm_a spectacle_n of_o the_o beauty_n of_o this_o supreme_a nature_n and_o especial_o the_o delicious_a and_o ineffable_a sentiment_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o of_o his_o love_n by_o which_o he_o pour_v if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o all_o the_o joy_n and_o all_o the_o felicity_n of_o his_o heart_n into_o these_o sanctify_a and_o happy_a soul_n moreover_o these_o just_a soul_n in_o thus_o know_v god_n do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n no_o long_o know_v themselves_o by_o that_o confuse_a sentiment_n by_o which_o they_o at_o present_a disentangle_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v by_o main_a strength_n and_o force_v of_o reason_n from_o the_o body_n but_o by_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a sentiment_n and_o by_o a_o idea_n equal_o neat_a and_o lively_a all_o shine_v and_o all_o bright_a whereby_o they_o see_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o nobleness_n and_o with_o all_o the_o character_n of_o resemblance_n which_o they_o have_v with_o god_n just_a as_o they_o now_o see_v a_o picture_n expose_v to_o their_o view_n almost_o like_o their_o corporeal_a image_n which_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v exclude_v chap._n ix_o how_o the_o just_a soul_n see_v and_o know_v the_o visible_a world_n and_o what_o they_o know_v of_o the_o politic_a and_o civil_a world_n it_o be_v not_o only_a god_n and_o themselves_o that_o they_o know_v they_o also_o distinct_o see_v in_o god_n all_o the_o visible_a world_n because_o beside_o that_o the_o scripture_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n speak_v to_o we_o of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o knowledge_n which_o be_v natural_o inherent_a in_o every_o create_a spirit_n unless_o god_n for_o a_o time_n suspend_v this_o knowledge_n for_o reason_n of_o his_o providence_n as_o he_o now_o do_v to_o our_o soul_n which_o he_o make_v trial_n of_o in_o the_o body_n and_o to_o who_o he_o do_v not_o give_v these_o knowledge_n as_o we_o say_v before_o but_o successive_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o different_a impression_n make_v upon_o our_o body_n by_o the_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o present_v themselves_o to_o our_o sense_n one_o after_o another_o it_o be_v in_o order_n that_o spirit_n be_v superior_a to_o body_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n shall_v know_v body_n also_o when_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o present_a oeconomy_n which_o require_v that_o god_n shall_v not_o enlighten_v the_o soul_n but_o successive_o as_o we_o say_v before_o and_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n when_o i_o say_v this_o present_a disposition_n shall_v cease_v the_o illumination_n of_o god_n be_v no_o more_o annex_v to_o these_o vicissitude_n 〈…〉_o of_o the_o universe_n and_o of_o the_o 〈…〉_o of_o body_n receive_v in_o our_o material_a sense_n will_v give_v in_o a_o instant_a at_o once_o a_o idea_n of_o all_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o of_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n in_o its_o whole_a and_o in_o its_o part_n in_o its_o immensity_n or_o in_o its_o extent_n in_o its_o agreeable_a variety_n in_o its_o order_n and_o symmetry_n to_o all_o soul_n which_o have_v not_o deserve_v his_o anger_n and_o instead_o of_o this_o light_n he_o need_v but_o only_o to_o spread_v darkness_n upon_o the_o criminal_a and_o rebellious_a soul_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o holy_a soul_n as_o if_o they_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o walk_v upon_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o star_n to_o walk_v upon_o the_o sun_n and_o upon_o the_o moon_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n of_o speak_v it_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o our_o gross_a manner_n of_o conceive_v the_o most_o spiritual_a thing_n under_o corporeal_a form_n but_o we_o need_v conceive_v by_o all_o these_o expression_n no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o have_v say_v of_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o god_n give_v to_o the_o just_a soul_n they_o walk_v after_o their_o manner_n upon_o the_o arch_n of_o the_o heaven_n they_o march_v upon_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n etc._n etc._n because_o that_o the_o lively_a idea_n which_o they_o have_v of_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n make_v all_o the_o part_n thereof_o present_a and_o as_o it_o be_v subject_v and_o place_v under_o their_o foot_n they_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n at_o both_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n they_o fill_v its_o whole_a extent_n they_o be_v in_o both_o the_o hemisphere_n their_o horizon_n be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o limit_a horizon_n which_o never_o permit_v we_o to_o see_v here_o but_o a_o little_a portion_n of_o the_o universe_n it_o be_v not_o bound_v but_o by_o the_o bound_n of_o nature_n we_o do_v not_o at_o present_a see_v body_n but_o only_o those_o part_n of_o they_o which_o reflect_v the_o light_n upon_o we_o we_o do_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o star_n and_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o sea_n but_o only_o one_o side_n of_o they_o but_o the_o pure_a soul_n immediate_o enlighten_v by_o god_n as_o they_o be_v they_o see_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o whole_a globe_n of_o the_o sun_n all_o the_o face_n of_o the_o moon_n both_o the_o hemisphere_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v no_o antipode_n to_o they_o they_o see_v all_o at_o one_o view_n all_o the_o fair_a prospect_n of_o nature_n and_o all_o the_o beautiful_a table_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n for_o beside_o that_o their_o knowledge_n be_v universal_a in_o this_o respect_n so_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o successive_a but_o all_o at_o once_o so_o much_o for_o the_o natural_a world_n what_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n know_v concern_v the_o civil_a and_o politic_a world_n as_o to_o the_o civil_a and_o politic_a