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or_o condition_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a law_n in_o the_o divine_a and_o first_o constitution_n that_o thing_n shall_v incline_v and_o move_v to_o what_o be_v suitable_a to_o their_o nature_n this_o in_o sensibles_fw-fr be_v evident_a in_o the_o motion_n of_o consent_n and_o sympathy_n and_o the_o ascent_n of_o light_n and_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n must_v i_o doubt_v when_o all_o be_v do_v *_o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o principle_n that_o be_v not_o mere_o corporeal_a yea_o suppose_v all_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o law_n of_o mechanic_n why_o may_v we_o not_o conceive_v that_o the_o other_o rank_n of_o being_n spirit_n which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o corporeal_a motion_n be_v also_o dispose_v of_o by_o a_o law_n proper_a to_o their_o nature_n which_o since_o we_o have_v no_o other_o name_n to_o express_v it_o by_o we_o may_v call_v congruity_n we_o read_v in_o the_o sacred_a history_n that_o judas_n go_v to_o his_o own_o place_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o spirit_n be_v convey_v to_o their_o proper_a state_n and_o residence_n *_o as_o natural_o as_o the_o fire_n mount_v or_o a_o stone_n descend_v the_o platonist_n will_v have_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v the_o great_a instrument_n of_o all_o such_o distribution_n as_o also_o of_o the_o phaenomena_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o matter_n and_o it_o be_v no_o unlikely_a hypothesis_n but_o i_o have_v no_o need_n to_o engage_v further_o about_o this_o nor_o yet_o to_o speak_v more_o of_o this_o first_o part_n of_o my_o principle_n since_o it_o so_o near_o depend_v on_o what_o be_v say_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o former_a maxim_n yet_o of_o the_o latter_a we_o need_v a_o word_n or_o two_o when_o therefore_o we_o can_v give_v account_n of_o thing_n either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o mechanic_n or_o conceivable_a congruity_n *_o as_o likely_a some_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o state_n of_o spirit_n and_o immaterial_a being_n can_v be_v resolve_v by_o neither_o i_o say_v then_o we_o may_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o arbitrary_a management_n of_o those_o invisible_a minister_n of_o equity_n and_o justice_n which_o without_o doubt_n the_o world_n be_v plentiful_o store_v with_o for_o it_o can_v be_v conceive_v that_o those_o active_a spirit_n be_v idle_a or_o unemployed_a in_o the_o momentous_a concern_v of_o the_o universe_n yea_o the_o sacred_a volume_n give_v evidence_n of_o their_o interposal_n in_o our_o affair_n i_o shall_v need_v mention_n but_o that_o remarkable_a instance_n in_o daniel_n of_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o persia_n and_o of_o grecia_n to_o hinder_v michael_n and_o the_o other_o angel_n that_o be_v engage_v for_o the_o affair_n of_o judea_n or_o if_o any_o will_v evade_v this_o what_o think_v they_o of_o all_o the_o apparition_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o their_o pitch_v their_o tent_n about_o we_o and_o be_v minister_a spirit_n for_o our_o good_a to_o name_v no_o more_o such_o passage_n now_o if_o those_o noble_a spirit_n will_v engage_v themselves_o in_o our_o trifle_a concernment_n doubtless_o they_o be_v very_o sedulous_a in_o those_o affair_n that_o tâ—nd_v to_o the_o good_a and_o perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n but_o to_o be_v brief_a i_o advance_v the_o four_o pillar_n 4_o *_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o live_v in_o other_o body_n beside_o terrestrial_a and_o never_o act_v but_o in_o some_o body_n or_o other_o for_o 1._o when_o i_o consider_v how_o deep_o in_o this_o state_n we_o be_v immerse_v in_o the_o body_n i_o can_v methinks_v scarce_o imagine_v that_o present_o upon_o the_o quit_n on_o it_o we_o shall_v be_v strip_v of_o all_o corporeity_n for_o this_o will_v be_v such_o a_o jump_n as_o be_v seldom_o or_o never_o make_v in_o nature_n since_o by_o almost_o all_o instance_n that_o come_v under_o our_o observation_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o she_o use_v
〈◊〉_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 conjectural_a 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 be_v capable_a of_o live_v in_o other_o body_n beside_o terrestrial_a etc._n etc._n for_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a allow_v she_o successive_o to_o have_v live_v first_o in_o a_o ethereal_a body_n then_o in_o a_o aereal_a and_o last_o after_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n to_o live_v in_o a_o terrestrial_a and_o here_o i_o think_v though_o it_o be_v something_o early_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n what_o the_o anti-pre-existentiaries_a allege_v against_o this_o hypothesis_n for_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o less_o trouble_n afterward_o first_o therefore_o they_o say_v that_o it_o do_v not_o become_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o make_v man_n soul_n with_o a_o triple_a vital_a congruity_n that_o will_v fit_v as_o well_o a_o aereal_a and_o terrestrial_a condition_n as_o a_o aethereal_a for_o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o their_o will_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o fault_n that_o they_o sin_v as_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o essence_n and_o they_o have_v the_o face_n to_o quote_v the_o account_n of_o origen_n pag._n 49._o for_o to_o strengthen_v this_o their_o first_o argument_n the_o word_n be_v these_o they_o be_v original_o make_v with_o a_o capacity_n to_o join_v with_o this_o terrestrial_a matter_n it_o seem_v necessary_a according_a to_o the_o course_n 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genius_n and_o for_o that_o objection_n of_o the_o author_n antagonist_n against_o his_o opinion_n touch_v those_o inclination_n to_o trade_n which_o may_v equal_o concern_v this_o hypothesis_n of_o menander_n that_o it_o will_v then_o be_v more_o universal_a every_o one_o have_v such_o a_o genius_n this_o truth_n may_v be_v smother_v by_o the_o put_v young_a people_n promiscuous_o to_o any_o trade_n without_o observe_v their_o genius_n but_o the_o chineses_n suppose_v this_o truth_n they_o common_o show_v a_o child_n all_o the_o employ_v of_o the_o city_n that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o own_o choice_n before_o they_o put_v he_o to_o any_o but_o if_o the_o opinion_n of_o menander_n be_v true_a that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o guardian_n genius_n under_o who_o conduct_n he_o live_v the_o merchant_n the_o musician_n the_o ploughman_n and_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o these_o genii_n can_v but_o receive_v considerable_a impression_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o guide_v their_o client_n in_o and_o pre-existent_a soul_n in_o their_o aereal_a estate_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o these_o daemon_n or_o genii_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o same_o employment_n and_o so_o tincture_n themselves_o deep_a enough_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o those_o party_n they_o preside_v over_o and_o therefore_o when_o they_o themselves_o after_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n be_v incorporate_v into_o earthly_a body_n they_o may_v have_v a_o proneness_n from_o their_o former_a tincture_n to_o such_o method_n of_o life_n as_o they_o live_v over_o who_o they_o do_v preside_v which_o quite_o spoil_v the_o best_a argument_n our_o author_n antagonist_n have_v against_o this_o topick_n which_o be_v that_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n here_o below_o which_o the_o geniuss_n of_o man_n pursue_v and_o follow_v with_o the_o hot_a chase_n which_o have_v no_o similitude_n with_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o other_o state_n as_o plant_v building_n husbandry_n the_o work_n of_o manufacture_n etc._n etc._n this_o best_a argument_n of_o he_o by_o menander_n hypothesis_n which_o be_v hard_o to_o confute_v be_v quite_o defeat_v and_o to_o deny_v nothing_o to_o this_o opposer_n of_o pre-existence_n which_o be_v his_o due_n himself_o seem_v unsatisfied_a in_o resolve_v these_o odd_a phaenomena_n into_o the_o temper_n of_o body_n and_o therefore_o at_o last_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o secret_a causality_n that_o be_v to_o he_o know_v not_o what_o but_o at_o last_o he_o pitch_v upon_o some_o such_o principle_n as_o that_o whereby_o the_o bird_n build_v their_o nest_n the_o spider_n weave_v her_o web_n the_o bee_n make_v their_o comb_n etc._n etc._n some_o such_o thing_n he_o say_v though_o he_o can_v think_v it_o 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 est_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la proepositus_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la vim_o habet_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la gignendarum_fw-la and_o that_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o every_o creature_n that_o be_v congenit_fw-la to_o it_o in_o virtue_n of_o its_o generation_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spirit_n of_o nature_n not_o a_o god_n as_o varro_n vain_o make_v it_o but_o a_o unintelligent_a creature_n to_o which_o belong_v the_o nascency_n or_o generation_n of_o thing_n and_o have_v the_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v copious_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o noble_a and_o ancient_a philosopher_n by_o the_o learned_a dr._n r._n cudworth_n in_o his_o system_fw-la of_o the_o intellectual_a world_n and_o be_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v a_o true_a theorem_fw-la in_o philosophy_n by_o dr._n h._n moor_n in_o his_o euchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la by_o many_o and_o those_o irrefutable_a argument_n and_o yet_o i_o dare_v say_v both_o can_v easy_o pardon_v the_o mistake_n and_o bluntness_n of_o this_o rude_a writer_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o surprise_v at_o it_o as_o a_o novelty_n that_o any_o ignorant_a rural_a hobthurst_n shall_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n a_o thing_n so_o much_o beyond_o his_o capacity_n to_o judge_v of_o a_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n but_o to_o conclude_v be_v it_o so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o cause_n beside_o the_o pristine_a inurement_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a soul_n that_o may_v something_o forcible_o determine_v she_o to_o one_o course_n of_o life_n here_o yet_o when_o she_o be_v most_o forcible_o determine_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o pre-existence_n this_o may_v be_v rational_o suppose_v to_o concur_v in_o the_o efficiency_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o argument_n as_o other_o to_o prove_v pre-existence_n i_o have_v hint_v already_o pag._n 79._o for_o those_o that_o be_v most_o like_a in_o the_o temper_n air_n complexion_n of_o their_o body_n etc._n etc._n if_o this_o prove_v true_a and_o i_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a this_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o their_o classical_a character_n imprint_v on_o soul_n at_o their_o very_a creation_n will_v be_v a_o considerable_o tight_a argument_n but_o certain_o it_o be_v more_o honest_a than_o for_o the_o avoid_v pre-existence_n to_o resolve_v the_o phaenomenon_n into_o a_o secret_a causality_n that_o be_v to_o say_v into_o one_o know_v not_o what_o pag._n 82._o there_o be_v now_o no_o other_o way_n leave_v but_o pre-existence_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o just_a excuse_n for_o his_o bring_n in_o any_o argument_n by_o way_n of_o overplus_n that_o be_v not_o so_o apodictical_o conclude_v if_o it_o be_v but_o such_o as_o will_v look_v like_o a_o plausible_a solution_n of_o a_o phaenomenon_n as_o this_o of_o such_o a_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n pre-existence_n once_o admit_v or_o otherwise_o undeniable_o demonstrate_v the_o propose_v thereof_o shall_v be_v accept_v with_o favour_n chap._n 11._o pag._n 85._o and_o we_o know_v our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v give_v credit_n to_o that_o translation_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v the_o authentic_a text_n with_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o beside_o this_o if_o we_o read_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n there_o be_v no_o object_n of_o job_n knowledge_n express_v this_o be_v the_o most_o easy_a and_o natural_a sense_n know_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v then_o and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o day_n be_v many_o this_o therefore_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o ignorances_n that_o though_o he_o be_v create_v so_o early_o he_o now_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o this_o easy_a sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n as_o well_o as_o that_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n make_v the_o jew_n draw_v it_o in_o to_o the_o countenance_v of_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n as_o grotius_n have_v note_v of_o they_o pag._n 85._o as_o read_v a_o very_a credible_a version_n r._n menasse_n ben_n israel_n read_v it_o so_o i_o give_v thou_o wisdom_n which_o version_n if_o it_o be_v sure_a and_o authentic_a this_o place_n will_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o opinion_n it_o be_v produce_v for_o but_o no_o interpreter_n beside_o that_o i_o can_v find_v follow_v he_o nor_o any_o go_n before_o he_o who_o he_o may_v follow_v i_o ingenuous_o confess_v the_o place_n seem_v not_o of_o force_n enough_o to_o i_o to_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n he_o read_v i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o piel_n whence_o he_o translate_v it_o indidi_fw-la tibi_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la but_o the_o rest_n read_v it_o in_o cal._n pag._n 86._o and_o methinks_v that_o passage_n of_o our_o saviour_n prayer_n father_n glorify_v i_o with_o the_o glory_n i_o have_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v etc._n etc._n this_o text_n without_o exceed_v great_a violence_n can_v be_v evade_v as_o for_o that_o of_o grotius_n interpret_n that_o i_o have_v that_o which_o be_v intend_v for_o i_o to_o have_v though_o it_o make_v good_a sense_n yet_o it_o be_v
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 â—ouls_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 one_o 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 〈◊〉_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 out_v these_o terrestrial_a body_n before_o their_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v spoil_v weaken_a or_o orderly_o unwind_v return_v into_o the_o state_n of_o inactivity_n but_o this_o be_v far_o more_o consonant_a both_o to_o reason_n and_o experience_n or_o story_n that_o though_o the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v still_o vigorous_a as_o not_o have_v run_v out_o it_o may_v be_v the_o half_a part_n no_o not_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o its_o period_n the_o soul_n immediate_o upon_o the_o quit_n of_o this_o body_n be_v invest_v with_o a_o body_n of_o air_n and_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o activity_n not_o of_o silence_n in_o no_o sense_n for_o some_o be_v murder_v have_v in_o all_o likelihood_n in_o their_o own_o person_n complain_v of_o their_o murderer_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o story_n of_o anne_n walker_n and_o there_o be_v many_o other_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v far_o more_o reasonable_a there_o be_v such_o numerous_a multitude_n of_o silent_a soul_n 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 when_z as_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
in_o the_o forecited_n place_n have_v perfect_o rout_v that_o fond_a and_o foul_a hypothesis_n of_o dr._n glisson_n and_o i_o dare_v say_v be_v sorry_a that_o so_o good_a and_o old_a a_o knight_n errant_a in_o theologie_n and_o philosophy_n as_o mr._n richard_n baxter_n seem_v to_o be_v shall_v become_v benight_a as_o in_o a_o wood_n at_o the_o close_a of_o his_o day_n in_o this_o most_o horrid_a dark_a harbour_n and_o dismal_a receptacle_n or_o rendezvous_n of_o wretched_a atheist_n but_o i_o dare_v say_v for_o he_o it_o be_v his_o ignorance_n not_o choice_n that_o have_v lodge_v he_o there_o the_o four_o disingenuity_n of_o mr._n baxter_n towards_o the_o doctor_n be_v in_o complain_v of_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v wrong_v he_o by_o the_o title_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o his_o letter_n in_o call_v it_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o psychopyrist_n pag._n 2._o 82._o as_o if_o he_o have_v assert_v that_o materiality_n of_o spirit_n which_o belong_v to_o body_n pag._n 94._o in_o complain_v also_o of_o his_o inconsistency_n with_o himself_o pag._n 10._o as_o if_o he_o one_o while_o say_v that_o mr._n baxter_n make_v spirit_n to_o be_v fire_n or_o material_a and_o another_o while_o say_v he_o make_v they_o not_o fire_n or_o material_a but_o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o accusation_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o if_o it_o be_v mr._n baxter_n that_o be_v call_v the_o learned_a psychopyrist_n how_o be_v the_o thing_n know_v to_o the_o world_n but_o by_o himself_o it_o look_v as_o if_o he_o be_v ambitious_a of_o the_o title_n and_o proud_a of_o the_o â—ivil_a treat_v he_o have_v have_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o doctor_n though_o he_o have_v but_o ill_o repay_v his_o civility_n in_o his_o reply_n and_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v no_o more_o harshness_n in_o call_v he_o psychopyrist_n than_o if_o he_o have_v call_v he_o psycho-hylist_a there_o be_v nothing_o absurd_a in_o psychopyrism_n but_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o include_v psycho-hylism_a and_o make_v the_o soul_n material_a which_o psycho-hylism_a that_o mr._n baxter_n do_v admit_v it_o be_v make_v evident_a in_o the_o doctor_n answer_n sect._n 16._o and_o mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o placid_a collation_n as_o he_o mis-calls_a it_o for_o assure_o his_o mind_n be_v turbid_v when_o he_o write_v it_o pag._n 2._o allow_v that_o spirit_n may_v be_v call_v fire_n analogicè_fw-la and_o eminenter_fw-la and_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o preface_n intimate_v that_o the_o sense_n be_v to_o be_v no_o further_o stretch_v than_o the_o psychopyrist_n himself_o will_v allow_v but_o now_o that_o mr._n baxter_n do_v assert_v that_o materiality_n in_o create_a spirit_n that_o belong_v to_o body_n in_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o all_o philosopher_n appear_v sect._n 16._o where_o 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 say_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 more_o than_o motion_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o active_a principle_n by_o which_o mental_a and_o sensitive_a nature_n operate_v on_o man_n and_o brute_n and_o vegetable_n and_o all_o the_o passive_a element_n and_o all_o the_o visible_a action_n in_o this_o low_a world_n be_v perform_v what_o can_v that_o man_n philosophy_n be_v worth_a i_o therefore_o return_v your_o counsel_n study_v more_o thorough_o the_o nature_n of_o ethereal_a fire_n satis_fw-la pro_fw-la imperio_fw-la very_o magisterial_o speak_v and_o in_o such_o a_o igneous_a rapture_n that_o it_o be_v not_o continued_o sense_n do_v mental_a and_o sensitive_a nature_n act_n on_o brute_n and_o vegetable_n and_o all_o the_o passive_a element_n but_o to_o let_v go_v that_o be_v all_o the_o doctor_n philosophy_n worth_n nothing_o if_o he_o hold_v with_o des_n cartes_n touch_v the_o phaenomenon_n of_o light_a as_o to_o the_o material_a part_n thereof_o it_o be_v the_o ignorance_n of_o mr._n baxter_n 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
the_o disingenuity_n of_o the_o omission_n before_o yet_o to_o be_v just_a to_o mr._n baxter_n i_o must_v commend_v his_o discretion_n and_o judgement_n in_o be_v willing_a to_o omit_v they_o they_o appear_v to_o i_o now_o they_o be_v produce_v so_o weak_a and_o invalid_a but_o such_o as_o they_o be_v i_o shall_v gather_v they_o out_o of_o his_o reply_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o view_n first_o then_o pag._n 13._o it_o be_v allege_v that_o nothing_o have_v two_o form_n univocal_o so_o call_v but_o if_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v add_v to_o the_o virtus_n vitalis_n to_o the_o vital_a power_n of_o a_o spirit_n it_o will_v have_v two_o form_n therefore_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v to_o be_v omit_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n see_v also_o p._n 22._o second_o pag._n 14._o penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o a_o form_n to_o spirit_n than_o impenetrable_a and_o discerpible_a be_v a_o form_n to_o matter_n but_o impenetrable_a be_v only_o a_o modal_n conceptus_fw-la of_o matter_n and_o discerpible_a a_o relative_n notion_n thereof_o and_o neither_o one_o nor_o both_o contrary_n to_o virtus_fw-la vitalis_fw-la in_o a_o spirit_n three_o pag._n 14._o he_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o quantity_n and_o the_o trina_n dimensio_fw-la may_v not_o as_o well_o be_v part_n of_o the_o form_n of_o matter_n as_o discerpibilitie_n and_o impenetrabilitie_n four_o pag._n 15_o 16._o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v know_v without_o the_o mediation_n of_o sense_n except_o the_o immediate_a sensation_n itself_o and_o the_o act_n of_o intellection_n and_o volition_n or_o nolition_n and_o what_o the_o intellect_n infer_v of_o the_o like_a by_o the_o perception_n of_o these_o wherefore_o as_o to_o the_o modification_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o impenetrabilitie_n and_o divisibilitie_n i_o may_v grope_v say_v he_o but_o i_o can_v know_v it_o positive_o for_o want_v of_o sensation_n five_o pag._n 16_o 17._o if_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v the_o essential_a character_n of_o a_o spirit_n than_o a_o atom_n of_o matter_n be_v a_o spirit_n it_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v indiscerpible_a wherefore_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v a_o false_a character_n of_o a_o spirit_n six_o pag._n 17_o 18._o penetrable_a whether_o active_o or_o passive_o understand_v can_v be_v no_o proper_a character_n of_o a_o spirit_n forasmuch_o as_o matter_n can_v penetrate_v a_o spirit_n as_o well_o as_o a_o spirit_n matter_n it_o possess_v the_o same_o place_n see_v pag._n 23._o seven_o pag._n 40_o 41._o immaterialitie_n say_v he_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n in_o your_o own_o judgement_n i_o think_v be_v none_o of_o they_o proper_a to_o spirit_n for_o they_o be_v common_a to_o diverse_a accident_n in_o your_o account_n viz._n to_o light_n heatt_z cold._n and_o again_o in_o his_o own_o word_n eighthly_a pag._n 77._o if_o your_o penetrabilitie_n say_v he_o imply_v not_o that_o all_o the_o singular_a spirit_n can_v contract_v themselves_o into_o a_o punctum_fw-la yea_o that_o all_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n may_v be_v so_o contract_v i_o find_v it_o not_o yet_o sufficient_o explain_v see_v also_o pag._n 52_o 78_o 89_o 90._o nine_o pag._n 50._o see_v say_v he_o you_o ascribe_v amplitude_n quantity_n and_o dimension_n and_o logical_a materialitie_n to_o the_o substantialitie_n of_o spirit_n i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o you_o make_v they_o intellectual_o divisible_a that_o be_v that_o one_o may_v think_v of_o one_o part_n as_o here_o and_o another_o there_o and_o if_o so_o though_o man_n can_v separate_v and_o divide_v they_o if_o it_o be_v no_o contradiction_n god_n can_v ten_o and_o last_o pag._n 90._o the_o put_n of_o penetrability_n and_o indiscerpibility_n into_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v needless_a and_o hazardous_a it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o hold_v that_o god_n have_v make_v spirit_n of_o no_o kind_n of_o part_n but_o what_o do_v natural_o abhor_v separation_n and_o so_o be_v inseparable_a unless_o god_n will_v separate_v they_o and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o lose_v our_o personality_n in_o the_o other_o state_n but_o penetrability_n and_o indiscerpibility_n be_v hard_a and_o doubtful_a word_n they_o be_v better_o leave_v out_o lest_o they_o tempt_v all_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o very_o be_v of_o spirit_n be_v as_o doubtful_a as_o those_o word_n be_v thus_o have_v i_o faithful_o though_o brief_o bring_v into_o view_n all_o mr._n baxter_n argument_n against_o the_o penetrability_n and_o indiscerpibility_n of_o spirit_n which_o i_o shall_v answer_v in_o order_n as_o they_o have_v be_v recite_v to_o the_o first_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o the_o doctor_n definition_n of_o 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 difference_n or_o form_n as_o much_o as_o mr._n baxter_n virtus_fw-la vitalis_fw-la un_fw-fr a-trina_a be_v that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o be_v specific_a knowable_a term_n succedaneous_a to_o the_o true_a intimate_a specific_a form_n that_o be_v utter_o unknowable_a and_o therefore_o i_o say_v in_o this_o senâ—e_n these_o knowable_a term_n be_v one_o inseparable_a specific_a difference_n or_o form_n whereby_o spirit_n be_v distinguish_v from_o body_n or_o matter_n in_o a_o physical_a acception_n which_o the_o universality_n of_o philosopher_n hold_v to_o consist_v in_o impenetrability_n and_o discerpibilitie_n and_o self-inactivitie_a which_o if_o mr._n baxter_n will_v have_v be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o viz._n that_o a_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o substance_n immaterial_a in_o opposition_n to_o matter_n physical_a he_o may_v have_v save_v himself_o the_o labour_n of_o a_o deal_n of_o tedious_a trisle_a in_o explication_n of_o word_n to_o no_o purpose_n but_o to_o show_v that_o this_o pretence_n of_o more_o form_n than_o one_o in_o one_o substance_n be_v but_o a_o cavil_v i_o will_v offer_v real_o the_o same_o definition_n in_o a_o more_o succinct_a way_n and_o more_o to_o mr._n baxters_n tooth_n and_o say_v as_o corpus_n be_v substantia_fw-la materialis_fw-la where_o materialis_fw-la be_v the_o specific_a difference_n of_o corpus_n comprise_v in_o one_o term_n so_o spiritus_fw-la be_v substantia_fw-la immaterialis_fw-la where_o immaterialis_fw-la the_o specific_a difference_n of_o spiritus_fw-la be_v likewise_o comprise_v in_o one_o term_n to_o please_v the_o humour_n of_o mr._n baxter_n but_o now_o as_o under_o that_o one_o term_v materialis_fw-la be_v comprise_v impenetrabilitie_n discerpibilitie_n and_o self-inactivity_a so_o also_o under_o that_o one_o term_v immaterialis_fw-la be_v comprise_v as_o under_o one_o head_n penetrability_n indiscerpibility_n and_o intrinsical_a life_n and_o motion_n that_o be_v a_o essential_a faculty_n of_o life_n and_o motion_n which_o in_o one_o word_n may_v be_v call_v selfactivity_n whence_o penetrability_n indiscerpibility_n and_o selfactivity_n be_v as_o much_o one_o form_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o mr._n baxter_n vita_fw-la perceptio_fw-la and_o appetitus_n be_v one_o form_n thereoâ—_n for_o though_o in_o both_o place_n they_o be_v three_o distinct_a notion_n at_o least_o as_o mr._n baxter_n will_v have_v it_o yet_o they_o be_v the_o essential_a and_o inseparable_a attribute_n of_o one_o substance_n and_o the_o immediate_a fruit_n and_o result_v of_o the_o specific_a nature_n thereof_o they_o be_v inseparable_o one_o in_o their_o source_n and_o subject_a and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v more_o than_o enough_o to_o take_v off_o this_o first_o little_a cavil_v of_o mr._n baxter_n against_o the_o doctor_n include_v penetrability_n and_o inseparability_n in_o the_o form_n or_o specific_a difference_n of_o a_o spirit_n for_o all_o that_o same_o be_v to_o be_v call_v form_n by_o which_o a_o thing_n be_v that_o which_o it_o be_v as_o far_o as_o our_o cognitive_a faculty_n will_v reach_v and_o by_o which_o it_o be_v essential_o distinguish_v from_o other_o thing_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n spirit_n will_v be_v confound_v with_o body_n and_o matter_n and_o body_n or_o physical_a matter_n may_v be_v self-active_a sentient_a and_o intelligent_a to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v that_o whosoever_o search_v thing_n to_o the_o bottom_n he_o will_v find_v this_o a_o sound_a
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 themselves_o any_o further_a than_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n and_o i_o note_v at_o first_o that_o spiritual_a subtlety_n as_o well_o as_o amplitude_n be_v give_v in_o measure_n to_o create_a spirit_n so_o that_o penetrabilitie_n be_v still_o a_o steadie_a character_n of_o a_o spiritual_a essence_n or_o substance_n to_o thâ—_n utmost_a sense_n thereof_o and_o to_o argue_v against_o impenetrability_n its_o be_v the_o property_n of_o matter_n from_o this_o kind_n of_o impenetrability_n of_o contract_a spirit_n be_v like_o that_o quibble_n sophistry_n against_o indiscerpibility_n be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o spirit_n because_o a_o physical_a monad_n be_v also_o indiscerpible_a the_o nine_o objection_n be_v against_o the_o indiscerpibility_n of_o spirit_n and_o will_v infer_v that_o because_o the_o doctor_n make_v they_o intellectual_o divisible_a therefore_o by_o divine_a power_n if_o it_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n a_o spirit_n be_v discerpible_a into_o physical_a part_n but_o this_o 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 penetrability_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 sufficient_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 existence_n of_o spirit_n it_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o the_o eight_o objection_n that_o penetrability_n be_v not_o only_o intelligible_a and_o admittable_a but_o necessary_o to_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o sure_a as_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o that_o there_o be_v spirit_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o make_v of_o shred_n but_o actuate_v their_o whole_a grow_v body_n though_o at_o first_o they_o be_v contract_v into_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o very_a small_a foetus_fw-la and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o repugnancy_n that_o a_o essence_n may_v be_v ample_a and_o yet_o indiscerpible_a mr._n baxter_n himself_o must_v allow_v who_o pag._n 51._o plain_o declare_v that_o it_o be_v the_o vile_a contradiction_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v capable_a of_o division_n so_o that_o i_o wonder_v that_o he_o will_v call_v penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a hard_a and_o doubtful_a word_n and_o such_o as_o may_v stumble_v man_n belief_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n when_o they_o be_v term_n so_o plain_a and_o necessary_a nor_o can_v that_o unity_n that_o belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n be_v conceive_v or_o understand_v without_o they_o especial_o without_o indiscerpibilitie_n and_o indeed_o if_o we_o do_v not_o allow_v penetrability_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n will_v be_v far_o from_o be_v one_o but_o a_o thing_n discontinue_v and_o scatter_v in_o the_o pore_n of_o his_o corporeal_a consistencie_n we_o will_v conclude_v with_o mr._n baxters_n conceit_n of_o the_o indivisibleness_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o see_v how_o that_o will_v corroborate_v man_n faith_n of_o their_o existence_n and_o put_v all_o out_o of_o hazard_n various_a element_n say_v he_o pag._n 50._o vary_v in_o divisibility_n earth_n be_v most_o divisible_a water_v more_o hardly_o the_o part_n more_o incline_v to_o the_o close_a contact_n air_n yet_o more_o hardly_o and_o in_o fire_n no_o doubt_n the_o discerpibility_n be_v yet_o hard_a and_o if_o god_n have_v make_v a_o creature_n so_o strong_o incline_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o all_o the_o part_n that_o no_o creature_n can_v separate_v they_o but_o god_n only_o as_o if_o a_o soul_n be_v such_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o be_v need_v not_o fear_v a_o dissolution_n by_o separation_n of_o part_n ans_fw-fr this_o be_v well_o say_v for_o a_o heedless_a and_o credulous_a multitude_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o philosophize_v but_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n work_v a_o perpetual_a miracle_n in_o hold_v the_o small_a tenuious_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n together_o more_o pure_a and_o â—ine_o than_o those_o of_o fire_n or_o aether_n but_o here_o be_v no_o natural_a cause_n â—â—om_o the_o thing_n itself_o offer_v unless_o it_o be_v that_o in_o every_o substance_n or_o rather_o matter_n the_o part_n according_a to_o the_o tenuitie_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o substance_n incline_v to_o a_o close_a contact_n and_o inseparable_a union_n one_o with_o another_o which_o be_v a_o conceit_n repugnant_a to_o experience_n and_o easy_o confute_v by_o that_o ordinary_a accident_n of_o a_o spinner_n hang_v by_o its_o weak_a thread_n from_o the_o brim_n of_o one_o hat_n which_o â—eeble_a line_n yet_o be_v of_o force_n enough_o to_o divide_v the_o air_n and_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n because_o it_o consist_v of_o thin_a part_n than_o water_n or_o earth_n as_o also_o we_o can_v more_o easy_o run_v in_o the_o air_n than_o wade_v in_o the_o water_n for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v dwell_v upon_o but_o mr._n baxter_n be_v thus_o please_v to_o show_v his_o wit_n in_o maintain_v a_o weak_a â—ause_n which_o i_o be_o persuade_v he_o have_v not_o so_o little_a judgement_n as_o that_o he_o can_v have_v any_o great_a confidence_n in_o and_o therefore_o in_o sundry_a place_n he_o intimate_v that_o he_o do_v allow_v or_o at_o least_o not_o deny_v but_o that_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o not_o as_o part_v of_o the_o conceptus_fw-la formalis_fw-la but_o as_o dispositio_fw-la or_o modus_fw-la substantiae_fw-la but_o yet_o withal_o such_o a_o dispositio_fw-la as_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o substance_n that_o with_o the_o conceptus_fw-la formalis_fw-la add_v make_v up_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n see_v pag._n 30_o 32_o 61_o 85._o and_o true_o if_o mr._n baxter_n be_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o sincere_a in_o this_o agreement_n without_o all_o equivocation_n that_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n only_o they_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v as_o dispositio_fw-la substantiae_fw-la not_o as_o pars_fw-la formae_fw-la i_o confess_v as_o he_o declare_v pag._n 94._o that_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o doctor_n lie_v in_o a_o much_o small_a matter_n than_o be_v think_v and_o the_o doctor_n i_o believe_v will_v easy_o allow_v he_o to_o please_v his_o own_o fancy_n in_o that_o but_o then_o he_o must_v understand_v the_o term_n of_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n in_o the_o doctor_n sense_n viz_o of_o a_o spirit_n penetrate_v not_o inter_v part_n but_o per_fw-la part_n materiâ—â—_n and_o possess_v the_o same_o space_n with_o they_o and_o of_o a_o indiscerpibleness_n not_o arise_v from_o thin_a and_o thin_a part_n of_o matter_n as_o he_o imagine_v air_n to_o be_v more_o hardly_o discerpible_a than_o earth_n or_o water_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o thinness_n its_o part_n lie_v close_o together_o as_o be_v above_o note_v but_o from_o the_o immediate_a essential_a oneness_n of_o substance_n in_o a_o spirit_n according_a to_o the_o true_a idea_n of_o a_o indiscerpible_a be_v in_o the_o divine_a intellect_n which_o whether_o in_o idea_n or_o in_o actual_a existence_n it_o will_v cease_v to_o be_v or_o rather_o never_o be_v such_o if_o it_o be_v discerpible_a and_o therefore_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o but_o if_o a_o spirit_n be_v not_o penetrable_a in_o the_o doctor_n sense_n it_o be_v real_o impenetrable_a and_o if_o not_o indiscerpible_a in_o his_o sense_n
endue_v with_o life_n whenas_o yet_o he_o pag._n 35._o will_v not_o admit_v that_o selfmotion_n be_v a_o indication_n of_o life_n in_o the_o subject_n that_o move_v itself_o although_o it_o be_v the_o very_a prime_a argument_n that_o his_o belove_a and_o admire_a dr._n glisson_n use_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v universal_o life_n in_o matter_n but_o it_o be_v the_o symptom_n of_o a_o over_o polemical_a fencer_n to_o deny_v a_o thing_n mere_o because_o he_o find_v it_o not_o for_o his_o turn_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o doctor_n have_v not_o add_v the_o faculty_n of_o motion_n rash_o out_o of_o over_o sight_n but_o for_o the_o instruct_v the_o ignorant_a in_o so_o important_a a_o truth_n that_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v life_n and_o spirit_n this_o be_v so_o great_a a_o truth_n that_o the_o platonist_n make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o main_a character_n of_o soul_n or_o spirit_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o proclus_n five_o no_o man_n say_v he_o can_v understand_v that_o the_o negative_a immaterial_a by_o the_o term_n include_v penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n ans_fw-fr no_o man_n that_o right_o understand_v himself_o but_o must_v conceive_v that_o immaterial_a signify_v a_o opposite_a or_o contrary_a condition_n to_o material_a and_o he_o know_v as_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o that_o the_o proper_a and_o essential_a character_n of_o material_a in_o substantia_fw-la materialis_fw-la be_v to_o be_v impenetrable_a and_o discerpible_a he_o will_v necessary_o even_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o discover_v that_o immaterial_a which_o signify_v the_o opposite_a to_o these_o in_o substantia_fw-la immaterialis_fw-la must_v denote_v penetrability_n and_o indiscerpibility_n six_o you_o do_v not_o say_v here_o say_v he_o that_o they_o be_v the_o form_n but_o elsewhere_o you_o do_v and_o the_o form_n shall_v be_v express_v and_o not_o only_o virtual_o 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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 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the_o part_n and_o the_o part_n big_a than_o the_o whole_a which_o i_o suppose_v they_o be_v animate_v to_o by_o a_o piece_n of_o raillery_n of_o des_n cartes_n in_o answer_v a_o certain_a objection_n where_o that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o violate_v the_o absolute_a power_n of_o god_n for_o make_v what_o law_n he_o please_v for_o the_o order_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n though_o himself_o seem_v to_o have_v frame_v the_o world_n out_o of_o certain_a inevitable_a and_o necessary_a mechanical_a law_n do_v affirm_v that_o those_o law_n that_o seem_v so_o necessary_a be_v by_o the_o arbitrarious_fw-la appointment_n of_o god_n who_o if_o he_o will_v can_v have_v appoint_v other_o law_n and_o indeed_o frame_v another_o geometry_n than_o we_o have_v and_o make_v the_o power_n of_o the_o hypotenusa_fw-la of_o a_o rightangled_n triangle_n unequal_a to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o basis_n and_o cathetus_n this_o piece_n of_o drollery_n of_o des_n cartes_n some_o of_o his_o follower_n have_v very_o grave_o improve_v to_o what_o i_o say_v above_o of_o the_o whole_a and_o part._n as_o if_o some_o superstitious_a fop_n upon_o the_o hear_v one_o be_v demand_v whether_o he_o do_v believe_v the_o real_a and_o corporeal_a presence_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sacrament_n to_o answer_v roundly_o that_o he_o believe_v he_o there_o boot_v and_o spur_v as_o he_o ride_v in_o triumph_n to_o jerusalem_n shall_v become_v of_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o the_o other_o seem_v to_o profess_v and_o glory_n in_o the_o improvement_n thereof_o by_o add_v that_o the_o ass_n be_v also_o in_o the_o sacrament_n which_o he_o spur_v and_o rid_v upon_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n while_o there_o be_v this_o frenzy_n among_o they_o that_o be_v no_o small_a pretender_n to_o philosophy_n this_o do_v not_o a_o little_a set_v off_o the_o value_n and_o usefulness_n of_o this_o present_a discourse_n of_o truth_n to_o undeceive_v they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o wilful_o blind_a pag._n 167._o therefore_o the_o three_o angle_n of_o a_o triangle_n be_v equal_a to_o two_o right_a one_o namely_o because_o a_o quadrangle_n be_v that_o which_o be_v comprehend_v of_o four_o right_a line_n it_o be_v at_o least_o a_o more_o operose_fw-la and_o ambagious_a inference_n if_o any_o at_o all_o the_o more_o immediate_a and_o expedite_a be_v this_o that_o the_o two_o internal_a alternate_a angle_n make_v by_o a_o right_a line_n cut_v two_o parallel_n be_v equal_a to_o one_o another_o therefore_o the_o three_o angle_n of_o a_o triangle_n be_v equal_a to_o two_o right_a one_o p._n ram._n geom._n lib._n 6._o prop._n 9_o if_o the_o reason_n have_v be_v thus_o a_o quadrangle_n be_v that_o which_o be_v comprehend_v of_o four_o right_a line_n therefore_o the_o three_o angle_n of_o a_o triangle_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o two_o right_a one_o as_o the_o conclusion_n be_v gross_o false_a so_o the_o proof_n have_v be_v egregious_o alien_a and_o impertinent_a and_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o author_n 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