may_v easy_o abstain_v from_o wink_v but_o if_o fear_v surprise_v he_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o action_n and_o not_o the_o mere_a mechanism_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o this_o be_v no_o proof_n that_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o passion_n with_o their_o consequence_n may_v be_v salve_v in_o brute_n beast_n by_o pure_a mechanic_n and_o therefore_o neither_o in_o man_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o arise_v in_o we_o against_o both_o our_o will_n and_o appetite_n for_o who_o will_v bear_v the_o torture_n of_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n if_o he_o can_v avoid_v it_o and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n send_v not_o nor_o determine_v the_o spirit_n thus_o to_o her_o own_o torture_n as_o she_o reside_v in_o the_o head_n whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o she_o as_o she_o reside_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o stomach_n which_o sympathize_v with_o the_o horrid_a representation_n in_o the_o common_a sensorium_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o exquisite_a unity_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o herself_o &_o of_o the_o continuity_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o body_n the_o necessary_a instrument_n of_o all_o her_o function_n and_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n the_o heart_n &_o stomach_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o affect_v they_o be_v the_o chief_a seat_n of_o those_o faculty_n that_o maintain_v the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n the_o danger_n whereof_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a object_n of_o fear_n in_o any_o animal_n 7._o from_o this_o principle_n i_o conceive_v that_o not_o only_o the_o sympathy_n of_o part_n in_o one_o particular_a subject_n but_o of_o different_a and_o distant_a subject_n may_v be_v understand_v such_o as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o party_n wound_v and_o the_o knife_n or_o sword_n that_o wound_v he_o besmear_v with_o the_o weapon-salve_n and_o keep_v in_o a_o due_a temper_n which_o certain_o be_v not_o pure_o mechanical_a but_o magical_a though_o not_o in_o a_o unlawful_a sense_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v resolve_v into_o mere_a matter_n of_o what_o thinness_n or_o subtlety_n soever_o you_o please_v but_o into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o continuity_n of_o the_o subtle_a matter_n which_o answer_v to_o our_o animal_n spirit_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o plotinus_n say_v that_o the_o world_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grand_a magus_n or_o enchanter_n and_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o upon_o this_o score_n mere_o without_o the_o association_n of_o any_o familiar_a spirit_n several_a odd_a thing_n may_v be_v do_v for_o evil_a as_o well_o as_o good_a for_o this_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n have_v faculty_n that_o work_v not_o by_o election_n but_o fatal_o or_o natural_o as_o several_a gamaitus_fw-la we_o meet_v withal_o in_o nature_n seem_v somewhat_o obscure_o to_o subindicate_v of_o this_o principle_n we_o shall_v speak_v more_o full_o in_o its_o due_a place_n 8._o but_o we_o have_v yet_o a_o more_o clear_a 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smart_a a_o torment_n unless_o that_o her_o very_a essence_n do_v reach_v to_o the_o part_n where_o the_o pain_n be_v feel_v to_o be_v for_o then_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v the_o unity_n of_o soul_n possess_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o the_o continuity_n of_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o continuation_n and_o natural_a composure_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v rest_n and_o ease_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o a_o violent_a disjoyn_v and_o bruise_v of_o they_o and_o bearing_n the_o soul_n of_o they_o as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v shall_v cause_v a_o very_a harsh_a and_o torturous_a sense_n in_o the_o centre_n of_o perception_n this_o argument_n bear_v undeniable_a evidence_n with_o it_o if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v the_o fuzziness_n of_o the_o pith_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o the_o fluidity_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o what_o little_a stress_n or_o crowd_v so_o small_a a_o thing_n as_o a_o pin_n or_o needle_n can_v make_v in_o such_o soft_a and_o liquid_a matter_n chap._n xi_o 1._o that_o neither_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o spirit_n nor_o the_o spirit_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o organ_n be_v sufficient_a cause_n of_o sensation_n 2._o a_o brief_a declaration_n how_o sensation_n be_v make_v 3._o how_o imagination_n 4._o of_o reason_n and_o memory_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o mark_n in_o the_o brain_n 5._o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o memory_n also_o and_o how_o memory_n arise_v 6._o as_o also_o forgetfulness_n 7._o how_o spontaneous_a motion_n be_v perform_v 8._o how_o we_o walk_v sing_v and_o play_v though_o think_v of_o something_o else_o 9_o that_o though_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o alike_o fine_a every_o where_o yet_o the_o sensiferous_a impression_n will_v pass_v to_o the_o common_a sensorium_n 10._o that_o there_o be_v a_o heterogeneity_n in_o the_o very_a soul_n herself_o and_o what_o it_o be_v in_o she_o we_o call_v the_o root_n the_o centre_n and_o the_o eye_n and_o what_o the_o ray_n and_o branch_n 11._o that_o the_o sober_a and_o allowable_a distribution_n of_o she_o into_o part_n be_v into_o perceptive_a and_o plastic_a 1._o after_o our_o evince_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o common_a sensorium_n but_o do_v essential_o reach_v all_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n it_o will_v be_v more_o easy_a to_o determine_v the_o nature_n of_o sensation_n and_o other_o operation_n we_o mention_v for_o we_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v these_o two_o thing_n of_o main_a consequence_n that_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o themselves_o for_o these_o function_n nor_o the_o soul_n of_o herself_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o interception_n or_o disjunction_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o ligature_n or_o obstruction_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o blindness_n sometime_o happen_v mere_o for_o that_o the_o optic_a nerve_n be_v obstruct_v 2._o wherefore_o brief_o to_o dispatch_v our_o three_o querie_n i_o say_v in_o general_a that_o sensation_n be_v make_v by_o the_o arrival_n of_o motion_n from_o the_o object_n to_o the_o organ_n where_o it_o be_v receive_v in_o all_o the_o circumstance_n we_o perceive_v it_o in_o and_o convey_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n presence_n there_o assist_v by_o her_o immediate_a instrument_n the_o spirit_n by_o virtue_n of_o who_o continuity_n to_o those_o in_o the_o common_a sensorium_n the_o image_n or_o impress_n of_o every_o object_n be_v faithful_o transmit_v thither_o 3._o as_o for_o imagination_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o function_n be_v main_o exercise_v in_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o the_o soul_n those_o pure_a animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n i_o speak_v especial_o of_o that_o imagination_n which_o be_v most_o free_a such_o as_o we_o use_v in_o romantic_a invention_n or_o such_o as_o accompany_v the_o more_o severe_a meditation_n and_o disquisition_n in_o philosophy_n or_o any_o other_o intellectual_a entertainment_n for_o fast_v fresh_a air_n moderate_a wine_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o tend_v to_o a_o handsome_a supply_n and_o depuration_n of_o the_o spirit_n make_v our_o thought_n more_o free_a subtle_a and_o clear_a 4._o reason_n be_v so_o involve_v together_o with_o imagination_n that_o we_o need_v say_v nothing_o of_o it_o apart_o by_o itself_o memory_n be_v a_o faculty_n of_o a_o more_o peculiar_a consideration_n and_o if_o the_o pith_n of_o the_o brain_n contribute_v to_o the_o function_n of_o any_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n more_o than_o by_o conserve_n the_o animal_n spirit_n it_o be_v to_o this_o but_o that_o the_o brain_n shall_v be_v store_v with_o distinct_a image_n whether_o they_o consist_v of_o the_o flexure_n of_o the_o suppose_a fibrillae_n or_o the_o orderly_a
be_v not_o active_a of_o itself_o because_o it_o be_v reducible_a to_o rest_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n not_o only_o that_o self-activity_n belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o world_n from_o which_o activity_n be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n and_o indeed_o if_o matter_n as_o matter_n have_v motion_n nothing_o will_v hold_v together_o but_o flint_n adamant_n brass_n iron_n yea_o this_o whole_a earth_n will_v sudden_o melt_v into_o a_o thin_a substance_n than_o the_o subtle_a air_n or_o rather_o it_o never_o have_v be_v condensated_a together_o to_o this_o consistency_n we_o find_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o anticipate_v my_o future_a purpose_n of_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n exist_v in_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a here_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n be_v as_o conceivable_a to_o appertain_v to_o spirit_n as_o body_n which_o be_v plain_a at_o first_o sight_n to_o any_o man_n that_o appeal_v to_o his_o own_o faculty_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o to_o be_v scruple_v at_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o move_v itself_o because_o our_o adversary_n that_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n must_v of_o necessity_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v already_o confess_v that_o this_o matter_n move_v itself_o though_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a so_o to_o affirm_v 2._o the_o congruity_n and_o possibility_n of_o self-penetration_a in_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v partly_o from_o the_o limitableness_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o partly_o from_o the_o forego_n attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n for_o self-penetration_a can_v belong_v to_o god_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o thing_n shall_v belong_v to_o he_o that_o imply_v imperfection_n and_o self-penetration_a can_v be_v without_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o which_o do_v penetrate_v itself_o or_o the_o implication_n that_o some_o part_n of_o that_o essence_n be_v not_o so_o well_o as_o they_o may_v be_v which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o a_o be_v which_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a from_o the_o attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v penetrability_n from_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o spirit_n as_o we_o define_v have_v the_o power_n of_o motion_n upon_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o its_o essence_n may_v also_o determine_v this_o motion_n according_a to_o the_o property_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o exterior_a part_n inward_a they_o will_v return_v inward_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o essential_a power_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o do_v without_o resistance_n the_o whole_a subject_n be_v penetrable_a and_o without_o damage_n it_o be_v also_o indiscerpible_a 3._o from_o this_o self-penetration_a we_o do_v not_o only_o easy_o but_o necessary_o understand_v self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n to_o arise_v for_o this_o self-moving_a substance_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v itself_o but_o it_o must_v needs_o therewith_o contract_v itself_o nor_o restore_v itself_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o do_v thereby_o dilate_v itself_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o at_o all_o insist_v upon_o these_o term_n 4._o that_o power_n which_o a_o spirit_n have_v to_o penetrate_v matter_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o consider_v a_o spirit_n only_o as_o a_o substance_n who_o immediate_a property_n be_v activity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o imagine_v this_o active_a substance_n to_o pervade_v this_o or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v the_o pervade_n or_o disspread_v of_o motion_n itself_o therein_o 6._o the_o last_o term_n i_o put_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o power_n of_o alter_v the_o matter_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v from_o its_o power_n of_o move_v it_o or_o direct_v its_o motion_n for_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vary_a of_o either_o the_o figure_n or_o posture_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n all_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o result_v of_o local_a motion_n thus_o have_v we_o clear_v the_o intelligibility_n and_o possibility_n of_o all_o the_o term_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_a at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o visible_a phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n we_o will_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o define_n of_o the_o chief_a species_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o 1._o four_o main_a species_n of_o spirit_n 2._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v define_v 3._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o that_o des_n cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o we_o have_v enumerate_v four_o kind_n of_o spirit_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n the_o soul_n of_o brute_n the_o humane_a soul_n and_o that_o soul_n or_o spirit_n which_o actuate_v or_o inform_v the_o vehicle_n of_o angel_n for_o i_o look_v upon_o angel_n to_o be_v as_o true_o a_o compound_n be_v consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o of_o man_n and_o brute_n their_o existence_n we_o shall_v not_o now_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v for_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o place_n my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o expound_v or_o define_v the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o evince_a that_o they_o be_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o thing_n which_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n or_o impossibility_n in_o their_o conception_n which_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o we_o to_o perform_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n lie_v in_o that_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v so_o full_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 2._o now_o this_o general_a notion_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o kind_n by_o no_o other_o difference_n than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v call_v peculiar_a power_n or_o property_n belong_v to_o one_o spirit_n and_o exclude_v from_o another_o by_o the_o 8._o axiom_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o we_o describe_v these_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n by_o immediate_a and_o intrinsical_a property_n we_o have_v give_v as_o good_a definition_n of_o they_o as_o any_o one_o can_v give_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o we_o will_v begin_v with_o what_o be_v most_o simple_a the_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n which_o for_o the_o present_a decide_v nothing_o of_o their_o existence_n according_a to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possibilis_fw-la we_o define_v thus_o a_o seminal_a form_n be_v a_o create_a spirit_n organize_a due_o prepare_v matter_n into_o life_n and_o vegetation_n proper_a to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o plant_n it_o be_v beyond_o my_o imagination_n what_o can_v be_v except_v against_o this_o description_n it_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v very_o coherent_a and_o intelligible_a for_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n it_o can_v move_v matter_n intrinsical_o or_o at_o least_o direct_v the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o omnipotent_a spirit_n but_o finite_a and_o create_v it_o be_v power_n may_v well_o be_v restrain_v to_o due_o prepare_a matter_n both_o for_o vital_a union_n and_o motion_n he_o that_o have_v make_v these_o particular_a 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particular_a but_o now_o as_o aristotle_n have_v somewhere_o note_v the_o essence_n of_o thing_n be_v like_o number_n who_o species_n be_v change_v by_o add_v or_o take_v away_o a_o unite_n add_v therefore_o another_o intrinsical_a power_n to_o this_o of_o vegetation_n viz._n sensation_n and_o it_o become_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o beast_n for_o in_o truth_n the_o bare_a substance_n itself_o be_v not_o to_o be_v compute_v in_o explicit_a knowledge_n it_o be_v utter_o in_o itself_o unconceivable_a and_o therefore_o we_o will_v only_o reckon_v upon_o the_o power_n a_o subject_a therefore_o from_o whence_o be_v both_o vegetation_n and_o sensation_n be_v the_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n which_o be_v distribute_v into_o a_o number_n of_o kind_n the_o effect_n of_o every_o intrinsecal_n power_n be_v discernible_a in_o the_o constant_a shape_n and_o property_n of_o every_o distinct_a kind_n of_o brute_n creature_n 5._o if_o we_o add_v to_o vegetation_n and_o sensation_n reason_n proper_o so_o call_v we_o have_v then_o a_o settle_a notion_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o we_o may_v more_o complete_o describe_v thus_o a_o create_a spirit_n endue_v with_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o a_o power_n of_o organize_a terrestrial_a matter_n into_o humane_a shape_n by_o vital_a union_n therewith_o 6._o and_o herein_o alone_o i_o conceive_v do_v the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n for_o i_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o call_v that_o soul_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v that_o have_v a_o power_n of_o vital_o actuate_a the_o matter_n differ_v from_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n in_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n may_v vital_o actuate_v a_o aëreal_a or_o aethereal_a body_n but_o can_v be_v bear_v into_o this_o world_n in_o a_o terrestrial_a one_o 7._o to_o make_v a_o end_n therefore_o of_o our_o definition_n a_o angelical_a soul_n be_v very_o intelligible_o describe_v thus_o a_o create_a spirit_n endue_v with_o reason_n sensation_n and_o a_o power_n of_o be_v vital_o unite_v with_o and_o actuate_a of_o a_o body_n of_o air_n or_o aether_n only_o which_o power_n over_o a_o aëreal_a or_o aethereal_a body_n be_v very_o easy_o to_o be_v understand_v out_o of_o that_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n for_o it_o be_v there_o make_v good_a that_o union_n with_o matter_n be_v not_o incompetible_a to_o a_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o nor_o move_v of_o it_o nor_o that_o kind_n of_o motion_n in_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o call_v contraction_n and_o dilatation_n these_o power_n if_o careful_o consider_v will_v necessary_o infer_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o actuation_n and_o union_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n with_o a_o aethereal_a or_o airy_a body_n 8._o the_o platonist_n write_v of_o other_o order_n of_o spirit_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v more_o subtlety_n than_o either_o usefulness_n or_o assurance_n in_o such_o like_a speculation_n i_o shall_v pass_v they_o over_o at_o this_o time_n have_v already_o i_o think_v irrefutable_o make_v good_a that_o there_o be_v no_o incongruity_n nor_o incompossibility_n comprise_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a substance_n 9_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o way_n of_o infer_v the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o des-cartes_n whereby_o he_o will_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la a_o substance_n in_o we_o distinct_a from_o matter_n viz._n our_o own_o mind_n for_o every_o real_a affection_n or_o property_n be_v the_o mode_n of_o some_o substance_n or_o other_o and_o real_a modes_n be_v unconceivable_a without_o their_o subject_n he_o infer_v that_o see_v we_o can_v doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o body_n in_o the_o world_n by_o which_o doubt_v we_o seclude_v cogitation_n from_o body_n there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n to_o which_o cogitation_n belong_v but_o i_o must_v confess_v this_o argument_n will_v not_o reach_v home_o to_o des-cartes_n his_o purpose_n who_o will_v prove_v in_o man_n a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o his_o body_n for_o be_v there_o may_v be_v mode_n common_a to_o more_o subject_n than_o one_o and_o this_o of_o cogitation_n may_v be_v pretend_v to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v compatible_a as_o well_o to_o substance_n corporeal_a as_o incorporeal_a it_o may_v be_v conceive_v apart_o from_o either_o though_o not_o from_o both_o and_o therefore_o his_o argument_n do_v not_o prove_v that_o that_o in_o we_o which_o do_v think_v or_o perceive_v be_v a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o our_o body_n but_o only_o that_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o substance_n which_o have_v the_o power_n of_o think_v or_o perceive_v which_o yet_o be_v not_o a_o body_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o real_a mode_n which_o be_v in_o no_o subject_n and_o we_o clear_o conceive_v cogitation_n independent_a for_o existence_n on_o corporeal_a substance_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o other_o substance_n on_o which_o it_o may_v depend_v which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o substance_n incorporeal_a chap._n ix_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a consequence_n to_o have_v prove_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o examine_v of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o the_o first_o excerption_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o the_o second_o excerption_n 5._o the_o three_o 6._o the_o four_o 7._o the_o five_o 8._o the_o six_o 9_o the_o seven_o 10._o the_o eight_o and_o last_o excerption_n 1._o i_o have_v be_v i_o believe_v to_o admiration_n curious_a and_o solicitous_a to_o make_v good_a that_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a substance_n be_v possible_a but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n any_o one_o shall_v wonder_v that_o i_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o make_v so_o small_a and_o inconsiderable_a a_o progress_n as_o to_o bring_v the_o thing_n only_o to_o a_o bare_a possibility_n for_o though_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v gain_v little_a to_o myself_o yet_o i_o have_v thereby_o give_v a_o very_a signal_n overthrow_n to_o the_o adverse_a party_n who_o strong_a hold_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o unshaken_a confidence_n that_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o substance_n immaterial_a be_v a_o perfect_a incompossibility_n and_o pure_a nonsense_n from_o whence_o be_v insinuate_v no_o better_a consequence_n than_o these_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o god_n or_o soul_n or_o angel_n good_a or_o bad_a or_o any_o immortality_n or_o life_n to_o come_v that_o there_o be_v no_o religion_n no_o piety_n nor_o impiety_n no_o virtue_n nor_o vice_n justice_n nor_o injustice_n but_o what_o it_o please_v he_o that_o have_v the_o long_a sword_n to_o call_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o freedom_n of_o will_n nor_o consequent_o any_o rational_a remorse_n of_o conscience_n in_o any_o be_v whatsoever_o but_o that_o all_o that_o be_v be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n and_o corporeal_a motion_n and_o that_o therefore_o every_o trace_n of_o man_n life_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o the_o tract_n of_o lightning_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o thunder_n the_o blind_a impetus_fw-la of_o the_o matter_n break_v through_o or_o be_v stop_v every_o where_o with_o as_o certain_a and_o determinate_a necessity_n as_o the_o course_n of_o a_o torrent_n after_o mighty_a storm_n and_o shower_n of_o rain_n 2._o and_o very_o consider_v of_o what_o exceed_v great_a consequence_n it_o be_v to_o root_v out_o this_o sullen_a conceit_n that_o some_o have_v take_v up_o concern_v incorporeal_a substance_n as_o if_o it_o bear_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o very_a term_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v want_v to_o so_o weighty_a a_o cause_n if_o i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o a_o bare_a recitation_n of_o the_o reason_n whereby_o i_o prove_v it_o possible_a and_o not_o produce_v their_o argument_n that_o seem_v most_o able_a to_o maintain_v the_o contrary_n and_o true_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o ever_o meet_v with_o any_o one_o yet_o that_o may_v just_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v more_o able_a to_o make_v good_a this_o province_n then_o our_o countryman_n mr._n hobbs_n who_o inexuperable_a confidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o conclusion_n may_v well_o assure_v any_o man_n that_o due_o consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o natural_a wit_n and_o part_n that_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o most_o demonstrative_a argument_n that_o humane_a invention_n can_v search_v out_o for_o the_o eviction_n thereof_o 3._o and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o incur_v the_o suspicion_n of_o mistake_v his_o assertion_n or_o of_o misrepresent_v the_o force_n of_o his_o reason_n i_o shall_v here_o punctual_o set_v they_o down_o in_o
mechanical_a congruity_n and_o not_o pitch_v upon_o any_o thing_n that_o by_o the_o advantage_n of_o this_o supposal_n that_o there_o be_v a_o soul_n in_o man_n may_v go_v for_o possible_a but_o to_o choose_v what_o be_v most_o handsome_a and_o convenient_a 12._o that_o the_o whole_a brain_n be_v not_o the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n appear_v from_o the_o wound_n and_o cut_v it_o may_v receive_v without_o the_o destruction_n of_o that_o faculty_n for_o they_o will_v not_o take_v away_o sense_n and_o motion_n unless_o they_o pierce_v so_o deep_a as_o to_o reach_v the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o galen_n have_v observe_v 13._o nor_o be_v it_o in_o regius_n his_o small_a solid_a particle_n for_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a the_o centre_n of_o perception_n be_v so_o minute_n it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a to_o place_v it_o in_o a_o body_n so_o perfect_o solid_a more_o hard_a than_o marble_n or_o iron_n but_o this_o invention_n be_v but_o a_o late_a freak_n of_o his_o petulant_a fancy_n that_o have_v a_o ambition_n to_o make_v a_o blunder_n and_o confusion_n of_o all_o des-cartes_n his_o metaphysical_a speculation_n and_o therefore_o find_v out_o this_o rare_a quirk_n of_o wit_n to_o show_v how_o though_o the_o soul_n be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v incorruptible_a and_o immortal_a it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o here_o in_o this_o hypothesis_n which_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v true_a viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n who_o nature_n be_v immaterial_a or_o incorporeal_a 14._o nor_o be_v the_o membrane_n in_o the_o head_n the_o common_a sensorium_n neither_o those_o that_o envelop_v the_o brain_n for_o they_o will_v be_v able_a then_o to_o see_v the_o light_n through_o the_o hole_n the_o trepan_n make_v though_o the_o party_n trepane_v winked-with_a his_o eye_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o conveyance_n of_o the_o nerve_n the_o organ_n of_o external_a 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most_o likely_a place_n be_v some_o one_o of_o those_o that_o the_o three_o last_o opinion_n point_v at_o viz._n either_o the_o conarion_n or_o the_o concourse_n of_o the_o nerve_n in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n or_o the_o animal_n spirit_n there_o 16._o the_o first_o be_v des-cartes_n opinion_n and_o not_o rash_o to_o be_v refuse_v neither_o do_v i_o find_v any_o argument_n hitherto_o that_o be_v valid_a enough_o to_o deface_v it_o those_o that_o be_v recite_v out_o of_o bartholine_n and_o subscribe_v to_o by_o the_o learned_a author_n of_o adenographia_fw-la in_o my_o apprehension_n have_v not_o the_o force_n to_o ruin_v it_o we_o will_v first_o repeat_v they_o and_o then_o examine_v they_o the_o first_o be_v that_o this_o glandula_n be_v too_o little_a to_o be_v able_a to_o represent_v the_o image_n of_o all_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v represent_v to_o she_o the_o second_o that_o the_o external_a nerve_n do_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o glandula_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o can_v 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some_o such_o power_n as_o this_o do_v we_o so_o easy_o walk_v though_o we_o think_v not_o of_o it_o as_o also_o breath_n and_o sing_v and_o play_v on_o the_o lute_n though_o our_o mind_n be_v take_v up_o with_o something_o else_o for_o custom_n be_v another_o nature_n and_o though_o the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o be_v mere_o corporeal_a can_v be_v capable_a of_o any_o habit_n yet_o the_o soul_n even_o in_o that_o part_n thereof_o that_o be_v not_o cognitive_a may_v and_o therefore_o may_v move_v the_o body_n though_o cogitation_n cease_v provide_v the_o member_n be_v well_o replenish_v with_o spirit_n who_o assistance_n in_o natural_a motion_n of_o animal_n be_v so_o great_a that_o their_o head_n be_v take_v off_o their_o body_n for_o a_o long_a time_n will_v move_v as_o before_o as_o chalcidius_n relate_v of_o wasp_n and_o hornet_n who_o will_v fly_v about_o and_o use_v their_o wing_n a_o good_a part_n of_o a_o hour_n after_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o head_n which_o be_v to_o be_v 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&_o error_n ac_fw-la timor_fw-la multum_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la possunt_fw-la will_v prevail_v more_o with_o they_o then_o all_o the_o story_n the_o same_o author_n write_v of_o apparition_n or_o whatever_o any_o one_o else_o can_v add_v unto_o they_o and_o other_o that_o do_v admit_v of_o these_o thing_n praeconception_n from_o education_n that_o the_o soul_n when_o she_o depart_v this_o life_n be_v sudden_o either_o twitch_v up_o into_o the_o coelum_fw-la empyreum_fw-la or_o hurry_v down_o headlong_o towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o apparition_n of_o the_o ghost_n of_o man_n altogether_o incredible_a to_o they_o they_o always_o substitute_v in_o their_o place_n some_o angel_n or_o devil_n which_o must_v represent_v their_o person_n themselves_o be_v not_o at_o leisure_n to_o act_v any_o such_o part_n 8._o but_o misconceit_n and_o prejudice_n though_o it_o may_v hinder_v the_o force_n of_o a_o argument_n with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n entangle_v yet_o reason_n can_v but_o take_v place_n with_o they_o that_o be_v free_a to_o who_o i_o dare_v appeal_v whether_o consider_v the_o aereal_a vehicles_n of_o soul_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o other_o genii_n so_o that_o whatever_o they_o be_v fancy_v to_o do_v in_o their_o stead_n they_o may_v perform_v themselves_o as_o also_o how_o congruous_a it_o be_v that_o those_o person_n that_o be_v most_o concern_v when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n shall_v act_v in_o their_o own_o affair_n as_o in_o detect_v the_o murderer_n in_o dispose_v their_o estate_n in_o rebuke_v injurious_a executor_n in_o visit_v and_o counsel_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o forewarn_v they_o of_o such_o and_o such_o course_n with_o other_o matter_n of_o like_a sort_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v the_o profession_n of_o the_o spirit_n thus_o appear_v of_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o also_o the_o similitude_n of_o person_n and_o that_o all_o this_o ado_n be_v in_o 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of_o the_o humane_a soul_n act_v after_o death_n 9_o a_o further_a argument_n of_o her_o activity_n out_o of_o this_o body_n from_o her_o conflict_n with_o it_o while_o she_o be_v in_o it_o 10._o as_o also_o from_o the_o general_a hope_n and_o belief_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v after_o death_n 1._o but_o we_o proceed_v now_o to_o what_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o the_o evasion_n and_o misinterpretation_n of_o either_o the_o profane_a or_o superstitious_a for_o none_o but_o such_o as_o will_v profess_v themselves_o mere_a brute_n can_v cast_v off_o the_o decree_n and_o conclusion_n of_o philosophy_n and_o reason_n though_o they_o think_v that_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n they_o may_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o applause_n and_o credit_n refuse_v the_o testimony_n of_o other_o man_n sense_n if_o not_o of_o their_o own_o all_o apparition_n be_v with_o they_o nothing_o but_o the_o strong_a surprisal_n of_o melancholy_a and_o imagination_n but_o they_o can_v 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to_o protect_v such_o monster_n as_o i_o describe_v be_v haply_o far_o less_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o other_o state_n than_o these_o here_o be_v to_o this_o they_o will_v be_v necessary_o expose_v to_o those_o grim_a and_o remorseless_a officer_n of_o justice_n who_o be_v as_o devoid_a of_o all_o sense_n of_o what_o be_v good_a as_o those_o that_o they_o shall_v punish_v so_o that_o their_o penalty_n shall_v be_v inflict_v from_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o principle_n with_o themselves_o who_o watch_n for_o such_o booty_n as_o these_o and_o when_o they_o can_v catch_v they_o dress_v they_o and_o adorn_v they_o according_a to_o the_o multifarious_a petulancy_n of_o their_o own_o unaccountable_a humour_n and_o take_v a_o special_a pride_n and_o pleasure_n in_o the_o make_n and_o see_v creature_n miserable_a fall_v upon_o their_o prey_n with_o all_o eagerness_n and_o alacrity_n as_o the_o hungry_a lion_n on_o a_o condemn_a malefactor_n but_o with_o more_o 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