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A24063 An account of the Oriental philosophy shewing the wisdom of some renowned men of the East and particularly the profound wisdom of Hai Ebn Yokdan, both in natural and divine things, which he attained without all converse with men, (while he lived in an island a solitary life, remote from all men from his infancy, till he arrived at such perfection) / writ originally in Arabick by Abi Jaaphar, Ebn Tophail ; and out of the Arabick translated into Latine by Edward Pocok ... and now faithfully out of his Latine, translated into English.; Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān. English Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik, d. 1185.; Pococke, Edward, 1604-1691. 1674 (1674) Wing A150; ESTC R7120 74,340 126

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to_o resemble_v they_o and_o to_o imitate_v their_o action_n and_o that_o with_o all_o his_o strength_n he_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o be_v like_a unto_o they_o and_o also_o he_o see_v by_o his_o more_o noble_a part_n by_o which_o he_o know_v that_o necessary_a existent_n be_v that_o there_o be_v in_o himself_o some_o similitude_n thereof_o as_o he_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o attribute_n of_o the_o body_n as_o that_o necessary_a existent_n be_v be_v separate_v from_o they_o he_o see_v also_o that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o labour_v to_o acquire_v the_o property_n thereof_o by_o what_o way_n soever_o he_o can_v and_o to_o put_v on_o his_o quality_n and_o to_o imitate_v his_o action_n and_o to_o be_v diligent_a in_o do_v his_o will_n and_o commit_v his_o affair_n to_o he_o and_o to_o acquiesce_v in_o his_o heart_n in_o all_o his_o appointment_n both_o as_o to_o the_o outward_a and_o inward_a so_o as_o he_o may_v rejoice_v in_o he_o although_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v afflict_v 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as_o to_o be_v in_o that_o state_n as_o not_o to_o be_v turn_v away_o or_o avert_v therefrom_o for_o one_o moment_n then_o he_o consider_v the_o way_n whereby_o this_o continuation_n may_v be_v acquire_v and_o his_o contemplation_n thence_o gather_v that_o he_o be_v to_o exercise_v himself_o in_o these_o three_o sort_n of_o similitude_n and_o as_o to_o the_o first_o similitude_n that_o from_o the_o same_o he_o attain_v nothing_o of_o this_o vision_n but_o that_o it_o rather_o draw_v he_o forth_o to_o another_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o he_o when_o he_o exercise_v himself_o in_o sensible_a thing_n for_o all_o sensible_a thing_n be_v as_o a_o vail_n interpose_v unto_o this_o vision_n yet_o this_o assimilation_n be_v needful_a to_o preserve_v the_o animal_n spirit_n whereby_o the_o second_o assimilation_n be_v acquire_v which_o be_v with_o heavenly_a body_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v necessary_o require_v although_o it_o be_v not_o free_a from_o that_o hurt_n but_o as_o to_o the_o second_o conformity_n that_o thereby_o be_v acquire_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o continue_a vision_n but_o yet_o such_o a_o vision_n as_o wherein_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n whereas_o every_o one_o who_o by_o that_o manner_n of_o vision_n continual_o see_v see_v also_o together_o his_o own_o essence_n and_o look_v into_o that_o as_o shall_v be_v afterward_o declare_v but_o as_o to_o the_o three_o conformity_n that_o thereby_o the_o perfect_a vision_n be_v attain_v and_o the_o sincere_a attention_n have_v no_o respect_n in_o any_o manner_n but_o unto_o that_o necessary_a existent_n be_v whereas_o his_o essence_n be_v absent_a from_o he_o who_o see_v this_o vision_n and_o evanish_v and_o become_v as_o nothing_o as_o also_o all_o the_o other_o essence_n whether_o many_o or_o few_o except_o the_o essence_n of_o that_o one_o true_a necessary_a existent_a great_a high_a and_o powerful_a be_v and_o when_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o he_o that_o the_o sum_n of_o his_o desire_n consist_v in_o this_o three_o conformity_n but_o that_o this_o be_v not_o acquire_v but_o after_o exercise_n and_o pain_n give_v for_o a_o long_a time_n to_o the_o second_o conformity_n and_o this_o space_n can_v not_o be_v continue_v but_o by_o the_o first_o conformity_n which_o although_o it_o be_v necessary_a yet_o he_o know_v of_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o impediment_n though_o it_o be_v a_o help_n by_o accident_n he_o restrain_v his_o mind_n that_o he_o permit_v unto_o himself_o no_o part_n of_o the_o first_o conformity_n but_o as_o much_o as_o necessity_n require_v and_o that_o be_v in_o that_o largeness_n as_o less_o suffice_v not_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o he_o see_v two_o thing_n which_o necessity_n require_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o spirit_n one_o that_o whatever_o nourishment_n he_o take_v it_o preserve_v the_o same_o inward_o and_o refresh_v it_o another_o that_o it_o preserve_v that_o which_o be_v external_a and_o repel_v from_o it_o diverse_a sort_n of_o hurt_n as_o of_o cold_a and_o heat_n and_o rain_n and_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o hurtful_a animal_n and_o the_o like_a and_o he_o see_v if_o he_o do_v rash_o and_o hasty_o take_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o excess_n and_o shall_v take_v above_o what_o be_v fit_a and_o work_v against_o himself_o whence_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v therefore_o he_o see_v he_o will_v do_v most_o advise_o if_o he_o shall_v appoint_v limit_n to_o himself_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o transgress_v and_o measure_n which_o he_o shall_v not_o exceed_v and_o it_o be_v plain_a to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v put_v this_o rule_n to_o himself_o about_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v eat_v and_o the_o quality_n of_o they_o and_o about_o their_o quantity_n and_o the_o time_n when_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o and_o first_o he_o 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