time_n of_o her_o stupour_n in_o infancy_n and_o in_o the_o womb._n pag._n 67._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v much_o better_a for_o rational_a creature_n etc._n etc._n namely_o such_o as_o we_o experience_v our_o humane_a soul_n to_o be_v but_o for_o such_o kind_n of_o intellectual_a creature_n as_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o matter_n they_o best_o understand_v the_o privilege_n of_o their_o own_o state_n and_o we_o can_v say_v nothing_o of_o they_o but_o for_o we_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o our_o faithful_a and_o victorious_a captain_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n through_o many_o conflict_n and_o trial_n to_o emerge_n out_o of_o this_o lapse_v state_n and_o regain_v again_o the_o possession_n of_o true_a holiness_n and_o virtue_n and_o therewith_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n with_o all_o its_o beauty_n and_o glory_n will_v be_v such_o a_o gratification_n to_o we_o that_o we_o have_v never_o be_v capable_a of_o such_o a_o excess_n thereof_o have_v we_o not_o experience_v the_o evil_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o it_o and_o have_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o endear_n suffering_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n of_o his_o aid_n and_o support_v and_o of_o our_o sincere_a and_o conscientious_a adhere_n to_o he_o of_o our_o conflict_n and_o victory_n to_o be_v enroll_v in_o the_o eternal_a record_n of_o the_o other_o world_n pag._n 69._o wherefore_o as_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n oblige_v he_o not_o to_o make_v every_o planet_n a_o fix_a star_n or_o every_o star_n a_o sun_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o likelihood_n as_o galilaeus_fw-la have_v first_o observe_v every_o fix_a star_n be_v a_o sun_n but_o the_o comparison_n be_v frame_v according_a to_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o vulgar_a a_o thing_n neither_o unusual_a with_o nor_o misbecome_a philosopher_n pag._n 69._o for_o this_o be_v to_o tie_v he_o to_o contradiction_n viz._n to_o turn_v one_o specifical_a form_n or_o essence_n into_o another_o matter_n indeed_o may_v receive_v several_a modification_n but_o be_v still_o real_a matter_n nor_o can_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o spirit_n and_o so_o spirit_n specifical_o different_a be_v untransmutable_a one_o into_o another_o according_a to_o the_o distinct_a idea_n in_o the_o eternal_a intellect_n of_o god_n for_o else_o it_o will_v imply_v that_o their_o essential_a property_n be_v not_o essential_a property_n but_o loose_a adventitious_a accident_n and_o such_o as_o the_o essence_n and_o substance_n of_o such_o a_o spirit_n can_v subsist_v as_o well_o without_o as_o with_o they_o or_o as_o well_o with_o any_o other_o as_o with_o these_o pag._n 69._o that_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v make_v peccable_a and_o liable_a to_o defection_n and_o this_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v allow_v because_o this_o defection_n be_v rather_o the_o affect_v of_o a_o less_o good_a than_o any_o pursue_n of_o what_o be_v real_o and_o absolute_o evil_a to_o cavil_v against_o providence_n for_o create_v a_o creature_n of_o such_o a_o double_a capacity_n seem_v as_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o blame_v she_o for_o make_v zoophâ—…ton's_n or_o rather_o amphibion_n and_o they_o be_v both_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n which_o be_v give_v they_o for_o to_o make_v a_o creature_n fit_a for_o either_o capacity_n and_o to_o tie_v he_o up_o to_o one_o be_v for_o god_n to_o do_v repugnant_o to_o the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o how_o little_a hurt_n there_o be_v do_v by_o experience_v the_o thing_n of_o either_o element_n to_o soul_n that_o be_v reclaimable_a have_v be_v hint_v above_o but_o those_o that_o be_v wilful_o obstinate_a and_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o divine_a goodness_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o inconsistent_a with_o this_o goodness_n that_o they_o bear_v the_o smart_n of_o their_o obstinacy_n as_o the_o ingenious_a author_n argue_v very_o well_o chap._n 9_o pag._n 73._o have_v assert_v it_o to_o be_v impossible_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o solid_a and_o unexceptionable_a answer_n to_o this_o objection_n that_o it_o be_v a_o repugnancy_n in_o nature_n that_o this_o visible_a world_n that_o consist_v in_o the_o motion_n and_o succession_n of_o thing_n shall_v be_v either_o ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la or_o insnite_a in_o extension_n this_o be_v make_v ouâ—…_n clear_o and_o ample_o in_o dr._n h._n moor_n be_v enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la cap._n 10._o which_o be_v also_o more_o brief_o touch_v upon_o in_o his_o advertisement_n upon_o mr._n jos_n glanvil_n letter_n write_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o stir_v at_o tedworth_n and_o be_v print_v with_o the_o second_o edition_n of_o his_o saducismus_n triumphatus_n we_o have_v now_o see_v the_o most_o considerable_a objection_n against_o this_o argument_n from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o prove_v the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n produce_v and_o answer_v by_o our_o learned_a author_n but_o 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the_o creator_n and_o essentiator_n of_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v so_o mathematical_o clear_a and_o true_a that_o i_o wonder_v that_o mr._n rich._n baxter_n shall_v not_o rather_o exult_v in_o his_o placid_a collation_n at_o the_o discovery_n of_o so_o plain_a and_o useful_a a_o truth_n than_o put_v himself_o p._n 79._o into_o a_o histrionical_a as_o the_o latin_a or_o as_o the_o greek_a will_v express_v it_o hypocritical_a fit_n of_o tremble_a to_o amuse_n the_o populacy_n as_o if_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o serious_a and_o solid_a reason_n have_v verge_v towards_o something_o huge_o exorbitant_a or_o profane_a the_o ignorant_a fear_n where_o no_o fear_n be_v but_o god_n be_v in_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o know_v and_o upright_o it_o be_v plain_a this_o reason_v bring_v not_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n into_o any_o doubt_n for_o it_o be_v no_o repugnance_n to_o either_o his_o nature_n or_o existence_n not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v what_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o be_v do_v but_o it_o put_v the_o indiscerpibility_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v a_o notion_n main_o useful_a out_o of_o all_o doubt_n and_o yet_o mr._n baxter_n his_o fancy_n stalk_v upon_o wooden_a stilt_n and_o get_v more_o than_o a_o spit_n and_o a_o stride_n before_o his_o reason_n very_o magisterial_o pronounce_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o high_a as_o require_v some_o show_n of_o proof_n to_o intimate_v that_o god_n can_v be_v god_n if_o he_o be_v almighty_a and_o can_v conquer_v his_o own_o omnipotency_n ans._n this_o be_v a_o expression_n so_o high_a and_o in_o the_o cloud_n that_o no_o sense_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v see_v unless_o this_o be_v it_o that_o god_n can_v be_v god_n unless_o he_o be_v not_o almighty_a as_o he_o will_v discover_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v if_o he_o can_v not_o discerp_v a_o spirit_n of_o a_o metaphysical_a amplitude_n when_o he_o have_v create_v it_o but_o it_o plain_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v above_o that_o this_o discerp_n of_o a_o 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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 materiae_fw-la 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 it_o be_v real_o discerpible_a and_o consequent_o divisible_a into_o physical_a monad_n or_o atom_n and_o therefore_o constitute_v of_o they_o and_o the_o last_o inference_n will_v be_v that_o of_o the_o epigrammatist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v and_o thus_o the_o sair_a and_o firm_a structure_n of_o philosophical_a theorem_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n will_v become_v a_o castle_n of_o come-down_a and_o fall_v quite_o to_o the_o ground_n whence_o it_o be_v rightful_o do_v of_o the_o doctor_n to_o lay_v such_o stress_n upon_o these_o two_o term_n penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n they_o be_v the_o essential_a 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virtual_o in_o it_o penetrability_n and_o indiscerpibility_n now_o let_v we_o hear_v how_o mr._n baxter_n criticize_v on_o this_o definition_n first_o say_v he_o pag._n 80._o your_o definition_n be_v common_a good_a and_o true_a allow_v for_o its_o little_a imperfection_n and_o the_o common_a imperfection_n of_o man_n knowledge_n of_o spirit_n if_o by_o immaterial_a you_o mean_v not_o without_o substance_n it_o signify_v truth_n but_o a_o negation_n speak_v not_o a_o formal_a essence_n ans._n how_o very_o little_a these_o imperfection_n be_v i_o shall_v note_v by_o pass_v through_o they_o all_o and_o for_o the_o common_a imperfection_n of_o man_n knowledge_n of_o spirit_n what_o a_o unskilful_a or_o hypocritical_a pretence_n that_o be_v the_o doctor_n have_v so_o clear_o show_v in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n sect._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o send_v the_o reader_n thither_o for_o satisfaction_n but_o as_o for_o immaterial_a 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thence_o to_o the_o superficies_n from_o this_o form_n do_v necessary_o and_o inseparable_o result_v the_o character_n of_o a_o easy_a roll_a mobilitie_n that_o a_o body_n of_o this_o form_n be_v the_o most_o easy_o move_v upon_o a_o plain_a of_o any_o body_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o from_o the_o form_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o iron_n make_v into_o what_o we_o call_v a_o sword_n fitness_n for_o strike_v for_o cut_v for_o stab_v and_o for_o defend_v of_o the_o hand_n be_v the_o necessary_a result_n from_o this_o form_n thereof_o and_o so_o i_o say_v that_o from_o the_o intimate_a and_o essential_a form_n of_o a_o spirit_n suppose_v essential_o and_o inseparable_o result_v such_o and_o such_o property_n by_o which_o we_o know_v that_o a_o spirit_n be_v a_o distinct_a species_n from_o other_o thing_n though_o we_o do_v not_o know_v the_o very_a specific_a essence_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o here_o i_o note_v by_o the_o by_o that_o when_o the_o doctor_n say_v any_o such_o or_o such_o 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and_o specific_a form_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o that_o they_o suppose_v this_o specific_a form_n in_o order_n of_o nature_n to_o precede_v they_o as_o the_o form_n of_o a_o globe_n precede_v the_o roll_a mobilitie_n thereof_o in_o virtue_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v such_o a_o specific_a substance_n it_o have_v such_o inseparable_a attribute_n result_v from_o it_o as_o a_o globe_n have_v mobilitie_n and_o as_o the_o globe_n be_v conceive_v first_o and_o mobilitie_n inseparable_o result_v from_o it_o so_o the_o specific_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o be_v its_o true_a and_o intimate_a form_n and_o make_v such_o according_a to_o the_o eternal_a idea_n thereof_o in_o the_o intellect_n of_o god_n be_v one_o simple_a specific_a substance_n or_o essence_n have_v result_v from_o it_o those_o essential_a or_o inseparable_a property_n which_o we_o attribute_v to_o a_o spirit_n itself_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n remain_v but_o one_o simple_a self-subsistent_a actus_fw-la entitativus_fw-la who_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indivisibility_n mr._n baxter_n himself_o pag._n 99_o say_n be_v easy_o defendible_a and_o the_o doctor_n who_o understand_v himself_o i_o dare_v say_v for_o he_o defend_v the_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indivisibility_n of_o no_o essence_n but_o such_o eight_o if_o such_o modality_n say_v he_o or_o consistence_n be_v the_o form_n more_o such_o shall_v be_v add_v which_o be_v leave_v out_o ans._n he_o shall_v have_v nominate_v those_o which_o be_v leave_v out_o he_o mean_v i_o suppose_v quantity_n and_o trina_n dimensio_fw-la which_o it_o be_v his_o discretion_n to_o omit_v they_o be_v so_o impertinent_a as_o i_o have_v show_v above_o in_o my_o answer_n to_o his_o three_o objection_n against_o the_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n of_o a_o spirit_n nine_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v two_o notion_n and_o you_o shall_v not_o give_v we_o say_v he_o a_o compound_n form_n ans._n this_o imply_v that_o penetrability_n and_o indiscerpibility_n 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from_o whence_o we_o conclude_v distinct_a species_n of_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v too_o coarse_a and_o slovenly_a to_o conceit_n that_o these_o be_v clart_v on_o they_o but_o the_o specific_a power_n arise_v immediate_o and_o inseparable_o from_o the_o specific_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n else_o why_o may_v they_o not_o be_v other_o power_n as_o well_o as_o these_o twelve_o and_o last_o pag._n 32._o but_o do_v you_o very_o believe_v say_v he_o that_o penetrability_n or_o subtlety_n be_v a_o sufficient_a efficient_a or_o formal_a cause_n of_o vitality_n perception_n and_o appetite_n and_o so_o of_o intellection_n and_o volition_n i_o hope_v you_o do_v not_o ans._n i_o hope_v so_o of_o the_o doctor_n too_o and_o before_o this_o i_o hope_v that_o mr._n baxter_n have_v more_o insight_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o formal_a cause_n and_o into_o the_o law_n of_o logic_n than_o once_o to_o imagine_v that_o any_o one_o in_o his_o wit_n can_v take_v penetrability_n to_o be_v the_o formal_a 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in_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o plastic_a spirit_n only_o penetrability_n indiscerpibility_n and_o plastic_a vitality_n whereby_o it_o be_v able_a to_o organize_v matter_n thus_o and_o thus_o be_v not_o three_o essence_n clart_v upon_o some_o sourth_fw-mi essence_n or_o glue_v together_o one_o to_o another_o to_o make_v up_o such_o a_o idea_n but_o the_o divine_a intellect_n conceive_v in_o itself_o one_o simple_a specific_a essâ—…nce_n immediate_o and_o intrinsical_o of_o itself_o endue_v with_o these_o essential_a property_n or_o attribute_n so_o that_o when_o any_o thing_n do_v exist_v according_a to_o this_o idea_n those_o three_o property_n be_v as_o immediate_o consequential_a to_o it_o and_o as_o eâ—…ectually_o as_o mobility_n to_o the_o form_n oâ—…_n a_o globe_n it_o be_v the_o specific_a substance_n that_o be_v the_o necessary_a source_n of_o they_o and_o that_o act_n by_o they_o as_o its_o own_o connate_a or_o natural_a instrument_n sit_v for_o the_o end_n that_o the_o etâ—…rnal_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n have_v conceiuâ—…d_v or_o contrive_v they_o for_o for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o those_o essential_a attribute_n of_o a_o spirit_n contrary_n to_o matter_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a for_o whenas_o a_o plastic_a spirit_n be_v to_o actuate_v and_o organize_v matter_n and_o inward_o dispose_v it_o into_o certain_a form_n penetrability_n be_v needful_a that_o it_o may_v possess_v the_o matter_n and_o order_v it_o throughout_o as_o also_o that_o oneness_n oâ—…_n essence_n and_o indiscerpibility_n that_o it_o may_v hold_v it_o together_o for_o what_o shall_v make_v any_o mass_n of_o matter_n one_o but_o that_o which_o have_v a_o special_a oneness_n of_o essence_n in_o itself_o quite_o diâ—…erent_a froâ—…_n that_o of_o matter_n and_o fâ—…rasmuch_o as_o all_o sâ—…uls_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o plastic_a whether_o of_o brute_n or_o man_n not_o to_o add_v the_o spirit_n of_o angel_n still_o there_o hold_v the_o same_o reason_n in_o all_o rank_n that_o 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and_o useful_o instructive_a and_o that_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o doctor_n write_n that_o neither_o he_o himself_o nor_o any_o body_n else_o let_v they_o consider_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v will_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o mend_v it_o and_o that_o these_o affect_a cavil_n of_o mr._n baxter_n argue_v no_o defect_n or_o flaw_n in_o the_o doctor_n definition_n but_o the_o ignorance_n and_o impotency_n of_o mr._n baxters_n spirit_n and_o the_o undue_a elation_n of_o his_o mind_n when_o notwithstanding_o this_o unexceptionableness_n of_o the_o definition_n he_o pag._n 82._o out_o of_o his_o magisterial_a chair_n of_o judicature_n pronounce_v with_o a_o gracious_a nod_n you_o mean_v well_o but_o all_o our_o conception_n here_o must_v have_v their_o allowance_n and_o we_o must_v confess_v their_o weakness_n this_o be_v the_o sentence_n which_o grave_a mr._n baxter_n alto_fw-mi supercilio_fw-la give_v of_o the_o doctor_n accurate_a definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n to_o humble_v he_o and_o exalt_v himself_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o populacie_n but_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a weakness_n or_o worse_o to_o talk_v of_o favourable_a allowance_n and_o not_o to_o allow_v that_o to_o be_v unexceptionable_a against_o which_o no_o just_a exception_n be_v find_v but_o to_o give_v mr._n baxter_n his_o due_a though_o the_o extreme_a or_o extimate_a part_n of_o this_o paragraph_n pag._n 82._o which_o you_o may_v fancy_v as_o the_o skin_n thereof_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v something_o of_o bitterness_n and_o toughness_n in_o it_o yet_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o paragraph_n be_v full_a of_o plum_n and_o sweet_a thing_n for_o he_o say_v and_o we_o be_v all_o great_o behold_v to_o the_o doctor_n for_o his_o so_o industrious_a call_n foolish_a sensualist_n to_o the_o study_n and_o notion_n of_o invisible_a being_n without_o which_o what_o a_o carcase_n or_o nothing_o be_v the_o world_n but_o be_v it_o not_o pity_v then_o while_o the_o doctor_n do_v discharge_v this_o province_n with_o that_o faithfulness_n and_o industry_n that_o mr._n baxter_n shall_v disturb_v he_o in_o his_o work_n and_o hazard_v the_o fruit_n and_o efficacy_n thereof_o by_o eclipse_v the_o clearness_n of_o his_o notion_n of_o spiritual_a being_n for_o body_n may_v be_v also_o invisible_a by_o the_o interposition_n or_o opposition_n of_o his_o own_o great_a name_n against_o they_o who_o as_o himself_o tell_v the_o world_n in_o his_o church-history_n have_v write_v fourscore_o book_n even_o as_o old_a dr._n glisson_n his_o patron_n or_o rather_o pattern_n in_o philosophy_n arrive_v to_o at_o least_o fourscore_o year_n of_o age_n and_o mr._n baxter_n it_o seem_v be_v sore_a the_o common_a proverb_n the_o old_a the_o wise_a though_o elihu_n in_o job_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n who_o say_v there_o i_o say_v day_n shall_v speak_v and_o multitude_n of_o year_n shall_v teach_v wisdom_n but_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n in_o man_n and_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o almighty_a give_v he_o understanding_n
of_o his_o classis_fw-la not_o withstand_v that_o he_o may_v have_v do_v otherwise_o and_o therefore_o they_o will_v be_v forward_o to_o extend_v that_o of_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 1._o v._n 8._o thy_o throne_n o_o god_n be_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o sceptre_n of_o righteousness_n be_v the_o sceptre_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n thou_o have_v love_v righteousness_n and_o hate_a iniquity_n therefore_o god_n even_o thy_o god_n have_v anoint_v thou_o with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o thy_o fellow_n to_o his_o behaviour_n in_o his_o pre-existent_a state_n as_o well_o as_o in_o this_o and_o whenever_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n do_v exist_v if_o he_o be_v like_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n sin_n only_o except_v he_o must_v have_v a_o capacity_n of_o sin_v though_o he_o will_v not_o sin_v that_o capacity_n not_o put_v into_o act_n be_v no_o sin_n but_o a_o argument_n of_o his_o virtue_n and_o such_o as_o if_o he_o be_v always_o devoid_a of_o he_o can_v not_o be_v like_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n sin_n only_o except_v for_o posse_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la and_o as_o â—…or_v humane_a soul_n change_v their_o species_n in_o their_o unalterable_a heavenly_a happiness_n the_o species_n be_v not_o then_o change_v but_o perfect_v and_o complete_v namely_o that_o faculty_n or_o measure_n of_o it_o in_o their_o plastic_a essential_o latitant_fw-la there_o be_v by_o the_o divine_a grace_n so_o awaken_v after_o such_o a_o series_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v experience_v that_o now_o they_o be_v sirm_o unite_v to_o a_o heavenly_a body_n or_o ethereal_a vehicle_n for_o ever_o and_o now_o we_o need_v say_v little_a to_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o dilemma_n but_o to_o declare_v that_o free_a will_n or_o mutability_n in_o humane_a soul_n be_v no_o separable_a accident_n but_o of_o the_o essential_a contexture_n of_o they_o so_o as_o it_o may_v have_v its_o turn_n in_o the_o series_n of_o thing_n and_o how_o consistent_a it_o be_v with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o his_o wisdom_n not_o to_o suppress_v it_o in_o the_o beginning_n have_v be_v sufficient_o intimate_v above_o wherefore_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v no_o pretext_n that_o either_o the_o wisdom_n or_o justice_n of_o god_n shall_v straighten_v the_o time_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o humane_a soul_n so_o that_o their_o existence_n may_v not_o commence_v with_o that_o of_o angel_n or_o of_o the_o universe_n and_o that_o this_o figment_n of_o the_o supremacy_n of_o god_n mere_a will_n over_o his_o other_o attribute_n be_v blow_v away_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o argument_n for_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n draw_v from_o the_o divine_a goodness_n hold_v firm_a and_o irrefragable_a against_o whatever_o opposer_n we_o have_v be_v the_o more_o copious_a on_o this_o argument_n because_o the_o opposer_n and_o other_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o strong_a proof_n the_o pre-existentiaries_a produce_v for_o their_o opinion_n and_o the_o other_o party_n have_v nothing_o to_o set_v against_o it_o but_o a_o fictitious_a supremacy_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n over_o his_o goodness_n and_o other_o attribute_n which_o be_v their_o only_a bulwark_n and_o they_o take_v sanctuary_n nowhere_o but_o here_o in_o my_o apprehension_n they_o plain_o herein_o give_v up_o the_o cause_n and_o establish_v the_o opinion_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v such_o a_o antipathy_n against_o but_o it_o be_v high_a time_n now_o to_o pass_v to_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n 10._o p._n 75._o to_o have_v contract_v strong_a and_o inveterate_a habit_n to_o vice_n and_o lewdness_n and_o that_o in_o various_a manner_n and_o degree_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o unbiased_a this_o must_n needs_o seem_v a_o considerable_a argument_n especial_o when_o the_o party_n thus_o irreclaimable_o profligate_v from_o their_o youth_n some_o as_o to_o one_o vice_n other_o to_o another_o be_v find_v such_o in_o equal_a circumstance_n with_o other_o and_o advantage_n to_o be_v good_a bear_v of_o the_o same_o parent_n educate_v in_o the_o same_o family_n and_o the_o like_a wherefore_o have_v the_o same_o bodily_a extraction_n and_o the_o same_o advantage_n of_o education_n what_o must_v make_v this_o great_a difference_n as_o they_o grow_v up_o in_o the_o body_n but_o that_o their_o soul_n be_v different_a before_o they_o come_v into_o it_o and_o how_o shall_v they_o have_v such_o a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o proclivity_n to_o vice_n but_o that_o they_o live_v before_o in_o the_o state_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o that_o some_o be_v much_o deep_a in_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o the_o divine_a reason_n than_o other_o be_v and_o so_o bring_v their_o different_a condition_n with_o they_o into_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n pag._n 75._o then_o how_o a_o swallow_n shall_v return_v to_o her_o old_a trade_n of_o live_v after_o her_o winter_n sleep_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o the_o swallow_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o memory_n which_o the_o incorporate_a soul_n have_v not_o in_o her_o incorporation_n into_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n after_o her_o state_n of_o silence_n but_o the_o vital_a inclination_n which_o be_v main_o if_o not_o only_o â—…ted_v in_o the_o plastic_a be_v not_o only_o revive_v but_o signal_o vicious_a of_o themselves_o revive_v with_o advantage_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o this_o coarse_a earthly_a body_n into_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporate_a they_o can_v fail_v of_o discover_v themselves_o in_o a_o most_o signal_n manner_n without_o any_o help_n of_o memory_n but_o from_o the_o mere_a pregnancy_n of_o a_o corrupt_a body_n and_o former_o more_o than_o ordinary_o debauch_v plastic_a in_o the_o state_n of_o pre-existence_n pag._n 76._o whenas_o other_o be_v as_o fatal_o set_v against_o the_o opinion_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v do_v as_o the_o ingenious_a author_n take_v notice_n even_o where_o neither_o education_n nor_o custom_n have_v interpose_v to_o 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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 undeceiuâ—…_n 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 be_v 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 â—…our_n 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 aliâ—…n_v and_o impertinent_a and_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o author_n seem_v to_o be_v carry_v to_o instance_n that_o be_v most_o extravagant_a and_o surprise_v which_o make_v i_o doubt_v whither_o equal_a be_v read_v in_o the_o true_a ms._n or_o not_o equal_a but_o the_o sense_n be_v well_o enough_o either_o way_n sect._n 4._o pag._n 168._o the_o divine_a understanding_n can_v be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n etc._n etc._n this_o seem_v at_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v a_o very_a harsh_a paradox_n and_o against_o the_o current_a doctrine_n of_o metaphysician_n who_o define_v transcendental_a or_o metaphysical_a truth_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o conformity_n of_o thing_n to_o 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