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man_n he_o have_v drive_v to_o a_o second_o and_o hard_a creation_n of_o a_o substance_n like_o himself_o a_o incorruptible_a and_o immortal_a soul_n for_o these_o two_o affection_n we_o have_v the_o philosophy_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n the_o flat_a affirmative_a of_o plato_n and_o not_o a_o negative_a from_o aristotle_n there_o be_v another_o scruple_n cast_v in_o by_o divinity_n concern_v its_o production_n much_o dispute_v in_o the_o german_a auditory_n and_o with_o that_o indifferency_n and_o equality_n of_o argument_n as_o leave_v the_o controversy_n undetermined_a i_o be_o not_o of_o paracelsus_n mind_n that_o bold_o deliver_v a_o receipt_n to_o make_v a_o man_n without_o conjunction_n yet_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o the_o multitude_n of_o head_n that_o do_v deny_v traduction_n have_v no_o other_o argument_n to_o confirm_v their_o belief_n than_o that_o rhetorical_a sentence_n and_o antimetathesis_n of_o augustine_n creando_fw-la infunditur_fw-la infundendo_fw-la creature_n either_o opinion_n will_v consist_v well_o enough_o with_o religion_n yet_o i_o shall_v rather_o incline_v to_o this_o do_v not_o one_o objection_n haunt_v i_o not_o wring_v from_o speculation_n and_o subtlety_n but_o from_o common_a sense_n and_o observation_n not_o pick_v from_o the_o leaf_n of_o any_o author_n but_o breed_v among_o the_o weed_n and_o tare_n of_o my_o own_o brain_n and_o this_o be_v a_o conclusion_n from_o the_o equivocal_a and_o monstrous_a production_n in_o the_o copulation_n of_o a_o man_n with_o a_o beast_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o transmit_v and_o transfuse_v in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o parent_n why_o be_v not_o those_o production_n mere_o beast_n but_o have_v also_o a_o impression_n and_o tincture_n of_o reason_n in_o as_o high_a a_o measure_n as_o it_o can_v evidence_n itself_o in_o those_o improper_a organ_n nor_o true_o can_v i_o peremptory_o deny_v
my_o belief_n of_o that_o untractible_a temper_n as_o not_o to_o bow_v at_o their_o obstacle_n or_o connive_v at_o matter_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o manifest_a impiety_n the_o leaven_n therefore_o and_o ferment_n of_o all_o not_o only_o civil_a but_o religious_a action_n be_v wisdom_n without_o which_o to_o commit_v ourselves_o to_o the_o flame_n be_v homicide_n and_o i_o fear_v but_o to_o pass_v through_o one_o fire_n into_o another_o sect._n 27_o that_o miracle_n be_v cease_v i_o can_v neither_o prove_v nor_o absolute_o deny_v much_o less_o define_v the_o time_n and_o period_n of_o their_o cessation_n that_o they_o survive_v christ_n be_v manifest_a upon_o the_o record_n of_o scripture_n that_o they_o outlive_v the_o apostle_n also_o and_o be_v revive_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o nation_n many_o year_n after_o we_o can_v deny_v if_o we_o shall_v not_o question_v those_o writer_n who_o testimony_n we_o do_v not_o controvert_v in_o point_n that_o make_v for_o our_o own_o opinion_n therefore_o that_o may_v have_v some_o truth_n in_o it_o that_o be_v report_v by_o the_o jesuit_n of_o their_o miracle_n in_o the_o indies_n i_o can_v wish_v it_o be_v true_a or_o have_v any_o other_o testimony_n than_o their_o own_o pen_n they_o may_v easy_o believe_v those_o miracle_n abroad_o who_o daily_o conceive_v a_o great_a at_o home_n the_o transmutation_n of_o those_o visible_a element_n into_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o water_n into_o wine_n which_o he_o wrought_v in_o cana_n or_o what_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v have_v he_o do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o stone_n into_o bread_n compare_v to_o this_o will_v scarce_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o miracle_n though_o indeed_o to_o speak_v proper_o there_o be_v not_o one_o miracle_n great_a than_o another_o they_o be_v the_o extraordinary_a effect_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v of_o a_o equal_a facility_n and_o to_o create_v the_o world_n as_o easy_a as_o one_o single_a creature_n for_o this_o be_v also_o a_o miracle_n not_o only_o to_o produce_v effect_n against_o or_o above_o nature_n but_o before_o nature_n and_o to_o create_v nature_n as_o great_a a_o miracle_n as_o to_o contradict_v or_o transcend_v she_o we_o do_v too_o narrow_o define_v the_o power_n of_o god_n restrain_v it_o to_o our_o capacity_n *_o i_o hold_n that_o god_n can_v do_v all_o thing_n how_o he_o shall_v work_v contradiction_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v yet_o dare_v not_o therefore_o deny_v ‖_o i_o can_v see_v why_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v question_v esdras_n to_o recall_v the_o time_n past_a if_o it_o be_v beyond_o his_o own_o power_n or_o that_o god_n shall_v pose_v mortality_n in_o that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v himself_o i_o will_v not_o say_v god_n can_v but_o he_o will_v not_o perform_v many_o thing_n which_o we_o plain_o affirm_v he_o can_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v the_o mannerly_a proposition_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o i_o hold_v no_o paradox_n for_o strict_o his_o power_n be_v the_o same_o with_o his_o will_n and_o they_o both_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v make_v but_o one_o god_n sect._n 28_o therefore_o that_o miracle_n have_v be_v i_o do_v believe_v that_o they_o may_v yet_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o live_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o have_v no_o confidence_n in_o those_o which_o be_v father_v on_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o have_v ever_o make_v i_o suspect_v the_o efficacy_n of_o relic_n to_o examine_v the_o bone_n question_v the_o habit_n and_o appurtenance_n of_o saint_n and_o even_o of_o christ_n himself_o i_o can_v conceive_v why_o the_o cross_n that_o helena_n find_v and_o whereon_o christ_n himself_o die_v shall_v have_v power_n to_o restore_v other_o unto_o life_n *_o i_o excuse_n not_o constantine_n from_o a_o fall_n off_o his_o horse_n or_o a_o mischief_n from_o his_o enemy_n upon_o the_o wear_n those_o nail_n on_o his_o bridle_n which_o our_o saviour_n bear_v upon_o the_o cross_n in_o his_o hand_n i_o compute_v among_o piae_fw-la fraud_n nor_o many_o degree_n before_o consecrate_a sword_n and_o rose_n that_o which_o baldwyn_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n return_v the_o genovese_n for_o their_o cost_n and_o pain_n in_o his_o war_n to_o wit_n the_o ash_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n those_o that_o hold_v the_o sanctity_n of_o their_o soul_n do_v leave_v behind_o a_o tincture_n and_o sacred_a faculty_n on_o their_o body_n speak_v natural_o of_o miracle_n and_o do_v not_o salve_v the_o doubt_n now_o one_o reason_n i_o tender_v so_o little_a devotion_n unto_o relic_n be_v i_o think_v the_o slender_a and_o doubtful_a respect_n i_o have_v always_o hold_v unto_o antiquity_n for_o that_o indeed_o which_o i_o admire_v be_v far_o before_o antiquity_n that_o be_v eternity_n and_o that_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o though_o he_o be_v style_v the_o ancient_a of_o day_n can_v receive_v the_o adjunct_n of_o antiquity_n who_o be_v before_o the_o world_n and_o shall_v be_v after_o it_o yet_o be_v not_o old_a than_o it_o for_o in_o his_o year_n there_o be_v no_o climacter_n his_o duration_n be_v eternity_n and_o far_o more_o venerable_a than_o antiquity_n sect._n 29_o *_o but_o above_o all_o thing_n i_o wonder_v how_o the_o curiosity_n of_o wise_a head_n can_v pass_v that_o great_a and_o indisputable_a miracle_n the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n and_o in_o what_o swoon_n their_o reason_n lay_v to_o content_v themselves_o and_o sit_v down_o with_o such_o a_o far-fetched_a and_o ridiculous_a reason_n as_o plutarch_n allege_v for_o it_o the_o jew_n that_o can_v believe_v the_o supernatural_a solstice_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n have_v yet_o the_o impudence_n to_o deny_v the_o eclipse_n which_o every_o pagan_a confess_v at_o his_o death_n but_o for_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a beyond_o all_o contradiction_n augustus_n the_o devil_n himself_o confess_v it_o certain_o it_o be_v not_o a_o warrantable_a curiosity_n to_o examine_v the_o verity_n of_o scripture_n by_o the_o concordance_n of_o humane_a history_n or_o seek_v to_o confirm_v the_o chronicle_n of_o hester_n or_o daniel_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o magasthenes_n or_o herodotus_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v have_v a_o unhappy_a curiosity_n this_o way_n *_o till_o i_o laugh_v myself_o out_o of_o it_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o justine_n where_o he_o deliver_v that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o be_v scab_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o true_o since_o i_o have_v understand_v the_o occurrence_n of_o the_o world_n and_o know_v in_o what_o counterfeit_a shape_n and_o deceitful_a vizard_n time_n present_v represent_v on_o the_o stage_n thing_n past_a i_o do_v believe_v they_o little_o more_o than_o thing_n to_o come_v some_o have_v be_v of_o my_o opinion_n and_o endeavour_v to_o write_v the_o history_n of_o their_o own_o life_n wherein_o moses_n have_v outgo_v they_o all_o and_o leave_v not_o only_o the_o story_n of_o his_o life_n but_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o of_o his_o death_n also_o sect._n 30_o it_o be_v a_o riddle_n to_o i_o how_o this_o story_n of_o oracle_n have_v not_o worm_v out_o of_o the_o world_n that_o doubtful_a conceit_n of_o spirit_n and_o witch_n how_o so_o many_o learned_a head_n shall_v so_o far_o forget_v their_o metaphysic_n and_o destroy_v the_o ladder_n and_o scale_n of_o creature_n as_o to_o question_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n for_o my_o part_n *_o i_o have_v ever_o believe_v and_o do_v now_o know_v that_o there_o be_v witch_n they_o that_o doubt_v of_o these_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v they_o but_o spirit_n and_o be_v oblique_o and_o upon_o consequence_n a_o sort_n not_o of_o infidel_n but_o atheist_n those_o that_o to_o confute_v their_o incredulity_n desire_v to_o see_v apparition_n shall_v questionless_a never_o behold_v any_o ‖_o nor_o have_v the_o power_n to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o witch_n the_o devil_n have_v they_o already_o in_o a_o heresy_n as_o capital_a as_o witchcraft_n and_o to_o appear_v to_o they_o be_v but_o to_o convert_v they_o of_o all_o the_o delusion_n wherewith_o he_o deceive_v mortality_n there_o be_v not_o any_o that_o puzle_v i_o more_o than_o the_o legerdemain_n of_o changeling_n i_o do_v not_o credit_v those_o transformation_n of_o reasonable_a creature_n into_o beast_n or_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v a_o power_n to_o transpeciate_v a_o man_n into_o a_o horse_n who_o tempt_v christ_n as_o a_o trial_n of_o his_o divinity_n to_o convert_v but_o stone_n into_o bread_n i_o can_v believe_v that_o spirit_n use_v with_o man_n the_o act_n of_o carnality_n and_o that_o in_o both_o sex_n i_o conceive_v they_o may_v assume_v steal_v or_o contrive_v a_o body_n wherein_o there_o may_v be_v action_n enough_o to_o content_v decrepit_a lust_n or_o passion_n to_o satisfy_v more_o active_a venery_n yet_o in_o both_o without_o
a_o possibility_n of_o generation_n and_o therefore_o that_o opinion_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o *_o dan_n by_o conjunction_n with_o the_o devil_n be_v ridiculous_a and_o a_o conceit_n fit_a for_o a_o rabbin_z than_o a_o christian_n i_o hold_v that_o the_o devil_n do_v real_o possess_v some_o man_n the_o spirit_n of_o melancholy_a other_o the_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n other_o that_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v conceal_v and_o deny_v by_o some_o so_o god_n and_o good_a angel_n be_v pretend_v by_o other_o whereof_o the_o late_a defection_n of_o the_o maid_n of_o germany_n have_v leave_v a_o pregnant_a example_n sect._n 31_o again_o i_o believe_v that_o all_o that_o use_v sorcery_n incantation_n and_o spell_n be_v not_o witch_n or_o as_o we_o term_v they_o magician_n i_o conceive_v there_o be_v a_o traditional_a magic_n not_o learn_v immediate_o from_o the_o devil_n but_o at_o second_o hand_n from_o his_o scholar_n who_o have_v once_o the_o secret_a betray_v be_v able_a and_o do_v emperical_o practice_v without_o his_o advice_n they_o proceed_v upon_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n where_o active_n apt_o conjoin_v to_o dispose_v passives_n will_v under_o any_o master_n produce_v their_o effect_n thus_o i_o think_v at_o first_o a_o part_n of_o philosophy_n be_v witchcraft_n which_o be_v afterward_o derive_v to_o one_o another_o prove_v but_o philosophy_n and_o be_v indeed_o no_o more_o but_o the_o honest_a effect_n of_o nature_n what_o invent_v by_o we_o be_v philosophy_n learn_v from_o he_o be_v magic_a we_o do_v sure_o owe_v the_o discovery_n of_o many_o secret_n to_o the_o discovery_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a angel_n i_o can_v never_o pass_v that_o sentence_n of_o paracelsus_n without_o a_o asterisk_n or_o annotation_n nativity_n ascendens_fw-la constellatum_fw-la multa_fw-la revelat_fw-la quaerentibus_fw-la magnalia_fw-la naturae_fw-la i._n e._n opera_fw-la dei_fw-la i_o do_v think_v that_o many_o mystery_n ascribe_v to_o our_o own_o invention_n have_v be_v the_o courteous_a revelation_n of_o spirit_n for_o those_o noble_a essence_n in_o heaven_n bear_v a_o friendly_a regard_n unto_o their_o fellow_n nature_n on_o earth_n and_o therefore_o believe_v that_o those_o many_o prodigy_n and_o ominous_a prognostic_n which_o forerun_v the_o ruin_n of_o state_n prince_n and_o private_a person_n be_v the_o charitable_a premonition_n of_o good_a angel_n which_o more_o careless_a inquiry_n term_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o chance_n and_o nature_n sect._n 32_o now_o beside_o these_o particular_a and_o divide_a spirit_n there_o may_v be_v for_o aught_o i_o know_v a_o universal_a and_o common_a spirit_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n and_o it_o be_v yet_o of_o the_o hermetical_a philosopher_n if_o there_o be_v a_o common_a nature_n that_o unite_v and_o tie_v the_o scatter_a and_o divide_v individual_n into_o one_o species_n why_o may_v there_o not_o be_v one_o that_o unite_v they_o all_o however_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v a_o common_a spirit_n that_o play_v within_o we_o yet_o make_v no_o part_n in_o we_o and_o that_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o fire_n and_o fcintillation_n of_o that_o noble_a and_o mighty_a essence_n which_o be_v the_o life_n and_o radical_a heat_n of_o spirit_n and_o those_o essence_n that_o know_v not_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n a_o fire_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n this_o be_v that_o gentle_a heat_n that_o brood_a on_o the_o water_n and_o in_o six_o day_n hatch_v the_o world_n this_o be_v that_o irradiation_n that_o dispel_v the_o mist_n of_o hell_n the_o cloud_n of_o horror_n fear_n sorrow_n despair_n and_o preserve_v the_o region_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o serenity_n whatsoever_o feel_v not_o the_o warm_a gale_n and_o gentle_a ventilation_n of_o this_o spirit_n though_o i_o feel_v his_o pulse_n i_o dare_v not_o say_v he_o live_v for_o true_o without_o this_o to_o i_o there_o be_v no_o heat_n under_o the_o tropic_a nor_o any_o light_n though_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o when_o the_o labour_a sun_n have_v wrought_v his_o tract_n up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o lofty_a cancer_n back_o the_o icy_a ocean_n crack_v the_o freeze_a pole_n thaw_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o celestial_a coal_n so_o when_o thy_o absent_a beam_n begin_v to_o impart_v again_o a_o solstice_n on_o my_o freeze_a heart_n my_o winter_n over_o my_o droop_a spirit_n sing_v and_o every_o part_n revive_v into_o a_o spring_n but_o if_o thy_o quicken_a beam_n a_o while_n decline_v and_o with_o their_o light_n bless_v not_o this_o orb_n of_o i_o a_o chilly_a frost_n surprise_v every_o member_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o june_n i_o feel_v december_n o_o how_o this_o earthly_a temper_n do_v debase_v the_o noble_a soul_n in_o this_o her_o humble_a place_n who_o wingy_a nature_n ever_o do_v aspire_v to_o reach_v that_o place_n whence_o first_o it_o take_v its_o fire_n these_o flame_n i_o feel_v which_o in_o my_o heart_n do_v dwell_v be_v not_o thy_o beam_n but_o take_v their_o fire_n from_o hell_n o_o quench_v they_o all_o and_o let_v thy_o light_n divine_a be_v as_o the_o sun_n to_o this_o poor_a orb_n of_o i_o and_o to_o thy_o sacred_a spirit_n convert_v those_o fire_n who_o earthly_a fume_n choke_v my_o devout_a aspire_v sect._n 33_o therefore_o for_o spirit_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o deny_v their_o existence_n that_o i_o can_v easy_o believe_v that_o not_o only_o whole_a country_n but_o particular_a person_n have_v their_o tutelary_a and_o guardian_n angel_n *_o it_o be_v not_o a_o new_a opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o a_o old_a one_o of_o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n there_o be_v no_o heresy_n in_o it_o and_o if_o not_o manifest_o define_v in_o scripture_n yet_o be_v a_o opinion_n of_o a_o good_a and_o wholesome_a use_n in_o the_o course_n and_o action_n of_o a_o man_n life_n and_o will_v serve_v as_o a_o hypothesis_n to_o salve_v many_o doubt_n whereof_o common_a philosophy_n afford_v no_o solution_n now_o if_o you_o demand_v my_o opinion_n and_o metaphysic_n of_o their_o nature_n i_o confess_v they_o very_o shallow_a most_o of_o they_o in_o a_o negative_a way_n like_o that_o of_o god_n or_o in_o a_o comparative_a between_o ourselves_o and_o fellow-creature_n for_o there_o be_v in_o this_o universe_n a_o stair_n or_o manifest_a scale_n of_o creature_n rise_v not_o disorderly_a or_o in_o confusion_n but_o with_o a_o comely_a method_n and_o proportion_n between_o creature_n of_o mere_a existence_n and_o thing_n of_o life_n there_o be_v a_o large_a disproportion_n of_o nature_n between_o plant_n and_o animal_n of_o creature_n of_o sense_n a_o wide_a difference_n between_o they_o and_o man_n a_o far_o great_a and_o if_o the_o proportion_n hold_v one_o between_o man_n a_o angel_n there_o shall_v be_v yet_o a_o great_a we_o do_v not_o comprehend_v their_o nature_n who_o retain_v the_o first_o definition_n of_o porphyry_n and_o distinguish_v they_o from_o ourselves_o by_o immortality_n for_o before_o his_o fall_n it_o be_v think_v man_n also_o be_v immortal_a yet_o must_v we_o needs_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v a_o different_a essence_n from_o the_o angel_n have_v therefore_o no_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o their_o nature_n it_o be_v no_o bad_a method_n of_o the_o school_n whatsoever_o perfection_n we_o find_v obscure_o in_o ourselves_o in_o a_o more_o complete_a and_o absolute_a way_n to_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o i_o believe_v they_o have_v a_o extemporary_a knowledge_n and_o upon_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o their_o reason_n do_v what_o we_o can_v without_o study_v or_o deliberation_n that_o they_o know_v thing_n by_o their_o form_n and_o define_v by_o specifical_a difference_n what_o we_o describe_v by_o accident_n and_o property_n and_o therefore_o probability_n to_o we_o may_v be_v demonstration_n unto_o they_o that_o they_o have_v knowledge_n not_o only_o of_o the_o specifical_a but_o numerical_a form_n of_o individual_n and_o understand_v by_o what_o reserve_a difference_n each_o single_a hypostasis_fw-la beside_o the_o relation_n to_o its_o species_n become_v its_o numerical_a self_n that_o as_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o power_n to_o move_v the_o body_n it_o inform_v so_o there_o be_v a_o faculty_n to_o move_v any_o though_o inform_v none_o we_o upon_o restraint_n of_o time_n place_n and_o distance_n but_o that_o invisible_a hand_n that_o convey_v habakkuk_n to_o the_o lion_n den_n or_o philip_n to_o azotus_n infringe_v this_o rule_n and_o have_v a_o secret_a conveyance_n wherewith_o mortality_n be_v not_o acquaint_v if_o they_o have_v that_o intuitive_a knowledge_n whereby_o as_o in_o reflection_n they_o behold_v the_o thought_n of_o one_o another_o i_o can_v peremptory_o deny_v but_o they_o know_v a_o great_a part_n of_o we_o they_o that_o to_o refute_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n have_v deny_v that_o they_o have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o
not_o only_o mock_v the_o prediction_n of_o sundry_a astrologer_n in_o age_n past_a but_o the_o prophecy_n of_o many_o melancholy_a head_n in_o these_o present_a who_o neither_o understanding_n reasonable_o thing_n past_a or_o present_a pretend_v a_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v head_n ordain_v only_o to_o manifest_v the_o incredible_a effect_n of_o melancholy_a and_o to_o fulfil_v old_a prophecy_n rather_o than_o be_v the_o author_n of_o new_a prophet_n in_o those_o day_n there_o shall_v come_v war_n and_o rumour_n of_o war_n to_o i_o seem_v no_o prophecy_n but_o a_o constant_a truth_n in_o all_o time_n verify_v since_o it_o be_v pronounce_v there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n how_o come_v he_o then_o like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n when_o he_o give_v a_o item_n of_o his_o come_n that_o common_a sign_n draw_v from_o the_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n be_v as_o obscure_a as_o any_o in_o our_o common_a compute_v he_o have_v be_v come_v these_o many_o year_n but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n to_o speak_v free_o i_o be_o half_a of_o opinion_n that_o anti-christ_n be_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n in_o divinity_n for_o the_o discovery_n and_o invention_n thereof_o though_o there_o be_v prescribe_v rule_n and_o probable_a induction_n yet_o have_v hardly_o any_o man_n attain_v the_o perfect_a discovery_n thereof_o that_o general_a opinion_n that_o the_o world_n grow_v near_o its_o end_n have_v possess_v all_o age_n past_a as_o near_o as_o we_o i_o be_o afraid_a that_o the_o soul_n that_o now_o depart_v can_v escape_v that_o linger_a expostulation_n of_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o altar_n quousqae_fw-la domine_fw-la how_o long_o o_o lord_n and_o groan_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o that_o great_a jubilee_n sect._n 47_o this_o be_v the_o day_n that_o must_v make_v good_a that_o great_a attribute_n of_o god_n his_o justice_n that_o must_v reconcile_v those_o unanswerable_a doubt_n that_o torment_v the_o wise_a understanding_n and_o reduce_v those_o seem_a inequality_n and_o respective_a distribution_n in_o this_o world_n to_o a_o equality_n and_o recompensive_a justice_n in_o the_o next_o this_o be_v that_o one_o day_n that_o shall_v include_v and_o comprehend_v all_o that_o go_v before_o it_o wherein_o as_o in_o the_o last_o scene_n all_o the_o actor_n must_v enter_v to_o complete_a and_o make_v up_o the_o catastrophe_n of_o this_o great_a piece_n this_o be_v the_o day_n who_o memory_n have_v only_a power_n to_o make_v we_o honest_a in_o the_o dark_a and_o to_o be_v virtuous_a without_o a_o witness_n *_o ipsa_fw-la svi_fw-la pretium_fw-la virtus_fw-la sibi_fw-la that_o virtue_n be_v she_o own_o reward_n be_v but_o a_o cold_a principle_n and_o not_o able_a to_o maintain_v our_o variable_a resolution_n in_o a_o constant_a and_o settle_a way_n of_o goodness_n i_o have_v practise_v ‖_o that_o honest_a artifice_n of_o seneca_n and_o in_o my_o retire_a and_o solitary_a imagination_n to_o detain_v i_o from_o the_o foulness_n of_o vice_n have_v fancy_v to_o myself_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o dear_a and_o worthy_a friend_n before_o who_o i_o shall_v lose_v my_o head_n rather_o than_o be_v vicious_a yet_o herein_o i_o find_v that_o there_o be_v nought_o but_o moral_a honesty_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v virtuous_a for_o his_o sake_n who_o must_v reward_v we_o at_o the_o last_o *_o ay_o have_v try_v if_o i_o can_v reach_v that_o great_a resolution_n of_o he_o to_o be_v honest_a without_o a_o thought_n of_o heaven_n or_o hell_n and_o indeed_o i_o find_v upon_o a_o natural_a inclination_n and_o inbred_a loyalty_n unto_o virtue_n that_o i_o can_v serve_v she_o without_o a_o livery_n yet_o not_o in_o that_o resolve_a and_o venerable_a way_n but_o that_o the_o frailty_n of_o my_o nature_n upon_o easy_a temptation_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o forget_v she_o the_o life_n therefore_o and_o spirit_n of_o all_o our_o action_n be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o a_o stable_a apprehension_n that_o our_o ash_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o pious_a endeavour_n without_o this_o all_o religion_n be_v a_o fallacy_n and_o those_o impiety_n of_o lucian_n euripides_n and_o julian_n be_v no_o blasphemy_n but_o subtle_a verity_n *_o and_o atheist_n have_v be_v the_o only_a philosopher_n sect._n 48_o how_o shall_v the_o dead_a arise_v be_v no_o question_n of_o my_o faith_n to_o believe_v only_a possibility_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o mere_a philosophy_n many_o thing_n be_v true_a in_o divinity_n which_o be_v neither_o inducible_a by_o reason_n nor_o confirmable_a by_o sense_n and_o many_o thing_n in_o philosophy_n confirmable_a by_o sense_n yet_o not_o inducible_a by_o reason_n thus_o it_o be_v impossible_a by_o any_o solid_a or_o demonstrative_a reason_n to_o persuade_v a_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o needle_n to_o the_o north_n though_o this_o be_v possible_a and_o true_a and_o easy_o credible_a upon_o a_o single_a experiment_n unto_o the_o sense_n i_o believe_v that_o our_o estrange_a and_o divide_v ash_n shall_v unite_v again_o that_o our_o separate_a dust_n after_o so_o many_o pilgrimage_n and_o transformation_n into_o the_o part_n of_o mineral_n plant_n animal_n element_n shall_v at_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n return_n into_o their_o primitive_a shape_n and_o join_v again_o to_o make_v up_o their_o primary_n and_o predestinate_a form_n as_o at_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v a_o separation_n of_o that_o confuse_a mass_n into_o its_o piece_n so_o at_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o separation_n into_o its_o distinct_a individual_n as_o at_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o distinct_a species_n that_o we_o behold_v lay_v involve_v in_o one_o mass_n till_o the_o fruitful_a voice_n of_o god_n separate_v this_o unite_a multitude_n into_o its_o several_a species_n so_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o those_o corrupt_a relic_n shall_v be_v scatter_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o form_n and_o seem_v to_o have_v forget_v their_o proper_a habit_n *_o god_n by_o a_o powerful_a voice_n shall_v command_v they_o back_o into_o their_o proper_a shape_n and_o call_v they_o out_o by_o their_o single_a individual_n then_o shall_v appear_v the_o fertility_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o magic_n of_o that_o sperm_n that_o have_v dilate_v into_o so_o many_o million_o i_o have_v often_o behold_v as_o a_o miracle_n that_o artificial_a resurrection_n and_o revification_n of_o mercury_n how_o be_v mortify_v into_o a_o thousand_o shape_n it_o assume_v again_o its_o own_o and_o return_n into_o its_o numerical_a self_n let_v we_o speak_v natural_o and_o like_a philosopher_n the_o form_n of_o alterable_a body_n in_o these_o sensible_a corruption_n perish_v not_o nor_o as_o we_o imagine_v whole_o quit_v their_o mansion_n but_o retire_v and_o contract_v themselves_o into_o their_o secret_a and_o unaccessible_a part_n where_o they_o may_v best_o protect_v themselves_o from_o the_o action_n of_o their_o antagonist_n a_o 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