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rational_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o sight_n or_o visive_n faculty_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n but_o have_v regard_n to_o our_o saviour_n discourse_n in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v plain_a he_o intend_v not_o so_o much_o that_o which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o homologous_n term_n to_o that_o of_o the_o eye_n as_o what_o s._n paul_n style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v not_o mere_a notion_n or_o perception_n but_o imply_v with_o it_o a_o savour_n and_o relish_v of_o what_o be_v perceive_v get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n say_v christ_n to_o peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o thou_o savory_a not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o the_o apostle_n express_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o brief_a therefore_o respect_v the_o scope_n of_o our_o saviour_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o clear_o anon_o the_o analogy_n must_v run_v thus_o 1._o 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good_a but_o we_o may_v have_v a_o kind_n of_o communicate_v omnipotency_n as_o to_o the_o affair_n of_o our_o own_o sphere_n in_o our_o own_o microcosm_n or_o little_a world_n where_o we_o ought_v to_o rule_v with_o a_o absolute_a hand_n and_o never_o to_o be_v quiet_a till_o we_o can_v profess_v with_o s._n paul_n i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n that_o strengthen_v i_o wherefore_o as_o god_n be_v omnipotent_a in_o the_o great_a universe_n and_o do_v curb_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a creation_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o certain_a natural_a law_n which_o they_o can_v pass_v so_o also_o we_o be_v to_o set_v bound_n and_o limit_n to_o our_o bodily_a passion_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o constant_a subjection_n to_o the_o law_n of_o right_a reason_n or_o to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o again_o in_o the_o second_o place_n though_o we_o can_v be_v omniscient_a yet_o we_o may_v become_v in_o a_o manner_n entire_o intellectual_a and_o thorough_o understand_v and_o as_o affectionate_o relish_v the_o true_a interest_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o perfect_o discern_v all_o the_o concern_v thereof_o and_o be_v accompany_v with_o all_o those_o divine_a truth_n and_o blissful_a speculation_n which_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o perfect_a of_o humane_a happiness_n which_o in_o our_o sphere_n be_v a_o imitation_n of_o the_o divine_a omnisciency_n and_o last_o though_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o creature_n shall_v be_v infinite_o good_a yet_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v fill_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o unexpressible_a benignity_n and_o to_o be_v a_o faithful_a well-willer_n to_o the_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n of_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a promptness_n and_o readiness_n to_o help_v they_o that_o be_v in_o any_o distress_n and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o every_o parcel_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o this_o be_v brief_o the_o amiable_a face_n or_o image_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v visible_a or_o communicable_a to_o we_o which_o we_o see_v by_o the_o beam_n of_o its_o own_o brightness_n as_o we_o see_v the_o sun_n by_o its_o own_o light_n though_o not_o in_o that_o real_a lustre_n nor_o bigness_n that_o it_o be_v and_o i_o hope_v now_o it_o will_v plain_o appear_v that_o the_o recuperation_n of_o this_o divine_a image_n be_v the_o true_a expergefaction_n or_o resuscitation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o a_o state_n of_o sleep_n or_o death_n into_o the_o most_o full_a and_o ample_a function_n of_o life_n of_o which_o the_o first_o degree_n be_v self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n for_o mere_a passivity_n or_o to_o be_v move_v or_o act_v by_o another_o either_o without_o a_o man_n will_n or_o against_o it_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o such_o as_o be_v either_o dead_a or_o asleep_a as_o to_o go_v of_o a_o man_n self_n be_v a_o symptom_n of_o one_o alive_a or_o awake_a wherefore_o whatever_o be_v do_v in_o we_o by_o mere_a passion_n or_o ignorance_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v act_v upon_o we_o than_o act_v by_o we_o and_o to_o be_v a_o defect_n of_o that_o degree_n of_o life_n which_o we_o call_v self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n in_o such_o case_n we_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v carry_v by_o surprise_n than_o to_o go_v of_o our_o own_o accord_n as_o man_n that_o be_v dead_a drink_v may_v be_v hale_v or_o dispose_v of_o where_o other_o please_v and_o every_o one_o that_o be_v act_v by_o passion_n be_v drink_v or_o if_o act_v upon_o through_o ignorance_n asleep_a and_o so_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o degree_n of_o life_n which_o be_v self-activity_n a_o do_v thing_n from_o a_o inward_a or_o thorough_a assent_n to_o they_o which_o no_o man_n do_v in_o a_o wicked_a action_n because_o every_o one_o that_o commit_v wickedness_n do_v it_o to_o his_o own_o infinite_a disinterest_n and_o wrong_n which_o no_o man_n do_v ever_o yet_o nor_o even_o can_v assent_v to_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o be_v not_o in_o this_o regard_n self-active_a and_o that_o therefore_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o death_n out_o of_o which_o the_o image_n of_o god_n awake_v he_o namely_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n in_o he_o which_o show_v he_o his_o way_n clear_o that_o he_o may_v make_v a_o choice_n never_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o and_o enable_v he_o to_o walk_v in_o that_o way_n and_o to_o bear_v strong_o and_o victorious_o against_o all_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o body_n or_o suggestion_n of_o this_o worldly_a life_n and_o so_o by_o the_o self-activity_n of_o that_o spiritual_a or_o immaterial_a principle_n in_o he_o he_o rule_v this_o little_a world_n of_o he_o by_o irresistible_a law_n as_o god_n himself_o do_v the_o great_a one_o and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v one_o considerable_a degree_n of_o the_o evigilation_n of_o the_o soul_n through_o the_o divine_a image_n and_o the_o second_o be_v no_o less_o considerable_a and_o which_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o already_o in_o the_o former_a for_o if_o ignorance_n be_v sleep_n the_o intellectual_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o eminent_a evigilation_n of_o she_o and_o if_o to_o grow_v corporeal_a be_v to_o become_v more_o inert_n more_o unactive_a and_o drowsy_a then_o sure_o to_o become_v more_o spiritual_a must_v be_v join_v with_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o life_n and_o activity_n and_o what_o action_n be_v more_o spiritual_a than_o those_o which_o the_o soul_n exert_v herself_o into_o in_o rational_a disquisition_n and_o divine_a speculation_n and_o in_o the_o search_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o momentous_a truth_n concern_v god_n and_o nature_n when_o she_o unravel_v all_o into_o certain_a immutable_a and_o indelible_a idea_n of_o thing_n which_o she_o be_v teach_v by_o no_o touch_n from_o external_a matter_n but_o be_v the_o most_o inward_a hide_a life_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o adytum_fw-la or_o oracle_n that_o speak_v truth_n from_o the_o deep_a recess_n of_o her_o essence_n into_o which_o she_o can_v enter_v but_o by_o a_o lusty_a rowze_a up_o and_o rub_v her_o eye_n clean_o of_o all_o those_o mist_n and_o fume_n that_o arise_v from_o corporeal_a phantasm_n or_o accustomary_a prejudices_fw-la these_o operation_n certain_o must_v be_v very_o intellectual_a and_o incorporeal_a and_o therefore_o very_o much_o raise_v above_o the_o body_n that_o sepulchre_n or_o dormitory_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o to_o be_v perform_v but_o by_o the_o excitation_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o spirit_n as_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n congenerous_a to_o that_o heavenly_a body_n that_o luminous_a or_o aethereal_a vehicle_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n shall_v ride_v as_o in_o her_o triumphal_a chariot_n at_o the_o general_a appearance_n in_o the_o last_o day_n i_o say_v the_o close_o and_o more_o noble_a intellectual_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o to_o be_v perform_v but_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o more_o tenuious_a and_o fiery_a spirit_n whence_o the_o oracle_n call_v the_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mentem_fw-la igneam_fw-la which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o phlegmatic_a sluggishness_n and_o drownedness_n that_o the_o worldly_a and_o carnally-minded_n be_v overflow_v with_o but_o beside_o that_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o these_o intellectual_a action_n flow_v argue_v a_o notorious_a excitation_n or_o expergefaction_n of_o the_o mind_n therein_o that_o which_o be_v intellectual_a be_v plain_o divine_a or_o godlike_a who_o the_o school_n right_o define_v to_o be_v actus_fw-la purissimus_fw-la pure_a life_n and_o essential_a energy_n that_o the_o soul_n in_o her_o intellectual_a operation_n be_v rouse_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o a_o sleep_n will_v far_o appear_v if_o we_o compare_v the_o function_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a life_n with_o those_o of_o the_o intellectual_a the_o large_a operation_n of_o the_o former_a of_o which_o be_v that_o of_o our_o eye_n which_o take_v in_o but_o this_o visible_a hemisphere_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o it_o can_v take_v in_o the_o whole_a according_a to_o this_o contract_a proportion_n it_o be_v a_o pitiful_a scant_a thing_n such_o as_o be_v infinite_o lesser_a than_o what_o our_o understanding_n conceive_v the_o universe_n to_o be_v nay_o many_o thousand_o time_n less_o than_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v but_o as_o a_o mathematical_a point_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o world_n how_o contract_v then_o be_v touch_n and_o taste_v and_o the_o other_o sense_n for_o the_o love_n of_o which_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v immerse_v into_o the_o body_n and_o whole_o give_v up_o to_o they_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o her_o function_n of_o life_n be_v infinite_o contract_v and_o that_o she_o lie_v asleep_a or_o dead_a to_o her_o large_a faculty_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o excitation_n of_o they_o be_v her_o expergefaction_n into_o infinite_o a_o more_o ample_a sphere_n
god_n the_o righteous_a nation_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o nathanael_n behold_v a_o true_a israelite_n indeed_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n and_o thus_o the_o psalmist_n sure_o god_n be_v good_a unto_o israel_n even_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o upright_a heart_n god_n continue_v his_o goodness_n to_o they_o and_o increase_v it_o sevenfold_a and_o increase_v they_o in_o number_n above_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n that_o none_o may_v be_v able_a to_o count_v the_o dust_n of_o jacob_n or_o to_o number_v the_o four_o part_n of_o israel_n that_o the_o heathen_a may_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o they_o and_o that_o the_o very_a memorial_n of_o wickedness_n may_v perish_v from_o off_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o king_n of_o saint_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n who_o inhabit_v immortality_n and_o the_o light_a inaccessible_a to_o the_o only_a wise_a and_o all-powerful_a god_n be_v ascribe_v as_o be_v most_o due_a all_o honour_n etc._n etc._n discourse_n xiii_o 1_o pet._n i_o 22_o 23._o see_v you_o have_v purify_v your_o soul_n in_o obey_v the_o truth_n through_o the_o spirit_n unto_o unfeigned_a love_n of_o the_o brethren_n see_v that_o you_o love_v one_o another_o with_o a_o pure_a heart_n fervent_o be_v bear_v again_o not_o of_o corruptible_a seed_n but_o of_o incorruptible_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o live_v and_o abide_v for_o ever_o the_o text_n be_v a_o exhortation_n to_o christian_a love_n the_o duty_n be_v enforce_v from_o a_o double_a argument_n 1._o from_o the_o end_n of_o our_o sanctification_n in_o those_o word_n see_v you_o have_v purify_v your_o soul_n in_o obey_v the_o truth_n through_o the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o or_o for_o unfeigned_a brotherly_a love_n and_o this_o usher_n in_o the_o precept_n or_o duty_n love_v one_o another_o with_o a_o pure_a heart_n fervent_o 2._o the_o other_o argument_n follow_v of_o no_o less_o force_n than_o the_o former_a which_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o new_a birth_n be_v bear_v again_o not_o of_o corruptible_a seed_n but_o of_o incorruptible_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o live_v and_o abide_v for_o ever_o the_o several_a truth_n or_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o argument_n be_v these_o viz._n doctrine_n i._o that_o the_o christian_a man_n soul_n be_v purify_v purify_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n synonymous_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o imply_v a_o purge_n or_o cleanse_v from_o filth_n they_o be_v both_o use_v together_o james_n 4._o 8._o in_o one_o signification_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o more_o special_a sense_n belong_v to_o they_o both_o they_o both_o signify_v a_o sacred_a and_o ceremonial_a kind_n of_o cleanse_v and_o purification_n and_o after_o appropriation_n to_o god_n as_o titus_n 2._o 14._o where_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o allusion_n to_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o levite_n numb_a 8._o and_o their_o wash_n of_o their_o clothes_n and_o sprinkle_v the_o water_n of_o purification_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o text_n imply_v cleanse_v and_o appropriation_n but_o the_o object_n be_v not_o here_o express_v yet_o very_o safe_o suppose_v we_o can_v miss_v of_o they_o if_o we_o will_v for_o from_o what_o shall_v the_o soul_n be_v purify_v but_o from_o its_o filth_n what_o be_v the_o filth_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o sin_n to_o who_o shall_v the_o soul_n thus_o purge_v be_v appropriate_v or_o consecrate_v to_o itself_o it_o be_v not_o purge_v if_o not_o purge_v from_o itself_o to_o the_o creature_n it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o impiety_n palpable_a idolatry_n to_o sin_n it_o be_v not_o sense_n to_o what_o then_o but_o to_o god_n its_o creator_n and_o redeemer_n who_o give_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n tit._n 2._o 14._o thus_o be_v purify_v the_o christian_n soul_n which_o be_v true_a not_o only_o in_o that_o narrow_a sense_n of_o take_v the_o soul_n but_o also_o as_o it_o include_v the_o body_n or_o the_o beast_n as_o the_o platonist_n call_v it_o even_o the_o very_a passion_n and_o more_o fiery_a motion_n which_o those_o philosopher_n resemble_v to_o horse_n draw_v the_o chariot_n of_o the_o soul_n these_o also_o shall_v be_v sanctify_v so_o that_o upon_o the_o reins_o of_o the_o horse_n if_o i_o may_v speak_v with_o zechary_n there_o be_v inscribe_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o certain_o more_o proper_o and_o chief_o this_o purification_n belong_v to_o the_o soul_n herself_o and_o from_o thence_o will_v sink_v through_o all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o body_n take_v hold_n of_o they_o wield_v they_o and_o rule_v they_o at_o its_o own_o pleasure_n or_o at_o least_o not_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v overrule_v by_o they_o now_o this_o purify_n of_o a_o 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