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nor_o can_v so_o much_o as_o be_v imagine_v separate_a one_o from_o the_o other_o namely_o the_o operation_n from_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o power_n from_o god_n wherefore_o if_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v somewhere_o the_o soul_n be_v somewhere_o viz._n there_o where_o the_o operation_n and_o if_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v somewhere_o god_n be_v somewhere_o namely_o there_o where_o the_o divine_a power_n be_v he_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o soul_n in_o the_o humane_a body_n whosoever_o can_v deny_v this_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o may_v deny_v that_o common_a notion_n in_o mathematics_n quantity_n that_o be_v single_o equal_a to_o one_o three_o be_v equal_a to_o one_o another_o sect_n vi_o the_o apart_a confession_n of_o the_o nullibist_n that_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v where_o its_o operation_n be_v and_o how_o they_o contradict_v themselves_o and_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o spirit_n extend_v and_o very_o that_o which_o we_o contend_v for_o the_o nullibist_n seem_v apert_o to_o assert_v even_o in_o their_o own_o express_a word_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o lambertus_n velthusius_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr initiis_fw-la primae_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la in_o the_o chapter_n de_fw-fr ubi_fw-la who_o though_o he_o do_v manifest_o affirm_v that_o god_n and_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n by_o their_o operation_n be_v in_o every_o part_n or_o some_o one_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o that_o in_o that_o sense_n namely_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o operation_n the_o soul_n may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v somewhere_o god_n everywhere_o as_o if_o that_o be_v the_o only_a mode_n of_o their_o presence_n yet_o he_o do_v express_o grant_v that_o the_o essence_n be_v nowhere_o separate_v from_o that_o whereby_o god_n or_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o one_o everywhere_o the_o other_o somewhere_o that_o no_o man_n may_v conceit_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v where_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o attribute_n be_v not_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n but_o that_o his_o virtue_n diffuse_v itself_o beyond_o heaven_n no_o by_o no_o mean_n say_v he_o wheresoever_o god_n power_n or_o operation_n be_v there_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n forasmuch_o as_o god_n be_v a_o substance_n devoid_a of_o all_o composition_n thus_o far_o velthusius_n whence_o i_o assume_v but_o the_o power_n or_o operation_n of_o god_n be_v in_o or_o present_a to_o the_o matter_n therefore_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n be_v in_o or_o present_a to_o the_o matter_n and_o be_v there_o where_o the_o matter_n be_v and_o therefore_o somewhere_o can_v there_o be_v any_o deduction_n or_o illation_n more_o close_a and_o coherent_a with_o the_o premise_n and_o yet_o that_o other_o most_o devote_a follower_n of_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n ludovicus_n de-la-forge_n can_v abstain_v from_o the_o offer_v we_o the_o same_o advantage_n of_o argue_v or_o rather_o from_o the_o infer_v the_o same_o conclusion_n with_o we_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr mente_fw-la humana_fw-la chap._n 12._o where_o occur_v these_o word_n last_o when_o i_o say_v that_o god_n be_v present_a to_o all_o thing_n by_o his_o omnipotency_n and_o consequent_o to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o also_o by_o his_o essence_n or_o substance_n he_o be_v present_a to_o they_o for_o all_o those_o thing_n in_o god_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o do_v thou_o hear_v my_o nullibist_n what_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o thy_o condisciple_n and_o most_o religious_a symmist_n of_o that_o stupendous_a secret_n of_o nullibism_n plain_o profess_v namely_o that_o god_n be_v present_a to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n by_o his_o essence_n also_o or_o substance_n and_o yet_o you_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n blush_v not_o to_o assert_v that_o neither_o god_n nor_o any_o create_a spirit_n be_v any_o where_o than_o which_o nothing_o more_o contradictious_a can_v be_v speak_v or_o think_v or_o more_o abhor_v from_o all_o reason_n wherefore_o whenas_o the_o nullibist_n come_v so_o near_o to_o the_o truth_n it_o seem_v impossible_a they_o shall_v so_o all_o of_o a_o sudden_a start_v from_o it_o unless_o they_o be_v blind_v with_o a_o superstitious_a admiration_n of_o des_n cartes_n his_o metaphysic_n and_o be_v delude_v effascinated_a and_o befool_v with_o his_o jocular_a subtlety_n and_o prestigious_a abstraction_n there_o for_o who_o in_o his_o right_a wit_n can_v acknowledge_v that_o a_o spirit_n by_o its_o essence_n may_v be_v present_a to_o matter_n and_o yet_o be_v nowhere_o unless_o the_o matter_n be_v nowhere_o also_o and_o that_o a_o spirit_n may_v penetrate_v possess_v and_o actuate_v some_o determinate_a body_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v in_o that_o body_n in_o which_o if_o it_o be_v it_o be_v plain_o necessary_a it_o be_v somewhere_o and_o yet_o the_o same_o ludovicus_n de-la-forge_n do_v manifest_o assert_v that_o the_o body_n be_v thus_o possess_v and_o actuate_v by_o
the_o soul_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr mente_fw-la humana_fw-la while_o he_o declare_v the_o opinion_n of_o marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la concern_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o soul_n actuate_v the_o body_n in_o marsilius_n his_o own_o word_n and_o do_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n assent_v to_o his_o opinion_n what_o therefore_o do_v these_o form_n to_o the_o body_n when_o they_o communicate_v to_o it_o their_o esse_fw-la they_o thorough_o penetrate_v it_o with_o their_o essence_n they_o bequeath_v the_o virtue_n of_o their_o essence_n to_o it_o but_o now_o whereas_o the_o esse_fw-la be_v deduce_v from_o the_o essence_n and_o the_o operation_n flow_v from_o the_o virtue_n by_o conjoin_v the_o essence_n they_o impart_v the_o esse_fw-la by_o bequeath_v the_o virtue_n they_o communicate_v the_o operation_n so_o that_o out_o of_o the_o congress_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n there_o be_v make_v one_o animal_n esse_fw-la one_o operation_n thus_o he_o the_o soul_n with_o her_o essence_n penetrate_v and_o pervade_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o where_o the_o body_n be_v but_o nowhere_o in_o the_o universe_n with_o what_o manifest_a repugnancy_n therefore_o to_o their_o other_o assertion_n the_o nullibist_n hold_v this_o ridiculous_a conclusion_n we_o have_v sufficient_o see_v and_o how_o weak_a their_o chief_a prop_n be_v that_o whatever_o be_v extend_v be_v material_a which_o be_v not_o only_o confute_v by_o irresragable_a argument_n chap._n 6_o 7_o and_o 8._o enchirid._n metaphys_n but_o we_o have_v here_o also_o by_o so_o clear_o prove_v that_o all_o spirit_n be_v somewhere_o utter_o subvert_v it_o even_o from_o that_o very_a concession_n or_o opinion_n of_o the_o nullibist_n themselves_o who_o concede_fw-la or_o aver_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v somewhere_o be_v extend_v which_o spirit_n be_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o material_a sect_n vii_o the_o more_o light_a reason_n of_o the_o nullibist_n whereby_o they_o will_v confirm_v their_o opinion_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v nowhere_o but_o we_o will_v not_o pass_v by_o their_o more_o slight_a reason_n in_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n or_o rather_o so_o monstrous_a of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n think_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v nowhere_o nor_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o place_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o logical_a place_n or_o ubi_fw-la of_o which_o sort_n be_v many_o truth_n as_o well_o moral_a as_o theological_n and_o logical_a which_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o they_o be_v nowhere_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o conceive_v they_o be_v necessary_o nowhere_o also_o but_o how_o crazy_o and_o inconsequent_o they_o collect_v that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v nowhere_o for_o that_o it_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v nowhere_o may_v be_v apparent_a to_o any_o one_o srom_n hence_o and_o especial_o to_o the_o nullibist_n themselves_o because_o from_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v somewhere_o because_o sometime_o if_o not_o always_o in_o a_o manner_n it_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v somewhere_o as_o all_o material_a thing_n be_v which_o yet_o they_o dare_v not_o grant_v because_o it_o will_v plain_o follow_v from_o thence_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n that_o the_o mind_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v extend_v and_o so_o will_v become_v corporeal_a and_o devoid_a of_o all_o cogitation_n but_o beside_o these_o thing_n which_o they_o say_v be_v nowhere_o namely_o certain_a moral_a logical_a and_o theological_a truth_n be_v real_o somewhere_o viz._n in_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o conceive_v they_o but_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n as_o we_o prove_v above_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o soul_n and_o those_o truth_n which_o she_o conceive_v be_v as_o well_o somewhere_o as_o the_o body_n itself_o i_o grant_v that_o some_o truth_n as_o they_o be_v representation_n neither_o respect_n time_n nor_o place_n in_o whatever_o sense_n but_o as_o they_o be_v operation_n and_o therefore_o modes_n of_o some_o subject_a or_o substance_n they_o can_v be_v otherwise_o conceive_v than_o in_o some_o substance_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n which_o have_v not_o some_o amplitude_n they_o be_v in_o a_o substance_n which_o be_v in_o some_o soâ—…t_n extend_v and_o so_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o subject_n they_o be_v necessary_o conceive_v to_o be_v somewhere_o because_o a_o mode_n be_v inseparable_a from_o a_o subject_a nor_o be_o i_o at_o all_o move_v with_o that_o giddy_a and_o rash_a tergiversation_n which_o some_o betake_v themselves_o to_o here_o who_o say_v we_o do_v not_o well_o in_o distinguish_v betwixt_o cogitation_n such_o as_o be_v all_o conceive_a verity_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n cogitate_v for_o cogitation_n itself_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o extension_n be_v of_o matter_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o well_o nowhere_o as_o any_o cogitation_n which_o respect_v neither_o time_n nor_o place_n will_v be_v if_o it_o be_v find_v in_o no_o subject_n but_o here_o the_o nullibist_n who_o will_v thus_o escape_v do_v not_o observe_v that_o while_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v cogitation_n they_o therewithal_o acknowledge_v the_o soul_n to_o have_v a_o substance_n whence_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o have_v some_o amplitude_n and_o beside_o this_o assertion_n whereby_o they_o assert_v cogitation_n to_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v manifest_o false_a for_o many_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o they_o speak_v specifical_o different_a which_o therefore_o succeed_v one_o after_o another_o will_v be_v so_o many_o substance_n specifical_o different_a and_o so_o the_o soul_n of_o socrates_n will_v not_o always_o be_v the_o same_o specifical_a soul_n and_o much_o less_o the_o same_o numerical_a than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o delirant_fw-la and_o more_o remote_a from_o common_a sense_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o permanent_a be_v but_o her_o cogitation_n in_o a_o flux_n or_o succession_n how_o then_o can_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v its_o successive_a operation_n and_o when_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v so_o perpetual_o cease_v or_o perish_v what_o i_o beseech_v you_o will_v become_v of_o memory_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_o evident_a that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a permanent_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o much_o distinct_a or_o different_a from_o her_o succeed_a cogitation_n as_o the_o matter_n itself_o be_v from_o its_o successive_a figure_n and_o motion_n sect_n viii_o the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o nullibist_n viz._n that_o cogitation_n be_v easy_o conceive_v without_o extension_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v somewhat_o coincident_a with_o some_o of_o those_o we_o have_v already_o examine_v but_o it_o be_v brief_o propose_v by_o they_o thus_o there_o can_v be_v no_o conception_n no_o not_o of_o a_o logical_a place_n or_o ubi_fw-la without_o extension_n but_o cogitation_n be_v easy_o conceive_v without_o conceive_v any_o extension_n wherefore_o the_o mind_n cogitate_v exempt_a from_o all_o extension_n be_v exempt_a also_o from_o all_o locality_n whether_o physical_a or_o logical_a and_o be_v so_o loosen_a from_o it_o that_o it_o have_v no_o relation_n nor_o applicability_n thereto_o as_o if_o those_o thing_n have_v no_o relation_n nor_o applicability_n to_o other_o certain_a thing_n without_o which_o they_o may_v be_v conceive_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o argumentation_n be_v easy_o deprehend_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o intenseness_n of_o heat_n or_o motion_n be_v consider_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o its_o extension_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o a_o extend_a subject_n viz._n to_o a_o bullet_n shoot_v or_o red_a hot_a iron_n and_o though_o in_o intent_n and_o defixed_a thought_n upon_o some_o either_o difficult_a or_o please_a object_n we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o observe_v how_o the_o time_n pass_v nor_o take_v the_o slight_a notice_n of_o it_o nothing_o hinder_v notwithstanding_o but_o those_o cogitation_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o time_n and_o it_o be_v right_o say_v that_o about_o six_o a_o clock_n suppose_v in_o the_o morning_n they_o begin_v and_o continue_v till_o eleven_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o place_n may_v be_v define_v where_o they_o be_v conceive_v viz._n within_o the_o wall_n of_o such_o a_o one_o study_n although_o perhaps_o all_o that_o time_n this_o so_o fix_a contemplator_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n whether_o he_o be_v in_o his_o study_n or_o in_o the_o field_n and_o to_o speak_v out_o the_o matter_n at_o once_o from_o the_o precision_n of_o our_o thought_n to_o infer_v the_o real_a precision_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v a_o very_a putid_v and_o
by_o what_o artifice_n they_o have_v so_o spread_v themselves_o in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o prejudices_fw-la and_o enchantment_n of_o superstition_n and_o stupid_a admiration_n of_o man_n person_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o may_v utter_o blind_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o charm_v they_o into_o dotage_n but_o if_o any_o one_o all_o prejudice_n and_o parts-taking_a be_v lay_v aside_o will_v attentive_o consider_v the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v he_o shall_v clear_o perceive_v and_o acknowledge_v unless_o all_o belief_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o humane_a faculty_n that_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o nullibist_n and_o holenmerians_n touch_v incorporeal_a being_n be_v miserable_o false_a and_o not_o that_o only_a but_o as_o to_o any_o philosophical_a purpose_n altogether_o useless_a forasmuch_o as_o out_o of_o neither_o hypothesis_n there_o do_v appear_v any_o great_a facility_n of_o conceive_v how_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o any_o other_o spirit_n performs_z those_o function_n of_o perception_n and_o of_o move_a of_o body_n from_o their_o be_v suppose_v nowhere_o than_o from_o their_o be_v suppose_v somewhere_o or_o from_o suppose_v they_o whole_o in_o every_o part_n of_o a_o body_n than_o from_o suppose_v they_o only_o to_o occupy_v the_o whole_a body_n by_o a_o essential_a or_o metaphysical_a extension_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o both_o the_o hypothesis_n do_v entangle_v and_o involve_v the_o doctrine_n of_o incorporeal_a being_n with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o repugnancy_n wherefore_o there_o be_v neither_o truth_n nor_o usefulness_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n and_o nullibist_n i_o hope_v it_o will_v oâ—…end_v no_o man_n if_o we_o send_v they_o quite_o pack_v from_o our_o philosophation_n touch_v a_o incorporeal_a be_v or_o spirit_n in_o our_o deliver_v the_o true_a idea_n or_o notion_n thereof_o sect_n xvi_o that_o those_o that_o contend_v that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v so_o difficult_a and_o imperscrutable_a do_v not_o this_o because_o they_o be_v of_o a_o more_o sharp_a and_o pierce_a judgement_n than_o other_o but_o of_o a_o genius_n more_o rude_a and_o plebeian_a now_o i_o have_v so_o successful_o remove_v and_o dissipate_v those_o two_o vast_a mound_n of_o night_n and_o mistiness_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o incorporeal_a being_n and_o obscure_v it_o with_o such_o gross_a darkness_n it_o remain_v that_o we_o open_v and_o illustrate_v the_o true_a and_o genuine_a nature_n of_o they_o in_o general_a and_o propose_v such_o a_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o will_v exhibit_v no_o difficulty_n to_o a_o mind_n right_o prepare_v and_o free_v from_o prejudice_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v very_o easy_o understand_v provide_v one_o right_o and_o skilful_o show_v the_o way_n to_o the_o learner_n and_o form_n to_o he_o true_a notion_n of_o the_o thing_n insomuch_o that_o i_o have_v often_o wonder_v at_o the_o superstitious_a consternation_n of_o mind_n in_o those_o man_n or_o the_o profaneness_n of_o their_o temper_n and_o innate_a aversation_n from_o the_o contemplation_n of_o divine_a thing_n who_o if_o by_o chance_n they_o hear_v any_o one_o profess_v that_o he_o can_v with_o sufficient_a clearness_n and_o distinctness_n conceive_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o communicate_v the_o notion_n to_o other_o they_o be_v present_o astartle_v and_o amaze_v at_o the_o say_n and_o straightway_o accuse_v the_o man_n of_o intolerable_a levity_n or_o arrogancy_n as_o think_v he_o to_o assume_v so_o much_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o promise_v to_o other_o as_o no_o humane_a wit_n furnish_v with_o never_o so_o much_o knowledge_n can_v ever_o perform_v and_o this_o i_o understand_v even_o of_o such_o man_n who_o yet_o ready_o acknowledge_v the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n but_o as_o for_o those_o that_o deny_v their_o existence_n whoever_o profess_v this_o skill_n to_o they_o very_o he_o can_v but_o appear_v a_o man_n above_o all_o measure_n vain_a and_o dote_a but_o i_o hope_v that_o i_o shall_v so_o bring_v it_o about_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v appear_v more_o stupid_a and_o dote_a no_o man_n more_o unskilful_a and_o ignorant_a than_o he_o that_o esteem_v the_o clear_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n so_o hopeless_a and_o desperate_a a_o attempt_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v plain_o detect_v that_o this_o big_a and_o boastful_a profession_n of_o their_o ignorance_n in_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n more_o a_o sharp_a or_o discern_a judgement_n than_o other_o mortal_n but_o that_o they_o have_v more_o gross_a and_o weak_a part_n and_o a_o shallow_a wit_n and_o such_o as_o come_v near_a to_o the_o superstition_n and_o stupidity_n of_o the_o rude_a vulgar_a who_o easy_o fall_n into_o admiration_n and_o astonishment_n than_o pierce_v into_o the_o reason_n and_o notice_n of_o any_o difficult_a matter_n sect_n xvii_o the_o definition_n of_o body_n in_o general_n with_o so_o clear_a a_o explication_n thereof_o that_o even_o they_o that_o complain_v of_o the_o obscurity_n of_o a_o spirit_n can_v but_o confess_v they_o perfect_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n but_o now_o for_o those_o that_o do_v thus_o despair_v of_o any_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n i_o will_v entreat_v they_o to_o try_v the_o ability_n of_o their_o wit_n in_o recognise_a and_o thorough_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n in_o general_n and_o let_v they_o ingenuous_o tell_v i_o whether_o they_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v a_o clear_a and_o perspicuous_a definition_n thereof_o viz._n that_o body_n be_v substance_n material_a of_o itself_o altogether_o destitute_a of_o all_o perception_n life_n and_o motion_n or_o thus_o body_n be_v a_o substance_n material_a coalescent_n or_o accrue_v together_o into_o one_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o other_o thing_n from_o whence_o that_o one_o by_o coalition_n have_v or_o may_v have_v life_n also_o perception_n and_o motion_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o will_v ready_o answer_v that_o they_o understand_v all_o this_o as_o to_o the_o term_n clear_o and_o perfect_o nor_o will_v they_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o but_o that_o we_o deprive_v body_n of_o all_o metion_n from_o itself_o as_o also_o of_o union_n life_n and_o perception_n but_o that_o it_o be_v substance_n that_o be_v a_o be_v subsistent_a by_o itself_o not_o a_o mode_n of_o some_o be_v they_o can_v but_o very_o willing_o admit_v and_o that_o also_o it_o be_v a_o material_a substance_n compound_v of_o physical_a monad_n or_o at_o least_o of_o most_o minute_n particle_n of_o matter_n into_o which_o it_o be_v divisible_a and_o because_o of_o their_o impenetrability_n impenetrable_a by_o any_o other_o body_n so_o that_o the_o essential_a and_o positive_a difference_n of_o a_o body_n be_v that_o it_o be_v impenetrable_a and_o physical_o divisible_a into_o part_n but_o that_o it_o be_v extend_v that_o immediate_o belong_v to_o it_o as_o it_o be_v a_o be_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v doubt_v of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o differentia_fw-la whenas_o it_o be_v solid_o and_o full_o prove_v in_o philosophy_n that_o matter_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n or_o in_o itself_o be_v endue_v with_o no_o perception_n life_n nor_o motion_n and_o beside_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o we_o here_o do_v not_o treat_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o thing_n but_o of_o their_o intelligible_a notion_n and_o essence_n sect_n xviii_o the_o perfect_a definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n with_o a_o full_a explication_n of_o its_o nature_n through_o all_o degree_n and_o if_o the_o notion_n or_o essence_n be_v so_o easy_o understand_v in_o nature_n corporeal_a or_o body_n i_o do_v not_o see_v but_o in_o the_o species_n immediate_o opposite_a to_o body_n viz._n spirit_n there_o may_v be_v find_v the_o same_o facility_n of_o be_v understand_v let_v we_o try_v therefore_o and_o from_o the_o law_n of_o opposite_n let_v we_o define_v a_o spirit_n a_o immaterial_a substance_n intrinsical_o endue_v with_o life_n and_o the_o faculty_n of_o motion_n this_o slender_a and_o brief_a desinition_n that_o thus_o easy_o slow_v without_o any_o noise_n do_v comprehend_v in_o general_a the_o whole_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o lest_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o exility_n and_o brevity_n it_o may_v prove_v less_o perceptible_a to_o the_o understanding_n as_o a_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o sight_n i_o will_v subjoin_v a_o more_o full_a explication_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o all_o that_o this_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v nothing_o inferior_a to_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o body_n as_o to_o clearness_n and_o perspicuity_n and_o that_o by_o this_o method_n which_o we_o now_o fall_v upon_o a_o full_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n may_v be_v attain_v to_o go_v to_o therefore_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n
the_o art_n of_o juggle_v if_o they_o or_o their_o proselyte_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o say_v thus_o they_o may_v by_o their_o principle_n which_o will_v serve_v they_o to_o elude_v the_o history_n in_o reference_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o well_o as_o it_o do_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o magician_n they_o may_v with_o as_o much_o modesty_n turn_v all_o into_o allegory_n and_o metaphor_n i_o think_v by_o all_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o shift_n of_o the_o witch-advocate_n be_v very_o vain_a and_o that_o what_o the_o magician_n do_v be_v not_o mere_a juggle_n much_o less_o only_o politic_a oratory_n and_o rhetoric_n as_o if_o those_o magician_n by_o their_o eloquence_n can_v persuade_v pharaoh_n and_o his_o servant_n against_o their_o sense_n as_o these_o patron_n of_o witch_n endeavour_v to_o do_v by_o we_o they_o be_v the_o great_a witch_n in_o their_o own_o sense_n that_o be_v extant_a and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v belie_v if_o they_o be_v not_o so_o in_o other_o sense_n sect_n xiii_o that_o what_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n do_v perform_v be_v at_o least_o by_o a_o implicit_a confederacy_n with_o evil_a spirit_n well_o if_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n in_o the_o history_n the_o magician_n be_v not_o only_a couzener_n and_o hocuspocus_a man_n there_o be_v something_o do_v that_o be_v extraordinary_a beyond_o man_n art_n and_o contrivance_n or_o the_o effect_n of_o ordinary_a nature_n and_o therefore_o must_v have_v either_o god_n or_o some_o spirit_n or_o daemon_n one_o or_o more_o for_o the_o author_n the_o former_a no_o one_o say_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o this_o be_v only_o permissive_a therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o magician_n do_v this_o by_o spirit_n creature_n of_o the_o invisible_a world_n the_o text_n say_v by_o their_o enchantment_n per_fw-la arcana_fw-la the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v which_o because_o it_o be_v a_o general_a word_n mr._n wagstaffe_n take_v hold_v of_o it_o and_o determine_v it_o to_o secret_a and_o sly_a trick_n those_o of_o legerdemain_n and_o cozenage_n when_o as_o it_o be_v as_o applicable_a to_o any_o kind_n of_o secret_n and_o so_o to_o the_o diabolical_a art_n and_o confederacy_n as_o to_o his_o sense_n and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v understand_v here_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o history_n by_o those_o arcana_fw-la other_o read_z incantationes_fw-la veneficia_fw-la they_o do_v those_o strange_a thing_n viz._n by_o secret_a confederacy_n with_o spirit_n they_o oblige_v they_o to_o perform_v the_o wonder_n but_o what_o do_v the_o spirit_n do_v be_v the_o serpent_n blood_n and_o frog_n real_a or_o apparent_a only_a i_o be_o not_o oblige_v to_o say_v who_o be_v of_o one_o opinion_n and_o who_o of_o another_o in_o this_o it_o matter_n not_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o performance_n be_v most_o easy_a and_o most_o suitable_a to_o the_o sacred_a story_n and_o there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o conceive_v that_o spirit_n may_v sudden_o convey_v serpent_n with_o which_o egypt_n abound_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o rod_n which_o they_o may_v unperceivable_o snatch_v away_o after_o they_o be_v throw_v down_o this_o they_o can_v do_v though_o the_o magician_n of_o themselves_o can_v not_o and_o they_o may_v be_v provide_v for_o the_o performance_n by_o know_v the_o command_n god_n have_v give_v moses_n and_o aaron_n concern_v the_o thing_n he_o will_v have_v they_o do_v which_o the_o magician_n can_v not_o know_v at_o least_o not_o but_o by_o they_o and_o for_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o frog_n they_o may_v by_o infusion_n or_o a_o thousand_o way_n that_o we_o can_v tell_v make_v the_o water_n to_o all_o appearance_n bloody_a or_o perhaps_o real_o transmute_v some_o we_o know_v not_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o power_n and_o to_o bring_v up_o the_o frog_n from_o the_o lake_n and_o river_n be_v no_o hard_a thing_n for_o they_o to_o effect_v though_o impossible_a for_o the_o magician_n to_o do_v by_o trick_n of_o juggle_a we_o see_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o history_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a in_o our_o way_n but_o force_v harsh_a contradictious_a and_o most_o absurd_a in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o hag-advocate_n to_o make_v the_o inference_n from_o these_o magician_n to_o my_o point_n yet_o more_o plain_a and_o demonstrative_a i_o shall_v surth_o take_v notice_n that_o if_o we_o do_v not_o suppose_v a_o confederacy_n and_o formal_a compact_n between_o they_o and_o the_o spirit_n they_o act_v by_o it_o must_v at_o least_o be_v grant_v that_o those_o magician_n have_v a_o way_n to_o oblige_v they_o to_o act_v either_o by_o word_n or_o ceremony_n which_o they_o have_v bind_v themselves_o to_o attend_v in_o order_n to_o further_a familiarity_n with_o the_o person_n that_o so_o employ_v they_o and_o at_o last_o to_o explicit_a compact_n and_o even_o this_o be_v sufficient_a for_o what_o i_o will_v infer_v i_o have_v thus_o dispatch_v a_o great_a argument_n brief_o and_o yet_o i_o hope_v full_o mr._n webster_n be_v after_o his_o manner_n very_o voluminous_a about_o it_o but_o all_o he_o have_v say_v in_o five_o or_o six_o leave_n in_o folio_n to_o the_o purpose_n be_v in_o those_o few_o line_n i_o have_v recite_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v senseless_a ramble_a impertinence_n amuse_v his_o reader_n with_o active_n and_o passive_n mecassaphim_n hartummims_n talesmans_n wonderful_a cure_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o plant_n tell_v story_n and_o cite_v scrap_n from_o this_o man_n and_o from_o that_o all_o which_o serve_v only_o for_o ostentation_n and_o the_o deception_n of_o the_o injudicious_a but_o signify_v nothing_o to_o any_o purpose_n of_o reason_v sect_n fourteen_o the_o other_o grand_a instance_n of_o confederacy_n with_o evil_a spirit_n in_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n who_o saul_n consult_v a_o brief_a and_o plain_a narration_n of_o the_o story_n i_o come_v to_o another_o grand_a instance_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n the_o story_n of_o she_o be_v relate_v 1_o sam._n 28._o and_o be_v brief_o thus_o samuel_n be_v dead_a v_o 3._o and_o the_o philistine_n gather_v themselves_o against_o saul_n and_o pitch_v in_o gilboa_n v_o 4._o saul_n on_o this_o be_v much_o afraid_a v_o 5._o and_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n but_o have_v no_o answer_n from_o he_o v_o 6._o upon_o this_o he_o bid_v his_o servant_n find_v he_o out_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n that_o he_o may_v inquire_v of_o she_o they_o tell_v he_o of_o one_o at_o endor_n v_o 7._o he_o disguised_z himself_o and_o with_o two_o man_n by_o night_n go_v to_o she_o desire_v she_o to_o divine_a unto_o he_o by_o her_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o to_o bring_v up_o he_o who_o he_o shall_v name_v v_o 8._o the_o woman_n first_o excuse_v herself_o mind_v he_o how_o dangerous_a such_o a_o business_n may_v be_v to_o she_o since_o saul_n have_v cut_v off_o those_o that_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o the_o wizzard_n out_o of_o the_o land_n so_o that_o she_o be_v afraid_a that_o this_o proposition_n of_o his_o be_v a_o snare_n for_o her_o life_n v_o 9_o but_o saul_n assure_v she_o by_o swear_v that_o no_o harm_n shall_v come_v to_o she_o for_o this_o thing_n v_o 10._o she_o than_o ask_v he_o who_o she_o shall_v bring_v up_o and_o he_o say_v bring_v i_o up_o samuel_n v_o 11._o samuel_n according_o begin_v to_o appear_v and_o when_o the_o woman_n see_v he_o she_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n be_v much_o surprise_v it_o seem_v to_o see_v samuel_n in_o good_a earnest_n who_o she_o probable_o expect_v not_o but_o some_o familiar_a in_o his_o likeness_n by_o this_o she_o know_v saul_n v_o 12._o he_o hearten_v she_o again_o and_o ask_v who_o she_o see_v she_o answer_v she_o see_v god_n ascend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n a_o usual_a hebraism_n the_o plural_a for_o the_o singular_a number_n god_n to_o wit_n a_o spirit_n v_o 13._o saul_n ask_v what_o form_n he_o be_v of_o she_o answer_v a_o old_a man_n come_v up_o and_o he_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n then_o saul_n perceive_v it_o be_v samuel_n and_o he_o bow_v himself_o to_o he_o to_o the_o ground_n v_o 14._o samuel_n ask_v why_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o to_o bring_v he_o up_o he_o declare_v the_o distress_n he_o be_v in_o and_o his_o desire_n to_o know_v what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v v_o 15._o samuel_n reprove_v he_o and_o declare_v his_o fate_n viz._n that_o the_o lord_n have_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o and_o give_v it_o to_o david_n v_o 17._o that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n shall_v to_o morrow_n be_v with_o he_o viz._n in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o eventual_o it_o be_v v_o 19_o this_o be_v the_o history_n and_o one_o will_v think_v it_o speak_v very_o
be_v every_o night_n for_o about_o a_o month_n space_n haunt_v with_o this_o apparition_n in_o several_a form_n every_o night_n more_o and_o more_o terrible_a which_o be_v usual_o precede_v by_o a_o unusual_a tremble_a over_o his_o whole_a body_n and_o great_a change_n of_o countenance_n manifest_a to_o his_o wife_n in_o who_o presence_n frequent_o the_o apparition_n be_v though_o not_o visible_a to_o she_o at_o length_n he_o go_v to_o malone_n to_o davis_n wife_n and_o ask_v whether_o her_o maiden-name_n be_v not_o elinor_n welsh_n if_o it_o be_v he_o have_v something_o to_o say_v to_o she_o she_o reply_v there_o be_v another_o elinor_n welsh_n beside_o she_o hereupon_o taverner_n return_v without_o deliver_v his_o message_n the_o same_o night_n be_v fast_o asleep_a in_o his_o bed_n for_o the_o former_a apparition_n be_v as_o he_o sit_v by_o the_o fire_n with_o his_o wife_n by_o something_o press_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v awaken_v and_o see_v again_o the_o apparition_n of_o james_n haddock_n in_o a_o white_a coat_n as_o at_o other_o time_n who_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o have_v deliver_v his_o message_n he_o answer_v he_o have_v be_v there_o with_o elinor_n welsh_n upon_o which_o the_o apparition_n look_v more_o pleasant_o upon_o he_o bid_v he_o not_o be_v afraid_a and_o so_o vanish_v in_o a_o flash_n of_o brightness_n but_o some_o night_n after_o he_o have_v not_o deliver_v his_o message_n he_o come_v again_o and_o appear_v in_o many_o formidable_a shape_n threaten_v to_o tear_v he_o in_o piece_n if_o he_o do_v not_o do_v it_o this_o make_v he_o leave_v his_o house_n where_o he_o dwell_v in_o the_o mountain_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o town_n of_o belfast_n where_o he_o sit_v up_o all_o night_n at_o one_o pierce_n house_n a_o shoemaker_n accompany_v with_o the_o say_v pierce_n and_o a_o servant_n or_o two_o of_o the_o lord_n chichester_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v or_o hear_v the_o spirit_n about_o midnight_n as_o they_o be_v all_o by_o the_o 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