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paul_n to_o accommodate_v himself_o to_o all_o man_n speak_v of_o the_o sanctification_n and_o predestination_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o if_o god_n continual_o act_v in_o they_o by_o particular_a will_n and_o even_o j._n c._n himself_o speak_v of_o his_o father_n as_o if_o he_o do_v by_o such_o will_n adorn_v the_o the_o lily_n and_o preserve_v even_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n of_o his_o disciple_n because_o in_o truth_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o creature_n be_v extreme_a these_o expression_n give_v a_o great_a idea_n thereof_o and_o render_v god_n amiable_a even_o to_o those_o mind_n which_o be_v most_o gross_a and_o have_v most_o of_o self_n love_n in_o they_o nevertheless_o since_o by_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o god_n and_o by_o those_o
by_o his_o body_n as_o the_o occasional_a or_o natural_a cause_n receive_v a_o great_a number_n of_o divers_a sentiment_n he_o may_v sacrifice_v himself_o as_o a_o holocaust_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o true_a good_a by_o suffer_v affliction_n and_o the_o privation_n of_o sensible_a pleasure_n xxxiv_o that_o i_o may_v not_o leave_v in_o some_o person_n a_o imperfect_a idea_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o j._n c._n i_o think_v i_o ought_v further_o to_o say_v that_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o delectation_n alone_o for_o all_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o j._n c._n now_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v several_a kind_n and_o of_o each_o kind_a infinite_a degree_n god_n sometime_o give_v disgust_n and_o bitterness_n to_o the_o object_n of_o our_o passion_n he_o weaken_v their_o sensible_a persuasive_n or_o cause_v we_o to_o have_v a_o horror_n of_o they_o and_o this_o kind_n of_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n have_v the_o same_o effect_n as_o delectation_n it_o re-establishes_a and_o fortify_v our_o liberty_n it_o put_v we_o almost_o in_o equilibrio_n so_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n of_o follow_v our_o knowledge_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o love_n for_o to_o put_v a_o balance_n in_o a_o perfect_a equilibrio_n or_o to_o change_v the_o inclination_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o increase_v the_o weight_n which_o be_v too_o weak_a it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o take_v something_o from_o those_o which_o weigh_v too_o much_o thus_o there_o be_v grace_n of_o sentiment_n of_o several_a kind_n and_o each_o kind_n be_v capable_a of_o infinite_a degree_n for_o there_o be_v pleasure_n horror_n and_o disgust_n great_a and_o lesser_a to_o infinity_n that_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o say_v of_o delectation_n may_v be_v easy_o apply_v to_o other_o kind_n of_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n i_o only_o take_v pleasure_n or_o delectation_n as_o a_o particular_a example_n that_o i_o may_v explain_v myself_o more_o clear_o and_o without_o equivocation_n if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o principle_n of_o our_o determination_n to_o good_a beside_o the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n and_o that_o of_o knowledge_n i_o confess_v to_o i_o they_o be_v altogether_o unknown_a and_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o i_o have_v explain_v the_o effect_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o heart_n only_o by_o these_o two_o principle_n lest_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v accuse_v of_o have_v speak_v in_o general_a term_n and_o such_o as_o only_o excite_v confuse_a idea_n which_o i_o have_v avoid_v with_o all_o possible_a care_n but_o though_o i_o have_v explain_v myself_o only_o in_o such_o term_n as_o all_o man_n understand_v since_o there_o be_v no_o person_n who_o know_v not_o that_o knowledge_n and_o sentiment_n of_o good_a be_v the_o principle_n of_o our_o determination_n nevertheless_o i_o do_v pretend_v to_o oppose_v those_o who_o not_o make_v use_n of_o these_o clear_a idea_n say_v in_o general_a that_o god_n work_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n their_o conversion_n by_o a_o particular_a action_n different_a perhaps_o from_o all_o that_o i_o have_v say_v here_o truth_n here_o first_o explicat_fw-la of_o the_o search_n after_o truth_n and_o elsewhere_o that_o god_n do_v in_o we_o since_o i_o experience_v nothing_o in_o myself_o but_o motion_n towards_o good_a in_o general_n and_o knowledge_n or_o sentiment_n which_o determine_v this_o motion_n i_o ought_v to_o suppose_v nothing_o else_o if_o by_o this_o alone_a i_o can_v give_v a_o reason_n of_o all_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o council_n have_v define_v concern_v the_o subject_n of_o which_o i_o treat_v in_o a_o word_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o knowledge_n and_o sentiment_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o our_o determination_n but_o i_o declare_v that_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o may_v be_v something_o else_o of_o which_o i_o have_v no_o knowledge_n xxxv_o beside_o grace_n efficacious_a in_o itself_o and_o the_o grace_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o depend_v entire_o upon_o the_o good_a disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n beside_o the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o knowledge_n the_o just_a also_o have_v habitual_a grace_n which_o make_v they_o agreeable_a to_o god_n and_o put_v they_o in_o a_o condition_n of_o do_v action_n meritorious_a of_o salvation_n this_o grace_n be_v charity_n the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o love_n of_o order_n love_v which_o be_v not_o proper_o charity_n if_o it_o be_v not_o strong_a and_o great_a than_o all_o other_o love_v as_o it_o be_v pleasure_n which_o ordinary_o produce_v the_o love_n of_o the_o object_n which_o cause_n it_o or_o seem_v to_o cause_v it_o so_o it_o be_v the_o delectation_n of_o grace_n which_o produce_v the_o love_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o sensible_a pleasure_n which_o increase_v concupiscence_n it_o be_v also_o the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n which_o augment_v charity_n concupiscence_n diminish_v by_o the_o privation_n of_o sensible_a pleasure_n and_o then_o charity_n be_v easy_o preserve_v and_o increase_v charity_n also_o diminish_v by_o the_o privation_n of_o the_o actual_a grace_n of_o j._n c._n and_o concupiscence_n be_v easy_o increase_v and_o fortify_v for_o these_o two_o love_n of_o charity_n and_o concupiscence_n continual_o engage_v one_o another_o and_o strengthen_v themselves_o by_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o enemy_n xxxvi_o all_o that_o proceed_v from_o charity_n be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n but_o charity_n do_v not_o always_o act_v in_o the_o just_a themselves_o to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v act_v it_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o be_v enlighten_v for_o knowledge_n be_v necessary_a to_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o love_n thus_o the_o grace_n necessary_a for_o every_o good_a work_n relate_v to_o salvation_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n in_o those_o who_o begin_v their_o conversion_n it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o knowledge_n it_o be_v some_o motion_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n in_o those_o who_o be_v animate_v by_o charity_n for_o the_o just_a may_v do_v good_a work_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o delectation_n yet_o they_o have_v always_o need_v of_o some_o actual_a succour_n to_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o their_o charity_n but_o though_o charity_n without_o delectation_n be_v sufficient_a to_o vanquish_v many_o temptation_n nevertheless_o the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n be_v necessary_a in_o many_o occasion_n for_o man_n can_v without_o the_o continual_a assistance_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n resist_v the_o continual_a action_n of_o the_o first_o they_o can_v persevere_v in_o righteousness_n if_o they_o be_v not_o often_o assist_v by_o the_o particular_a grace_n of_o j._n c._n which_o produce_v augment_v and_o sustain_v charity_n against_o the_o continual_a effort_n of_o concupiscence_n xxxvii_o the_o effect_n of_o pleasure_n and_o all_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n depend_v a_o thousand_o way_n upon_o the_o actual_a disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o same_o weight_n have_v not_o always_o the_o same_o effect_n its_o action_n depend_v upon_o the_o machine_n by_o which_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o contrary_a weight_n if_o a_o balance_n be_v unequal_o hang_v the_o force_n of_o the_o weight_n be_v unequal_o apply_v the_o weak_a may_v turn_v the_o strong_a it_o be_v the_o same_o of_o the_o weight_n of_o pleasure_n they_o act_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o they_o be_v different_o apply_v pleasure_n must_v have_v more_o effect_n in_o one_o who_o have_v already_o a_o love_n to_o the_o object_n which_o cause_v the_o pleasure_n than_o in_o he_o who_o have_v a_o aversion_n to_o it_o or_o who_o love_v the_o opposite_a good_n pleasure_n forcible_o determine_v he_o who_o clear_o see_v or_o lively_o imagine_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o good_a which_o seem_v to_o produce_v it_o and_o it_o act_v weak_o upon_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o who_o know_v this_o good_a only_o confuse_o or_o contemn_v it_o in_o conclusion_n pleasure_n act_n with_o all_o its_o force_n in_o he_o who_o blind_o follow_v that_o which_o flatter_v concupiscence_n and_o may_v perhaps_o have_v no_o effect_n in_o he_o who_o have_v attain_v to_o some_o habit_n of_o suspend_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o love_n xxxviii_o now_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n charity_n concupiscence_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o liberty_n be_v every_o moment_n combine_v after_o infinite_a way_n with_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o actual_a pleasure_n and_o these_o pleasure_n not_o have_v their_o effect_n but_o according_a to_o the_o relation_n which_o they_o have_v to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o no_o finite_a mind_n can_v judge_v with_o any_o assurance_n what_o effect_n any_o particular_a grace_n will_v produce_v in_o we_o for_o beside_o the_o combination_n of_o all_o that_o which_o concur_v to_o make_v it_o efficacious_a
or_o to_o produce_v its_o effect_n contain_v something_o infinite_a this_o combination_n be_v not_o like_o the_o spring_n and_o machine_n who_o effect_n be_v always_o infallible_a and_o necessary_a thus_o no_o spirit_n can_v discover_v what_o pass_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o god_n be_v infinite_o wise_a it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o clear_o know_v all_o the_o effect_n which_o may_v result_v from_o the_o mixture_n and_o combination_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o dive_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o insallible_o discover_v even_o the_o effect_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o free_a act_n or_o rather_o consent_v of_o our_o will_n nevertheless_o i_o confess_v that_o i_o can_v conceive_v how_o god_n can_v discover_v the_o consequence_n of_o those_o action_n which_o have_v not_o their_o infallibility_n from_o his_o absolute_a degree_n but_o i_o can_v prevail_v with_o myself_o to_o engage_v in_o metaphysic_n at_o the_o expense_n of_o morality_n and_o to_o maintain_v opinion_n contrary_a to_o my_o inward_a sentiment_n as_o undeniable_a truth_n or_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o ear_n a_o certain_a language_n which_o in_o my_o opinion_n say_v nothing_o clear_o to_o the_o mind_n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o objection_n may_v be_v make_v which_o i_o may_v not_o be_v able_a clear_o and_o evident_o to_o answer_v but_o this_o perhaps_o may_v be_v because_o even_o these_o objection_n themselves_o may_v be_v full_a of_o obscurity_n and_o darkness_n because_o they_o be_v ground_v upon_o our_o ignorance_n of_o the_o property_n of_o the_o soul_n because_o as_o i_o have_v 3._o have_v expli_v of_o the_o 7._o ch._n lib._n 2_o part_n 3._o elsewhere_o prove_v we_o have_v not_o a_o clear_a idea_n of_o what_o we_o be_v and_o because_o that_o which_o be_v in_o we_o which_o suffer_v its_o self_n to_o be_v overcome_v by_o those_o determination_n which_o be_v not_o invincible_a be_v altogether_o unknown_a to_o we_o to_o conclude_v if_o i_o can_v clear_o answer_v these_o objection_n explicat_fw-la objection_n first_o explicat_fw-la i_o can_v answer_v they_o by_o other_o which_o yet_o seem_v more_o difficult_a to_o resolve_v i_o can_v from_o the_o principle_n opposite_a to_o i_o draw_v more_o hard_a and_o invidious_a consequence_n than_o those_o which_o be_v pretend_v to_o follow_v from_o that_o liberty_n which_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v in_o we_o but_o i_o will_v not_o enter_v particular_o upon_o this_o because_o i_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o walk_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o lead_v other_o into_o precipice_n the_o first_o explication_n of_o the_o treatise_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n what_o it_o be_v to_o act_n by_o general_n will_n and_o what_o by_o particular_a i._o i_o say_v that_o god_n act_n by_o general_n will_n when_o he_o act_n in_o consequence_n of_o the_o general_a law_n he_o have_v establish_v for_o example_n i_o say_v that_o god_n act_n in_o i_o by_o general_n will_n when_o he_o make_v i_o feel_v pain_n by_o the_o prick_n of_o a_o pin_n because_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o general_a and_o efficacious_a law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o he_o have_v establish_v he_o make_v i_o feel_v grief_n or_o pain_n when_o my_o body_n be_v indispose_v in_o like_a manner_n when_o one_o bowl_n strike_v upon_o a_o second_o i_o say_v god_n move_v this_o last_o by_o a_o general_n will_n because_o he_o move_v it_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o general_a and_o efficacious_a law_n of_o the_o communication_n of_o motion_n god_n have_v in_o general_n appoint_v that_o whensoever_o two_o body_n strike_v upon_o one_o another_o the_o motion_n shall_v be_v divide_v betwixt_o they_o in_o certain_a proportion_n and_o it_o be_v by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o general_n will_n that_o body_n shall_v move_v one_o another_o ii_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o say_v that_o god_n act_n by_o particular_a will_n when_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o will_n be_v not_o determine_v by_o any_o general_a law_n to_o produce_v the_o effect_n thus_o suppose_v that_o god_n make_v i_o feel_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o prick_n of_o a_o pin_n though_o there_o happen_v not_o in_o my_o body_n or_o in_o any_o other_o creature_n any_o change_n which_o determine_v he_o to_o act_v in_o i_o according_a to_o general_a law_n i_o say_v that_o then_o god_n act_v by_o particular_a will_n likewise_o suppose_v that_o a_o body_n begin_v to_o move_v without_o be_v strike_v upon_o by_o another_o or_o without_o any_o change_n happen_v in_o the_o will_n of_o any_o spirit_n or_o any_o other_o creature_n which_o determine_v the_o efficacy_n of_o any_o general_a law_n i_o say_v then_o that_o god_n move_v this_o body_n by_o a_o particular_a will_n iii_o according_a to_o these_o definition_n it_o appear_v that_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o deny_v providence_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o act_v all_o in_o all_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o pagan_a philosopher_n be_v a_o chimaera_n and_o that_o proper_o speak_v 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