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abstract_a truth_n do_v not_o affect_v they_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o this_o delectation_n of_o grace_n do_v instruct_v they_o for_o make_v these_o truth_n sensible_a they_o learn_v they_o more_o easy_o by_o the_o attention_n which_o they_o bring_v to_o they_o 11.72_o 1_o joh._n 11.72_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o st._n john_n say_v the_o unction_n we_o receive_v from_o j._n c._n teach_v we_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o they_o who_o have_v this_o unction_n have_v no_o need_n to_o be_v instruct_v it_o be_v true_a that_o concupiscence_n such_o as_o we_o feel_v be_v not_o necessary_a in_o order_n to_o merit_v jesus_n christ_n who_o suffering_n be_v infinite_a be_v not_o at_o all_o subject_n to_o it_o but_o although_o he_o be_v absolute_a master_n of_o his_o body_n he_o willing_o suffer_v the_o most_o troublesome_a motion_n and_o sentiment_n to_o be_v excite_v therein_o that_o he_o may_v thus_o merit_v all_o thereby_o which_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o of_o all_o the_o sentiment_n that_o of_o grief_n be_v the_o most_o contrary_a to_o a_o soul_n which_o desire_n and_o deserve_v to_o be_v happy_a and_o yet_o he_o willing_o suffer_v the_o most_o torment_a pleasure_n make_v he_o actual_o happy_a who_o actual_o enjoy_v it_o and_o yet_o he_o willing_o deprive_v himself_o thereof_o thus_o as_o we_o ought_v he_o have_v offer_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o sacrifice_n by_o a_o body_n which_o he_o take_v like_a unto_o we_o but_o these_o his_o sacrifice_n differ_v from_o those_o of_o the_o great_a saint_n because_o he_o willing_o excite_v in_o himself_o all_o those_o painful_a sentiment_n which_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o man_n be_v the_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o thus_o these_o sacrifice_n be_v altogether_o voluntary_a in_o he_o be_v more_o pure_a and_o more_o meritorious_a xxxi_o nevertheless_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o this_o unction_n do_v not_o of_o its_o self_n produce_v knowledge_n it_o only_o excite_v our_o attention_n which_o be_v the_o natural_a or_o occasional_a cause_n of_o our_o knowledge_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o they_o who_o have_v the_o most_o charity_n have_v not_o always_o the_o most_o knowledge_n all_o man_n not_o be_v equal_o capable_a of_o attention_n the_o same_o unction_n do_v not_o equal_o instruct_v all_o those_o who_o receive_v it_o thus_o though_o knowledge_n may_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o supernatural_a infusion_n and_o it_o may_v often_o be_v produce_v by_o charity_n nevertheless_o this_o grace_n ought_v often_o to_o be_v account_v as_o a_o natural_a effect_n because_o charity_n do_v not_o ordinary_o produce_v knowledge_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n but_o proportional_o as_o it_o cause_v the_o soul_n to_o desire_v the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o which_o she_o love_v for_o to_o conclude_v the_o various_a desire_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o natural_a or_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o discovery_n we_o make_v in_o any_o subject_n whatsoever_o but_o these_o truth_n i_o must_v explain_v more_o at_o length_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o creator_n xxxii_o i_o know_v but_o two_o principle_n which_o determine_v direct_o and_o by_o themselves_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o love_n knowledge_n and_o pleasure_n knowledge_n by_o which_o we_o discern_v different_a good_n pleasure_n by_o which_o we_o taste_v they_o but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o knowledge_n and_o pleasure_n knowledge_n leave_v we_o altogether_o to_o ourselves_o it_o make_v no_o attempt_n upon_o our_o liberty_n it_o do_v not_o force_v we_o to_o love_v any_o thing_n it_o do_v not_o produce_v in_o we_o a_o natural_a or_o necessary_a love_n it_o only_o put_v we_o in_o a_o condition_n of_o determine_v ourselves_o and_o love_v the_o object_n which_o it_o discover_v to_o we_o with_o a_o love_n of_o choice_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o fix_v the_o general_a impression_n of_o love_n which_o god_n continual_o give_v we_o upon_o particular_a good_n but_o pleasure_n efficacious_o determine_v the_o will_n it_o transport_v it_o as_o i_o may_v say_v towards_o the_o object_n which_o cause_v it_o or_o seem_v to_o cause_v it_o it_o produce_v in_o we_o a_o natural_a and_o necessary_a love_n it_o diminish_v our_o liberty_n distract_v our_o reason_n and_o do_v not_o leave_v we_o whole_o to_o ourselves_o a_o small_a attention_n to_o our_o inward_a sentiment_n may_v convince_v of_o these_o difference_n xxxiii_o thus_o man_n before_o sin_n have_v a_o perfect_a freedom_n and_o no_o concupiscence_n which_o may_v hinder_v he_o from_o follow_v his_o knowledge_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o love_n and_o since_o he_o clear_o see_v that_o god_n be_v infinite_o amiable_a it_o be_v not_o expedient_a he_o shall_v have_v be_v determine_v by_o a_o prevent_a delectation_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v nor_o by_o other_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n which_o may_v have_v diminish_v his_o merit_n and_o have_v engage_v he_o to_o have_v love_v by_o instinct_n that_o good_a which_o ought_v to_o be_v love_v only_o by_o reason_n but_o since_o sin_v beside_o knowledge_n the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n have_v be_v necessary_a that_o he_o may_v thereby_o resist_v the_o motion_n of_o concupiscence_n for_o man_n invincible_o desire_v to_o be_v happy_a it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v continual_o sacrifice_v his_o pleasure_n to_o his_o knowledge_n his_o pleasure_n which_o render_v he_o actual_o happy_a &_o which_o subsist_v in_o himself_o notwithstanding_o he_o never_o so_o much_o resist_v it_o to_o his_o knowledge_n which_o subsist_v not_o but_o by_o a_o troublesome_a application_n of_o mind_n which_o the_o least_o actual_a pleasure_n distract_v &_o which_o last_o do_v not_o promise_v actual_a happiness_n till_o after_o death_n which_o to_o the_o imagination_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o real_a annihilation_n xxxiv_o knowledge_n therefore_o be_v necessary_a to_o man_n for_o guide_v he_o in_o the_o search_n after_o that_o which_o be_v good_a it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o natural_a order_n it_o suppose_v neither_o the_o corruption_n nor_o the_o restoration_n of_o nature_n but_o pleasure_n which_o draw_v we_o to_o true_a happiness_n be_v pure_a grace_n for_o natural_o what_o be_v true_o good_a ought_v only_o to_o be_v love_v by_o reason_n hence_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o sentiment_n must_v be_v find_v in_o j._n c._n because_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o knowledge_n must_v ordinary_o be_v find_v in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o creator_n let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o find_v out_o these_o cause_n xxxv_o in_o the_o order_n establish_v by_o nature_n i_o only_o see_v two_o occasional_a cause_n which_o distribute_v knowledge_n to_o spirit_n and_o thus_o determine_v the_o general_a law_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o creator_n the_o one_o in_o we_o which_o in_o some_o sort_n depend_v upon_o we_o the_o other_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o relation_n we_o have_v to_o the_o thing_n about_o we_o the_o first_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o different_a motion_n of_o our_o will_n the_o second_o be_v the_o concourse_n of_o sensible_a object_n which_o act_n upon_o our_o mind_n in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n xxxvi_o the_o inward_a sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o teach_v we_o that_o our_o desire_n produce_v or_o excite_v knowledge_n in_o we_o and_o that_o attention_n of_o mind_n be_v the_o natural_a prayer_n by_o which_o we_o prevail_v with_o god_n to_o enlighten_v we_o for_o all_o who_o apply_v themselves_o to_o truth_n discover_v it_o proportionable_o to_o their_o attention_n and_o if_o our_o prayer_n be_v not_o interrupt_v if_o our_o attention_n be_v not_o disturb_v if_o we_o have_v any_o idea_n of_o what_o we_o ask_v and_o if_o we_o ask_v it_o with_o necessary_a perseverance_n we_o shall_v never_o fail_v to_o obtain_v as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v capable_a to_o receive_v but_o our_o prayer_n be_v continual_o interrupt_v if_o they_o be_v not_o preingage_v by_o pleasure_n our_o sense_n and_o our_o imagination_n trouble_v and_o confound_v all_o our_o idea_n and_o though_o the_o truth_n we_o consult_v answer_v our_o request_n yet_o the_o confuse_a noise_n of_o our_o passion_n hinder_v from_o understand_v its_o answer_n or_o cause_v we_o present_o to_o forget_v they_o xxxvii_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o man_n before_o sin_n be_v animate_v with_o charity_n that_o he_o have_v in_o himself_o all_o that_o be_v necessary_a for_o his_o perseverance_n in_o righteousness_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v by_o his_o perseverance_n and_o application_n to_o have_v merit_v his_o reward_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v apprehend_v that_o the_o various_a desire_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v to_o be_v make_v the_o occasional_a cause_n
suffer_v we_o not_o to_o doubt_v of_o this_o truth_n when_o he_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v make_v of_o the_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o j._n c._n and_o that_o we_o be_v his_o member_n and_o that_o the_o marriage_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n lvi_o god_n may_v have_v form_v man_n and_o animal_n by_o way_n as_o simple_a as_o the_o ordinary_a generation_n be_v but_o see_v this_o way_n figure_v j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n since_o it_o bear_v the_o character_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o god_n design_n since_o it_o represent_v as_o i_o may_v say_v the_o well-beloved_a son_n of_o his_o father_n that_o son_n by_o who_o the_o whole_a creation_n subsist_v god_n be_v oblige_v to_o prefer_v it_o before_o all_o other_o whereby_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o as_o intelligible_a beauty_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o relation_n they_o have_v to_o eternal_a wisdom_n so_o sensible_a beauty_n must_v in_o some_o manner_n much_o unknown_a to_o we_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o the_o truth_n incarnate_a lvii_o doubtless_o there_o be_v many_o relation_n between_o the_o principal_a creature_n and_o j._n c._n who_o be_v their_o model_n and_o end_n for_o all_o be_v full_a of_o j._n c._n all_o express_v and_o figure_v he_o as_o far_o as_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n will_v permit_v they_o but_o i_o dare_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o for_o beside_o that_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o deceive_v myself_o and_o that_o i_o do_v it_o sufficient_o know_v either_o nature_n or_o grace_n the_o present_a or_o the_o future_a world_n to_o discover_v the_o relation_n thereof_o i_o be_o sensible_a that_o man_n imagination_n be_v so_o witty_a and_o delicate_a that_o one_o can_v by_o reason_n lead_v they_o to_o god_n much_o less_o to_o j._n c._n without_o tire_v they_o and_o exciting_a their_o raillery_n the_o great_a part_n of_o christian_n be_v accustom_a to_o a_o philosophy_n which_o rather_o love_v to_o shelter_v its_o self_n in_o fiction_n as_o extravagant_a as_o those_o of_o the_o poet_n than_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n and_o some_o be_v so_o little_o acquaint_v with_o j._n c._n that_o a_o man_n shall_v pass_v with_o they_o for_o a_o visionary_a if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o s._n paul_n and_o not_o quote_v his_o word_n for_o it_o be_v rather_o this_o great_a name_n than_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o engage_v they_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n hinder_v they_o from_o blaspheme_v against_o that_o which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o but_o see_v they_o think_v but_o little_a of_o it_o they_o can_v thereby_o be_v much_o enlighten_v lviii_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o jew_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o famous_a among_o the_o king_n prophet_n and_o patriarch_n of_o this_o people_n do_v represent_v the_o true_a messiah_n our_o saviour_n j._n c._n this_o truth_n can_v be_v deny_v without_o undermine_v the_o foundation_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o make_v the_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o apostle_n pass_v for_o the_o most_o ignorant_a of_o men._n j._n c._n not_o be_v yet_o come_v it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v at_o least_o be_v prefigure_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v expect_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v desire_v he_o ought_v to_o disperse_v by_o his_o figure_n some_o sort_n of_o beauty_n in_o the_o world_n to_o make_v it_o please_v to_o his_o father_n thus_o it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n as_o ancient_a as_o the_o world_n it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v die_v present_o after_o sin_n in_o the_o person_n of_o abel_n agnus_n occisus_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la mundi_fw-la principium_fw-la &_o finis_fw-la alpha_n &_o omega_n heri_fw-la &_o hodie_fw-la est_fw-la erat_fw-la venturus_fw-la est_fw-la these_o be_v the_o qualification_n which_o s._n john_n give_v to_o the_o saviour_n of_o men._n lix_n now_o suppose_v that_o j._n c._n aught_o to_o be_v presigure_v it_o be_v expedient_a he_o shall_v chief_o be_v so_o by_o his_o ancestor_n and_o that_o their_o history_n dictate_v by_o the_o h._n spirit_n shall_v in_o all_o time_n be_v preserve_v to_o the_o end_n that_o j._n c._n may_v still_o be_v compare_v with_o his_o figure_n and_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o true_a messiah_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n god_n love_v that_o best_a which_o have_v most_o relation_n with_o his_o son_n the_o jew_n be_v to_o have_v be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o j._n c._n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o have_v receive_v this_o favour_n of_o god_n since_o they_o be_v the_o most_o lively_a and_o most_o express_a representation_n of_o his_o son_n lx._n but_o if_o this_o difficulty_n be_v further_o urge_v so_o as_o to_o demand_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o choice_n which_o god_n make_v of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a figure_n of_o j._n c._n i_o think_v i_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o affirm_v first_o that_o god_n always_o act_v by_o the_o most_o simple_a way_n and_o discover_v in_o the_o infinite_a treasure_n of_o his_o wisdom_n all_o the_o possible_a combination_n of_o nature_n with_o grace_n choose_v that_o which_o will_v make_v the_o church_n most_o ample_a most_o perfect_a and_o most_o worthy_a of_o his_o majesty_n and_o holiness_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o think_v i_o ought_v to_o answer_v that_o god_n foresee_v what_o will_v happen_v to_o the_o jew_n by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o natural_a law_n have_v more_o relation_n to_o the_o design_n which_o he_o have_v of_o represent_v j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n than_o any_o thing_n which_o can_v happen_v to_o any_o other_o nation_n it_o be_v expedient_a that_o he_o shall_v choose_v this_o people_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o for_o in_o conclusion_n the_o predestination_n to_o the_o law_n be_v not_o like_o the_o predestination_n to_o grace_n and_o though_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n which_o may_v oblige_v 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