be_v pleniores_fw-la deo_fw-la then_o those_o that_o be_v real_o inform_v and_o actuate_v by_o the_o divine_a spirit_n and_o do_v move_v on_o steady_o and_o constant_o in_o the_o way_n towards_o heaven_n as_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o thorny_a ground_n grow_v up_o and_o lengthen_v out_o its_o blade_n fast_o than_o that_o which_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o good_a and_o fruitful_a soil_n and_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o sense_n fancy_n and_o passion_n while_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o this_o mortal_a condition_n sink_v down_o deep_o into_o the_o body_n be_v many_o time_n more_o vigorous_a and_o make_v strong_a impression_n upon_o we_o then_o those_o of_o the_o high_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v more_o subtle_a and_o remote_a from_o these_o mix_v and_o animal_n perception_n that_o devotion_n which_o be_v there_o seat_v may_v seem_v to_o have_v more_o energy_n and_o life_n in_o it_o then_o that_o which_o gentle_o and_o with_o a_o more_o delicate_a kind_n of_o touch_n 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god_n and_o know_v he_o to_o love_v he_o and_o conform_v ourselves_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o all_o that_o perfection_n which_o shine_v forth_o in_o he_o thus_o far_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n which_o be_v design_v according_a to_o the_o method_n propound_v to_o give_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o man_n mistake_v about_o religion_n the_o other_o part_n be_v intend_v to_o discover_v the_o reason_n of_o these_o mistake_v but_o whether_o the_o author_n do_v finish_v that_o part_n it_o appear_v not_o by_o any_o paper_n of_o he_o which_o yet_o come_v to_o my_o hand_n if_o he_o do_v and_o the_o paper_n shall_v be_v in_o other_o hand_n for_o the_o author_n be_v communicative_a if_o they_o or_o any_o other_o paper_n of_o the_o author_n be_v send_v to_o m_o r_o william_n morden_n bookseller_n in_o cambridge_n the_o like_a care_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o the_o publish_n of_o they_o as_o have_v be_v for_o this_o collection_n the_o excellency_n and_o nobleness_n of_o true_a religion_n 1._o in_o its_o rise_n and_o original_a 2._o in_o its_o nature_n and_o essence_n 3._o in_o its_o property_n and_o operation_n 4_o in_o its_o progress_n 5._o in_o its_o term_n and_o end_n psalm_n 16._o 3._o to_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o excellent_a in_o who_o be_v all_o my_o delight_n greg._n nazianzenus_n in_o orat._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imaginis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la in_o orat._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieronymus_n ad_fw-la celantiam_fw-la ep._n 14._o nescit_fw-la religio_fw-la nostra_fw-la personas_fw-la accipere_fw-la nec_fw-la conditione_n hominum_fw-la sed_fw-la animos_fw-la inspicit_fw-la singulorum_fw-la servum_fw-la &_o nobilem_fw-la de_fw-la moribus_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la sola_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la libertas_n est_fw-la non_fw-la servire_fw-la peccatis_fw-la summa_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la clarum_fw-la esse_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la the_o excellency_n and_o nobleness_n of_o true_a religion_n proverb_n 15._o 24._o the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v above_o to_o the_o wise_a that_o he_o may_v depart_v from_o hell_n beneath_o the_o introduction_n in_o this_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o proverb_n we_o find_v solomon_n one_o of_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o wisdom_n always_o stand_v up_o and_o call_v her_o bless_a his_o heart_n be_v both_o enlarge_v and_o fill_v with_o the_o pure_a influence_n of_o her_o beam_n and_o therefore_o be_v perpetual_o adore_v that_o sun_n which_o give_v he_o light_n wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o all_o her_o child_n though_o the_o brat_n of_o darkness_n and_o child_n of_o folly_n see_v no_o beauty_n nor_o comeliness_n in_o she_o that_o they_o shall_v desire_v she_o as_o they_o say_v of_o christ_n esay_n 53._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o mind_n which_o be_v not_o touch_v with_o a_o inward_a sense_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n can_v estimate_v the_o true_a worth_n of_o it_o but_o when_o wisdom_n once_o display_v its_o own_o excellency_n and_o glory_n in_o a_o purify_a soul_n it_o be_v entertain_v there_o with_o the_o great_a love_n and_o delight_n and_o receive_v its_o own_o image_n reflect_v back_o to_o itself_o in_o sweet_a return_n of_o love_n and_o praise_n we_o have_v a_o clear_a manifestation_n of_o this_o sacred_a sympathy_n in_o solomon_n who_o we_o may_v not_o unfit_o call_v sapientiae_fw-la organum_fw-la a_o instrument_n which_o wisdom_n herself_o have_v tune_v to_o play_v her_o divine_a lesson_n upon_o his_o word_n be_v 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o where_o full_a of_o divine_a sweetness_n match_v with_o strength_n and_o beauty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o himself_o phrase_v it_o like_o apple_n of_o gold_n in_o picture_n of_o silver_n the_o 25._o mind_n of_o a_o proverb_n be_v to_o utter_v wisdom_n in_o a_o mystery_n as_o the_o apostle_n sometime_o speak_v and_o to_o wrap_v up_o divine_a truth_n in_o a_o kind_n of_o enigmatical_a way_n though_o in_o vulgar_a expression_n which_o method_n of_o deliver_v divine_a doctrine_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n we_o find_v frequent_o pursue_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n thereby_o both_o open_v and_o hide_v at_o once_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o we_o a_o proverb_n or_o parable_n be_v once_o unfold_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o affinity_n with_o the_o fancy_n the_o more_o sweet_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o that_o and_o be_v from_o thence_o with_o the_o great_a advantage_n transmit_v to_o the_o understanding_n in_o this_o state_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v truth_n in_o its_o own_o native_a beauty_n and_o lustre_n but_o while_o we_o be_v veil_v with_o mortality_n truth_n must_v vail_v itself_o too_o that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o free_o converse_v with_o we_o s._n austin_n have_v well_o assign_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o much_o delight_v with_o metaphor_n allegory_n etc._n etc._n because_o they_o be_v so_o much_o proportion_v to_o our_o sense_n with_o which_o our_o reason_n have_v contract_v a_o intimacy_n and_o familiarity_n and_o therefore_o god_n to_o accommodate_v his_o truth_n to_o our_o weak_a capacity_n do_v as_o it_o be_v embody_n it_o in_o earthly_a expression_n according_a to_o that_o ancient_a maxim_n of_o the_o cabalist_n lumen_fw-la supernum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la descendit_fw-la sine_fw-la indumento_fw-la agreeable_a to_o which_o be_v that_o of_o dionysius_n areop_n not_o seldom_o quote_v by_o the_o schoolman_n impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la nobis_fw-la aliter_fw-la lucere_fw-la radium_fw-la divinum_fw-la nisi_fw-la varietate_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la velaminum_fw-la circumvelatum_fw-la his_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a be_v these_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o much_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n or_o introduction_n to_o these_o word_n be_v one_o of_o solomon_n excellent_a proverb_n viz._n the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v above_o to_o the_o wise_a without_o any_o mince_a or_o
mean_v by_o zoroaster_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n of_o god_n can_v be_v attain_v to_o in_o this_o life_n what_o mean_v by_o flesh_n and_o blood_n 1_o cor._n 15._o pag._n 162._o discourse_n vi_o of_o prophecy_n chap._n i._o that_o prophecy_n be_v the_o way_n whereby_o reveal_v truth_n be_v dispense_v and_o convey_v to_o we_o man_n mind_n capable_a of_o converse_v and_o be_v acquaint_v as_o well_o with_o reveal_v or_o positive_a truth_n as_o with_o natural_a truth_n truth_n of_o natural_a inscription_n may_v be_v excite_v in_o we_o and_o clear_v to_o we_o by_o mean_n of_o prophetical_a influence_n that_o the_o scripture_n frequent_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o vulgar_a apprehension_n and_o speak_v of_o thing_n in_o the_o great_a way_n of_o condescension_n pag._n 169._o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n do_v not_o always_o manifest_v itself_o with_o the_o same_o clearness_n and_o evidence_n the_o gradual_a difference_n of_o divine_a illumination_n between_o moses_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o hagiographi_fw-la a_o general_a survey_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o prophecy_n proper_o so_o call_v of_o the_o joint_a impression_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o fancy_n in_o prophecy_n of_o the_o four_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n the_o difference_n between_o a_o vision_n and_o a_o dream_n pag._n 176._o chap._n iii_o how_o the_o prophetical_a dream_n do_v differ_v from_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o dream_n record_v in_o scripture_n this_o further_o illustrate_v out_o of_o several_a passage_n of_o philo_n judaeus_n pertinent_a to_o this_o purpose_n pag._n 183._o ch._n iu._n a_o large_a account_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n and_o enthusiastical_a imposture_n that_o the_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n be_v seat_v only_o in_o the_o imaginative_a power_n and_o faculty_n inferior_a to_o reason_n that_o plato_n and_o other_o wise_a man_n have_v a_o very_a low_a opinion_n of_o this_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o divination_n and_o of_o consult_v the_o oracle_n that_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n seat_v itself_o as_o well_o in_o the_o rational_a power_n as_o in_o the_o sensitive_a and_o that_o it_o never_o alienates_v the_o mind_n but_o inform_v and_o enlighten_v it_o this_o further_o clear_v by_o several_a testimony_n from_o gentile_a and_o christian_a writer_n of_o old_a a_o account_n of_o those_o fear_n and_o consternatioon_n which_o often_o seize_v upon_o the_o prophet_n how_o the_o prophet_n perceive_v when_o the_o prophetical_a influx_n seize_v upon_o they_o the_o different_a evidence_n &_o energy_n of_o the_o true_a &_o false_a prophetical_a spirit_n p._n 190._o chap._n v._o a_o enquiry_n concern_v the_o immediate_a efficient_a that_o represent_v the_o prophetical_a vision_n to_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o these_o representation_n be_v make_v in_o the_o prophet_n fancy_n by_o some_o angel_n this_o clear_v by_o several_a passage_n out_o of_o the_o jewish_a monument_n and_o by_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n pag._n 210._o chap._n vi_o the_o second_o enquiry_n what_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o action_n be_v that_o be_v frequent_o attribute_v to_o the_o prophet_n whether_o they_o be_v real_a or_o only_o imaginary_a and_o scenical_a what_o action_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v only_o imaginary_a and_o perform_v upon_o the_o stage_n of_o fancy_n what_o we_o be_v to_o think_v of_o several_a action_n and_o res_fw-la gestae_fw-la record_v of_o hosea_n jeremy_n &_o ezekiel_n in_o their_o prophecy_n p._n 220._o chap._n vii_o of_o that_o degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n proper_o call_v ruach_n hakkodesh_n i._n e._n the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o describe_v out_o of_o jewish_a antiquity_n wherein_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n differ_v from_o prophecy_n strict_o so_o call_v and_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n in_o purify_a soul_n what_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v ascribe_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o ruach_n hakkodesh_n of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n pag._n 229._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o disposition_n antecedent_n and_o preparatory_a to_o prophesy_v that_o the_o qualification_n which_o do_v fit_v a_o man_n for_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n be_v such_o as_o these_o viz._n inward_a piety_n true_a wisdom_n a_o pacate_v and_o serene_a temper_n of_o mind_n and_o a_o due_a cheerfulness_n of_o spirit_n in_o opposition_n to_o viciousness_n mental_a crazedness_n and_o inconsistency_n unsubdued_a passion_n black_a melancholy_n and_o dull_a sadness_n this_o illustrate_v by_o several_a instance_n in_o scripture_n that_o music_n be_v great_o advantageous_a to_o the_o prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o saul_n evil_a spirit_n pag._n 240._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o son_n or_o disciple_n of_o the_o prophet_n a_o account_n of_o several_a school_n of_o prophetical_a education_n as_o at_o naioth_n in_o rama_fw-mi at_o jerusalem_n jericho_n gilgal_n etc._n etc._n several_a passage_n in_o the_o historical_a book_n of_o scripture_n pertinent_a to_o this_o argument_n explain_v pag._n 252._o chap._n x._o of_o bath_n kol_n i._n e._n filia_fw-la vocis_fw-la that_o it_o succeed_v in_o the_o room_n of_o prophecy_n that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o jew_n count_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o revelation_n what_o place_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o it_o pag._n 257._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n viz._n the_o moysaicall_a four_o difference_n between_o the_o divine_a revelation_n make_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n how_o the_o doctrine_n of_o man_n prophetical_o inspire_v be_v to_o approve_v itself_o by_o miracle_n or_o by_o its_o reasonableness_n the_o sympathy_n and_o agreeableness_n between_o a_o holy_a mind_n and_o divine_a truth_n pag._n 261._o chap._n xii_o when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n note_v as_o a_o famous_a epocha_n by_o the_o jew_n the_o restore_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n by_o christ._n some_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n explain_v when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o it_o do_v not_o continue_v long_o prove_v by_o several_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n pag._n 267._o chap._n xiii_o some_o rule_n and_o observation_n concern_v prophetical_a writ_n in_o general_n pag._n 272._o discourse_n vii_o of_o the_o righteousness_n legal_a evangelical_n chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o right_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a truth_n and_o what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v either_o available_a or_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o true_a christian_a knowledge_n and_o life_n pag._n 285._o chap._n ii_o a_o enquiry_n into_o that_o jewish_a notion_n of_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n which_o be_v oppose_v by_o s._n paul_n that_o their_o notion_n of_o it_o be_v such_o as_o this_o viz._n that_o the_o law_n external_o dispense_v to_o they_o though_o it_o be_v as_o a_o dead_a letter_n mere_o without_o they_o and_o conjoin_v with_o the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o freewill_n be_v sufficient_a to_o procure_v they_o acceptance_n with_o god_n and_o to_o acquire_v merit_n enough_o to_o purchase_v eternal_a life_n perfection_n and_o happiness_n that_o this_o their_o notion_n have_v these_o two_o ground_n first_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o selfsufficiency_n and_o that_o their_o freewill_n be_v so_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a as_o that_o they_o need_v not_o that_o god_n shall_v do_v any_o thing_n for_o they_o but_o only_o furnish_v they_o with_o some_o law_n to_o exercise_v this_o innate_a power_n about_o that_o they_o assert_v such_o a_o freedom_n of_o will_n as_o may_v be_v to_o they_o a_o foundation_n of_o merit_n pag._n 288._o chap._n iii_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o the_o jewish_a notion_n of_o a_o legal_a righteousness_n viz._n that_o the_o law_n deliver_v to_o they_o on_o mount_n sinai_n be_v a_o sufficient_a dispensation_n from_o god_n and_o all_o that_o need_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n and_o that_o the_o scope_n of_o their_o law_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o afford_v they_o several_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o merit_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n concern_v merit_n and_o the_o reward_v due_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n their_o distinguish_n of_o man_n in_o order_n to_o merit_n and_o demerit_n into_o three_o sort_n viz._n perfect_o righteous_a perfect_o wicked_a and_o a_o middle_a sort_n betwixt_o these_o the_o mercenary_a and_o low_a spirit_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n a_o account_n of_o what_o the_o cabalist_n hold_v in_o this_o point_n of_o legal_a righteousness_n pag._n 297._o chap._n iu._n the_o second_o enquiry_n concern_v the_o evangelical_n righteousness_n or_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o true_a difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o old_a
to_o all_o those_o that_o resist_v the_o devil_n this_o ground_v upon_o 1._o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o sin_n consider_v in_o themselves_o 2._o god_n powerful_a assist_v all_o faithful_a christian_n in_o this_o warfare_n the_o devil_n may_v allure_v and_o tempt_v but_o can_v prevail_v except_o man_n consent_n and_o yield_v to_o his_o suggestion_n the_o devil_n strength_n lie_v in_o man_n treachery_n and_o falseness_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n sin_n be_v strong_a because_o man_n oppose_v it_o weak_o the_o error_n of_o the_o manichee_n about_o a_o principium_fw-la mali_fw-la defend_v by_o man_n in_o their_o life_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n readiness_n to_o assist_v christian_n in_o their_o spiritual_a conflict_n his_o compassionate_a regard_n and_o the_o more_o special_a respect_n of_o his_o providence_n towards_o they_o in_o such_o occasion_n the_o conclusion_n discover_v the_o evil_a and_o horridness_n of_o magic_n diabolical_a contract_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 474._o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n psal._n 3._o 10._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n a_o good_a understanding_n have_v all_o they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n john_n 7._o 17._o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n clem._n alexandr_n strom._n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o praefatory_a discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n section_n i._o that_o divine_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v rather_o by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n than_o a_o verbal_a description_n or_o mere_a speculation_n sin_n and_o wickedness_n prejudicial_a to_o true_a knowledge_n that_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n as_o also_o a_o ingenuous_a freedom_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o best_a ground_n and_o preparation_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o truth_n sect._n ii_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o method_n of_o know_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o former_a section_n answer_v that_o man_n general_o notwithstanding_o their_o apostasy_n be_v furnish_v with_o the_o radical_a principle_n of_o true_a knowledge_n man_n want_v not_o so_o much_o mean_v of_o know_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o will_n to_o do_v what_o they_o know_v practical_a knowledge_n differ_v from_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o excel_v it_o sect._n iii_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o fourfold_a capacity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perception_n of_o divine_a thing_n that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a and_o sober_a christian_a and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o in_o its_o infancy_n while_o he_o be_v in_o this_o earthly_a body_n sect_n i._o it_o have_v be_v long_o since_o well_o observe_v that_o every_o art_n &_o science_n have_v some_o certain_a principle_n upon_o which_o the_o whole_a frame_n and_o body_n of_o it_o must_v depend_v and_o he_o that_o will_v full_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o mystery_n thereof_o must_v come_v furnish_v with_o some_o praecognita_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o may_v speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v i_o indeed_o to_o define_v divinity_n i_o shall_v rather_o call_v it_o a_o divine_a life_n than_o a_o divine_a science_n it_o be_v something_o rather_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n then_o by_o any_o verbal_a description_n as_o all_o thing_n of_o sense_n &_o life_n be_v best_a know_v by_o sentient_a and_o vital_a faculty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n have_v well_o observe_v every_o thing_n be_v best_a know_v by_o that_o which_o bear_v a_o just_a resemblance_n and_o analogy_n with_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n be_v wont_a to_o set_v forth_o a_o good_a life_n as_o the_o prolepsis_n and_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o divine_a science_n wisdom_n have_v build_v she_o a_o house_n and_o hew_v out_o her_o seven_o pillar_n but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o whole_a fabric_n we_o shall_v therefore_o as_o a_o prolegomenon_n or_o preface_n to_o what_o we_o shall_v afterward_o discourse_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o divinity_n speak_v something_o of_o this_o true_a method_n of_o know_v which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o by_o notion_n as_o action_n as_o religion_n itself_o consist_v not_o so_o much_o in_o word_n as_o thing_n they_o be_v not_o always_o the_o best_a skill_a in_o divinity_n that_o be_v the_o most_o study_a in_o those_o pandect_n which_o it_o be_v sometime_o digest_v into_o or_o that_o have_v erect_v the_o great_a monopoly_n of_o art_n and_o science_n he_o that_o be_v most_o practical_a in_o divine_a thing_n have_v the_o pure_a and_o sincere_a knowledge_n of_o they_o and_o not_o he_o that_o be_v most_o dogmatical_a divinity_z indeed_o be_v a_o true_a efflux_n from_o the_o eternal_a light_n which_o like_o the_o sunbeam_n do_v not_o only_o enlighten_v but_o heat_n and_o enliven_v and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n have_v in_o his_o beatitude_n connext_v purity_n of_o heart_n with_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o as_o the_o eye_n can_v behold_v the_o sun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unless_o it_o be_v sunlike_a 6._o and_o have_v the_o form_n and_o resemblance_n of_o the_o sun_n draw_v in_o it_o so_o neither_o can_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n behold_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unless_o it_o be_v godlike_a have_v god_n form_v in_o it_o and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n when_o he_o will_v lay_v open_a the_o right_a way_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a truth_n he_o say_v that_o knowledge_n puff_v up_o but_o it_o be_v love_n that_o edifi_v the_o knowledge_n of_o divinity_n that_o appear_v in_o system_n and_o model_n be_v but_o a_o poor_a wan_a light_n but_o the_o powerful_a energy_n of_o divine_a knowledge_n display_v itself_o in_o purify_a soul_n here_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o ancient_a philosophy_n speak_v the_o land_n of_o truth_n to_o seek_v our_o divinity_n mere_o in_o book_n and_o write_n be_v to_o seek_v the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a we_o do_v but_o in_o vain_a seek_v god_n many_o time_n in_o these_o where_o his_o truth_n too_o often_o be_v not_o so_o much_o enshrine_v as_o entomb_v no_o intrate_v quaere_fw-la deum_fw-la seek_v for_o god_n within_o thy_o own_o soul_n he_o be_v best_o discern_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plotinus_n phrase_v it_o by_o a_o intellectual_a touch_n of_o he_o we_o must_v see_v with_o our_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o our_o ear_n and_o our_o hand_n must_v handle_v the_o word_n of_o life_n that_o i_o may_v express_v it_o in_o s._n john_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n itself_o have_v its_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o david_n when_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o how_o to_o know_v what_o the_o divine_a goodness_n be_v call_v not_o for_o speculation_n but_o sensation_n taste_n and_o see_v how_o good_a the_o lord_n be_v that_o be_v not_o the_o best_a &_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o be_v wrought_v out_o by_o the_o labour_n and_o sweat_v of_o the_o brain_n but_o that_o which_o be_v kindle_v within_o we_o by_o a_o heavenly_a warmth_n in_o our_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v the_o heart_n that_o send_v up_o good_a blood_n and_o warm_a spirit_n into_o the_o head_n whereby_o it_o be_v best_o enable_v to_o its_o several_a function_n so_o that_o which_o enable_v we_o to_o know_v and_o understand_v aright_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n must_v be_v a_o live_a principle_n of_o holiness_n within_o we_o when_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n be_v not_o plant_v by_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o suck_v not_o up_o sap_n from_o thence_o it_o may_v be_v as_o well_o fruitful_a with_o evil_a as_o with_o good_a and_o bring_v forth_o bitter_a fruit_n as_o well_o as_o sweet_a if_o we_o will_v indeed_o have_v our_o knowledge_n thrive_v and_o flourish_v we_o must_v water_v the_o tender_a plant_n of_o it_o with_o holiness_n when_o zoroaster_n scholar_n ask_v he_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v to_o get_v wing_a soul_n such_o as_o may_v soar_v aloft_o in_o the_o bright_a beam_n of_o divine_a truth_n he_o bid_v they_o bathe_v themselves_o in_o the_o water_n of_o life_n they_o ask_v what_o they_o be_v he_o tell_v they_o the_o four_z cardinal_z virtue_n which_o be_v the_o four_o river_n of_o paradise_n it_o be_v but_o a_o thin_a airy_a knowledge_n that_o be_v get_v by_o mere_a speculation_n which_o be_v usher_v in_o by_o syllogism_n and_o
truth_n wrap_v up_o one_o within_o another_o which_o can_v be_v discern_v but_o only_o by_o divine_a epoptist_n we_o must_v not_o think_v we_o have_v then_o attain_v to_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o truth_n when_o we_o have_v break_v through_o the_o outward_a shell_n of_o word_n &_o phrase_n that_o house_n it_o up_o or_o when_o by_o a_o logical_a analysis_n we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o dependency_n and_o coherency_n of_o they_o one_o with_o another_o or_o when_o like_o stout_a champion_n of_o it_o have_v well_o guard_v it_o with_o the_o invincible_a strength_n of_o our_o demonstration_n we_o dare_v stand_v out_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n and_o challenge_v the_o field_n of_o all_o those_o that_o will_v pretend_v to_o be_v our_o rival_n we_o have_v many_o grave_a and_o reverend_a idolater_n that_o worship_v truth_n only_o in_o the_o image_n of_o their_o own_o wit_n that_o can_v never_o adore_v it_o so_o much_o as_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o do_v be_v it_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o such_o a_o form_n of_o belief_n as_o their_o own_o wander_a speculation_n have_v at_o last_o meet_v together_o in_o be_v it_o not_o that_o they_o find_v their_o own_o image_n and_o superscription_n upon_o it_o there_o be_v a_o know_v of_o the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o christ-like_a nature_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o sweet_a mild_a humble_a and_o love_a spirit_n of_o jesus_n which_o spread_v itself_o like_o a_o morning-sun_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n full_a of_o light_n and_o life_n it_o profit_v little_a to_o know_v christ_n himself_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o give_v his_o spirit_n to_o good_a man_n that_o search_v the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a beauty_n life_n and_o loveliness_n in_o divine_a truth_n which_o can_v be_v know_v but_o only_o then_o when_o it_o be_v digest_v into_o life_n and_o practice_n the_o greek_a philosopher_n can_v tell_v those_o high-soaring_a gnostic_n that_o think_v themselves_o no_o less_o than_o jovis_n alites_fw-la that_o can_v as_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o comedy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o cry_v out_o so_o much_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_v upon_o god_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o virtue_n and_o real_a goodness_n god_n be_v but_o a_o name_n a_o dry_a and_o empty_a notion_n the_o profane_a sort_n of_o man_n like_o those_o old_a gentile_a greek_n may_v make_v many_o rupture_n in_o the_o wall_n of_o god_n temple_n and_o break_v into_o the_o holy_a ground_n but_o yet_o may_v find_v god_n no_o more_o there_o then_o they_o do_v divine_a truth_n be_v better_a understand_v as_o it_o unfold_v itself_o in_o the_o purity_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o life_n then_o in_o all_o those_o subtle_a nicety_n into_o which_o curious_a wit_n may_v lay_v it_o forth_o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n who_o be_v the_o great_a master_n of_o it_o will_v not_o while_o he_o be_v here_o on_o earth_n draw_v it_o up_o into_o any_o systeme_n or_o body_n nor_o will_v his_o disciple_n after_o he_o he_o will_v not_o lay_v it_o out_o to_o we_o in_o any_o canon_n or_o article_n of_o belief_n not_o be_v indeed_o so_o careful_a to_o stock_n and_o enrich_v the_o world_n with_o opinion_n and_o notion_n as_o with_o true_a piety_n and_o a_o godlike_a pattern_n of_o purity_n as_o the_o best_a way_n to_o thrive_v in_o all_o spiritual_a understanding_n his_o main_a scope_n be_v to_o promote_v a_o holy_a life_n as_o the_o best_a and_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o a_o right_a belief_n he_o hang_v all_o true_a acquaintance_n with_o divinity_n upon_o the_o do_v god_n will_v if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o will_v make_v we_o as_o s._n peter_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a sweetness_n and_o deliciousness_n in_o divine_a truth_n which_o no_o sensual_a mind_n can_v taste_v or_o relish_v this_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o natural_a man_n that_o savour_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n corrupt_a passion_n and_o terrene_a affection_n be_v apt_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n to_o disturb_v all_o serene_a thought_n to_o precipitate_v our_o judgement_n and_o warp_v our_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o good_a maxim_n of_o the_o old_a jewish_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a spirit_n dwell_v not_o in_o terrene_a and_o earthly_a passion_n divinity_n be_v not_o so_o well_o perceive_v by_o a_o subtle_a wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o by_o a_o purify_a sense_n as_o plotinus_n phrase_v it_o neither_o be_v the_o ancient_a philosophy_n unacquainted_a with_o this_o way_n and_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n and_o therefore_o 1._o aristotle_n himself_o think_v a_o young_a man_n unfit_a to_o meddle_v with_o the_o grave_a precept_n of_o morality_n till_o the_o heat_n and_o violent_a precipitancy_n of_o his_o youthful_a affection_n be_v cool_v and_o moderate_v and_o it_o be_v observe_v of_o pythagoras_n that_o he_o have_v several_a way_n to_o try_v the_o capacity_n of_o his_o scholar_n and_o to_o prove_v the_o sedateness_n and_o moral_a temper_n of_o their_o mind_n before_o he_o will_v entrust_v they_o with_o the_o sublime_a mystery_n of_o his_o philosophy_n the_o platonist_n be_v herein_o so_o wary_a and_o solicitous_a that_o they_o think_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v never_o be_v purge_v enough_o from_o those_o earthly_a dregs_o of_o sense_n and_o passion_n in_o which_o they_o be_v so_o much_o steep_v before_o they_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o their_o divine_a metaphysic_n and_o therefore_o they_o so_o much_o solicit_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o phrase_n it_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n in_o all_o those_o that_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o socrates_n speak_v that_o be_v indeed_o sincere_o understand_v divine_a truth_n for_o that_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o their_o philosophy_n this_o be_v also_o intimate_v by_o they_o in_o their_o define_n philosophy_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o meditation_n of_o death_n aim_v herein_o at_o only_a a_o moral_a way_n of_o die_v by_o loosen_a the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o this_o sensitive_a life_n which_o they_o think_v be_v necessary_a to_o a_o right_a contemplation_n of_o intelligible_a thing_n and_o therefore_o beside_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o sensuality_n and_o purge_v from_o fleshly_a filth_n they_o devise_v a_o further_a way_n of_o separation_n more_o accommodate_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o philosopher_n which_o be_v their_o mathemata_fw-la or_o mathematical_a contemplation_n whereby_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n may_v farther_o shake_v off_o their_o dependency_n upon_o 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these_o and_o wall_n it_o about_o with_o their_o own_o self-flattery_n and_o then_o sit_v in_o it_o as_o god_n as_o cosroes_n the_o persian_a king_n be_v sometime_o laugh_v at_o for_o enshrine_n himself_o in_o a_o temple_n of_o his_o own_o and_o therefore_o if_o this_o knowledge_n be_v not_o attend_v with_o humility_n and_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o selfpenury_n and_o self-emptiness_n we_o may_v easy_o fall_v short_a of_o that_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o we_o seem_v to_o aspire_v after_o we_o may_v carry_v such_o a_o image_n and_o species_n of_o ourselves_o constant_o before_o we_o as_o will_v make_v we_o lose_v the_o clear_a sight_n of_o the_o divinity_n and_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o rest_v in_o a_o mere_a logical_a life_n its_o simplicius_n his_o expression_n without_o any_o true_a participation_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n if_o we_o do_v not_o as_o many_o do_v if_o not_o all_o who_o rise_v no_o high_a relapse_n and_o slide_v back_o by_o vainglory_n popularity_n or_o such_o 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we_o can_v see_v the_o image_n of_o the_o divinity_n sincere_o in_o it_o but_o yet_o this_o knowledge_n be_v a_o true_a heavenly_a fire_n kindle_v from_o god_n own_o altar_n beget_v a_o undaunted_a courage_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n &_o enable_v they_o to_o cast_v a_o holy_a scorn_n upon_o the_o poor_a petty_a trash_n of_o this_o life_n in_o comparison_n with_o divine_a thing_n and_o to_o pity_v those_o poor_a brutish_a epicurean_o that_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o mere_a husk_n of_o fleshly_a pleasure_n to_o feed_v themselves_o with_o this_o sight_n of_o god_n make_v pious_a soul_n breath_n after_o that_o bless_a time_n when_o mortality_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n when_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o behold_v the_o divinity_n through_o those_o dark_a medium_n that_o eclipse_v the_o bless_a sight_n of_o it_o a_o short_a discourse_n of_o superstition_n clem._n alexandr_n in_o admon_n ad_fw-la graec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierocles_n in_o pythag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lactantius_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la hic_fw-la verus_fw-la est_fw-la cultus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la mens_fw-la colentis_fw-la seipsam_fw-la deo_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la victimam_fw-la sistit_fw-la ibid._n nihil_fw-la sancta_fw-la &_o singularis_fw-la illa_fw-la majestas_fw-la aliud_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la desiderat_fw-la quam_fw-la solam_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la quam_fw-la siquis_fw-la obtulerit_fw-la deo_fw-la satis_fw-la piè_fw-la satis_fw-la religiosè_fw-la litavit_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o superstition_n well_o express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o over-timorous_a and_o dreadful_a apprehension_n of_o the_o deity_n a_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o true_a cause_n and_o rise_v of_o superstition_n superstition_n be_v most_o incident_a to_o such_o as_o converse_v not_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n or_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o unlikeness_n to_o he_o right_o apprehension_n of_o god_n beget_v in_o man_n a_o nobleness_n and_o freedom_n of_o soul_n superstition_n though_o it_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o a_o angry_a deity_n yet_o it_o count_v he_o easy_o please_v with_o flatter_a worship_n apprehension_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o gild_n meet_v together_o be_v apt_a to_o excite_v fear_n hypocrite_n to_o spare_v their_o sin_n seek_v out_o way_n to_o compound_v with_o god_n servile_a and_o superstitious_a fear_n be_v increase_v by_o ignorance_n of_o the_o certain_a cause_n of_o terrible_a effect_n in_o nature_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o by_o frightful_a apparition_n of_o ghost_n and_o spectre_n a_o further_a consideration_n of_o superstition_n as_o a_o composition_n of_o fear_n and_o flattery_n a_o full_a definition_n of_o superstition_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_n superstition_n do_v not_o always_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o form_n but_o pass_v from_o one_o form_n to_o another_o and_o sometime_o shroud_n itself_o under_o form_n seem_o spiritual_a and_o more_o refine_a of_o superstition_n have_v now_o do_v with_o what_o we_o propound_v as_o a_o preface_n to_o our_o follow_a discourse_n we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o main_a head_n and_o principle_n of_o religion_n but_o before_o we_o do_v that_o perhaps_o it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inquire_v into_o some_o of_o those_o anti-deity_n that_o be_v set_v up_o against_o it_o the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v atheism_n and_o superstition_n which_o indeed_o may_v seem_v to_o comprehend_v in_o they_o all_o kind_n of_o apostasy_n and_o prevarication_n from_o religion_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v overcurious_a to_o pry_v into_o such_o foul_a and_o rot_a carcase_n as_o these_o be_v too_o narrow_o or_o to_o make_v any_o subtle_a anatomy_n of_o they_o but_o rather_o inquire_v a_o little_a into_o the_o original_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o they_o because_o it_o may_v be_v they_o may_v be_v near_o of_o kin_n than_o we_o 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superstition_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o some_o stupendous_a effect_n and_o event_n as_o he_o please_v rather_o to_o call_v they_o in_o nature_n he_o therefore_o follow_v herein_o the_o step_n of_o his_o great_a master_n epicurus_n undertake_v so_o to_o solve_v all_o those_o knot_n which_o superstition_n be_v tie_v up_o into_o by_o unfolding_a the_o secret_n of_o nature_n as_o that_o man_n may_v find_v themselves_o loosen_a from_o those_o saevi_fw-la domini_fw-la and_o crudeles_fw-la tyranni_fw-la as_o he_o call_v the_o vulgar_a creed_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o so_o begin_v with_o a_o simple_a confutation_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o creation_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o contain_v a_o sure_a and_o sensible_a demonstration_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o to_o have_v spring_v up_o from_o a_o admire_a ignorance_n of_o natural_a production_n quip_n ità _fw-la formido_fw-la mortales_fw-la continet_fw-la omnes_fw-la 1._o quod_fw-la multa_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la fieri_fw-la coelòque_fw-la tuentur_fw-la quorum_fw-la operum_fw-la causas_fw-la nullâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la videre_fw-la possunt_fw-la ac_fw-la fieri_fw-la divino_fw-la numine_fw-la rentur_fw-la and_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o first_o book_n primùm_fw-la quòd_fw-la magnis_fw-la doceo_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la &_o arctis_fw-la relligionum_fw-la animos_fw-la nodis_fw-la exsolvere_fw-la pergo_fw-la but_o herein_o all_o the_o epicurean_o who_o be_v not_o the_o true_a but_o foster-fathers_n of_o that_o natural_a philosophy_n they_o brag_v of_o and_o which_o indeed_o democritus_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o do_v miserable_o blunder_v themselves_o for_o though_o a_o lawful_a acquaintance_n with_o all_o the_o event_n and_o phaenomena_n that_o show_v themselves_o upon_o this_o mundane_a stage_n will_v contribute_v much_o to_o free_a man_n mind_n from_o the_o slavery_n of_o dull_a superstition_n yet_o will_v it_o also_o breed_v a_o sober_a &_o amiable_a belief_n of_o the_o deity_n as_o it_o do_v in_o all_o the_o pythagorean_n platonist_n and_o other_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v themselves_o and_o a_o ingenuous_a knowledge_n hereof_o will_v be_v as_o fertile_a with_o religion_n as_o the_o ignorance_n thereof_o in_o affright_a and_o base_a mind_n be_v with_o superstition_n for_o which_o purpose_n i_o shall_v need_v only_o to_o touch_v upon_o epicurus_n his_o master-notion_n by_o which_o he_o undertake_v to_o salve_v all_o difficulty_n that_o may_v hold_v our_o thought_n in_o suspense_n about_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o creator_n which_o be_v that_o plenum_fw-la which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o corpus_n and_o inane_fw-la that_o this_o body_n which_o in_o his_o philosophy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o infinity_o of_o insensible_a atom_n move_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o a_o empty_a space_n be_v together_o with_o that_o space_n in_o which_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o beget_v all_o those_o phaenomena_n which_o we_o see_v in_o nature_n which_o however_o it_o may_v be_v true_a motion_n be_v once_o grant_v yet_o herein_o tully_n have_v well_o scotch_v the_o wheel_n of_o this_o overhasty_a philosophy_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la cùm_fw-la in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la duo_fw-la sint_fw-la quaerenda_fw-la unum_fw-la quae_fw-la materia_fw-la sit_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la quaeque_fw-la res_fw-la efficiatur_fw-la alterum_fw-la quae_fw-la vis_fw-fr sit_fw-la quae_fw-la quidque_fw-la efficiat_a de_fw-la materia_fw-la disseruerunt_fw-la epicurei_n vim_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la efficiendi_fw-la reliquerunt_fw-la which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o some_o conceit_a piece_n of_o sophistry_n shall_v go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o automaton_n have_v no_o dependency_n upon_o the_o skill_n of_o a_o artificer_n by_o descant_v upon_o the_o several_a part_n of_o it_o without_o take_v notice_n in_o the_o meanwhile_n of_o some_o external_a weight_n or_o spring_n that_o move_v it_o or_o to_o use_v his_o own_o similitude_n as_o if_o one_o that_o undertake_v to_o analyse_v any_o learned_a book_n shall_v tell_v we_o how_o so_o many_o letter_n meet_v together_o in_o several_a combination_n shall_v beget_v all_o that_o sense_n that_o be_v contain_v therein_o without_o mind_v that_o wit_n that_o cast_v they_o all_o into_o their_o several_a rank_n and_o this_o make_v aristotle_n otherwise_o not_o overzealous_a of_o religion_n sober_o to_o acknowledge_v some_o first_o mover_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o can_v we_o allow_v epicurus_n this_o power_n of_o motion_n to_o be_v seat_v in_o nature_n yet_o that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o true_a task_n of_o a_o naturalist_n he_o must_v also_o give_v we_o a_o account_n how_o such_o a_o force_n and_o power_n in_o nature_n shall_v subsist_v which_o indeed_o be_v easy_a to_o do_v if_o we_o call_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n himself_o as_o the_o architect_n and_o mover_n of_o this_o divine_a artifice_n but_o without_o some_o infinite_a power_n impossible_a and_o we_o shall_v further_o inquire_v how_o these_o movable_a &_o ramble_a atom_n come_v to_o place_v themselves_o so_o orderly_o in_o the_o universe_n and_o observe_v that_o absolute_a harmony_n &_o decorum_n in_o all_o their_o motion_n as_o if_o they_o keep_v time_n with_o the_o musical_a law_n of_o some_o almighty_a mind_n that_o compose_v all_o their_o lesson_n &_o measure_v out_o their_o dance_n up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o universe_n and_o also_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v if_o they_o be_v only_o move_v by_o chance_n &_o accident_n that_o such_o regular_a mutation_n and_o generation_n shall_v be_v beget_v by_o a_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n as_o sometime_o they_o speak_v of_o they_o have_v no_o centre_n to_o seat_v themselves_o about_o in_o a_o infinite_a vacuity_n as_o tully_n argue_v and_o how_o these_o body_n that_o be_v once_o move_v by_o some_o impulse_n from_o their_o former_a station_n return_v again_o or_o at_o least_o come_v to_o stay_v themselves_o and_o do_v not_o rather_o move_v perpetual_o the_o same_o way_n the_o first_o impulse_n and_o direction_n carry_v they_o or_o why_o they_o do_v not_o there_o rest_v where_o their_o motion_n first_o begin_v to_o cease_v if_o they_o be_v interrupt_v by_o any_o thing_n without_o they_o or_o again_o if_o the_o proper_a motion_n of_o these_o atom_n be_v always_o towards_o some_o centre_n as_o epicurus_n sometime_o be_v please_v to_o state_n the_o business_n lineis_fw-la rectis_fw-la as_o he_o say_v then_o how_o come_v there_o as_o tully_n reply_v to_o be_v any_o generation_n or_o if_o there_o be_v a_o motus_fw-la declinationis_fw-la join_v with_o this_o motion_n of_o gravity_n which_o be_v one_o of_o epicurus_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o borrow_v not_o from_o democritus_n then_o why_o shall_v not_o all_o tend_v the_o same_o way_n and_o so_o all_o those_o motion_n generation_n and_o appearance_n in_o nature_n all_o vanish_v see_v all_o variety_n of_o motion_n will_v be_v take_v away_o which_o way_n soever_o this_o unhallowed_a opinion_n be_v state_v thus_o we_o see_v though_o we_o shall_v allow_v epicurus_n his_o principle_n and_o fundamental_a absurdity_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o nature_n yet_o it_o be_v too_o airy_a and_o weak_a a_o thing_n to_o support_v that_o massy_a bulk_n of_o absurdity_n which_o he_o will_v build_v upon_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o lot_n of_o any_o of_o his_o stamp_n to_o be_v over-wise_a however_o they_o do_v boast_v most_o in_o the_o title_n of_o sophi_n as_o be_v well_o observe_v of_o they_o for_o than_o they_o may_v have_v be_v so_o happy_a too_o as_o to_o have_v dispel_v these_o thick_a and_o filthy_a mist_n of_o atheism_n by_o those_o bright_a beam_n of_o truth_n that_o shine_v in_o the_o frame_n of_o this_o inferior_a world_n wherein_o as_o s._n paul_n speak_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v manifest_a atheism_n most_o common_o lurk_v in_o confinio_fw-la scientiae_fw-la &_o ignorantiae_fw-la when_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n begin_v to_o draw_v those_o gross_a earthly_a vapour_n of_o sensual_a and_o material_a speculation_n by_o dark_a and_o cloudy_a dispute_n they_o be_v then_o most_o in_o danger_n of_o be_v benight_a in_o they_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a sense_n of_o god_n that_o lodge_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o low_a and_o dull_a sort_n of_o vulgar_a man_n which_o be_v always_o rove_a after_o he_o catch_v at_o he_o though_o it_o can_v lay_v any_o sure_a hold_n on_o he_o which_o work_v like_o a_o natural_a instinct_n antecedent_n to_o any_o mature_a knowledge_n as_o be_v indeed_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o it_o and_o if_o i_o be_v to_o speak_v precise_o in_o the_o mode_n of_o the_o stoic_n i_o will_v rather_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o with_o plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o when_o contentious_a dispute_n and_o frothy_a reason_n and_o contemplation_n inform_v by_o fleshly_a affection_n conversant_a only_o about_o the_o outside_n of_o nature_n 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but_o second_o he_o grant_v further_a that_o all_o our_o sensation_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o perception_n and_o therefore_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v any_o hallucination_n that_o must_v arise_v from_o something_o else_o within_o we_o beside_o the_o power_n of_o sense_n quoniam_fw-la pars_fw-la horum_fw-la maxima_fw-la fallit_fw-la propter_fw-la opinatus_fw-la animi_fw-la quos_fw-la addimus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la pro_fw-la visis_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la sensibu_fw-fr '_o visa_fw-la in_o which_o word_n he_o have_v very_o happy_o light_v upon_o the_o proper_a function_n of_o sense_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o all_o those_o mistake_n which_o we_o call_v the_o deception_n of_o sense_n which_o indeed_o be_v not_o true_o so_o see_v they_o arise_v only_o from_o a_o high_a faculty_n and_o consist_v not_o in_o sensation_n itself_o but_o in_o those_o deduction_n and_o corollary_n that_o our_o judgement_n draw_v from_o it_o we_o shall_v here_o therefore_o 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in_o truth_n they_o be_v never_o deceive_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o own_o function_n and_o so_o do_v aristotle_n l._n 3_o de_fw-la anima_fw-la c._n 3._o conclude_v that_o error_n be_v neither_o in_o sense_n nor_o fancy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v in_o no_o faculty_n but_o only_o that_o in_o which_o be_v reason_n though_o it_o be_v as_o true_a on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o epicurus_n &_o all_o his_o sect_n be_v deceive_v while_o they_o judge_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o all_o the_o star_n to_o be_v no_o big_a than_o that_o picture_n and_o image_n which_o they_o find_v of_o they_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n for_o which_o silly_a conceit_n though_o they_o have_v be_v for_o many_o age_n sufficient_o laugh_v at_o by_o wise_a man_n yet_o can_v not_o lucretius_n tell_v how_o to_o enlarge_v his_o own_o fancy_n but_o believe_v the_o idolum_fw-la in_o his_o own_o visive_n organ_n to_o be_v adequate_a to_o the_o sun_n itself_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o mathematical_a demonstration_n as_o indeed_o he_o must_v needs_o if_o there_o be_v no_o high_a principle_n of_o knowledge_n than_o sense_n be_v which_o be_v the_o most_o indisciplinable_a thing_n that_o may_v be_v and_o can_v never_o be_v teach_v that_o truth_n which_o reason_n and_o understanding_n may_v attempt_v to_o force_v into_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n though_o reason_n inculcate_n this_o notion_n ten_o thousand_o time_n over_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n yet_o will_v not_o the_o eye_n be_v teach_v to_o see_v it_o any_o big_a than_o a_o foot_n breadth_n and_o therefore_o he_o right_o call_v it_o as_o all_o the_o platonical_a and_o stoical_a philosophy_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v put_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o stoic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n we_o have_v find_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o more_o noble_a power_n in_o the_o soul_n then_o that_o be_v by_o which_o it_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o the_o body_n and_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n and_o proportion_n thereof_o converse_v with_o external_n matter_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o apt_a to_o be_v mistake_v in_o sensible_a object_n because_o our_o soul_n suck_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o external_a thing_n thereby_o and_o not_o mind_v the_o proportion_n that_o be_v between_o the_o body_n and_o they_o mindless_a of_o its_o own_o notion_n collate_n their_o corporeal_a impression_n with_o external_a object_n themselves_o and_o judge_v of_o they_o one_o by_o another_o but_o whensoever_o our_o soul_n act_v in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o strength_n untwi_v themselves_o from_o all_o corporeal_a complication_n they_o then_o can_v find_v confidence_n enough_o to_o judge_v of_o thing_n in_o a_o seem_a contradiction_n to_o all_o those_o other_o visa_fw-la corporea_fw-la and_o so_o i_o suppose_v this_o argument_n will_v amount_v to_o no_o less_o than_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o soul_n immateriality_n see_v to_o all_o sincere_a understanding_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v thus_o abstract_a itself_o from_o all_o corporeal_a commerce_n and_o return_v from_o thence_o near_o into_o itself_o now_o what_o we_o have_v to_o this_o purpose_n more_o general_o intimate_v we_o shall_v further_o branch_v out_o in_o these_o two_o or_o three_o particular_n first_o that_o that_o mental_a faculty_n and_o power_n whereby_o 1._o we_o judge_v and_o discern_v thing_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o body_n that_o it_o must_v retract_v and_o withdraw_v itself_o from_o all_o bodily_a operation_n whensoever_o it_o will_v naked_o discern_v truth_n for_o shall_v our_o soul_n always_o mould_v their_o judgement_n of_o thing_n according_a to_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o impression_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v thereof_o in_o the_o body_n they_o must_v then_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o chain_n up_o error_n and_o delusion_n one_o with_o another_o in_o stead_n of_o truth_n as_o shall_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o understanding_n whole_o depend_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o eye_n we_o shall_v then_o conclude_v that_o our_o mere_a access_n and_o recess_n from_o any_o visible_a object_n have_v such_o a_o magical_a power_n to_o change_v the_o magnitude_n of_o visible_a object_n and_o to_o transform_v they_o into_o all_o variety_n of_o figure_n &_o fashion_n and_o so_o attribute_v all_o that_o variety_n to_o they_o which_o we_o find_v in_o our_o corporeal_a perception_n or_o shall_v we_o judge_v of_o gustable_n by_o our_o taste_n we_o shall_v attribute_v to_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a thing_n all_o that_o variety_n w_o ch_n we_o find_v in_o our_o own_o palate_n which_o be_v a_o unquestionable_a argument_n that_o that_o power_n whereby_o we_o discern_v of_o thing_n and_o make_v judgement_n of_o they_o different_a and_o sometime_o contrary_a to_o those_o perception_n that_o be_v the_o 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have_v attribute_v to_o it_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o naked_a perception_n of_o sensible_a impression_n without_o any_o work_n of_o reason_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o miscellaneous_n kind_n of_o knowledge_n arise_v of_o a_o collation_n of_o its_o sensation_n with_o its_o own_o more_o obscure_a and_o dark_a idea_n the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d discourse_n and_o reason_n which_o the_o platonist_n describe_v mathematical_a knowledge_n by_o which_o because_o it_o spin_v out_o its_o own_o notion_n by_o a_o constant_a series_n of_o deduction_n knit_v up_o consequence_n one_o upon_o another_o by_o demonstration_n be_v by_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o progressive_a kind_n of_o knowledge_n to_o which_o he_o add_v a_o four_o which_o we_o shall_v now_o make_v use_n of_o for_o a_o further_a proof_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v therefore_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n will_v reckon_v all_o this_o knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o we_o have_v here_o by_o way_n of_o science_n but_o like_o a_o fable_n or_o parable_n when_o once_o it_o be_v in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o father_n feast_v upon_o truth_n itself_o and_o behold_v god_n in_o the_o pure_a ray_n of_o his_o own_o divinity_n i_o shall_v conclude_v all_o with_o that_o which_o s._n paul_n express_o tell_v we_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 50._o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n where_o by_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o seem_v to_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o man_n in_o this_o complex_fw-la and_o compound_v state_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n i_o mean_v corruptible_fw-fr earthy_a body_n and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a periphrasis_n of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o like_a sense_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flesh_n &_o blood_n in_o those_o and_o other_o place_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n use_v where_o this_o phrase_n occur_v viz._n matth._n 16._o 17._o gal._n 1._o 16._o ephes._n 6._o 12._o heb._n 2._o 14._o but_o in_o opposition_n to_o this_o gross_a earthy_a body_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o spiritual_a body_n v._o 44._o such_o as_o shall_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o immortality_n v._o 53._o and_o consequent_o differ_v from_o that_o body_n which_o here_o make_v up_o this_o compound_a animal_n be_v and_o according_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o resurrection_n that_o they_o 20._o neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n nor_o can_v they_o die_v any_o more_o but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o s._n matthew_n and_o mark_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n and_o so_o the_o jewish_a writer_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v the_o same_o phrase_n to_o express_v the_o state_n of_o glory_n by_o viz._n that_o then_o good_a man_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sicut_fw-la angeli_fw-la ministerii_fw-la of_o prophecy_n or_o a_o discourse_n treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o prophecy_n the_o different_a degree_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n the_o difference_n of_o prophetical_a dream_n from_o all_o other_o dream_n record_v in_o scripture_n the_o difference_n of_o the_o true_a prophetical_a spirit_n from_o enthusiasticall_a imposture_n what_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o action_n be_v that_o be_v frequent_o in_o scripture_n attribute_v to_o the_o prophet_n whether_o they_o be_v real_a or_o only_a imaginary_a the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n the_o son_n or_o disciple_n of_o the_o prophet_n the_o disposition_n antecedent_n and_o preparatory_a to_o prophesy_v the_o period_n of_o time_n when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o jewish_a and_o christian_a church_n rule_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o prophetical_a writ_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 21._o for_o prophecy_n come_v not_o in_o old_a time_n by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n philo_n jud._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o prophecy_n chap._n i._n that_o prophecy_n be_v the_o way_n whereby_o reveal_v truth_n be_v dispense_v and_o convey_v to_o we_o man_n mind_n capable_a of_o converse_v and_o be_v acquaint_v as_o well_o with_o reveal_v or_o positive_a truth_n as_o with_o natural_a truth_n truth_n of_o natural_a inscription_n may_v be_v excite_v in_o we_o and_o clear_v to_o we_o by_o mean_n of_o prophetical_a influence_n that_o the_o scripture_n frequent_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o vulgar_a apprehension_n and_o speak_v of_o thing_n in_o the_o great_a way_n of_o condescension_n have_v speak_v to_o those_o principle_n of_o natural_a theology_n which_o have_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o necessary_a influence_n into_o life_n and_o practice_n and_o be_v most_o pregnant_a with_o moral_a goodness_n we_o come_v now_o to_o 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with_o those_o visa_fw-la and_o simulacra_fw-la sensibilia_fw-la as_o must_v needs_o be_v impress_v upon_o common_a sense_n or_o fancy_n whereby_o the_o prophet_n seem_v to_o have_v all_o their_o sense_n wake_v and_o exercise_v their_o several_a function_n though_o indeed_o all_o be_v but_o scenical_a or_o dramatical_a according_a to_o this_o twofold_a way_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n the_o 28._o prophet_n joel_n foretell_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o prophetical_a spirit_n that_o shall_v be_v pour_v out_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n and_o in_o jeremy_n 14._o 14._o we_o have_v the_o false_a prophet_n bring_v in_o as_o endeavour_v apish_o to_o imitate_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n in_o fortify_v their_o fancy_n by_o the_o power_n of_o divination_n that_o they_o may_v talk_v of_o dream_n and_o vision_n when_o they_o come_v among_o the_o people_n now_o for_o the_o difference_n of_o these_o two_o a_o dream_n and_o a_o vision_n it_o seem_v rather_o to_o lie_v in_o circumstantial_o then_o in_o any_o thing_n essential_a &_o therefore_o maim_v part_n 2._o more_o nev._n cap._n 45._o tell_v we_o that_o in_o a_o dream_n a_o voice_n be_v frequent_o hear_v which_o be_v not_o usual_a in_o a_o vision_n but_o the_o representation_n of_o divine_a thing_n by_o some_o sensible_a image_n or_o some_o narrative_a voice_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o both_o of_o they_o but_o yet_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v a_o vision_n superior_a to_o a_o dream_n as_o represent_v thing_n more_o to_o the_o life_n which_o indeed_o seize_v upon_o the_o prophet_n while_o he_o be_v awake_a but_o it_o no_o soon_o surprise_v he_o but_o that_o all_o his_o external_a sense_n be_v bind_v and_o so_o it_o often_o decline_v into_o a_o true_a dream_n as_o maimon_n in_o the_o place_n forename_a prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 15._o 12._o where_o the_o vision_n in_o which_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v relate_v for_o 1._o pass_v into_o a_o sleep_n and_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v go_v down_o a_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n and_o lo_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n fall_v upon_o he_o which_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o description_n of_o that_o passage_n which_o he_o have_v by_o sleep_n out_o of_o his_o vision_n into_o a_o dream_n now_o these_o ecstatical_a impression_n whereby_o the_o imagination_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v thus_o ravish_v from_o itself_o and_o be_v make_v subject_a whole_o to_o some_o agent_n intellect_n inform_v it_o and_o shine_a upon_o it_o i_o suppose_v s._n paul_n have_v respect_n to_o 1_o cor._n 13._o now_o we_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o glass_n in_o riddle_n or_o parable_n for_o so_o he_o seem_v to_o compare_v the_o high_a illumination_n which_o we_o have_v here_o with_o that_o constant_a irradiation_n of_o the_o divinity_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o this_o glass_v of_o divine_a thing_n by_o hieroglyphic_n and_o emblem_n in_o the_o fancy_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o proper_a way_n of_o prophetical_a inspiration_n for_o the_o further_a clear_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o one_o passage_n more_o out_o of_o a_o jewish_a writer_n that_o be_v r._n bechai_n concern_v this_o present_a argument_n which_o i_o find_v com._n in_o num._n 12._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluit_fw-la deus_fw-la assimilare_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la homini_fw-la speculum_fw-la inspicienti_fw-la prout_fw-la innuunt_fw-la rabbini_n nostri_fw-la illo_fw-la axiomate_fw-la proverbiali_fw-la nemo_fw-la inspiciat_fw-la speculum_fw-la sabbato_fw-la illud_fw-la speculum_fw-la est_fw-la vitreum_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la reflectitur_fw-la homini_fw-la sva_fw-la ipsius_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o imago_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o reflexivam_fw-la speculi_fw-la cum_fw-la revera_fw-la nihil_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la in_o speculo_fw-la realiter_fw-la existat_fw-la talis_fw-la erat_fw-la prophetia_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la contuebantur_fw-la sacras_fw-la
out_o of_o they_o all_o as_o out_o of_o its_o element_n compound_v together_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o think_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o prognostic_n virtue_n in_o soul_n themselves_o which_o be_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o be_v excite_v which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o philosopher_n among_o which_o plutarch_n lay_v down_o his_o sense_n in_o this_o manner_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o many_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n do_v not_o then_o first_o of_o all_o attain_v a_o prophetical_a energy_n when_o it_o leave_v the_o body_n as_o a_o cloud_n but_o it_o now_o have_v it_o already_o only_o she_o be_v blind_a of_o this_o eye_n because_o of_o her_o concretion_n with_o this_o mortal_a body_n this_o philosopher_n opinion_n maimonides_n be_v more_o than_o prone_a to_o however_o he_o will_v dissemble_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o impotency_n to_o prophesy_v suppose_v all_o those_o three_o qualification_n name_v before_o as_o of_o the_o suspension_n of_o the_o act_n of_o some_o natural_a faculty_n so_o chap._n 32._o meo_fw-la judicio_fw-la res_fw-la hîc_fw-la se_fw-la habet_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o miraculis_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n in_o my_o judgement_n say_v he_o the_o matter_n here_o be_v just_a so_o as_o it_o be_v in_o miracle_n and_o bear_v proportion_n with_o they_o for_o natural_a reason_n require_v that_o he_o who_o by_o his_o nature_n be_v apt_a to_o prophesy_v and_o be_v diligent_o teach_v and_o instruct_v and_o of_o fit_a age_n that_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v prophesy_v but_o he_o that_o notwithstanding_o can_v do_v so_o be_v like_a to_o one_o that_o can_v move_v his_o hand_n as_o jeroboam_n or_o one_o that_o can_v see_v as_o those_o that_o can_v not_o see_v the_o tent_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o story_n of_o elisha_n and_o again_o chap._n 36._o he_o further_o beat_v upon_o this_o string_n si_fw-mi vir_fw-la quidam_fw-la ita_fw-la comparatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la nullum_fw-la dubium_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la facultas_fw-la ejus_fw-la imaginatrix_n quae_fw-la in_fw-la summo_fw-la gradu_fw-la perfecta_fw-la est_fw-la &_o influentiam_fw-la ab_fw-la intellectu_fw-la secundùm_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la svam_fw-la speculativam_fw-la accipit_fw-la laboraverit_fw-la &_o in_o operatione_n fuerit_fw-la illum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la res_fw-la divinas_fw-la &_o admirandas_fw-la apprehensurum_fw-la nihil_fw-la praeter_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la angelos_n visurum_fw-la nullius_fw-la denique_fw-la rei_fw-la scientiam_fw-la habiturum_fw-la &_o curaturum_fw-la nisi_fw-la earum_fw-la quae_fw-la verae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la communem_fw-la hominum_fw-la spectant_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la this_o opinion_n of_o maimonides_n i_o find_v not_o any_o where_o entertain_v but_o only_o by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n cozri_n that_o which_o seem_v to_o have_v lead_v he_o into_o this_o conceit_n be_v his_o mistake_a sense_n it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o passage_n in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o king_n that_o speak_v of_o the_o school_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o like_a of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o but_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n sufficient_a to_o infer_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n from_o the_o high_a improvement_n of_o natural_a or_o moral_a endowment_n and_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v how_o maimonides_n can_v reconcile_v all_o this_o with_o the_o right_a notion_n of_o prophecy_n which_o must_v of_o necessity_n include_v a_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o therefore_o may_v free_o be_v bestow_v by_o god_n where_o and_o upon_o who_o he_o please_v though_o indeed_o common_a reason_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o god_n will_v extraordinary_o inspire_v any_o man_n and_o send_v they_o thus_o special_o authorize_v by_o himself_o to_o declare_v his_o mind_n authentical_o to_o they_o and_o dictate_v what_o his_o truth_n be_v who_o be_v themselves_o vicious_a and_o of_o unhallowed_a life_n and_o so_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 2_o epist._n chap._n i._o tell_v we_o plain_o they_o be_v holy_a man_n of_o god_n who_o speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n neither_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o those_o who_o be_v any_o way_n of_o craze_a mind_n or_o who_o be_v inward_o of_o inconsistent_a temper_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o perturbation_n can_v be_v very_o fit_a for_o these_o serene_a impression_n a_o trouble_a fancy_n can_v no_o more_o receive_v these_o idea_n of_o divine_a truth_n to_o be_v impress_v upon_o it_o and_o clear_o reflect_v they_o to_o the_o understanding_n than_o a_o crack_a glass_n or_o trouble_a water_n can_v reflect_v sincere_o any_o image_n to_o be_v make_v upon_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o hebrew_a doctor_n universal_o agree_v in_o this_o rule_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n never_o rest_v upon_o any_o but_o a_o holy_a and_o wise_a man_n one_o who_o passion_n be_v allay_v so_o the_o talmud_n mass_n sanhedrin_n as_o it_o be_v quote_v by_o r._n albo_n maam._n 3._o c._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n never_o reside_v but_o upon_o a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n and_o fortitude_n as_o also_o upon_o a_o rich_a and_o great_a man_n the_o two_o last_o qualification_n in_o this_o rule_n maimonides_n in_o his_o fundamenta_fw-la legis_fw-la have_v leave_v out_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v full_a enough_o without_o they_o but_o those_o other_o two_o qualification_n of_o wisdom_n and_o fortitude_n be_v constant_o lay_v down_o by_o they_o in_o this_o argument_n and_o so_o we_o find_v it_o ascribe_v to_o the_o author_n of_o this_o canon_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v r._n jochanan_n c._n 4._o gem._n nedar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o r._n jochanan_n say_v god_n do_v not_o make_v his_o shechina_n to_o reside_v upon_o any_o but_o a_o rich_a and_o humble_a man_n a_o man_n of_o fortitude_n all_o which_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n our_o master_n where_o by_o fortitude_n they_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o power_n whereby_o a_o good_a man_n subdue_v his_o animal_n part_n for_o so_o i_o suppose_v i_o may_v safe_o translate_v that_o solution_n of_o they_o which_o i_o have_v sometime_o meet_v with_o and_o i_o think_v in_o pirke_n avoth_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v the_o man_n of_o fortitude_n it_o be_v he_o that_o subdue_v his_o figmentum_fw-la malum_fw-la by_o which_o they_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sensual_a or_o animal_n part_n of_o which_o more_o in_o another_o discourse_n and_o thus_o they_o give_v we_o another_o rule_n as_o it_o be_v paraphrastical_a upon_o the_o former_a which_o i_o find_v gem._n schab_n c._n 2._o where_n glance_v at_o that_o contempt_n which_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o ecclesiastes_n cast_v upon_o mirth_n and_o laughter_n they_o distinguish_v of_o a_o twofold_a mirth_n the_o one_o divine_a the_o other_o mundane_a and_o then_o sum_n up_o many_o of_o these_o mundane_a and_o terrene_a affection_n which_o this_o holy_a spirit_n will_v not_o reside_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a presence_n or_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n do_v not_o reside_v where_o there_o be_v grief_n and_o dull_a sadness_n laughter_n and_o lightness_n of_o behaviour_n impertinent_a talk_n or_o idle_a discourse_n but_o with_o due_a and_o innocuous_a cheerfulness_n it_o love_v to_o reside_v according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v write_v concern_v elisha_n bring_v i_o now_o a_o minstrel_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o minstrel_n play_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o he_o 2_o king_n 3._o where_o we_o see_v that_o temper_n of_o mind_n principal_o require_v by_o they_o be_v a_o free_a cheerfulness_n in_o opposition_n to_o all_o grief_n anger_n or_o any_o other_o sad_a and_o melancholy_a passion_n so_o gem._n pesac_n c._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o man_n when_o he_o be_v in_o passion_n if_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n his_o wisdom_n be_v take_v from_o he_o if_o a_o prophet_n his_o pprophecy_n the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o aphorism_n they_o there_o declare_v by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n who_o they_o say_v prophesy_v not_o in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o the_o return_n of_o the_o spy_n that_o bring_v a_o ill_a report_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o indignation_n against_o they_o and_o the_o last_o part_n from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n 2_o king_n 3._o 15._o of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o thus_o in_o the_o book_n zohar_n wherein_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a jewish_a tradition_n be_v record_v col_fw-fr 408._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v we_o plain_o see_v that_o the_o divine_a presence_n do_v not_o reside_v with_o sadness_n but_o with_o cheerfulness_n if_o there_o be_v no_o cheerfulness_n it_o will_v not_o abide_v there_o as_o it_o be_v write_v concern_v elisha_n who_o say_v give_v i_o now_o a_o minstrel_n but_o from_o whence_o learn_v we_o that_o the_o spirit_n
their_o vision_n the_o thing_n themselves_o which_v god_n make_v know_v to_o they_o and_o both_o declare_v and_o express_v they_o in_o their_o own_o phraseologie_n thus_o we_o see_v he_o ascribe_v the_o phrase_n and_o style_n every_o where_n to_o the_o prophet_n himself_o except_o only_o in_o the_o law_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v dictate_v totidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la which_o be_v probable_a enough_o if_o he_o mean_v the_o law_n strict_o so_o take_v viz._n for_o the_o decalogue_n as_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o do_v and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n themselves_o they_o see_v in_o prophecy_n but_o they_o themselves_o do_v explain_v and_o interpret_v they_o in_o that_o dialect_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o they_o and_o this_o as_o he_o there_o tell_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o phraseologie_n occur_v not_o among_o the_o prophet_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o talmudist_n maxim_n we_o mention_v the_o like_o the_o jewish_a scholiast_n observe_v upon_o those_o false_a prophet_n who_o do_v all_o uno_fw-la ore_fw-la bid_v ahab_n ascend_v up_o to_o ramoth-gilead_n and_o prosper_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unus_n idemque_fw-la loquendi_fw-la modus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la reperitur_fw-la in_o duobus_fw-la prophetis_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o make_v it_o a_o argument_n that_o these_o be_v false_a prophet_n because_o they_o do_v idem_fw-la canticum_fw-la canere_fw-la for_o they_o all_o say_v go_v up_o and_o prosper_v and_o thus_o the_o heathenish_a philosopher_n plutarch_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d think_v likewise_o concern_v his_o oracle_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o enthusiasm_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o two_o motion_n the_o one_o be_v impress_v upon_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v god_n organ_n the_o other_o arise_v from_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o prophetical_a enthusiasm_n like_v as_o also_o that_o which_o be_v amatorious_a do_v make_v use_n of_o the_o subject_a faculty_n and_o move_v every_o recipient_a according_a to_o its_o disposition_n and_o nature_n and_o thence_o he_o thus_o excuse_v the_o rough_a and_o unpolished_a language_n in_o which_o the_o oracle_n be_v sometime_o deliver_v most_o fit_o to_o our_o purpose_n describe_v prophetical_a inspiration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o neither_o the_o voice_n nor_o sound_n nor_o phrase_n nor_o metre_n be_v from_o god_n but_o from_o pythia_n herself_o god_n only_a suppeditates_fw-la the_o phantasm_n and_o kindle_v a_o light_n in_o the_o soul_n to_o signify_v future_a thing_n for_o all_o enthusiasm_n be_v after_o this_o manner_n hence_o be_v that_o old_a say_n of_o heraclitus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o king_n who_o oracle_n be_v at_o delphi_n neither_o plain_o express_v nor_o conceal_v but_o only_o obscure_o intimate_v by_o sign_n but_o to_o conclude_v this_o first_o particular_a i_o shall_v add_v by_o way_n of_o caution_n we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o we_o can_v vary_v scripture-expression_n so_o secure_o with_o retain_v the_o true_a meaning_n except_o we_o likewise_o have_v as_o real_a a_o understanding_n of_o the_o sense_n itself_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v over_o who_o god_n also_o do_v so_o far_o superintend_v in_o their_o copy_n forth_o his_o truth_n as_o not_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o swerve_v from_o his_o meaning_n and_o so_o we_o have_v do_v with_o that_o particular_a 2._o in_o the_o next_o place_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n all_o prophetical_a writ_n we_o must_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v sometime_o a_o seem_a inconsistence_n in_o thing_n speak_v of_o if_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o examine_v they_o by_o the_o strict_a logical_a rule_n of_o method_n we_o must_v not_o therefore_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o any_o prophetical_a vision_n look_v for_o a_o constant_a methodical_a contexture_n of_o thing_n carry_v on_o in_o a_o perpetual_a coherence_n the_o prophetical_a spirit_n do_v not_o tie_v itself_o to_o these_o rule_n of_o art_n or_o thus_o knit_v up_o its_o dictate_v systematical_o fit_o frame_v one_o piece_n or_o member_n into_o a_o combination_n with_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o joint_n and_o sinew_n of_o method_n for_o this_o indeed_o will_v rather_o argue_v a_o humane_a and_o artificial_a contrivance_n than_o any_o inspiration_n which_o as_o it_o must_v beget_v a_o transportation_n in_o the_o mind_n so_o it_o must_v spend_v itself_o in_o such_o abrupt_a kind_n of_o revelation_n as_o may_v argue_v indeed_o the_o prophet_n to_o have_v be_v inspire_v and_o therefore_o tully_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la divinat_fw-la judicious_o except_v against_o the_o authenticalness_n of_o those_o verse_n of_o the_o sibylls_n which_o he_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o time_n and_o which_o be_v the_o same_o perhaps_o with_o those_o we_o now_o have_v because_o of_o those_o acrostic_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n which_o argue_v a_o elaborate_a artifice_n and_o a_o affect_a diligence_n of_o the_o writer_n and_o so_o indeed_o non_fw-la furentis_fw-la erant_fw-la sed_fw-la adhibentis_fw-la diligentiam_fw-la as_o he_o speak_v lumen_fw-la propheticum_fw-la est_fw-la lumen_fw-la abruptum_fw-la as_o be_v well_o note_v ancient_o by_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o the_o master_n of_o jewish_a tradition_n have_v lay_v down_o this_o maxim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la est_fw-la prius_fw-la &_o posterius_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la we_o must_v not_o seek_v for_o any_o methodical_a concatenation_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o law_n or_o indeed_o in_o any_o other_o part_n of_o prophetical_a writ_n it_o be_v a_o most_o usual_a thing_n with_o they_o many_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o knit_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o time_n together_o nescit_fw-la tarda_fw-la molimina_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la gratia_fw-la be_v true_a also_o of_o the_o grace_n or_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n we_o find_v no_o curious_a transition_n nor_o true_a dependence_n many_o time_n of_o one_o thing_n upon_o another_o but_o thing_n of_o very_a different_a nature_n and_o that_o be_v cast_v into_o period_n of_o time_n seclude_v one_o from_o another_o by_o vast_a interval_n all_o couch_v together_o in_o the_o same_o vision_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o many_o place_n and_o therefore_o tell_v we_o non_fw-la curae_fw-la fuit_fw-la spiritui_fw-la prophetali_fw-la historiae_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sequi_fw-la and_o thus_o he_o take_v notice_n in_o daniel_n 11._o 2._o that_o whereas_o there_o be_v thirteen_o king_n between_o cyrus_n and_o alexander_n the_o great_a the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o but_o four_o skip_v over_o the_o rest_n as_o if_o the_o other_o nine_o have_v fill_v up_o no_o part_n of_o the_o interval_n the_o like_a he_o observe_v upon_o jeremy_n 21._o 1._o and_o otherwhere_o as_o likewise_o sudden_a and_o abrupt_a introduction_n of_o person_n mutation_n of_o person_n exit_n and_o intrat_n upon_o this_o prophetical_a stage_n be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o invisible_a manner_n and_o transition_n from_o the_o voice_n of_o one_o person_n to_o another_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n though_o it_o make_v no_o noise_n and_o tumult_n in_o its_o motion_n yet_o it_o be_v most_o quick_a span_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n it_o move_v most_o swift_o though_o most_o gentle_o and_o thus_o philo_n observation_n be_v true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o must_v be_v some_o kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o prophecy_n as_o sit_fw-la philo_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o divine_a light_n arise_v upon_o the_o horizon_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n his_o own_o humane_a light_n set_v it_o must_v at_o least_o hide_v itself_o as_o a_o lesser_a light_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o occasus_fw-la heliacus_fw-la under_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o great_a and_o be_v whole_o subject_a to_o the_o irradiation_n and_o influence_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o go_v on_o therefore_o the_o set_n of_o a_o man_n own_o discursive_a faculty_n and_o the_o eclipse_v thereof_o beget_v a_o ecstasis_fw-la and_o a_o divine_a kind_n of_o mania_n 3._o the_o last_o rule_n we_o shall_v observe_v be_v that_o no_o piece_n of_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v or_o the_o mundus_fw-la animarum_fw-la for_o indeed_o it_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a to_o describe_v that_o or_o to_o comprehend_v it_o in_o this_o life_n and_o therefore_o all_o divine_a revelation_n in_o scripture_n must_v concern_v some_o state_n in_o this_o world_n and_o so_o we_o must_v understand_v all_o those_o place_n that_o treat_v of_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o such_o like_a and_o so_o we_o must_v understand_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n mention_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o that_o prophetical_a book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n ch_n 21._o and_o thus_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_v universal_o to_o understand_v they_o according_a to_o
〈◊〉_d as_o plato_n speak_v a_o defluvium_fw-la pennarum_fw-la those_o principle_n of_o divine_a truth_n which_o be_v first_o engrave_v upon_o man_n heart_n with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n be_v now_o as_o the_o character_n of_o some_o ancient_a monument_n less_o clear_a and_o legible_a then_o at_o first_o and_o therefore_o beside_o the_o truth_n of_o natural_a inscription_n 2._o god_n have_v provide_v the_o truth_n of_o divine_a revelation_n which_o issue_v forth_o from_o his_o own_o free_a will_n and_o clear_o discover_v the_o way_n of_o our_o return_n to_o god_n from_o who_o we_o be_v fall_v and_o this_o truth_n with_o the_o effect_n and_o production_n of_o it_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o scripture_n be_v wont_a to_o set_v forth_o under_o the_o name_n of_o grace_n as_o proceed_v mere_o from_o the_o free_a bounty_n and_o overflowing_n of_o the_o divine_a love_n of_o this_o reveal_v will_n be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o none_o have_v know_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d none_o neither_o angel_n nor_o man_n can_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n can_v unlock_v the_o breast_n of_o god_n or_o search_v out_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o will._n but_o god_n out_o of_o the_o infinite_a riches_n of_o his_o compassion_n towards_o mankind_n be_v please_v to_o unbosom_v his_o secret_n and_o most_o clear_o to_o manifest_v the_o way_n 1_o into_o the_o holy_a of_o all_o and_o bring_v to_o light_a life_n and_o immortality_n and_o in_o these_o last_o age_n to_o send_v his_o son_n who_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n from_o all_o eternity_n to_o teach_v we_o his_o will_n and_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o we_o when_o we_o look_v unto_o the_o earth_n then_o behold_v darkness_n and_o dimness_n of_o anguish_n that_o i_o may_v use_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n but_o when_o we_o look_v towards_o heaven_n then_o behold_v light_a break_v forth_o upon_o we_o like_o the_o eyelid_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o spread_v its_o wing_n over_o the_o horizon_n of_o mankind_n sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n to_o guide_v our_o foot_n into_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n but_o beside_o this_o outward_a revelation_n of_o god_n will_n to_o man_n there_o be_v also_o a_o inward_a impression_n of_o it_o on_o their_o mind_n and_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o a_o more_o special_a manner_n attribute_v to_o god_n we_o can_v see_v divine_a thing_n but_o in_o a_o divine_a light_n god_n only_o who_o be_v the_o true_a light_n and_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o can_v so_o shine_v out_o of_o himself_o upon_o our_o glassy_a understanding_n as_o to_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o picture_n of_o himself_o his_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o turn_v the_o soul_n as_o the_o phrase_n be_v in_o job_n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_a wax_n or_o clay_n to_o the_o seal_n of_o his_o own_o light_n and_o love_n he_o that_o make_v our_o soul_n in_o his_o own_o image_n and_o likeness_n can_v easy_o find_v a_o way_n into_o they_o the_o word_n that_o god_n speak_v have_v find_v a_o way_n into_o the_o soul_n imprint_n itself_o there_o as_o with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n and_o become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o may_v borrow_v plato_n expression_n man_n may_v teach_v the_o grammar_n and_o rhetoric_n but_o god_n teach_v the_o divinity_n thus_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o that_o acquaint_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o truth_n of_o revelation_n and_o he_o also_o it_o be_v that_o do_v strengthen_v and_o raise_v the_o soul_n to_o better_a apprehension_n even_o of_o natural_a truth_n god_n be_v that_o in_o the_o intellectual_a world_n which_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o sensible_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n love_n to_o speak_v and_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n too_o who_o mean_v god_n by_o their_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la who_o proper_a work_n they_o suppose_v to_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o enlighten_v the_o object_n as_o the_o faculty_n chap._n ii_o 2._o the_o nobleness_n of_o religion_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o nature_n brief_o discover_v in_o some_o particular_n how_o a_o man_n actuate_v by_o religion_n 1._o life_n above_o the_o world_n 2._o converse_v with_o himself_o and_o know_v how_o to_o love_v value_n and_o reverence_n himself_o in_o the_o best_a sense_n 3._o life_n above_o himself_o not_o be_v content_a to_o enjoy_v himself_o except_o he_o may_v enjoy_v god_n too_o and_o himself_o in_o god_n how_o he_o deny_v himself_o for_o god_n to_o deny_v a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o to_o deny_v right_a reason_n for_o that_o be_v to_o deny_v god_n in_o stead_n of_o deny_v himself_o for_o god_n self-love_n the_o only_a principle_n that_o act_v wicked_a man_n the_o happy_a privilege_n of_o a_o soul_n unite_v to_o god_n we_o have_v do_v with_o the_o first_o head_n and_o come_v now_o 2._o to_o discourse_n with_o the_o like_a brevity_n on_o another_o our_o purpose_n be_v to_o insist_v most_o upon_o the_o three_o particular_a viz._n the_o nobleness_n of_o religion_n in_o its_o property_n after_o we_o have_v handle_v the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o excellency_n and_o nobleness_n of_o religion_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o nature_n whether_o it_o be_v take_v in_o abstracto_fw-la or_o in_fw-la concreto_fw-la which_o we_o shall_v treat_v of_o promiscuous_o without_o any_o rigid_a tie_n of_o ourselves_o to_o exact_a rule_n of_o art_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v glance_v at_o it_o in_o these_o follow_a notion_n rise_v as_o it_o be_v step_n by_o step_n 1._o a_o good_a man_n that_o be_v actuate_v by_o religion_n live_v above_o the_o world_n and_o all_o mundane_a delight_n and_o excellency_n the_o soul_n be_v a_o more_o vigorous_a and_o puissant_a thing_n when_o it_o be_v once_o restore_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o its_o own_o be_v then_o to_o be_v bound_v within_o the_o narrow_a sphere_n of_o mortality_n or_o to_o be_v straighten_v within_o the_o narrow_a prison_n of_o sensual_a and_o corporeal_a delight_n but_o it_o will_v break_v forth_o with_o the_o great_a vehemency_n and_o ascend_v upward_o towards_o immortality_n and_o when_o it_o converse_v more_o intimate_o with_o religion_n it_o can_v scarce_o look_v back_o upon_o its_o own_o converse_v though_o in_o a_o lawful_a way_n with_o earthly_a thing_n without_o a_o be_v touch_v with_o a_o holy_a shame_n fac'dness_n &_o a_o modest_a blush_v and_o as_o porphyry_n speak_v of_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v to_o be_v ashamed_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v only_o true_a religion_n that_o teach_v and_o enable_v man_n to_o die_v to_o this_o world_n and_o to_o all_o earthly_a thing_n and_o to_o rise_v above_o that_o vaporous_a sphere_n of_o sensual_a and_o earthly_a pleasure_n which_o darken_v the_o mind_n and_o hinder_v it_o from_o enjoy_v the_o brightness_n of_o divine_a light_n the_o proper_a motion_n of_o religion_n be_v still_o upward_o to_o 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not_o a_o second_o like_a to_o man_n in_o this_o viz._n that_o man_n from_o himself_o by_o his_o own_o proper_a knowledge_n and_o power_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n and_o do_v what_o please_v he_o in_o a_o uncontrollable_a way_n so_o as_o none_o can_v hinder_v he_o as_o to_o the_o do_v of_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o thus_o interpret_v those_o word_n in_o the_o lamentation_n of_o the_o repent_a church_n ch_n 3._o 40._o let_v we_o search_v and_o try_v our_o way_n and_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v that_o we_o who_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n have_v most_o witting_o and_o free_o commit_v all_o our_o transgression_n it_o be_v meet_v and_o become_v that_o we_o shall_v convert_v ourselves_o by_o repentance_n and_o forsake_v all_o our_o iniquity_n forasmuch_o as_o this_o