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nihil_fw-la est_fw-la potentius_fw-la illa_fw-la creâ—tura_fw-la quae_fw-la mâ—â—s_fw-la diciâ—ur_fw-la rationalis_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quicquid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d illam_fw-la est_fw-la jam_fw-la creator_n est_fw-la tr._n 23._o in_o joan._n quod_fw-la rationali_fw-la anima_fw-la melius_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la conscentientibus_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n aug._n ad_fw-la ipsam_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la omne_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la substantia_fw-la rationalis_fw-la quare_fw-la omne_fw-la per_fw-la ipsam_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsam_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la anima_fw-la rationalis_fw-la itaque_fw-la substantia_fw-la rationalis_fw-la &_o per_fw-la ipsam_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la ipsam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la ulla_fw-la natura_fw-la interposita_fw-la lib._n imp._n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la litt._n rectissime_fw-la dicitur_fw-la factus_fw-la ad_fw-la imaginem_fw-la &_o similitudinem_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la aliter_fw-la incommutabilem_fw-la veritatem_fw-la posset_n ment_fw-la conspicere_fw-la de_fw-fr ver_fw-la rel._n mens_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la sentit_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la purissima_fw-la &_o beatissima_fw-la est_fw-la nulli_fw-la cohaeret_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la veritati_fw-la quae_fw-la similitudo_fw-la &_o imago_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o sapientia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la august_n lib._n imp_n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la exigua_fw-la hominis_fw-la portio_fw-la sed_fw-la totius_fw-la humanae_fw-la universitatis_fw-la substantia_fw-la est_fw-la ambr._n 6._o hexam_n 7._o 7._o ubique_fw-la veritas_fw-la praesides_fw-la omnibus_fw-la consulentibus_fw-la te_fw-la simulque_fw-la respondes_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la diversa_fw-la consulentibus_fw-la liquid_a tu_fw-la respondes_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la liquid_a omnes_fw-la audiunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la unde_fw-la volunt_fw-la consulunâ—_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la quod_fw-la volunt_fw-la audiunt_fw-la conf._n s._n aug._n lib._n 10._o cap._n 26._o 26._o v._o quint._n curt._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 8._o intâ—s_n in_o domicilio_fw-la cogitationis_fw-la nec_fw-la hebraea_n nec_fw-la graca_n nec_fw-la latina_n nec_fw-la barbara_n veritas_fw-la sine_fw-la oris_fw-la &_o linguae_fw-la organis_fw-la sine_fw-la strepiâ—â—_n syllabarum_fw-la confess_v s._n aug._n l._n 11._o c._n 3._o 3._o videtur_fw-la quasi_fw-la ipse_fw-la a_o te_fw-la occidere_fw-la cum_fw-la tu_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la occidas_fw-la aug._n in_o psal._n 25._o nam_fw-la etiam_fw-la sol_fw-la iste_fw-la &_o videntis_fw-la faciem_fw-la illustrat_fw-la &_o caeci_fw-la ambobus_fw-la sol_fw-la praesens_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la praesente_fw-la sole_a unus_fw-la absens_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o sapientia_fw-la dei_fw-la dominus_fw-la j._n c._n ubique_fw-la praesens_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la ubique_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la ubique_fw-la sapientia_fw-la aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 35._o what_o i_o here_o say_v of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o mind_n with_o god_n and_o with_o the_o body_n aught_o to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o our_o ordinary_a way_n of_o conception_n for_o indeed_o our_o mind_n can_v be_v immediate_o unite_v to_o god_n only_o that_o be_v can_v true_o depend_v on_o none_o but_o god._n and_o if_o it_o be_v unite_v to_o or_o depend_v on_o the_o body_n it_o be_v because_o the_o will_n of_o god_n make_v that_o union_n or_o dependence_n efficacious_a which_o will_v easy_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o work_n quis_fw-la enim_fw-la bene_fw-la se_fw-la inspiciens_fw-la non_fw-la expertus_fw-la est_fw-la tanto_fw-la se_fw-la aliquid_fw-la intellexisse_fw-la sincerius_fw-la quanto_fw-la removere_fw-la atque_fw-la subducere_fw-la intentionem_fw-la mentis_fw-la a_o corporis_fw-la sensibus_fw-la potuit_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr immort_n anim._n c._n 10._o principium_fw-la creaturae_fw-la intellectualis_fw-la est_fw-la aeterna_fw-la sapientia_fw-la quod_fw-la principium_fw-la manens_fw-la in_o se_fw-la incommutabiliter_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la cessat_fw-la occulta_fw-la inspiratione_n vocationis_fw-la loqui_fw-la ei_fw-la creaturae_fw-la cvi_fw-la principium_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la convertatur_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la aliter_fw-la formata_fw-la ac_fw-la perfecta_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la litter_n ch._n 50._o scimus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la cum_fw-la apparuerit_fw-la simile_n ei_fw-la erimus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la
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withstand_v the_o continual_a impression_n that_o his_o body_n and_o the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o childhood_n make_v upon_o his_o imagination_n recourse_n to_o prayer_n be_v needful_a that_o god_n may_v afford_v those_o supply_n wherewith_o his_o own_o strength_n can_v furnish_v he_o never_o fail_v still_o to_o resist_v his_o sense_n for_o that_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o perpetual_a employment_n of_o those_o who_o in_o imitation_n of_o st._n austin_n 72._o have_v a_o great_a love_n for_o truth_n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o volume_n chap._n i._n 1._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o understanding_n 2._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o will_n and_o wherein_o its_o liberty_n consist_v page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o 1._o of_o our_o judgement_n and_o reason_n 2._o that_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o will._n 3._o the_o use_v which_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o its_o liberty_n on_o their_o account_n 4._o two_o general_n rule_n for_o the_o avoid_v error_n and_o sin_n 5._o some_o necessary_a reflection_n on_o those_o rule_n 4_o chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n 2._o observation_n upon_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o evidence_n 7_o chap._n iu_o 1._o of_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o error_n whereof_o there_o be_v five_o principal_n 2._o the_o general_a design_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n 3._o the_o particular_a design_n of_o the_o first_o book_n 9_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o sense_n 1._o two_o way_n of_o explain_v how_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v our_o liberty_n and_o not_o our_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n 3._o a_o rule_n for_o avoid_v error_n in_o the_o use_n of_o our_o sense_n 10_o chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n in_o respect_n of_o extension_n absolute_o consider_v 2._o a_o continuation_n of_o these_o error_n about_o invisible_a object_n 3._o of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n touch_v extension_n relative_o consider_v 13_o chap._n vii_o 1._o of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n about_o figure_n 2._o we_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o least_o of_o they_o 3._o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o the_o great_a be_v not_o exact_a 4._o a_o explication_n of_o some_o natural_a judgement_n which_o prevent_v our_o deception_n 5._o that_o these_o very_a judgement_n deceive_v we_o in_o some_o particular_a juncture_n 18_o chap._n viii_o 1._o that_o our_o eye_n be_v incapable_a of_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o quantity_n or_o swiftness_n of_o motion_n consider_v in_o itself_o 2._o that_o duration_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o knowledge_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v unknown_a to_o we_o 3._o a_o instance_n of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n about_o motion_n and_o rest_v 19_o chap._n ix_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a 1._o a_o general_n demonstration_n of_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sight_n concern_v motion_n 2._o that_o the_o distance_n of_o object_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v in_o order_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o quantity_n of_o their_o motion_n 3._o the_o medium_n whereby_o we_o know_v the_o distance_n of_o object_n be_v examine_v 21_o chap._n x._o of_o our_o error_n about_o sensible_a quality_n 1._o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n 2._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o sense_n 3._o to_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n be_v immediate_o unite_v 4._o a_o instance_n to_o explain_v the_o effect_n which_o object_n have_v upon_o our_o body_n 5._o what_o it_o be_v they_o produce_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o soul_n perceive_v not_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o body_n 6._o four_o thing_n which_o be_v general_o confound_v in_o every_o sensation_n 25_o chap._n xi_o 1._o the_o error_n we_o fall_v into_o concern_v the_o action_n of_o object_n against_o the_o external_a fibres_fw-fr of_o our_o sense_n 2._o the_o cause_n of_o this_o error_n 3._o a_o objection_n and_o answer_v 28_o chap._n xii_o 1._o of_o our_o error_n concern_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o our_o sense_n 2._o that_o we_o have_v no_o perception_n of_o these_o motion_n or_o that_o we_o confound_v they_o with_o our_o sensation_n 3._o a_o experiment_n that_o prove_v it_o 4._o three_o kind_n of_o sensation_n 5._o the_o error_n that_o accompany_v they_o ibid._n chap._n xiii_o 1._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sensation_n 2._o that_o a_o man_n know_v they_o better_o than_o he_o think_v he_o do_v 3._o a_o objection_n and_o answer_n 4._o why_o a_o man_n imagine_v he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o his_o own_o sensation_n 5._o that_o it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o think_v all_o man_n have_v the_o same_o sensation_n of_o the_o same_o object_n 6._o a_o objection_n and_o answer_v 31_o chap._n fourteen_o 1._o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n that_o accompany_v our_o sensation_n and_o which_o we_o confound_v with_o they_o 2._o the_o reason_n of_o these_o false_a judgement_n 3._o that_o error_n be_v not_o in_o our_o sensation_n but_o only_o in_o these_o judgement_n 35_o chap._n xv._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o particular_a error_n of_o the_o sight_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o exemplar_n of_o the_o general_a error_n of_o our_o sense_n 37_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o that_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sense_n serve_v we_o instead_o of_o general_n and_o very_o fruitful_a principle_n from_o whence_o to_o draw_v false_a conclusion_n and_o these_o conclusion_n again_o become_v other_o principle_n in_o their_o turn_n 2._o the_o origine_fw-la of_o essential_a difference_n 3._o concern_v substantial_a form_n 4._o of_o some_o other_o error_n of_o the_o school-philosophy_n 38_o chap._n xvii_o 1._o another_o instance_n take_v from_o morality_n which_o show_v that_o our_o sense_n offer_v we_o nothing_o but_o false_a good_n 2._o that_o god_n alone_o be_v our_o true_a and_o proper_a good_n 3._o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n 39_o chap._n xviii_o 1._o that_o our_o sense_n make_v we_o liable_a to_o error_n even_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o sensible_a 2._o a_o example_n take_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o men._n 3._o that_o sensible_a manner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v 41_o chap._n xix_o two_o other_o example_n 1._o the_o first_o concern_v our_o error_n about_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n 2._o the_o second_o concern_v those_o which_o respect_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o same_o body_n 42_o chap._n xx._n the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o book_n 1._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v give_v we_o only_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n 2._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o report_v they_o make_v 3._o that_o it_o be_v no_o little_a thing_n to_o doubt_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v 44_o book_n the_o second_o chap._n i._n 1._o a_o general_n idea_n of_o the_o imagination_n 2._o that_o it_o
this_o which_o breed_v and_o cherish_v in_o our_o soul_n all_o the_o evil_n that_o afflict_v we_o and_o we_o must_v never_o hope_v to_o establish_v a_o solid_a and_o real_a happiness_n but_o by_o serious_o labour_v to_o avoid_v it_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o man_n be_v only_o miserable_a because_o they_o be_v sinner_n and_o criminal_n and_o they_o will_v neither_o be_v sinner_n nor_o criminal_n do_v they_o not_o make_v themselves_o slave_n to_o sin_n by_o take_v part_n with_o error_n if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o that_o error_n be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a that_o man_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o free_v themselves_o from_o it_o and_o certain_o their_o endeavour_n will_v not_o be_v altogether_o unprofitable_a and_o unrewarded_a though_o it_o meet_v not_o with_o all_o the_o success_n that_o they_o can_v wish_v if_o man_n shall_v not_o hereby_o become_v infallible_a yet_o they_o will_v be_v much_o less_o subject_a to_o be_v deceive_v and_o though_o they_o obtain_v not_o a_o absolute_a deliverance_n from_o their_o evil_n they_o will_v however_o avoid_v a_o great_a part_n of_o they_o a_o entire_a felicity_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v in_o this_o life_n since_o in_o this_o mortal_a state_n there_o can_v be_v no_o pretension_n to_o infallibility_n but_o the_o endeavour_n against_o error_n shall_v be_v earnest_a and_o continual_a because_o the_o desire_n to_o be_v free_v from_o misery_n be_v incessant_a in_o a_o word_n as_o we_o fervent_o desire_v perfect_a happiness_n without_o the_o hope_n of_o it_o so_o we_o shall_v ever_o industrious_o tend_v towards_o infallibility_n without_o pretend_v to_o it_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v imagine_v there_o be_v much_o difficulty_n to_o be_v undergo_v in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v but_o open_v the_o eye_n become_v attentive_a and_o exact_o observe_v some_o rule_n we_o shall_v give_v in_o the_o book_n follow_a discourse_n a_o exactness_n of_o thought_n have_v scarce_o any_o thing_n painful_a in_o it_o it_o be_v not_o a_o slavery_n as_o the_o imagination_n represent_v it_o and_o though_o we_o meet_v with_o some_o difficulty_n at_o first_o yet_o we_o find_v satisfaction_n enough_o to_o recompense_v our_o pain_n for_o at_o last_o it_o be_v this_o only_a which_o enlighten_v we_o and_o guide_v we_o into_o truth_n but_o not_o to_o spend_v time_n in_o prepare_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o reader_n who_o it_o be_v much_o more_o just_a to_o believe_v sufficient_o of_o himself_o dispose_v to_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n let_v we_o examine_v the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o our_o error_n and_o since_o the_o method_n of_o examine_v thing_n by_o consider_v they_o in_o their_o birth_n and_o origine_fw-la be_v the_o most_o regular_a and_o perspicuous_a and_o serve_v better_a than_o other_o to_o give_v we_o a_o thorough_a knowledge_n of_o they_o let_v we_o try_v to_o put_v it_o here_o in_o practice_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v neither_o material_a nor_o extend_v be_v undoubted_o a_o simple_a substance_n understanding_n indivisible_a and_o without_o any_o composition_n of_o part_n notwithstanding_o it_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n to_o distinguish_v in_o it_o two_o faculty_n namely_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_n which_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o explain_v for_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o notion_n or_o idea_n man_n have_v of_o these_o two_o faculty_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a or_o distinct_a as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o because_o these_o idea_n be_v very_a abstract_n and_o fall_v not_o under_o the_o imagination_n it_o seem_v not_o amiss_o to_o express_v they_o by_o the_o resemblance_n they_o bear_v to_o the_o property_n belong_v to_o matter_n which_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v imagine_v will_v render_v the_o notion_n which_o may_v convenient_o be_v apply_v to_o these_o two_o word_n understanding_n and_o will_n more_o distinct_a and_o also_o more_o familiar_a to_o we_o only_o this_o caution_n must_v be_v observe_v that_o these_o resemblance_n betwixt_o the_o mind_n and_o matter_n be_v not_o perfect_o just_a and_o that_o these_o two_o kind_n of_o being_n be_v only_o compare_v in_o order_n to_o make_v the_o mind_n more_o attentive_a and_o to_o make_v other_o as_o it_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o meaning_n matter_n or_o extension_n contain_v in_o it_o two_o property_n or_o faculty_n the_o first_o faculty_n be_v that_o of_o receive_v different_a figure_n and_o the_o second_o be_v its_o capacity_n of_o be_v move_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n include_v two_o faculty_n the_o first_o which_o be_v the_o understanding_n be_v that_o of_o receive_v many_o idea_n that_o be_v of_o perceive_v many_o thing_n the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o will_n be_v the_o faculty_n of_o receive_v many_o inclination_n or_o of_o will_v different_a thing_n we_o will_v begin_v with_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o resemblance_n the_o first_o of_o the_o faculty_n belong_v to_o matter_n have_v to_o the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o faculty_n appertain_v to_o the_o mind_n extension_n be_v capable_a of_o admit_v two_o kind_n of_o figure_n the_o one_o be_v only_a external_n as_o the_o roundness_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o wax_n the_o other_o be_v internal_a and_o be_v peculiar_a to_o all_o the_o little_a part_n the_o wax_n be_v compose_v of_o for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o all_o the_o little_a part_n which_o go_v to_o the_o composition_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o wax_n be_v of_o a_o figure_n very_o different_a from_o those_o which_o constitute_v a_o piece_n of_o iron_n therefore_o i_o call_v that_o which_o be_v external_a bare_o figure_n and_o i_o term_v the_o internal_a figure_n configuration_n which_o be_v peculiar_o necessary_a to_o the_o wax_n to_o make_v it_o what_o it_o be_v so_o likewise_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n take_v the_o name_n of_o idea_n in_o general_n for_o whatever_o the_o mind_n immediate_o perceive_v the_o first_o give_v we_o a_o representation_n of_o something_o without_o we_o as_o of_o a_o square_a or_o a_o house_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o represent_v to_o we_o only_o what_o we_o find_v within_o we_o as_o our_o sensation_n pain_n pleasure_n or_o the_o the_o like_a for_o we_o shall_v make_v it_o plain_a hereafter_o that_o these_o last_o idea_n be_v only_o a_o manner_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v exist_v and_o for_o that_o reason_n i_o call_v they_o the_o modification_n of_o the_o mind_n thus_o also_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v call_v modification_n of_o the_o same_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_n be_v a_o manner_n of_o exist_v of_o the_o soul_n it_o may_v be_v term_v a_o modification_n of_o the_o soul_n just_a as_o motion_n in_o body_n be_v a_o manner_n of_o exist_v of_o those_o body_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o modification_n of_o matter_n notwithstanding_o i_o do_v not_o term_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_n or_o the_o motion_n of_o matter_n modification_n for_o as_o much_o as_o both_o those_o inclination_n and_o those_o motion_n have_v common_o a_o reference_n to_o something_o that_o be_v external_a for_o the_o inclination_n stand_v relate_v unto_o good_a and_o the_o motion_n have_v a_o reference_n to_o some_o separate_a body_n but_o the_o figure_n and_o configuration_n of_o body_n and_o the_o sensation_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o necessary_a relation_n to_o any_o thing_n without_o for_o as_o a_o figure_n be_v round_o when_o all_o the_o external_a part_n of_o a_o body_n be_v equal_o distant_a from_o one_o of_o its_o part_n which_o we_o call_v the_o centre_n without_o relation_n to_o any_o thing_n external_a so_o all_o the_o sensasation_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o may_v have_v their_o subsistence_n though_o there_o be_v no_o outward_a object_n in_o the_o world_n their_o be_v include_v not_o any_o necessary_a relation_n to_o the_o body_n which_o seem_v to_o cause_v they_o as_o we_o shall_v elsewhere_o prove_v and_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o very_a soul_n modify_v in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o manner_n so_o that_o they_o be_v proper_o modification_n of_o the_o soul_n let_v i_o then_o take_v leave_v to_o name_v they_o so_o in_o order_n to_o explain_v myself_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a agreement_n or_o resemblance_n that_o be_v find_v betwixt_o the_o faculty_n which_o matter_n have_v of_o receive_v different_a figure_n and_o different_a configuration_n and_o that_o which_o the_o soul_n have_v of_o receive_v different_a idea_n and_o different_a modification_n be_v this_o that_o as_o the_o faculty_n of_o receive_v different_a figure_n and_o different_a configuration_n in_o body_n be_v entire_o passive_a and_o contain_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o action_n so_o the_o faculty_n of_o receive_v different_a idea_n and_o different_a modification_n
which_o in_o our_o ordinary_a way_n of_o conception_n be_v a_o decree_n posteriour_a to_o this_o order_n of_o nature_n mystery_n then_o of_o faith_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o thing_n of_o nature_n we_o ought_v equal_o to_o submit_v to_o faith_n and_o to_o evidence_n but_o in_o the_o concernment_n of_o faith_n we_o must_v not_o look_v for_o evidence_n as_o in_o those_o of_o nature_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o take_v up_o with_o faith_n that_o be_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o philosopher_n in_o a_o word_n to_o be_v a_o believer_n it_o be_v require_v to_o assent_v blind_o but_o to_o be_v a_o philosopher_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o see_v plain_o it_o be_v not_o however_o to_o be_v deny_v but_o there_o be_v some_o truth_n beside_o those_o of_o faith_n for_o which_o it_o will_v be_v unreasonable_a to_o demand_v indisputable_a demonstration_n as_o be_v those_o which_o relate_v to_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o history_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v their_o dependence_n on_o the_o 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manner_n than_o truth_n itself_o and_o rather_o to_o entertain_v their_o mind_n with_o the_o noise_n and_o emptiness_n of_o word_n than_o with_o the_o solidity_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o man_n of_o a_o vulgar_a stamp_n it_o be_v for_o soul_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v win_v with_o rhetorical_a period_n and_o captivate_v with_o figure_n and_o motion_n that_o awake_v and_o excite_v the_o passion_n omnia_fw-la enim_fw-la stolidi_fw-la magis_fw-la admirantur_fw-la amantque_fw-la inversis_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la verbis_fw-la latitantia_fw-la cernâ—nt_fw-la veráque_fw-la constituunt_fw-la quae_fw-la bellâ—_n tangere_fw-la possunt_fw-la aures_fw-la &_o lepido_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la fucata_fw-la sonore_fw-la but_o wise_a man_n endeavour_v to_o arm_v themselves_o against_o the_o malignant_a force_n and_o the_o powerful_a charm_n of_o these_o sensible_a manner_n the_o sense_n impose_v on_o they_o as_o well_o as_o on_o other_o man_n since_o they_o 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a_o truth_n as_o it_o will_v be_v impiety_n and_o madness_n to_o doubt_v of_o to_o love_n god_n as_o he_o require_v and_o deserve_v we_o must_v according_a to_o the_o first_o commandment_n both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n and_o by_o reason_n itself_o as_o i_o have_v 1._o somewhere_o show_v love_v he_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n or_o with_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o our_o love_a capacity_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o prefer_v he_o before_o all_o thing_n unless_o we_o moreover_o love_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n for_o otherwise_o our_o love_n be_v not_o so_o perfect_a as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o we_o return_v not_o to_o god_n all_o the_o love_n that_o he_o give_v we_o and_o give_v we_o only_o for_o himself_o in_o who_o every_o one_o of_o his_o action_n centre_n so_o to_o render_v to_o god_n all_o the_o reverence_n that_o be_v due_a to_o he_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o adore_v he_o as_o the_o supreme_a power_n and_o fear_v he_o more_o than_o his_o creature_n we_o 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