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motive_n which_o regulate_v the_o heart_n but_o the_o love_n of_o order_n every_o motive_n be_v ground_v on_o self-love_n on_o that_o invincible_a desire_n of_o be_v happy_a which_o god_n continual_o inspire_v into_o we_o in_o a_o word_n on_o our_o own_o will_n for_o we_o can_v love_v but_o by_o our_o will._n and_o a_o man_n that_o burn_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o enjoy_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o contemplate_v his_o perfection_n and_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o saint_n will_v still_o deserve_v the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n if_o he_o have_v a_o disorder_a heart_n and_o refuse_v to_o sacrifice_v his_o predominant_a passion_n to_o order_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a one_o that_o be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o eternal_a happiness_n if_o that_o be_v possible_a but_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o charity_n or_o the_o love_n of_o order_n in_o which_o charity_n be_v comprehend_v or_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o i_o say_v will_v be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o solid_o virtuous_a for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v at_o large_a true_a virtue_n or_o a_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n consist_v whole_o in_o a_o habitual_a and_o roll_a love_n of_o the_o eternal_a and_o divine_a law_n the_o immutable_a order_n xv._o a_o man_n ought_v to_o love_n god_n not_o only_o more_o than_o this_o present_a life_n but_o also_o more_o than_o his_o own_o be_v order_n require_v it_o but_o he_o can_v be_v excite_v to_o this_o love_n any_o other_o way_n than_o by_o the_o natural_a and_o invincible_a love_n which_o he_o have_v for_o happiness_n he_o can_v love_v but_o by_o the_o love_n of_o good_a or_o his_o own_o will._n now_o he_o can_v find_v his_o happiness_n in_o himself_o he_o can_v find_v it_o only_o in_o god_n because_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o god_n alone_o capable_a of_o act_v on_o he_o and_o make_v he_o happy_a again_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v than_o to_o be_v miserable_a it_o be_v better_a then_o not_o to_o be_v than_o to_o be_v out_o of_o favour_n with_o god_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o love_n god_n more_o than_o ourselves_o and_o pay_v he_o a_o exact_a obedience_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o motive_n and_o the_o end_n we_o be_v excite_v by_o the_o motive_n to_o act_v for_o the_o end_n it_o be_v the_o great_a crime_n imaginable_a to_o place_v our_o end_n in_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v do_v every_o thing_n for_o god_n all_o our_o action_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o he_o from_o who_o alone_o we_o have_v the_o power_n to_o do_v they_o otherwise_o we_o violate_v order_n we_o offend_v god_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o injustice_n this_o be_v undeniable_a but_o we_o shall_v seek_v for_o the_o motive_n which_o may_v make_v we_o love_v order_n in_o that_o invincible_a love_n which_o god_n have_v give_v we_o for_o happiness_n for_o since_o god_n be_v just_a we_o can_v be_v happy_a if_o we_o be_v not_o obedient_a to_o order_n it_o matter_n not_o whether_o those_o motive_n be_v of_o fear_n or_o of_o hope_n if_o they_o do_v but_o animate_v and_o support_v we_o the_o most_o lively_a the_o most_o strong_a solid_a and_o durable_a be_v the_o best_a xvi_o there_o be_v some_o people_n that_o make_v a_o thousand_o extravagant_a supposition_n who_o for_o want_v of_o a_o true_a idea_n of_o god_n suppose_v for_o instance_n that_o he_o have_v design_v to_o make_v they_o eternal_o miserable_a and_o in_o this_o supposition_n they_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o love_v this_o chimaera_n of_o their_o own_o imagination_n above_o all_o thing_n this_o perplex_v they_o extreme_o for_o indeed_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o love_n god_n when_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o the_o rational_a motive_n of_o love_v he_o or_o rather_o when_o instead_o of_o he_o they_o represent_v to_o themselves_o a_o terrible_a idol_n with_o nothing_o in_o it_o capable_a of_o be_v love_v god_n will_v have_v we_o love_v he_o such_o as_o he_o be_v and_o not_o such_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v we_o must_v love_v a_o infinite_o perfect_a be_v and_o not_o a_o dreadful_a phantom_n a_o unjust_a god_n a_o god_n powerful_a indeed_o absolute_a and_o supreme_a such_o as_o man_n wish_v to_o be_v but_o without_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n quality_n which_o they_o do_v not_o much_o esteem_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o these_o extravagant_a fancy_n which_o frighten_v those_o that_o form_n they_o be_v that_o they_o judge_v of_o god_n by_o the_o inward_a sense_n which_o they_o have_v of_o themselves_o and_o without_o consider_v imagine_v that_o god_n may_v form_v such_o design_n as_o they_o find_v themselves_o capable_a of_o form_v but_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o fear_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o god_n as_o they_o fancy_n the_o true_a god_n who_o be_v jealous_a of_o his_o honour_n will_v forbid_v we_o to_o adore_v and_o love_v he_o they_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v themselves_o that_o perhaps_o there_o be_v more_o danger_n of_o offend_a god_n in_o give_v he_o so_o horrible_a a_o form_n than_o in_o despise_v that_o phantom_n of_o their_o own_o we_o shall_v continual_o seek_v for_o those_o motive_n which_o may_v preserve_v and_o increase_v in_o we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n such_o as_o be_v the_o threaten_n and_o promise_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o immutable_a order_n motive_n proper_a for_o creature_n who_o invincible_o desire_v to_o be_v happy_a and_o of_o which_o the_o scripture_n also_o be_v full_a and_o not_o destroy_v those_o reasonable_a motive_n and_o render_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o good_a odious_a for_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o devil_n can_v love_v god_n be_v because_o they_o have_v now_o through_o their_o own_o fault_n no_o motive_n to_o love-him_a it_o be_v decree_v and_o they_o know_v it_o that_o god_n will_v never_o be_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o they_o for_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o love_v any_o thing_n but_o good_a or_o that_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o give_v happiness_n they_o have_v no_o motive_n to_o love_n god_n but_o they_o have_v to_o hate_v he_o with_o all_o their_o power_n as_o the_o true_a but_o most_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o misery_n which_o they_o suffer_v they_o can_v love_v god_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o love_v he_o because_o order_n require_v it_o order_n i_o say_v which_o be_v the_o inviolable_a law_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n in_o what_o state_n soever_o they_o be_v happy_a or_o miserable_a therefore_o since_o they_o deserve_v that_o which_o they_o suffer_v they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o disorder_n and_o will_v be_v incorrigible_a in_o their_o wickedness_n to_o all_o eternity_n what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o this_o matter_n be_v only_o to_o show_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v evil_a nor_o aught_o to_o be_v reject_v which_o may_v make_v we_o love_v god_n have_v recourse_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o live_v according_a to_o order_n if_o i_o be_o deceive_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v better_o inform_v for_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a consequence_n chap._n ix_o the_o church_n in_o its_o prayer_n address_n its_o self_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o why_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n angel_n and_o saint_n but_o not_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o inward_a grace_n the_o angel_n and_o even_o the_o devil_n have_v power_n over_o body_n as_o occasional_a cause_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o devil_n may_v tempt_v we_o and_o the_o angel_n promote_v the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n i._o jesus_n christ_n consider_v in_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v alone_o the_o true_a propitiatory_a or_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o grace_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o must_v apply_v ourselves_o to_o he_o alone_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o nevertheless_o we_o may_v call_v upon_o god_n nay_o we_o must_v worship_n or_o call_v upon_o none_o but_o he_o as_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o good_n we_o may_v pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o angel_n and_o saint_n not_o as_o true_a cause_n nor_o as_o occasional_a or_o distributive_a cause_n of_o grace_n but_o as_o friend_n of_o god_n or_o intercessor_n with_o jesus_n christ_n we_o may_v also_o pray_v to_o the_o angel_n as_o our_o protector_n against_o the_o devil_n or_o as_o occasional_a cause_n of_o certain_a effect_n which_o may_v dispose_v we_o to_o receive_v inward_a grace_n profitable_o but_o i_o must_v explain_v those_o truth_n more_o at_o large_a for_o they_o be_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n for_o regulate_v our_o prayer_n our_o worship_n and_o all_o our_o duty_n ii_o the_o church_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n general_o address_v her_o prayer_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o when_o she_o
it_o thus_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a correspondence_n between_o certain_a thought_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o certain_a modification_n of_o the_o body_n in_o consequence_n of_o those_o natural_a law_n which_o god_n have_v establish_v and_o which_o he_o condant_o observe_v herein_o consist_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n the_o imagination_n may_v raise_v other_o idea_n of_o all_o this_o but_o this_o correspondence_n be_v undeniable_a and_o be_v sufficient_a for_o my_o purpose_n so_o that_o i_o neither_o do_v nor_o aught_o to_o build_v on_o uncertain_a foundation_n fourteen_o second_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o join_v immediate_o to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o only_o to_o one_o part_n which_o answer_v to_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o which_o i_o call_v without_o know_v what_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n so_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o man_n may_v have_v his_o arm_n cut_v off_o and_o yet_o have_v no_o thought_n arise_v in_o his_o soul_n correspondent_a to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o the_o least_o change_n shall_v happen_v in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n without_o cause_v also_o some_o alteration_n in_o the_o soul_n this_o be_v verify_v by_o experience_n for_o sometime_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v cut_v off_o without_o be_v feel_v because_o then_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o amputation_n do_v not_o communicate_v itself_o to_o the_o principal_a part._n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o that_o have_v lose_v a_o arm_n often_o feel_v a_o real_a pain_n in_o that_o very_a arm_n which_o they_o have_v not_o because_o there_o be_v the_o same_o motion_n in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o if_o the_o arm_n be_v hurt_v xv._o the_o first_o man_n before_o his_o sin_n have_v a_o absolute_a power_n over_o his_o body_n at_o least_o he_o can_v when_o he_o please_v hinder_v the_o motion_n or_o action_n of_o object_n from_o communicate_v itself_o to_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n from_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o sense_n which_o may_v be_v touch_v by_o those_o object_n and_o this_o he_o do_v probable_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o revulsion_n somewhat_o like_o that_o which_o we_o make_v in_o ourselves_o when_o we_o will_v fix_v our_o attention_n on_o those_o thought_n which_o disappear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o sensible_a object_n xvi_o but_o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o we_o have_v not_o now_o that_o power_n and_o therefore_o to_o obtain_v some_o liberty_n of_o mind_n to_o think_v on_o what_o we_o will_v and_o love_v what_o we_o ought_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o principal_a part_n shall_v be_v calm_a and_o without_o agitation_n or_o at_o least_o that_o we_o shall_v still_o be_v able_a to_o stop_v and_o turn_v it_o which_o way_n we_o please_v our_o attention_n depend_v on_o our_o will_n but_o it_o depend_v much_o more_o on_o our_o sense_n and_o passion_n it_o be_v a_o very_a difficult_a thing_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o that_o which_o touch_v not_o to_o love_v that_o which_o please_v that_o which_o touch_v i_o say_v and_o please_v the_o heart_n the_o soul_n be_v never_o soon_o tire_v than_o when_o it_o fight_v against_o pleasure_n and_o make_v itself_o actual_o miserable_a xvii_o four_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v know_v that_o the_o principal_a part_n be_v never_o touch_v or_o shake_v in_o a_o agreeable_a or_o disagreeable_a manner_n but_o it_o excite_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n some_o motion_n proper_a to_o carry_v the_o body_n towards_o the_o object_n which_o act_v upon_o it_o or_o to_o separate_v it_o from_o it_o by_o flight_n so_o that_o those_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o relate_v to_o good_a or_o evil_a be_v always_o follow_v by_o such_o a_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o dispose_v the_o body_n right_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o present_a object_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n those_o sensation_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v correspondent_a to_o those_o agitation_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v follow_v by_o such_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o answer_v to_o this_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o impression_n or_o motion_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n what_o the_o sensation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o these_o impression_n be_v to_o the_o sensation_n what_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o passion_n xviii_o five_o i_o suppose_v that_o object_n never_o strike_v the_o brain_n without_o leave_v some_o mark_n of_o their_o action_n nor_o the_o animal_n spirit_n without_o leave_v some_o track_n of_o their_o course_n that_o these_o track_n or_o wound_n be_v not_o easy_o close_v up_o or_o efface_v when_o the_o brain_n have_v be_v often_o or_o forcible_o strike_v and_o when_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v be_v violent_a or_o have_v often_o begin_v again_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o memory_n and_o corporeal_a habit_n consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o those_o track_n or_o impression_n which_o cause_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n a_o particular_a facility_n of_o obey_v the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o brain_n be_v hurt_v and_o the_o imagination_n pollute_v when_o we_o have_v have_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o pleasure_n without_o apprehend_v the_o danger_n of_o familiarity_n with_o sensible_a object_n xix_o last_o i_o suppose_v that_o we_o conceive_v distinct_o that_o when_o many_o of_o these_o track_n have_v be_v make_v at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o can_v open_v any_o one_o of_o they_o without_o open_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o some_o measure_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v always_o many_o accessary_a idea_n which_o present_v themselves_o confuse_o to_o the_o mind_n have_v a_o relation_n to_o the_o principal_a 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the_o extend_a substance_n and_o i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o this_o kind_n of_o truth_n be_v of_o very_o great_a importance_n not_o only_o for_o the_o distinct_a conception_n of_o what_o i_o have_v hitherto_o say_v and_o shall_v hereafter_o say_v but_o general_o for_o all_o the_o science_n that_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o man._n have_v handle_v this_o subject_a at_o large_a in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n particular_o in_o the_o second_o book_n i_o think_v not_o to_o have_v say_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o here_o and_o if_o these_o supposition_n seem_v obscure_a to_o the_o reader_n and_o do_v not_o give_v he_o light_a enough_o to_o comprehend_v clear_o what_o i_o shall_v say_v in_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n i_o must_v refer_v he_o to_o that_o book_n for_o i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o to_o give_v a_o long_a explication_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n over_o and_o over_o chap._n xi_o what_o kind_n of_o death_n we_o must_v die_v to_o see_v god_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o reason_n and_o to_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o concupiscence_n it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o faith_n that_o give_v we_o this_o happy_a death_n christian_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n by_o baptism_n and_o alive_a in_o christ_n by_o his_o resurrection_n of_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o use_n we_o shall_v make_v of_o it_o we_o shall_v unite_v ourselves_o to_o corporeal_a object_n or_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o without_o love_v or_o fear_v they_o but_o the_o sure_a way_n be_v to_o break_v off_o all_o correspondence_n with_o they_o as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a i._o death_n be_v a_o compendious_a way_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o concupiscence_n and_o to_o break_v off_o at_o once_o that_o unhappy_a union_n which_o hinder_v we_o from_o be_v reunite_v to_o our_o head_n
that_o can_v never_o agree_v with_o self-love_n how_o dextrous_a soever_o it_o be_v in_o accommodate_v every_o thing_n to_o its_o own_o end_n for_o we_o can_v without_o the_o great_a regret_n see_v ourselves_o stripe_v of_o our_o excellence_n and_o grandeur_n in_o the_o very_a seat_n of_o our_o pride_n and_o vanity_n perhaps_o our_o equal_a may_v give_v we_o a_o great_a example_n of_o virtue_n in_o put_v himself_o below_o we_o we_o may_v admire_v his_o humility_n and_o perhaps_o imitate_v it_o natural_o and_o out_o of_o pride_n for_o many_o time_n the_o proud_a man_n be_v the_o most_o civil_a and_o oblige_a but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v we_o love_v he_o he_o must_v give_v we_o a_o honourable_a and_o delightful_a place_n in_o his_o mind_n and_o heart_n he_o must_v flatter_v our_o unjust_a and_o proud_a concupiscence_n then_o though_o in_o appearance_n he_o be_v not_o so_o obsequious_a and_o obedient_a to_o our_o will_n he_o will_v be_v better_o qualify_v for_o a_o friend_n and_o will_v 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be_v once_o acquaint_v with_o the_o different_a air_n we_o may_v discover_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o he_o that_o speak_v the_o sentiment_n and_o motion_n with_o which_o he_o be_v agitate_a in_o relation_n to_o we_o xi_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v persuade_v man_n that_o they_o hold_v the_o place_n which_o they_o desire_v in_o our_o esteem_n and_o friendship_n we_o shall_v real_o esteem_v and_o love_v they_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v we_o shall_v in_o their_o presence_n excite_v within_o ourselves_o such_o motion_n as_o they_o may_v natural_o and_o sensible_o understand_v by_o the_o air_n which_o these_o motion_n give_v to_o our_o face_n and_o when_o our_o imagination_n be_v cold_a in_o relation_n to_o they_o because_o their_o merit_n do_v indeed_o appear_v very_o mean_a and_o indifferent_a we_o shall_v represent_v to_o ourselves_o some_o motive_n that_o may_v warm_v and_o agitate_v we_o or_o at_o least_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o manage_v thing_n so_o that_o man_n may_v attribute_v to_o the_o coldness_n of_o our_o constitution_n that_o indifference_n which_o be_v so_o grate_a and_o disagreable_a and_o the_o want_n of_o a_o win_n and_o oblige_v complaisance_n in_o our_o behaviour_n towards_o they_o but_o above_o all_o thing_n we_o must_v take_v care_v not_o to_o put_v on_o a_o force_a and_o affect_a air_n which_o betray_v itself_o and_o can_v hold_v long_o because_o it_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o actual_a disposition_n of_o our_o mind_n nothing_o be_v more_o gross_a and_o offensive_a we_o have_v better_o hold_v our_o tongue_n than_o praise_v any_o man_n with_o such_o a_o fawn_a and_o perfidious_a air_n as_o tickle_v and_o betray_v none_o but_o stupid_a and_o senseless_a people_n charity_n and_o religion_n be_v sufficient_a to_o stop_v the_o natural_a motion_n of_o our_o machine_n for_o they_o furnish_v we_o with_o reasonable_a motive_n enough_o to_o honour_n and_o love_v other_o man_n sincere_o and_o to_o despise_v ourselves_o xii_o but_o beside_o word_n and_o the_o outward_a air_n and_o behaviour_n there_o be_v also_o real_a service_n which_o be_v the_o sure_a and_o most_o convince_a mark_n of_o esteem_n and_o affection_n by_o these_o it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v make_v new_a friend_n and_o try_v those_o that_o we_o have_v already_o but_o as_o these_o duty_n be_v the_o most_o difficult_a and_o painful_a of_o all_o so_o we_o must_v not_o present_o imagine_v that_o he_o who_o fail_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o have_v no_o affection_n or_o friendship_n for_o we_o for_o we_o shall_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v some_o people_n who_o by_o their_o natural_a constitution_n be_v so_o cold_a so_o heavy_a so_o reserve_v in_o short_a so_o difficult_a to_o be_v stir_v that_o they_o do_v little_a or_o nothing_o for_o their_o friend_n but_o then_o they_o do_v nothing_o for_o themselves_o neither_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o for_o he_o that_o think_v that_o these_o kind_n of_o man_n have_v no_o friendship_n for_o any_o body_n must_v also_o believe_v that_o they_o do_v not_o love_v themselves_o but_o i_o think_v i_o may_v say_v that_o general_o speak_v there_o be_v no_o friendship_n more_o solid_a and_o durable_a than_o that_o of_o those_o person_n who_o seem_v to_o want_v friendship_n because_o they_o have_v not_o that_o spriteliness_n of_o imagination_n which_o some_o have_v and_o that_o short-lived_a fire_n which_o kindle_v and_o blaze_v out_o as_o soon_o as_o a_o man_n open_v his_o heart_n to_o they_o and_o do_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o lay_v before_o they_o the_o need_v he_o have_v of_o their_o assistance_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o be_v this_o xiii_o it_o be_v the_o fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o spirit_n which_o heat_n man_n imagination_n and_o give_v they_o a_o motion_n which_o animate_v and_o impell_v they_o now_o those_o who_o have_v strong_a and_o lively_a passion_n and_o a_o warm_a imagination_n be_v inconstant_a beyond_o expression_n for_o it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o govern_v they_o reason_v which_o be_v always_o the_o same_o but_o humour_n which_o be_v soon_o kindle_v and_o as_o soon_o go_v out_o again_o humour_n who_o fermentation_n excite_v contrary_a motion_n every_o hour_n beside_o it_o be_v most_o common_o the_o body_n which_o speak_v in_o they_o and_o as_o the_o body_n speak_v only_o for_o the_o body_n or_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n the_o least_o interest_n determine_v towards_o their_o own_o particular_a profit_n the_o motion_n which_o at_o first_o be_v produce_v in_o they_o for_o the_o profit_n of_o a_o friend_n only_o because_o they_o find_v some_o advantage_n in_o it_o themselves_o for_o it_o be_v always_o pleasant_a and_o agreeable_a to_o get_v new_a friend_n and_o keep_v the_o old_a one_o in_o short_a there_o be_v no_o solid_a and_o durable_a friendship_n but_o that_o which_o be_v found_v upon_o religion_n fortify_v by_o reason_n animate_v and_o support_v by_o the_o charm_a pleasure_n that_o proceed_v from_o a_o mutual_a possession_n of_o truth_n but_o religion_n reason_n and_o truth_n be_v mere_a phantom_n to_o a_o imagination_n that_o be_v strike_v and_o wrought_v upon_o by_o other_o object_n they_o have_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o affect_v the_o sense_n therefore_o they_o have_v nothing_o solid_a in_o they_o they_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n nor_o to_o the_o society_n which_o be_v form_v by_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o body_n they_o have_v nothing_o therefore_o that_o please_v the_o imagination_n which_o speak_v only_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o body_n for_o that_o which_o animate_v and_o rejoice_v it_o which_o give_v and_o preserve_v its_o be_v fourteen_o when_o a_o man_n have_v entertain_v the_o unhappy_a design_n of_o make_v
unite_v ourselves_o to_o corporeal_a object_n and_o separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o without_o love_v or_o fear_v they_o but_o the_o sure_a way_n be_v to_o break_v off_o all_o correspondence_n with_o they_o as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a p._n 99_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o imagination_n this_o term_n be_v obscure_a and_o confuse_a what_o it_o be_v in_o general_n several_a sort_n of_o imagination_n its_o effect_n be_v dangerous_a of_o that_o which_o the_o world_n call_v wit._n that_o quality_n be_v very_o opposite_a to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v fatal_a to_o those_o who_o possess_v it_o and_o to_o those_o who_o esteem_n and_o admire_v it_o in_o other_o though_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o p._n 109._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o passion_n what_o they_o be_v their_o dangerous_a effect_n we_o must_v moderate_v they_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o part._n p._n 119._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o duty_n chap._n i._n good_a man_n often_o do_v wicked_a action_n the_o love_n of_o order_n must_v be_v enlighten_v to_o make_v it_o regular_a three_o condition_n require_v to_o make_v a_o action_n perfect_o virtuous_a we_o shall_v study_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n in_o general_n and_o take_v some_o time_n every_o day_n to_o examine_v the_o order_n and_o circumstance_n of_o they_o in_o particular_a page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n must_v be_v refer_v to_o his_o attribute_n to_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n god_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o power_n which_o consist_v chief_o in_o clear_a judgement_n and_o in_o motion_n govern_v by_o those_o judgement_n p._n 4._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o enlighten_v the_o mind_n in_o consequence_n of_o certain_a natural_a law_n who_o efficacy_n be_v determine_v by_o our_o desire_n as_o occasional_a cause_n the_o judgement_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o universal_a reason_n p._n 14._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o the_o divine_a love_n our_o will_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continual_a impression_n of_o the_o love_n which_o god_n bear_v to_o himself_o the_o only_a true_a good_n we_o can_v love_v evil_a but_o we_o may_v take_v that_o for_o evil_a which_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil._n so_o we_o can_v hate_v good_a but_o the_o true_a good_a be_v real_o the_o evil_a of_o wicked_a man_n or_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o misery_n that_o god_n may_v be_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o our_o love_n must_v be_v like_o he_o or_o always_o subject_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n motion_n or_o duty_n p._n 21._o chap._n v._n the_o three_o divine_a person_n imprint_v each_o their_o proper_a character_n on_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o duty_n give_v equal_a honour_n to_o they_o all_o three_o though_o our_o duty_n consist_v only_o in_o inward_a judgement_n and_o motion_n yet_o we_o must_v show_v they_o by_o outward_a sign_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o society_n with_o other_o men._n p._n 30._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o society_n in_o general_n two_o sort_n of_o society_n every_o thing_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o eternal_a society_n different_a kind_n of_o love_n and_o honour_n the_o general_a head_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o men._n they_o must_v be_v external_n and_o relative_n the_o danger_n of_o pay_v inward_a duty_n to_o men._n the_o conversation_n of_o the_o world_n very_o dangerous_a p._n 36._o chap._n vii_o the_o duty_n of_o esteem_n be_v due_a to_o all_o mankind_n to_o the_o low_a of_o man_n to_o the_o great_a sinner_n to_o our_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n to_o merit_n as_o well_o as_o to_o nature_n it_o be_v difficult_a to_o regulate_v exact_o these_o duty_n and_o those_o of_o benevolence_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o personal_a and_o relative_a merit_n and_o their_o various_a combination_n a_o general_a rule_n and_o the_o most_o certain_a one_o that_o can_v be_v give_v in_o this_o matter_n p._n 42._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o benevolence_n and_o respect_n we_o shall_v procure_v all_o man_n the_o true_a good_n and_o not_o relative_a good_n who_o it_o be_v that_o fulfil_v the_o duty_n of_o benevolence_n the_o unreasonable_a complaint_n of_o worldly_a men._n the_o duty_n of_o respect_n shall_v be_v proportion_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o participate_v power_n p._n 52._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o duty_n due_a to_o sovereign_n two_o sovereign_a power_n the_o difference_n between_o they_o their_o natural_a right_n right_n of_o concession_n of_o the_o obedience_n of_o subject_n p._n 61._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o domestic_a duty_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n the_o ground_n of_o these_o duty_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o parent_n towards_o their_o child_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o eternal_a and_o civil_a society_n of_o their_o instruction_n in_o the_o sciency_n and_o morality_n parent_n shall_v give_v their_o child_n a_o good_a example_n they_o shall_v govern_v they_o by_o reason_n they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o use_v they_o ill_o child_n owe_v obedience_n to_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n p._n 69._o chap._n xi_o the_o original_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o condition_n reason_n alone_o ought_v to_o govern_v but_o force_n be_v now_o necessary_a the_o lawful_a use_n of_o force_n be_v to_o make_v man_n submit_v to_o reason_n according_a to_o the_o primitive_a law_n the_o right_n of_o superior_n the_o duty_n of_o superior_n and_o inferior_n p._n 81._o chap._n xii_o of_o our_o duty_n towards_o our_o equal_n we_o shall_v give_v they_o the_o place_n they_o desire_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o heart_n we_o shall_v express_v our_o inward_a disposition_n in_o favour_n of_o they_o by_o our_o outward_a air_n and_o behaviour_n and_o by_o real_a service_n we_o shall_v yield_v they_o the_o superiority_n and_o pre-eminence_n the_o hot_a and_o most_o passionate_a friendship_n be_v not_o the_o most_o solid_a and_o durable_a we_o shall_v not_o make_v more_o intimate_a friend_n than_o we_o can_v keep_v p._n 90._o chap._n xiii_o a_o continuatian_a of_o the_o same_o subject_a if_o we_o will_v be_v belove_v we_o must_v make_v ourselves_o amiable_a the_o quality_n which_o make_v a_o man_n amiable_a rule_n for_o conversation_n of_o different_a air_n of_o christian_a friendship_n p._n 100_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o duty_n which_o every_o man_n owe_v to_o himself_o which_o consist_v in_o general_a in_o labour_v for_o his_o own_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n p._n 110._o a_o treatise_n of_o morality_n part_n i._n chap._n i._n universal_a reason_n be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o all_o man_n have_v some_o communication_n with_o god_n true_a and_o false_a just_a and_o unjust_a be_v the_o same_o in_o respect_n of_o all_o intelligent_a being_n and_o of_o god_n himself_o what_o truth_n and_o order_n be_v and_o what_o we_o must_v do_v to_o avoid_v error_n and_o sin_n god_n be_v essential_o just_a he_o love_v the_o creature_n according_a as_o they_o be_v amiable_a or_o as_o they_o resemble_v he_o we_o must_v be_v perfect_a to_o be_v happy_a virtue_n or_o the_o perfection_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o a_o submission_n to_o the_o immutable_a order_n and_o not_o in_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n the_o error_n of_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n in_o this_o matter_n ground_v upon_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o simplicity_n and_o immutability_n of_o the_o divine_a conduct_n i._o the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v the_o word_n 3._o see_v the_o first_o and_o second_o christian_n meditation_n or_o the_o illustration_n on_o the_o nature_n of_o idea_n search_v after_o truth_n tom._n 3._o or_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n himself_o for_o every_o creature_n be_v a_o particular_a be_v but_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v universal_a ii_o if_o my_o own_o particular_a mind_n be_v my_o reason_n and_o my_o light_n my_o mind_n will_v also_o be_v the_o 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itself_o be_v absolute_o incomprehensible_a xiii_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o a_o beast_n be_v more_o valuable_a than_o a_o stone_n and_o less_o valuable_a than_o a_o man_n be_v true_a because_o a_o beast_n bear_v a_o great_a proportion_n or_o relation_n of_o perfection_n to_o a_o stone_n than_o a_o stone_n do_v to_o a_o beast_n and_o a_o beast_n have_v a_o less_o proportion_n of_o perfection_n compare_v to_o a_o man_n than_o a_o man_n have_v compare_v to_o a_o beast_n and_o he_o that_o see_v these_o relation_n see_v such_o truth_n as_o aught_o to_o regulate_v his_o esteem_n and_o consequent_o that_o sort_n of_o love_n that_o be_v determine_v by_o esteem_n but_o he_o that_o esteem_v his_o horse_n more_o than_o his_o coachman_n or_o think_v that_o a_o stone_n be_v in_o itself_o more_o valuable_a than_o a_o fly_n or_o than_o the_o very_a lest_o of_o organise_v body_n do_v not_o see_v that_o which_o perhaps_o he_o think_v he_o do_v it_o be_v not_o universal_a reason_n but_o his_o own_o particular_a reason_n that_o make_v he_o judge_v after_o that_o manner_n it_o be_v not_o the_o love_n of_o order_n but_o self-love_n which_o incline_v he_o to_o love_v as_o he_o do_v that_o which_o he_o think_v he_o see_v be_v neither_o visible_a nor_o intelligible_a it_o be_v a_o false_a and_o imaginary_a relation_n and_o he_o that_o govern_v his_o esteem_n or_o love_n by_o this_o or_o the_o like_a relation_n must_v necessary_o fall_v into_o error_n and_o irregularity_n fourteen_o since_o truth_n and_o order_n be_v relation_n of_o greatness_n and_o perfection_n real_a immutable_a and_o necessary_a relation_n relation_n comprehend_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n he_o that_o see_v these_o relation_n see_v that_o which_o god_n see_v he_o that_o regulate_v his_o love_n according_a to_o these_o relation_n observe_v a_o law_n which_o god_n invincible_o love_v so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o perfect_a conformity_n of_o mind_n and_o will_n between_o god_n and_o he_o in_o a_o word_n see_v he_o know_v that_o which_o god_n know_v and_o love_n that_o which_o god_n love_v he_o be_v like_o god_n as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v so_o so_o likewise_o since_o god_n invincible_o love_v himself_o he_o can_v but_o esteem_v and_o love_v his_o own_o image_n and_o as_o he_o love_v thing_n in_o proportion_n to_o their_o be_v amiable_a he_o can_v but_o prefer_v it_o before_o all_o those_o being_n which_o either_o by_o their_o nature_n or_o corruption_n be_v far_o from_o resemble_v he_o xv._o grace_n see_v the_o 3._o discourse_v of_o the_o treatise_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n man_n be_v a_o free_a agent_n and_o i_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v all_o necessary_a assistance_n in_o respect_n of_o truth_n he_o be_v capable_a of_o search_v after_o it_o notwithstanding_o the_o difficulty_n he_o find_v in_o meditation_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o order_n he_o be_v able_a to_o follow_v it_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o the_o effort_n of_o concupiscence_n he_o can_v sacrifice_v his_o ease_n to_o truth_n and_o his_o pleasure_n to_o order_n on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o can_v prefer_v his_o actual_a and_o present_a happiness_n before_o his_o duty_n and_o fall_v into_o error_n and_o disorder_n in_o a_o word_n he_o can_v deserve_v well_o or_o ill_o by_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n now_o god_n be_v just_a he_o love_v his_o creature_n as_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o love_n or_o as_o they_o resemble_v he_o his_o will_n therefore_o be_v that_o every_o good_a action_n shall_v be_v reward_v and_o every_o evil_a one_o punish_v that_o he_o who_o have_v make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o his_o liberty_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n have_v render_v himself_o in_o part_n perfect_a and_o like_a god_n shall_v be_v in_o part_n happy_a as_o he_o be_v and_o the_o contrary_n xvi_o meditation_n see_v the_o remark_n upon_o the_o seem_a efficacy_n of_o second_o cause_n or_o the_o 5_o and_o 6_o christian_a meditation_n it_o be_v god_n alone_o that_o act_n upon_o his_o creature_n at_o 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knowledge_n and_o love_n which_o resemble_v the_o knowledge_n and_o love_n of_o god_n the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o love_n of_o order_n for_o as_o i_o say_v before_o he_o that_o know_v truth_n and_o love_n order_n know_v as_o god_n know_v and_o love_v as_o he_o love_v xix_o this_o then_o be_v our_o first_o and_o great_a duty_n that_o for_o which_o god_n have_v create_v we_o the_o love_n of_o which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o virtue_n the_o universal_a the_o fundamental_a virtue_n the_o virtue_n which_o make_v we_o just_a and_o perfect_a and_o which_o will_v one_o day_n make_v we_o happy_a we_o be_v rational_a creature_n our_o virtue_n and_o perfection_n be_v to_o love_v reason_n or_o rather_o to_o love_v order_n for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o speculative_a truth_n or_o relation_n of_o greatness_n do_v not_o regulate_v our_o
be_v because_o it_o lead_v to_o understanding_n and_o without_o it_o we_o can_v deserve_v the_o understanding_n of_o some_o necessary_a and_o essential_a truth_n without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o attain_v either_o to_o solid_a virtue_n or_o everlasting_a happiness_n nevertheless_o faith_n without_o understanding_n i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o mystery_n of_o which_o we_o can_v have_v no_o clear_a idea_n faith_n i_o say_v without_o any_o light_n if_o that_o be_v possible_a can_v make_v a_o man_n solid_o virtuous_a it_o be_v the_o light_n which_o perfect_v the_o mind_n and_o regulate_v the_o heart_n and_o if_o faith_n do_v not_o enlighten_v a_o man_n and_o lead_v he_o to_o some_o understanding_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o some_o knowledge_n of_o his_o duty_n without_o doubt_n it_o will_v not_o have_v those_o effect_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o it_o but_o faith_n be_v a_o term_n as_o equivocal_a as_o that_o of_o reason_n philosophy_n and_o human_a science_n xii_o i_o grant_v 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no_o cause_n to_o fear_v this_o for_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o separate_v from_o reason_n as_o never_o to_o retire_v into_o himself_o to_o consult_v it_o and_o though_o there_o be_v many_o people_n who_o perhaps_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v to_o retire_v into_o themselves_o yet_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o they_o must_v do_v it_o sometime_o and_o must_v sometime_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o truth_n notwithstanding_o the_o continual_a noise_n of_o their_o sense_n and_o passion_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o they_o must_v have_v some_o idea_n of_o order_n and_o some_o love_n for_o it_o which_o without_o doubt_n they_o can_v have_v but_o from_o something_o which_o dwell_v in_o they_o and_o render_v they_o so_o far_o just_a and_o reasonable_a for_o no_o man_n be_v himself_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o love_n nor_o the_o spirit_n that_o inspire_v animate_v and_o guide_v it_o xiii_o every_o man_n pretend_v to_o reason_n 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happiness_n be_v a_o reward_n which_o the_o sinner_n do_v not_o deserve_v beside_o the_o pleasure_n which_o we_o enjoy_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o body_n fortify_v concupiscence_n disturb_v the_o mind_n and_o corrupt_v the_o heart_n a_o thousand_o way_n this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o penance_n 5._o to_o fear_v none_o but_o god_n because_o he_o alone_o can_v punish_v we_o we_o must_v fear_v god_n in_o this_o life_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o offend_v he_o the_o happy_a day_n will_v come_v which_o exclude_v sin_n shall_v also_o banish_v fear_n 6._o to_o be_v sorry_a for_o nothing_o but_o our_o sin_n because_o nothing_o but_o sin_n can_v oblige_v a_o just_a god_n to_o make_v we_o miserable_a he_o that_o grieve_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o false_a good_a give_v honour_n to_o it_o and_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o true_a good_n and_o he_o that_o grieve_v at_o a_o misfortune_n which_o he_o can_v remedy_v afflict_v himself_o in_o vain_a self-love_n enlighten_v be_v grieve_v only_o for_o its_o own_o disorder_n and_o charity_n for_o those_o of_o other_o 7._o though_o god_n alone_o can_v make_v we_o miserable_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o hate_v he_o though_o we_o may_v fear_v he_o only_o he_o that_o be_v harden_v in_o sin_n hate_v god_n out_o of_o self-love_n for_o be_v sensible_a that_o he_o will_v not_o obey_v god_n or_o know_v as_o the_o damn_a do_v that_o in_o the_o condition_n which_o he_o like_v and_o be_v please_v with_o he_o have_v no_o mean_n of_o access_n or_o return_n to_o god_n the_o invincible_a love_n of_o happiness_n inspire_v he_o continual_o with_o a_o invincible_a hatred_n against_o he_o who_o alone_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o misery_n 8._o we_o must_v not_o hate_v nor_o fear_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o physical_a evil_n or_o misery_n we_o may_v separate_v ourselves_o from_o they_o but_o we_o must_v not_o do_v that_o neither_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n i_o mean_v contrary_a to_o order_n or_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 9_o we_o shall_v will_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n will_v because_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n do_v if_o we_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o act_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o will_v to_o act_v order_n or_o the_o divine_a law_n shall_v also_o be_v our_o law_n or_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o desire_n and_o action_n because_o our_o desire_n be_v efficacious_a only_o by_o the_o power_n and_o action_n of_o god_n i_o can_v move_v my_o arm_n by_o my_o own_o strength_n and_o therefore_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o move_v it_o according_a to_o my_o own_o desire_n the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v govern_v all_o the_o effect_n of_o power_n not_o only_o in_o god_n but_o
intelligent_a be_v to_o another_o 3._o god_n by_o his_o power_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o clear_a perception_n or_o cognition_n in_o consequence_n of_o our_o own_o desire_n or_o attention_n but_o the_o intellectual_a and_o common_a substance_n of_o truth_n alone_o be_v the_o form_n the_o idea_n and_o the_o immediate_a object_n of_o they_o the_o soul_n separate_v from_o reason_n can_v attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o truth_n it_o may_v by_o the_o action_n of_o god_n upon_o it_o be_v sensible_a of_o its_o own_o pain_n pleasure_n perception_n and_o all_o the_o other_o particular_a modification_n of_o which_o its_o substance_n be_v capable_a but_o it_o can_v engross_v to_o itself_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o spiritual_a being_n for_o man_n who_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o be_v happy_a and_o powerful_a must_v also_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o become_v rational_a wise_a just_a and_o complete_o perfect_a 4._o we_o do_v not_o derive_v from_o the_o object_n the_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o they_o 5._o man_n who_o we_o call_v our_o master_n be_v only_a monitor_n 6._o when_o we_o retire_v into_o ourselves_o it_o be_v not_o we_o that_o answer_v ourselves_o but_o the_o inward_a master_n which_o dwell_v in_o we_o which_o preside_v immediate_o over_o all_o spiritual_a being_n and_o give_v they_o all_o the_o same_o answer_n xi_o mâ—gistro_fw-la mat._n 23.8_o see_v s_o augustincts_n treathe_n de_fw-fr mâ—gistro_fw-la all_o those_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o that_o general_a proposition_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o we_o have_v but_o one_o master_n even_o christ_n himself_o who_o illuminate_v we_o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o his_o light_n when_o we_o retire_v into_o ourselves_o and_o solid_o instruct_v we_o by_o faith_n when_o we_o consult_v the_o visible_a and_o infallible_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n in_o who_o custody_n the_o sacred_a treasure_n of_o his_o write_a and_o unwritten_a word_n be_v deposit_v xii_o from_o this_o great_a principle_n the_o follow_a duty_n be_v derive_v 1._o not_o to_o value_v ourselves_o on_o our_o knowledge_n but_o to_o return_v our_o humble_a thanks_o for_o it_o to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o author_n of_o it_o 2._o to_o retire_v into_o ourselves_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v and_o to_o hearken_v more_o ready_o to_o reason_n than_o to_o men._n 3._o to_o yield_v only_o to_o the_o evidence_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o infallible_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n 4._o whenever_o man_n speak_v to_o be_v sure_a to_o compare_v that_o which_o they_o say_v to_o our_o ear_n with_o that_o which_o reason_n answer_v to_o our_o mind_n never_o to_o believe_v they_o but_o in_o what_o concern_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o that_o too_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o save_v and_o reservation_n 5._o never_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o at_o least_o not_o with_o a_o air_n of_o confidence_n before_o reason_n have_v speak_v to_o we_o by_o its_o evidence_n 6._o to_o speak_v to_o they_o always_o as_o monitor_n not_o as_o master_n to_o question_v they_o often_o and_o in_o different_a manner_n and_o to_o lead_v they_o insensible_o to_o our_o common_a master_n the_o universal_a reason_n by_o oblige_v they_o to_o retire_v into_o themselves_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o instruct_v they_o but_o this_o 7._o never_o to_o dispute_v for_o disputing_n sake_n nor_o even_o to_o propose_v truth_n to_o other_o when_o the_o company_n they_o be_v in_o passion_n or_o any_o other_o reason_n give_v we_o sufficient_o to_o understand_v that_o they_o will_v not_o retire_v into_o themselves_o to_o hear_v the_o decision_n of_o the_o impartial_a judge_n 8._o never_o to_o consult_v reason_n but_o about_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o it_o and_o useful_a to_o ourselves_o either_o to_o conduct_v we_o to_o good_a or_o unite_v we_o to_o truth_n to_o regulate_v our_o heart_n or_o procure_v we_o strength_n or_o liberty_n of_o mind_n 9_o to_o lay_v up_o careful_o in_o our_o memory_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v do_v none_o but_o certain_a principle_n and_o such_o as_o abound_v in_o consequence_n none_o but_o necessary_a truth_n or_o the_o precious_a answer_n of_o the_o inward_a truth_n 10._o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o neglect_v matter_n of_o fact_n especial_o those_o that_o have_v no_o certain_a rule_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o such_o as_o be_v the_o action_n of_o men._n they_o give_v no_o light_n to_o the_o mind_n and_o often_o corrupt_a the_o heart_n 11._o our_o inviolable_a law_n be_v order_n not_o custom_n which_o be_v many_o time_n opposite_a to_o order_n and_o reason_n to_o follow_v example_n without_o confront_v it_o with_o order_n be_v to_o act_v like_o brute_n and_o by_o mechanism_n only_o nay_o it_o be_v better_a though_o that_o be_v bad_a enough_o to_o make_v our_o own_o pleasure_n our_o law_n than_o foolish_o to_o obey_v pernicious_a and_o wicked_a custom_n our_o life_n and_o action_n shall_v do_v honour_n to_o our_o reason_n and_o be_v answerable_a to_o the_o illustrious_a character_n we_o bear_v 12._o we_o shall_v set_v no_o value_n on_o subtlety_n beauty_n or_o even_o strength_n of_o imagination_n nor_o esteem_v any_o of_o those_o study_n which_o cultivate_v that_o part_n of_o we_o which_o make_v we_o so_o valuable_a and_o acceptable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n a_o overnice_a or_o overstocked_a imagination_n do_v not_o willing_o submit_v to_o reason_n it_o be_v always_o the_o body_n which_o speak_v by_o the_o imagination_n and_o whenever_o the_o body_n speak_v it_o be_v a_o unhappy_a necessity_n that_o reason_n must_v be_v silent_a or_o not_o regard_v 13._o to_o confirm_v we_o in_o this_o disesteem_n we_o shall_v frequent_o and_o with_o a_o particular_a application_n examine_v by_o the_o inward_a light_n that_o which_o appear_v bright_a and_o sparkle_a to_o the_o imagination_n that_o so_o we_o may_v dissipate_v that_o false_a and_o bewitch_a lustre_n with_o which_o it_o hide_v its_o folly_n we_o shall_v very_o seldom_o regard_v man_n outward_a behaviour_n which_o pass_v for_o current_a payment_n in_o the_o world_n 14._o we_o shall_v careful_o stop_v up_o the_o passage_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n get_v away_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o wander_v among_o the_o creature_n a_o mind_n continual_o distract_v by_o the_o action_n of_o sensible_a object_n can_v pay_v that_o respect_n and_o attendance_n which_o it_o owe_v to_o reason_n it_o be_v a_o contempt_n to_o reason_n to_o give_v our_o sense_n their_o full_a liberty_n 15._o we_o shall_v ardent_o love_v truth_n wisdom_n or_o the_o universal_a reason_n we_o shall_v esteem_v all_o the_o gold_n of_o peru_n but_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o sand_n in_o comparison_n of_o it_o 7.9_o wis_v 7.9_o all_o gold_n in_o respect_n of_o wisdom_n be_v as_o a_o little_a sand_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n we_o shall_v continual_o pray_v to_o it_o by_o our_o attention_n 8.31_o my_o delight_n be_v with_o thâ—_n son_n of_o man_n prov._n 8.31_o we_o shall_v place_v our_o whole_a delight_n in_o consult_v it_o in_o hear_v its_o answer_n and_o obey_v its_o command_n as_o that_o delight_n to_o converse_v with_o we_o and_o to_o be_v always_o among_o we_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o the_o divine_a love_n our_o will_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continual_a impression_n of_o the_o love_n which_o god_n bear_v to_o himself_o the_o only_a true_a good_n we_o can_v love_v evil_a but_o we_o may_v take_v that_o to_o be_v evil_a which_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil._n so_o we_o can_v hate_v good_a but_o the_o true_a good_a be_v real_o the_o evil_a of_o wicked_a man_n or_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o misery_n that_o god_n may_v be_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o our_o love_n must_v be_v like_o he_o or_o always_o subject_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n motion_n or_o duty_n i._o we_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o do_v nothing_o but_o by_o his_o efficacy_n we_o be_v unite_v to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o know_v nothing_o but_o by_o his_o light_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o we_o be_v also_o animate_v and_o inspire_v by_o his_o love_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o we_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o love_v any_o good_a but_o by_o the_o continual_a impression_n of_o the_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o himself_o this_o be_v what_o i_o must_v now_o explain_v in_o order_n to_o give_v a_o general_a view_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n ii_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n can_v act_v but_o for_o himself_o he_o have_v no_o other_o motive_n but_o his_o love_n of_o himself_o he_o can_v will_v but_o by_o his_o own_o will_n and_o his_o will_n be_v not_o like_o we_o a_o impression_n proceed_v from_o and_o tend_v towards_o something_o else_o as_o he_o be_v his_o own_o
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