judge_v a_o guild_a evil_a to_o be_v a_o real_a good_a or_o offend_v at_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n judge_v that_o disguise_a good_a to_o be_v a_o real_a evil_n so_o must_v the_o will_n of_o necessity_n be_v delude_v in_o its_o dependent_a appetition_n and_o prosecute_a a_o apparent_a good_a obtain_v a_o real_a evil_n and_o avoid_v a_o seem_a evil_n be_v frustrate_v of_o a_o real_a good_a or_o certain_o as_o the_o intellect_n enunciate_n a_o less_o good_a to_o be_v a_o great_a or_o a_o less_o evil_a to_o be_v a_o great_a so_o must_v the_o will_n prosecute_a a_o great_a good_a obtain_v a_o less_o and_o avoid_v a_o less_o evil_a fall_v upon_o a_o great_a on_o the_o demonstration_n of_o this_o grandfather_n truth_n viz._n that_o the_o will_n be_v but_o the_o needle_n and_o the_o intellect_n the_o magnet_n by_o that_o article_n 11._o that_o the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o will_n be_v but_o the_o shadow_n or_o representative_a of_o that_o indifferency_n in_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o necessitate_v the_o determination_n of_o that_o who_o verticity_n it_o be_v impregnate_v with_o a_o affectation_n of_o lie_a parallel_n to_o the_o point_n of_o good_a real_a or_o apparent_a for_o evil_a as_o evil_a i._n e._n present_v naked_a and_o without_o disguise_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a object_n of_o either_o or_o more_o consimilar_v that_o the_o will_n be_v the_o mariner_n and_o the_o intellect_n the_o compass_n by_o which_o he_o steer_v depend_v also_o the_o discovery_n of_o another_o abstrusity_n viz._n that_o the_o indifferency_n find_v in_o the_o will_n be_v but_o the_o counterfeit_n or_o representative_a of_o that_o indifferency_n which_o be_v congenial_a to_o the_o intellect_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o determination_n of_o that_o indifferency_n in_o the_o mistress_n cause_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o like_a indifferency_n in_o the_o handmaid_n to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a object_n now_o the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o intellect_n seem_v essential_o to_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o adlige_v to_o adhaerence_n to_o its_o own_o judgement_n concern_v the_o good_a of_o any_o thing_n object_v as_o that_o it_o may_v not_o alter_v its_o judgement_n and_o if_o the_o appearance_n of_o good_a seem_v great_a in_o another_o object_n apostate_n from_o the_o first_o and_o as_o vigorous_o and_o confident_o convert_v to_o the_o second_o for_o the_o intellect_n be_v not_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o faculty_n which_o by_o these_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o their_o essence_n be_v determine_v only_o to_o one_o certain_a motion_n as_o gravity_n in_o body_n devoid_a of_o animation_n the_o generative_a virtue_n in_o animal_n etc._n etc._n but_o be_v by_o nature_n so_o flexile_a that_o have_v truth_n or_o good_a for_o its_o object_n it_o may_v one_o while_o judge_v this_o and_o another_o while_n that_o and_o perhaps_o the_o quite_o contrary_a of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o now_o affect_v a_o object_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o true_a and_o good_a and_o within_o a_o hour_n nay_o possible_o in_o a_o moment_n revoke_v that_o judgement_n and_o again_o dislike_v it_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o false_a or_o evil_a or_o at_o least_o of_o less_o true_a or_o less_o good_a this_o constant_a inconstancy_n of_o the_o intellect_n the_o most_o happy_a wit_n of_o cicero_n descant_v upon_o most_o convenient_o compare_v it_o balance_n article_n 12._o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o the_o intellect_n and_o a_o balance_n to_o a_o balance_n 4_o academic_a for_o in_o troth_n no_o simile_n in_o the_o world_n at_o least_o that_o ever_o pass_v our_o observation_n can_v be_v more_o quadrant_a or_o hold_v a_o near_a resemblance_n in_o all_o point_n since_o as_o a_o balance_n if_o geometrical_o adjust_v by_o dimidiation_n be_v of_o itself_o indifferent_a to_o be_v depress_v at_o either_o extreme_a and_o be_v so_o force_v from_o its_o aequipondium_fw-la or_o depress_v at_o that_o end_n on_o which_o the_o great_a weight_n be_v suspend_v as_o that_o the_o contrary_a end_n may_v be_v immediate_o depress_v if_o a_o great_a weight_n than_o the_o former_a be_v suspend_v thereon_o exact_o so_o be_v the_o intellect_n of_o its_o self_n indifferent_a as_o to_o inclination_n and_o be_v so_o inflect_v to_o that_o object_n whereto_o the_o great_a appearance_n of_o truth_n or_o good_a which_o be_v the_o weight_n that_o sway_v it_o down_o to_o determination_n from_o indifferency_n be_v adhaerent_fw-la that_o it_o can_v upon_o the_o appension_n of_o a_o great_a appearance_n of_o good_a be_v reflect_v to_o a_o second_o object_n for_o it_o be_v not_o much_o below_o uncontrollable_a necessity_n that_o the_o fluctuation_n article_n 13._o that_o the_o intellect_n do_v natural_o conform_v to_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o great_a verisimility_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o its_o fluctuation_n intellect_n shall_v thither_o convert_v and_o there_o fix_v where_o be_v the_o great_a semblance_n of_o good_a and_o therefore_o its_o native_a indifferency_n be_v not_o such_o as_o that_o abandon_v a_o object_n who_o good_a be_v more_o perspicuous_a it_o can_v affect_v another_o who_o good_a be_v less_o perspicuous_a or_o reject_v a_o judgement_n which_o appear_v more_o true_a court_n and_o embrace_v another_o which_o appear_v less_o true_a because_o as_o the_o beam_n of_o a_o balance_n be_v depress_v on_o one_o extreme_a by_o a_o great_a weight_n impose_v be_v never_o elevate_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o a_o less_o weight_n on_o the_o contrary_a extreme_a but_o of_o a_o great_a so_o likewise_o can_v it_o not_o be_v that_o that_o assent_n of_o the_o intellect_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o perspicuity_n of_o experience_n or_o some_o praevalent_a reason_n shall_v be_v remove_v to_o another_o object_n unless_o by_o the_o attraction_n of_o a_o experience_n of_o great_a moment_n or_o a_o reason_n who_o validity_n and_o importance_n be_v more_o perspicuous_a and_o for_o the_o eviction_n of_o this_o natural_a conformity_n of_o the_o intellect_n to_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o more_o ponderous_a verisimility_n of_o its_o object_n we_o need_v no_o other_o argument_n but_o this_o that_o many_o time_n we_o find_v our_o mind_n aequilibrate_v betwixt_o two_o judgement_n or_o waver_v in_o suspense_n between_o two_o object_n equal_o attractive_a which_o fluctuation_n or_o doubt_v arise_v of_o necessity_n from_o hence_o that_o the_o moment_n of_o verity_n or_o weight_n of_o reason_n be_v equal_a on_o either_o side_n and_o so_o exact_o counterpoise_v each_o other_o that_o the_o mind_n can_v acquiesce_v in_o the_o election_n of_o neither_o other_o article_n 14._o that_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o intellect_n to_o one_o or_o two_o object_n be_v cause_v either_o by_o the_o more_o ponderous_a appearance_n of_o verity_n therein_o or_o the_o mind_n great_a attention_n to_o the_o moment_n of_o reason_n apparent_a on_o that_o side_n then_o to_o those_o on_o the_o other_o as_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n charge_v with_o two_o equal_a weight_n can_v be_v sway_v from_o a_o aequilibrium_fw-la again_o that_o it_o seem_v during_o this_o fluctuation_n one_o while_o to_o incline_v to_o the_o one_o part_n and_o instant_o to_o be_v counter-inclined_n to_o the_o other_o and_o then_o again_o to_o revert_v to_o the_o former_a and_o so_o to_o be_v agitate_a by_o the_o inquietude_n of_o suspense_n have_v no_o other_o reason_n but_o this_o that_o one_o while_o it_o be_v more_o attentive_a to_o the_o perpension_n of_o reason_n in_o the_o first_o object_n and_o anon_o more_o attentive_a to_o that_o in_o the_o second_o and_o so_o long_o do_v it_o remain_v incline_v to_o the_o invitement_n of_o the_o one_o as_o it_o apprehend_v the_o good_a thereof_o more_o apparent_a then_o of_o the_o other_o and_o no_o long_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o if_o when_o a_o pair_n of_o scale_n be_v aequilibrate_v by_o two_o aequal_a weight_n you_o shall_v superadd_a to_o either_o end_n of_o the_o balance_n but_o a_o few_o grain_n more_o that_o end_n must_v be_v depress_v and_o upon_o the_o shift_a of_o those_o grain_n to_o the_o other_o end_n the_o former_a again_o elevate_v so_o that_o when_o the_o intellect_n do_v at_o last_o deflect_v to_o one_o part_n this_o determination_n must_v proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o either_o the_o appearance_n of_o verity_n be_v somewhat_o more_o ponderous_a on_o that_o part_n or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o more_o constant_a attention_n to_o the_o verisimility_n of_o that_o part_n conjoin_v to_o the_o mind_n impatience_n which_o too_o frequent_o help_v to_o turn_v the_o scale_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v allow_v for_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o weight_n make_v it_o seem_v so_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v we_o confess_v that_o the_o intellect_n frequent_o inclination_n article_n 15._o that_o the_o appearance_n of_o truth_n be_v always_o the_o caâ—se_n of_o the_o intellect_n inclination_n do_v retract_v that_o judgement_n which_o of_o its_o
good_n that_o this_o be_v more_o and_o that_o less_o good_a so_o that_o when_o the_o will_n be_v say_v to_o be_v avert_v from_o one_o object_n and_o convert_v to_o another_o that_o mutation_n proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o intellect_n be_v now_o for_o one_o thing_n and_o anon_o for_o another_o and_o the_o inslexion_n of_o the_o will_n be_v dependent_a on_o the_o inflexion_n of_o the_o intellect_n since_o therefore_o the_o flexility_n of_o the_o will_n be_v subsequent_a and_o conform_a to_o the_o flexility_n of_o the_o intellect_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o mutability_n of_o its_o judgement_n we_o be_v upon_o that_o consideration_n to_o observe_v that_o the_o intellect_n make_v use_v of_o certain_a notion_n or_o as_o common_a physiology_n call_v they_o simple_z apprehension_n of_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o its_o own_o information_n and_o succeed_a pronunciation_n of_o judgement_n concern_v their_o nature_n for_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o the_o mind_n have_v a_o praenotion_n what_o the_o sun_n be_v and_o what_o light_n be_v that_o so_o it_o may_v judge_v afterward_o that_o light_n be_v in_o the_o sun_n or_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o lucid_a body_n as_o also_o what_o honey_n and_o what_o sweetness_n be_v that_o it_o may_v afterward_o pronounce_v honey_n to_o be_v sweet_a but_o in_o respect_n that_o in_o object_n which_o fall_v under_o speculation_n the_o intellect_n do_v acquiesce_v in_o such_o a_o simple_a judgement_n nor_o can_v infer_v anything_o further_o by_o necessity_n of_o consequence_n therefore_o in_o object_n reducible_a to_o action_n it_o have_v a_o certain_a compound_n notion_n call_v a_o proposition_n or_o enunciation_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o another_o common_a notion_n congenial_a and_o implantate_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o every_o man_n from_o its_o first_o existence_n be_v immediate_o annex_v to_o the_o former_a simple_a notion_n and_o superad_v thereunto_o as_o a_o conclusion_n which_o be_v real_o that_o which_o we_o call_v judicium_fw-la practicum_fw-la practical_a judgement_n for_o instance_n the_o intellect_n have_v judge_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o lucid_a body_n may_v therein_o acquiesce_v and_o proceed_v to_o no_o further_a inference_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o judge_v honey_n to_o be_v sweet_a because_o it_o hold_v as_o implantate_n a_o second_o complex_fw-la notion_n that_o what_o be_v sweet_a be_v to_o be_v taste_v therefore_o it_o instant_o pronounce_v this_o conclusion_n that_o honey_n be_v to_o be_v taste_v and_o because_o practicable_a object_n be_v not_o universals_z but_o singular_n and_o for_o instance_n the_o intellect_n do_v not_o give_v judgement_n concern_v honey_n in_o general_n but_o of_o this_o object_v honey_n that_o it_o be_v sweet_a therefore_o to_o this_o judgement_n this_o honey_n be_v sweet_a instant_o coheres_fw-la and_o be_v superad_v that_o second_o judgement_n this_o honey_n be_v to_o be_v taste_v nor_o that_o only_a but_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o judgement_n that_o without_o any_o delay_n if_o nothing_o countermand_v succeed_v the_o execution_n thereof_o as_o in_o this_o case_n the_o actual_a degustation_n of_o hony_n and_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o immediate_a supervention_n of_o the_o execution_n upon_o a_o practical_a judgement_n be_v it_o that_o aristotle_n de_fw-la animalium_fw-la motu_fw-la cap._n 7._o will_v allow_v no_o distinction_n between_o a_o action_n and_o a_o conclusion_n for_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o conclusion_n which_o follow_v upon_o two_o proposition_n be_v the_o very_a action_n itself_o which_o he_o most_o convenient_o illustrate_v by_o several_a example_n the_o present_a omission_n whereof_o we_o hope_v either_o the_o memory_n or_o lecture_n of_o our_o competent_a reader_n will_v supply_v and_o this_o nunciate_v article_n 8._o that_o to_o every_o judgement_n of_o the_o intellect_n be_v immediate_o and_o necessary_o conjoin_v a_o appetition_n or_o aversation_n of_o the_o will_n respective_a to_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a nunciate_v justify_v their_o knowledge_n who_o first_o denominate_v such_o a_o conclusion_n which_o be_v the_o action_n itself_o or_o to_o which_o at_o least_o the_o execution_n do_v individual_o cohaere_fw-la a_o practical_a judgement_n we_o be_v moreover_o to_o observe_v that_o since_o the_o action_n or_o execution_n of_o a_o judgement_n can_v succeed_v unless_o the_o function_n of_o the_o appetite_n or_o will_v intervene_v between_o the_o judgement_n and_o execution_n therefore_o must_v every_o judgement_n or_o notion_n of_o good_a have_v adjoin_v unto_o it_o a_o appetition_n of_o that_o good_a as_o every_o judgement_n of_o evil_n have_v adjoin_v unto_o it_o a_o aversion_n from_o that_o evil_a so_o that_o the_o intellect_n can_v pronounce_v this_o judgement_n that_o what_o be_v sweet_a be_v to_o be_v taste_v but_o instant_o rise_v up_o the_o appetite_n and_o will_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o sweet_a nor_o to_o descend_v to_o singular_n enunciate_v this_o sweet_a be_v to_o be_v taste_v but_o immediate_o the_o will_n be_v on_o edge_n to_o taste_v this_o sweet_a and_o hence_o it_o come_v that_o no_o conclusion_n can_v be_v extract_v nor_o execution_n thereof_o succeed_v but_o only_o because_o together_o with_o the_o judgement_n the_o function_n of_o the_o appetite_n have_v praecede_v for_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o practical_a syllogism_n have_v always_o the_o execution_n or_o action_n coherent_a to_o it_o but_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o speculative_a have_v not_o be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o that_o the_o function_n of_o the_o will_n or_o appetite_n be_v always_o associate_v to_o the_o praemise_n or_o judgement_n of_o the_o intellect_n in_o one_o and_o not_o in_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o so_o often_o as_o the_o intellect_n give_v judgement_n of_o good_a which_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o the_o will_n as_o often_o be_v the_o will_v excite_v so_o necessary_o that_o its_o function_n or_o desire_n of_o fruition_n follow_v upon_o the_o heel_n of_o the_o judgement_n as_o close_o as_o a_o shadow_n attend_v a_o body_n in_o sunshine_n so_o that_o if_o the_o intellect_n judge_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v good_a the_o will_v immediate_o desire_v that_o good_a as_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o the_o intellect_n judge_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v evil_a the_o will_v immediate_o abhor_v that_o evil_a this_o be_v a_o excellent_a axiom_n that_o one_o truth_n can_v never_o be_v clear_o understand_v but_o it_o lead_v on_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o another_o judgement_n article_n 9_o the_o instability_n of_o the_o will_n in_o its_o appetition_n necessary_o cause_v by_o the_o instability_n of_o the_o intellect_n in_o its_o judgement_n and_o here_o we_o have_v experience_n of_o it_o for_o from_o the_o praemise_n it_o result_v a_o perspicuous_a verity_n that_o because_o the_o intellect_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n fickle_a and_o inconstant_a in_o its_o judgement_n therefore_o must_v the_o will_v be_v as_o waver_v and_o unstable_a in_o its_o appetition_n and_o when_o the_o intellect_n to_o day_n judge_v any_o object_n to_o be_v good_a but_o to_o morrow_n judge_n it_o to_o be_v evil_a then_o do_v this_o paedantique_a faculty_n the_o will_v affect_v that_o object_n to_o day_n and_o hate_v it_o again_o to_o morrow_n and_o when_o the_o intellect_n to_o day_n declare_v that_o such_o a_o object_n be_v to_o be_v affect_v and_o prosecute_v because_o it_o be_v good_a but_o to_o morrow_n face_v about_o to_o a_o second_o object_n and_o apprehend_v it_o to_o be_v better_a than_o the_o first_o judges_z that_o to_o be_v prosecute_v rather_o of_o the_o two_o then_o be_v the_o will_n to_o day_n carry_v on_o to_o the_o first_o object_n and_o to_o morrow_n avert_v from_o it_o to_o the_o second_o in_o a_o word_n the_o prosecution_n and_o aversion_n of_o the_o will_n be_v dependent_a on_o and_o conform_v to_o those_o notion_n and_o judgement_n which_o the_o intellect_n deliver_v concern_v the_o more_o or_o less_o good_a or_o good_a and_o evil_n of_o object_n further_o in_o respect_n that_o among_o good_a object_n one_o be_v real_o and_o true_o good_a another_o only_a apparent_a and_o counterfeit_a and_o likewise_o appetition_n article_n 10._o the_o delusion_n of_o the_o intellect_n in_o its_o judgement_n necessitate_v the_o delusion_n of_o the_o will_n in_o its_o dependent_a appetition_n among_o evil_a object_n for_o too_o frequent_o good_a be_v disguise_v under_o the_o uncomely_a vizard_n of_o evil_n and_o evil_a again_o guild_v over_o with_o the_o specious_a and_o allure_a hatchment_n of_o good_a and_o then_o what_o be_v realy_a good_a seem_v either_o to_o be_v absolute_a evil_n or_o a_o less_o good_a comparative_o and_o what_o be_v real_o evil_a seem_v either_o to_o be_v absolute_a good_a or_o a_o less_o evil_a comparative_o hence_o come_v it_o we_o say_v that_o as_o the_o intellect_n be_v frequent_o delude_v in_o its_o judgement_n as_o be_v invite_v by_o the_o appearance_n of_o good_a it_o
self_n i._n e._n in_o the_o simplicity_n of_o its_o nature_n be_v either_o more_o good_a or_o absolute_o good_a adhaere_fw-la to_o a_o second_o judgement_n which_o of_o its_o self_n be_v either_o less_o good_a or_o absolute_o evil_a but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o in_o the_o object_n which_o affect_v and_o incline_v the_o intellect_n be_v always_o ipsa_fw-la very_fw-la species_n the_o appearance_n of_o truth_n which_o it_o observe_v and_o be_v attentive_a to_o and_o because_o that_o species_n of_o truth_n may_v be_v either_o real_a or_o counterfeit_a therefore_o may_v that_o which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n real_o true_a be_v present_v under_o the_o disguise_n of_o a_o absolute_a falsehood_n or_o less_o truth_n and_o that_o which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n real_o false_a be_v present_v likewise_o under_o the_o disguise_n of_o a_o absolute_a truth_n or_o less_o falsehood_n and_o so_o the_o intellect_n become_v subject_a to_o deception_n in_o the_o point_n of_o judicature_n may_v be_v allect_v to_o the_o prosecution_n of_o a_o absolute_a falsehood_n or_o less_o truth_n while_o the_o object_n remain_v obvelate_v under_o the_o delusive_a vizard_n of_o a_o absolute_a truth_n or_o a_o less_o falsehood_n &_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la this_o serious_o consider_v support_n three_o excellent_a consequence_n 1_o that_o as_o often_o as_o the_o intellect_n have_v adhaer_v to_o a_o true_a judgement_n praemise_n article_n 16._o three_o considerable_a inference_n from_o the_o praemise_n quit_v and_o pursue_v a_o false_a one_o so_o often_o of_o necessity_n do_v something_o intervene_v which_o detract_v the_o genuine_a or_o natural_a appearance_n from_o the_o good_a object_n and_o impose_v a_o counterfeit_a appearance_n upon_o the_o evil_a one_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n cause_v a_o mutation_n of_o the_o intellect_n assent_v or_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o 2_o that_o the_o commutation_n of_o the_o species_n or_o appearance_n of_o the_o object_n be_v the_o sole_a immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o commutation_n of_o the_o intellect_n judgement_n and_o assent_n and_o therefore_o 3_o that_o since_o the_o will_n be_v oblige_v by_o that_o necessity_n former_o declare_v to_o conform_v to_o the_o conduct_n and_o direction_n of_o its_o guide_n the_o intellect_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a therefore_o to_o hope_v or_o attempt_v that_o the_o will_n shall_v change_v its_o appetition_n unless_o care_v be_v first_o take_v that_o the_o intellect_n change_v its_o judgement_n or_o that_o the_o will_n shall_v be_v constant_a to_o its_o appetition_n unless_o we_o provide_v that_o the_o intellect_n be_v constant_a to_o its_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o that_o mind_n which_o have_v discover_v the_o incomparable_a beauty_n of_o virtue_n be_v become_v enamour_v on_o she_o and_o stand_v resolve_v to_o court_v no_o other_o mistress_n but_o she_o aught_o to_o be_v exceed_o circumspect_a and_o cautious_a in_o this_o particular_a that_o it_o submit_v to_o the_o allurement_n of_o no_o object_n until_o it_o have_v profound_o examine_v whether_o that_o species_n of_o good_a therein_o present_v be_v real_o true_a or_o only_o superficial_a and_o counterfeit_a that_o so_o it_o may_v render_v its_o self_n superior_a to_o the_o delusion_n of_o paint_a vice_n the_o admirable_a des_n cartes_n in_o 3._o part_n passion_n artic_a 22._o praesent_v a_o general_a preservative_n against_o all_o the_o excess_n and_o passion_n article_n 17._o cartesius_n his_o general_a preservative_n against_o the_o excess_n of_o passion_n exorbitancy_n of_o our_o passion_n give_v we_o this_o excellent_a advice_n that_o have_v learn_v first_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o those_o motion_n or_o affection_n which_o be_v terminate_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o those_o which_o be_v terminate_v only_o in_o the_o body_n we_o shall_v when_o we_o feel_v our_o blood_n and_o spirit_n agitate_a by_o any_o affection_n which_o concern_v only_o the_o body_n reflect_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o general_a maxim_n that_o all_o thing_n which_o offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o imagination_n do_v tend_v to_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o the_o deception_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o persuade_v the_o rational_a and_o judicative_a faculty_n that_o those_o reason_n inservient_fw-la to_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o object_n of_o that_o passion_n be_v far_o more_o solid_a sirme_a and_o worthy_a our_o assent_n then_o real_o they_o be_v and_z on_o the_o contrary_a that_o those_o reason_n inservient_fw-la to_o the_o improbation_n or_o disallowance_n of_o the_o object_n be_v far_o more_o trivial_a infirm_a and_o less_o worthy_a our_o assent_n then_o real_o they_o be_v that_o when_o the_o passion_n persuade_v to_o those_o thing_n who_o execution_n may_v admit_v suspension_n or_o delay_n we_o abstain_v from_o pass_v our_o verdict_n too_o hasty_o upon_o they_o and_o divert_v our_o cogitation_n to_o the_o serious_a examen_fw-la of_o the_o inconvenience_n impendent_a on_o their_o pursuit_n and_o execution_n or_o at_o least_o to_o some_o other_o object_n till_o time_n and_o sleep_n shall_v have_v calm_v the_o impetuous_a commotion_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n which_o the_o seem_a good_a of_o the_o object_n have_v excite_v and_o that_o when_o the_o passion_n incite_v to_o those_o action_n who_o fleet_n occasion_n give_v the_o soul_n little_a or_o no_o time_n to_o consult_v and_o deliberate_v we_o always_o endeavour_v to_o convert_v our_o understanding_n to_o the_o perpension_n and_o our_o will_n to_o the_o prosecution_n of_o those_o reason_n which_o be_v conttary_a to_o those_o infer_v and_o urge_v by_o that_o passion_n notwithstanding_o they_o shall_v at_o the_o first_o view_n appearless_a valid_a and_o ponderous_a for_o thereby_o we_o shall_v main_o refract_v and_o abate_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o passion_n now_o this_o may_v be_v our_o exemplar_n in_o order_v our_o advice_n how_o good_n article_n 18._o general_n rule_v praescribe_v by_o the_o author_n how_o to_o prevent_v the_o delusion_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o dependent_a seduction_n of_o the_o will_n by_o evil_n disguife_v under_o the_o similitude_n of_o good_n to_o prevent_v the_o delusion_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o the_o seduction_n of_o our_o will_n by_o evil_n disguise_v under_o the_o similitude_n of_o good_n first_o we_o ought_v to_o learn_v the_o discrimination_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o those_o pertinent_a only_a to_o the_o body_n and_o then_o when_o we_o meet_v with_o any_o object_n apparent_o good_a abstract_o to_o examine_v whether_o that_o good_a concern_v either_o the_o body_n alone_o or_o the_o mind_n alone_o or_o both_o body_n and_o mind_n equal_o or_o more_o the_o body_n then_o the_o mind_n or_o more_o the_o mind_n then_o the_o body_n if_o only_o the_o body_n we_o be_v to_o convert_v our_o cogitation_n upon_o the_o reason_n which_o dissuade_v more_o intent_o then_o upon_o the_o reason_n which_o persuade_v the_o election_n of_o and_o adhaerence_n to_o it_o that_o so_o we_o may_v if_o there_o be_v any_o detect_v the_o evil_n couch_v under_o that_o varnish_n of_o good_a and_o also_o conquer_v the_o mind_n impatience_n which_o too_o often_o bear_v a_o large_a share_n in_o our_o deception_n if_o only_o the_o mind_n in_o that_o case_n we_o be_v to_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o touchstone_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n i._n e._n examine_v whether_o those_o reason_n whereby_o it_o persuade_v our_o intellect_n to_o a_o approbation_n and_o consequent_o our_o will_n to_o a_o affectation_n and_o prosecution_n of_o it_o be_v correspondent_a to_o that_o inseparable_a or_o proper_a sign_n or_o mark_v of_o true_a good_a conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o not_o for_o the_o very_a soul_n or_o quintessence_n of_o virtue_n do_v radical_o consist_v â—n_v this_o that_o man_n without_o all_o haesitancy_n murmur_n diffidence_n and_o reluctancy_n conform_v his_o will_n to_o the_o indeceptible_a divine_a will_n as_o be_v ascertain_v that_o he_o can_v will_v nothing_o more_o excellent_a in_o its_o self_n nor_o convenient_a to_o he_o than_o what_o god_n have_v will_v before_o if_o both_o body_n and_o mind_n equal_o then_o to_o abstract_n those_o reason_n which_o insinuate_v the_o interest_n of_o sense_n and_o insist_v only_o upon_o those_o which_o praefer_fw-la it_o to_o the_o mind_n for_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v worthy_a of_o assent_n we_o need_v the_o authority_n of_o no_o other_o to_o justify_v our_o election_n of_o that_o object_n if_o more_o the_o body_n then_o the_o mind_n than_o we_o ought_v to_o aestimate_n the_o convenience_n of_o it_o by_o that_o lesser_a relation_n it_o hold_v to_o the_o mind_n and_o not_o by_o that_o great_a it_o hold_v to_o the_o body_n and_o final_o if_o more_o the_o mind_n then_o the_o body_n since_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v infinite_o to_o be_v praefer_v to_o that_o of_o the_o body_n where_o the_o reason_n be_v equal_a on_o each_o part_n it_o be_v manifest_a we_o may_v safe_o acquiesce_v in_o that_o judgement_n and_o embrace_v the_o object_n
take_v away_o by_o that_o injury_n and_o by_o so_o much_o a_o high_a rate_n be_v those_o good_n prize_v at_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o weak_a abject_a and_o ignoble_a the_o mind_n of_o he_o be_v that_o aestimate_n they_o because_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v dependent_a upon_o other_o pleasure_n nor_o do_v a_o well_o order_v mind_n lose_v any_o part_n of_o its_o happiness_n by_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o now_o have_v due_o praeconsider_v all_o thing_n occurrent_a in_o this_o pregnant_a example_n we_o may_v not_o only_o without_o difficulty_n understand_v what_o those_o first_o motion_n or_o incitement_n be_v which_o object_n exciting_a in_o the_o mind_n thereby_o obtrude_v themselves_o upon_o the_o intellect_n or_o rather_o compel_v the_o intellect_n to_o apprehend_v they_o under_o that_o species_n in_o which_o they_o present_a themselves_o but_o also_o that_o though_o those_o motion_n be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n yet_o the_o consequent_n or_o action_n to_o which_o they_o provoke_v we_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o deliberation_n examination_n and_o arbitrary_a election_n or_o rejection_n since_o every_o action_n be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o practical_a syllogism_n and_o every_o conclusion_n praesuppose_v two_o praecedent_a proposition_n and_o these_o again_o praesuppose_v deliberation_n and_o consequent_o that_o who_o ever_o commit_v a_o evil_a action_n do_v yet_o say_v videóque_fw-la meliora_fw-la probóque_fw-la do_v in_o that_o confess_v his_o action_n to_o be_v deliberate_a and_o arbitrary_a which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o his_o own_o power_n not_o to_o have_v do_v it_o and_o as_o for_o that_o proverbial_a subterfuge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nemo_n mâ—lus_n ultro_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la beatus_fw-la non_fw-la volens_fw-la aristotle_n have_v long_o since_o subvert_v it_o by_o answer_v that_o though_o it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o late_a part_n insomuch_o as_o no_o man_n can_v be_v happy_a because_o not_o virtuous_a against_o his_o will_n yet_o it_o be_v false_a in_o the_o former_a insomuch_o as_o vice_n whereby_o man_n become_v evil_a be_v voluntary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereupon_o m._n anton._n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la verò_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la animi_fw-la motus_fw-la certa_fw-la ratione_fw-la consilióque_fw-la non_fw-la gubernat_fw-la necessariò_fw-la miser_n est_fw-la lib._n 2._o num_fw-la 5._o and_o therefore_o though_o many_o have_v think_v to_o palliate_v their_o vitiosity_n by_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n do_v commit_v a_o sin_n voluntary_o but_o be_v compel_v thereunto_o by_o the_o impulse_n of_o some_o perturbation_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a since_o every_o delinquent_n give_v either_o occasion_n or_o way_n to_o that_o perturbation_n and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v transport_v by_o the_o impulse_n thereof_o beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o reason_n that_o no_o coaction_n can_v intevene_v to_o conclude_v we_o be_v ready_a to_o confess_v that_o among_o those_o many_o excuse_n which_o the_o sophistry_n of_o the_o advocate_n of_o vice_n have_v fear_n article_n 8._o necessity_n and_o fear_v concede_v to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n excuse_n and_o what_o be_v the_o object_n of_o excuse_v fear_n allege_v for_o the_o extenuation_n of_o its_o culpability_n the_o most_o weighty_a and_o considerable_a be_v the_o violence_n of_o necessity_n and_o fear_n but_o all_o violence_n must_v proceed_v from_o a_o external_a principle_n and_o be_v not_o admit_v without_o some_o renitency_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o suffer_v it_o and_o that_o necessity_n whereby_o any_o man_n be_v co-act_a must_v proceed_v from_o a_o external_a and_o present_a cause_n and_o fear_n be_v a_o internal_a passion_n though_o excite_v by_o a_o external_a cause_n viz._n a_o future_a evil_n and_o differ_v from_o cupidity_n in_o this_o that_o this_o though_o it_o be_v excite_v by_o a_o external_a cause_n also_o viz._n a_o future_a good_a yet_o it_o be_v join_v always_o with_o a_o libency_n or_o willingness_n but_o fear_v with_o a_o renitency_n or_o vnwillingness_n upon_o which_o consideration_n be_v it_o that_o aristotle_n conclude_v he_o exceed_v stupid_a and_o ridiculous_a who_o have_v vitiate_v his_o friend_n wife_n shall_v for_o excuse_n pretend_v that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o that_o perfidious_a and_o immodest_a action_n by_o the_o violent_a temptation_n of_o pleasure_n burr_n hold_v he_o excusable_a who_o be_v compel_v to_o omit_v a_o office_n of_o friendship_n by_o the_o praevention_n of_o some_o more_o considerable_a incommodity_n impendent_a upon_o himself_o since_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o one_o be_v more_o violent_a and_o urgent_a than_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o other_o for_o the_o more_o easy_a decision_n of_o all_o dispute_v concern_v the_o more_o or_o less_o pressure_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o necessity_n cicero_n put_v this_o case_n si_fw-mi constitueris_fw-la te_fw-la cuipiam_fw-la advocatum_fw-la in_o rem_fw-la praesentem_fw-la esse_fw-la venturum_fw-la atque_fw-la interim_n graviter_fw-la aegrotare_fw-la filius_fw-la coeperit_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la contra_fw-la officium_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la dixeris_fw-la magisque_fw-la ille_fw-la cvi_fw-la promissum_fw-la sit_fw-la ab_fw-la officio_fw-la discedat_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la destitutum_fw-la queratur_fw-la this_o praemised_a we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o a_o small_a and_o light_a fear_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v sufficient_a to_o excuse_v a_o malefaction_n because_o it_o can_v usurp_v upon_o and_o countermand_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n nay_o nor_o a_o great_a and_o strong_a fear_n which_o be_v therefore_o allow_v by_o some_o great_a clerk_n for_o a_o excuse_n because_o it_o may_v sometime_o invade_v and_o stagger_v a_o mind_n in_o other_o thing_n constant_a and_o generous_a since_o it_o can_v so_o oppose_v the_o liberty_n elective_a as_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o mind_n possess_v with_o some_o libency_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o in_o respect_n to_o that_o evil_a which_o be_v sustain_v or_o undergo_v in_o the_o present_a but_o to_o that_o far_o great_a one_o which_o be_v avoid_v and_o in_o comparison_n of_o which_o the_o less_o evil_a have_v indeed_o the_o reason_n of_o good_a because_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o great_a evil_n be_v avert_v or_o prevent_v as_o when_o merchant_n throw_v their_o treasure_n overboard_o for_o fear_v of_o drown_v and_o a_o traveller_n deliver_v his_o purse_n to_o robber_n for_o fear_n of_o have_v his_o throat_n cut_v now_o how_o far_o this_o kind_n of_o fear_n which_o seem_v to_o necessitate_v the_o commission_n of_o a_o small_a evil_n for_o the_o probable_a praevention_n of_o a_o great_a may_v be_v extend_v by_o way_n of_o excusation_n as_o also_o of_o what_o sort_v those_o evil_n must_v be_v which_o justify_v this_o fear_n the_o exact_a and_o profound_a of_o moralist_n have_v find_v it_o no_o easy_a matter_n praecise_o to_o determine_v chief_o because_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o man_n temperament_n age_n sex_n education_n habit_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a and_o light_a fear_n to_o one_o may_v be_v great_a and_o potent_a to_o another_o but_o all_o consent_n that_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fear_n of_o no_o less_o than_o death_n mutilation_n torment_n servitude_n long_a exile_n tedious_a imprisonment_n aeternal_a dishonour_n or_o ignominy_n privation_n of_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o one_o estate_n or_o livelihood_n and_o in_o this_o particular_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o man_n self_n only_o but_o also_o for_o those_o who_o depend_v upon_o he_o for_o temporal_a subsistence_n as_o wife_n child_n parent_n &c._n &c._n as_o also_o that_o kind_n of_o fear_n which_o be_v a_o species_n of_o reverence_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v in_o a_o subject_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o prince_n in_o a_o child_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o father_n in_o a_o wife_n in_o respect_n of_o her_o husband_n etc._n etc._n we_o say_v that_o fear_n which_o seem_v to_o necessitate_v the_o commission_n of_o a_o small_a evil_a etc._n etc._n thereby_o insinuate_v that_o it_o only_o seem_v so_o to_o do_v for_o truth_n its_o self_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a though_o never_o so_o small_a for_o prevention_n of_o another_o evil_n though_o never_o so_o great_a and_o every_o man_n know_v that_o fear_n unless_o of_o do_v evil_a be_v whole_o exclude_v the_o society_n of_o virtue_n which_o our_o late_a solomon_n who_o we_o can_v hardly_o think_v upon_o without_o a_o devout_a adoration_n of_o his_o deify_v part_n reflect_v upon_o when_o he_o affirm_v for_o a_o maxim_n of_o general_a truth_n that_o a_o coward_n can_v hardly_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o this_o we_o desire_v our_o reader_n candid_o to_o accept_v as_o a_o sufficient_a enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n freewill_n chap._n viii_o of_o fortune_n that_o this_o phantsme_n though_o of_o no_o great_a antiquity_n
term_n of_o man_n life_n in_o individuo_fw-la p._n 223._o 6._o a_o full_a vindication_n of_o the_o four_o testimony_n from_o the_o several_a exception_n make_v against_o the_o appropriation_n thereof_o to_o our_o scope_n by_o the_o patron_n of_o fatality_n p._n 227_o 7._o the_o second_o testimony_n vindicate_v from_o several_a exception_n p._n 233._o 8._o the_o six_o testimony_n clear_v from_o 4._o exception_n p._n 237._o sect_n iv_o artic_a 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o our_o enquiry_n into_o the_o mystery_n of_o praedestination_n in_o order_n to_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o present_a difficulty_n and_o the_o fatist_n grand_a argument_n p._n 240._o 2._o the_o refutation_n thereof_o by_o the_o conciliation_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n praenotion_n to_o the_o indetermination_n of_o man_n free_a will_n to_o the_o actual_a election_n of_o good_a or_o evil._n p._n 241._o 3._o the_o diametral_a disparity_n between_o that_o divine_a praenotion_n which_o be_v antecedent_n to_o divine_a praeordination_n and_o that_o which_o be_v subsequent_a ample_o declare_v p._n 243._o 4._o a_o second_o illustration_n of_o the_o same_o difference_n by_o a_o pertinent_a instance_n or_o exemplification_n p._n 244._o 5._o a_o three_o illustration_n of_o the_o same_o difference_n by_o conceive_v the_o divine_a decree_n in_o the_o same_o subordinate_a series_n which_o the_o fatist_n have_v imagm_v p._n 247._o 6._o the_o first_o absurdity_n impendent_a on_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o decretory_a prescience_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o action_n of_o man_n p._n 249._o 7._o a_o second_o absurdity_n connect_v to_o the_o same_o p._n 251._o 8._o two_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o fatist_n praeclude_v p._n 252._o 9_o a_o three_o absurdity_n inseparable_a from_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o a_o decretory_a prescience_n divine_a p._n 253._o 10._o tbe_n reduction_n of_o the_o whole_a dissertation_n to_o 4._o conclusion_n genuine_o extract_v from_o the_o premise_n p._n 254._o cha._n vii_o of_o the_o liberty_n elective_a of_o man_n will._n page_n 257._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o parity_n of_o absurdity_n result_v from_o those_o two_o antagonistical_a hypothesis_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n and_o mere_a contingency_n as_o to_o the_o action_n of_o man_n p._n 257._o 2._o those_o 2_o contrary_a streem_v find_v to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o poisonous_a fountain_n viz._n a_o subterfuge_n of_o man_n to_o evade_v culpability_n p._n 258._o 3._o the_o author_n incitement_n here_o to_o inquire_v profound_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o freewill_n fortune_n and_o fate_n p._n 259._o 4._o what_o be_v intend_v proper_o by_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will._n ibid._n 5._o the_o several_a subordinate_a action_n of_o the_o mind_n exercise_v about_o its_o object_n and_o the_o respective_a scholastic_a term_n by_o which_o philosopher_n have_v adaequate_o express_v they_o p._n 260._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o the_o essence_n of_o man_n liberty_n elective_a consistent_a primary_o in_o the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o intellect_n and_o in_o the_o will_v only_o dependent_o p._n 263._o 2._o a_o egregious_a error_n of_o some_o divine_n that_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n do_v consummate_o consist_v in_o its_o immovable_a fixation_n on_o real_a good_n p._n 264._o 3._o their_o inadvertency_n of_o the_o real_a difference_n between_o a_o spontaneous_a and_o arbitrary_a action_n the_o occasion_n of_o that_o error_n ibid._n 4._o that_o a_o spontaneous_a action_n and_o a_o indeliberate_a impulse_n of_o nature_n be_v homologous_a or_o identical_a ibid._n 5._o the_o divine_n objection_n that_o the_o tendency_n of_o of_o the_o will_n be_v volent_fw-la and_o therefore_o free_a prevent_v by_o a_o distinction_n of_o libency_n and_o liberty_n p._n 265._o 6._o their_o superstructure_n that_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o will_n liberty_n be_v its_o constant_a adhaesion_n to_o and_o inseparability_n from_o real_a good_a dedemolish_v by_o two_o reason_n 1_o that_o this_o perfection_n imagine_v be_v not_o of_o the_o liberty_n but_o the_o will_n itself_o 2_o that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o separate_v soul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o glorification_n p._n 266._o 7._o what_o kind_n of_o indifferency_n that_o be_v wherein_o the_o liberty_n elective_a be_v essence_v p._n 267._o 8._o that_o to_o every_o judgement_n of_o the_o intellect_n be_v immediate_o and_o necessary_o conjoin_v a_o appetition_n or_o aversation_n of_o the_o will_n respective_a to_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a nunciate_v p._n 268._o 9_o the_o instability_n of_o the_o will_n in_o its_o appetition_n necessary_o cause_v by_o the_o instability_n of_o the_o intellect_n in_o its_o judgement_n p._n 269._o 10._o the_o delusion_n of_o the_o intellect_n in_o its_o judgement_n necessitate_v the_o delusion_n of_o the_o will_n in_o its_o dependent_a appetition_n p._n 270._o 11._o that_o the_o indifferency_n of_o the_o will_n be_v but_o the_o shadow_n or_o representative_a of_o that_o indifferency_n in_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o necessitate_v the_o determination_n of_o that_o ibid._n 12._o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o the_o intellect_n and_o a_o balance_n p._n 271._o 13._o that_o the_o intellect_n do_v natural_o conform_v to_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o great_a verisimility_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o its_o fluctuation_n p._n 272._o 14._o that_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o intellect_n to_o one_o or_o two_o object_n be_v cause_v either_o by_o the_o more_o ponderous_a appearance_n of_o verity_n therein_o or_o the_o mind_n great_a attention_n to_o the_o moment_n of_o reason_n apparent_a on_o that_o side_n then_o to_o those_o on_o the_o other_o ibid._n 15._o that_o the_o appearance_n of_o truth_n be_v always_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o intellect_n inclination_n p._n 273._o 16._o three_o considerable_a inference_n from_o the_o praemise_n ibid._n 17._o cartesiu_fw-it his_o general_n preservative_n against_o the_o excess_n of_o passion_n p._n 274._o 18._o general_n rule_v praesâ—â—ibed_v by_o the_o author_n how_o to_o prevent_v the_o delusion_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o dependent_a seduction_n of_o the_o will_n by_o evil_n disguise_v under_o the_o similitude_n of_o good_n p._n 275._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o a_o objection_n that_o ignorance_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o sin_n p._n 277_o 2._o the_o same_o expede_v by_o a_o distinction_n of_o science_n into_o habitual_a and_o actual_a ibid._n 3._o a_o reply_n that_o the_o reluctancy_n of_o every_o delinquent_n conscience_n do_v evidence_n the_o possibility_n of_o man_n do_v a_o act_n repugnant_a to_o his_o actual_a science_n p._n 278._o 4._o the_o rejoynder_n that_o the_o habitual_a science_n of_o every_o delinquent_n be_v perturb_v and_o obnubâ—lated_v by_o some_o passion_n excite_v in_o he_o and_o that_o the_o remor_n of_o conscience_n proceed_v from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o good_n p._n 279_o 5._o what_o kind_n of_o ignorance_n that_o be_v which_o may_v in_o some_o degree_n excuse_v a_o delinquent_n p._n 280._o 6._o four_o weighty_a reason_n convince_a that_o man_n have_v a_o absolute_a power_n in_o himself_o to_o control_v the_o temptation_n of_o evil._n p._n 282._o 7._o what_o those_o first_o motion_n be_v which_o object_n inevitable_o excite_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o the_o consequence_n of_o those_o motion_n be_v praeventible_a p._n 283._o 8._o necessity_n and_o fear_n concede_v to_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n excuse_n and_o what_o be_v the_o object_n of_o excuse_v fear_n p._n 286._o chap._n viii_o of_o fortune_n page_n 289._o artic_a 1._o the_o antiquity_n and_o genealogy_n of_o fortune_n p._n 289._o 2._o plato_n and_o arist_n their_o description_n of_o fortune_n examine_v and_o illustrate_v and_o 3._o conclusion_n infer_v thereupon_o p._n 291._o 3._o their_o anatomy_n of_o her_o nature_n deficient_a and_o a_o more_o perfect_a one_o present_v p._n 293._o 4._o fortune_n nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a negation_n of_o all_o praenotion_n iâ—_n a_o concourse_n of_o natural_a cause_n respective_a to_o a_o fortuitous_a event_n p._n 295._o 5._o epicurus_n commend_v for_o illustrate_v the_o instability_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o fortune_n ibid._n 6._o her_o indivinity_n manifest_v and_o how_o she_o come_v by_o her_o deification_n p._n 296._o 7._o all_o sober_a philosopher_n vindicate_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n p._n 297._o 8._o the_o necessity_n and_o use_n of_o allegorical_a symbolical_a and_o emblematical_a tradition_n invent_v by_o the_o ancient_n p._n 298._o 9_o their_o description_n of_o fortune_n only_o emblematical_a p._n 299._o 10._o as_o also_o the_o image_n of_o fortune_n frame_v by_o painter_n and_o statuary_n p._n 300._o 11._o the_o review_n tolerate_v the_o name_n of_o fortune_n in_o respect_n to_o man_n but_o detest_a it_o in_o respect_n to_o god_n p._n 301._o chap._n ix_o of_o fate_n page_n 302._o sect_n i._n artic_a 1._o the_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o all_o opinion_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o fate_n to_o 2._o general_a head_n p._n 302._o 2._o what_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_a mean_v by_o
man_n be_v create_v principal_o to_o declare_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o creator_n ad_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la tantus_fw-la decor_fw-la universi_fw-la nisi_fw-la esset_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la consideraret_fw-la ipsâ—que_fw-la perspecto_fw-la hymnum_fw-la authori_fw-la caneret_fw-la it_o be_v a_o axiom_n of_o constant_a verity_n that_o nature_n make_v nothing_o in_o vain_a and_o this_o rule_n doubtless_o she_o learn_v from_o that_o wisdom_n which_o determine_v all_o its_o action_n to_o certain_a adequate_a and_o proper_a end_n now_o we_o must_v grant_v either_o that_o god_n adorn_v the_o universe_n with_o such_o exquisite_a pulchritude_n and_o admirable_a embellishment_n of_o art_n to_o no_o purpose_n at_o all_o and_o so_o be_v more_o vain_a and_o improvident_a than_o his_o instrument_n nature_n or_o else_o that_o he_o confer_v that_o elegancy_n and_o amiable_a decorament_n upon_o it_o to_o this_o end_n that_o the_o curious_a cogitation_n of_o man_n may_v be_v entertain_v exercise_v and_o delight_v in_o the_o speculation_n and_o admiration_n thereof_o and_o through_o that_o maze_n of_o pleasant_a wonder_n be_v conduct_v to_o the_o true_a elysium_n the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o fountain_n of_o pulchritude_n and_o entelechia_fw-la of_o excellency_n god_n for_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n between_o these_o two_o contrary_n nor_o any_o hope_n of_o evade_n the_o rigour_n of_o this_o dilemma_n upon_o pretence_n of_o neutrality_n since_o god_n have_v no_o other_o end_n wherefore_o he_o beautify_v the_o world_n but_o his_o own_o glory_n in_o chief_a and_o the_o excitement_n of_o the_o admiration_n and_o magnificat_fw-la of_o man_n as_o subservient_fw-fr thereunto_o nor_o do_v the_o world_n contain_v any_o other_o nature_n but_o man_n that_o be_v qualify_v with_o faculty_n requisite_a to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o that_o end_n quis_fw-la enim_fw-la aliquam_fw-la aliam_fw-la unquam_fw-la invenit_fw-la naturam_fw-la quae_fw-la aedificium_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la conspiciens_fw-la in_fw-la architecti_fw-la sapientissimi_fw-la admirationem_fw-la perinde_v rapiatur_fw-la we_o well_o know_v that_o relative_n secundum_fw-la esse_fw-la positive_o necessitate_v the_o existence_n each_o of_o other_o and_o therefore_o to_o allow_v what_o can_v be_v disallow_v but_o by_o incur_v a_o more_o dangerous_a absurdity_n that_o god_n make_v and_o exhibit_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o world_n tanquam_fw-la admirandum_fw-la spectaculum_fw-la as_o a_o spectacle_n that_o can_v but_o excite_v admiration_n in_o the_o speculator_n and_o yet_o to_o deny_v that_o he_o provide_v a_o fit_a and_o respective_a spectator_n such_o who_o sense_n shall_v transmit_v the_o idea_n of_o that_o pulchritude_n to_o the_o judicature_n of_o a_o high_a faculty_n and_o that_o again_o be_v thereby_o impregnate_v with_o admiration_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o our_o reason_n be_v at_o a_o stand_n at_o the_o novelty_n or_o excellence_n of_o a_o object_n occur_v to_o our_o sense_n for_o what_o be_v either_o frequent_a or_o manifest_v to_o our_o cognition_n we_o never_o admire_v and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o this_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v the_o first_o of_o passion_n so_o it_o be_v the_o only_a one_o that_o want_v a_o contrary_a as_o the_o unimitable_a des_fw-mi cartes_n have_v discover_v to_o we_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr passion_n part_n 1._o articl_n 54._o be_v not_o only_o a_o impious_a derogation_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n but_o also_o a_o manifest_a contradiction_n to_o our_o own_o reason_n which_o from_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o relatum_fw-la a_o spectacle_n immediate_o conclude_v the_o necessary_a existence_n of_o the_o correlatnm_n a_o spectator_n and_o that_o this_o spectator_n can_v be_v no_o other_o animal_n but_o man_n be_v too_o bright_a a_o truth_n to_o need_v any_o other_o illustration_n but_o what_o be_v reflect_v from_o itself_o to_o which_o argument_n of_o the_o creator_n adopt_v man_n to_o be_v his_o darling_n and_o intimate_a favourite_n the_o logic_n of_o every_o man_n may_v superadd_a many_o other_o of_o equivalent_a importance_n draw_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o praeeminence_n and_o praerogative_n wherewith_o his_o munificence_n have_v be_v please_v to_o ennoble_v his_o nature_n and_o exalt_v he_o to_o a_o near_a cognation_n or_o affinity_n to_o his_o own_o glorious_a essence_n than_o any_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o universe_n as_o the_o excellent_a contexture_n and_o majestic_a figure_n of_o his_o body_n the_o semidivine_a faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n his_o monarchy_n domination_n or_o royalty_n over_o all_o other_o sublunary_a nature_n omnia_fw-la enim_fw-la sibi_fw-la submittit_fw-la dum_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la usus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necessarios_fw-la refert_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la varia_fw-la genera_fw-la voluptatum_fw-la and_o last_o that_o inestimable_a propriety_n the_o immortality_n of_o his_o soul_n now_o to_o direct_v all_o this_o to_o the_o mark_n since_o god_n have_v thus_o proclaim_v man_n to_o be_v next_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o end_n as_o his_o will_n be_v the_o first_o of_o cause_n the_o grand_a and_o principal_a scope_n of_o his_o mighty_a work_n of_o creation_n and_o that_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o his_o accommodation_n and_o well-being_n in_o this_o life_n and_o allurement_n nay_o manuduction_n or_o conduct_n to_o immarcescible_a beatitude_n after_o death_n and_o since_o his_o act_n of_o providence_n or_o the_o constant_a conservation_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o primitive_a perfection_n distinction_n and_o order_n of_o their_o nature_n be_v nothing_o but_o his_o act_n of_o creation_n prolong_v or_o spin_v out_o through_o all_o the_o independent_a atom_n or_o successive_a particle_n of_o time_n as_o have_v be_v more_o than_o once_o intimate_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n the_o product_n must_v be_v the_o same_o with_o our_o thesis_n viz._n that_o man_n be_v the_o object_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n and_o by_o consequence_n that_o all_o occurrence_n of_o his_o life_n be_v punctual_o predetermine_v order_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o same_o as_o every_o man_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o a_o certain_a prolepticall_a or_o anticipate_v cognition_n of_o a_o deity_n or_o first_o cause_n providence_n article_n 2._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n contain_v a_o proleptical_a notion_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n of_o all_o thing_n deep_o and_o indeleble_o stamp_v upon_o his_o mind_n as_o have_v be_v former_o demonstrate_v so_o also_o hold_v he_o as_o a_o adjunct_n or_o rather_o a_o part_n thereof_o a_o coessential_a prenotion_n that_o this_o first_o cause_n or_o supreme_a nature_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o those_o two_o different_a stream_n of_o happiness_n and_o misery_n or_o good_a and_o evil_a the_o former_a by_o condonation_n the_o other_o by_o permission_n be_v constant_o derive_v and_o upon_o consequence_n that_o all_o occurrence_n of_o his_o life_n be_v the_o just_a and_o prudent_a designation_n of_o its_o special_a providence_n that_o every_o man_n in_o who_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o damn_v by_o fatuity_n either_o native_a and_o temperamental_a or_o casual_o supervenient_a have_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o impress_v of_o a_o especial_a providence_n decree_a and_o dispose_v all_o event_n that_o have_v do_v or_o shall_v befall_v he_o be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o no_o man_n though_o educate_v in_o the_o wild_a ignorance_n or_o high_a barbarism_n imaginable_a but_o be_v natural_o and_o by_o the_o advisoe_n of_o his_o intestine_a dictator_n incline_v either_o to_o conceive_v or_o embrace_v some_o kind_n of_o religion_n as_o a_o homage_n or_o fealty_n due_a from_o he_o to_o that_o supreme_a power_n in_o who_o hand_n he_o apprehend_v the_o rain_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o be_v hold_v and_o who_o favour_n and_o benign_a aspect_n he_o think_v procurable_a and_o anger_v attoneable_a by_o the_o seasonable_a address_n of_o invocation_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o in_o truth_n to_o he_o who_o meditation_n shall_v sink_v deep_a enough_o it_o will_v soon_o appear_v that_o this_o anticipation_n be_v the_o very_a root_n of_o religion_n article_n 3._o that_o this_o proleptical_a notion_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o religion_n religion_n for_o though_o man_n stand_v full_o persuade_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n yet_o will_v not_o that_o alone_o be_v argument_n sufficient_a to_o convince_v he_o into_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o devout_a adoration_n of_o he_o unless_o his_o mind_n be_v also_o possess_v with_o a_o firm_a beleif_n of_o this_o proper_a attribute_n of_o his_o nature_n which_o so_o near_o concern_v his_o felicity_n or_o infelicity_n viz._n his_o special_a providence_n which_o regulate_v all_o the_o affair_n and_o appoint_v all_o the_o contingency_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o own_o defect_n imperfection_n and_o dependency_n that_o first_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o all_o sufficiency_n perfection_n and_o self-subsistence_n the_o apprehension_n of_o our_o
tolerantiam_fw-la not_o to_o dull_a and_o inglorious_a effeminacy_n but_o honourable_a hardship_n and_o masculine_a achievement_n but_o also_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o earnest_a of_o their_o eternal_a advancement_n in_o the_o jubilee_n when_o he_o shall_v distribute_v his_o triumphant_a wreath_n of_o laurel_n such_o who_o verdure_n shall_v know_v no_o decay_n till_o the_o impossible_a period_n of_o eternity_n thus_o the_o valiant_a with_o noble_a emulation_n contend_v for_o priority_n in_o enterprise_n of_o the_o high_a difficulty_n and_o most_o eminent_a danger_n and_o then_o think_v themselves_o in_o most_o grace_n and_o reputation_n with_o their_o general_n when_o he_o vouchsafe_v they_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o forlorn_a hope_n and_o consignes_fw-la they_o to_o encounter_v a_o whole_a host_n of_o death_n thus_o the_o lacedaemonian_a youngster_n measure_v the_o affection_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o tutor_n not_o by_o their_o indulgence_n but_o the_o severity_n 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non_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la propositum_fw-la naturae_fw-la ejus_fw-la quod_fw-la ergo_fw-la naturae_fw-la propositum_fw-la esse_fw-la didicisti_fw-la num_fw-la casus_fw-la iste_fw-la efficere_fw-la poterit_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la sis_fw-la iustùs_fw-la magnanimus_fw-la temperans_fw-la prudens_fw-la circumspectus_fw-la tutus_fw-la ab_fw-la errore_fw-la verecundus_fw-la libre_fw-la aut_fw-la adimere_fw-la omninò_fw-la quicquam_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la hominis_fw-la naturae_fw-la sunt_fw-la propria_fw-la proinde_fw-la quoties_fw-la inciderit_fw-la quicquam_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la dolorem_fw-la te_fw-la provocet_fw-la recordare_fw-la â—ujus_fw-la praecepti_fw-la non_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la accidit_fw-la infortunium_fw-la verè_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la quòd_fw-la fortiter_fw-la illud_fw-la feras_fw-la id_fw-la felicitati_fw-la tribuendum_fw-la esse_fw-la lib._n 4._o numero_fw-la 31._o some_o man_n perchance_o say_v that_o i_o be_o unhappy_a to_o who_o this_o 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&_o deos_fw-la alligat_fw-la irrevocabilis_fw-la humana_fw-la pariter_fw-la ac_fw-la divina_fw-la cursus_fw-la vehit_fw-la ille_fw-la ipse_fw-la omnium_fw-la condiror_n ac_fw-la rector_n scripsit_fw-la quidem_fw-la fata_fw-la sed_fw-la sequitur_fw-la semper_fw-la paret_fw-la semel_fw-la jussit_fw-la the_o other_o cut_v it_o quite_o asunder_o and_o so_o relax_v the_o ligament_n of_o providence_n divine_a leave_v all_o event_n to_o the_o loose_a and_o undetermined_a result_v or_o hit_v of_o mere_a chance_n but_o both_o concur_v in_o the_o most_o bloody_a error_n of_o irreligion_n but_o the_o concernment_n of_o our_o present_a theme_n will_v lead_v we_o into_o a_o more_o particular_a express_a and_o ample_a enquiry_n how_o that_o long_a civil_a war_n betwixt_o these_o three_o different_a notion_n of_o fate_n fortune_n and_o freewill_n i_o may_v be_v conciliate_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o full_a combination_n and_o consistence_n with_o divine_a providence_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o we_o may_v both_o with_o more_o decent_a method_n and_o perspicuity_n attain_v to_o some_o verisimilous_a at_o least_o question_n article_n 2._o two_o praevious_a considerable_a necessary_a to_o the_o â—ight_a understanding_n and_o consequent_a discussion_n of_o the_o question_n solution_n of_o our_o present_a problem_n viz._n whether_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n in_o individuo_fw
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they_o with_o this_o vnactive_a argumentation_n they_o instant_o oppose_v that_o there_o be_v very_o great_a reason_n why_o every_o man_n endow_v with_o this_o libency_n shall_v most_o strenuous_o endeavour_v the_o constant_a practice_n of_o good_a rather_o than_o evil_a because_o though_o he_o be_v uncertain_a of_o the_o decree_n concern_v his_o election_n or_o reprobation_n yet_o be_v he_o certain_a of_o this_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o be_v assume_v into_o glory_n unless_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v good_a nor_o any_o be_v exclude_v the_o celestial_a eden_n unless_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v evil._n to_o which_o they_o add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o main_a duty_n of_o every_o man_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n to_o ascertain_v himself_o rather_o of_o election_n by_o his_o perseverance_n in_o good_a then_o of_o reprobation_n by_o a_o debauch_a and_o desperate_a resignation_n of_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o will_n to_o all_o the_o temptation_n of_o evil_a that_o so_o he_o may_v prevent_v or_o mitigate_v that_o fear_n and_o anxiety_n which_o must_v otherwise_o incessant_o excruciate_v his_o mind_n during_o his_o whole_a life_n by_o acquire_v a_o settle_a confidence_n that_o from_o god_n who_o be_v infinite_o good_a and_o just_a he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o expect_v evil_a while_o the_o scope_n of_o all_o his_o endeavour_n be_v to_o deserve_v well_o at_o least_o to_o obtain_v mercy_n at_o his_o hand_n to_o conclude_v lest_o man_n shall_v in_o the_o interim_n either_o glory_n in_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o ought_v according_a to_o justice_n to_o be_v elect_v for_o his_o good_a work_n sake_n or_o complain_v of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o reprobation_n murmur_v that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o fault_n why_o his_o name_n be_v not_o inscribe_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n they_o check_v his_o glory_v with_o this_o cool_a card_n of_o the_o apostle_n o_o homo_fw-la quis_fw-la te_fw-la discernit_fw-la and_o hush_v his_o complaint_n with_o tu_fw-la qui_fw-la es_fw-la qui_fw-la respondeas_fw-la deo_fw-la nunquid_fw-la dicet_fw-la vas_fw-la figulo_fw-la quare_fw-la i_o fecisti_fw-la sic_fw-la nunquid_fw-la sacere_fw-la illi_fw-la licet_fw-la aliud_fw-la vas_fw-la in_o honorem_fw-la aliud_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o contumeliam_fw-la roman_z chap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 21._o and_o if_o this_o satisfy_v not_o they_o here_o set_v bound_n to_o curiosity_n and_o lime_n the_o wing_n of_o those_o eagle_n wit_n who_o will_v soar_v high_o than_o the_o low_a region_n of_o the_o mystery_n with_o that_o grave_a advice_n of_o the_o canonize_v doctor_n quare_fw-la hunc_fw-la trahat_fw-la deus_fw-la illum_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la trahat_fw-la noli_fw-la judicare_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la errare_fw-la or_o that_o modest_a rule_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n sanctius_n &_o reverentius_fw-la visum_fw-la de_fw-fr act_n deorum_fw-la credere_fw-la quà m_fw-la scire_fw-la but_o as_o for_o the_o second_o opinion_n to_o our_o first_o inquisition_n that_o labyrinth_n article_n 4._o the_o second_o opinion_n to_o a_o great_a part_n extricate_v from_o the_o same_o labyrinth_n seem_v capable_a of_o extrication_n from_o the_o forementioned_a labyrinth_n without_o much_o difficulty_n thus_o i_o be_o say_v adrastus_n or_o the_o fatist_n either_o elect_a to_o glory_n or_o reprobate_n to_o misery_n by_o a_o eternal_a decree_n of_o god_n this_o we_o grant_v to_o be_v most_o true_a but_o with_o this_o additional_a qualification_n that_o himself_o be_v now_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v from_o eternity_n elect_a or_o reprobate_n for_o he_o be_v now_o in_o that_o very_a state_n in_o which_o god_n foresee_v that_o he_o will_v be_v when_o educe_v into_o existence_n endow_v with_o reason_n and_o assist_v with_o sufficient_a grace_n for_o the_o clear_a discernment_n of_o good_a from_o evil_a and_o it_o now_o depend_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n that_o god_n have_v praevise_v he_o operate_a good_a or_o evil_n so_o that_o the_o decree_n of_o his_o election_n or_o reprobation_n be_v subsequent_a or_o posterior_n to_o the_o divine_a praevision_n of_o his_o future_a good_a or_o evil_a demerit_n to_o speak_v yet_o loud_o god_n therefore_o elect_v he_o to_o glory_n because_o he_o foresee_v that_o he_o will_v use_v both_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o understanding_n and_o will_n and_o that_o supernatural_a light_n or_o divine_a grace_n which_o the_o compassion_n of_o god_n vouchsafe_v for_o his_o assistance_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o enable_v he_o to_o lead_v a_o honest_a and_o pious_a life_n and_o therefore_o reprobate_v he_o to_o misery_n because_o he_o foresee_v that_o he_o will_v abuse_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n in_o constant_o and_o impenitent_o do_v action_n pointblank_o repugnant_a to_o their_o frequent_a and_o importune_a advisoe_n this_o be_v infer_v the_o fatist_n can_v but_o perceive_v that_o it_o lie_v on_o his_o part_n now_o to_o do_v well_o and_o with_o all_o the_o nerve_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o cooperate_v to_o divine_a grace_n that_o so_o god_n from_o eternity_n foresee_v that_o his_o conformity_n to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o grace_n may_v have_v elect_v he_o for_o if_o he_o shall_v counterinflect_v his_o will_n to_o the_o inclination_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o pursue_v evil_a those_o evil_a work_n shall_v be_v very_o they_o which_o god_n from_o eternity_n have_v respect_n unto_o have_v damn_v he_o for_o the_o gild_n of_o they_o and_o impoenitence_n for_o they_o nor_o can_v he_o elude_v this_o truth_n by_o plead_v that_o god_n do_v praeclude_v article_n 5._o the_o fatists_n subterfuge_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o divine_a praenotion_n praeclude_v from_o eternity_n foreknow_v whether_o he_o shall_v be_v elect_a or_o reprobate_n and_o that_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n he_o shall_v be_v what_o he_o will_v be_v since_o the_o divine_a science_n be_v uncapable_a of_o elusion_n or_o mutability_n because_o though_o god_n indeed_o have_v a_o infallible_a praecognition_n from_o eternity_n whether_o he_o will_v be_v praedestinate_a or_o reprobate_n yet_o be_v that_o praecognition_n ground_v upon_o his_o own_o eternal_a decree_n and_o that_o eternal_a decree_n ground_v upon_o his_o eternal_a praevision_n of_o the_o fatist_n good_a or_o evil_a life_n so_o that_o the_o actual_a determination_n of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o the_o constant_a prosecution_n of_o good_a be_v the_o basis_n or_o first_o degree_n in_o this_o mysterious_a climax_n of_o praedestination_n the_o praevision_n thereof_o by_o god_n the_o second_o the_o respective_a decree_n of_o god_n the_o three_o and_o his_o indeceptible_a prescience_n the_o four_o and_o last_o not_o that_o these_o antecession_n and_o consecution_n be_v temporany_n i._n e._n not_o that_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n be_v posterior_n to_o his_o decree_n and_o his_o decree_n posterior_n to_o his_o praevision_n for_o those_o 3._o make_v but_o one_o simple_a and_o entire_a act_n in_o the_o divine_a intellect_n and_o will_n and_o eternity_n be_v but_o one_o permanent_a now_o incapable_a of_o division_n because_o of_o cessation_n real_o but_o anthropopathical_o i._n e._n that_o narrow_a and_o remote_a man_n when_o he_o speculate_v the_o nature_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n and_o that_o of_o divine_a justice_n as_o integral_o consistent_a be_v necessitate_v for_o comprehension_n sake_n to_o suppose_v some_o momenta_fw-la rationis_fw-la or_o priority_n and_o posteriority_n in_o eternity_n as_o we_o have_v singular_o enunciate_v in_o the_o 2._o articl_n 4._o sect._n 6._o chap._n praecedent_n prevent_v article_n 6._o a_o second_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o fatist_n viz._n that_o the_o subsequence_n of_o the_o decree_n to_o praenotion_n do_v implicate_v the_o possibility_n of_o its_o elusion_n and_o mutability_n prevent_v again_o the_o fatist_n can_v just_o promise_v to_o himself_o no_o great_a protection_n by_o this_o far_a objection_n that_o if_o the_o divine_a decree_n be_v subquent_a to_o divine_a praevision_n therefore_o be_v it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o stagger_v the_o certitude_n of_o the_o decree_n and_o dissolve_v its_o rigour_n