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purissima_fw-la &_o beatisma_n est_fw-la nulla_fw-la cohaeret_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la veritati_fw-la quae_fw-la similitudo_fw-la &_o imago_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o sapientia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la aug._n lib._n imp._n de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la litt._n union_n of_o our_o mind_n with_o god_n that_o none_o but_o those_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o who_o heart_n be_v purify_v and_o who_o mind_n be_v enlighten_v for_o this_o union_n seem_v imaginary_a to_o all_o those_o who_o blind_o follow_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o passion_n on_o the_o contrary_a it_o have_v so_o much_o strengthen_v the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n with_o our_o body_n that_o these_o two_o part_n of_o ourselves_o seem_v to_o we_o to_o be_v no_o long_o but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o substance_n or_o rather_o it_o have_v make_v we_o such_o slave_n to_o our_o sense_n and_o passion_n that_o we_o be_v incline_v to_o believe_v our_o body_n be_v the_o principal_a of_o the_o two_o part_n of_o which_o we_o be_v compose_v when_o we_o consider_v the_o different_a employment_n of_o man_n we_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v a_o mean_a and_o low_a opinion_n of_o themselves_o for_o as_o they_o all_o love_n felicity_n and_o the_o perfection_n of_o their_o be_v and_o only_a labour_n to_o make_v themselves_o happy_a or_o more_o perfect_a have_v we_o not_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v a_o great_a value_n for_o their_o body_n and_o the_o good_n of_o their_o body_n than_o for_o their_o mind_n and_o the_o good_n thereof_o when_o we_o see_v they_o common_o employ_v about_o thing_n that_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o the_o body_n seldom_o or_o never_o think_v on_o those_o which_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n labour_v with_o so_o much_o industry_n and_o toil_n only_o to_o maintain_v a_o miserable_a life_n and_o to_o leave_v their_o child_n some_o necessary_a conveniency_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o body_n those_o who_o by_o the_o good_a fortune_n or_o chance_n of_o their_o birth_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o this_o necessity_n do_v not_o show_v better_o by_o their_o business_n and_o employment_n that_o they_o look_v upon_o their_o soul_n as_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o their_o be_v hunt_v dance_a game_n entertainment_n be_v their_o common_a employment_n their_o soul_n be_v a_o slave_n to_o their_o body_n esteem_n and_o cherish_v all_o those_o divertisement_n though_o altogether_o unworthy_a of_o it_o but_o because_o their_o body_n have_v a_o relation_n to_o all_o sensible_a thing_n the_o soul_n be_v not_o only_o enslave_v to_o the_o body_n but_o also_o to_o all_o sensible_a thing_n by_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o body_n for_o it_o be_v by_o the_o body_n that_o man_n be_v unite_v to_o their_o relation_n their_o friend_n their_o country_n their_o employment_n and_o to_o all_o sensible_a enjoyment_n the_o preservation_n of_o which_o seem_v to_o they_o as_o necessary_a and_o as_o valuable_a as_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o own_o be_v thus_o the_o care_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o increase_v they_o the_o passion_n of_o glory_n and_o grandeur_n agitate_v and_o employ_v they_o infinite_o more_o than_o the_o perfect_a of_o their_o soul_n moreover_o the_o learned_a and_o those_o who_o pretend_v to_o wit_n spend_v more_o than_o half_a their_o life_n in_o action_n pure_o animal_n or_o such_o as_o incline_v we_o to_o think_v that_o they_o value_v their_o health_n their_o estate_n and_o their_o reputation_n more_o than_o the_o perfection_n of_o their_o mind_n they_o study_v more_o to_o attain_v a_o chimerical_a grandeur_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o man_n than_o increase_v the_o power_n and_o capacity_n of_o their_o mind_n they_o make_v their_o head_n a_o kind_n of_o wardrobe_n in_o which_o they_o store_n up_o without_o choice_n or_o order_n whatever_o bear_v any_o character_n of_o learning_n i_o mean_v whatever_o may_v appear_v rare_a and_o extraordinary_a and_o excite_v the_o admiration_n of_o other_o men._n they_o be_v proud_a of_o be_v like_o those_o cabinet_n of_o curiosity_n and_o antiquity_n which_o have_v nothing_o rich_a or_o solid_a in_o they_o the_o value_n whereof_o only_o depend_v on_o fancy_n passion_n and_o chance_n and_o they_o seldom_o labour_v to_o improve_v their_o mind_n and_o to_o regulate_v the_o motion_n of_o their_o heart_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o that_o man_n be_v whole_o ignorant_a they_o have_v a_o 7._o a_o non_fw-la exigua_fw-la hominis_fw-la portio_fw-la sed_fw-la totius_fw-la humana_fw-la universitatis_fw-la substantia_fw-la est_fw-la amb._n 6._o hexa_fw-la 7._o soul_n and_o that_o this_o soul_n be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o be_v they_o have_v also_o be_v convince_v a_o thousand_o time_n by_o reason_n and_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v no_o very_o considerable_a advantage_n to_o have_v some_o reputation_n riches_n and_o health_n for_o some_o year_n and_o general_o that_o all_o the_o
advantage_n of_o the_o body_n and_o such_o as_o be_v only_o possess_v by_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o body_n be_v imaginary_a and_o perishable_a good_n man_n be_v sensible_a that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v just_a than_o rich_a to_o be_v reasonable_a than_o learned_a to_o have_v a_o lively_a penetrate_a mind_n than_o a_o quick_a and_o active_a body_n these_o truth_n can_v never_o be_v efface_v out_o of_o their_o mind_n and_o they_o discover_v they_o infallible_o whenever_o they_o be_v please_v to_o think_v on_o they_o homer_n for_o instance_n who_o praise_v his_o hero_n for_o his_o nimbleness_n in_o run_v may_v have_v observe_v if_o have_v so_o please_v that_o it_o be_v a_o praise_n fit_a for_o horse_n and_o greyhound_n alexander_n so_o famous_a in_o history_n for_o his_o illustrious_a theft_n have_v sometime_o the_o same_o reproaeche_n from_o his_o reason_n as_o murderer_n and_o thief_n have_v notwithstanding_o the_o confuse_a noise_n of_o the_o flatterer_n that_o be_v about_o he_o and_o cesar_n at_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o rubicon_n can_v not_o forbear_v discover_v that_o these_o reproach_n terrify_v he_o when_o he_o resolve_v to_o sacrifice_v the_o liberty_n of_o his_o country_n to_o his_o ambition_n the_o soul_n though_o strict_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n be_v nevertheless_o unite_a to_o consulentibus_fw-la to_o ubique_fw-la veritas_fw-la praesides_fw-la omnibus_fw-la consulentibus_fw-la te_fw-la simulque_fw-la respondes_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la diversa_fw-la consulentibus_fw-la god_n and_o at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o it_o receive_v by_o its_o body_n those_o lively_a but_o confuse_a sensation_n which_o the_o passion_n inspire_v it_o receive_v from_o the_o eternal_a 8._o eternal_a liquidè_fw-la tu_fw-la respondes_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la liquidè_fw-la omnes_fw-la audiunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la unde_fw-la volunt_fw-la consulunt_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la quod_fw-la volunt_fw-la audiunt_fw-la conf._n s._n aug._n book_n 10._o c._n 26.5_o quint._n cur._n book_n 7._o c._n 8._o truth_n which_o preside_v in_o its_o mind_n the_o knowledge_n of_o its_o duty_n and_o disorder_n when_o the_o body_n deceive_v it_o god_n undeceive_v it_o when_o it_o flatter_v it_o god_n mortify_v it_o and_o when_o it_o praise_n and_o applaud_v it_o god_n reproach_n it_o severe_o and_o condemn_v it_o by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o a_o more_o pure_a and_o holy_a law_n than_o that_o of_o the_o flesh_n which_o it_o have_v follow_v there_o be_v no_o need_n for_o the_o scythian_n to_o come_v to_o alexander_n to_o teach_v he_o his_o duty_n in_o a_o foreign_a tongue_n he_o know_v from_o he_o who_o instruct_v the_o scythian_n and_o the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n the_o rule_n of_o justice_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o follow_v 3._o follow_v intus_fw-la in_o domicilio_fw-la cogitationis_fw-la nec_fw-la hebraea_n nec_fw-la graeca_n nec_fw-la latina_n nec_fw-la barbara_n veritas_fw-la sine_fw-la oris_fw-la &_o lingua_fw-la organis_fw-la sine_fw-la strepitu_fw-la syllabarum_fw-la conf._n s._n aug._n b._n 11._o c._n 3._o the_o light_n of_o truth_n which_o lighten_v all_o the_o world_n enlighten_v he_o also_o and_o the_o voice_n of_o nature_n which_o speak_v neither_o greek_a nor_o scythian_a etc._n etc._n speak_v to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o a_o very_a intelligible_a tongue_n whatever_o reproach_n the_o scythian_n can_v fasten_v upon_o he_o about_o his_o conduct_n they_o only_o speak_v to_o his_o ear_n because_o god_n speak_v not_o to_o his_o heart_n or_o rather_o god_n speak_v to_o his_o heart_n but_o he_o only_o harken_v to_o the_o scythian_n who_o do_v nothing_o but_o exasperate_v his_o passion_n and_o unman_v he_o so_o that_o he_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o truth_n although_o it_o thunder_v within_o he_o nor_o do_v he_o see_v her_o light_n although_o it_o pierce_v he_o through_o it_o be_v true_a our_o union_n with_o god_n diminish_v and_o weaken_v by_o degree_n according_a as_o that_o which_o we_o have_v with_o sensible_a thing_n increase_v and_o strengthen_v but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o that_o union_n shall_v be_v whole_o break_v without_o the_o dissolution_n of_o our_o be_v for_o though_o such_o as_o be_v plunge_v in_o vice_n and_o indulge_v their_o pleasure_n be_v insensible_a of_o truth_n they_o be_v nevertheless_o unite_v to_o it_o 35._o it_o videtur_fw-la quasi_fw-la ipse_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la occidere_fw-la cum_fw-la tu_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsa_fw-la occidas_fw-la au._n in_o ps_n 25_o nam_fw-la etiam_fw-la sol_fw-la iste_fw-la &_o videntis_fw-la faciem_fw-la illustrat_fw-la &_o caesi_fw-la ambobus_fw-la sol_fw-la praesens_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la praesene_a sole_a unus_fw-la absens_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o sapientia_fw-la dei_fw-la dominus_fw-la j._n c._n ubique_fw-la praesens_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la ubique_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la ubique_fw-la sapientia_fw-la aug._n in_o joan._n tract_n 35._o it_o do_v not_o forsake_v they_o but_o they_o forsake_v it_o it_o be_v light_n shine_v in_o darkness_n but_o it_o do_v not_o always_o expel_v it_o just_o as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n encompass_n the_o blind_a and_o those_o that_o close_v their_o eye_n though_o it_o enlighten_v neither_o work_n neither_o what_o i_o say_v in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o two_o union_n of_o the_o mind_n with_o god_n and_o with_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o common_a way_n of_o conceive_a thing_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o mind_n can_v only_o be_v immediate_o unite_v to_o god_n i_o mean_v the_o mind_n only_o depend_v true_o on_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o body_n or_o if_o it_o depend_v on_o it_o it_o be_v because_o the_o will_n of_o god_n efficacious_o cause_v that_o union_n or_o that_o dependence_n this_o will_v be_v easy_o apprehend_v by_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o work_n the_o union_n of_o our_o mind_n with_o our_o body_n be_v the_o same_o this_o union_n diminish_v by_o degree_n as_o that_o which_o we_o have_v with_o god_n increase_v but_o it_o be_v never_o quite_o dissolve_v but_o by_o our_o death_n for_o though_o we_o be_v as_o much_o enlighten_v and_o as_o much_o above_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sense_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v yet_o it_o be_v necessary_a since_o the_o fall_n that_o our_o mind_n shall_v depend_v on_o our_o body_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v feel_v the_o law_n of_o our_o flesh_n continual_o resist_v and_o oppose_v the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n the_o mind_n become_v pure_a strong_a more_o perspicuous_a and_o more_o enlarge_a proportionable_o as_o its_o union_n with_o god_n increase_v for_o it_o be_v he_o from_o who_o it_o derive_v all_o its_o perfection_n on_o the_o contrary_a it_o become_v corrupt_v blind_a weak_a and_o be_v contract_v by_o degree_n as_o the_o union_n which_o it_o have_v with_o its_o body_n increase_v and_o strengthen_v because_o that_o union_n also_o cause_v all_o its_o imperfection_n therefore_o a_o man_n who_o judge_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o his_o sense_n who_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o his_o passion_n in_o all_o thing_n who_o perceive_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o feel_v and_o who_o love_v nothing_o but_o what_o flatter_v he_o be_v in_o the_o most_o wretched_a disposition_n of_o mind_n that_o he_o can_v possible_o be_v in_o in_o that_o condition_n he_o be_v at_o a_o vast_a distance_n from_o truth_n and_o from_o his_o good_n but_o when_o a_o man_n only_a judge_n of_o thing_n by_o the_o pure_a 10._o pure_a quis_fw-la enim_fw-la bene_fw-la se_fw-la inspiciens_fw-la non_fw-la expertus_fw-la est_fw-la tanto_fw-la se_fw-la aliquid_fw-la intellexisse_fw-la sincerius_fw-la quanto_fw-la removere_fw-la atq_fw-la subducere_fw-la intentionem_fw-la mentis_fw-la à _fw-la corporis_fw-la sensibus_fw-la potuit_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr immort_n animae_fw-la ch._n 10._o idea_n of_o the_o mind_n when_o he_o careful_o avoid_v the_o confuse_a noise_n of_o creature_n and_o look_v within_o himself_o hearken_v to_o his_o sovereign_a master_n in_o the_o silence_n of_o his_o sense_n and_o passion_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o fall_v into_o error_n god_n never_o deceive_v those_o who_o interrogate_v he_o by_o a_o serious_a application_n and_o by_o a_o entire_a conversion_n of_o their_o mind_n towards_o he_o though_o they_o do_v not_o always_o hear_v his_o answer_n but_o when_o the_o mind_n remove_v from_o god_n diffuse_v itself_o external_o when_o it_o only_o interrogate_v the_o body_n to_o learn_v truth_n harken_v only_o to_o its_o sense_n its_o imagination_n and_o passion_n which_o continual_o speak_v to_o it_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v deceive_v wisdom_n truth_n perfection_n and_o felicity_n be_v not_o good_n that_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o the_o body_n he_o alone_o who_o be_v above_o we_o and_o from_o who_o we_o have_v a_o be_v can_v give_v it_o perfection_n this_o be_v what_o 50._o what_o principium_fw-la creaturae_fw-la intellectualis_fw-la est_fw-la aeterna_fw-la sapientia_fw-la quod_fw-la principium_fw-la manens_fw-la in_o se_fw-la incommutabiter_n nullo_n modo_fw-la cessat_fw-la occulta_fw-la inspiratione_n vocationis_fw-la lequi_fw-la ei_fw-la creaturae_fw-la cvi_fw-la principium_fw-la
9_o chap._n 3._o i._n that_o philosopher_n dissipate_v their_o mind_n by_o apply_v it_o to_o subject_n which_o include_v too_o many_o relation_n and_o which_o depend_v upon_o too_o many_o thing_n without_o keep_v any_o order_n in_o their_o study_n ii_o a_o example_n draw_v from_o aristotle_n iii_o that_o geometrician_n on_o the_o contrary_a proceed_v well_o in_o a_o enquiry_n after_o truth_n especial_o those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o algebra_n iv_o that_o their_o method_n increase_v the_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o aristotle_n logic_n weaken_v it_o v._o another_o defect_n of_o studious_a person_n p._n 15_o chap._n 4._o i._o the_o mind_n can_v long_o apply_v itself_o to_o any_o object_n which_o neither_o relate_v to_o itself_o nor_o to_o infinity_o ii_o the_o inconstancy_n and_o consequent_o the_o error_n of_o the_o will_n proceed_v from_o this_o defect_n of_o application_n iii_o our_o sensation_n affect_v we_o more_o than_o the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n iu._n what_o be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o manner_n v._o and_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n p._n 20_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o pure_a understanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o idea_n chap._n 1._o i._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o idea_n that_o they_o true_o exist_v and_o that_o they_o be_v necessary_a to_o perceive_v all_o material_a object_n ii_o a_o division_n of_o all_o the_o mode_n by_o which_o external_n object_n may_v be_v see_v p._n 29_o chap._n 2._o that_o material_a object_n do_v not_o emit_v species_n which_o resemble_v they_o p._n 33_o chap._n 3._o that_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o power_n of_o produce_v idea_n the_o cause_n of_o man_n error_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o subject_a p._n 35_o chap._n 4._o that_o we_o do_v not_o sie_a object_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o idea_n which_o be_v create_v with_o we_o and_o that_o god_n do_v not_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o so_o often_o as_o we_o have_v occasion_n for_o they_o p._n 41_o chap._n 5_o that_o the_o mind_n neither_o see_v the_o essence_n nor_o existence_n of_o object_n in_o consider_v its_o own_o perfection_n that_o none_o but_o god_n see_v they_o in_o that_o manner_n p._n 44_o chap._n 6._o that_o we_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n p._n 46_o chap._n 7._o i._n four_o different_a way_n of_o see_v thing_n ii_o how_o we_o know_v god_n iii_o how_o we_o know_v body_n iv_o how_o we_o know_v our_o soul_n v._n how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o man_n and_o pure_a spirit_n p._n 55_o chap._n 8._o i._o the_o intimate_v presence_n of_o the_o wander_v idea_n of_o be_v in_o general_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o irregular_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o chimera_n of_o common_a philosophy_n which_o hinder_v many_o philosopher_n from_o discover_v the_o solidity_n of_o the_o true_a principle_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n ii_o example_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o matter_n p._n 6â—_n chap._n 9_o i._o the_o last_o general_n cause_n of_o our_o error_n ii_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o always_o present_a to_o the_o mind_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v desire_v iii_o that_o all_o finite_a mind_n be_v liable_a to_o error_n and_o why_o iv_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v only_a body_n or_o spirit_n nor_o that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n as_o we_o conceive_v spirit_n p._n 71_o chap._n 10._o example_n of_o some_o physical_a error_n into_o which_o man_n fall_v because_o they_o suppose_v that_o thing_n which_o differ_v in_o their_o nature_n quality_n extension_n duration_n and_o proportion_n be_v alike_o in_o all_o thing_n p._n 77_o chap._n 11._o example_n of_o some_o error_n of_o morality_n which_o depend_v on_o the_o same_o principle_n p._n 87_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o foree_n first_o book_n p._n 91_o book_n iv_o of_o the_o inclination_n and_o natural_a motion_n of_o the_o mind_n chap._n 1._o i._n it_o be_v necessary_a the_o mind_n have_v inclination_n as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n motion_n ii_o god_n act_n the_o humane_a mind_n only_o for_o himself_o iii_o man_n mind_n be_v only_o incline_v to_o particular_a good_a through_o the_o motion_n they_o have_v to_o good_a in_o general_n iv_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o chief_a natural_a inclination_n which_o will_v make_v up_o the_o division_n of_o this_o four_o book_n p._n 1_o chap._n 2._o i._o the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o disquiet_n of_o our_o will._n ii_o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o negligence_n and_o ignorance_n iii_o first_o example_n morality_n little_o know_v to_o many_o men._n iu._n second_o example_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n dispute_v by_o some_o men._n v._o that_o our_o ignorance_n be_v exceed_o great_a in_o respect_n of_o abstract_a thing_n or_o such_o as_o have_v but_o little_a relation_n to_o we_o p._n 7_o chap._n 3._o i._o curiosity_n be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a ii_o three_o rule_n to_o moderate_v it_o iii_o explanation_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o rule_n p._n 20_o chap._n 4._o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a i._o explanation_n of_o the_o second_o rule_n of_o curiosity_n ii_o explanation_n of_o the_o three_o p._n 27_o chap._n 5._o i._n of_o the_o second_o natural_a inclination_n or_o of_o self-love_n ii_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o love_n of_o be_v and_o wellbeing_a or_o of_o greatness_n and_o pleasure_n p._n 31_o chap._n 6._o i._n of_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o every_o thing_n that_o raise_v we_o above_o other_o person_n ii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o pious_a person_n iii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o the_o superstitious_a and_o hypocrite_n iv_o of_o voetius_fw-la a_o enemy_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr descartes_n p._n 35_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o desire_n of_o science_n and_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o pretender_n to_o learning_n p._n 42_o chap._n 8._o i._n of_o the_o desire_n of_o be_v think_v learned_a ii_o of_o the_o conversation_n of_o pretender_n to_o learning_n iii_o of_o their_o work_n p._n 48_o chap._n 9_o how_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o honour_n and_o riches_n lead_v we_o to_o error_n p._n 56_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n in_o relation_n to_o morality_n i._o we_o must_v shun_v pleasure_n though_o it_o make_v we_o happy_a ii_o it_o must_v not_o incline_v we_o to_o the_o love_n of_o sensible_a delight_n p._n 58_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n in_o relation_n to_o speculative_a science_n i._o how_o it_o hinder_v we_o from_o discover_v truth_n ii_o some_o example_n p._n 65_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o effect_n which_o the_o thought_n of_o future_a bliss_n and_o suffering_n be_v capable_a of_o produce_v in_o the_o mind_n p._n 79_o chap._n 13._o i._n of_o the_o three_o natural_a inclination_n which_o be_v the_o friendship_n we_o have_v for_o other_o men._n ii_o it_o induce_v we_o to_o approve_v our_o friend_n thought_n and_o to_o deceive_v they_o by_o false_a praise_n p._n 85_o a_o search_n after_o truth_n book_n i._o of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o sense_n chap._n i._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o understanding_n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o will_n and_o wherein_o its_o liberty_n consist_v error_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n misery_n the_o corrupt_a principle_n that_o have_v produce_v evil_a in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v this_o which_o beget_v and_o cherish_v in_o our_o soul_n all_o the_o evil_n that_o afflict_v we_o and_o we_o can_v never_o expect_v a_o true_a and_o solid_a happiness_n but_o by_o a_o serious_a endeavour_n to_o avoid_v it_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o man_n be_v miserable_a only_o because_o they_o be_v sinner_n and_o criminal_n and_o they_o will_v be_v neither_o if_o they_o do_v not_o make_v themselves_o the_o slave_n of_o sin_n by_o assent_v to_o error_n if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o that_o error_n be_v the_o origin_n of_o man_n misery_n how_o very_o just_a be_v it_o that_o they_o shall_v endeavour_v their_o deliverance_n from_o it_o and_o certain_o a_o effort_n towards_o it_o will_v not_o be_v vain_a and_o unrewarded_a though_o perhaps_o it_o may_v not_o have_v all_o the_o effect_n that_o can_v be_v desire_v admit_v we_o can_v not_o arrive_v at_o infallibility_n and_o accomplish_v a_o absolute_a victory_n yet_o we_o shall_v be_v less_o deceive_v and_o subject_a to_o few_o evil_n we_o be_v not_o to_o expect_v a_o entire_a felicity_n in_o this_o life_n because_o we_o can_v pretend_v to_o infallibility_n but_o our_o endeavour_n to_o avoid_v error_n must_v be_v as_o continual_a as_o be_v our_o aversion_n for_o misery_n in_o a_o word_n as_o we_o earnest_o desire_v happiness_n without_o hope_n of_o attain_v it_o here_o so_o we_o must_v vigorous_o pursue_v
of_o itself_o now_o as_o the_o star_n which_o be_v immediate_o unite_v to_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v those_o only_a that_o it_o can_v see_v be_v not_o in_o the_o heaven_n it_o from_o thence_o follow_v that_o all_o man_n who_o see_v star_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o afterward_o voluntary_o judge_v that_o they_o be_v there_o make_v two_o false_a judgement_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v natural_a and_o the_o other_o free_n one_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o the_o sense_n or_o a_o compound_v sensation_n according_a to_o which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_n the_o other_o be_v a_o free_a judgement_n of_o the_o will_n which_o we_o can_v hinder_v ourselves_o from_o make_v and_o by_o conquence_n which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v if_o we_o will_v avoid_v error_n but_o the_o reason_n that_o we_o believe_v that_o these_o star_n judgement_n ii_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o false_a judgement_n which_o we_o see_v immediate_o be_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o firmament_n be_v because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o see_v they_o when_o it_o please_v for_o it_o can_v perceive_v they_o when_o the_o motion_n to_o which_o the_o idea_n of_o these_o object_n be_v natural_o tie_v happen_v in_o its_o brain_n now_o because_o the_o soul_n perceive_v not_o the_o motion_n of_o its_o organ_n but_o only_o its_o own_o sensation_n and_o that_o it_o know_v these_o same_o sensation_n be_v not_o produce_v in_o it_o by_o its_o own_o power_n it_o be_v induce_v to_o judge_n that_o they_o be_v without_o and_o in_o the_o cause_n which_o represent_v they_o to_o it_o and_o it_o have_v so_o often_o make_v these_o kind_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o same_o time_n it_o perceive_v the_o object_n that_o it_o can_v scarce_o hinder_v itself_o from_o make_v they_o it_o will_v be_v very_o necessary_a to_o explain_v the_o foundation_n of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v to_o show_v the_o usefulness_n of_o this_o infinite_a number_n of_o little_a being_n that_o we_o call_v species_n and_o idea_n which_o be_v as_o nothing_o and_o which_o represent_v all_o thing_n that_o we_o create_v and_o destroy_v when_o we_o please_v and_o that_o our_o ignorance_n have_v make_v we_o imagine_v to_o render_v a_o reason_n for_o thing_n that_o we_o understand_v not_o we_o shall_v show_v the_o solidity_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o believe_v god_n be_v the_o true_a father_n of_o light_n who_o only_o instruct_v all_o man_n without_o who_o the_o most_o simple_a truth_n can_v not_o be_v intelligible_a and_o the_o sun_n though_o never_o so_o bright_a will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o visible_a to_o we_o who_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o nature_n than_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o who_o upon_o these_o reflection_n have_v confess_v that_o the_o idea_n which_o represent_v the_o creature_n to_o we_o be_v only_o the_o perfection_n of_o god_n which_o answer_n to_o these_o same_o creature_n and_o represent_v they_o to_o we_o it_o will_v be_v requisite_a also_o to_o show_v the_o nature_n of_o idea_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o speak_v more_o clear_o of_o what_o i_o have_v mention_v but_o that_o it_o will_v carry_v we_o too_o far_o in_o the_o three_o book_n these_o thing_n shall_v be_v more_o full_o explain_v and_o order_n require_v it_o shall_v be_v refer_v till_o then_o it_o suffice_v for_o the_o present_a that_o i_o bring_v a_o most_o sensible_a and_o indisputable_a example_n wherein_o we_o shall_v find_v many_o judgement_n confound_v with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sensation_n i_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o body_n in_o the_o world_n who_o look_v upon_o the_o moon_n but_o see_v it_o about_o a_o thousand_o pace_n from_o himself_o and_o who_o think_v it_o not_o great_a when_o it_o rise_v or_o set_v than_o when_o it_o be_v very_o high_a above_o the_o horizon_n and_o it_o may_v be_v also_o that_o we_o only_o believe_v we_o see_v it_o great_a without_o think_v that_o we_o make_v any_o judgement_n in_o its_o sensation_n yet_o it_o be_v indisputable_a that_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o kind_n of_o judgement_n include_v in_o the_o sensation_n we_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o moon_n in_o the_o distance_n it_o appear_v to_o be_v and_o beside_o it_o will_v appear_v less_o to_o we_o when_o it_o rise_v than_o when_o it_o be_v get_v a_o great_a way_n above_o the_o horizon_n since_o we_o see_v it_o great_a when_o it_o rise_v only_o because_o we_o believe_v it_o far_o off_o by_o a_o natural_a judgement_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o 6_o chapter_n but_o beside_o our_o natural_a judgement_n which_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o as_o compound_v sensation_n there_o be_v almost_o in_o all_o our_o sensation_n a_o free_a judgement_n for_o man_n not_o only_o determine_v by_o a_o natural_a judgement_n that_o pain_n for_o instance_n be_v in_o their_o hand_n but_o they_o also_o make_v a_o free_a judgement_n thereof_o they_o not_o only_o feel_v it_o there_o but_o likewise_o believe_v it_o so_o and_o have_v so_o habituate_v themselves_o to_o form_v such_o judgement_n that_o they_o find_v it_o very_o difficult_a to_o avoid_v it_o yet_o these_o judgement_n be_v very_o false_a in_o themselves_o although_o very_o useful_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n for_o our_o sense_n instruct_v we_o only_o for_o our_o body_n and_o all_o our_o free_a judgement_n which_o be_v conformable_a to_o our_o sense_n be_v very_o far_o from_o the_o truth_n but_o that_o we_o may_v not_o leave_v all_o these_o thing_n without_o give_v some_o mean_n to_o discover_v the_o reason_n thereof_o we_o must_v know_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o being_n such_o as_o our_o soul_n see_v immediate_o and_o other_o that_o it_o know_v only_o through_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o first_o for_o instance_n when_o i_o perceive_v the_o sun_n rise_v i_o first_o perceive_v that_o which_o i_o see_v immediate_o and_o because_o i_o perceive_v that_o first_o sun_n only_o by_o reason_n there_o be_v something_o without_o i_o which_o produce_v certain_a motion_n in_o my_o eye_n and_o brain_n i_o judge_v that_o this_o first_o sun_n which_o be_v in_o my_o soul_n be_v without_o and_o that_o it_o exist_v it_o may_v further_o happen_v that_o we_o see_v this_o first_o sun_n which_o be_v entire_o unite_v to_o our_o soul_n though_o the_o other_o be_v not_o upon_o the_o horizon_n and_o even_o whether_o it_o exist_v or_o no_o so_o we_o may_v see_v this_o first_o sun_n great_a when_o the_o other_o rise_v than_o when_o it_o be_v very_o high_a and_o although_o it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o first_o sun_n that_o we_o immediate_o see_v be_v great_a than_o the_o other_o rise_v it_o follow_v not_o from_o thence_o that_o this_o other_o be_v great_a for_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o that_o which_o rise_v that_o we_o see_v since_o it_o be_v distant_a from_o we_o many_o million_o of_o miles_n but_o it_o be_v that_o first_o that_o be_v true_o great_a and_o such_o as_o we_o see_v it_o because_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o immediate_o see_v be_v always_o what_o we_o see_v they_o to_o be_v and_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o only_o because_o we_o judge_v that_o what_o we_o immediate_o see_v be_v in_o the_o external_n object_n which_o cause_v that_o vision_n in_o we_o so_o when_o we_o see_v light_n in_o see_v this_o first_o sun_n which_o be_v immediate_o unite_v to_o our_o mind_n we_o do_v not_o deceive_v ourselves_o in_o believe_v we_o see_v it_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o doubt_v thereof_o but_o our_o error_n be_v our_o will_v without_o any_o reason_n nay_o against_o all_o reason_n that_o this_o light_n that_o we_o immediate_o see_v exist_v in_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v without_o we_o it_o be_v also_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o respect_n to_o other_o object_n of_o our_o sense_n judgement_n iii_o error_n be_v not_o in_o our_o sensation_n but_o only_o in_o our_o judgement_n if_o we_o observe_v careful_o what_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o continuation_n of_o this_o work_n we_o shall_v easy_o see_v that_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o happen_v in_o each_o 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say_v that_o we_o be_v accustom_a to_o attribute_v our_o own_o sensation_n to_o object_n and_o that_o we_o judge_v colour_n odour_n sapour_n and_o other_o sensible_a quality_n to_o be_v in_o object_n that_o be_v colour_a odiferous_a etc._n etc._n we_o have_v discover_v that_o this_o be_v a_o error_n we_o must_v now_o show_v that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o this_o error_n as_o a_o principle_n whence_o we_o draw_v our_o false_a consequence_n which_o consequence_n we_o also_o esteem_v as_o other_o principle_n upon_o which_o we_o build_v our_o reason_n in_o a_o word_n we_o must_v here_o explain_v in_o what_o order_n the_o mind_n proceed_v in_o search_v out_o some_o special_a truth_n where_o this_o false_a principle_n viz._n our_o sensation_n be_v in_o object_n be_v once_o so_o imbibe_v that_o it_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o indubitable_a but_o to_o render_v this_o more_o sensible_a let_v we_o take_v some_o particular_a body_n who_o nature_n we_o will_v inquire_v into_o and_o let_v we_o see_v 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