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general_a error_n of_o the_o passion_n some_o particular_a example_n of_o they_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o inquire_v into_o all_o the_o particular_a error_n wherein_o our_o passion_n engage_v we_o concern_v good_a to_o oppose_v the_o irregularity_n of_o love_n to_o establish_v the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o regulate_v the_o manner_n but_o our_o chief_a intent_n here_o be_v to_o give_v rule_n for_o the_o mind_n and_o to_o discover_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o error_n in_o respect_n of_o truth_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v pursue_v no_o further_o those_o thing_n already_o mention_v which_o relate_v only_o to_o the_o love_n of_o the_o true_a good_a we_o will_v then_o proceed_v to_o the_o mind_n but_o shall_v not_o pass_v by_o tne_n heart_n because_o it_o have_v the_o great_a influence_n over_o the_o mind_n we_o will_v inquire_v after_o the_o truth_n in_o it_o self_n and_o without_o think_v on_o the_o relation_n it_o have_v to_o we_o only_o so_o far_o 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sic_fw-la venient_fw-la romani_fw-la &_o tollent_fw-la nostrum_fw-la locum_fw-la &_o gentem_fw-la joan_n 11.48_o judicium_fw-la vero_fw-la amoris_fw-la ut_fw-la david_n de_fw-la filiô_o parricidâ_fw-la parcite_fw-la inquit_fw-la pvero_fw-la absalon_n 2_o reg._n 18.5_o st._n bern._n de_fw-fr grad_v humilitatis_fw-la neither_o love_n nor_o hatred_n say_v he_o know_v how_o to_o judge_v according_a to_o truth_n but_o if_o you_o will_v hear_v a_o true_a judgement_n i_o judge_v according_a to_o what_o i_o hear_v not_o as_o i_o hate_v love_n or_o fear_n this_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o hatred_n we_o have_v a_o law_n and_o according_a to_o our_o law_n he_o ought_v to_o die_v this_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o fear_n if_o we_o let_v he_o alone_o the_o roman_n will_v come_v and_o take_v away_o our_o place_n and_o nation_n this_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o love_n as_o david_n speak_v of_o his_o parricide_n son_n spare_v the_o young_a man_n absalon_n our_o love_n hatred_n and_o fear_v cause_v we_o 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because_o he_o will_v not_o feel_v it_o so_o that_o in_o all_o the_o passion_n all_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n towards_o good_a be_v only_a motion_n of_o love_n but_o because_o we_o be_v touch_v by_o divers_a sensation_n according_a to_o the_o different_a circumstance_n which_o accompany_v the_o prospect_n of_o the_o good_a and_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n towards_o it_o we_o confound_v the_o sensation_n with_o the_o emotion_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o we_o imagine_v as_o many_o different_a motion_n in_o the_o passion_n as_o there_o be_v different_a sensation_n now_o we_o must_v here_o observe_v that_o pain_n be_v a_o real_a and_o true_a evil_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o the_o privation_n of_o pleasure_n than_o pleasure_n be_v the_o privation_n of_o pain_n for_o there_o be_v a_o
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and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o brain_n to_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o violent_a as_o the_o shake_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n cause_v by_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o object_n or_o imagination_n be_v strong_a so_o this_o same_o shake_n of_o the_o brain_n render_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o good_a more_o sensible_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o emotion_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o passion_n shall_v augment_v in_o the_o same_o proportion_n as_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n do_v these_o emotion_n of_o the_o soul_n differ_v not_o from_o those_o which_o immediate_o follow_v the_o intellectual_a sight_n of_o the_o good_a we_o have_v speak_v of_o they_o be_v only_o strong_a and_o more_o lively_a because_o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o the_o sensibility_n of_o the_o sight_n which_o produce_v they_o the_o six_o thing_n which_o occur_v be_v the_o sensation_n of_o passion_n the_o sensation_n of_o love_n aversion_n desire_n joy_n sorrow_n etc._n etc._n this_o sensation_n be_v not_o different_a from_o that_o we_o have_v already_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v only_o more_o quick_a because_o the_o body_n have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o it_o but_o it_o be_v always_o follow_v with_o a_o certain_a sensation_n of_o sweetness_n which_o render_v all_o our_o passion_n agreeable_a to_o we_o and_o be_v the_o last_o thing_n observe_v in_o every_o one_o of_o our_o passion_n as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o last_o sensation_n be_v thus_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o object_n of_o the_o passion_n or_o any_o new_a circumstance_n some_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v push_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o put_v it_o into_o the_o gesture_n the_o passion_n require_v and_o other_o forcible_o descend_v into_o the_o heart_n lung_n and_o bowel_n from_o thence_o to_o draw_v necessary_a 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enlighten_v philosophy_n it_o be_v true_a that_o pleasure_n be_v good_a and_o pain_v a_o evil_a and_o that_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n by_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n have_v be_v affix_v to_o the_o use_n of_o certain_a thing_n to_o make_v we_o capable_a of_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a that_o we_o must_v choose_v the_o good_a fly_v the_o evil_a and_o general_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o our_o passion_n all_o this_o be_v true_a but_o it_o only_o relate_v to_o the_o body_n to_o preserve_v which_o and_o long_o to_o continue_v a_o life_n like_o to_o that_o of_o beast_n we_o must_v suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o our_o passion_n and_o desire_n the_o sense_n and_o passion_n be_v only_o give_v we_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o body_n sensible_a pleasure_n be_v the_o character_n which_o nature_n have_v join_v to_o the_o use_n of_o certain_a thing_n that_o without_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o examine_v they_o by_o reason_n we_o may_v employ_v they_o for_o the_o 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