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poâ—â—â—tia_fw-la naturalis_fw-la be_v the_o second_o species_n of_o quality_n chap._n v._o whether_o the_o soul_n and_o truth_n in_o the_o soul_n be_v one_o the_o like_a answer_n must_v be_v give_v to_o that_o in_o the_o 5._o chapter_n whether_o the_o soul_n without_o a_o intervenient_a faculty_n may_v not_o be_v the_o recipient_a of_o truth_n for_o we_o can_v say_v datur_fw-la animae_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la veritas_fw-la except_o we_o agree_v to_o make_v the_o soul_n and_o reason_n one_o but_o we_o may_v say_v datur_fw-la animae_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la subjectum_fw-la veritatis_fw-la or_o subjectum_fw-la rationis_fw-la though_o we_o â—old_a they_o distinct_a as_o may_v appear_v at_o large_a by_o what_o i_o have_v say_v upon_o the_o second_o chapter_n that_o which_o be_v further_o add_v in_o this_o chapter_n whether_o as_o a_o suasive_a to_o enforce_v this_o or_o as_o a_o new_a argument_n viz._n that_o our_o soul_n resemble_v god_n who_o be_v vnus_fw-la &_o simplex_fw-la actus_fw-la 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either_o of_o be_v or_o of_o cognoscibility_n in_o the_o object_n have_v no_o conjunction_n with_o the_o understanding_n till_o it_o be_v actual_o understand_v and_o even_o then_o we_o can_v make_v it_o to_o be_v one_o with_o the_o understanding_n except_o we_o make_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v one_o which_o have_v neither_o coexistence_n of_o place_n nor_o coexistence_n of_o time_n for_o those_o thing_n may_v be_v understand_v which_o be_v many_o thousand_o year_n past_a and_o many_o thousand_o mile_n distant_a chap._n vi_o whether_o all_o thing_n be_v this_o one_o truth_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o proceed_v to_o a_o consequent_a or_o corollary_n arise_v out_o of_o his_o former_a thesis_n viz._n that_o all_o thing_n be_v this_o one_o truth_n i_o confess_v i_o be_v at_o a_o stand_v a_o great_a while_n and_o can_v not_o imagine_v any_o show_n of_o consequence_n between_o these_o proposition_n if_o truth_n or_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o soul_n or_o understanding_n 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merciful_a to_o they_o again_o what_o we_o know_v we_o be_v say_v he_o i_o assume_v sed_fw-la deum_fw-la scimus_fw-la ergo_fw-la dii_fw-la sumus_fw-la chap._n ix_o how_o knowledge_n and_o affection_n differ_v from_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n without_o add_v any_o more_o may_v appear_v what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v concern_v his_o nine_o chapter_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o some_o of_o mean_a knowledge_n have_v large_a affection_n for_o a_o speculative_a knowledge_n do_v not_o always_o breed_v affection_n because_o the_o will_n do_v not_o always_o follow_v the_o understanding_n though_o neither_o do_v it_o extinguish_v it_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v a_o affection_n which_o be_v rather_o a_o blaze_v then_o a_o warm_a enliven_a love_n as_o the_o fool_n mirth_n like_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n which_o arise_v either_o from_o a_o false_a apprehension_n or_o else_o from_o the_o novelty_n rather_o than_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o object_n as_o 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will_v knowledge_n be_v not_o affection_n and_o affection_n be_v not_o knowledge_n and_o that_o objection_n which_o his_o lordship_n from_o hence_o make_v to_o himself_o that_o since_o man_n of_o largest_n affection_n do_v not_o always_o know_v most_o of_o god_n but_o some_o of_o weak_a affection_n may_v know_v more_o it_o may_v appear_v from_o hence_o that_o all_o be_v be_v not_o one_o differ_v only_o in_o degree_n but_o that_o there_o be_v even_o different_a nature_n among_o which_o one_o may_v excel_v while_o the_o other_o be_v depress_v this_o objection_n i_o say_v iâ—_n of_o that_o force_n that_o i_o see_v not_o how_o all_o which_o his_o lordship_n bring_v can_v take_v it_o away_o the_o large_a encomium_n which_o he_o bring_v for_o affectionate_a knowledge_n prefer_v it_o before_o speculative_a which_o he_o prosecute_v very_o pious_o very_o judicious_o very_o affectionate_o tho_o it_o prove_v that_o affectionate_a knowledge_n be_v the_o more_o excellent_a yet_o do_v it_o not_o 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he_o that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o see_v no_o light_n must_v yet_o trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o notion_n of_o truth_n or_o reason_n as_o it_o be_v the_o groundwork_n of_o rational_a operation_n in_o which_o thus_o far_o i_o may_v go_v along_o with_o his_o lordship_n that_o reason_n be_v but_o the_o soul_n intelligent_a that_o intellectual_a habit_n be_v but_o reason_n advance_v as_o likewise_o that_o its_o operation_n be_v but_o reason_n actuate_v the_o first_o distinguish_v from_o the_o soul_n at_o least_o ratioâ—e_v ratiocinatâ_fw-la the_o two_o last_o modaliter_fw-la if_o he_o mean_v no_o more_o i_o wish_v his_o expression_n have_v be_v clear_a for_o then_o the_o notion_n be_v not_o new_a but_o the_o word_n if_o he_o do_v aliquid_fw-la grandius_fw-la moliri_fw-la i_o either_o understand_v he_o not_o oâ—_n can_v assent_v to_o he_o but_o you_o will_v tell_v i_o perhaps_o that_o i_o be_o mistake_v all_o this_o 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