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to_o who_o be_v glory_n etc._n etc._n epist._n iii_o wherein_o the_o author_n set_v down_o some_o further_a ground_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o mortality_n or_o utter_a annihilation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n upon_o their_o death_n and_o therein_o endeavour_v to_o clear_v himself_o of_o all_o seed_n and_o principle_n of_o atheism_n wherewith_o that_o opinion_n seem_v tax_v in_o a_o certain_a book_n present_v he_o by_o the_o say_a dean_n that_o soul_n which_o pry_v into_o thing_n even_o below_o and_o inferior_a to_o its_o self_n do_v they_o seem_v at_o first_o never_o so_o ordinary_a mean_a and_o obvious_a and_o be_v it_o clear-sighted_a as_o may_v be_v and_o perhaps_o from_o the_o clear_a sight_n the_o soon_a will_v at_o length_n if_o it_o dwell_v long_o on_o any_o subject_n begin_v to_o stagger_v and_o suspect_v itself_o of_o dimness_n and_o weakness_n and_o that_o there_o be_v something_o more_o in_o every_o creature_n than_o it_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v or_o comprehend_v and_o if_o it_o resolve_v not_o into_o a_o blind_a kind_n of_o chance_n or_o fall_v asleep_a in_o occult_a quality_n it_o will_v own_o one_o almighty_a wise_a and_o only_o all-knowing_a be_v or_o existence_n and_o therein_o rest_v itself_o will_v dare_v to_o assume_v no_o knowledge_n but_o conjectural_a and_o seem_v probable_a that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o belief_n this_o be_v my_o present_a thought_n and_o confession_n but_o because_o in_o my_o treatise_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la i_o may_v seem_v to_o you_o a_o little_a too_o positive_o to_o assert_v the_o soul_n of_o beast_n to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o part_n of_o a_o body_n rarify_v to_o a_o proportion_n and_o with_o the_o body_n perish_v and_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o become_v annihilate_v and_o total_o extinct_a i_o be_o now_o desirous_a to_o declare_v unto_o you_o a_o little_a more_o full_o the_o ground_n of_o my_o opinion_n thereabouts_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o in_o that_o little_a discourse_n we_o have_v together_o i_o receive_v this_o only_a querie_n from_o you_o how_o a_o intellectual_a spirit_n can_v natural_o arise_v out_o of_o a_o material_a or_o bodily_a substance_n and_o if_o the_o same_o be_v a_o infuse_a spirit_n and_o not_o part_n of_o the_o body_n how_o the_o same_o with_o the_o body_n shall_v cease_v to_o be_v or_o move_v a_o querie_n perhaps_o only_o make_v to_o hear_v what_o answer_n a_o plain_a rational_a man_n without_o learning_n will_v make_v to_o it_o and_o though_o a_o curious_a one_o and_o such_o as_o i_o acknowledge_v myself_o altogether_o unfit_a to_o resolve_v or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o handle_v yet_o i_o have_v make_v this_o further_a adventure_n in_o reference_n thereto_o true_o sir_n i_o be_o not_o or_o ever_o be_v so_o positive_a in_o any_o assertion_n of_o my_o own_o or_o so_o enamour_a therewith_o as_o not_o to_o suspect_v myself_o of_o fallibility_n and_o whenever_o i_o consider_v the_o soul_n of_o beast_n with_o those_o excellent_a faculty_n it_o be_v endow_v i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o and_o admire_v and_o extol_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n who_o be_v please_v to_o ordain_v that_o from_o such_o individual_a corporate_a substance_n there_o shall_v spring_v so_o much_o of_o intellect_n especial_o to_o be_v see_v in_o many_o of_o they_o as_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v rather_o a_o special_a gift_n and_o emanation_n from_o that_o spirit_n always_o and_o every_o where_o move_a and_o which_o be_v once_o say_v more_o local_o to_o move_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n than_o any_o peculiar_a essence_n of_o so_o rare_a frame_v body_n but_o yet_o i_o be_o not_o satisfy_v nor_o methinks_v can_v easy_o be_v convince_v in_o reason_n that_o therefore_o there_o be_v any_o duration_n of_o such_o spirit_n after_o the_o body_n be_v again_o convert_v to_o earth_n that_o spiritus_fw-la mundi_fw-la if_o i_o may_v so_o term_v our_o god_n and_o creator_n bless_v for_o ever_o be_v every_o where_o and_o move_v every_o where_o by_o his_o original_a fiat_fw-la 104.24_o his_o work_n be_v manifold_a in_o wisdom_n have_v he_o make_v they_o all_o but_o yet_o without_o offence_n i_o hope_v or_o any_o breach_n in_o that_o reason_n he_o have_v give_v we_o above_o other_o creature_n we_o may_v conjecture_v his_o emanation_n be_v not_o all_o alike_o if_o in_o relation_n to_o brute_n for_o of_o such_o david_n there_o speak_v 30._o when_o he_o let_v his_o breath_n go_v forth_o they_o be_v create_v and_o so_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v renew_v yet_o there_o may_v be_v a_o reassumption_n and_o 29._o take_v away_o again_o of_o that_o breath_n and_o then_o thing_n die_v and_o be_v turn_v again_o to_o their_o dust_n and_o no_o local_a continuance_n of_o that_o breath_n remain_v so_o as_o to_o be_v a_o spirit_n circumscribe_v there_o be_v no_o manifestation_n
2._o by_o his_o merciful_a providence_n or_o restrain_v grace_n 3._o by_o his_o bountiful_a providence_n or_o common_a renew_n grace_n 4._o by_o his_o spirit_n or_o special_a renew_n grace_n how_o god_n according_a to_o all_o these_o may_v be_v invocate_v the_o danger_n of_o apply_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o every_o work_n in_o man_n and_o how_o fit_a it_o be_v to_o clear_v the_o mind_n of_o such_o error_n of_o the_o use_n of_o solitude_n in_o some_o particular_a season_n as_o the_o most_o ready_a and_o likely_a way_n to_o discover_v truth_n page_n 13_o epist._n iii_o wherein_o he_o set_v down_o some_o further_a ground_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o mortality_n or_o utter_a annihilation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n upon_o their_o death_n no_o durable_a spirit_n in_o any_o visible_a creature_n but_o man_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n in_o plant_n and_o animal_n the_o soul_n of_o beast_n essential_a with_o the_o body_n and_o so_o subject_a to_o the_o same_o fate_n the_o intellect_n in_o they_o in_o its_o height_n at_o the_o first_o whereas_o that_o in_o man_n be_v gradual_a act_n peculiar_a to_o reasonable_a creature_n as_o desire_v of_o dissolution_n and_o voluntary_a abstinence_n the_o spirit_n of_o brute_n determine_v by_o sense_n no_o creature_n beside_o man_n lay_v up_o more_o than_o be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v itself_o we_o attribute_v great_a gift_n and_o sagacity_n to_o mere_a animal_n than_o they_o have_v as_o in_o ants._n that_o there_o may_v be_v as_o much_o intellect_n in_o creature_n we_o converse_v not_o with_o as_o those_o we_o do_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o utter_a annihilation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o brute_n have_v no_o tendency_n to_o atheism_n page_n 39_o epist._n iu_o wherein_o the_o author_n treat_v of_o man_n ignorance_n in_o his_o search_n into_o the_o most_o ordinary_a work_n of_o nature_n and_o conclude_v how_o much_o more_o dim-sighted_a we_o be_v when_o we_o look_v into_o the_o frame_n and_o structure_n of_o man_n soul_n solomon_n knowledge_n of_o nature_n not_o universal_a much_o in_o nature_n find_v out_o accidental_o no_o one_o work_v of_o it_o full_o to_o be_v understand_v how_o nature_n do_v change_v in_o its_o operation_n of_o change_n in_o colour_n and_o that_o the_o variety_n in_o they_o be_v unaccountable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o transcendent_a wisdom_n rule_v and_o appear_v in_o all_o far_o above_o our_o reach_n and_o so_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o caution_n in_o our_o inquiry_n or_o affirmation_n page_n 60_o epist._n v._o wherein_o he_o further_o illustrate_v the_o inherent_a or_o native_a power_n and_o predominancy_n of_o the_o affection_n above_o the_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o more_o particular_o treat_v of_o the_o imagination_n its_o deception_n in_o we_o our_o misery_n thereby_o and_o the_o remedy_n against_o its_o delusion_n imagination_n in_o brute_n arise_v only_o from_o sense_n that_o in_o they_o receive_v its_o object_n in_o their_o proper_a nature_n they_o be_v seldom_o mistake_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n they_o can_v revolve_v in_o their_o mind_n or_o recall_v imagination_n imagination_n in_o they_o change_v according_a to_o its_o object_n imagination_n in_o we_o sometime_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o reason_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o transubstantiation_n etc._n etc._n deceive_v the_o affection_n imagination_n and_o in_o conjunction_n with_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o error_n as_o in_o malice_n etc._n etc._n the_o good_a man_n the_o only_a rational_a man_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o reason_n and_o ratiocination_n reason_n deceive_v not_o and_o be_v the_o chief_a principle_n of_o govern_v the_o thought_n the_o advantage_n of_o sorrow_n in_o curb_v the_o imagination_n the_o imagination_n subject_a to_o infection_n from_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n when_o we_o be_v answerable_a for_o its_o transgression_n thought_n can_v arise_v from_o sense_n page_n 68_o epist._n vi_o wherein_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o various_a impress_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n upon_o each_o particular_a create_a substance_n much_o more_o upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n wherein_o there_o be_v great_a dissimilitude_n and_o further_o show_v how_o prone_a we_o be_v from_o thence_o to_o mistake_v in_o judge_v of_o the_o temper_n of_o other_o and_o our_o own_o thence_o he_o proceed_v to_o discourse_v of_o the_o nature_n ground_n measure_n and_o end_n of_o friendship_n page_n 128_o epist._n vii_o of_o the_o different_a pursuit_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n wherein_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o accuse_v each_o other_o of_o folly_n though_o not_o ourselves_o and_o yet_o in_o a_o degree_n be_v all_o weak_a and_o foolish_a that_o no_o pursuit_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o be_v praiseworthy_a or_o commendable_a further_o than_o it_o intentional_o advance_v god_n glory_n which_o be_v the_o mark_n set_v before_o we_o and_o which_o if_o we_o do_v not_o behold_v in_o all_o our_o travail_n our_o labour_n in_o the_o issue_n will_v prove_v of_o as_o little_a profit_n as_o comfort_v page_n 156_o epist._n viii_o complete_a happiness_n here_o be_v mere_o in_o speculation_n that_o natural_a endowment_n in_o the_o soul_n do_v conduce_v to_o the_o ease_n peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o desirable_a though_o we_o attain_v not_o happiness_n thereby_o learn_v and_o knowledge_n wisdom_n prudence_n and_o subtlety_n consider_v that_o even_o prudence_n the_o most_o likely_a conduct_n to_o happiness_n be_v never_o yet_o the_o constant_a concomitant_a of_o the_o clear_a human_a soul_n no_o satisfaction_n without_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o providence_n page_n 166_o epist._n ix_o wherein_o the_o author_n maintain_v a_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o providence_n rule_v in_o and_o over_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n more_o especial_o and_o more_o apparent_o if_o consider_v than_o any_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o that_o the_o affection_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n seem_v that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n whereon_o god_n more_o especial_o exercise_v his_o prerogative_n mould_v and_o change_v they_o on_o the_o sudden_a to_o his_o secret_a purpose_n beyond_o and_o even_o contrary_a to_o any_o foresight_n conjecture_n or_o imagination_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o page_n 185_o epist._n x._o of_o credulity_n and_o incredulity_n the_o rise_n of_o both_o and_o that_o credulity_n of_o the_o two_o be_v of_o more_o pernicious_a consequence_n and_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o impose_v on_o other_o or_o create_v or_o raise_v a_o belief_n on_o false_a or_o uncertain_a principle_n of_o the_o word_n notion_n and_o grace_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o strange_a variety_n of_o belief_n in_o the_o world_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n page_n 195_o errata_fw-la page_n 21._o l._n 10._o for_o esau_n vine_n r._n isaiah_n vine_n p._n 44._o l._n ult_n for_o hawk_n r._n hare_n p._n 45._o l._n 39_o for_o have_v r._n cave_n p._n 46._o l._n ult_n for_o substance_n r._n subsistence_n p._n 47._o l._n 2._o for_o submit_v r._n subsist_v ibid._n l._n 14._o for_o gift_n r._n fit_n p._n 52._o l._n 9_o for_o life_n r._n fly_v p._n 53._o l._n 15._o for_o their_o r._n the_o 54._o l._n 25._o deal_n since_o p._n 56._o l._n 11._o for_o that_o r._n they_o ibid._n l._n 30._o for_o piece_n r._n pease_n consideration_n against_o immoderate_a care_n for_o a_o man_n be_v own_o posterity_n and_o sorrow_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o child_n sect_n i._o of_o affliction_n in_o general_a their_o usefulness_n and_o necessity_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o loss_n of_o child_n consider_v with_o the_o use_n and_o end_n of_o it_o the_o first_o thought_n which_o present_v themselves_o to_o i_o and_o what_o i_o ever_o before_o firm_o believe_v be_v these_o that_o first_o as_o there_o be_v one_o eternal_a wise_a god_n creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o so_o second_o the_o same_o god_n have_v a_o care_n over_o all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o creation_n and_o 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