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A10663 A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire. Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1640 (1640) STC 20938; ESTC S115887 297,649 518

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cry_v to_o hercules_n when_o his_o wuine_n fluck_v in_o the_o mud_n to_o help_v it_o out_o without_o stretch_v out_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o touch_v it_o be_v first_o unnatural_a desire_n it_o be_v the_o formal_a property_n of_o this_o passion_n to_o put_v the_o soul_n upon_o some_o motion_n or_o other_o and_o therefore_o we_o see_v wheresoever_o nature_n have_v give_v it_o she_o have_v give_v likewise_o some_o manner_n of_o motion_n or_o other_o to_o serve_v it_o and_o second_o they_o be_v by_o consequence_n undutiful_a and_o disobedient_a desire_n in_o that_o they_o submit_v not_o themselves_o unto_o that_o law_n which_o require_v that_o we_o manifest_v the_o life_n and_o strength_n of_o our_o love_n by_o the_o quickness_n and_o operation_n of_o it_o in_o our_o desire_n and_o last_o such_o desire_n be_v unuseful_a and_o fruitless_a for_o how_o can_v a_o object_n which_o stand_v in_o a_o fix_a distance_n from_o the_o nature_n which_o it_o shall_v perfect_v be_v procure_v by_o idle_a and_o stand_a affection_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o sluggard_n say_v solomon_n slay_v he_o because_o his_o 4._o hand_n refuse_v to_o labour_v these_o affection_n must_v have_v life_n in_o they_o which_o bring_v life_n after_o they_o dead_a desire_n be_v deadly_a desire_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o affection_n of_o ●…y_a delight_n the_o several_a object_n thereof_o corporal_n moral_a intellectual_a divine_a the_o next_o passion_n in_o order_n belong_v to_o the_o concupiscible_a faculty_n be_v those_o two_o which_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o and_o union_n to_o a_o object_n and_o that_o be_v when_o either_o we_o by_o our_o desire_n have_v reach_v the_o object_n which_o work_v joy_n and_o delight_n or_o when_o in_o our_o flight_n the_o object_n have_v overtake_v 3._o we_o which_o work_v grief_n and_o sorrow_n and_o these_o two_o do_v bear_v the_o most_o inward_a relation_n unto_o and_o influence_n upon_o all_o our_o action_n whereupon_o aristotle_n in_o his_o ethic_n have_v make_v they_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o virtue_n and_o rule_n of_o our_o work_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v natural_a because_o the_o end_n of_o our_o motion_n be_v to_o attain_v rest_n and_o avoid_v perturbation_n 11_o now_o delight_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sabbath_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o that_o sweet_a tranquillity_n of_o mind_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o the_o presence_n and_o fruition_n of_o that_o good_a whereunto_o our_o desire_n have_v carry_v we_o and_o therefore_o the_o philosopher_n in_o one_o place_n call_v it_o a_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o a_o sensible_a and_o feel_v instauration_n of_o nature_n yet_o elsewhere_o he_o as_o true_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o stand_v rather_o in_o ul●…_n rest_n than_o motion_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n grief_n be_v the_o streightning_n and_o anguish_n of_o our_o mind_n wrought_v out_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o burden_n of_o some_o present_a evil_n oppress_v our_o nature_n now_o ●…_n these_o passion_n be_v diverse_a according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v either_o sensitive_a and_o bodily_a and_o then_o delight_n be_v call_v voluptas_n 18_o pleasure_n be_v a_o medicine_n and_o supply_n against_o bodily_a indigence_n and_o defect_n or_o intellectual_a and_o divine_a and_o then_o it_o be_v call_v gaudium_fw-la joy_n be_v a_o sweet_a and_o delightful_a tranquillity_n of_o mind_n rest_v in_o the_o fruition_n and_o possession_n of_o a_o good_a so_o also_o be_v the_o other_o passion_n of_o sadness_n consider_v which_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o body_n be_v call_v a_o sense_n of_o pain_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o sense_n of_o grief_n first_o then_o for_o the_o object_n of_o our_o delight_n it_o be_v only_o that_o which_o can_v yield_v some_o manner_n of_o satisfaction_n unto_o our_o nature_n not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o corrupt_a and_o err_a but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o empty_a and_o perfectible_a nature_n whatsoever_o then_o be_v either_o medicinal_a for_o the_o repair_v or_o natural_a for_o the_o conserve_n or_o any_o way_n helpefull_a for_o the_o advance_n of_o a_o creature_n be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o allowable_a object_n of_o its_o delight_n other_o pleasure_n which_o eat_v out_o and_o undermine_v nature_n as_o water_v which_o by_o little_a &_o little_a insensible_o consume_v the_o bank_n against_o which_o it_o beat_v or_o as_o 34._o ●…vie_v which_o seem_v to_o adorn_v the_o tree_n unto_o which_o it_o cleave_v but_o indeed_o suck_v out_o and_o steal_v away_o the_o sap_n thereof_o may_v haply_o yield_v some_o measure_n of_o vanish_v content_a to_o mind_n which_o taste_v every_o thing_n with_o a_o corrupt_a palate_n but_o certain_o such_o sophistical_a premise_n can_v never_o infer_v in_o the_o conclusion_n any_o other_o than_o a_o perfunctory_a and_o totter_a content_n and_o therefore_o 8._o seneca_n be_v bold_a to_o find_v a_o impropriety_n in_o virgil_n epithet_n mala_fw-la gaudia_fw-la joy_n which_o issue_n from_o a_o pollute_a fountain_n as_o not_o have_v in_o they_o that_o inseparable_a attribute_n of_o absolute_a delight_n which_o be_v to_o be_v unvariable_a for_o how_o can_v a_o mind_n unless_o blind_v with_o its_o own_o imposture_n and_o entangle_v in_o the_o error_n of_o a_o miss_v lead_v affection_n receive_v any_o nourish_a and_o solid_a content_n in_o that_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o vanish_v and_o unto_o its_o subject_a destructive_a whatsoever_o then_o may_v be_v delight_v in_o must_v have_v some_o one_o of_o the_o forename_a condition_n tend_v either_o to_o the_o restitution_n of_o decay_a nature_n 18._o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o entire_a nature_n or_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o empty_a nature_n and_o to_o the_o former_a and_o ●…mperfecter_a sort_n of_o t●…ese_n aristotle_n refer_v all_o ●…orporeall_a and_o sensitive_a pleasure_n unto_o which_o he_o 〈◊〉_d ●…herefore_o grant_v a_o secondary_a and_o accidental_a goodness_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o medi●…ines_n of_o a_o indigent_a nature_n whereby_o the_o defect_n ●…hereof_o be_v make_v up_o and_o itself_o disburden_v of_o ●…hose_v care_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n use_v to_o follow_v ●…he_a want_n of_o they_o herein_o than_o i_o observe_v a_o double_a corruption_n a_o ●…nnaturall_a and_o unlimited_a delight_n unnatural_a i_o ●…eane_v those_o accurse_a pleasure_n which_o be_v exer●…ised_v by_o man_n give_v over_o to_o vile_a affection_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o pursue_n of_o lust_n who_o very_a name_n abhor_v the_o light_n unlimited_a delight_n be_v those_o which_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o prime_a institution_n of_o lawful_a and_o indifferent_a thing_n for_o such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o those_o that_o if_o they_o repair_v not_o and_o strengthen_v nature_n 23._o they_o weaken_v and_o disinable_a it_o as_o in_o the_o body_n luxury_n breed_v disease_n and_o in_o the_o mind_n curiosity_n breed_v error_n other_o object_n there_o be_v of_o a_o wide_a nature_n than_o those_o which_o concern_v the_o body_n and_o they_o be_v both_o the_o moral_a and_o contemplative_a action_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o both_o which_o aristotle_n have_v attribute_v 7._o principal_o this_o passion_n but_o more_o special_o to_o the_o latter_a who_o object_n be_v more_o pure_a and_o who_o act_v less_o laborious_a as_o reside_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v most_o elevate_v from_o sense_n and_o therefore_o most_o of_o all_o capable_a of_o the_o pure_a simple_a and_o unmix_a delight_n now_o every_o thing_n be_v the_o more_o free_a clear_a independent_a spiritual_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v the_o more_o unmixed_a and_o these_o be_v the_o choice_a perfection_n whereby_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o joy_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o oftentimes_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o mind_n have_v annex_v unto_o they_o both_o grief_n and_o anxiety_n but_o this_o be_v never_o natural_a to_o the_o act_n of_o knowledge_n which_o be_v always_o in_o its_o own_o virtue_n a_o impression_n of_o pleasure_n but_o it_o arise_v either_o out_o of_o the_o sublimity_n of_o the_o object_n which_o dazle_v the_o power_n or_o out_o of_o the_o weakness_n and_o doubt_n of_o the_o understanding_n which_o have_v not_o a_o clear_a light_n thereof_o or_o out_o of_o the_o admixtion_n and_o sleep_v they_o in_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o affection_n whereby_o man_n minister_v unto_o themselves_o desperate_a thought_n or_o weak_a fear_n or_o guilty_a grief_n or_o unlimited_a desire_n according_a as_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o object_n join_v with_o their_o own_o private_a distemper_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o intuition_n of_o divine_a truth_n in_o mind_n of_o defile_a affection_n work_v not_o that_o sweet_a effect_n which_o be_v natural_a unto_o it_o to_o produce_v but_o doubt_n 5._o terror_n and_o disquieting_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n to_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o
rom._n 1._o 26._o a_o second_o effect_n of_o joy_n be_v open_v and_o dil●…tion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o countenance_n express_v the_o serenity_n of_o the_o mind_n whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d laetitia_n as_o it_o be_v a_o broad_a and_o spread_a passio●…_n latitudin●…_n now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o motion_n occasion_v 〈◊〉_d joy_n be_v the_o natural_a desire_n which_o man_n have_v to_o 〈◊〉_d unite_v to_o the_o thing_n wherein_o he_o delight_v to_o make_v way_n and_o passage_n for_o its_o entrance_n into_o he_o and_o hence_o we_o find_v in_o this_o passion_n a_o exultation_n and_o egress_n of_o the_o spirit_n discover_v a_o kind_n of_o looseness_n of_o nature_n in_o her_o security_n do_v many_o thing_n not_o out_o of_o resolution_n but_o instinct_n and_o power_n transport_v both_o mind_n and_o body_n to_o sudden_a and_o unpremeditated_a expression_n of_o its_o own_o content_n for_o of_o all_o passion_n joy_n can_v be_v the_o least_o dissemble_a or_o suppress_v nam_fw-la ga●…dio_fw-la cogendi_fw-la vis_fw-la inest_fw-la tr●…jan_n say_v pliny_n it_o exercise_v a_o kind_n of_o welcome_a violence_n and_o tyranny_n upon_o a_o man_n as_o we_o see_v in_o david_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o lame_a man_n walk_v and_o leap_v and_o praise_v god_n after_o he_o have_v be_v cure_v of_o his_o lameness_n and_o this_o diffusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n show_v both_o the_o haste_n and_o forwardness_n of_o nature_n in_o strive_v as_o it_o be_v to_o meet_v her_o object_n and_o make_v large_a room_n for_o its_o entertainment_n as_o also_o to_o dispel_v and_o scatter_v all_o adverse_a humour_n that_o will_v hinder_v the_o ingress_n of_o it_o and_o last_o to_o send_v forth_o news_n as_o it_o be_v through_o the_o whole_a province_n of_o nature_n that_o all_o the_o part_n may_v bear_v a_o share_n in_o the_o common_a comfort_n three_o those_o noble_a delight_n which_o arise_v from_o heavenly_a cause_n do_v withal_o cause_v a_o sweet_a thirst_n and_o longing_n in_o the_o soul_n after_o more_o as_o some_o colour_n p●…ric_n do_v both_o delight_v the_o sight_n and_o strengthen_v it_o for_o while_o god_n be_v the_o object_n there_o can_v be_v either_o the_o satiety_n to_o cloy_v the_o soul_n nor_o such_o a_o full_a comprehension_n as_o will_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o more_o thus_o they_o who_o delight_n in_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n by_o grace_n do_v desire_v a_o more_o plentiful_a fruition_n of_o he_o in_o glory_n and_o they_o that_o delight_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n glory_n do_v still_o desire_v to_o be_v forever_o so_o delight_v so_o that_o their_o desire_n be_v without_o anxiety_n because_o they_o be_v s●…tiated_v with_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o do●…_n desire_n ●…_n and_o their_o 〈◊〉_d be_v without_o lo●…_n thing_n because_o still_o they_o desire_v the_o thing_n wherewith_o they_o be_v s●…tiated_v they_o desire_v without_o grief_n because_o they_o be_v replenish_v and_o they_o be_v replenish_v without_o weariness_n because_o they_o desire_v still_o they_o see_v god_n and_o still_o they_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o they_o enjoy_v god_n and_o still_o they_o desire_v for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v he_o they_o love_v and_o praise_n god_n and_o make_v it_o their_o immortal_a business_n still_o to_o love_n and_o praise_v he_o et_fw-la quem_fw-la semper_fw-la habent_fw-la semper_fw-la haberevolunt_fw-la who_o they_o for_o ever_o have_v with_o love_n yet_o high_o to_o have_v for_o ever_o they_o do_v still_o desire_v aesc●…l_n divine_a joy_n be_v like_o the_o water_n of_o aesculapius_n his_o well_o which_o they_o say_v be_v notcapable_a of_o put●…ifaction_n four_o delight_n whettoth_v and_o intend_v the_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n towards_o the_o thing_n wherein_o it_o delight_v it_o put_v forth_o more_o force_n and_o more_o exactness_n in_o the_o do_n of_o they_o because_o it_o 〈◊〉_d the_o mind_n of_o all_o those_o dull_v indisposition●…_n 5._o which_o unfit_a it_o for_o action_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n h●…ppily_o it_o i●…_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d use_v 11._o music_n in_o their_o war_n to_o refresh_v and_o delight_v nature_n for_o joy_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o recreation_n to_o the_o soul_n it_o wonderful_o dispose_v for_o business_n and_o those_o action_n which_o nature_n have_v make_v ne●…_n it_o have_v put_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o thereby_o man_n may_v be_v quicken_v ●…nd_n excite_v unto_o they_o 14._o and_o therefore_o wiseman_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o pleasure_n be_v sal_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d vit●…_n the_o sauce_n which_o season_v the_o action_n of_o man_n last_o because_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v usual_o more_o acquaint_v with_o sorrow_n then_o with_o pleasure_n therefore_o whither_o out_o of_o conscience_n of_o guilt_n which_o deserve_v no_o joy_n or_o out_o of_o experience_n which_o use_v to_o find_v but_o little_a joy_n in_o the_o world_n or_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o our_o own_o aptness_n to_o mistake_v or_o out_o of_o a_o provident_a care_n not_o to_o close_v or_o feed_v upon_o a_o delight_n till_o we_o be_v full_o assure_v of_o our_o possession_n of_o it_o and_o because_o usual_o the_o mind_n after_o shake_v be_v more_o settle_a whether_o for_o these_o or_o any_o other_o reason_n we_o see_v it_o usual_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o vehement_a joy_n do_v breed_v a_o kind_n of_o jealousy_n and_o unbelief_n that_o sure_a ●…he_a thing_n we_o have_v be_v too_o good_a to_o be_v true_a 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o then_o when_o our_o eye_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o see_v it_o they_o do_v but_o 〈◊〉_d and_o deceive_v we_o as_o quod_fw-la nimi●…_n volumu●…●…aud_fw-la facile_fw-la credimus_fw-la the_o thing_n which_o we_o desire_v shall_v be_v we_o scarce_o believe_v when_o we_o do_v see_v so_o i●…cob_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o his_o son_n joseph_n 1._o be_v alive_a faint_v being_n astonish_v at_o so_o good_a news_n and_o can_v not_o believe_v it_o and_o when_o god_n restore_v the_o jew_n out_o of_o captivity_n they_o can_v think_v no_o otherwise_o of_o it_o then_o a●…_n a_o dream_n and_o 41._o peter_n when_o he_o be_v by_o the_o angel_n deliver_v out_o of_o prison_n take_v it_o for_o a_o vision_n only_o and_o a_o apparition_n and_o not_o for_o a_o truth_n and_o last_o of_o the_o disciple_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n when_o he_o manifest_v himself_o to_o they_o it_o be_v say_v that_o for_o very_a joy_n they_o believe_v not_o their_o fear_n keep_v back_o as_o it_o be_v and_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o joy_n omnia_fw-la tuta_fw-la timens_fw-la not_o suffer_v they_o too_o hasty_o to_o believe_v what_o their_o eye_n do_v see_v as_o in_o the_o sea_n when_o a_o storm_n be_v over_o there_o remain_v still_o a_o inward_a work_n and_o volutation_n which_o the_o poet_n thus_o express_v ut_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la rvit_fw-la debell_n at_o asque_fw-la reliquit_fw-la eurus_n aquas_fw-la pax_fw-la ipsa_fw-la tumet_fw-la pontumque_fw-la jacentem_fw-la exanimis_fw-la jam_fw-la voluit_fw-la hyem●…_n as_o when_o a_o mighty_a tempest_n do_v now_o cease_v to_o toss_v the_o roar_a billow_n even_o that_o peace_n do_v swell_v and_o murmurre_v and_o the_o die_a wind_n on_o the_o calm_v sea_n leave_v his_o own_o print_n behind_o even_o so_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n when_o its_o fear_n be_v blow_v over_o and_o there_o be_v a_o calm_a upon_o it_o there_o be_v still_o á_z motus_fw-la trepidationis_fw-la and_o a_o kind_n of_o solicitous_a jealousy_n of_o what_o it_o enjoy_v 213._o and_o this_o unbelief_n of_o joy_n be_v admirable_o s●…t_v forth_o in_o the_o carriage_n of_o penelope_n when_o her_o nurse_n and_o her_o son_n endeavour_v to_o assure_v she_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o ulysses_n his_o return_n after_o so_o many_o year_n absence_n by_o the_o poet_n in_o which_o doubt_v she_o still_o persist_v till_o by_o certain_a sign_n ulysses_n himself_o make_v it_o appear_v unto_o she_o whereupon_o she_o ex●…used_v it_o after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o dear_a ulysses_n let_v it_o not_o offend_v that_o when_o i_o see_v you_o 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those_o heavenly_a intuition_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v fasten_v on_o the_o divine_a and_o most_o remote_a object_n which_o in_o religion_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o fruition_n of_o that_o beatifical_a vision_n which_o as_o far_o as_o nature_n go_v be_v call_v the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o a_o eternal_a satiate_v the_o soul_n with_o behold_v the_o nature_n essence_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n another_o reason_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o understanding_n object_n which_o have_v so_o much_o the_o great_a conformity_n to_o the_o soul_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o they_o be_v divine_a and_o abstract_a hoc_fw-la habet_fw-la animus_n argumentum_fw-la suae_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la say_v seneca_n quòd_fw-la illum_fw-la divina_fw-la delectam_fw-la this_o argument_n of_o its_o divinenesse_n have_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o it_o be_v delight_v with_o divine_a thing_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v corporeal_a it_o can_v not_o 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the_o most_o divine_a and_o spiritual_a good_a to_o wit_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o first_o of_o cause_n and_o the_o last_o of_o ends._n from_o this_o attribute_n of_o spirituality_n flow_v immediate_o that_o next_o of_o simplicity_n unity_n or_o actuality_n 6._o for_o matter_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o perfect_a composition_n every_o compound_v consist_v of_o two_o essential_a part_n matter_n and_o form_n i_o exclude_v not_o from_o the_o soul_n all_o manner_n of_o composition_n for_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n only_o to_o be_v absolute_o and_o perfect_o simple_a but_o i_o exclude_v all_o essential_a composition_n in_o respect_n whereof_o the_o soul_n be_v mere_o actual_a and_o so_o i_o understand_v that_o of_o tully_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la animus_fw-la admixtum_fw-la senectut_fw-la nihil_fw-la concretum_fw-la nihil_fw-la copulatum_fw-la nihil_fw-la coagmentatum_fw-la nihil_fw-la duplex_fw-la chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n prove_v by_o its_o simplicity_n independence_n agreement_n of_o nation_n in_o acknowledge_v god_n and_o duty_n due_a unto_o he_o dignity_n above_o other_o creature_n power_n of_o understand_a thing_n immortal_a unsatiablenesse_n by_o object_n mortal_a freeness_n from_o all_o cause_n of_o corruption_n and_o from_o this_o simplicity_n follow_v by_o a_o necessary_a &_o unavoidable_a consequence_n the_o three_o property_n speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d immortality_n it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a as_o tully_n excellent_o observe_v &_o it_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o jul._n scaliger_n on_o this_o very_a occasion_n for_o any_o simple_a and_o uncompounded_a nature_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o death_n and_o corruption_n for_o say_v tully_n interitus_fw-la est_fw-la discessus_fw-la &_o secretio_fw-la ac_fw-la direptus_fw-la earum_fw-la partium_fw-la quae_fw-la conjunctione_n ●…liqua_fw-la tenebantur_fw-la it_o be_v a_o separation_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o divulsion_n of_o part_n before_z unite_z each_o to_o other_o so_o that_o where_o 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as_o it_o be_v draw_v up_o above_o and_o from_o the_o body_n though_o not_o from_o inform_v it_o yet_o certain_o from_o borrow_v from_o it_o any_o assistance_n
word_n of_o light_n but_o of_o all_o these_o former_a object_n of_o man_n delight_n because_o they_o be_v among_o salomon_n catalogue_n of_o thing_n under_o the_o 〈◊〉_d sun_n none_o be_v here_o without_o vexation_n and_o vanity_n for_o to_o let_v pass_v the_o lightning_n of_o a_o idle_a mirth_n which_o indeed_o be_v madness_n and_o not_o joy._n for_o 3_o seneca_n tell_v we_o that_o true_a joy_n be_v a_o serious_a and_o severe_a thing_n and_o not_o to_o meddle_v with_o riches_n and_o other_o secular_a delight_n which_o have_v wing_n to_o fly_v from_o we_o and_o thorn_n to_o prick_v we_o even_o that_o high_a natural_a delight_n of_o the_o mind_n knowledge_n and_o the_o heavenly_a eloquence_n of_o the_o tongue_n of_o angel_n which_o a_o man_n will_v think_v be_v above_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o not_o obnoxious_a to_o salomon_n vanity_n will_v be_v in_o man_n without_o the_o right_n corrective_a thereof_o but_o a_o tinkle_a noise_n yield_v rather_o a_o windy_a pleasure_n than_o a_o 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