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A42818 Lux orientalis, or, An enquiry into the opinion of the Eastern sages concerning the praeexistence of souls being a key to unlock the grand mysteries of providence, in relation to mans sin and misery. Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680. 1662 (1662) Wing G814; ESTC R23333 73,655 232

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that_o tend_v to_o the_o good_a and_o perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n but_o to_o be_v brief_a jadvance_v the_o four_o pillar_n 4_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o live_v in_o other_o body_n beside_o terarestial_a and_o never_o act_n but_o in_o some_o body_n or_o other_o for_o 〈◊〉_d when_o i_o consider_v how_o deep_o 〈◊〉_d this_o state_n we_o be_v immerse_v in_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d can_v ●ne_n think_v searce_o imagine_v that_o present_o upon_o the_o quit_n on●e_o we_o shall_v ●e_v strip_v of_o all_o corporetry_n for_o this_o will_v ●e_v such_o a_o jump_n as_o be_v seldom_o or_o never_o make_v in_o nature_n since_o by_o almost_o all_o i●ances_n that_o come_v under_o our_o observation_n his_o manifest_a that_o she_o ●seth_v to_o act_v by_o due_a ●nd_n orderly_a gradation_n and_o take_v no_o precipition_n leap_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a therefore_o that_o 〈◊〉_d our_o immediate_o next_o state_n we_o shall_v ●ave_n another_o vehicle_n and_o then_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d that_o our_o soul_n be_v immediate_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d more_o 〈◊〉_d and_o s●bile_a body_n 〈◊〉_d than_o this_o gross_a outside_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d think_v a_o good_a presumption_n that_o we_o shal●_n not_o be_v strip●_n and_o divest_v of_o our_o inmar●_n steal_v also_o when_o we_o leave_v this_o dull_a earth_n behind_o we_o especial_o 3_o if_o we_o take_v notice_n how_o the_o high_a and_o noble_a faculty_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v help_v on_o by_o somewhat_o that_o be_v corporeal_a and_o that_o i●_n employ_v the_o bodily_a spirit_n in_o its_o subli●_n mest_z exercise_n we_o may_v then_o be_v persuade_v ded_fw-we that_o it_o always_o 〈◊〉_d some_o body_n o●_n other_o and_o never_o act_v without_o one_o an●_n 5._o since_o we_o can_v conceive_v a_o soul_n to_o live_v or_o act_n that_o be_v insensible_a and_o sinc●_n we_o know_v not_o how_o there_o can_v be_v sense_n where_o there_o be_v no_o union_n with_o matter_n we_o shall_v i_o seems_z be_v induce_v to_o think_v tha●_n when_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d from_o all_o body_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o silent_a for_o in_o all_o se●sations_n there_o be_v corporeal_a motion_n as_o all_o philosophy_n and_o experience_n testify_v and_o these_o motion_n b●_n come_v sensible_a representation_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o union_n between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o its_o confeder_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o when_o it_o be_v lose_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o any_o body_n whatsoever_o it_o will_v be_v unconcern_v in_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ●o_o sense_n or_o perception_n will_v be_v convey_v by_o they_o nor_o will_v it_o make_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o against_o this_o argument_n to_o urge_v that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o pure_o unembody_v spirit_n in_o the_o universe_n which_o live_v and_o act_v without_o relation_n to_o any_o body_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v not_o insensible_a for_o what_o they_o know_v and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o know_v we_o be_v very_o incompetent_a judge_n of_o they_o be_v a_o sort_n 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employ_v they_o it_o be_v clear_a therefore_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o noble_a and_o vigorous_a agent_n must_v be_v fit_v with_o a_o suitable_a body_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o that_o exact_a distributive_a justice_n that_o run_v through_o the_o universe_n and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v most_o suitable_a as_o be_v fit_a for_o those_o exercise_n it_o propend_v to_o for_o the_o body_n be_v the_o soul_n instrument_n and_o a_o necessary_a requisite_a of_o action_n whereas_o shall_v it_o be_v otherwise_o god_n will_v then_o have_v provide_v worse_o for_o his_o worthy_a creature_n than_o he_o have_v for_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o much_o inferior_a rank_n and_o order_n for_o if_o we_o look_v about_o we_o upon_o all_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n that_o be_v expose_v to_o our_o observation_n
determine_v as_o long_o as_o we_o pass_v not_o the_o bound_n that_o he_o have_v set_v we_o adam_n therefore_o be_v yet_o innocent_a though_o he_o joy_v in_o his_o belove_a spouse_n yea_o and_o be_v permit_v to_o feed_v upon_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o this_o paradise_n the_o various_a result_v of_o corporeal_a pleasure_n as_o long_o as_o he_o follow_v not_o his_o own_o will_n and_o appetite_n contrary_o to_o the_o divine_a command_n and_o appointment_n but_o at_o length_n unhappy_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o body_n betray_v we_o through_o our_o over_o indulgence_n to_o they_o and_o lead_v we_o captive_a to_o anomy_n and_o disobedience_n the_o sense_n of_o what_o be_v grateful_a and_o pleasant_a by_o insensible_a degree_n get_v head_n over_o the_o apprehension_n of_o what_o be_v just_a and_o good_a the_o serpent_n and_o eve_n prove_v successful_a tempter_n adam_n can_v withstand_v the_o inordnate_a appetite_n but_o feed_v on_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n viz._n the_o dictate_v of_o his_o deba●chea_fw-mi will_n and_o ●sual_a pleasure_n and_o thus_o now_o the_o body_n be_v get_v uppermost_o the_o low_a faculty_n have_v great_a exercise_n and_o command_v then_o the_o high_a those_o be_v very_o vigorous_o awaken_v and_o these_o proportionable_o shrink_v up_o and_o consopit_v wherefore_o by_o axiom_n 3._o and_o 5._o the_o soul_n contract_v a_o less_o pure_a body_n which_o may_v be_v more_o accommodate_v to_o sensitive_a operation_n and_o thus_o we_o fall_v from_o the_o high_a paradise_n the_o blissful_a region_n of_o life_n and_o glory_n and_o become_v inhabitant_n of_o the_o air._n not_o that_o we_o be_v present_o quite_o divest_v of_o our_o etherial_a state_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o descend_v into_o this_o less_o perfect_a condition_n of_o life_n for_o retain_v still_o considerable_a exercise_n of_o the_o high_a life_n though_o not_o so_o rule_v and_o vigorous_a one_o as_o before_o the_o soul_n must_v retain_v part_n of_o its_o former_a vehicle_n to_o serve_v it_o as_o its_o instrument_n in_o those_o its_o operation_n for_o the_o therial_a body_n contract_v crasiness_n and_o impurity_n by_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o the_o immaterial_a faculty_n abate_v in_o their_o exercise_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o immediate_o upon_o the_o expire_a of_o the_o high_a congruity_n whole_o strip_v of_o all_o remain_v of_o our_o celestial_a body_n but_o still_o hold_v some_o portion_n of_o they_o within_o the_o grosser_n vehicle_n while_o the_o spirit_n or_o high_a life_n be_v in_o any_o degree_n of_o actuation_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o suppose_v that_o every_o slip_n or_o indulgence_n to_o the_o body_n can_v detrude_v we_o from_o our_o athereal_a happiness_n but_o such_o a_o change_n must_v be_v wrought_v in_o the_o soul_n as_o may_v spoil_v its_o congruity_n to_o a_o celestial_a body_n which_o in_o time_n by_o degree_n be_v effect_v thus_o we_o may_v probable_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v fall_v from_o our_o supreme_a felicity_n but_o other_o of_o our_o order_n have_v make_v better_o use_v of_o their_o enjoyment_n and_o the_o indulgence_n of_o their_o maker_n and_o though_o they_o have_v have_v their_o periga_n as_o well_o as_o their_o apoge_n i_o mean_v their_o verges_n towards_o the_o body_n and_o its_o joy_n as_o well_o as_o their_o aspire_v to_o noble_a and_o sublime_a object_n yet_o they_o keep_v the_o station_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o make_v their_o orderly_a return_n without_o so_o remarkable_a a_o defection_n and_o though_o possible_o some_o of_o they_o may_v sometime_o have_v have_v their_o slip_n and_o have_v wade_v further_o into_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n than_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v yet_o partly_o by_o their_o own_o timely_a care_n and_o consideration_n and_o partly_o by_o the_o divine_a assistance_n they_o recover_v themselves_o again_o to_o their_o condition_n of_o primigenial_a innocence_n but_o we_o must_v leave_v they_o to_o their_o felicity_n and_o go_v on_o with_o the_o history_n of_o our_o own_o descent_n therefore_o after_o we_o be_v detraded_a from_o our_o etherial_a condition_n we_o next_o descend_v into_o the_o aerial_a the_o aerial_a state_n now_o our_o body_n be_v more_o or_o less_o pure_a in_o this_o condition_n proportionable_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o our_o apostasy_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o absolute_o miserable_a in_o our_o first_o step_n of_o descent_n but_o indeed_o happy_a in_o comparison_n of_o our_o now_o condition_n as_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v very_o considerable_a remain_v of_o virtue_n and_o divine_a love_n though_o indeed_o the_o low_a life_n that_o of_o the_o body_n be_v grow_v very_o strong_a and_o rampant_a so_o that_o as_o yet_o we_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v lapse_v no_o low_a than_o the_o best_a and_o pure_a region_n of_o the_o air_n by_o axiom_n 2_o &_o 3._o and_o doubtless_o there_o be_v some_o who_o by_o strive_v against_o the_o inordinacy_n of_o their_o appetitite_n may_v at_o length_n get_v the_o victory_n again_o over_o their_o body_n and_o so_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n who_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o promote_v and_o assist_v good_a beginning_n may_v re-enkindle_v the_o high_a life_n and_o so_o be_v translate_v again_o to_o their_o old_a celestial_a habitation_n without_o descend_v low_o but_o other_o irreclaimeable_o persist_v in_o their_o rebellion_n and_o sink_v more_o and_o more_o into_o the_o body_n and_o the_o relish_n of_o its_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n these_o be_v still_o verge_v to_o a_o low_a and_o more_o degenerate_a state_n so_o that_o at_o the_o last_o the_o high_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v almost_o quite_o lay_v a_o sleep_n and_o consopit_v and_o the_o sensitive_a also_o by_o long_a and_o tedious_a exercise_n be_v much_o tire_v and_o abate_v in_o their_o vigour_n the_o plastic_a faculty_n begin_v now_o full_o to_o awaken_v so_o that_o a_o body_n of_o thin_a and_o subtle_a air_n will_v not_o suffice_v its_o now_o so_o high_o exalt_v energy_n no_o more_o than_o the_o subtle_a 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