a_o universal_a soul_n and_o so_o that_o either_o every_o man_n be_v god_n as_o to_o his_o soul_n or_o that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n only_o that_o be_v to_o be_v call_v man_n as_o distinct_a from_o god_n but_o this_o be_v the_o self-ensnaring_a and_o self-perplexing_a temerity_n of_o busy_a bold_a and_o arrogant_a head_n that_o know_v not_o their_o own_o capacity_n and_o measure_n and_o on_o the_o like_a reason_n they_o must_v at_o last_o come_v with_o other_o to_o say_v that_o all_o passive_a matter_n also_o be_v god_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o universe_n consist_v of_o a_o active_a soul_n and_o passive_a body_n as_o if_o god_n be_v no_o cause_n and_o can_v make_v nothing_o or_o nothing_o with_o life_n or_o sense_n or_o reason_n §_o 22._o but_o why_o depart_v we_o from_o thing_n certain_a by_o such_o presumption_n as_o these_o be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v base_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n than_o man_n or_o angel_n be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o one_o man_n be_v not_o another_o be_v it_o not_o certain_a that_o some_o man_n be_v in_o torment_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o will_v it_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o a_o man_n in_o such_o torment_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v god_n or_o that_o he_o be_v part_n of_o a_o universal_a soul_n will_v not_o a_o man_n on_o the_o rack_n or_o in_o the_o stone_n or_o other_o misery_n say_v call_v i_o by_o what_o name_n you_o please_v that_o case_v not_o my_o pain_n if_o i_o be_v part_n of_o god_n or_o a_o universal_a soul_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_o a_o torment_a miserable_a part_n and_o if_o you_o can_v not_o make_v i_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v some_o part_n which_o be_v serpent_n toad_n devil_n or_o wicked_a or_o torment_v man_n you_o must_v give_v i_o other_o sense_n and_o perceptive_a power_n before_o it_o will_v comfort_v i_o to_o hear_v that_o i_o be_o such_o a_o part_n and_o if_o god_n have_v wicked_a and_o torment_v part_n on_o earth_n why_o may_v he_o not_o have_v such_o and_o i_o be_v one_o of_o they_o hereafter_o and_o if_o i_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o happy_a part_n of_o god_n or_o of_o a_o universal_a soul_n on_o earth_n why_o may_v not_o i_o hope_v to_o be_v such_o hereafter_o §_o 23._o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o god_n be_v the_o continue_v first_o cause_n of_o all_o be_v whatsoever_o and_o that_o the_o branch_n and_o fruit_n depend_v not_o as_o effect_n so_o much_o on_o the_o causality_n of_o the_o stock_n and_o root_n as_o the_o creature_n do_v on_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o impious_a conceit_n to_o think_v that_o the_o world_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o be_v a_o be_v independent_a and_o separate_v total_o from_o god_n or_o subsist_v without_o his_o continue_a causation_n but_o can_v god_n cause_n as_o a_o creator_n by_o make_v that_o which_o be_v not_o himself_o this_o yield_v the_o self-deceiver_n no_o other_o honour_n nor_o happiness_n but_o what_o equal_o belong_v to_o a_o devil_n to_o a_o fly_n or_o worm_n to_o a_o dunghill_n or_o to_o the_o worst_a &_o miserable_a man_n §_o 24._o ii_o as_o man_n soul_n be_v a_o substance_n so_o be_v it_o a_o substance_n difference_v formal_o from_o all_o inferior_a substance_n by_o a_o innate_a indeed_o essential_a power_n virtue_n or_o faculty_n of_o vital-action_n intellection_n and_o freewill_n for_o we_o find_v all_o these_o act_n perform_v by_o it_o as_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n be_v by_o the_o fire_n or_o sun_n and_o if_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o these_o action_n be_v like_o those_o of_o a_o musician_n compound_v of_o the_o agent_n principal_a and_o organical_a several_a part_n can_v he_o prove_v it_o no_o more_o will_v follow_v but_o that_o the_o low_a power_n the_o sensitive_a or_o spirit_n be_v to_o the_o high_a as_o a_o passive_a organ_n receive_v its_o operation_n and_o that_o the_o intellectual_a soul_n have_v the_o power_n of_o cause_v intellection_n and_o volition_n by_o its_o action_n on_o the_o inferior_a part_n as_o a_o man_n can_v cause_v such_o motion_n of_o his_o lute_n as_o shall_v be_v melody_n not_o to_o it_o but_o to_o himself_o and_o consequent_o that_o as_o music_n be_v but_o a_o low_a operation_n of_o man_n who_o proper_a act_n of_o intellection_n and_o volition_n be_v above_o it_o so_o intellection_n and_o volition_n in_o the_o body_n be_v not_o the_o noble_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o perform_v they_o by_o a_o eminent_a power_n which_o can_v do_v great_a thing_n and_o if_o this_o can_v be_v prove_v what_o will_v it_o tend_v to_o the_o unbeliever_n end_n or_o to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o comfort_n §_o 25._o iii_o that_o man_n soul_n at_o death_n be_v not_o annibilate_v even_o the_o atomist_n and_o epicurian_n will_v grant_v who_o think_v that_o no_o atom_n in_o the_o universe_n be_v annihilate_v and_o we_o that_o see_v not_o only_o the_o sun_n and_o heaven_n continue_v but_o every_o grain_n of_o matter_n and_o that_o compound_n be_v change_v by_o dissolution_n of_o part_n and_o rarefaction_n or_o migration_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o by_o annihilation_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o dream_v that_o god_n will_v annihilate_v one_o soul_n though_o he_o can_v do_v it_o if_o he_o please_v yea_o and_o annihilate_v all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n beyond_o a_o rational_a expectation_n §_o 26._o iu._n and_o a_o destruction_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v for_o 1._o either_o a_o intellectual_a spirit_n be_v divisible_a and_o partible_a or_o not_o if_o not_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v it_o if_o it_o be_v either_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o nature_n tend_v to_o or_o not_o but_o that_o nature_n do_v not_o tend_v to_o it_o be_v evident_a for_o 1._o there_o be_v natural_o so_o strange_a and_o strong_a a_o inclination_n to_o unity_n and_o averseness_n to_o separation_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o even_o earth_n and_o stone_n that_o have_v no_o other_o know_v natural_a motion_n have_v yet_o a_o aggregative_a motion_n in_o their_o gravitation_n but_o if_o you_o will_v separate_v the_o part_n from_o the_o rest_n it_o must_v be_v by_o force_n and_o water_n be_v yet_o more_o averse_a from_o partition_n without_o force_n and_o more_o incline_v to_o union_n than_o earth_n and_o air_n than_o water_n and_o fire_n than_o air_n so_o that_o he_o that_o will_v cut_v a_o sunbeam_n into_o piece_n and_o make_v many_o of_o one_o must_v be_v a_o extraordinary_a agent_n and_o sure_o spirit_n even_o intellectual_a spirit_n will_v be_v no_o less_o averse_a from_o partition_n and_o incline_v to_o keep_v their_o unity_n than_o fire_n or_o a_o sunbeam_n be_v so_o that_o natural_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v fear_v that_o it_o shall_v fall_v into_o piece_n 2._o and_o he_o that_o will_v say_v that_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n will_v change_v and_o overcome_v the_o nature_n that_o he_o have_v make_v must_v give_v we_o good_a proof_n of_o it_o or_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o if_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o as_o a_o punishment_n we_o must_v find_v such_o a_o punishment_n somewhere_o threaten_v either_o in_o his_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a law_n which_o we_o do_v not_o and_o therefore_o need_v not_o fear_v it_o §_o 27._o 3._o but_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o soul_n be_v partible_a and_o will_v be_v break_v into_o part_n this_o will_v be_v no_o destruction_n of_o they_o either_o as_o to_o their_o substance_n power_n form_n or_o action_n but_o only_o a_o break_n of_o one_o soul_n into_o many_o for_o be_v not_o compound_v of_o heterogeneal_a part_n but_o as_o simple_a element_n of_o homogeneal_a only_a as_o every_o atom_n of_o earth_n be_v earth_n and_o every_o drop_n of_o water_n in_o the_o sea_n be_v water_n and_o every_o particle_n of_o air_n and_o fire_n be_v air_n and_o fire_n and_o have_v all_o the_o property_n of_o earth_n water_n air_n and_o fire_n so_o will_v it_o be_v with_o every_o particle_n of_o a_o intellectual_a spirit_n but_o who_o can_v see_v cause_n to_o dream_v of_o such_o a_o partition_n never_o threaten_v by_o god_n §_o 28._o v._o and_o that_o soul_n lose_v not_o their_o formal_a power_n or_o virtue_n we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o conceive_v because_o they_o be_v their_o natural_a essence_n not_o as_o mix_v but_o simple_a substance_n and_o though_o some_o imagine_v that_o the_o passive_a element_n may_v be_v attenuation_n or_o incrassation_n be_v transmute_v one_o into_o another_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o earth_n be_v still_o earth_n and_o water_n be_v water_n and_o air_n be_v air_n and_o their_o conceit_n have_v no_o proof_n and_o be_v it_o prove_v it_o will_v but_o prove_v that_o none_o of_o these_o be_v a_o first_o or_o proper_a element_n
but_o what_o shall_v a_o intellectual_a spirit_n be_v change_v into_o how_o shall_v it_o lose_v its_o formal_a power_n not_o by_o nature_n for_o its_o nature_n have_v nothing_o that_o tend_v to_o deterioration_n or_o decay_n or_o self-destruction_n the_o sun_n do_v not_o decay_v by_o its_o wonderful_a motion_n light_n and_o heat_n and_o why_o shall_v spirit_n not_o by_o god_n destroy_v they_o or_o change_v their_o nature_n for_o though_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o constant_a motion_n or_o revolution_n he_o continue_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o simple_a being_n and_o show_v we_o that_o he_o delight_v in_o a_o constancy_n of_o operation_n insomuch_o that_o hence_o aristotle_n think_v the_o world_n eternal_a and_o god_n have_v make_v no_o law_n that_o threaten_v to_o do_v it_o as_o a_o penalty_n therefore_o to_o dream_v that_o intellectual_a spirit_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o other_o thing_n and_o lose_v their_o essential_a formal_a power_n which_o specify_v they_o be_v without_o and_o against_o all_o sober_a reason_n let_v they_o first_o but_o prove_v that_o the_o sun_n lose_v motion_n light_n and_o heat_n and_o be_v turn_v into_o air_n or_o water_n or_o earth_n such_o change_n be_v beyond_o a_o rational_a fear_n §_o 29._o vi_o but_o some_o man_n dream_v that_o soul_n shall_v sleep_v and_o cease_v their_o act_n though_o they_o do_v not_o their_o power_n but_o this_o be_v more_o unreasonable_a than_o the_o former_a for_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a obediential_a passive_a power_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o but_o a_o active_a power_n consist_v in_o a_o great_a a_o inclination_n to_o act_n as_o passive_a nature_n have_v to_o forbear_v action_n so_o that_o if_o such_o a_o nature_n act_n not_o it_o must_v be_v because_o its_o natural_a inclination_n be_v hinder_v by_o a_o strong_a and_o who_o shall_v hinder_v it_o 1._o god_n will_v not_o continue_v a_o active_a power_n force_n and_o inclination_n in_o nature_n and_o forcible_o hinder_v the_o operation_n of_o that_o nature_n which_o he_o himself_o continue_v unless_o penal_o for_o some_o special_a cause_n which_o he_o never_o give_v we_o any_o notice_n of_o by_o any_o threaten_a but_o the_o contrary_n 2._o object_n will_v not_o be_v want_v for_o all_o the_o world_n will_v be_v still_o at_o hand_n and_o god_n above_o all_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o unreasonable_a conceit_n to_o think_v that_o god_n will_v continue_v a_o active_a vital_a intellective_a volitive_a nature_n form_n power_n force_n inclination_n in_o a_o noble_a substance_n which_o shall_v use_v none_o of_o these_o for_o many_o hundred_o or_o thousand_o year_n and_o so_o continue_v they_o in_o vain_a nay_o 3._o it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v think_v that_o some_o action_n be_v their_o constant_a state_n without_o which_o the_o cessation_n of_o their_o very_a form_n will_v be_v infer_v §_o 30._o but_o all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v with_o reason_n be_v that_o separate_a soul_n and_o soul_n hereafter_o in_o spiritual_a body_n will_v have_v action_n of_o another_o mode_n and_o very_o different_a from_o these_o that_o we_o now_o perceive_v in_o flesh_n and_o be_v it_o so_o they_o will_v yet_o be_v radical_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a and_o they_o will_v be_v formal_o or_o eminent_o such_o as_o we_o now_o call_v vitality_n intellection_n and_o volition_n and_o they_o will_v be_v no_o low_a nor_o less_o excellent_a if_o not_o far_o more_o and_o than_o what_o the_o difference_n will_v be_v christ_n know_v who_o i_o trust_v and_o in_o season_n i_o shall_v know_v but_o to_o talk_v of_o a_o dead_a life_n a_o unactive_a activity_n or_o a_o sleep_a soul_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o sleep_a than_o a_o wake_n man_n §_o 31._o it_o be_v true_a that_o disease_n or_o hurt_v do_v now_o hinder_v the_o soul_n intellectual_a perception_n in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o infancy_n and_o sleep_n they_o be_v imperfect_a which_o prove_v indeed_o that_o the_o act_n common_o call_v intellection_n and_o volition_n have_v now_o something_o in_o they_o also_o of_o sensation_n and_o that_o sensitive_a operation_n be_v diversify_v by_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o several_a sense_n and_o that_o bare_a intellection_n and_o volition_n without_o any_o sensation_n be_v now_o scarce_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o we_o though_o the_o soul_n may_v have_v such_o act_n intrinsical_o and_o in_o its_o profundity_n for_o it_o be_v now_o so_o unite_v to_o this_o body_n that_o it_o act_v on_o it_o as_o our_o form_n and_o indeed_o the_o act_n observe_v by_o we_o can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v specify_v or_o modify_v at_o least_o by_o the_o agent_n and_o the_o recipient_n and_o sub-agent_n part_n conjunct_a but_o 1._o as_o the_o sun_n will_v do_v the_o same_o thing_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la svi_fw-la if_o in_fw-la vacuo_fw-la only_o it_o send_v forth_o its_o beam_n though_o this_o be_v no_o illumination_n or_o calefaction_n because_o there_o be_v no_o recipient_a to_o be_v illuminate_v and_o heat_v by_o it_o and_o it_o will_v lose_v nothing_o by_o the_o want_n of_o object_n so_o the_o soul_n have_v it_o no_o body_n to_o act_v on_o will_v have_v its_o profound_a immanent_a act_n of_o self-living_a self-perceiving_a and_o self_n love_v and_o all_o its_o external_a act_n on_o other_o object_n which_o need_v not_o organ_n of_o sense_n for_o their_o approximation_n and_o 2._o it_o be_v sensitive_a faculty_n be_v itself_o or_o such_o as_o it_o be_v not_o separate_v from_o though_o the_o particular_a sort_n of_o sensation_n may_v be_v alter_v with_o their_o use_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v still_o act_v on_o or_o with_o the_o sense_n and_o if_o one_o way_n of_o sensation_n be_v hinder_v it_o have_v another_o 3._o and_o how_o far_o this_o lantern_n of_o flesh_n do_v help_v or_o hinder_v its_o operation_n we_o know_v not_o yet_o but_o shall_v know_v hereafter_o sondiâ—s_fw-fr de_fw-fr orig._n animae_fw-la though_o a_o heretical_a writer_n have_v say_v much_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o body_n be_v a_o hindrance_n and_o not_o a_o help_n to_o the_o soul_n intuition_n and_o if_o ratiocination_n be_v a_o compound_n act_n yet_o intuition_n may_v be_v do_v for_o ever_o by_o the_o soul_n alone_o 4._o but_o as_o we_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v what_o power_n the_o soul_n have_v when_o the_o act_n be_v hinder_v but_o when_o they_o be_v do_v nor_o what_o soul_n be_v make_v by_o god_n for_o by_o their_o state_n in_o the_o womb_n or_o infancy_n or_o disease_n but_o by_o our_o ordinary_a mature_a state_n of_o life_n so_o we_o have_v little_a reason_n to_o think_v that_o the_o same_o god_n who_o make_v they_o for_o life_n intellection_n and_o volition_n here_o will_v not_o continue_v the_o same_o power_n oâ—_n the_o same_o or_o as_o noble_a use_n hereafter_o whether_o with_o organ_n or_o without_o as_o please_v he_o if_o in_o this_o flesh_n our_o spirit_n be_v not_o unactive_a and_o useless_a we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o they_o will_v be_v so_o hereafter_o and_o that_o for_o ever_o §_o 32._o this_o great_a and_o hard_a of_o all_o objection_n do_v make_v we_o confess_v with_o contarenus_n contra_fw-la pomponatium_n de_fw-fr anim._n immortalit_n that_o though_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n we_o may_v know_v the_o immortality_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o they_o lose_v not_o their_o power_n or_o activity_n yet_o without_o supernatural_a light_n we_o know_v not_o what_o manner_n of_o action_n they_o will_v have_v in_o their_o separate_a state_n or_o in_o another_o world_n because_o here_o they_o act_v according_a to_o objective_a termination_n and_o the_o receptivity_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o fantasy_n &_o recipitur_fw-la ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o womb_n we_o perceive_v not_o that_o it_o act_v intellectual_o at_o all_o but_o we_o know_v that_o 1._o if_o even_o then_o it_o differ_v not_o in_o its_o formal_a â—ower_n from_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n it_o will_v not_o so_o much_o afterward_o differ_v in_o act_n and_o it_o will_v never_o 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