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this_o 〈◊〉_d so_o great_a people_n and_o the_o speech_n â—…ased_v the_o lord_n that_o solomon_n have_v askâ—…_n this_o thing_n and_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o â—…cause_fw-mi thou_o have_v ask_v this_o thing_n and_o have_v not_o ask_v for_o thyself_o long_a life_n nor_o riches_n nor_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o enemy_n but_o have_v ask_v for_o thyself_o understand_v to_o discern_v judgement_n of_o thing_n behold_v i_o have_v do_v according_a to_o thy_o word_n lo_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o wise_a and_o understand_a heart_n so_o that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o thou_o before_o thou_o neither_o after_o thou_o shall_v any_o arise_v like_a unto_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v also_o give_v unto_o thou_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o ask_v both_o riches_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o among_o the_o king_n like_v unto_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o day_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n to_o keep_v my_o statute_n and_o my_o commandment_n as_o thy_o 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47._o chapter_n 4._o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o dream_n more_o particular_o where_o seven_o cause_n be_v assign_v viz._n one_a the_o constitution_n two_o the_o profession_n or_o course_n of_o life_n three_o the_o influx_n of_o the_o planet_n four_o diet_n or_o medicine_n 5th_o evil_a spirit_n six_o good_a spirit_n and_o angel_n seven_o and_o last_o extraordinary_a vision_n from_o god_n all_o which_o be_v several_o handle_v and_o the_o whole_a reduce_v into_o a_o threefold_a radix_fw-la viz._n either_o 1._o from_o the_o outward_a principle_n of_o this_o world_n or_o 2._o from_o the_o dark_a wrath_n or_o 3._o from_o the_o friendly_a divine_a principle_n of_o god_n love_n and_o light_n and_o how_o by_o your_o dream_n you_o may_v know_v which_o of_o these_o three_o principle_n do_v predominate_a in_o your_o soul_n with_o a_o distinction_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o dream_n arise_v from_o each_o complexion_n sanguine_a choleric_a melancholy_a and_o phlegmatic_a as_o also_o of_o those_o that_o flow_v from_o each_o of_o the_o seven_o planet_n from_o pag._n 47._o to_o p._n 58._o chapter_n 5._o contain_v a_o deep_a and_o serious_a discourse_n prove_v that_o dream_n be_v a_o figure_n or_o resem_n blance_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o soul_n after_o death_n the_o representation_n in_o dream_n be_v real_a to_o the_o soul_n whilst_o we_o sleep_v though_o they_o seem_v fantastic_a to_o we_o after_o we_o wake_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o vast_a difference_n between_o the_o material_a and_o immaterial_a world_n from_o pag._n 58._o to_o p._n 68_o chapter_n 6._o show_v how_o depart_v soul_n communicate_v with_o person_n live_v in_o dream_n and_o sometime_o in_o apparition_n what_o kind_n of_o body_n such_o apparition_n have_v and_o whence_o take_v how_o long_o such_o body_n can_v endure_v burn_v of_o dead_a body_n a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o appear_v of_o their_o spirit_n and_o why_o a_o necessary_a note_n for_o midwife_n that_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o depart_v soul_n to_o communicate_v with_o we_o in_o dream_n then_o by_o apparition_n here_o be_v likewise_o discourse_v of_o the_o communication_n of_o angel_n with_o man_n how_o spirit_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n be_v attract_v by_o sympathy_n or_o simile_n and_o their_o effect_n whence_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n imagination_n and_o desire_n do_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n proceed_v from_o pag._n 68_o to_o p._n 89._o chapter_n 7._o treat_v particular_o of_o the_o office_n render_v to_o man_n by_o good_a angel_n the_o ground_n of_o mix_a thought_n &_o action_n the_o shape_v wherein_o good_a and_o bad_a angel_n appear_v and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o from_o pag_n 89._o to_o p._n 125._o chapter_n 8._o rehearse_n in_o order_n several_a scripture-example_n and_o testimony_n touch_v dream_n and_o discant_v thereon_o illustrate_v thereby_o many_o difficult_a text_n from_o pag._n 125._o to_o p._n 143._o chapter_n 9_o discourse_n of_o angels-guardian_n of_o country_n and_o particular_a person_n and_o their_o office_n towards_o man_n mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o how_o man_n do_v conciliate_v their_o assistance_n not_o by_o invocation_n or_o worship_n which_o be_v not_o due_a to_o they_o but_o by_o simile_n as_o they_o increase_v in_o faith_n holiness_n and_o innocency_n from_o pag._n 143._o to_o p._n 176._o chapter_n 10._o why_o man_n can_v communicate_v with_o spirit_n in_o his_o outward_a sense_n but_o in_o dream_n and_o ecstasy_n it_o also_o treat_v of_o strange_a material_a figure_n represent_v call_v hear_v blow_v receive_v and_o the_o like_a before_o death_n of_o middle_a spirit_n against_o tell_v of_o dream_n why_o dream_n be_v always_o represent_v in_o coopereal_a form_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n man_n work_n be_v say_v to_o follow_v they_o after_o death_n from_o pag._n 176._o to_o p._n 202._o chapter_n 11._o offer_v reason_n why_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v that_o these_o communication_n from_o good_a angel_n by_o dream_n and_o the_o like_a so_o frequent_a in_o 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pag._n 249_o 250_o 251._o section_n 2._o the_o particular_a passion_n most_o apt_a to_o cause_v it_o pag._n 251_o 252_o 253._o section_n 3._o the_o manner_n how_o they_o disorder_v the_o soul_n pag._n 253_o 254_o 255_o 256._o section_n 4._o pride_n the_o general_a cause_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o madness_n pag._n 256_o 257_o 258._o section_n 5._o madness_n be_v a_o bring_v forth_o of_o all_o conception_n or_o imagination_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o arise_v without_o any_o choice_n from_o pag._n 258._o to_o p._n 261._o section_n 6._o they_o have_v no_o veil_n to_o cover_v or_o disguise_v themselves_o with_o pag._n 261_o 262._o section_n 7._o most_o of_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v worse_o and_o more_o mischievous_a and_o silly_a than_o those_o of_o common_a madman_n prove_v by_o particular_a instance_n from_o pag._n 262_o to_o p._n 267._o section_n 8._o the_o several_a species_n of_o madness_n and_o hoâ—…_n by_o their_o carriage_n you_o may_v know_v whaâ—…_n principle_n be_v most_o
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the_o vision_n be_v for_o many_o day_n and_o have_v strengthen_v the_o prophet_n proceed_v thus_o know_v thou_o wherefore_o i_o come_v unto_o thou_o i_o will_v return_v to_o fight_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o persia_n and_o when_o i_o be_o go_v forth_o lo_o the_o prince_n of_o grecia_n shall_v come_v but_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o that_o which_o be_v note_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n of_o michael_n your_o prince_n thereby_o to_o understand_v the_o several_a respective_a angel_n guardian_n or_o titular_a intelligence_n of_o those_o nation_n and_o that_o every_o particular_a person_n as_o well_o as_o nation_n or_o country_n have_v a_o peculiar_a angel_n guardian_n seem_v to_o i_o very_o plain_a from_o the_o scripture_n especial_o those_o two_o undeniable_a text_n mat._n 18._o 10._o take_v heed_n that_o you_o despise_v not_o one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o in_o heaven_n their_o angel_n always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n and_o 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