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and_o you_o shall_v have_v fifty_o man_n go_v three_o day_n to_o seek_v he_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o may_v enjoy_v his_o company_n a_o while_n long_o we_o find_v that_o jesus_n himself_o weep_v for_o his_o friend_n lazarus_n joh._n 11._o 35._o at_o which_o the_o jew_n say_v behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o two_o soul_n join_v together_o in_o cordial_a love_n can_v part_v without_o a_o groan_n especial_o a_o son_n and_o his_o father_n a_o scholar_n and_o his_o master_n the_o child_n can_v hold_v itself_o from_o cry_v when_o it_o want_v the_o breast_n that_o use_v to_o feed_v it_o nor_o can_v a_o soul_n thirsty_a of_o knowledge_n but_o be_v pain_v when_o the_o fountain_n be_v stop_v that_o use_v to_o quench_v it_o there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o of_o these_o man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o their_o loss_n will_v be_v as_o soon_o feel_v as_o the_o want_n of_o a_o stake_n in_o a_o rot_a hedge_n or_o of_o a_o buttress_n against_o a_o bow_v wall_n he_o who_o know_v one_o to_o 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upon_o his_o hand_n can_v not_o but_o have_v very_o reverend_a thought_n towards_o he_o now_o that_o the_o angel_n come_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o and_o in_o flame_n of_o fire_n to_o carry_v he_o up_o above_o he_o can_v not_o but_o honour_v he_o as_o his_o elder_a and_o father_n as_o his_o leader_n and_o commander_n as_o the_o general_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o the_o very_a host_n and_o army_n of_o israel_n and_o indeed_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o man_n that_o be_v as_o full_a of_o god_n as_o the_o name_n of_o elijah_n be_v which_o include_v two_o if_o not_o three_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o divine_a name_n in_o it_o can_v but_o draw_v our_o eye_n towards_o they_o but_o then_o they_o so_o dazzle_v we_o with_o their_o lustre_n and_o brightness_n they_o strike_v we_o into_o such_o amazement_n at_o their_o perfection_n that_o the_o weakness_n of_o man_n nature_n have_v be_v apt_a to_o give_v no_o less_o than_o divine_a veneration_n to_o such_o person_n it_o have_v not_o be_v lawful_a i_o know_v to_o have_v worship_v elijah_n though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o angel_n but_o yet_o methinks_v i_o see_v elisha_n bow_v down_o with_o some_o respect_n to_o the_o very_a mantle_n which_o fall_v from_o his_o master_n and_o take_v it_o up_o as_o a_o precious_a relic_n of_o so_o holy_a a_o man_n and_o i_o can_v very_o well_o pass_v some_o civility_n upon_o the_o gown_n in_o which_o this_o holy_a man_n depart_v use_v for_o to_o walk_v out_o of_o the_o great_a honour_n which_o i_o bear_v to_o he_o there_o be_v so_o much_o of_o divinity_n enshrine_v in_o this_o excellent_a man_n soul_n that_o it_o make_v every_o thing_n about_o he_o
be_v content_a to_o enjoy_v himself_o except_o he_o may_v enjoy_v god_n too_o and_o himself_o in_o god_n how_o he_o deny_v himself_o for_o god_n to_o deny_v a_o man_n self_n be_v not_o to_o deny_v right_a reason_n for_o that_o be_v to_o deny_v god_n in_o stead_n of_o deny_v himself_o for_o god_n self-love_n the_o only_a principle_n that_o act_v wicked_a man_n the_o happy_a privilege_n of_o a_o soul_n unite_v to_o god_n pag._n 385._o chap._n iii_o 3._o the_o nobleness_n of_o religion_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o property_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o 1._o religion_n enlarge_v all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o beget_v a_o true_a ingenuity_n liberty_n and_o amplitude_n the_o most_o free_a and_o generous_a spirit_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o good_a man_n the_o near_a any_o be_v come_v to_o god_n the_o more_o large_a and_o free_a the_o further_a be_v slide_v from_o god_n the_o more_o streighten_v sin_n be_v the_o sink_n of_o man_n soul_n from_o god_n into_o sensual_a selfishness_n a_o account_n when_o the_o most_o generous_a freedom_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o its_o just_a proportion_n how_o mechanical_a and_o formal_a christian_n make_v a_o art_n of_o religion_n set_v it_o such_o bound_n as_o may_v not_o exceed_v the_o scant_a measure_n of_o their_o principle_n and_o then_o fit_a their_o own_o notion_n as_o so_o many_o example_n to_o it_o a_o good_a man_n find_v not_o his_o religion_n without_o he_o but_o as_o a_o live_a principle_n within_o he_o god_n immutable_a and_o eternal_a goodness_n the_o unchangeable_a rule_n of_o his_o will._n pecvish_a self-willed_a and_o imperious_a man_n shape_v out_o such_o notion_n of_o god_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o this_o pattern_n of_o themselves_o the_o true_o religious_a have_v better_a apprehension_n of_o god_n pag._n 392._o chap._n iu._n the_o second_o property_n discover_v the_o nobleness_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o it_o restore_v man_n to_o a_o just_a power_n and_o dominion_n over_o himself_o enable_v he_o to_o overcome_v his_o selfwill_a and_o passion_n of_o selfwill_a and_o the_o many_o evil_n that_o flow_v from_o it_o that_o religion_n do_v nowhere_o discover_v its_o power_n and_o prowess_n so_o much_o as_o in_o subdue_a this_o dangerous_a and_o potent_a enemy_n the_o high_a and_o noble_a victory_n be_v those_o over_o our_o selfwill_a and_o passion_n of_o self-denial_n and_o the_o have_a power_n over_o our_o will_n the_o happiness_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o such_o a_o state_n how_o that_o magnanimity_n and_o puissance_n which_o religion_n beget_v in_o holy_a soul_n differ_v from_o and_o excel_v that_o gallantry_n and_o puissance_n which_o the_o great_a nimrods_n of_o this_o world_n boast_v of_o pag._n 397._o chap._n v._o the_o three_o property_n or_o effect_n discover_v the_o nobleness_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o it_o direct_v and_o enable_v a_o man_n to_o propound_v to_o himself_o the_o best_a end_n viz._n the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o become_v like_a unto_o god_n low_n and_o particular_a end_n and_o interest_n both_o debase_v and_o straighten_v a_o man_n spirit_n the_o universal_a high_a and_o last_o end_v both_o ennoble_v and_o enlarge_v it_o a_o man_n be_v such_o as_o the_o end_n be_v he_o aim_v at_o the_o great_a power_n the_o end_n have_v to_o mould_n and_o fashion_n man_n into_o its_o likeness_n religion_n oblige_v a_o man_n not_o to_o seek_v himself_o nor_o to_o drive_v a_o trade_n for_o himself_o but_o to_o seek_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o live_v whole_o to_o he_o and_o guide_v he_o steady_o and_o uniform_o to_o the_o one_o chief_a good_a and_o last_o end_n man_n be_v prone_a to_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o a_o pretend_a aim_v at_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n a_o more_o full_a and_o distinct_a explication_n of_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o man_n direct_v all_o his_o action_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v true_o and_o real_o to_o glorify_v god_n god_n seek_v his_o glory_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o be_v the_o flow_v forth_o of_o his_o goodness_n upon_o we_o our_o seek_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v our_o endeavour_v to_o partake_v more_o of_o god_n and_o to_o resemble_v he_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v in_o true_a holiness_n and_o every_o divine_a virtue_n that_o we_o be_v not_o nice_o to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n that_o salvation_n be_v nothing_o else_o for_o the_o main_a but_o a_o true_a participation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o love_n god_n above_o ourselves_o be_v not_o to_o love_v he_o above_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o above_o our_o particular_a being_n and_z above_o our_o sinful_a affection_n etc._n etc._n the_o difference_n between_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a relative_o and_o those_o that_o be_v good_a absolute_o and_o essential_o that_o in_o our_o conformity_n to_o these_o god_n be_v most_o glorify_a and_o we_o be_v make_v most_o happy_a pag._n 403._o chap._n vi_o the_o four_o property_n or_o effect_n discover_v the_o excellency_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o it_o beget_v the_o great_a serenity_n and_o composedness_n of_o mind_n and_o bring_v the_o true_a contentment_n the_o pure_a and_o most_o satisfy_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n to_o every_o holy_a soul_n god_n as_o be_v that_o uniform_a chief_a good_a and_o the_o one_o last_o end_n do_v attract_v and_o fix_v the_o soul_n wicked_a man_n distract_v through_o a_o multiplicity_n of_o object_n and_o ends._n how_o the_o restless_a appetite_n of_o our_o will_n after_o some_o supreme_a good_a lead_v to_o the_o knowledge_n as_o of_o a_o deity_n so_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o deity_n how_o the_o joy_n and_o delight_n of_o good_a man_n differ_v from_o and_o far_o excel_v those_o of_o the_o wicked_a the_o constancy_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o good_a man_n in_o reference_n to_o external_n trouble_v all_o perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n arise_v from_o a_o inward_a rather_o than_o a_o outward_a cause_n the_o stoic_n method_n for_o attain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o true_a rest_n examine_v and_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o it_o discover_v a_o further_a illustration_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o peaceful_a and_o happy_a state_n of_o good_a man_n from_o the_o contrary_a state_n of_o the_o wicked_a pag._n 412._o chap._n vii_o the_o five_o property_n or_o effect_n discover_v the_o excellency_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o it_o advance_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o holy_a boldness_n and_o humble_a familiarity_n with_o god_n and_o to_o a_o comfortable_a confidence_n concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o it_o and_o its_o own_o salvation_n fearfulness_n consternation_n of_o mind_n and_o frightful_a passion_n be_v consequent_a upon_o sin_n and_o gild_n these_o together_o with_o the_o most_o dismal_a deportment_n of_o tremble_v and_o amazement_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o delight_v to_o be_v serve_v in_o this_o manner_n by_o his_o worshipper_n love_n joy_n and_o hope_n be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o most_o please_a to_o he_o the_o right_a apprehension_n of_o god_n be_v such_o as_o be_v apt_a to_o beget_v love_n to_o god_n delight_n and_o confidence_n in_o he_o a_o true_a christian_a be_v more_o for_o a_o solid_a and_o wellgrounded_n peace_n then_o for_o high_a rapture_n and_o feeling_n of_o joy_n how_o a_o christian_n shall_v endeavour_v the_o assurance_n of_o his_o salvation_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o importunate_o expect_v or_o desire_v some_o extraordinary_a manifestation_n of_o god_n to_o he_o but_o rather_o look_v after_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o life_n of_o god_n within_o he_o the_o foundation_n or_o beginning_n of_o heaven_n and_o salvation_n in_o his_o own_o soul_n that_o self-resignation_n and_o the_o subdue_a of_o our_o own_o will_n be_v great_o available_a to_o obtain_v assurance_n the_o vanity_n and_o absurdity_n of_o that_o opinion_n viz._n that_o in_o a_o perfect_a resignation_n of_o our_o will_n to_o god_n will_n a_o man_n shall_v be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o damnation_n and_o to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o eternal_a wrath_n in_o hell_n if_o it_o shall_v so_o please_v god_n pag._n 423._o chap._n viii_o the_o six_o property_n or_o effect_n discover_v the_o excellency_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o it_o spiritualize_v material_a thing_n and_o carry_v up_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n from_o sensible_a and_o earthly_a thing_n to_o thing_n intellectual_a and_o divine_a there_o be_v lesser_a and_o full_a representation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creature_n to_o converse_v with_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n and_o to_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o sensible_a world_n into_o the_o intellectual_a be_v most_o effectual_o teach_v by_o religion_n wicked_a man_n converse_v not_o with_o god_n as_o shine_v out_o in_o the_o creature_n they_o
of_o depress_v all_o those_o inbred_n notion_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o to_o reason_n themselves_o out_o of_o their_o own_o sense_n as_o the_o old_a sceptic_n do_v and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v it_o may_v be_v wish_v that_o some_o man_n that_o have_v not_o religion_n have_v have_v more_o superstition_n to_o accompany_v they_o in_o their_o passage_n from_o ignorance_n to_o knowledge_n but_o we_o have_v run_v out_o too_o far_o in_o this_o digression_n we_o shall_v now_o return_v and_o observe_v how_o our_o former_a author_n take_v notice_n of_o another_o piece_n of_o vulgar_a superstition_n which_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o be_v chase_v away_o by_o atheism_n and_o that_o be_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o he_o thus_o set_v upon_o in_o his_o three_o book_n animi_fw-la natura_fw-la videtur_fw-la atque_fw-la animae_fw-la claranda_fw-la meis_fw-la jam_fw-la versibus_fw-la esse_fw-la et_fw-la metus_fw-la ille_fw-la for_o as_o praeceps_fw-la acheruntis_fw-la agendus_fw-la funditus_fw-la humanam_fw-la vitam_fw-la qui_fw-la turbat_fw-la ab_fw-la imo_fw-la omnia_fw-la suffundens_fw-la mortis_fw-la nigrore_fw-la and_o afterward_o he_o tell_v we_o how_o this_o fear_n of_o the_o god_n thus_o proceed_v from_o the_o former_a cause_n and_o from_o those_o spectres_n and_o ghastly_a apparition_n with_o which_o man_n be_v sometime_o terrify_v beget_v all_o those_o fantastic_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n in_o use_n among_o they_o as_o their_o temple_n sacred_a lake_n and_o pool_n their_o grove_n altar_n image_n and_o other_o like_a vanity_n as_o so_o many_o idle_a toy_n to_o please_v these_o deity_n with_o and_o at_o last_o conclude_v himself_o thus_o into_o atheism_n as_o a_o strong_a fort_n to_o preserve_v himself_o from_o these_o cruel_a deity_n that_o superstition_n have_v make_v because_o he_o can_v not_o find_v the_o way_n to_o true_a religion_n nunc_fw-la quae_fw-la sausa_fw-la deûm_fw-la per_fw-la magnas_fw-la numina_fw-la gentes_fw-la 5._o pervulgarit_fw-la &_o ararum_fw-la compleverit_fw-la urbes_fw-la suscipiendáque_fw-la curarit_fw-la solennia_fw-la sacra_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o magnis_fw-la florent_fw-la rebúsque_fw-la locìsque_fw-la unde_fw-la etiam_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la insitus_fw-la horror_n qui_fw-la delubra_fw-la deûm_fw-la nova_fw-la toto_fw-la suscitat_fw-la orbi_fw-la terrarum_fw-la &_o in_o festis_fw-la cogit_fw-la celebrare_fw-la diebus_fw-la non_fw-la ità _fw-la difficile_fw-la est_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddere_fw-la verbis_fw-la thus_o we_o see_v how_o superstition_n strengthen_v the_o wicked_a hand_n of_o atheism_n so_o far_o be_v a_o formal_a and_o ritual_a way_n of_o religion_n proceed_v from_o baseness_n and_o servility_n of_o mind_n though_o back_v with_o never_o so_o much_o rigour_n and_o severity_n from_o keep_v it_o out_o and_o i_o wish_v some_o of_o our_o opinion_n in_o religion_n in_o these_o day_n may_v not_o have_v the_o same_o evil_a influence_n as_o the_o notorious_a gentile_a superstition_n of_o old_a have_v as_o well_o for_o the_o beget_n this_o brat_n of_o atheism_n as_o i_o doubt_v it_o be_v too_o manifest_a they_o have_v for_o some_o other_o thus_o we_o shall_v now_o leave_v this_o argument_n only_o before_o we_o pass_v from_o it_o we_o shall_v observe_v two_o thing_n which_o plutarch_n have_v suggest_v to_o we_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v that_o howsoever_o superstition_n be_v never_o so_o unlovely_a a_o thing_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a than_o atheism_n which_o i_o shall_v repeat_v in_o his_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o take_v off_o superstition_n from_o our_o mind_n as_o a_o film_n from_o our_o eye_n but_o if_o that_o can_v be_v we_o must_v not_o therefore_o pluck_v out_o our_o eye_n and_o blind_a the_o faith_n that_o general_o we_o have_v of_o the_o deity_n superstition_n may_v keep_v man_n from_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o sin_n sometime_o and_o so_o their_o future_a punishment_n may_v have_v some_o abatement_n beside_o that_o atheism_n offer_v the_o great_a violence_n to_o man_n soul_n that_o may_v be_v pull_v up_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n which_o have_v spread_v their_o root_n quite_o through_o all_o the_o power_n of_o man_n soul_n the_o second_o be_v this_o that_o atheism_n itself_o be_v a_o most_o ignoble_a and_o uncomfortable_a thing_n as_o tully_n have_v large_o discuss_v it_o and_o especial_o plutarch_n in_o the_o abovenamed_a tractate_n of_o he_o write_v by_o way_n of_o confutation_n of_o colotes_n the_o epicurean_a who_o write_v a_o book_n to_o prove_v that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o live_v quiet_o by_o follow_v any_o other_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n beside_o his_o own_o as_o if_o all_o true_a good_a be_v only_o conversant_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o belly_n and_o all_o the_o pore_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o way_n to_o true_a happiness_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o else_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plutarch_n have_v not_o more_o witty_o then_o judicious_o reply_v upon_o he_o what_o be_v all_o that_o happiness_n that_o arife_v from_o these_o bodily_a pleasure_n to_o any_o one_o that_o have_v any_o high_a or_o noble_a sense_n within_o he_o this_o gross_a muddy_a and_o stupid_a opinion_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o dehonestamentum_fw-la humani_fw-la generis_fw-la that_o cast_v as_o great_a a_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n upon_o the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n as_o may_v be_v and_o sink_v it_o into_o the_o deep_a abyss_n of_o baseness_n and_o certain_o be_v the_o high_a happiness_n of_o mankind_n such_o a_o thing_n as_o may_v be_v feel_v by_o a_o corporeal_a touch_n be_v it_o of_o so_o ignoble_a a_o birth_n as_o to_o spring_v out_o of_o this_o earth_n and_o to_o grow_v up_o out_o of_o this_o mire_n and_o clay_n we_o may_v well_o sit_v down_o and_o bewail_v our_o unhappy_a fate_n that_o we_o shall_v rather_o be_v bear_v man_n then_o brute_n beast_n which_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o while_o they_o will_v place_v it_o in_o the_o body_n and_o then_o lead_v it_o back_o again_o into_o the_o soul_n not_o know_v where_o to_o bestow_v it_o and_o diodorus_n and_o the_o cyreniaci_n and_o the_o epicurean_o as_o tully_n tell_v we_o who_o all_o can_v fancy_v nothing_o but_o a_o bodily_a happiness_n yet_o can_v not_o agree_v whether_o it_o shall_v be_v voluptas_n or_o vacuitas_fw-la doloris_fw-la or_o something_o else_o it_o be_v ever_o find_v so_o hard_a a_o thing_n to_o define_v like_o that_o base_a matter_n of_o which_o it_o be_v beget_v which_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o penury_n &_o scantness_n of_o being_n as_o philosopher_n tell_v we_o do_v effugere_fw-la intellectum_fw-la and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o shady_a kind_n of_o nothing_o something_o that_o have_v a_o name_n but_o nothing_o else_o i_o dare_v say_v that_o all_o those_o that_o have_v any_o just_a esteem_n of_o humanity_n can_v but_o with_o a_o noble_a scorn_n defy_v such_o a_o base-born_a happiness_n as_o this_o be_v generate_v only_o out_o of_o the_o slime_n of_o this_o earth_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v all_o the_o portion_n of_o atheism_n which_o teach_v the_o entertainer_n of_o it_o to_o believe_v themselves_o nothing_o else_o but_o so_o many_o heap_n of_o more_o refine_a dust_n fortuitous_o gather_v together_o which_o at_o last_o must_v be_v all_o blow_v away_o again_o but_o a_o true_a belief_n of_o a_o deity_n be_v a_o sure_a support_n to_o all_o serious_a mind_n which_o beside_o the_o future_a hope_n it_o be_v pregnant_a with_o entertain_v they_o here_o with_o tranquillity_n and_o inward_a serenity_n what_o the_o stoic_a say_v in_o his_o cool_a and_o mature_a thought_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o live_v in_o a_o world_n empty_a of_o god_n and_o providence_n be_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o those_o that_o know_v what_o a_o deity_n mean_n indeed_o it_o be_v the_o great_a unhappiness_n that_o may_v be_v to_o have_v be_v bear_v into_o such_o
we_o shall_v add_v but_o this_o one_o thing_n further_o to_o clear_v the_o soul_n immortality_n and_o it_o be_v indeed_o that_o which_o breed_v a_o true_a sense_n of_o it_o viz._n true_a and_o real_a goodness_n our_o high_a speculation_n of_o the_o soul_n may_v beget_v a_o sufficient_a conviction_n thereof_o within_o we_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v only_o true_a goodness_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o can_v make_v they_o both_o know_v and_o love_n believe_v and_o delight_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o immortality_n though_o every_o good_a man_n be_v not_o so_o logical_o subtle_a as_o to_o be_v able_a by_o fit_a medium_n to_o demonstrate_v his_o own_o immortality_n yet_o he_o see_v it_o in_o a_o high_a light_n his_o soul_n be_v purge_v and_o enlighten_v by_o true_a sanctity_n be_v more_o capable_a of_o those_o divine_a irradiation_n whereby_o it_o feel_v itself_o in_o conjunction_n with_o god_n and_o by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_n speak_v 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a_o dead_a sleep_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o leave_v this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n that_o they_o can_v be_v awaken_v again_o till_o that_o last_o trumpet_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o archangel_n shall_v rouse_v they_o up_o our_o author_n discourse_n be_v this_o enn._n 4._o lib._n 7._o c._n 10._o have_v first_o premise_v this_o principle_n that_o every_o divine_a thing_n be_v immortal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n let_v we_o now_o consider_v a_o soul_n say_v he_o not_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v immerse_v into_o the_o body_n have_v contract_v unreasonable_a concupiscence_n and_o anger_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o which_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o irascible_a and_o concupiscible_a faculty_n and_o other_o passion_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o have_v cast_v away_o these_o and_o as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v communicate_v with_o the_o body_n such_o a_o one_o as_o this_o will_v sufficient_o manifest_v that_o all_o vice_n be_v unnatural_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o something_o acquire_v only_o from_o abroad_o and_o that_o the_o best_a wisdom_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n lodge_v in_o a_o purge_a soul_n as_o be_v ally_v to_o it_o if_o therefore_o such_o a_o soul_n shall_v reflect_v upon_o itself_o how_o shall_v it_o not_o appear_v to_o itself_o to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o nature_n as_o divine_a and_o eternal_a essence_n be_v for_o wisdom_n and_o true_a virtue_n be_v divine_a efflux_n can_v never_o enter_v into_o any_o unhallowed_a and_o mortal_a thing_n it_o must_v therefore_o needs_o be_v divine_a see_v it_o be_v fill_v with_o a_o divine_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o its_o kindred_n and_o consanguinity_n therewith_o whoever_o therefore_o among_o we_o be_v such_o a_o one_o differ_v but_o little_a in_o his_o soul_n from_o angelical_a essence_n and_o that_o little_a be_v the_o present_a inhabitation_n in_o the_o body_n in_o which_o he_o be_v inferior_a to_o they_o and_o if_o every_o man_n be_v of_o this_o raise_a temper_n or_o any_o considerable_a number_n have_v but_o such_o holy_a soul_n there_o will_v be_v no_o such_o infidel_n as_o will_v in_o any_o sort_n disbelieve_v the_o soul_n immortality_n but_o now_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n behold_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o generality_n so_o mutilate_v and_o deform_v with_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n they_o can_v think_v of_o the_o soul_n as_o of_o any_o divine_a and_o immortal_a be_v though_o indeed_o they_o ought_v to_o judge_v of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o naked_a essence_n and_o not_o with_o respect_n to_o that_o which_o extraessential_o adhere_v to_o they_o which_o be_v the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o knowledge_n contemplate_v therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n denude_v it_o of_o all_o that_o which_o itself_o be_v not_o or_o let_v he_o that_o do_v this_o view_n his_o own_o soul_n then_o he_o will_v believe_v it_o to_o be_v immortal_a when_o he_o shall_v behold_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fix_v in_o a_o intelligible_a and_o pure_a nature_n he_o shall_v then_o behold_v his_o own_o intellect_n contemplate_v not_o any_o sensible_a thing_n but_o eternal_a thing_n with_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a that_o be_v with_o itself_o look_v into_o the_o intellectual_a world_n be_v itself_o make_v all_o lucid_n intellectual_a and_o shine_v with_o the_o sunbeam_n of_o eternal_a truth_n borrow_v from_o the_o first_o good_a which_o perpetual_o ray_v forth_o his_o truth_n upon_o all_o intellectual_a being_n one_o thus_o qualify_v may_v seem_v without_o any_o arrogance_n to_o take_v up_o that_o say_n of_o empedocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d farewell_o all_o earthly_a ally_n i_o be_o henceforth_o no_o mortal_a wight_n but_o a_o immortal_a angel_n ascend_v up_o into_o divinity_n and_o reflect_v upon_o that_o likeness_n of_o it_o which_o i_o find_v
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