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of_o god_n do_v solicit_v and_o impel_v we_o and_o do_v call_v upon_o we_o the_o world_n itself_o by_o its_o contradiction_n and_o the_o present_a life_n by_o its_o pain_n and_o its_o disgust_n do_v render_v the_o love_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o future_a life_n necessary_a to_o we_o to_o comfort_v we_o under_o our_o present_a pain_n and_o misery_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o have_v the_o deadly_a weight_n upon_o our_o heart_n which_o incline_v we_o and_o fix_v we_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o this_o miserable_a life_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o raise_v ourselves_o up_o to_o desire_v celestial_a beauty_n and_o the_o eternal_a delight_n we_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o say_v let_v god_n take_v care_n of_o heaven_n for_o himself_o and_o let_v he_o leave_v the_o earth_n for_o we_o we_o see_v here_o what_o sort_n of_o creature_n we_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o make_v the_o least_o ray_n or_o spark_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o future_a life_n to_o enter_v into_o our_o heart_n st._n paul_n notwithstanding_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o present_a world_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o the_o present_a life_n upon_o that_o account_n can_v be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o future_a that_o be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v the_o same_o difference_n between_o the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a life_n as_o there_o be_v between_o a_o body_n that_o be_v all_o real_a and_o all_o effective_a and_o between_o the_o shadow_n which_o be_v only_o a_o void_a and_o a_o empty_a figure_n all_o the_o shadow_n here_o below_o that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o joy_n and_o all_o the_o felicity_n of_o this_o life_n which_o be_v only_a shadow_n here_o be_v in_o the_o future_a thing_n real_a all_o that_o be_v here_o a_o figure_n be_v there_o reality_n the_o honour_n the_o pomp_n and_o the_o glory_n the_o abundance_n the_o pleasure_n be_v there_o true_a pomp_n true_a honour_n true_a glory_n true_a abundance_n true_a pleasure_n conceive_v the_o 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in_o the_o mean_a time_n whole_o employ_v ourselves_o about_o our_o present_a fortune_n but_o beside_o that_o even_o then_o when_o god_n have_v a_o particular_a cause_n in_o the_o predestination_n of_o some_o few_o and_o that_o he_o charge_v himself_o with_o the_o success_n of_o their_o salvation_n which_o i_o believe_v he_o do_v for_o a_o certain_a number_n he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o save_v even_o these_o privilege_a person_n without_o their_o co-operation_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o regard_n to_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n he_o do_v not_o concur_v to_o their_o predestination_n and_o their_o salvation_n but_o as_o universal_a cause_n and_o that_o the_o success_n of_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o vigilance_n of_o every_o one_o thus_o our_o soul_n do_v themselves_o beforehand_o decide_v by_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a usage_n of_o time_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o of_o grace_n the_o alternativeness_n of_o the_o immutable_a state_n of_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n in_o 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sweet_a and_o gay_a which_o dilate_v the_o heart_n the_o spleen_n &_o the_o brain_n and_o make_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n flow_v easy_o through_o every_o part_n and_o thereby_o occasion_n agreeable_a and_o joyful_a thought_n do_v determine_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o reflection_n and_o motion_n of_o joy_n and_o sadness_n spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n we_o have_v on_o the_o contrary_a spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a passion_n or_o true_a resentment_n of_o the_o rational_a or_o spiritual_a appetite_n for_o although_o they_o be_v form_v with_o much_o more_o deliberation_n and_o reflection_n than_o corporeal_a joy_n and_o sadness_n they_o be_v true_o spiritual_a passion_n because_o the_o resentment_n that_o form_v they_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o the_o active_a or_o determinative_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o power_n and_o passive_a faculy_n from_o whence_o spring_n up_o all_o the_o resentment_n of_o the_o appetite_n natural_a and_o supernatural_a joy_n and_o sadness_n spiritual_a joy_n be_v sometime_o a_o joy_n pure_o rational_a and_o which_o come_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o repose_n of_o the_o good_a order_n of_o affair_n and_o of_o the_o society_n and_o fidelity_n of_o friend_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o celestial_a and_o divine_a joy_n as_o be_v that_o joy_n which_o the_o conscience_n and_o the_o sentiment_n of_o grace_n give_v and_o of_o eternal_a hope_n which_o st._n paul_n call_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n penitence_n we_o must_v say_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o sadness_n for_o there_o be_v also_o a_o spiritual_a sadness_n which_o do_v not_o at_o all_o reach_n up_o to_o god_n but_o which_o regard_v nothing_o but_o the_o natural_a state_n and_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o supernatural_a sadness_n which_o 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towards_o the_o earth_n do_v turn_v and_o elevate_v our_o heart_n and_o our_o spirit_n towards_o god_n towards_o eternity_n and_o towards_o heaven_n and_o make_v we_o find_v ineffable_a taste_n and_o unspeakable_a delight_n in_o humiliation_n and_o suffering_n and_o in_o the_o great_a abnegation_n and_o the_o great_a crucifixion_n of_o the_o sense_n christianity_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o world_n by_o a_o force_n and_o a_o virtue_n indubitable_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a which_o operate_v more_o miracle_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n than_o in_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n whereof_o she_o appear_v so_o high_o and_o so_o indubitable_o a_o mistress_n since_o she_o have_v change_v the_o law_n of_o it_o in_o all_o its_o part_n as_o she_o please_v with_o a_o empire_n the_o most_o absolute_a that_o ever_o be_v this_o force_n and_o this_o virtue_n so_o unquestionable_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a which_o have_v raise_v the_o dead_a and_o imprint_v the_o mark_n of_o 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enlighten_v heaven_n and_o in_o who_o the_o criminal_a soul_n do_v find_v these_o flame_n and_o these_o darkness_n these_o despair_n and_o these_o horror_n it_o be_v god_n who_o by_o a_o immediate_a union_n of_o his_o almighty_a activity_n cause_v in_o they_o this_o light_n and_o these_o darkness_n these_o sadness_n and_o these_o joy_n these_o pleasure_n and_o these_o pain_n all_o the_o paradise_n and_o all_o the_o hell_n erit_fw-la deus_fw-la omnia_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la it_o be_v by_o a_o immediate_a union_n of_o god_n with_o they_o and_o they_o with_o god_n that_o they_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o hell_n since_o it_o be_v by_o this_o union_n that_o they_o have_v this_o lively_a idea_n thereof_o which_o render_v these_o place_n present_a to_o they_o chap._n vii_o that_o which_o make_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o present_a and_o future_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o follow_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v that_o that_o which_o make_v the_o essential_a difference_n of_o 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able_a to_o produce_v so_o many_o prodigious_a effect_n with_o so_o much_o order_n and_o so_o much_o harmony_n from_o two_o or_o three_o immutable_a law_n by_o which_o he_o move_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o in_o this_o new_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n god_n be_v not_o determine_v to_o act_n in_o they_o but_o by_o a_o necessary_a and_o immutable_a love_n of_o order_n and_o by_o their_o virtuous_a or_o criminal_a disposition_n god_n do_v not_o act_n but_o as_o a_o universal_a cause_n with_o our_o soul_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n he_o do_v but_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o motion_n of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o diverse_o affect_v our_o body_n necessary_o determine_v he_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o immutable_a decree_n to_o give_v to_o the_o soul_n those_o idea_n and_o those_o sentiment_n which_o answer_v the_o different_a impression_n wherewith_o the_o body_n be_v affect_v but_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n god_n do_v lay_v aside_o the_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n as_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o no_o long_o follow_v in_o respect_n of_o they_o the_o law_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n soul_n part_n with_o the_o world_n in_o part_v with_o the_o body_n they_o have_v no_o long_o any_o relation_n with_o the_o body_n nor_o by_o consequence_n with_o the_o visible_a world_n from_o that_o very_a instant_n that_o they_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o their_o particular_a body_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n they_o be_v unite_v to_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n because_o that_o their_o thought_n and_o their_o sentiment_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o the_o motion_n which_o move_v all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v that_o which_o give_v they_o a_o essential_a relation_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o because_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o which_o may_v not_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o the_o determination_n of_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n but_o after_o death_n all_o that_o cease_v there_o be_v a_o new_a order_n of_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o more_o the_o same_o law_n god_n afterward_o follow_v none_o but_o the_o law_n of_o his_o eternal_a and_o inflexible_a justice_n to_o punish_v or_o to_o reward_v the_o soul_n according_a as_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o deserve_v it_o be_v no_o more_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o the_o particular_a disposition_n of_o every_o one_o temperament_n which_o result_v from_o it_o which_o determin_n the_o diversity_n of_o our_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n it_o be_v only_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a disposition_n or_o the_o impute_v and_o criminal_a disposition_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o determin_n the_o sovereign_n and_o eternal_a justice_n and_o equity_n to_o give_v we_o the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n proper_a to_o reward_n or_o punish_v our_o irregular_a or_o our_o virtuous_a disposition_n god_n have_v no_o long_a reason_n to_o be_v willing_a to_o manage_v and_o conserve_v the_o dignity_n and_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n he_o have_v no_o long_a reason_n to_o manage_v and_o conserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o time_n of_o our_o trial_n be_v end_v the_o time_n of_o merit_n be_v past_a there_o be_v no_o more_o question_n to_o see_v whether_o they_o will_v make_v themselves_o worthy_a that_o be_v over_z they_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o immutable_a state_n that_o be_v eternity_n there_o be_v no_o more_o vicissitude_n or_o diversification_n no_o more_o instability_n or_o change_n no_o more_o a_o alternativeness_n or_o a_o passage_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a and_o from_o good_a to_o evil_a from_o vice_n to_o virtue_n and_o from_o virtue_n to_o vice_n the_o tree_n lie_v where_o it_o fall_v and_o as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v fix_v by_o this_o state_n of_o immutability_n which_o be_v proper_o that_o which_o we_o call_v eternity_n so_o god_n fix_v himself_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n to_o punish_v or_o to_o reward_v he_o act_v thenceforwards_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n because_o that_o he_o immediate_o take_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o eternal_a love_n of_o order_n the_o determination_n of_o all_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n which_o he_o give_v to_o our_o soul_n that_o be_v all_o the_o light_n which_o we_o can_v give_v to_o our_o first_o curiosity_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o our_o soul_n out_o of_o our_o body_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o they_o be_v not_o proper_o but_o in_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v he_o only_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o all_o their_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n we_o must_v now_o proceed_v and_o endeavour_v to_o know_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o this_o state_n by_o clear_a and_o infallible_a light_n chap._n viii_o how_o