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be_v essential_o live_v yet_o it_o be_v very_o much_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o we_o distinguish_v these_o two_o life_n by_o their_o divers_a object_n and_o condition_n although_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o foundation_n of_o life_n in_o the_o two_o state_n the_o present_a life_n do_v not_o exercise_n itself_o but_o upon_o the_o false_a and_o perishable_a object_n of_o time_n and_o its_o deceitful_a and_o deceive_a oeconomy_n the_o future_a life_n exercise_n itself_o upon_o object_n whole_o true_a and_o whole_o solid_a the_o present_a life_n be_v a_o perpetual_a alternativeness_n of_o real_a care_n and_o torment_n and_o of_o false_a shadow_n of_o repose_n of_o effective_a business_n and_o of_o seem_a riches_n of_o the_o agitation_n and_o fever_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o lucid_a interval_n of_o reason_n a_o theatre_n of_o eternal_a mutation_n a_o chain_n enterlinck_v with_o short_a and_o transitory_a felicity_n and_o long_a and_o durable_a misery_n a_o rapid_a and_o 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the_o one_o appear_v infinite_o precious_a and_o essential_a and_o the_o other_o infinite_o despisable_v they_o ought_v moreover_o to_o make_v we_o conceive_v clear_o the_o crime_n and_o the_o go_v astray_o of_o our_o love_n of_o time_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o world_n and_o that_o of_o our_o indifference_n and_o forgetfulness_n for_o the_o future_a life_n the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o for_o eternity_n there_o be_v some_o who_o wonder_v that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a condemnation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o who_o will_v that_o the_o divine_a redeemer_n have_v more_o complaisance_n for_o our_o appetite_n and_o our_o inclination_n thereto_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o find_v it_o so_o ill_a that_o we_o shall_v love_v a_o appearance_n so_o amiable_a and_o which_o have_v so_o many_o charm_n and_o enchantment_n but_o they_o need_v only_o consider_v what_o this_o love_n or_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v upon_o which_o he_o let_v fall_v his_o so_o terrible_a condemnation_n and_o curse_n it_o be_v this_o world_n the_o gospel_n condemn_v and_o thunder_v out_o so_o many_o anathema_n and_o curse_n against_o it_o be_v this_o love_n of_o time_n of_o life_n and_o of_o the_o present_a world_n which_o blind_v which_o besot_v and_o enchant_v man_n and_o make_v they_o forget_v the_o world_n to_o come_v or_o the_o future_a state_n of_o soul_n out_o of_o body_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o that_o assemblage_n of_o element_n which_o make_v the_o world_n that_o be_v condemn_v it_o be_v not_o that_o society_n of_o man_n whether_o natural_a civil_a or_o politic_a which_o be_v sometime_o also_o call_v the_o world_n which_o be_v render_v criminal_a but_o it_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o heart_n blind_v and_o enchant_v by_o the_o figure_n of_o this_o transitory_a world_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v that_o overrule_a love_n of_o vanity_n which_o make_v eternity_n to_o be_v forget_v which_o be_v that_o impure_a and_o detestable_a world_n which_o the_o man-god_n highpriest_n of_o future_a happiness_n and_o father_n and_o monarch_n of_o the_o age_n to_o come_v have_v necessary_o cry_v down_o to_o recall_v man_n from_o this_o wander_a of_o vanity_n to_o the_o essential_a station_n of_o eternity_n he_o can_v not_o but_o condemn_v the_o world_n in_o every_o part_n in_o that_o sense_n in_o its_o conceit_n in_o its_o opinion_n in_o its_o maxim_n in_o its_o custom_n in_o its_o prosperity_n and_o in_o its_o good_n in_o its_o joy_n and_o in_o its_o pleasure_n because_o there_o can_v nothing_o flow_v from_o so_o impure_a a_o source_n but_o what_o must_v be_v impure_a but_o this_o be_v not_o a_o place_n to_o enlarge_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v comprise_v the_o judgement_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o our_o two_o state_n and_o the_o preference_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v to_o the_o one_o above_o the_o other_o we_o must_v now_o see_v the_o obligation_n which_o come_v to_o we_o from_o thence_o chap._n xv._o the_o general_a order_n betwixt_o time_n and_o eternity_n the_o present_a and_o the_o future_a life_n and_o the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o follow_v from_o the_o knowledge_n which_o we_o have_v be_v now_o acquire_v there_o be_v without_o doubt_v a_o real_a order_n of_o duty_n between_o time_n and_o eternity_n the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v we_o will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o time_n be_v indebt_v to_o eternity_n the_o present_a life_n to_o the_o future_a the_o present_a world_n to_o the_o world_n to_o come_v our_o present_a state_n to_o the_o future_a state_n time_n be_v indebt_v to_o eternity_n for_o it_o be_v not_o but_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o eternity_n and_o that_o which_o it_o owe_v to_o eternity_n be_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o refer_v all_o unto_o it_o the_o order_n of_o time_n be_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v carry_v back_o to_o the_o point_n of_o eternity_n all_o that_o be_v do_v in_o time_n and_o which_o be_v not_o carry_v back_o to_o eternity_n state_n with_o a_o absolute_a power_n and_o with_o a_o sovereign_a authority_n to_o gain_v battle_n to_o conquer_v province_n to_o make_v all_o the_o neighbour_a throne_n and_o kingdom_n shake_v around_o we_o to_o give_v what_o motion_n and_o impression_n we_o will_v to_o the_o universe_n to_o reduce_v to_o a_o effective_a reality_n that_o idea_n of_o a_o universal_a monarchy_n the_o vision_n and_o chimerical_a ambition_n of_o which_o we_o have_v reproach_v in_o the_o last_o age_n in_o our_o neighbour_n we_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v something_o very_o fine_a and_o it_o be_v true_a that_o nothing_o in_o human_a affair_n be_v great_a but_o even_o that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o order_n of_o eternity_n or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o make_v for_o
be_v enlighten_v or_o may_v be_v enlighten_v be_v in_o it_o a_o indubitable_a character_n of_o a_o nature_n not_o only_o spiritual_a but_o true_o celestial_a and_o divine_a but_o above_o all_o this_o empire_n which_o we_o have_v over_o our_o heart_n be_v a_o argument_n and_o a_o sensible_a conviction_n to_o we_o of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o empire_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v another_o certain_a proof_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o constant_a experience_n that_o neither_o plant_n nor_o metal_n nor_o beast_n in_o who_o we_o place_v desire_n or_o to_o say_v better_o to_o who_o we_o give_v the_o name_n of_o desire_n to_o their_o violent_a sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n which_o carry_v they_o diverse_o to_o embrace_v or_o to_o shun_v one_o another_o have_v either_o the_o power_n to_o command_v their_o desire_n to_o suspend_v they_o to_o pass_v they_o by_o or_o to_o check_v they_o the_o loadstone_n seek_v the_o pole_n with_o a_o desire_n the_o most_o vehement_a one_o can_v frame_v a_o idea_n of_o it_o carry_v itself_o towards_o it_o with_o a_o indefatigable_a motion_n and_o yet_o who_o ever_o see_v that_o the_o loadstone_n exercise_v over_o itself_o that_o empire_n of_o stop_v or_o check_v this_o motion_n beast_n have_v all_o of_o they_o their_o instinct_n and_o their_o rapid_a motion_n towards_o certain_a object_n to_o which_o man_n also_o give_v the_o name_n of_o desire_n and_o yet_o we_o have_v never_o see_v a_o animal_n that_o can_v command_v his_o instinct_n or_o his_o desire_n we_o easy_o check_v the_o motion_n which_o carry_v the_o horse_n to_o the_o mare_n by_o barrier_n but_o never_o do_v a_o horse_n thereupon_o command_v his_o desire_n we_o easy_o stop_v the_o hungry_a dog_n who_o run_v eager_o to_o his_o food_n and_o so_o turn_v he_o away_o from_o it_o but_o he_o himself_o do_v never_o check_v the_o motion_n of_o his_o hunger_n animal_n follow_v their_o instinct_n and_o their_o desire_n like_o metal_n and_o plant_n by_o a_o invincible_a necessity_n which_o train_v they_o on_o as_o the_o mill_n go_v as_o long_o as_o it_o have_v water_n or_o wind_n and_o a_o clock_n as_o belong_v as_o it_o have_v line_n and_o weight_n so_o animal_n go_v as_o far_o as_o their_o instinct_n drive_v they_o and_o they_o have_v no_o more_o power_n to_o check_v themselves_o in_o their_o pretend_a desire_n than_o clock_n and_o mill_n in_o their_o motion_n but_o we_o we_o experience_n in_o we_o a_o empire_n a_o sensible_a superiority_n over_o own_o desire_n we_o curb_v they_o we_o turn_v they_o by_o we_o resist_v they_o we_o cast_v they_o off_o and_o we_o confront_v they_o and_o command_v they_o with_o a_o real_a authority_n it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o liberty_n be_v extreme_o enfeeble_v in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o we_o by_o natural_a corruption_n by_o evil_a education_n by_o wicked_a imagination_n by_o the_o custom_n and_o habit_n of_o vice_n by_o our_o want_n of_o attention_n and_o application_n to_o ourselves_o we_o see_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o power_n of_o check_v our_o passion_n have_v be_v in_o our_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v absolute_a and_o despotic_a and_o that_o it_o have_v at_o present_a lose_v something_o because_o we_o have_v need_n of_o dexterity_n and_o industry_n to_o resist_v they_o and_o because_o we_o have_v not_o always_o force_v enough_o to_o suppress_v they_o at_o their_o first_o onset_n but_o this_o disorder_n of_o our_o nature_n do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o be_v sensible_a of_o its_o nobility_n and_o its_o true_a empire_n over_o its_o proper_a desire_n and_o though_o there_o be_v only_o almost_o dead_a spark_n of_o liberty_n which_o be_v in_o the_o most_o corrupt_a and_o and_o in_o those_o that_o be_v most_o govern_v by_o their_o vice_n and_o though_o there_o be_v no_o wise_a man_n to_o who_o it_o make_v its_o power_n visible_a as_o it_o do_v there_o will_v yet_o be_v enough_o of_o that_o deadned_a spark_n of_o slavish_a and_o captive_a liberty_n to_o acknowledge_v in_o it_o the_o advantage_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n because_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o empire_n of_o our_o soul_n over_o its_o desire_n be_v a_o evident_a and_o a_o indubitable_a character_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n st._n augustin_n say_v that_o the_o only_a contrariety_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v a_o assure_a argument_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o that_o in_o fine_a say_v he_o there_o will_v not_o be_v in_o we_o a_o combat_n of_o desire_n if_o we_o be_v not_o compose_v of_o two_o part_n of_o a_o corporeal_a one_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o we_o have_v corporeal_a desire_n and_o of_o a_o spiritual_a one_o which_o cause_v we_o to_o have_v desire_v quite_o opposite_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o from_o this_o opposition_n of_o our_o desire_n as_o from_o the_o empire_n that_o we_o exercise_v over_o they_o that_o i_o will_v here_o draw_v the_o conviction_n of_o this_o advantage_n and_o of_o this_o excellency_n of_o our_o soul_n this_o empire_n make_v we_o evident_o see_v two_o thing_n the_o one_o that_o we_o be_v thereby_o imprint_v with_o the_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o that_o wisdom_n and_o sovereign_a liberty_n of_o the_o eternal_a nature_n and_o essence_n which_o the_o grecian_a father_n common_o express_v by_o that_o particular_a name_n which_o their_o language_n only_o furnish_v to_o express_v the_o be_v sovereign_o master_n of_o ourselves_o the_o other_o that_o we_o have_v a_o order_n essential_o in_o our_o nature_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v that_o light_n and_o that_o force_n of_o reason_n which_o make_v we_o condemn_v our_o desire_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n and_o these_o two_o thing_n make_v we_o undoubted_o see_v the_o nature_n and_o the_o spiritual_a quality_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o double_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n which_o be_v a_o sovereign_a spirit_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o a_o corporeal_a nature_n chap._n xiii_o we_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o desire_v and_o instinct_n of_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n which_o we_o have_v there_o may_v be_v a_o great_a many_o reflection_n add_v here_o to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v just_a now_o say_v concern_v the_o empire_n of_o our_o reason_n over_o our_o heart_n and_o over_o our_o desire_n to_o draw_v from_o thence_o convince_a argument_n of_o the_o indubitable_a spiritual_a quality_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o tire_v the_o reader_n patience_n in_o hold_v he_o too_o long_o upon_o this_o speculation_n i_o choose_v rather_o to_o suppress_v they_o and_o to_o remark_n the_o certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a quality_n and_o condition_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o find_v by_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o it_o in_o that_o ground_n of_o liberty_n or_o will_n which_o we_o experience_n in_o we_o and_o by_o which_o i_o be_o go_v to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o we_o have_v a_o certain_a and_o a_o indubitable_a conviction_n of_o our_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n the_o desire_n of_o immortality_n which_o our_o soul_n resent_v in_o itself_o and_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o will_n which_o i_o have_v call_v liberty_n be_v a_o assure_a proof_n and_o a_o indubitable_a argument_n of_o its_o effective_a eternity_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o its_o immortality_n for_o without_o dispute_n there_o be_v in_o our_o nature_n a_o idea_n and_o a_o desire_n of_o eternity_n which_o have_v its_o principle_n in_o nature_n self_n and_o precede_v all_o our_o reason_n and_o all_o our_o reflection_n and_o which_o act_n and_o operate_v in_o we_o before_o we_o have_v receive_v any_o instruction_n from_o other_o men._n before_o man_n do_v reason_n and_o reflect_v without_o study_n and_o without_o instruction_n by_o the_o movement_n of_o nature_n through_o all_o the_o habitable_a earth_n they_o do_v 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it_o what_o it_o will_v a_o angel_n or_o a_o devil_n which_o retrace_v a_o certain_a object_n in_o our_o brain_n god_n give_v we_o necessary_o the_o idea_n of_o it_o by_o that_o immutable_a law_n of_o union_n which_o we_o have_v often_o explain_v which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o confuse_a idea_n which_o philosopher_n common_o express_v by_o the_o term_n of_o concourse_n which_o they_o conceive_v as_o the_o universal_a influence_n and_o perpetual_a and_o necessary_a action_n of_o the_o creator_n act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n and_o animate_v by_o his_o intimate_v co-operation_n and_o by_o the_o most_o efficacious_a influence_n of_o his_o life_n and_o of_o his_o power_n the_o whole_a universe_n reduce_v to_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o action_n by_o which_o god_n make_v and_o entertain_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o body_n the_o
thereupon_o we_o must_v see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o place_n into_o which_o our_o soul_n do_v pass_v we_o must_v see_v what_o they_o know_v and_o how_o they_o know_v it_o whether_o they_o have_v joy_n and_o pleasure_n grief_n and_o sadness_n whether_o they_o retain_v or_o lose_v the_o idea_n of_o this_o life_n whether_o they_o have_v any_o reminiscence_n or_o memory_n and_o whether_o they_o conserve_v the_o habit_n of_o art_n and_o science_n what_o be_v the_o faculty_n whether_o perceptive_a or_o sensible_a and_o appetitive_a that_o they_o use_v whether_o they_o conserve_v liberty_n whether_o etc._n etc._n to_o have_v a_o neat_a idea_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n we_o must_v exact_o illustrate_v all_o these_o thing_n let_v we_o begin_v with_o the_o place_n into_o which_o they_o pass_v that_o when_o our_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n they_o do_v not_o pass_v into_o a_o true_a corporeal_a place_n by_o a_o local_a transport_n or_o passage_n 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soon_o as_o their_o union_n with_o the_o body_n cease_v they_o begin_v to_o be_v nowhere_o but_o in_o god_n only_o because_o they_o have_v no_o more_o relation_n but_o with_o god_n only_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o a_o intervention_n there_o be_v no_o more_o of_o a_o partitionary_a occasion_n and_o condition_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n which_o determine_v or_o suspend_v the_o influence_n of_o his_o divine_a action_n in_o we_o and_o by_o which_o we_o receive_v all_o the_o idea_n and_o all_o the_o sentiment_n that_o we_o have_v chap._n iu._n what_o this_o immediate_a union_n be_v which_o our_o soul_n have_v with_o god_n when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n which_o make_v we_o say_v that_o they_o go_v to_o god_n thus_o it_o be_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o conceive_v the_o place_n where_o our_o soul_n be_v after_o they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n we_o must_v conceive_v that_o they_o be_v in_o god_n not_o only_o as_o s._n augustin_n say_v as_o the_o world_n be_v in_o 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