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much_o more_o exclude_v we_o from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o inconceivable_a as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v able_a to_o know_v itself_o it_o be_v this_o composition_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n that_o have_v cause_v almost_o all_o the_o philosopher_n to_o mix_v the_o idea_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o attribute_v to_o body_n that_o which_o appertain_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o soul_n those_o thing_n which_o can_v only_o relate_v to_o the_o body_n for_o they_o affirm_v confident_o that_o body_n tend_v downward_o that_o they_o tend_v to_o their_o centre_n that_o they_o shun_v their_o destruction_n that_o they_o dread_v vacuity_n that_o they_o have_v inclination_n sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n that_o they_o be_v every_o thing_n that_o belong_v only_o to_o spirit_n and_o speak_v of_o spirit_n they_o consider_v they_o as_o in_o a_o place_n and_o treat_v they_o of_o move_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o which_o be_v thing_n that_o appertain_v only_o to_o body_n etc._n etc._n instead_o of_o receive_v the_o idea_n of_o thing_n in_o we_o we_o colour_n with_o the_o quality_n of_o our_o mix_a be_v all_o the_o single_a thing_n we_o behold_v who_o will_v not_o believe_v in_o see_v we_o make_v all_o thing_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n but_o that_o mixture_n shall_v be_v easy_o enough_o understand_v by_o we_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o least_o of_o all_o understand_v man_n be_v to_o himself_o the_o most_o prodigious_a object_n of_o nature_n for_o he_o can_v conceive_v what_o thing_n the_o body_n be_v and_o much_o less_o what_o his_o soul_n be_v and_o least_o of_o all_o how_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v together_o this_o be_v the_o great_a of_o his_o wonder_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v his_o very_a be_v modus_fw-la quo_fw-la corporibus_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la spiritus_fw-la comprehendi_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la tamen_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la 28._o 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say_v those_o poor_a child_n that_o be_v my_o place_n in_o the_o sun_n this_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o image_n of_o the_o usurpation_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n 31._o 31._o wit_n have_v one_o sort_n of_o proceed_n which_o be_v by_o principle_n and_o demonstration_n the_o heart_n have_v another_o one_o do_v prove_v that_o one_o shall_v be_v love_v by_o relate_v in_o order_n the_o cause_n of_o love_n that_o will_v be_v ridiculous_a jesus_n christ_n and_o saint_n paul_n choose_v rather_o to_o follow_v this_o way_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v that_o of_o charity_n rather_o than_o that_o of_o wit_n for_o their_o principal_a aim_n be_v not_o to_o instruct_v but_o to_o cherish_v saint_n austin_n do_v the_o same_o this_o order_n consist_v chief_o in_o enlarge_n upon_o each_o point_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o end_n to_o make_v it_o more_o visible_a 32._o 32._o one_o common_o fancy_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n to_o be_v always_o in_o their_o robe_n and_o grave_a serious_a person_n whereas_o they_o be_v good_a fellow_n that_o laugh_v and_o make_v merry_a with_o their_o friend_n and_o when_o they_o write_v their_o law_n and_o treatise_n of_o policy_n it_o be_v in_o their_o pastime_n and_o divert_v themselves_o it_o be_v the_o least_o serious_a and_o least_o philosophical_a part_n of_o their_o life_n the_o most_o philosophical_a part_n be_v to_o live_v plain_a and_o quiet_o 33._o 33._o there_o be_v some_o that_o do_v whole_o veil_v nature_n there_o be_v no_o king_n among_o they_o but_o a_o august_n monarch_n no_o paris_n but_o a_o capital_a of_o the_o kingdom_n sometime_o paris_n must_v be_v call_v paris_n and_o other_o while_n it_o must_v be_v call_v the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 34._o 34._o when_o in_o a_o discourse_n one_o find_v word_n repeat_v and_o go_v to_o alter_v they_o one_o find_v they_o so_o fit_a that_o it_o will_v spoil_v the_o sense_n than_o they_o must_v be_v let_v alone_o this_o be_v the_o distinction_n and_o it_o be_v only_o blind_a envy_n that_o do_v know_v this_o repartition_n be_v proper_a in_o that_o place_n for_o there_o be_v no_o general_a rule_n 35._o 35._o those_o which_o make_v antithesis_n in_o force_a word_n be_v like_o those_o which_o make_v false_a window_n for_o symmetry_n their_o rule_n be_v not_o to_o speak_v true_a but_o to_o make_v true_a figure_n 36._o 36._o one_o language_n in_o regard_n to_o another_o be_v a_o cypher_n where_o word_n be_v change_v into_o word_n and_o not_o letter_n into_o letter_n and_o so_o a_o unknown_a language_n may_v be_v decipher_v 37._o 37._o there_o be_v a_o model_n of_o fancy_n and_o beauty_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o certain_a likeness_n betwixt_o our_o weak_a or_o strong_a nature_n such_o as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o thing_n that_o please_v we_o all_o that_o be_v form_v after_o this_o model_n please_v we_o house_n song_z discourse_n verse_n prose_n woman_n bird_n river_n tree_n chamber_n clothes_n all_o that_o be_v not_o after_o this_o model_n dislike_v those_o 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one_o mind_n one_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o laugh_v at_o the_o sight_n because_o one_o know_v better_a wherein_o a_o woman_n dress_n consist_v than_o the_o garb_n of_o poetry_n but_o it_o may_v be_v those_o that_o do_v understand_v it_o may_v admire_v she_o in_o this_o equipage_n and_o in_o many_o village_n she_o will_v be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o queen_n therefore_o some_o call_v song_n make_v after_o this_o model_n the_o country_n queen_n 39_o 39_o when_o a_o natural_a discourse_n set_v forth_o a_o passion_n or_o effect_n one_o find_v in_o themselves_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o one_o hear_v which_o be_v in_o it_o before_o one_o know_v it_o and_o one_o find_v themselves_o incline_v to_o love_v he_o that_o make_v we_o know_v it_o for_o â—e_n show_v we_o not_o his_o good_a but_o our_o own_o and_o so_o this_o kindness_n make_v we_o love_v he_o beside_o that_o this_o community_n of_o knowledge_n that_o we_o have_v with_o he_o necessary_o incline_v the_o heart_n to_o love_v he_o 40._o 40._o there_o must_v be_v in_o eloquence_n sweetness_n and_o reality_n and_o this_o pleasingness_n must_v be_v real_a 41._o 41._o when_o one_o find_v a_o natural_a style_n one_o be_v surprise_v and_o ravish_v with_o it_o for_o one_o thought_n to_o see_v a_o author_n and_o one_o find_v a_o man_n whereas_o those_o that_o be_v judicious_a and_o that_o see_v a_o book_n think_v to_o find_v a_o man_n be_v surprise_v to_o find_v a_o author_n plus_fw-la poeticè_fw-la quam_fw-la humanè_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la those_o do_v much_o honour_n nature_n that_o tell_v she_o she_o can_v speak_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o even_o of_o theology_n 42._o 42._o the_o last_o thing_n one_o find_v in_o compose_v a_o book_n be_v to_o know_v what_o part_n to_o set_v foremost_a 43._o 43._o in_o discourse_v one_o shall_v not_o turn_v the_o mind_n from_o
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