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etc._n etc._n but_o these_o few_o thing_n which_o be_v unknowable_a ought_v not_o to_o discourage_v we_o in_o the_o search_n of_o those_o thing_n we_o may_v know_v especial_o in_o thing_n of_o a_o more_o practical_a concernment_n only_o here_o we_o may_v consider_v that_o those_o natural_a mystery_n of_o humane_a nature_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o teach_v we_o modesty_n and_o submission_n of_o our_o understanding_n in_o thing_n of_o a_o more_o divine_a concern_v thus_o even_o philosopher_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n on_o purpose_n constitute_v some_o unsolvable_a difficulty_n in_o nature_n to_o teach_v man_n not_o over-high_o to_o value_v their_o own_o understanding_n 2._o this_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o be_v found_v upon_o sure_a principle_n than_o any_o other_o study_v man_n common_o give_v themselves_o unto_o particular_o than_o those_o two_o famous_a mistress_n of_o most_o man_n courtship_n philosophy_n and_o philology_n as_o for_o 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perception_n of_o mind_n and_o in_o his_o 37th_o chap._n he_o tell_v we_o that_o homo_fw-la alius_fw-la alio_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la seipso_fw-la diver_n so_o tempore_fw-la magis_fw-la minúsve_fw-la homo_fw-la censeri_fw-la debet_fw-la for_o according_a to_o he_o the_o denomination_n of_o a_o man_n as_o such_o consist_v chief_o in_o such_o a_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n which_o be_v more_o especial_o perform_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o sense_n now_o i_o see_v not_o why_o that_o especial_o shall_v denominate_v we_o man_n wherein_o we_o come_v the_o near_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o brute_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n why_o a_o contemplative_a person_n one_o who_o enjoy_v a_o more_o quick_a and_o lively_a exercise_n of_o his_o high_a faculty_n why_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v not_o be_v count_v as_o much_o yea_o more_o a_o man_n than_o he_o that_o live_v more_o by_o sense_n that_o the_o soul_n do_v make_v use_n more_o especial_o of_o the_o body_n and_o bodily_a 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nature_n and_o the_o epicurean_o on_o the_o contrary_a make_v all_o the_o most_o noble_a action_n of_o the_o soul_n mere_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o design_n of_o such_o pleasure_n as_o be_v real_o below_o the_o true_a happiness_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o body_n here_o i_o understand_v all_o those_o passion_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o belong_v to_o man_n more_o immediate_o upon_o account_n of_o the_o body_n all_o those_o motion_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o inferior_a appetite_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v natural_a the_o design_n therefore_o of_o the_o stoic_n to_o root_v these_o passion_n out_o of_o humane_a nature_n be_v first_o impossible_a second_o it_o will_v be_v prejudicial_a thereunto_o be_v it_o feisible_a for_o these_o when_o due_o regulate_v become_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o moral_a virtue_n and_o also_o add_v vigour_n and_o wing_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o pursuit_n of_o virtue_n among_o the_o many_o charge_n bring_v against_o stoicism_n that_o of_o pride_n and_o arrogance_n seem_v the_o most_o obvious_a and_o the_o most_o unanswerable_a it_o natural_o tend_v to_o beget_v such_o haughty_a thought_n of_o one_o self_n as_o be_v indeed_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o state_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o frail_a and_o depend_v creature_n what_o a_o prodigious_a thing_n do_v they_o make_v their_o wise_a man_n far_o above_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v call_v mortal_a and_o in_o some_o respect_v equal_a to_o god_n himself_o as_o for_o repentance_n they_o look_v upon_o that_o as_o a_o mean_a thing_n far_o below_o the_o height_n of_o their_o attainment_n innocence_n indeed_o be_v better_a than_o repentance_n but_o for_o they_o to_o pretend_v unto_o it_o argue_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pride_n found_v upon_o a_o bad_a understanding_n of_o their_o own_o state_n but_o this_o description_n which_o they_o give_v of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v of_o some_o thing_n which_o perhaps_o they_o may_v fancy_v in_o their_o mind_n but_o
metaphor_n than_o it_o be_v mere_a jargon_n and_o unintelligible_a cant._n 2._o those_o who_o assert_v these_o natural_a notion_n do_v not_o suppose_v they_o super-induced_a or_o imprint_v upon_o the_o soul_n in_o esse_fw-la completo_fw-la but_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v native_a property_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v such_o as_o god_n first_o design_v to_o make_v it_o that_o be_v rational_a and_o religious_a now_o it_o can_v be_v no_o mere_a jargon_n to_o ascribe_v to_o a_o subject_a its_o own_o natural_a and_o essential_a property_n such_o as_o be_v the_o very_a essential_a part_n of_o its_o constitution_n they_o do_v also_o suppose_v with_o mr._n norris_n the_o ideal_o world_n or_o idea_n in_o the_o divine_a intellect_n which_o be_v the_o archetypal_a form_n or_o pattern_n of_o all_o truth_n these_o they_o say_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o way_n and_o proportion_n suitable_a to_o such_o a_o be_v that_o be_v they_o be_v make_v either_o the_o natural_a property_n of_o its_o be_v as_o such_o or_o the_o necessary_a and_o immediate_a result_n of_o its_o faculty_n in_o the_o right_a use_n and_o free_a exercise_n of_o they_o but_o the_o author_n in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o account_v for_o the_o mode_n of_o humane_a understà nding_n after_o a_o very_a different_a way_n viz._n by_o the_o presentialness_n of_o the_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ideal_o world_n to_o our_o soul_n wherein_o we_o see_v and_o perceive_v all_o thing_n so_o that_o deny_v all_o mental_a impression_n not_o only_o innate_a notion_n but_o also_o those_o which_o according_a to_o dr._n lock_v derive_v their_o original_a from_o sensation_n or_o reslection_n he_o assert_v all_o sensible_a moral_a and_o intellectual_a object_n be_v only_o see_v and_o understand_v in_o the_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o in_o his_o book_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n p._n 85._o this_o ideal_o world_n this_o essence_n of_o god_n consider_v as_o various_o exhibitive_a and_o representative_a of_o thing_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o ever_o bless_a trinity_n this_o i_o think_v say_v he_o be_v high_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n for_o i_o know_v no_o hypothesis_n that_o will_v so_o intelligible_o make_v out_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n against_o this_o opinion_n i_o shall_v brief_o suggest_v these_o few_o prejudices_fw-la which_o whether_o they_o be_v real_a or_o only_a imaginary_a i_o shall_v leave_v to_o the_o reader_n to_o judge_v 1._o i_o grant_v that_o every_o good_a christian_a so_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v aught_o to_o defend_v against_o the_o socinian_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n from_o all_o palpable_a and_o downright_a contradiction_n but_o than_o it_o be_v question_v by_o some_o whether_o it_o be_v either_o modest_a or_o indeed_o possible_a to_o invent_v hypothesis_n which_o may_v as_o the_o author_n speak_v intelligible_o make_v out_o these_o mystery_n or_o whether_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n may_v not_o as_o well_o remain_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o incomprehensible_a mystery_n as_o thus_o explain_v by_o make_v the_o ideal_o world_n and_o the_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n 2lv_v though_o the_o natural_a parturiency_n of_o the_o author_n own_o mind_n p._n 185._o of_o his_o reason_n and_o religion_n do_v early_o pitch_v upon_o this_o notion_n of_o see_v and_o know_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n as_o easy_a and_o obvious_a even_o before_o he_o have_v consult_v any_o author_n herein_o yet_o other_o man_n capacity_n may_v be_v so_o dull_a as_o not_o easy_o to_o apprehend_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o even_o now_o after_o such_o a_o exact_a elaboration_n 3._o according_a to_o his_o hypothesis_n there_o seem_v not_o a_o sufficient_a difference_n and_o distinction_n betwixt_o natural_a knowledge_n and_o divine_a revelation_n see_v god_n must_v immediate_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o both_o and_o there_o be_v no_o natural_a ground_n or_o foundation_n in_o man_n for_o one_o more_o than_o for_o the_o other_o 4._o it_o seem_v not_o so_o become_v that_o profound_a veneration_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n thus_o to_o make_v the_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v the_o glass_n of_o every_o trivial_a perception_n of_o sensible_a object_n 5._o may_v not_o his_o hypothesis_n of_o see_v and_o perceive_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n seem_v to_o discourage_v or_o lessen_v the_o diligent_a use_n of_o our_o faculty_n in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n or_o may_v it_o not_o encourage_v enthusiasm_n by_o give_v man_n occasion_n to_o think_v that_o the_o only_a way_n to_o knowledge_n be_v fantastical_o to_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o ideal_o world_n these_o thing_n i_o here_o propound_v to_o consideration_n though_o withal_o i_o think_v that_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o oppose_v the_o particular_a manner_n of_o any_o man_n explain_v humane_a understanding_n than_o it_o be_v to_o lay_v down_o a_o true_a one_o of_o his_o own_o but_o last_o that_o which_o seem_v of_o the_o great_a consequence_n be_v that_o the_o author_n dangerous_o force_v some_o place_n of_o scripture_n only_o to_o make_v they_o favour_v the_o peculiarity_n of_o his_o notion_n thus_o io._n 1._o 3._o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o or_o according_a to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 89._o reason_n and_o religion_n and_o p._n 90._o heb._n 1_o by_o he_o god_n be_v say_v to_o make_v the_o world_n that_o be_v say_v he_o according_a to_o the_o eternal_a exemplar_n or_o platform_n in_o this_o ideal_o world_n now_o if_o the_o arrian_n be_v just_o blame_v for_o put_v that_o interpretation_n upon_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereby_o to_o signify_v a_o instrumental_a cause_n as_o if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v only_o a_o instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o create_v the_o world_n how_o much_o more_o than_o ought_v this_o interpretation_n to_o be_v reject_v which_o make_v the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n only_o a_o exemplar_n or_o platform_n according_a to_o which_o god_n make_v the_o world_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o genitive_a case_n in_o scripture_n general_o signify_v the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o however_o i_o believe_v he_o will_v no_o where_o in_o scripture_n find_v it_o in_o that_o sense_n which_o he_o there_o put_v upon_o it_o so_o that_o this_o ingenious_a author_n seem_v not_o so_o successful_a in_o assign_v his_o own_o particular_a way_n of_o humane_a understanding_n as_o he_o be_v in_o confute_v that_o of_o dr._n lock_n be_v and_o here_o i_o will_v further_o appeal_v to_o the_o considerate_a reader_n whether_o this_o way_n of_o see_v and_o perceive_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o ideal_o world_n if_o it_o pretend_v to_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o figure_n and_o metaphor_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o as_o mere_a jargon_n and_o unintelligible_a cant_n as_o the_o other_o anima_fw-la est_fw-la abrasa_fw-la tabula_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o intellectu_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la priùs_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la these_o and_o such_o like_a opinion_n seem_v to_o owe_v that_o general_a reception_n they_o meet_v withal_o rather_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o first_o founder_n than_o to_o any_o strength_n of_o reason_n that_o will_v be_v find_v in_o they_o do_v they_o once_o undergo_v a_o severe_a examination_n this_o opinion_n seem_v to_o tie_v the_o soul_n to_o its_o particular_a seat_n or_o at_o most_o give_v it_o leave_v only_o to_o go_v a_o beg_n to_o the_o cinque-port_n of_o the_o sense_n not_o only_o for_o all_o the_o notice_n it_o receive_v from_o abroad_o but_o also_o for_o all_o the_o knowledge_n it_o enjoy_v at_o home_n that_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o creation_n be_v at_o first_o dependent_a upon_o the_o body_n and_o by_o the_o first_o transgression_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n be_v now_o more_o deep_o immerse_v in_o matter_n and_o a_o great_a slave_n thereto_o than_o it_o be_v by_o nature_n be_v certain_o true_a but_o then_o the_o image_n of_o god_n wherein_o man_n be_v at_o first_o create_v do_v first_o more_o especial_o respect_v the_o soul_n 2._o it_o consist_v in_o the_o respective_a endowment_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o will_n viz._n in_o knowledge_n and_o righteousness_n and_o therefore_o 3._o not_o in_o a_o mere_a capacity_n or_o bare_a possibility_n of_o have_v this_o pourtraicture_n draw_v afterward_o upon_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n but_o in_o something_o at_o first_o actual_o existent_a in_o itself_o and_o suppose_v this_o to_o be_v the_o true_a state_n
of_o the_o case_n before_o the_o fall_n it_o be_v proportionable_o the_o same_o since_o for_o though_o the_o fall_n do_v very_o much_o weaken_v our_o facultic_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o whole_o alter_v or_o invert_v the_o method_n of_o acquire_v or_o retain_v knowledge_n there_o be_v indeed_o some_o who_o define_v a_o idea_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o similitude_n or_o representation_n of_o a_o thing_n make_v in_o the_o brain_n which_o definition_n be_v so_o peculiar_o appropriate_v to_o mere_a sense_n and_o fancy_n they_o can_v conceive_v any_o idea_n or_o conception_n to_o reside_v any_o where_o else_o and_o that_o we_o talk_v mystical_o and_o unintelligible_o if_o we_o suppose_v any_o other_o idea_n to_o which_o that_o definition_n do_v not_o or_o can_v belong_v but_o though_o it_o may_v be_v just_o question_v whether_o the_o mode_n of_o sensation_n be_v yet_o full_o and_o clear_o explicate_v viz._n how_o the_o fancy_n can_v represent_v outward_a object_n in_o proportionable_a similitude_n to_o the_o superior_a perceptive_a faculty_n see_v perhaps_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o demonstrate_v that_o any_o thing_n beside_o motion_n can_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o soul_n yet_o i_o shall_v at_o present_a grant_n that_o the_o understanding_n do_v make_v use_n of_o the_o representation_n of_o the_o fancy_n for_o the_o apprehend_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v there_o first_o impress_v and_o thus_o i_o here_o suppose_v all_o material_a object_n be_v apprehend_v by_o such_o sensible_a representation_n but_o now_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o understanding_n can_v frame_v right_a notion_n or_o apprehesion_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o according_a to_o our_o mode_n of_o conception_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v represent_v by_o the_o fancy_n whether_o there_o be_v not_o some_o thing_n knowable_a both_o moral_a and_o intellectual_a object_n relate_v both_o to_o truth_n and_o goodness_n which_o be_v not_o and_o can_v be_v the_o object_n of_o sense_n so_o that_o whatever_o it_o be_v that_o terminate_v the_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n that_o may_v be_v proper_o call_v a_o idea_n notion_n or_o conception_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la intellectu_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o can_v be_v universal_o true_a in_o that_o latitude_n wherein_o some_o will_v take_v it_o for_o aristotle_n himself_o grant_v a_o power_n of_o judge_v of_o draw_v consequence_n from_o particular_a instance_n to_o the_o understanding_n which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o sense_n and_o this_o power_n i_o suppose_v will_v be_v grant_v to_o be_v something_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o he_o do_v not_o extend_v that_o say_v any_o further_a than_o as_o it_o relate_v only_o to_o sensible_a and_o material_a object_n one_o argument_n common_o make_v use_n of_o to_o prove_v the_o soul_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n do_v also_o prove_v the_o operation_n of_o sense_n and_o fancy_n distinct_a from_o those_o of_o the_o understanding_n that_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n say_v they_o by_o which_o we_o reason_n and_o judge_v of_o object_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o body_n that_o it_o must_v withdraw_v itself_o from_o all_o bodily_a representation_n when_o it_o set_v itself_o to_o contemplate_v more_o speculative_a and_o sublime_a truth_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n shall_v always_o frame_v its_o notion_n according_a to_o the_o notice_n of_o sense_n this_o will_v only_o betray_v it_o into_o error_n but_o now_o when_o it_o abstract_n from_o this_o and_o with_o reason_n correct_v what_o may_v be_v there_o just_o deem_v amiss_o this_o evident_o show_v the_o distinction_n of_o these_o two_o faculty_n and_o the_o superiority_n of_o the_o one_o above_o the_o other_o so_o that_o that_o opinion_n w_o ch_n make_v the_o soul_n so_o whole_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o representation_n of_o sense_n in_o all_o its_o operation_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o bad_a influence_n upon_o the_o belief_n of_o its_o immateriality_n or_o however_o upon_o the_o excellency_n of_o its_o way_n of_o act_v by_o make_v it_o more_o subject_a to_o the_o body_n than_o god_n and_o nature_n ever_o make_v it_o those_o therefore_o who_o either_o from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o accidental_a bad_a use_n that_o some_o man_n make_v of_o the_o distinction_n of_o these_o two_o faculty_n or_o from_o the_o difficulty_n they_o themselves_o find_v in_o assign_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o be_v therefore_o incline_v to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o these_o man_n like_o unskilful_a artist_n do_v rather_o cut_v then_o loose_a the_o knot_n and_o like_o those_o inconsiderate_a man_n who_o from_o the_o difficulty_n and_o seem_a irregularity_n of_o providence_n or_o from_o their_o own_o inability_n or_o unwillingness_n to_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o solve_v they_o do_v take_v as_o they_o think_v this_o more_o compendious_a way_n to_o extricate_v themselves_o viz._n to_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v here_o object_v that_o the_o opinion_n which_o i_o here_o assert_v lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o fanaticism_n and_o enthusiasm_n as_o it_o give_v occasion_n for_o the_o enthusiast_n to_o think_v that_o those_o man_n be_v too_o much_o immerse_v in_o matter_n and_o too_o great_a slave_n to_o sense_n and_o fancy_n who_o do_v not_o present_o apprehend_v their_o pretend_a illumination_n and_o mysterious_a nonsense_n i_o shall_v here_o therefore_o brief_o show_v wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o enthusiasm_n do_v proper_o consist_v and_o that_o this_o opinion_n which_o i_o here_o assert_v be_v no_o way_n chargeable_a with_o give_v any_o occasion_n or_o encouragement_n to_o it_o but_o 1._o we_o may_v observe_v that_o god_n in_o the_o wise_a disposal_n of_o his_o providence_n have_v many_o time_n place_v truth_n upon_o the_o confine_n of_o error_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o disparagement_n to_o it_o if_o sometime_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o vicinity_n it_o may_v accidental_o give_v occasion_n to_o it_o this_o shall_v rather_o teach_v we_o the_o true_a exercise_n of_o our_o understanding_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o false_a gloss_n and_o plausible_a appearance_n of_o error_n and_o the_o reality_n of_o truth_n 2._o i_o shall_v not_o here_o go_v about_o to_o recriminate_a for_o to_o asperse_v other_o man_n opinion_n be_v not_o to_o vindicate_v our_o own_o for_o though_o they_o may_v be_v charge_v with_o as_o bad_a consequence_n as_o those_o they_o cast_v upon_o we_o yet_o this_o will_v not_o make_v our_o own_o innocent_a if_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o obnoxious_a i_o may_v perhaps_o with_o as_o much_o or_o more_o reason_n charge_n aristotle_n opinion_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o intellectu_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la prius_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o sensu_fw-la with_o give_v countenance_n to_o atheism_n as_o the_o contrary_n do_v to_o enthusiasm_n dr._n cudworth_n 5_o chap._n intellectual_a systeme_n this_o be_v bries_o premise_v i_o answer_v that_o according_a to_o the_o most_o rational_a account_n of_o enthusiasm_n which_o find_v it_o only_o in_o some_o irregular_a and_o turbulent_a motion_n arise_v from_o the_o body_n and_o act_v more_o especial_o upon_o the_o scene_n of_o fancy_n according_a to_o this_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o the_o aforesaid_a opinion_n have_v any_o more_o influence_n upon_o enthusiasm_n than_o it_o have_v upon_o any_o other_o error_n and_o false_a opinion_n whatever_o thus_o the_o enthusiast_n together_o with_o most_o other_o err_a person_n do_v take_v their_o own_o mistake_a fancy_n and_o false_a apprehension_n for_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n so_o that_o enthusiasm_n seem_v rather_o sound_v in_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n in_o not_o distinguish_v betwixt_o these_o two_o and_o the_o enthusiast_n of_o all_o other_o seem_v the_o least_o chargeable_a with_o this_o error_n if_o it_o be_v one_o of_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o phantasin_n of_o sense_n and_o imagination_n and_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o understanding_n for_o as_o such_o he_o scarce_o acknowledge_v any_o high_a faculty_n in_o the_o soul_n than_o that_o of_o fancy_n so_o that_o that_o opinion_n of_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o representation_n of_o sense_n and_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o understanding_n have_v not_o any_o natural_a tendency_n to_o favour_n enthusiasm_n unless_o we_o make_v it_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o grand_a foundation_n of_o all_o error_n and_o mistake_n in_o general_a for_o almost_o all_o err_a person_n do_v tell_v those_o that_o differ_v from_o they_o that_o either_o they_o be_v not_o speculative_a enough_o right_o to_o apprehend_v their_o notion_n or_o that_o they_o be_v too_o much_o prejudice_v with_o false_a opinion_n ready_o to_o entertain_v they_o as_o a_o appendix_n to_o this_o chapter_n i_o shall_v add_v some_o short_a reflection_n upon_o the_o 10_o chap._n 3._o lib._n of_o p._n poiret_n cogitat_fw-la rationales_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o
cum_fw-la igitur_fw-la virtus_fw-la res_fw-la divina_fw-la sit_fw-la etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o the_o commentator_n word_n be_v omnis_fw-la rei_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la sit_fw-la summa_fw-la excellentia_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la esse_fw-la putatur_fw-la divina_fw-la appellatur_fw-la quo_fw-la modo_fw-la rudiore_fw-la quâdam_fw-la mineruâ_fw-la intelligi_fw-la potest_fw-la quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la dicitur_fw-la virtutem_fw-la quae_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la perfectio_fw-la rem_fw-la quandam_fw-la esse_fw-la divinam_fw-la not_o but_o that_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n come_v from_o god_n either_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o but_o perhaps_o this_o be_v a_o way_n of_o expression_n common_a to_o plato_n with_o the_o jew_n of_o call_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v great_a and_o excellent_a in_o its_o kind_n by_o the_o name_n of_o divine_a so_o that_o all_o that_o be_v probable_o mean_v by_o this_o phrase_n be_v only_o to_o express_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o 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that_o mere_a evasion_n may_v serve_v instead_o of_o solid_a answer_n for_o it_o seem_v a_o more_o easy_a thing_n to_o defend_v a_o error_n than_o to_o oppose_v a_o truth_n though_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o as_o if_o truth_n be_v not_o able_a not_o only_o to_o defend_v itself_o but_o to_o convince_v its_o adversary_n provide_v that_o reason_n will_v do_v it_o but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o we_o shall_v give_v that_o advantage_n to_o the_o atheist_n as_o to_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o suppose_v we_o at_o once_o both_o out_o of_o our_o reason_n and_o religion_n too_o p._n 264._o cum_fw-la verò_fw-la omnes_fw-la ex_fw-la nature_n â_fw-la petitas_fw-la rationes_fw-la quae_fw-la pro_fw-la utraque_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la proferri_fw-la possunt_fw-la invalidas_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v he_o say_v he_o have_v prove_v all_o the_o natural_a reason_n bring_v either_o for_o or_o against_o the_o be_v of_o god_n to_o be_v invalid_a and_o the_o atheist_n he_o say_v have_v nothing_o else_o to_o rely_v on_o then_o the_o most_o natural_a consequence_n hereof_o will_v be_v that_o the_o atheist_n must_v now_o hang_v in_o aequilibrio_fw-la and_o profess_v themselves_o sceptic_n and_o this_o be_v the_o utmost_a that_o he_o can_v pretend_v to_o have_v effect_v upon_o they_o p._n 265._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o that_o notion_n of_o a_o god_n which_o so_o general_o prevail_v in_o the_o world_n must_v be_v derive_v from_o god_n himself_o for_o si_fw-la conficta_fw-la esset_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o it_o be_v feign_v than_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a that_o in_o every_o nation_n there_o shall_v be_v some_o who_o first_o invent_v it_o and_o persuade_v it_o upon_o other_o quoth_v p._n 266._o sanè_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la nisi_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la nihil_fw-la unquam_fw-la audiverunt_fw-la naturali_fw-la dispositione_n ad_fw-la illam_fw-la opinionem_fw-la maximè_fw-la essent_fw-la proclive_v where_o he_o grant_v that_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o 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