Mystical bedlam, or the world of mad-men. By ThoMystical bedlam, or the vvorld of mad-men. By Tho

Now whereas they distinguish Soul. 1. in vegetabilem, that giveth life. 2. in sensibilem, that giveth feeling. 3. in rationalem, that giveth reason: the first desiring esse, to be; the second, benè, to be well; the third optimè esse, to be best; so not resting till it be with God: behold, this spiritual madness enervates this last action of the soul, as corporal endeavours to extinguish the two former.

Now whereas they distinguish Soule. 1. in vegetabilem, that giueth life. 2. in sensibilem, that giueth feeling. 3. in rationalem, that giueth reason: the first desiring esse, to be; the second, benè, to bee well; the third optimè esse, to be best; so not resting till it be with God: behold, this spiritual madnesse eneruates this last action of the soule, as corporall endeuors to extinguish the two former.

They attribute to the Soul 5. powers. 1. Feeling, whereby the Soul is moved to desire convenient things, and to eschew hurtful. 2. Wit, whereby she knoweth sensible and present things. 3. Imagination, whereby she beholdeth the likeness of bodily things, though absent. And these three virtues, say Philosophers, be common to men with beasts. 4. is Ratio, whereby she judgeth between good and evil, truth and falsehood. 5. Intellectus, whereby she comprehends things (not only visible, but) intelligible, as God, Angels, ⟨p. 37⟩&c. And these two last are peculiar to man, abiding with the soul, living in the flesh, and after death. It beholdeth still the higher things per intellectum, and the lower per rationem.

They attribute to the Soule 5. powers. 1. Feeling, whereby the Soule is moued to desire conuenient things, and to eschue hurtfull. 2. Witte, whereby shee knoweth sensible and present things. 3. Imagination, whereby she beholdeth the likenesse of bodily things, though absent. And these three vertues, say Philosophers, be common to men with beasts. 4. is Ratio, wherby shee iudgeth betweene good and euill, truth and falshood. 5. Intellectus, whereby shee comprehends things (not onely visible, but) intelligible, as God, Angels,