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A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the…A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the…
A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the several dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edward Reynolds, late preacher to the honourable society of Lincoln's Inn: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.
London: printed by R. Hearne and John Norton for Robert Bostock, 1640
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2 Secondly, because of the Height of his Natural Understanding and Policy, whereby he is able to transfigure himself into an Angel of Light, and so to method and contrive his devices, that they shall not miss of the best advantage to make them speed.
2 Secondly, because of the Height of his Naturall Vnderstanding and Policy, whereby he is able to transfigure himselfe into an Angel of Light, and so to method and contrive his devices, that they shall not misse of the best advantage to make them speed.
3 Thirdly, because of the vastness of his Experience, whereby he is the better enabled to use such plots as have formerly had the best success.
3 Thirdly, because of the vastnesse of his Experience, whereby he is the better inabled to use such plots as have formerly had the best successe.
4 Fourthly, because of his manner of Working,1 grounded on all these, which is Violent and Furious for the Strength; and therefore he is called a Strong Man, a Roaring Lyon, a Red Dragon. And Deep for the subtlety of it; and therefore his working is called a Mystery of Iniquity, and Deceivableness of Iniquity. Which is seen: First in his Accommodating himself to our particular Humours and Natures, and so following the tide of our own Affections. Secondly, by fitting his Temptations according to our Vocations and Personal Employments, by changing, or mixing, or suspending, or pressing, or any other the like qualifying of his Suggestions, according as he shall find agreeable to all other Circumstances. But yet we do not ⟨p. 548⟩