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…

Now concerning the Accidents or manner of these Acts which are from Passion, it may be considered either in regard of the Quantity & Extension, or of the Quality & Intention of the Act. And both these may be considered two manner of ways: for the Quantity of Passions, we may consider that, as the Quantity of Bodies, which is either Continued or Severed; by Quantity Continued, I understand the ⟨p. 51⟩manner of a Passions permanency and durance▪ by Severed, I mean the manner of its multiplicity and reiteration; from both which, it hath the denomination of good or bad, as the object whereunto it is carried, hath a greater or less relation to the Faculty. For some objects are simply, and without any limitation, convenient or noxious; and towards these, may be allowed both a more durable and a more multiplied Passion: others are good or evil only, with some circumstances of Time, Place, Person, Occasion, or the like; which therefore require both fewer and less habitual motions. The same maybe said of the Quality of them; wherein they are sometimes too remiss, sometimes again too excessive and exorbitant, according to variety of conditions.

Now concerning the Accidents or manner of these Acts which are from Passion, it may be considered either in regard of the Quantitie & Extension, or of the Qualitie & Intention of the Act. And both these may be considered two manner of wayes: for the Quantitie of Passions, we may consider that, as the Quantitie of Bodies, which is either Continued or Severed; by Quantitie Continued, I understand the ⟨p. 51⟩manner of a Passions permanencie and durance▪ by Severed, I meane the manner of its multiplicitie and reiteration; from both which, it hath the denomination of good or bad, as the object whereunto it is carryed, hath a greater or lesse relation to the Facultie. For some objects are simply, and without any limitation, convenient or noxious; and towards these, may be allowed both a more durable and a more multiplyed Passion: others are good or evill only, with some circumstances of Time, Place, Person, Occasion, or the like; which therfore require both fewer and lesse habituall motions. The same maybe said of the Qualitie of them; wherein they are sometimes too remisse, sometimes againe too excessive and exorbitant, according to varietie of conditions.