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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
Chapter 10: Of the Rule of true Love: the Love of God and our selves: similitude to these, the caus…
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CHAP. X. Of the Rule of true Love: the Love of God and our selves: similitude to these, the cause of Love in other things: of Love of Concupiscence: how Love begetteth Love; and how presence with, and absence from the object, doth upon different respects exercise and increase Love.
CHAP. X. Of the Rule of true Love: the Love of God and our selves: similitude to these, the cause of Love in other things: of Love of Concupiscence: how Love begetteth Love; and how presence with, and absence from the object, doth upon different respects exercise and encrease Love.
From this general and fundamental cause of Love, proceed some others, special and particular; whereof, the first and principal is a similitude and resemblance between the thing loved, and that which is the Natural Rule of Love.
FRom this generall and fundamentall cause of Love, proceed some others, speciall and particular; whereof, the first and principall is a similitude and resemblance betweene the thing loved, and that which is the Naturall Rule of Love.
Now, the Rule of all Love, is by Divine Truth prescribed to be God, and a Mans self; so that, what beareth similitude to these, is the proper1 and right Object of our Affection. To speak therefore a word or two of these.