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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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The causes of this Passion, are as in the former, whatsoever hath in it power to disturb the mind by it's union thereunto. There are then two Conditions in respect of the Object, that it be Evil and Present. Evil first, and that not only formally in it ⟨p. 221⟩self; but apprehensively to the understanding. And therefore we see that many things which are in their Nature Evil; yet out of the particular distemper of the Mind, and deceitfulness in them, may prove pleasant thereunto. And this is the chief Corruption of this Passion, I mean the misplacing, or the undue suspending of it: For although strictly in its own property, it be not an advancement of Nature, nor adds any perfection; but rather weakens it; yet in regard of the reference which it bears either to a superior Law, as testifying our Love unto the Obedience, by our grief for the breach thereof: or to our consequent Carriage and Actions, as governing them with greater Wisdom and Providence, it may be said to add much perfection to the mind of man, because it serves as an inducement to more cautelous living.
The causes of this Passion, are as in the former, whatsoever hath in it power to disturbe the mind by it's union thereunto. There are then two Conditions in respect of the Object, that it be Evill and Present. Evill first, and that not onely formally in it ⟨p. 221⟩selfe; but apprehensively to the understanding. And therefore wee see that many things which are in their Nature Evill; yet out of the particular distemper of the Mind, and deceitfulnesse in them, may prove pleasant thereunto. And this is the chiefe Corruption of this Passion, I meane the misplacing, or the undue suspending of it: For although strictly in its owne property, it be not an advancement of Nature, nor addes any perfection; but rather weakens it; yet in regard of the reference which it beares either to a superior Law, as testifying our Love unto the Obedience, by our griefe for the breach thereof: or to our consequent Carriage and Actions, as governing them with greater Wisedome and Providence, it may bee said to adde much perfection to the mind of man, because it serves as an inducement to more cautelous living.