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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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So then the Roots of this Passion are Weakness and Subjection both together; so that where either ⟨p. 276⟩condition is wanting, there is not any proper ground of Fear, and therefore we see sundry times strength takes off the yoke of Obedience, not only in the civill government of men, but in the natural government of creatures by men, to whom by the law of Creation they were all made subject; yet the strength of many of them hath taught them to forget their original Subjection, and in stead of Fearing, to terrify man their lord; and when ever we tame any of them, and reduce them to their first condition: this is not so much an act of our Dominion, whereby we awe them, as of our Reason, whereby we deceive them; and we are beholding more therein to the working of our Wit, than to the prerogative of our Nature; and usually every thing which hath knowledge enough to measure its own abilities; the more it hath of Strength, the less it hath of Fear; that which Solomon makes the strongest, the Apostle makes the fittest to expel Pear, to wit, Love.
So then the Roots of this Passion are Weaknesse and Subjection both together; so that where either ⟨p. 276⟩condition is wanting, there is not any proper ground of Feare, and therefore wee see sundry times strength takes off the yoake of Obedience, not only in the civill government of men, but in the naturall government of creatures by men, to whom by the law of Creation they were all made subject; yet the strength of many of them hath taught them to ferget their originall Subjection, and in stead of Fearing, to terrifie man their lord; and when ever we tame any of them, and reduce them to their first condition: this is not so much an act of our Dominion, wherby we awe them, as of our Reason, whereby we deceive them; and we are beholding more therein to the working of our Wit, than to the prerogative of our Nature; and usually every thing which hath knowledg enough to measure its owne abilities; the more it hath of Strength, the lesse it hath of Feare; that which Solomon makes the strongest, the Apostle makes the fittest to expell Peare, to wit, Love.