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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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This being premised touching the nature and general essence of Passions, the division of them must be then grounded; because (as Philosophy teacheth us) Faculties and Operations receive their essential distinctions from their objects, and those several respects wherewith they in order to the Faculty are qualified. Now, since all appetite (being a blind Power) is dependant upon the direction of some Knowledge; from the diversity of Knowledge in, or annexed unto things, may be gathered the prime distinction of Passions.
This being premised touching the nature and generall essence of Passions, the division of them must be then grounded; because (as Philosophie teacheth us) Faculties and Operations receive their essentiall distinctions from their objects, and those severall respects wherewith they in order to the Facultie are qualified. Now, since all appetite (being a blind Power) is dependant upon the direction of some Knowledge; from the diversitie of Knowledge in, or annexed unto things, may be gathered the prime distinction of Passions.
Knowledge, in respect of created Agents, may be considered, either as dis-joined, and extrinsical to the things moved, or […] intrinsical and united thereunto; both which serve as a Law and Rule, to regulate the inclinations of each nature, that they might not swerve into disordered and confused, or into idle and vain motions, ⟨p. 33⟩•ut might ever work towards that fixed end, which God hath appointed them to move •nto.
Knowledge, in respect of created Agents, may be considered, either as dis-joyn'd, and extrinsecall to the things moved, or 〈…〉 intrinsecall and united thereunto; both which serve as a Law and Rule, to regulate the inclinations of each nature, that they might not swerve into disordered and confused, or into idle and vaine motions, ⟨p. 33⟩