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Show :8 i M: t. ("lid/L6. of MA N'. By this it is manifeit, that not onely actions that have their begin- ning from Cot/etoufncffe, Ambition, hill, or other Appetites to the thing propounded, but alfo thole that have their beginning from . F I):.‘l/««T[l0}!. deavour to fu plant, or hinder a Competitor, ENv I a . When in the mind of man, Appetites,and Averlions, Hopes, and _Feares, concerning one and the fame thing, arife alternately; and divers good and evill confequences of the doing, or omitting the thing pfopounded,come fuccefiively‘ intoour thoughts 5 f0 that fome- 1 i times we iave an Appetite to it -,_ fometimes an Averfion from it; {omeiimes Hope to be able to do it ‘, fometimes Defpaire, or Fearc to attempt it -, the whole fumme of Defires, Averfions,l-Iopes and _Fears, continuedtill the thing be either done, or thought impoiiible, is that V '1)([1&€7"I"l- M, wecalleLiBEMTION. . Therefore of things pail, there is no' Deliberation; becaufe mani-= are (voluntary 167/0715. The formes of Speech by which the Paffions are exprefl‘ed,are partly the fame , and partly different from thofe, bygwhich wee cxpreffe our Thoughts. And firfl, generally all Palfions may be cxpreiled Iniz'iciztimly; as I ‘lotue, Ifézti'f', I joy , 1 deliberate, I {vi/l, [ commit/2d : but fome of them have particular expreliions by theml‘elves, which nevertheleife are not aflii'mations,lunlefl"e it b: when they ferve to make other inferences, befides that of the Pafiion they proceed from. Deliberation is earpi'efled Subjzrmfit/ely 5 which is a fpeech proper to fignihe fuppofitions, With their confequences ; as, If rbir be donc,tbm tbi: will fallen), and differs not from the language of Reafoning, fave that Realoning is in generall words ; but Deliberation for the molt part is of Particulars. The language of Deiire, and Avcrfion, is Imperative 5 as Do rlyz'r, forbeare rlmt; which when the party is obliged to do, or forbeare, is Cofimimd ; I i. feilly impoiiible to be changed : not ofthings known to be impolit- i ble, or thought fo 3 becaufe men know, or think fueh Deliberation othérwife Prayer 3 or els Counfe/l. The language of Vain-Glory, of vain. But ofthings impolfible, which we think polfible, we may Deliberate -, not knowing it is in vain. And it is called Deliberation; Indignation, Pitty and Revengefulnefs, Opium/e : But of the i becaufe it is a putting an end to the Liberty we had ofdoing, or omitel ll. ~I:_ l i l Li Tl): Wlil. Dcfire to know, there is a peculiar expreflion, called laterragative ; guage of the Pailionsl find none : For Curling, Swearing, Revi- T his alternate Succellion of Appetites, Averfions , Hepes and licars, is no leffe in Other livingCreatures then in Man: and there- ling, and the like, do not iignifie as Speech, but as the actions of a wee retain the liberty of doing, or omitting, according to our Appeo me, or Averfion. ' In Deliberation, the lail Appetite or Averfion, immediately adhazring to the action, or to the omiiiion thereof, is that wee call the WI L I. 5 the Act, ( nor the faculty,) ofWilling. And Beafls that have D eliberatiora, muit neceffarily alfo have Will. The Definition of the Will, given commonly by the SChoolcs, that it is a Rationall Appetite, is not good. For if it were, then could there be no Volun- tongue accullomed. , Thefe formes of Speech, Ifay, are exlpreiiions, or voluntary fig~ nifications of our Palfions : but certain ignes they be not, becaufe they may be 11de arbitrarily, whether they that ule them, have fuch Pallions or not. The belt lignes of Paifions prefent, are either in the countenance, motions of the body, actiOns, and ends, or aimes,which we otherwile know the man to have. And becaufc in Deliberation, the Appetitcs, and Averfions are mild by foreii ht ofthe Good and evill confequences, and ,fcquelg of the action w iereof we tDeliberate ; the good or evill effect there- of tiependeth on the for-ei‘iglit of a long chain of confequences, of which very l‘eldome any man is able to fee to the end. But for f0 fai're any Act againfi Reafon. Fora Voluntary AF? is that, which pl'oceed« asainan feeth, if the Good in thofc confequences, be greater than eth from t 1e will , and no other. But if in Read ofa Rationall Appetite, we ihall lay an Appetite refulting from a precedent Delibera~ the Evill,the whole chains is that which Writers call A parent, or tion, then the Definition is the fame that I have given here. Will therefore i; the/.111 Appetite i/z Dir/{berating And though we fay in common Difcourfe, a man had- a Will once to do a thing, that nevertheleile he forbore to do -, yet that is properly but an Inclination which makes no Action Voluntai‘ygbecaufe the action depends not of it, but of the lall Inclination, or Appetite. For if the intervenient ~Appetites, make any action Voluntary -, then by the fame Reafcm all intervenient Averfions,ihould make the fame action Involuntary-and 10 one and the fame actionahouldbe both Voluntary 8c Involuntiiry. By Farmer of r m . ‘J Speem, Pafllcm, as,W/mt irit,tvbm [ball rig/ion) is it done, and ivby f0 2' other lan- ting, according to our own Appetite, or Averfion. fore Beafls alfo Deliberate. ' Every Deliberation is then fayd to End, when that whereof they Deliberate, is either done, 0r thought impoifible ; becaufe till then i 29 Aver-lion,or Feare ofthofe confequences that follow the omiflion, _ GrieG, for the fucceife ofa Competitor in wealth,honour, or other good, ifit be joyned with Endeavour to enforce our 'own abilities to equall or exceed him, is called EM u Lari 0 N :But Joyned With En- ii $2 Clan/2.6 . tune. For,that any man fhould take pleafure in other mens grezitt fible. i 0f" AIAN. then call CRUE LTY; proceeding from Security of their OWn for- harmes, without other end of his own, I do not conceive it po - €457. Part L Good and E'0!" apparem, Set-wing Good. And contrarily, when the Evillexceedet the Good, the whole is Apparent) or Sawing Erwll: fo that he who hath by Experience, or llealon, the greatelt and fureit pi‘ofpee‘t of Confequences, Deliberates belt himfelfe ,zlnd is able when he will, to give , , the belt counfell unto others, Corltimull ji/crefle in obtaining thofe things which a man from time to time deiircth, that is to fay, continuall profpering, is that men: call Fr. 1. I e :H -, Imeanthe Felicity of this life. For there is no fuchthing as perpetuall Tranquillity of mind, while we live here ,became Life it felfe is but Motion, and can never be without Delire, l7, 2 nor Felicit7° |