Chap. XXII. Of the affection of Sorrow: the object of it evil, sen-
sitive, intellectual, as present to itself, or to the mind by me-
mory or suspiciou; particular causes, effects of it; fear, care,
experience, erudition, irresolution, despair, execration, distem-
pers of body
Chap. XXIII. Of the affections of Hope; the objects of it, good
future, possible, difficult; of regular and inordinate despair 167
Chap. XXIV. Of the causes of Hope, want and weakness toge-
. 171
Chap. XXV. Of the effects of Hope, stability of mind; weariness
arising not out of weakness, impatience, suspicion, curiosity;
but out of want, contention, and forth-putting of the mind:
patience under the want, distance, and difficulty of good desires,
waiting upon aid expected
Chap. XXVI. Of the affection of Boldness, what it is; the cause
of it, strong desires, strong hopes, aids and supplies, real, or in
opinion: despair and extremities, experience, ignorance, religion,
innocency, impudence, shame, immunity from danger, dex-
terity of wit, strength of love, pride, or greatness of mind and
abilities: the effects of it, execution of things advised, teme.
rity, &c.
Chap. XXVII. Of the passion of Fear: the cause of it, impotency,
obnoxiousness; suddenness, nearness, newness, conscience,
ignorance of evil
Chap. XXVIII. Of the effects of Fear, suspicion, circumspection,
superstition, betraying the succours of reason: fear generative,
reflecting inward, weakening the faculties of the mind: base
suspicion, wise caution
Chap. XXIX. Of that particular affection of Fear which is called
Shame; what it is; whom we thus fear; the ground of it. Evil
of turpitude, injustice, intemperance, sordidness, softness, pu-
sillanimity, flattery, vain-glory, misfortune, ignorance, prag-
maticalness, deformity, greatness of mind, unworthy correspon-
dencies, &c. Shame vicious and virtuous
Chap. XXX. Of the affection of Anger, the distinctions of it; the
fundamental cause thereof, contempt; three kinds of contempt,
disestimation, disappointment, calumny
Chap. XXXI. Of other causes of Anger; first in regard of him that
suffers wrong, excellency, weakness, strong desires, suspicion :
next in regard of him that doth it, baseness, impudence, near-
ness, freedom of speech, contention, ability: the effect of anger,
the immutation of the body, impulsion of reason, expedition,
precipitancy rules for the moderating of this passion. 229
Chap. XXXII. Of the original of the reasonable soul, whether it be
immediately created and infused, or derived by seminal traduction from the parents: the derivation of original sin . Chap. XXXIII. Of the Image of God in the reasonable soul, in regard of its simplicity and spirituality Chap, XXXIV. Of the soul's immortality, proved by its simplicity, independence, agreement of nations in acknowledging God and duties due unto him, dignity above other creatures, power of understanding things immortal, unsatiableness by objects mortal, freeness from all causes of corruption.
Chap. XXXV. Of the honour of human bodies by creation, by resurrection; of the endowments of glorified bodies Chap. XXXVI. Of that part of God's Image in the soul which answereth to his power, wisdom, knowledge, holiness; of man's dominion over the creatures; of his love to knowledge; what remainders we retain of original justice
Chap. XXXVII. Of the faculty of understanding: its operations outward upon the object, inward upon the will. Of knowledge, what it is, the natural desire and love of it; apprehension, judgement, retention requisite unto right knowledge: several kinds of knowledge; the original knowledge given unto man in his creation: the benefit of knowledge. Of ignorance natural, voluntary, penal; of curiosity. Of opinion, the causes of it; disproportion between the object and the faculty, and an acute versatilousness of conceits; the benefit of modest hesitancy
Chap. XXXVIII. Of errors, the causes thereof; the abuse of prin- ciples, falsifying them, or transferring the truth of them out of their own bounds. Affectation of singularity and novel courses; credulity and thraldom of judgement unto others: how antiquity is to be honored: affectation to particular objects corrupteth judgement: curiosity in searching things secret Chap. XXXIX. The actions of the understanding, invention, wit, judgement. Of invention, distrust, prejudice, immaturity: of tradition by speech, writing: of the dignities and corruption of speech
Chap. XL. Of the actions of the understanding upon the will with respect to the end and means: the power of the understanding over the will, not commanding, but directing the object of the will to be good and convenient. Corrupt will looks only at good present: two acts of the understanding, knowledge and consideration it must also be possible, and with respect to happiness, immortal: ignorance and weakness in the under- standing in proposing the right means to the last end Chap. XLI. Of the conscience, its offices of direction, convic- tion, comfort, watchfulness, memory, impartiality: of conscience, ignorant, superstitious, licentious, sleeping, frightful, tempes-
WITH THE SEVERAL DIGNITIES AND CORRUPTIONS THEREUNTO BELONGING.
Quicquid agunt homines, Votum, Timor, Ira, Voluptas, Gaudia, Discursus, nostri est farrago libelli.-Juvenal, Sat. I.
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