principles itfpringcth from, Both parts of this aflertionare 

 jnanifeft : for the firft, it is evident, that whenfoercr an Agent 

 worketh by knowledge., he is unrefolved whether hee fhall 

 worke or not worke, asalfo of his manner of working, untill 

 his knowledge (that ought to dircft and governe his working) 

 be perfeft and complete : but that cannot be, as long as any 

 circumftance not as yet considered, may make it fceme fit or 

 unfit to proceed : and therefore, fuch actions as are dene with- 

 out exaft confidcration of every particular circumftance, doc 

 not flow ftem a pure underftanding. From whence it fol- 

 loweth , that when an underftanding is not fatisfyed of eve- 

 ry particular circuinftancc , and confequently cannot deter- 

 mine whathemuft immediately doe, but apprehendeth that 

 Ibmeofthecircumftances net as yet confidered, may (or ra- 

 ther muft) change fome part of his action, it mutt of necefli- 

 ty be undermined in refpeft of the immediate action; and 

 confequently, it muft refraine abfolutely frena working. The 

 other part is cleare ;to wit,that when the underftanding, upon 

 consideration of all circumftancefi, knoweth abfolutely what 

 is beft, the action folio weth immediately fas farre as depen- 

 deth of the underftanding) withont any further difpoftion on 

 his behalfe : for feeing that nothing bat knowledge belongeth 

 to the under ftandtug^ he who fuppoleth all knowledge in it, al- 

 loweth all that isrequifite or poflible for it to worke by : Now 

 if all be put, nothing is wanting thatfliould caufe it to worke: 

 but where no caufe is wanting , but all requifite caufes are a- 

 clually being, the eftecT: muft alfo actually be, and follow imme- 

 diately out of them : and confequently, the aftion is done, (in 

 as much as concerneth the underftanding, and indeed abfolutely, 

 unkfle fome other caufe doe faile) as loon as the underftanding 

 knoweth all the circumftances belonging to it : lo as it is mani- 

 feft out of this whole difcourfe, that if a man wrought oneiy by 

 his underftanding, all his actions would be difcreet and ratio- 

 nal!, i0 refpecl: of the end he hath propofed to himfelfe ; and till 

 hcwereaflured whatjwere beft, he would kepe himfelf in fuf- 

 penfe and doe nothing ; and as foone ts he werefe, he would ad- 

 mit of no delayes, but would at the inftant proceed to aftion ac- 

 cording to his knowledge the contrary of all which, we dayly 

 fee by experience in every man. 



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