320 The soul necessarily livings

other hypothejis of no very great consequent#in itself, tho’it were true in this state of union*viz. that the foul thinks not always (y); whichyet is not easily to be proved, even though the

(?) W a y concerning human understandings B. 2. cK-

I. sect. 1 6. “ ’Tis true, we have sometimes instance*

“ of perception, whilst we are asleep and retain the MS"

tc mory of those thoughts; but how extravagant and

** coherent they are for the most part; how little cost'

** formable to the perfection and order of a rational be'

“ ing, those who are acquainted with dreams need n ot

" be told. This I would willingly be satisfied in, wb e '

ther the foul, when it thinks thus apart, and as ls

“ were separate from the body, acts less rationally tb^

“ when conjointly with it, or not; if its separate though*

“ be lest rational, then these men must say, that the fe _

“ ewes the perfeEiion of rational thinking to the body i 1

" it does not, ’tis a wonder that our dreams fliould b e >

for the most part, so frivolous and irrational; and tb 3 *

** the soul should retain none of its more rational 1°'

tc liloquies and meditations.” We shall afterward

who in this place ascribes the perfection of ration 3

thinking to the body; however here is a broad hint t° (

material fouls. What is for the most part only , i s

always that side ought to have been considered also-

hope it will appear, that the most incoherent of our dre alfl

t tet

is an appearance far above matter, or any power M 3can be endued with: and that, upon a narrow exarr»n 3

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tion, the actions properly of the foul, in dreaming,not be found so irrational, as is here presumed, and gjierally conceived. . ,

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