Phœnomenon of Dreaming. 11

ing upon the sensory this minute, and thenext minute begin that work again. Weare convinced from our own consciousnessin this cafe, that the foul must finally quitall attempts of this kind, before steep canbe brought on; and yet it is often engagedin a dream before we are well fallen asleep ; .so that we may trace back the perceptionsof the foul in these confines between sleepingand wakings but (hall not find it designingto amuse itself, but rather suddenly engagedin beholding things, it knows not how.The foul, it is true, is always active andpercipient, or is never without some realperception; but it is most certain it ceasesto act and perceive by the body. It mightas well employ itself in constant contempla-tion in the time of steep, and thinking some-thing regular and useful, as in these odd,whimsical scenes: and yet it hath beenshewn above, N° 13. Sect. V. Vol. I. thatit cannot do this. Nor is the Soul indulgentto act by itself, and separately, so as to be adifferent Person , for reasons there likewisegiven: nor yet would this be aSling by itself^but on the sensory. Besides, it is incon-ceivable what the foul could design by these

extravagances,