The theory and regulation of love a moral essay, in two parts : to which are added letters philosophical and moral between the author and Dr. Henry More / by John Norris ...

Title

The theory and regulation of love a moral essay, in two parts : to which are added letters philosophical and moral between the author and Dr. Henry More / by John Norris ...

Author

Norris, John, 1657-1711.

Publication

Oxford :: Printed at the Theatre for Hen. Clements,

1688.

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Subject terms

Love -- Early works to 1800.

Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE LADY MASHAM AT OATES in ESSEX.
• TO THE READER.
• THE GENERAL CONTENTS of the whole.
  • PART. I.
    • section - 1
    • section - 2
    • section - 3
    • section - 4
    • section - 5
  • PART. II.
    • section - 1
    • section - 2
    • section - 3
    • section - 4
    • section - 5
• PART. I.
  • SECT. I. The general designe of this undertaking, and its great usefullness to the whole drift of Mo∣rality.
  • SECT. II. Of the dignity and Nature of Love in general, and of the first and great Division of it.
  • SECT. III. The Analogy between Love and Motion, parti∣cularly with the Motion of the Heart, with a further Illustration of the First and Great Division of Love.
  • SECT. IV. Of the First Great Branch of Love viz. Love of Concupiscence or Desire, with the several Kinds of it.
  • SECT. V. Of the Second Great Branch of Love viz. Love of Benevolence, its division into Self-Love and Charity, where also 'tis enquired whether all Love be Self-Love.
• title page
• PART. II.
  • SECT. I. That Love requires some Measures of Re∣gulation, and why love as Dirigible is made the subject of Morality rather than understanding.
  • SECT. II. The Measures of Love of Concupiscence, all reduced to these two general Heads, what we must desire, and what we may desire; The Measures of these, both in general and in Particular. Whether sensual Pleasure be in its self evil, with an account of the true Notion of Origi∣nal Concupiscence and of Mortification.
  • SECT. III. The Measures of Love of Benevolence, particularly of Self-love.
  • SECT. IV. The Measures of Common Charity.
  • SECT. V. The Measures of Friendship.
• MOTIVES TO THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF REGULAR LOVE By way of Consideration.
  • THE PRAYER.
• Letters Philosophical and Moral, to Dr Henry More, with the Do∣ctor's Answers.
  • Advertisment to the Reader.
  • Epistola prima ad Clarissimum Vi∣rum Henricum More.
  • Dr More's Answer.
  • The second Letter to Dr More.
  • Dr More's Answer.
  • The third Letter to Dr. More.
  • Dr More's Answer.
  • The fourth Letter to Dr More.
  • Dr More's Answer.
  • The fifth Letter to Dr. More.
• AN APPENDIX.
  • The Hypothesis runs thus.
  • I shall now sum up the whole matter in this Order of Reasoning.
• ERRATA.
• Books Printed and sold by Henry Clements.