§. 6. * 1.1 Yea farther, Plato seems to acknowledge an uni∣versall Contagion, or Corruption diffused throughout the whole of human Nature, both Vnderstanding, will, and Affections. 1.
The court of the Gentiles: or A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish church in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods vvord, and church light. 2: The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain pholosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. / By T.G.
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- The court of the Gentiles: or A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish church in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods vvord, and church light. 2: The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain pholosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. / By T.G.
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* 1.2 As for the corruption of the Vnderstanding, Plato, in his Repub. lib. 7. fol. 613 gives a lively Description thereof, under an Allegoril of a person, who from his Infancie lay bound neck and heels tog ther in a dark dungeon; where he could see only some imperfect shadows, by means of a certain fire kindled at the top thereof, whence he concludes, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, The eye of the soul is immersed in the barbarick gulf of ignorance. And else where he saies 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the present life has but a dreaming knowledge of things; whence also he stiles our present knowledge 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a night day. Yea Plato, in his Timaeus fol. 90. seems to give us the original cause of this native darkness, that overspreads the soul; namely Adam's Sin. Truth (Saith he) is the food and proper Motion of the mind, it being connatural to it; which, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, was in times past lost in the Head &c. what Plato should understand by the head, if not Adam the head of man-kind, we cannot imagine. * 1.3 2. Plato mentions also the corruption of the will; and seems to disown any Freewill to true Good; albeit he allows some 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or na∣tural disposition to civil good, in some great Heroes. Yea, he brings in Socrates refuting that opinion of the Stoicks, that virtue was 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 teachable * 1.4 3. Plato discourseth very largely and divinely, touching the irregularities of the Affections or Pas∣sions. So de Repub. lib. 9. fol. 575 he discourseth of self love, the root of all Affections, as the great Tyrant over man kind, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Love is a Tyrant in him, living in all manner of Disorder, and irregulari∣tie: where he largely and elegantly describes the Tyrannick commands and irregular motions of inordinate Love in men.
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* 1.1
The universal contagion of human Nature
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* 1.2
1. the Corrup∣•…•… of the under∣standing.
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* 1.3
2. the corrup∣tion of the will
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3. the disor∣der of the af∣fections & Tyrannie of self love.