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But Proportion, 22, 23. And Uniformity, 24. Consistent with several Degrees, 25. But with none, under its being Intellectual, 26. With Reason, the Affections become Virtues, 27. Which receive their Names, from the Object, 28. Three Virtues, so called, rather belonging to all; viz. Prudence, 29. Constancy, 30. And Love or Charity, 31. Four, more eminently Useful, 32. The First, Humility; Founded upon great Reason, 33, 34. And of great Use, 35, 36, 37. The Second, Magnanimity; also of great Use, 38. Chiefly, as it begets Industry, 39, 40. And Sapience or the Love of Wisdom, 41. The Third, Justice; likewise a Noble Virtue, and of Great and Public Use, 42, 43. The Fourth, Fortitude, a Jewel composed of several Gems, 44, 45. viz. Justice, 46. Prudence, 47. And Courage, 48. In all, we are to show, the Dignity of Virtue, 49. As the Workmanship, and Image, of the Deity, 50, 51, 52.

CHAP. 8. Of Celestial Mind.

By the Knowledge we have of the Divine Perfection, 1. And of our own Imperfection, 2, 3. And of Nature below us, 4. We may come to the Knowledge of Nature above us; viz. the Existence of a more Perfect Mind, 4, 5, 6. As also, from the Plenitude of the Visible World, 7. And its Indefinite Extent, 8. That there are several Degrees of Superiority herein, likewise indicated. From ourselves, 9. And from the Creatures below us, 10, 11. That they are of Two General Orders, 12. Embodied, 13, 14. And Pure Mind, 15. The former, not without Sense, 16. Nor Phancy, 17. And that of a higher Species, than the Human, 18. But with such an Intellect, as is Coordinate with our own, 19, 20. And capable of Moral Evil, 21. That Pure Mind, is either Compounded, viz. of Phancy and Intellect, 22, &c. to 26. And both of a Superior Species, 27. The Latter acting by Direct Intuition, 28, 29. Or Simple; that is, Abstracted Intellectual Mind; viewing Things, with a Contemporary Intuition, 30. Whereof, we have the Shadow in ourselves, 31. Perfect in its Nature, 32. And in its Extent, 33. With the Perfection of Will, 34. And of Happiness grounded hereon, 35.