Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul, Table of contents
A Summary of the severall Chapters contained in this Booke.
Chap. 1. OF the dependance of the Soul in her operations upon the body. Pag. 1.
Chap. 2. In what cases the dependance of the Soul on the body, is lessened by faith, custome, education, occasion. p. 8.
Chap▪ 3. Of the Memory, and some few causes of the weaknesse thereof. p. 13.
Chap. 4. Of the Fancy it's offices to the will and reason, vol…bility of thoughts fictions, errours, lev…ty fixednesse. p. 18.
Chap. 5. Of Passions, their Nature and distribution, of the motions of naturall creatures, guided by a knowledge without them: and of rationall creatures guided by a knowledge within them: of Passions mentall sensitive, and rationall. p. 31.
Chap. 6. Of humane Passions in generall, th…ir use, naturall, morall, civill: their subordination …, or rebell on against right rea…n. p▪ …1.
Chap. 7. Of the exercise of Passion … … Apathy: of …, …, …, … … Cure thereof p. 4….
Chap. 8. Of … …ls of Passions, … th…y … vertue: of … … …, of … … …, diverti… … … … … of …, and of their … … …. p. 57.
Chap. 9. Of the affection of Love, of Love naturall, of generall Communion, of Love rationall, the object and generall cause thereof. p. 74.
Chap. 10. Of the rule of true Love: the Love of God and our selves: similitude to these, the cause of Love in other things: of Love of Concup…ence: how love begetteth Love: and how pr…sence with, and absence from the Object, doth upon different reflects exercise and encrease Love, p. 81.
Chap. 11. Of the effects of Love, union to the Object, stay and immoration of the minde upon it, rest in it, zeal…, strength, and tend…rnesse towards it, condescention unto it, lique…ion and languishing for it. p. 98.
Chap. 12. Of the Passion of …atred, the fundamentall cause or object thereof, evill: How farre forth evils willed by God, may be declined by men, of Gods se…t and revealed will. p. 111.
Chap. 13. Of the other causes of Hatred secret Antipathy▪ Difficulty of procuring a Good commanded, …, base sears, disparity of Desires, a fixed jealous …. p. 119.
Chap. 14. Of the Quality and Quantity of Hatred▪ and how … either respects it is to be regulated. p. 131.
Chap. 15. Of the … and evill Effects of Hatred, … … Wisedome to profit by that wee hate, w…th Confidence, Victory▪ Reformation. Hatred, in generall against the whole kinde, cunning …ss …, cruelty, running …ver to persons Innocent, vielating Religion. Envy, Rejoy…ing at evill. Creeked suspition, contempt, contumely. p. 137.
Chap. 16. Of the affection of Desire, what it is. The severall kindes of it, naturall, rationall, spirituall, intemperate, unnaturall morbid Desires. The Object of the…, good, pleasant, as possible, as absent, either in whole, or in degrees of perfection, or continuance. The most generall internall cause vacuity, indigence other causes, admiration▪ greatnesse of minde, curio▪sity. p. 161.
Chap. 17. Of other causes of Desire, Infirmity, Temerity, Mutability of Minde, Knowledge, Repentance, Hope, of the effects of it in generall labour, languor. In speciall, of rationall Desires, bounty, griefe, wearinesse, indignation against that which withstands it. Of vitious Desires, deception, ingratitude, envie, greedinesse, basenesse of Resolution. p. 177.
Chap. 18. Rules touching our Desires. Desires of lower Objects, must not be either Hasty, or unbounded, such are unnaturall, turbid, unfruitfull, unthankfull. Desires of heavenly objects fixed, permanent, industrious, connexion of vertues, sluggish desires. p. 190.
Chap, 19. Of the affection of joy or delight, the severall objects thereof, corporall, morall, intellectuall, Divine. p. 197.
Chap. 20. Of the causes of Ioy. The union of the Object to the Faculty, by Contemplation, Hope, Fruition, changes by accident a cause of Delight. p. 203.
Chap. 21. Of other causes of Delight, Vnexpectednesse of a good, strength of Desire. Imagination, Imitation. Fitnesse and accommodation. Of the effects of this Passion: Reparation of Nature, Dilatation. Thirst in noble Objects, satiety in baser. Whetting of Industry. Atmorous unbeliefe. p. 211
Chap▪ 22. Of the affection of sorrow the object of it, evill▪ sensitive, intellectuall as present in it selfe, or to the minde, by memory, or suspition, particular causes, effects of it, Feare, Care, Experience, Erudition, Irresolution, Despaire, Execration, Distempers of body, p. 221.
Chap. 23. Of the affection of Hope, the Object of it, Good, Future, Possible, Difficult. Of Regular and inordinate Despaire. p. 233.
Chap. 24. Of the causes of Hope, Want, and Weaknesse together, Experience and Knowledge. In what sense Ignorance may be said to strengthen, and know ledge to weaken Hope: Examples quicken more then Precept, provision of aides: the uncertainty of outward meanes to establish Hope, goodnesse of Nature, Faith, and Cred…lity▪ wise Confidence. p. 240.
Chap. 25. Of the effects of Hope: Stability of minde▪ wearines, arising not out of weaknes, but out of want, Contention, and forthputting of the Minde. Patience under the want, Distance, and Difficulty of Good desired, waiting upon aide expected. p. 254.
Chap. 26. Of the affection of Boldnesse, what it is, the causes of it, strong Desires, strong Hopes, Aydes, Supplies, Reall or in Opinion. Despaire and extremities, experience, ignorance, Religion, immunity from danger, Dext…rity of Wit, Strength of Love, Pride or Greatnesse of Minde and Abilities. The effects of it, Executi…n of things advised, Temerity, &c. p. 258.
Chap. 27. Of the Passion of Feare: the causes of it, Impotency, Obno…ousnesse, Suddennesse, Neerenesse, Newnesse, Conscience, Ignerance of an evill. p. 274.
Chap. 28. Of the effects of Feare, Suspition, Circumspection, Superstition, betraying the succours of Reason, Feare generative, rest…cting inward wea… ning the Faculties of the minde, base Susp…tion, wise Caution. p. 210.
Chap. 29. Of that particular affection of Feare▪ which is called shame, what it is. Whom we thus feare. The ground of it evill of Turpitude. Injustice, Intemperance, Sordidnesse, So…nesse, Pusillanimity, Flattery, Vainglory, Misfortun…, Ignorance Pragmaticalnesse, Deformity, Greatnesse of Minde, unworthy Correspondencies, &c. Shame, v…ous, and vertuous. p. 300.
Chap. 30. Of the affection of Anger, the distinctions of it, The fundamentall cause thereof contempt. Three kindes of Contempt, dis…estimation disappointment, Calumny. p. 31….
Chap. 31. Of other causes of Anger: first in regard of him that suffers wrong: Excellency, weaknesse, strong d…sires, sus…ition, Next …regard of him who doth it; Rasenesse, Impudence, Neerenesse, Freedome of speech, Contention, Ability, the effects of Anger, the immutation of the Body▪ Impulsion of Reason, Exp…dition, Precipitance. Rules for the moderating of this Passion. p. 322.
Chap. 32, Of the originall of the Reasonable Soule whither it be immediately created and i…sused, … derived by seminall Traduction from the Parents. Of the derivation of originall sinne. p. 391.
Chap. 33. Of the Image of God in the Reasonable Soule in regard of it's simplicity, and spirituality. p. 400.
Chap. 34. Of the Soules Immortality proved by it's simplicity, independance, agreement. Of Nations in acknowledging a God and duties due to him, dignity above other creatures, power of understanding things immortall, unsatisfiablenesse by Objects mortall, freenesse from all causes of corruption. p. 407.
Chap. 35. Of the honour of humane bodies by creation, by resurrection, of the endowments of glorified bodies. p. 420.
Chap. 36. Of that part of Gods image in the Soule, which answereth to his Power, Wisedome, Knowledge, Holinesse. Of mans dominion over other Creatures. Of his love to Knowledge, what remainders we retaine of originall Iustice. p. 429.
Chap. 37. Of the Faculty of understanding, it's operation outward upon the object. Inward upon the will. Of Knowledge, what it is. The naturall desire and love of it. Apprehension, Iudgement, Retention requisite unto right Knowledge. Severall kindes of Knowledge. The originall Knowledge given unto man in his Creation. The benefits of Knowledge, of Ignorance naturall, voluntary, Poenal, of Curiosity, of Opinion, the causes of it, Disproportion betweene the Object and the Faculty, and an acute versutilo…snesse of conceits, the benefits of modest Hesitancy. p. 444.
Chap. 38. Of Errours: the causes thereof. The abuses of Principles, falsifying them: or transferring the truth of them out of their owne bounds. Affectations of singularity, and novell courses. Credulity and thraldome of judgement unto others. How Antiquity is to be honoured. Affection to particular objects corrupteth judgement. Curiosity in searching things secret. p. 483
Chap▪ 39. The actions of the understanding, inventition, Wit, Iudgement: of Invention, Distrust, Prejudice, Immaturity: Of Tradition by speech, Writing: Of the Dignities and Corruption of speech. p. 500.
Chap. 40. Of the Actions of the understanding upon the Will, with respect to the End and Meanes. The power of the understanding over the Will, not Commanding, but directing the Objects of the Will to be good and convenient. Corrupt Will lookes onelyonly at Good present. Two Acts of the Vnderstanding, Knowledge and Consideration. It must also be possible, and with respect to happinesse Immortall. Ignorance and Weaknesse in the Vnderstanding, in proposing the right means to the last End. p. 517.
Chap. 41. Of the Conscience; it's Offices of Direction, Conviction, Comfort, Watchfulnesse, Memory, Impartiality. Of Consciences Ignorant, Superstitious, Sleeping▪ Frightfull, Tempestuous. p. 531.
Chap. 42. Of the Will: it's Appetite: with the proper and chiefe Objects therof, God. Of Superstition and Idolatry. Of it's Liberty in the Electing of Meanes to an End. Of it's Dominion Coactive and perswasive. Of Fate, Astrology. Satanicall Suggestions. Of the manner of the Wills Operaation, Motives to it. Acts of it. The Conclusion. p. 537.