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Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul

Published: 1640
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A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.

London Printed by R. H[earne and John Norton] for Robert Bostock, dwelling in Saint Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Kings Head 1640.

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DedicationTO HER HIGHNESSE THE PRINCESSE ELIZABETH, PRINCESSE PALATINE OF THE RHINE, DVTCHES OF BAVARIA, &c. AND…
PrefaceA PREFACE TO THE READER.
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Table of contentsA Summary of the severall Chapters contained in this Booke.
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Chapter 1A TREATISE of the Passions and Faculties of the SOULE of MAN.
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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of the Fancie: Its offices to the Will and Reason, Uolubilitie of Thoughts, Fictions, Errors,…
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of Passions, their nature, and distribution; of the Motions of Naturall Creatures, guided by a…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of Humane Passions in generall: their use, Naturall, Morall, Civill: their subordination unto, or…
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Of the Exercise of Passion: of Stoicall Apathie: of Permanencie, Defect, Excesse, with the Cure…
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of the effects of Passions, how they sharpen Vertue: Of vitious Concupiscence; of their…
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of the affection of Love, of Love naturall, of generall communion, of Love rationall, the object…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Of the Rule of true Love: the Love of God and our selves: similitude to these, the cause of Love…
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of the Effects of Love, Vnion to the Object, Stay and Immoration of the Mind upon it, Rest in it,…
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Of the Passion of Hatred, the Fundamentall Cause or Object thereof Evill, how farre forth Evills…
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of the other Causes of Hatred, Secret Antipathy, Difficulty of procuring a Good commanded,…
Chapter 14CHAP. XIIII. Of the Quality and Quantity of Hatred, and how in either respects it is to bee regulated.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Of the Good and Evill Effects of Hatred. Cautelousnesse and Wisedome to profit by that we hate,…
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Of the Affection of Desire. What it is. The severall kindes of it, Naturall, Rationall,…
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. Of other causes of Desire, Infirmity, Temerity, Mutability of Minde, Knowledge, Repentance,…
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. Rules touching our Desires. Desires of lower Objects must not be either hastie, or unbounded;…
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. Of the Affection of …y Delight. The severall Objects thereof, Corporall, Morall, Intellectuall,…
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. Of the Causes of Ioy. The union of the Object to the Faculty, by Contemplation, Hope, Fruition,…
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. Of other Causes of Delight. Vnexpectednesse of a God. Strength of Desire. Immagination.…
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. Of the Affection of Sorrow, the Object of it evill, sensitive, Intellectuall, as present in it…
Chapter 23CHAP. XXIII. Of the affection of Hope, the Object of it, Good Future, Possible, Difficult, of Regular and…
Chapter 24CHAP. XXIV. Of the causes of Hope, Want, and Weakenesse together, Experience and Knowledge. In what sence…
Chapter 25CHAP. XXV. Of the Effects of Hope: Stability of Mind: Wearinesse, arising not out of Weaknesse, Impatience,…
Chapter 26CHAP. XXVI. Of the Affection of Boldnesse. What it is. The Causes of it, strong Desires, strong Hopes,…
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. Of the Passion of Feare: the Causes of it; Impotency, Obnoxiousnesse, Suddennesse, Neerenesse,…
Chapter 28CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Effects of Feare, suspition, Circumspection, Superstition, 'Betraying the succours of…
Chapter 29CHAP. XXIX. Of that particular Affection of Feare, which is called Shame. What it is. Whom we thus feare.…
Chapter 30CHAP. XXX. Of the Affection of Anger. The Distinctions of it. The Fundamentall Cause thereof, Contempt.…
Chapter 31CHAP. XXXI. Of other Causes of Anger: first in regard of him that suffers wrong: Excellency, Weaknesse,…
Chapter 32CHAP. XXXII. Of the Originall of the Reasonable Soule, whether it be immediatly Created and Infused, or…
Chapter 33CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Image of God in the Reasonable soule, in regard of its simplicity, and spirituality.
Chapter 34CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Soules immortality proved by its simplicity, independance, agreement of Nations in…
Chapter 35CHAP. XXXV. Of the Honour of Humane Bodies by Creation, by Resurrection; of the Endowments of Glorified…
Chapter 36CHAP. XXXVI. Of that part of Gods Image in the Soule, which answereth to his Power, Wisedome, Knowledge,…
Chapter 37CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Faculty of Vnderstanding. Its operations outward upon the Object, Inward upon the…
Chapter 38CHAP. XXXVIII. Of Errours: the Causes thereof: the Abuses of Principles, Palsifying them: or Transferring…
Chapter 39CHAP. XXXIX. The Actions of the Vnderstanding, Invention, Wit, Iudgement; of Invention, Distrust,…
Chapter 40CHAP. XL. Of the Actions of the Vnderstanding upon the Will, with respect to the End and Means. The Power…
Chapter 41CHAP. XLI. Of the Conscience; its Offices of Direction, Conviction, Comfort, Watchfulnesse, Memory,…
Chapter 42CHAP. XLII. Of the Will: it's Appetite: with the proper and chiefe Objects thereof, God. Of Superstition…
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ErrataFaults escaped by reason of the Authors absence.
ErrataErrata in the Margin.

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