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Author: Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.
Title: 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.
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Print source: 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.
Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.
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.
Subject terms:
Psychology -- Early works to 1850.
Emotions -- Early works to 1850.
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TO HER HIGHNESSE THE PRINCESSE ELIZABETH, PRINCESSE PALATINE OF THE RHINE, DVTCHES OF BAVARIA, &c. AND ELDEST Daughter to Her Majestie the Queen of BOHEMIA.
A PREFACE TO THE READER.
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A Summary of the severall Chap∣ters contained in this Booke.
A TREATISE of the Passions and Faculties of the SOULE of MAN.
CHAP. II. In what Cases the dependance of the Soule on the Body, is lessened by Faith, Custome, Education, Oc∣casion.
CHAP. III. Of the Memorie, and some few causes of the weakenesse thereof.
CHAP. IV. Of the Fancie: Its offices to the Will and Reason, Uolubilitie of Thoughts, Fictions, Errors, Levi∣tie, Fixednesse.
CHAP. V. Of Passions, their nature, and distri∣bution; of the Motions of Naturall Crea∣tures, guided by a knowledge without them; and of Rationall Croatures, guided by a knowledge within them: of Passions Men∣tall, Sensitive, and Rationall.
CHAP. VI. Of Humane Passions in generall: their use, Naturall, Morall, Civill: their subor∣dination unto, or rebellion against right Reason.
CHAP. VII. Of the Exercise of Passion: of Stoicall Apa∣thie: of Permanencie, Defect, Excesse, with the Cure thereof.
CHAP. VIII. Of the effects of Passions, how they sharpen Vertue: Of vitious Concupiscence; of their blinding, diverting, distracting, and precipitating of Reason, and of their di∣stempering the Body.
CHAP. IX. Of the affection of Love, of Love naturall, of generall communion, of Love rationall, the object and generall cause thereof.
CHAP. X. 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 Concu∣piscence: how Love begetteth Love; and how presence with, and absence from the object, doth upon different respects exercise and encrease Love.
CHAP. XI. Of the Effects of Love, Vnion to the Object, Stay and Immoration of the Mind upon it, Rest in it, Zeale, Strength, and Tendernesse towards it, Condescention unto it, Lique∣faction and Languishing for it.
CHAP. XII. Of the Passion of Hatred, the Fundamentall Cause or Object thereof Evill, how farre forth Evills are willed by God may bee de∣clined by men, of Gods secret and revealed Will.
CHAP. XIII. Of the other Causes of Hatred, Secret Anti∣pathy, Difficulty of procuring a Good com∣manded, Injury, Base Feares, Disparity of Desires, a Fixed Iealous Fancy.
CHAP. XIIII. Of the Quality and Quantity of Hatred, and how in either respects it is to bee regula∣ted.
CHAP. XV. Of the Good and Evill Effects of Hatred. Cau∣telousnesse and Wisedome to profit by that we hate, with Confidence, Victory, Refor∣mation. Hatred is Generall against the whole kind, Cunning, Dissimulation, Cru∣elty, running over to Persons Innocent, vi∣olating Religion. Envie, Rejoycing at Evill. Crooked Suspition. Contempt. Con∣tumely.
CHAP. XVI. Of the Affection of Desire. What it is. The severall kindes of it, Naturall, Rationall, Spirituall. Intemperate, Vnnaturall, Mor∣bid Desires. The Object of them Good, pleasant, as possible, as absent either in whole, or in degrees of perfection or conti∣nūance. The most Generall Internall cause Vacuity, Indigence. Other Causes, Admi∣ration, Greatnesse of minde, Curiosity.
CHAP. XVII. Of other causes of Desire, Infirmity, Teme∣rity, Mutability of Minde, Knowledge, Repentance, Hope. Of the effects of it in Generall, Labour, Languor. In spe∣ciall, of Rationall Desires, Bounty, Griefe, Wearinesse, Indignation against that which withstands it. Of Vitious Desires, Deception, Ingratitude, Envy, Greedinesse, Basenesse of Resolution.
CHAP. XVIII. Rules touching our Desires. Desires of lower Objects must not be either hastie, or un∣bounded; such are unnaturall, turbid, un∣fruitfull, unthankfull: Desires of heavenly Objects fixed, permanent, industrious: Con∣nexion of vertues, sluggish Desires.
CHAP. XIX. Of the Affection of y Delight. The seve∣rall Objects thereof, Corporall, Morall, Intellectuall, Divine.
CHAP. XX. Of the Causes of Ioy. The union of the Ob∣ject to the Faculty, by Contemplation, Hope, Fruition, Changes by accident a cause of Delight.
CHAP. XXI. Of other Causes of Delight. Vnexpectednesse of a God. Strength of Desire. Immagi∣nation. Imitation. Fitnesse and Accom∣modation. Of the effects of this Passion. Reparation of Nature. Dilatation. Thirst in noble Objects, satiety in Baser. Whet∣ting of industry. Atimorous unbeliefe.
CHAP. XXII. Of the Affection of Sorrow, the Object of it evill, sensitive, Intellectuall, as present in it slfe, or to the mind, by memory, or suspi∣tion, particular causes, effects of it. Feare, Care, Experience, Erudition▪ Irresolu∣tion, Despaire, Execration, Distempers of Body.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the affection of Hope, the Object of it, Good Future, Possible, Difficult, of Regu∣lar and Inordinate Despaire.
CHAP. XXIV. Of the causes of Hope, Want, and Weakenesse together, Experience and Knowledge. In what sence Ignorance may be said to streng∣then, and Knowledge to weaken Hope: Ex∣amples quicken more than Precept. Provi∣sion of Ayds: the uncertainty of outward means to establish Hope, Goodnesse of Na∣ture, Faith and Credulity, wise Confidence.
CHAP. XXV. Of the Effects of Hope: Stability of Mind: Wearinesse, arising not out of Weaknesse, Impatience, Suspition, Curiosity; but out of Want, Contention, and forth-putting of the Mind. Patience under the Want, Distance, and Difficulty of Good desires, Waiting upon Ayde expected.
CHAP. XXVI. Of the Affection of Boldnesse. What it is. The Causes of it, strong Desires, strong Hopes, Aydes, Supplyes, Reall, or in Opi∣nion. Despaire and Extremities, Experi∣ence, Ignorance, Religion, Innocency, Im∣pudenc, Shame, Immunity from danger, Dexterity of Wit, strength of Love, Pride or greatnesse of Mind and Abilities. The Effects of it, Execution of things advised, Temerity, &c.
CHAP. XXI. Of the Passion of Feare: the Causes of it; Impotency, Obnoxiousnesse, Suddennesse, Neerenesse, Newnesse, Conscience, Igno∣rance of an Evill.
CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Effects of Feare, suspition, Circumspe∣ction, Superstition, 'Betraying the suc∣cours of Reason, Feare Generative, Refle∣cting, Inward, weakning the faculties of the Minde, Base Supition, wise Caution.
CHAP. XXIX. 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, Soft∣nesse, Pufillanimity, Flattery, Vaine-glory, Misfortune, Ignorance, Pragmaticalnesse, Deformity, Greatnesse of Minde, Vnworthy Correspondencies, &c. Shame, Vitious and Vertuous.
CHAP. XXX. Of the Affection of Anger. The Distincti∣ons of it. The Fundamentall Cause thereof, Contempt. Three kindes of Contempt, Dis-estimation, Disappointment, Calum∣nie.
CHAP. XXXI. Of other Causes of Anger: first in regard of him that suffers wrong: Excellency, Weaknesse, strong Desires, Suspition. Next in regard of him who doth it; Basenesse, Impudence, Neerenesse, Freedome of Speech, Contention, Ability. The Effects of Anger, the Immutation of the Body, im∣pulsion of Reason, Expedition, Precipi∣tance. Rules for the moderating of this Passion.
CHAP. XXXII. Of the Originall of the Reasonable Soule, whe∣ther it be immediatly Created and Infused, or derived by Seminall Traduction from the Parents. Of the Derivation of Originall sinne.
CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Image of God in the Reasonable soule, in regard of its simplicity, and spirituality.
CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Soules immortality proved by its simpli∣city, independance, agreement of Nations in acknowledging God and duties due unto him, dignity above other Creatures, power of un∣derstanding things immortall, unsatiablenesse by objects Mortall, freenesse from all causes of corruption.
CHAP. XXXV. Of the Honour of Humane Bodies by Creation, by Resurrection; of the Endowments of Glo∣rified Bodies.
CHAP. XXXVI. Of that part of Gods Image in the Soule, which answereth to his Power, Wisedome, Know∣ledge, Holines. Of Mans Dominion over other Creatures. Of his Love to Knowledge. What remainders we retaine of Originall Iustice.
CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Faculty of Vnderstanding. Its operati∣ons outward upon the Object, Inward upon the Will. Of Knowledge, What it is. The naturall Desire and Love of it. Apprehen∣sion, Iudgement, Retention requisite unto right Knowledge. Severall kindes of Know∣ledge. The Originall Knowledge given un∣to Man in his Creation. The Benefits of Knowledge. Of Ignorance Naturall, Vo∣luntary, Penall. Of Curiosity. Of Opinion; the Causes of it, Disproportion betweene the Object and the Faculty, and an Acute Ver∣satilousnesse of Conceits. The benefit of Mo∣dest Hesitancie.
CHAP. XXXVIII. Of Errours: the Causes thereof: the Abuses of Principles, Palsifying them: or Trans∣ferring the Truth of them out of their owne bounds. Affections of Singularity, and Novell courses. Credulity and Thraldome of Iudgement unto others. How Antiqui∣ty is to be honoured. Affection to particular Objects, corrupteth Iudgement. Curiosity in searching things Secret.
CHAP. XXXIX. The Actions of the Vnderstanding, Invention, Wit, Iudgement; of Invention, Distrust, Prejudice, Immaturity: of Tradition, by Speech, Writing: of the Dignities and Cor∣ruption of Speech.
CHAP. XL. Of the Actions of the Vnderstanding upon the Will, with respect to the End and Means. The Power of the Vnderstan∣ding over the Will, not Commanding, but directing the Objects of the Will to bee good and convenient. Corrupt Will lookes only at Good present. Two Acts of the Vn∣derstanding, Knowledge and Consideration. It must also be possible, and with respect to happinesse Immortall. Ignorance and Weaknesse in the Understanding, in pro∣posing the right means to the last End.
CHAP. XLI. Of the Conscience; its Offices of Direction, Conviction, Comfort, Watchfulnesse, Me∣mory, Impartiality. Of Consciences Igno∣rant, Superstitious, Licentious, Sleeping, Frightfull, Tempestuous.
CHAP. XLII. Of the Will: it's Appetite: with the proper and chiefe Objects thereof, God. Of Su∣perstition and Idolatry. Of its Liberty in the Electing of Means to an End. Of its Dominion Coactive and Perswasive. Of Fate, Astrology. Satanicall Sugge∣stions. Of the manner of the Wils Opera∣tion. Motives to it. Acts of it. The Con∣clusion.
Faults escaped by reason of the Authors absence.
Errata in the Margin.