• will

IV. ACTIONS OF THE WILL. Under this Head are to be considered the

Kinds of such Actions; belonging either to the

End as future; comprehending Acts more

• Imperfect and diminute; ‖ for: or against one thing rather then another.
  • INCLINATION, Propensity, Proclivity, Proneness, Forwardness, hankering, having a mind to, Prejudice for, bent, addicted.
  • AVERSION, Prejudice against, unwillingness, coyness, stand off.

• Impedite and conditional; ‖ for: or against a thing, if left to it self.
  • VELLEITY, Woulding, Wishing, Desire, List, Vote, Will, Mind, Option, rather.
  • NOLLEITY, Backwardness, go against, grudge, loth, Regret, Relu∣ctancy, think much, rather not, unwilling, with an ill will.

• Perfect; denoting ‖ the determining of it self to do, or not to do: or the taking of farther time to consider.
  • PURPOSING, Intention, Decree, destine, determine, appoint, de∣sign, resolve, ordain, mean, nonce, bent, minded, set himself, set ones mind, predestinate, preordain.
  • DEMURRING, hesitating, hanging, suspence, stick at, Quandary.

Complicate; towards an object considered as difficult, signifying ‖ the purpose of doing it notwithstanding such Difficulties: or doubt∣ing because of such Difficulties.

• RESOLUTION, Fixedness, determined.
• WAVERING, fluctuate, hanging, suspence, irresolute, staggering.

Antecedently; determining what to ‖ take: or leave.

• ELECTION, chusing, select, Choice, cull, picking, prefer, set aside, Option, Pre-election, predestinate, rather.
• REIECTION, refuse, Preterition, pass by, cast off, cast aside, cast away, reprobate, repudiate, renounce, explode, out-cast:

Consequently; ‖ continuing in the purpose of using such means: or ceasing such purpose.

• PROSECUTING, persevere, persist, hold on.
• DESISTING, giving off, leaving, cease, surcease, end, terminate, de∣termin, stay, rest, pause, forbear, withdraw, falter, supersede, break off, go out, give over, lay aside, or down.

End obtained; as to the ‖ resting: or not resting of the Will in it as good.

• DELECTATION, Fruition, Rejoycing, Ioy, Gladness, Delight, Com∣fort, Complacence, Pleasure, Solace, Satisfaction, Content, placid, please, affect, acceptable, delicious, sweet, welcome.
• DISPLACENCE, Sorrow, Grief, Discomfort, unpleasant, irksom, grie∣vous, Offence-ive, Disgust, Dislike, Distast, stomach, unacceptable gra∣ting, malecontent.

Affections; either of the

Will it self in its actings; consisting in its having a power of applying it self to the doing or not doing this or that: or not having such power.

• LIBERTY, arbitrary, free, may, may chuse.
• DETERMINATION TO ONE, must, cannot chuse but, limit, Ne∣cessity.

Actions of the Will; denoting ‖ the doing of things according to the free inclinations of our own minds: or the being necessitated by some external impediments to do any thing against such inclinations.

• SPONTANEITY, of ones own accord, freely, willing, voluntary, with a good will, unbidden, gratis, ready.
• CO ACTION, Compu•sion, Constraint, Force, enforce, Violence, unwil∣lingness, maugre, perforce, extort, wrench, wrest, in spight, will or nill, driving, pressing, bear down, over-awe.