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A59232 The method to science by J.S. Sergeant, John, 1622-1707. 1696 (1696) Wing S2579; ESTC R18009 222,011 463

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and_o passion_n same_o situation_n and_o the_o same_o habit._n 7._o this_o agree_v and_o corresponding_n of_o the_o two_o thing_n thus_o relate_v in_o those_o of_o the_o former_a kind_n of_o relation_n must_v be_v mean_v to_o be_v their_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o abstract_a and_o common_a or_o specifical_a notion_n and_o not_o in_o the_o same_o individual_a one_o for_o otherwise_o two_o man_n can_v not_o have_v identity_n in_o their_o individual_a essence_n since_o than_o they_o will_v be_v the_o same_o and_o not_o the_o same_o that_o be_v vnum_fw-la and_o non-unum_a and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n intrinsical_a accident_n be_v identify_v with_o the_o subject_n in_o which_o they_o inhere_o and_o have_v no_o entity_n but_o they_o they_o can_v have_v no_o individuality_n but_o by_o they_o and_o so_o the_o same_o individual_a intrinsecal_n accident_n can_v be_v common_a to_o two_o subject_n or_o substance_n but_o must_v be_v individual_o two_o as_o they_o be_v whence_o the_o relation_n ground_v on_o they_o must_v be_v upon_o their_o be_v the_o same_o in_o species_n or_o kind_a and_o not_o individual_o which_o reason_n hold_v equal_o for_o those_o relation_n that_o be_v ground_v on_o action_n passion_n and_o situation_n and_o the_o rest_n for_o two_o thing_n can_v be_v in_o one_o individual_a place_n that_o be_v in_o a_o place_n capable_a to_o hold_v but_o one_o individual_a thing_n without_o penetration_n of_o body_n nor_o be_v it_o possible_a in_o the_o course_n of_o natural_a cause_n that_o two_o shall_v be_v bear_v or_o die_v at_o the_o same_o precise_a time_n that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o portion_n of_o time_n as_o be_v terminate_v by_o the_o same_o instant_n nor_o can_v two_o wear_v the_o same_o individual_a arm_n etc._n etc._n at_o once_o wherefore_o it_o must_v be_v mean_v that_o the_o notion_n common_a to_o both_o must_v be_v a_o abstract_a or_o specifical_a notion_n and_o
as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o agent_n and_o patient_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o begin_v the_o effect_n actual_o but_o application_n 2._o if_o agent_n and_o patient_n be_v perfect_o fit_v as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o agent_n and_o patient_n and_o the_o effect_v be_v indivisible_a there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o begin_v and_o end_v that_o be_v to_o complete_a the_o effect_n at_o once_o but_o application_n 3._o a_o indivisible_a effect_n can_v be_v perform_v by_o piecemeal_o or_o by_o part_n 4._o every_o thing_n operate_v as_o it_o be_v 5._o no_o change_n can_v be_v make_v without_o the_o operation_n of_o some_o cause_n 6._o a_o pure_a spirit_n be_v not_o quantitative_a a_o body_n be_v proposition_n i._n no_o corporeal_a operation_n be_v without_o local_a motion_n for_o since_o ax._n 4._o every_o thing_n operate_v as_o it_o be_v what_o be_v quantitative_a operate_v quantitative_o but_o nothing_o can_v operate_v quantitative_o or_o exercise_v it_o be_v quantity_n when_o it_o perfect_o rest_v according_a to_o its_o quantity_n that_o be_v move_v not_o according_a to_o its_o quantity_n it_o follow_v then_o that_o to_o operate_v quantitative_o be_v to_o move_v according_a to_o quantity_n wherefore_o since_o nothing_o can_v move_v according_a to_o its_o quantity_n but_o either_o intrinsical_o by_o have_v its_o quantity_n make_v great_a or_o less_o or_o extrinsical_o that_o be_v by_o have_v its_o quantity_n unmoved_a as_o to_o it_o be_v own_o part_n or_o its_o self_n move_v towards_o another_o and_o both_o these_o do_v evident_o require_v some_o kind_n of_o local_a motion_n it_o be_v evident_a likewise_o that_o no_o corporeal_a operation_n be_v without_o local_a motion_n proposition_n ii_o 13._o that_o a_o angel_n be_v not_o susceptible_a of_o local_a motion_n for_o since_o motion_n be_v mutation_n and_o consequent_o local_a motion_n mutation_n or_o change_n according_a to_o place_n and_o change_v of_o place_n do_v necessary_o require_v some_o space_n and_o space_n be_v quantity_n it_o follow_v that_o local_a motion_n can_v be_v make_v in_o a_o subject_a which_o have_v no_o quantity_n but_o angel_n they_o be_v pure_a spirit_n 6._o be_v not_o quantitative_a therefore_o they_o be_v not_o susceptible_a of_o local_a motion_n or_o capable_a of_o have_v local_a motion_n make_v in_o they_o proposition_n iii_o 15._o that_o no_o body_n can_v cause_v a_o change_n in_o a_o angel_n for_o since_o no_o 1._o operation_n of_o body_n be_v without_o local_a motion_n and_o 2._o a_o angel_n it_o be_v a_o pure_a spirit_n be_v not_o susceptible_a of_o local_a motion_n it_o follow_v that_o neither_o be_v it_o susceptible_a of_o the_o operation_n of_o body_n but_o 5._o no_o cause_n can_v change_v any_o thing_n unless_o that_o cause_n operate_v upon_o it_o therefore_o no_o body_n can_v cause_v any_o change_n in_o a_o angel_n proposition_n iu_o 16._o that_o a_o angel_n can_v change_v itself_o after_o the_o first_o instant_a for_o since_o a_o cause_n the_o self_n same_o in_o all_o respect_n if_o the_o patient_n be_v likewise_o the_o self_n same_o and_o the_o application_n also_o the_o self_n same_o produce_v the_o selfsame_a effect_n equal_o in_o any_o time_n assignable_a that_o be_v sufficient_a for_o such_o a_o effect_n and_o a_o angel_n put_v to_o act_v upon_o itself_o or_o change_v itself_o after_o the_o first_o instant_a be_v put_v to_o be_v the_o selfsame_a as_o to_o its_o be_v a_o cause_n in_o every_o instant_a before_o it_o act_n as_o likewise_o to_o be_v the_o selfsame_a patient_n in_o all_o respect_n and_o the_o application_n of_o itself_o to_o its_o self_n can_v but_o be_v equal_a it_o follow_v that_o in_o any_o time_n sufficient_a for_o the_o same_o effect_v it_o will_v produce_v the_o same_o effect_n that_o be_v act_n upon_o itself_o or_o change_v itself_o wherefore_o since_o a_o effect_n in_o a_o indivisible_a subject_n be_v indivisible_a that_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o be_v all_o at_o once_o or_o in_o one_o instant_a and_o a_o angel_n be_v a_o pure_a spirit_n be_v 3_o 6._o a_o indivisible_a subject_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o effect_n or_o the_o action_n of_o that_o spirit_n upon_o itself_o will_v be_v equal_o make_v in_o every_o instant_a in_o case_n it_o be_v not_o already_o make_v that_o be_v can_v only_o be_v make_v in_o the_o first_o instant_a wherefore_o a_o angel_n can_v change_v itself_o after_o the_o first_o instant_a proposition_n v._n 17._o if_o there_o be_v only_o two_o angel_n existent_a one_o of_o they_o can_v not_o act_v upon_o the_o other_o after_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a of_o their_o be_v let_v there_o be_v only_o two_o angel_n the_o one_o whereof_o can_v work_v upon_o the_o other_o and_o let_v the_o agent_n be_v a_o the_o patient_n b_o and_o because_o they_o be_v suppose_v not_o to_o act_v in_o the_o first_o instant_a but_o after_o some_o duration_n let_v the_o duration_n assign_v be_v c_o the_o instant_a at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o duration_n in_o which_o they_o first_o work_v d._n since_o neither_o a._n nor_o b._n be_v able_a to_o work_v upon_o themselves_o except_o in_o the_o first_o instant_a 4._o and_o as_o be_v suppose_v one_o work_n not_o upon_o the_o other_o till_o the_o instant_a d_o they_o must_v necessary_o remain_v in_o all_o respect_v the_o same_o they_o be_v in_o the_o first_o instant_a till_o the_o instant_a d_o that_o be_v for_o the_o whole_a intermediat_a duration_n c_o therefore_o they_o be_v equal_o fit_v in_o point_n of_o agent_n and_o patient_n in_o each_o nay_o in_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a of_o the_o duration_n c_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o instant_a d_o but_o in_o the_o instant_a d_o in_o which_o they_o act_v they_o be_v in_o all_o point_v fit_v to_o act_n therefore_o they_o be_v also_o in_o all_o point_n perfect_o fit_v to_o act_v in_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a of_o the_o duration_n c_o wherefore_o 1_o the_o effect_v begin_v and_o the_o subject_a be_v indivisible_a 2._o end_v in_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a in_o case_n their_o want_v not_o application_n of_o the_o perfectly-ready_a agent_n to_o the_o perfectly-disposed_a patient_n but_o there_o want_v not_o application_n in_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a for_o since_o quantitative_a application_n or_o propinquity_n be_v not_o competent_a to_o pure_a spirit_n all_o the_o application_n they_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o have_v to_o one_o another_o be_v by_o knowledge_n and_o will._n but_o they_o have_v the_o same_o knowledge_n and_o will_n for_o the_o whole_a duration_n antecedent_n because_o they_o be_v suppose_v unchanged_a and_o perfect_o the_o same_o for_o that_o whole_a duration_n and_o though_o they_o have_v not_o have_v it_o former_o the_o argument_n return_v with_o the_o same_o force_n that_o they_o can_v not_o have_v have_v this_o new_a knowledge_n and_o will_n from_o themselves_o in_o any_o part_n of_o that_o duration_n nor_o from_o a_o body_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v have_v have_v it_o from_o an●ther_n spirit_n and_o this_o in_o the_o first_o instant_a because_o 1.2_o that_o other_o be_v then_o perfect_o apt_a to_o give_v it_o this_o perfect_o apt_a to_o receive_v it_o and_o consequent_o if_o there_o be_v only_o two_o angel_n existent_a one_o of_o they_o can_v not_o act_v upon_o rhe_n other_o after_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a of_o their_o be_v proposition_n vi_o 18._o put_v any_o multitude_n of_o angel_n how_o great_a soever_o all_o that_o they_o can_v work_v upon_o one_o another_o will_v be_v perform_v in_o the_o first_o instant_a of_o their_o be_v for_o since_o where_o there_o be_v only_o two_o 5._o one_o must_v therefore_o act_v upon_o the_o other_o in_o the_o first_o instant_a or_o not_o at_o all_o because_o all_o the_o imaginable_a concurrent_n to_o that_o action_n be_v then_o adequate_o put_v the_o rest_n also_o where_o there_o be_v more_o will_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v wrought_v upon_o in_o the_o same_o instant_a in_o case_n the_o cause_n of_o that_o action_n be_v then_o adequate_o put_v but_o they_o be_v all_o adequate_o put_v in_o the_o same_o first_o instant_a for_o the_o second_o angel_n that_o act_v either_o be_v a_o perfect_a agent_n and_o perfect_o apply_v by_o what_o it_o have_v of_o itself_o or_o by_o what_o it_o have_v from_o another_o wherefore_o since_o it_o can_v never_o want_v what_o it_o have_v of_o it_o self_n or_o by_o its_o self_n it_o can_v want_v any_o thing_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o three_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o first_o and_o so_o be_v fit_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o three_o but_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o very_a 5._o first_o instant_a wherefore_o also_o the_o three_o will_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v wrought_v upon_o in_o the_o selfsame_a instant_a again_o since_o the_o three_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o want_v any_o thing_n to_o enable_v it_o to_o work_v
to_o the_o cause_n to_o expose_v he_o to_o contempt_n by_o baffle_v he_o 8._o to_o reflect_v that_o though_o the_o word_n in_o common_a have_v the_o same_o sense_n yet_o as_o stand_v in_o the_o context_n it_o may_v have_v diverse_a construction_n and_o so_o cause_v that_o fallacy_n we_o call_v amphibology_n 9_o that_o not_o only_o single_a word_n and_o sentence_n may_v be_v ambiguous_a but_o there_o may_v lurk_v a_o equivocation_n even_o in_o the_o connexion_n itself_o as_o when_o the_o middle_a term_n be_v accidental_o join_v to_o one_o extreme_a by_o be_v and_o essential_o to_o another_o thus_o far_o of_o disputation_n when_o the_o defendant_n hold_v a_o false_a tenet_n which_o be_v the_o only_a method_n a_o honest_a man_n who_o sole_a end_n be_v to_o evince_v truth_n and_o beat_v down_o error_n aught_o to_o take_v the_o follow_a way_n be_v more_o become_v vain_a sophister_n who_o aim_n it_o be_v to_o combat_v truth_n on_o any_o fashion_n yet_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o honest_a man_n shall_v know_v they_o that_o they_o may_v know_v how_o to_o avoid_v the_o ambush_n and_o snare_n of_o truth_n be_v enemy_n 5._o the_o second_o case_n than_o be_v when_o the_o defendant_n hold_v a_o true_a point_n v_o g._n that_o there_o be_v angel_n and_o yet_o hold_v a_o false_a one_o inconsistent_a with_o it_o v_o g._n that_o that_o which_o be_v no_o where_o or_o in_o no_o place_n be_v not_o the_o disputant_n if_o crafty_a may_v make_v use_n of_o this_o false_a thesis_n to_o overthrow_v the_o true_a one_o thus_o nothing_o that_o be_v in_o no_o where_o or_o in_o no_o place_n be_v but_o all_o angel_n be_v no_o where_o therefore_o no_o angel_n be_v 6._o the_o three_o case_n be_v when_o the_o defendant_n do_v not_o hold_v a_o inconsistent_a thesis_n yet_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_n of_o his_o tenet_n in_o which_o case_n if_o the_o defendant_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o deny_v some_o truth_n necessary_o connect_v with_o his_o thesis_n he_o will_v be_v force_v to_o deny_v the_o thesis_n itself_o as_o put_v case_n the_o defendant_n hold_v that_o god_n our_o creator_n be_v infinite_o perfect_a in_o himself_o yet_o through_o want_n of_o logic_n be_v ignorant_a that_o god_n have_v no_o real_a relation_n to_o creature_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o word_n creator_n apply_v to_o he_o be_v mere_o a_o extrinsecal_n denomination_n and_o no_o way_n intrinsical_o perfect_v he_o or_o affect_v he_o such_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o forego_v his_o christian_a tenet_n by_o this_o argument_n fe-nothing_a that_o depend_v on_o another_o for_o some_o perfection_n be_v infinite_o perfect_a in_o itself_o but_o ri-god_n depend_v on_o creature_n for_o his_o be_v a_o creator_n which_o be_v some_o perfection_n in_o he_o therefore_o a-god_n be_v not_o infinite_o perfect_a in_o himself_o 7._o the_o four_o be_v when_o the_o defendant_n understand_v only_o his_o own_o thesis_n and_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n ignorant_a of_o all_o other_o for_o example_n let_v we_o suppose_v that_o some_o defendant_n by_o the_o language_n of_o christianity_n with_o which_o he_o be_v imbue_v or_o by_o some_o solid_a discourse_n he_o have_v accident_o hear_v and_o though_o not_o learned_a yet_o have_v a_o good_a mother-wit_n be_v make_v well_o understand_v do_v hold_v that_o god_n be_v unchangeable_a but_o yet_o be_v not_o use_v to_o dispute_n or_o speculative_a reflection_n he_o be_v little_o verse_v in_o other_o point_n as_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o christian_a language_n in_o spiritual_a point_n of_o which_o consequent_o we_o have_v no_o natural_a notion_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o aware_a that_o all_o our_o word_n we_o use_v when_o we_o speak_v of_o they_o be_v equivocal_a and_o improper_a and_o especial_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o god_n high_o metaphorical_a such_o a_o man_n no_o better_o qualify_v may_v be_v stumble_v and_o perhaps_o make_v forego_v that_o evident_a and_o true_a tenet_n by_o a_o contentious_a allege_v thing_n very_o foreign_a which_o he_o not_o skilful_a in_o and_o then_o back_v they_o with_o authority_n on_o this_o manner_n what_o be_v not_o god_n please_v when_o we_o do_v well_o and_o when_o we_o sin_n become_v displease_v that_o be_v change_v from_o be_v please_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o when_o we_o repent_v be_v he_o not_o please_v again_o will_n or_o dare_v you_o deny_v that_o which_o scripture_n father_n catechism_n prayer-book_n and_o sermon_n do_v so_o often_o inculcate_v and_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o good_a christian_n do_v unanimous_o and_o constant_o avow_v why_o be_v we_o afraid_a of_o sin_v but_o for_o fear_n of_o lose_v god_n favour_n and_o of_o a_o friend_n make_v he_o become_v our_o enemy_n will_v any_o but_o a_o heretic_n deny_v this_o again_o be_v not_o god_n omnipotent_a can_v he_o do_v all_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n he_o both_o be_v and_o can_v since_o then_o to_o change_v himself_o be_v to_o do_v something_o will_v you_o stint_v god_n omnipotence_n 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