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A61287 The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley. Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678. 1656 (1656) Wing S5238; ESTC R17292 629,655 827

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dissertation_n they_o treat_v thus_o though_o judgement_n arise_v from_o the_o sense_n yet_o the_o judgement_n of_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o the_o sense_n the_o mind_n they_o affirm_v to_o be_v judge_n of_o thing_n conceive_v she_o only_o sit_v to_o be_v credit_v because_o she_o alone_o see_v that_o which_o be_v simple_a and_o uniform_a and_o certain_a this_o they_o call_v idea_n all_o sense_n they_o conceive_v to_o be_v obtuse_a and_o slow_a and_o no_o way_n able_a to_o perceive_v those_o thing_n which_o seem_v subject_a to_o sense_n which_o be_v so_o little_a as_o that_o they_o can_v fall_v under_o sense_n so_o movable_a and_o various_a that_o nothing_o be_v one_o constant_a nor_o the_o same_o because_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o continual_a alteration_n and_o fluxion_n all_o this_o part_n of_o thing_n they_o call_v opimative_a science_n they_o affirm_v to_o be_v no_o where_o but_o in_o the_o reason_n and_o notion_n of_o mind_n whence_o they_o approve_a definition_n of_o thing_n and_o 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sickness_n for_o this_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n and_o parent_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n but_o he_o have_v generate_v many_o great_a thing_n most_o apt_a and_o useful_a other_o thing_n also_o incommodious_a to_o those_o which_o he_o make_v be_v aggenerate_v together_o with_o they_o coherent_a to_o they_o make_v not_o by_o nature_n but_o certain_a necessary_a consequence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o say_v he_o when_o nature_n frame_v the_o body_n of_o man_n more_o subtle_a reason_n &_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o world_n will_v have_v require_v that_o the_o head_n shall_v have_v be_v make_v of_o the_o small_a and_o thin_a bone_n but_o this_o utility_n will_v have_v be_v follow_v by_o another_o extrinsecall_a inconvenience_n of_o great_a consequence_n that_o the_o head_n will_v be_v too_o weak_o defend_v and_o break_v with_o the_o least_o blow_n sickness_n therefore_o and_o disease_n be_v engender_v whilst_o health_n be_v engender_v in_o like_a manner_n 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attribute_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o different_a respect_n fate_n from_o the_o several_a distribution_n thereof_o be_v call_v clotho_n lachesis_n and_o atropos_n lachesis_n as_o it_o dispense_v to_o every_o one_o as_o it_o be_v by_o lot_n atropos_n as_o it_o be_v a_o immutable_a dispensation_n from_o all_o eternity_n clotho_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o resemblance_n it_o have_v with_o spin_v and_o twist_v of_o thread_n 27._o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n invincible_a most_o violent_a and_o enforce_v all_o thing_n 29._o fortune_n be_v a_o cause_n unknown_a and_o hide_a to_o humane_a reason_n for_o some_o thing_n come_v by_o necessity_n other_o by_o fate_n some_o by_o deliberate_a counsel_n other_o by_o fortune_n some_o by_o casualty_n 27._o but_o fate_n be_v a_o connexion_n of_o cause_n interlace_v and_o link_v orderly_o comprise_v also_o that_o cause_n proceed_v from_o we_o laert._n that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o fate_n be_v assert_v by_o zeno_n in_o his_o book_n of_o fate_n 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