same_o time_n if_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o that_o course_n be_v eternal_a it_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v that_o the_o world_n as_o to_o all_o generate_v being_n be_v infinite_o something_a and_o infinite_o nothing_o four_o thing_n that_o everlasting_o be_v can_v never_o come_v under_o any_o confinement_n or_o regulation_n of_o time_n plato_n in_o his_o timaeus_n discourse_n large_o of_o this_o thing_n that_o be_v eternal_o so_o can_v never_o come_v under_o the_o mutation_n and_o change_n of_o time_n which_o we_o see_v all_o thing_n now_o do_v it_o be_v time_n bring_v into_o corruption_n and_o time_n bring_v into_o generation_n whatever_o be_v eternal_a à _fw-la parte_fw-la ante_fw-la must_v need_v be_v so_o à _fw-la parte_fw-la post_fw-la and_o run_v a_o even_a and_o uninterrupted_a course_n a_o eternal_a thing_n can_v never_o be_v stop_v by_o time_n if_o to_o evade_v this_o the_o atheist_n will_v say_v that_o every_o thing_n still_o be_v as_o it_o ever_o and_o eternal_o be_v which_o he_o must_v say_v then_o plain_o he_o affirm_v that_o time_n and_o all_o the_o accident_n vicissitude_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v eternal_a too_o for_o if_o all_o thing_n now_o subject_a to_o the_o regulament_n of_o time_n be_v everlasting_o so_o then_o time_n must_v needs_o be_v everlasting_a too_o which_o be_v to_o come_v to_o the_o dregs_o of_o all_o contradiction_n five_o whatever_o be_v eternal_a can_v never_o alter_v its_o self_n nor_o its_o own_o form_n nor_o be_v subject_a to_o alteration_n because_o whatever_o do_v eternal_o exist_v do_v necessary_o exist_v as_o it_o eternal_o be_v all_o eternal_a thing_n must_v needs_o be_v unchangeable_a if_o matter_n abstract_v from_o generation_n be_v eternal_a it_o can_v then_o never_o alter_v itself_o and_o come_v into_o the_o round_a of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o eternal_a if_o matter_n be_v say_v to_o be_v eternal_a in_o generation_n and_o corruption_n the_o answer_n have_v be_v give_v it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v be_v both_o eternal_a for_o than_o they_o must_v be_v both_o exist_v together_o which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v and_o be_v not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n generation_n of_o one_o be_v by_o corruption_n of_o another_o suppose_v another_o be_v precedent_n to_o it_o corruption_n of_o one_o be_v produce_v the_o generation_n of_o another_o but_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a that_o any_o be_v that_o ever_o be_v eternal_o a_o be_v shall_v ever_o turn_v into_o corruption_n and_o so_o cease_v to_o be_v such_o a_o be_v in_o time_n as_o it_o eternal_o have_v be_v and_o if_o matter_n abstract_v from_o being_n and_o form_n in_o such_o a_o way_n be_v eternal_o matter_n it_o must_v needs_o eternal_o so_o continue_v six_o if_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a it_o can_v possible_o have_v in_o itself_o any_o inherent_a intrinsique_n defect_n about_o its_o be_v so_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n can_v be_v imagine_v to_o have_v so_o that_o be_v eternal_a especial_o a_o direct_a relation_n to_o a_o original_n which_o be_v destructive_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o eternity_n whatsoever_o be_v eternal_a must_v need_v carry_v a_o evidence_n past_o question_n of_o its_o entire_a exist_v by_o itself_o because_o what_o be_v eternal_a must_v needs_o have_v perfection_n in_o its_o existence_n and_o be_v total_o independent_a from_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o reference_n to_o its_o own_o be_v but_o the_o world_n itself_o confute_v all_o imaginable_a atheism_n about_o this_o point_n because_o while_o we_o look_v no_o further_o than_o the_o world_n for_o itself_o we_o be_v at_o a_o perfect_a loss_n for_o a_o first_o cause_n and_o a_o first_o mover_n in_o every_o thing_n the_o world_n in_o this_o visible_a defect_n be_v its_o own_o negative_a to_o its_o own_o eternity_n for_o whatsoever_o i_o can_v with_o any_o good_a reason_n imagine_v eternal_a i_o must_v see_v to_o be_v without_o cause_n without_o dependence_n without_o beginning_n and_o a_o thing_n that_o entire_o exist_v by_o itself_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a there_o be_v no_o one_o part_n noâ—_n piece_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v so_o and_o if_o yoâ—_n say_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o world_n in_o thâ—_n way_n you_o see_v it_o be_v eternal_a you_o must_v makâ—_n all_o thing_n relate_v to_o time_n beginning_n anâ—_n end_v to_o corrupt_v and_o generate_a to_o bâ—_n eternal_a too_o for_o if_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o worlâ—_n be_v in_o the_o course_n it_o now_o keep_v eternal_a theâ—_n all_o the_o part_n and_o method_n of_o that_o generâ—â—_n course_n must_v necessary_o be_v so_o too_o and_o theâ—_n we_o arrive_v at_o the_o high_a absurdity_n and_o thâ—_n utmost_a of_o all_o contradiction_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o several_a stage_n the_o world_n take_v in_o ageâ—_n and_o generation_n if_o the_o world_n have_v beeâ—_n eternal_a such_o age_n and_o generation_n must_v hauâ—_n be_v eternal_a too_o and_o then_o this_o will_v plain_o follow_v which_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v that_o there_o be_v inequality_n in_o infiniteness_n and_o that_o one_o infinite_a may_v be_v of_o one_o sizâ—_n and_o another_o infinite_a of_o another_o for_o sâ—_n we_o palpable_o see_v age_n and_o generation_n tâ—_n be_v nor_o can_v the_o atheist_n ever_o auâ—â—d_v this_o unless_o he_o will_v say_v that_o the_o end_n oâ—_n a_o generation_n be_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o begin_n of_o itâ—_n for_o else_o they_o can_v be_v both_o eternal_a take_v any_o one_o generation_n if_o you_o admit_v it_o to_o begin_v and_o end_v it_o can_v be_v infinite_a unless_o i_o believe_v that_o to_o be_v infinite_a which_o i_o see_v pass_v and_o which_o i_o see_v begin_v a_o generation_n a_o thousand_o year_n hence_o can_v be_v upon_o the_o â—ame_n term_n of_o infiniteness_n with_o the_o present_a generation_n and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v â—hat_n all_o infiniteness_n be_v the_o same_o in_o infiâ—ity_n or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o be_v infinite_a the_o truth_n be_v that_o where_o there_o be_v period_n change_n alteration_n beginning_n and_o endâ—ngs_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o talk_v of_o infinity_n and_o â—et_o the_o world_n be_v fill_v with_o nothing_o else_o and_o have_v the_o world_n itself_o be_v infinite_a and_o â—ternal_a with_o the_o knowledge_n that_o be_v in_o it_o â—nd_v in_o the_o posture_n we_o see_v it_o however_o individual_n have_v fail_v there_o must_v needs_o have_v â—een_n a_o eternal_a knowledge_n in_o the_o world_n of_o â—ts_n own_o eternal_a existence_n which_o will_v easy_o â—ave_n end_v nay_o have_v prevent_v all_o discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n the_o atheist_n usual_o object_n in_o this_o matâ—er_n and_o plead_v for_o the_o world_n eternity_n â—y_a urge_v that_o maxim_n of_o aristotle_n so_o much_o renow_v by_o he_o that_o he_o say_v all_o philosopher_n do_v agree_v to_o it_o which_o be_v that_o ex_fw-la â—ihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la fit_a out_o of_o nothing_o nothing_o can_v be_v produce_v and_o therefore_o they_o infer_v from_o thence_o either_o a_o eternity_n in_o the_o world_n or_o in_o some_o pre-existing_a matter_n i_o will_v not_o say_v of_o this_o principle_n as_o be_v saiâ—_n of_o one_o of_o euclides_n first_o demonstration_n that_o it_o be_v so_o plain_a a_o ass_n can_v not_o miâ—â—_n it_o but_o i_o may_v very_o well_o say_v he_o must_v 〈◊〉_d a_o great_a one_o that_o deny_v it_o but_o yet_o it_o giu_v the_o atheist_n no_o help_n at_o all_o for_o when_o oceâ—lus_n and_o aristotle_n argue_v from_o this_o theâ—_n look_v no_o further_a than_o the_o world_n thaâ—_n bare_a matter_n and_o the_o natural_a course_n of_o production_n the_o world_n be_v now_o in_o and_o if_o wâ—_n respect_v only_a matter_n this_o maxim_n be_v undeniable_o true_a that_o no_o matter_n can_v be_v produceâ—_n but_o by_o some_o other_o matter_n if_o the_o atheiâ—â—_n will_v beg_v the_o question_n and_o say_v there_o 〈◊〉_d nothing_o above_o or_o beside_o this_o world_n i_o confess_v the_o maxim_n be_v undeniable_o true_a as_o it_o râ—lates_v to_o matter_n we_o be_v not_o speak_v hoâ—â—_n the_o world_n exist_v within_o itself_o only_o buâ—_n how_o the_o world_n itself_o come_v to_o exist_v anâ—_n when_o we_o prove_v a_o supreme_a be_v above_o thâ—_n world_n this_o maxim_n be_v out_o of_o door_n as_o to_o thâ—_n atheist_n purpose_n and_o be_v no_o way_n destroyeâ—_n or_o deny_v by_o say_v god_n first_o make_v thâ—_n matter_n of_o the_o world_n out_o of_o no_o other_o matter_n and_o so_o out_o of_o nothing_o if_o you_o respect_v only_a matter_n for_o he_o make_v it_o by_o himself_o in_o whoâ—â—_n all_o thing_n be_v exist_v and_o have_v their_o firsâ—_o be_v tanquam_fw-la in_o origine_fw-la and_o in_o primâ—_n causa_fw-la it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v in_o infinite_a be_v that_o have_v all_o thing_n exist_v virtual_o iâ—_n himself_o make_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o and_o yet_o
emperor_n who_o triumph_v most_o in_o pretend_v atheism_n threaten_v the_o wind_n if_o it_o blow_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o cloud_n if_o they_o rain_v upon_o they_o betray_v upon_o every_o small_a occasion_n the_o dreadful_a fear_n imaginable_a julian_n the_o apostate_n at_o last_o cry_v out_o the_o galilaean_a have_v overcome_v he_o the_o great_a hector_n of_o the_o god_n epicurus_n himself_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a coward_n that_o ever_o live_v in_o those_o thing_n he_o most_o defy_v nothing_o ever_o fright_v any_o man_n more_o than_o those_o two_o thing_n do_v he_o death_n and_o the_o god_n so_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o report_v in_o cicero_n his_o atom_n have_v not_o solve_v his_o conscience_n nor_o cure_v he_o it_o seem_v of_o his_o fear_n he_o be_v certain_a of_o they_o though_o he_o bottom_v all_o the_o world_n upon_o chance_n how_o many_o be_v to_o be_v see_v daily_o that_o when_o they_o think_v they_o have_v safe_o inter_v their_o conscience_n when_o they_o come_v to_o any_o extremity_n soon_o find_v a_o revival_n of_o it_o again_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o universal_o certain_a among_o mankind_n but_o what_o be_v subject_a to_o variation_n in_o individual_n which_o strong_o prove_v that_o the_o world_n have_v not_o immutability_n nor_o eternity_n affix_v to_o it_o sometime_o we_o see_v such_o member_n of_o the_o body_n and_o such_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n cease_v to_o exert_v themselves_o in_o particular_n but_o yet_o such_o monster_n for_o they_o be_v no_o better_a ought_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o general_a character_n and_o definition_n we_o give_v of_o natural_a being_n in_o this_o matter_n of_o conscience_n which_o do_v plain_o admit_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n to_o which_o it_o have_v immediate_a relation_n two_o thing_n strong_o plead_v for_o the_o generality_n of_o it_o in_o all_o man_n above_o the_o generality_n of_o any_o one_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o first_o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a trustee_n for_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o some_o very_a extraordinary_a case_n where_o god_n concur_v with_o a_o man_n to_o extinguish_v it_o as_o a_o special_a and_o signal_n judgement_n upon_o he_o it_o seem_v plain_a that_o no_o man_n can_v total_o obliterate_v it_o in_o himself_o second_o it_o be_v the_o great_a medium_n he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n by_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o man_n according_a to_o their_o light_n and_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n shall_v perform_v that_o great_a office_n of_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v in_o the_o great_a day_n he_o that_o either_o actual_o have_v a_o principle_n of_o conscience_n or_o ever_o have_v such_o a_o thing_n or_o come_v hereafter_o to_o find_v that_o such_o a_o principle_n be_v within_o he_o give_v a_o witness_n sufficient_a to_o the_o be_v of_o such_o a_o principle_n and_o i_o believe_v the_o atheist_n will_v undertake_v a_o hard_a task_n to_o find_v one_o individual_a man_n well_o in_o his_o wit_n that_o be_v not_o include_v in_o that_o compass_n he_o that_o tell_v i_o he_o have_v no_o conscience_n and_o expect_v i_o shall_v believe_v he_o may_v as_o well_o expect_v that_o i_o shall_v take_v his_o word_n if_o he_o shall_v tell_v i_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o composition_n with_o other_o man_n and_o do_v not_o see_v nor_o hear_v though_o he_o have_v eye_n and_o ear_n visible_o as_o other_o man_n have_v a_o four_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o supreme_a be_v above_o the_o world_n be_v the_o miracle_n that_o have_v be_v wrought_v in_o the_o world_n this_o stab_v the_o atheist_n and_o mortal_o wound_v he_o if_o ever_o in_o fact_n there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o miracle_n the_o atheist_n be_v irrecoverable_o go_v all_o his_o hypothesis_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n all_o the_o figleaf_n he_o can_v get_v will_v never_o hide_v he_o from_o apparent_a nakedness_n and_o folly_n to_o give_v this_o argument_n its_o due_a force_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v two_o thing_n first_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o miracle_n lead_v we_o direct_o to_o god_n and_o be_v in_o its_o be_v destructive_a to_o all_o a_o atheist_n say_v and_o second_o that_o the_o fact_n of_o such_o miracle_n be_v true_a and_o that_o we_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o believe_v it_o be_v so_o and_o that_o there_o have_v be_v often_o such_o in_o the_o world_n a_o miracle_n be_v proper_o that_o which_o can_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o any_o natural_a cause_n if_o a_o man_n actual_o dead_a shall_v be_v raise_v again_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v in_o any_o natural_a way_n nor_o can_v any_o natural_a account_n be_v give_v of_o it_o if_o a_o man_n bear_v blind_a and_o that_o have_v no_o eye_n shall_v by_o a_o word_n speak_v be_v make_v to_o see_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n out_o of_o all_o humane_a reach_n to_o do_v you_o must_v step_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o take_v a_o view_n of_o something_o above_o it_o to_o know_v how_o such_o a_o thing_n can_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o work_n of_o a_o miracle_n be_v the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o apparent_o to_o our_o sense_n and_o our_o reason_n nothing_o visible_a in_o the_o world_n can_v do_v and_o if_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v do_v by_o somewhat_o that_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o world_n nay_o it_o be_v sometime_o the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o natural_a motion_n and_o constant_a tendency_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n if_o a_o man_n be_v once_o dead_a and_o that_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o motion_n that_o be_v in_o he_o be_v go_v it_o be_v natural_a for_o his_o body_n to_o corrupt_v and_o vary_v the_o form_n of_o its_o matter_n now_o to_o make_v such_o a_o man_n live_v again_o who_o by_o the_o stand_a law_n of_o nature_n die_v and_o must_v by_o the_o same_o law_n corrupt_a be_v not_o only_o a_o thing_n above_o all_o natural_a power_n but_o a_o thing_n direct_o contrary_a to_o nature_n and_o perfect_o invert_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o the_o reason_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o die_v as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o first_o for_o he_o to_o live_v if_o therefore_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v ever_o do_v in_o the_o world_n it_o must_v necessary_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o power_n above_o all_o natural_a cause_n and_o the_o utmost_a ability_n of_o all_o natural_a being_n we_o must_v needs_o erect_v a_o throne_n for_o a_o power_n superior_a to_o nature_n and_o such_o a_o power_n as_o must_v direct_o lead_v we_o to_o god_n it_o be_v as_o much_o a_o miracle_n and_o as_o far_o above_o all_o natural_a power_n to_o revive_v a_o man_n actual_o dead_a as_o to_o make_v a_o man_n out_o of_o a_o stone_n or_o form_v he_o from_o a_o lump_n of_o earth_n consider_v the_o world_n in_o which_o of_o the_o atheist_n notion_n of_o it_o you_o will_v if_o there_o be_v nothing_o above_o it_o nor_o beside_o it_o then_o it_o be_v plain_o impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v happen_v or_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o what_o have_v its_o rise_n and_o foundation_n from_o somewhat_o within_o it_o for_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o exist_v but_o this_o world_n there_o can_v be_v nothing_o produce_v but_o what_o this_o world_n can_v produce_v but_o that_o we_o call_v a_o miracle_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v quite_o beyond_o the_o world_n production_n neither_o the_o reasonable_a part_n nor_o the_o sensible_a part_n nor_o the_o whole_a together_o can_v produce_v a_o miracle_n not_o the_o reasonable_a part_n for_o the_o great_a and_o genuine_a business_n of_o reason_n be_v to_o place_v thing_n in_o their_o due_a dependency_n each_o upon_o other_o and_o to_o know_v cause_n produce_v effect_n and_o mean_v suit_v to_o end_n reason_n can_v never_o elevate_v any_o thing_n in_o its_o operation_n beyond_o itself_o nor_o force_v a_o act_n from_o it_o beyond_o the_o compass_n of_o its_o own_o be_v that_o reason_n have_v a_o innate_a antipathy_n to_o it_o be_v to_o set_v reason_n against_o itself_o and_o say_v reason_n shall_v produce_v thing_n without_o reason_n and_o against_o reason_n reason_n can_v the_o imagine_v to_o deal_v in_o that_o for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v and_o therefore_o when_o we_o see_v a_o miracle_n a_o thing_n that_o can_v have_v no_o natural_a cause_n or_o reason_n direct_v we_o to_o look_v to_o somewhat_o above_o the_o world_n that_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o not_o the_o sensible_a part_n of_o the_o world_n for_o that_o can_v never_o alter_v its_o course_n nature_n be_v a_o perfect_a law_n to_o itself_o which_o it_o can_v never_o repeal_v this_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o not_o only_o by_o our_o experience_n of_o the_o constant_a course_n that_o
thus_o proceed_v every_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n must_v either_o be_v cause_v by_o itself_o or_o be_v without_o cause_n or_o else_o be_v cause_v by_o something_o that_o be_v before_o and_o be_v above_o itself_o the_o two_o first_o be_v not_o only_o improbable_a but_o utter_o impossible_a and_o therefore_o the_o truth_n must_v needs_o lie_v in_o the_o last_o for_o the_o first_o the_o rude_a nonsense_n that_o can_v impose_v itself_o upon_o any_o man_n reason_n be_v to_o say_v that_o any_o thing_n ever_o cause_v or_o madâ—_n itself_o it_o be_v to_o make_v every_o thing_n it_o be_v own_o god_n and_o to_o cut_v uâ—_n by_o the_o root_n all_o subordination_n and_o dependency_n of_o one_o thing_n upon_o another_o for_o be_v all_o thing_n equal_o cause_v by_o themselves_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v equal_a in_o their_o superiority_n because_o equal_a in_o their_o independency_n it_o be_v likewise_o to_o make_v a_o thing_n impossible_a to_o have_v a_o end_n for_o what_o once_o make_v itself_o can_v by_o the_o same_o influence_n eternal_o make_v itself_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v once_o the_o reason_n of_o itself_o it_o may_v be_v ever_o so_o nor_o will_v any_o thing_n ever_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o have_v a_o power_n to_o preserve_v its_o own_o be_v but_o beside_o all_o this_o there_o be_v this_o further_a absurdity_n never_o to_o be_v avoid_v to_o say_v thing_n make_v itself_o be_v to_o say_v it_o do_v act_n before_o it_o be_v and_o do_v operate_v before_o it_o have_v a_o existence_n and_o that_o it_o do_v the_o high_a thing_n to_o itself_o which_o be_v to_o cause_n and_o make_v itself_o before_o it_o be_v itself_o the_o low_a sort_n of_o reason_n wear_v in_o antipathy_n to_o such_o a_o absurdity_n second_o the_o world_n can_v not_o be_v without_o cause_n for_o than_o it_o must_v be_v what_o it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v which_o be_v eternal_a for_o cause_n and_o effect_n of_o which_o the_o world_n consist_v own_v themselves_o to_o a_o first_o cause_n and_o necessary_o suppose_v time_n and_o priority_n in_o time_n the_o cause_n natural_o precede_v the_o effect_n they_o must_v have_v time_n to_o operate_v in_o cause_n and_o effect_n that_o be_v in_o such_o existence_n necessary_o conjoin_v must_v needs_o cease_v to_o that_o denomination_n in_o eternity_n and_o so_o cease_v to_o be_v what_o they_o real_o be_v and_o therefore_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v eternal_a if_o one_o be_v eternal_a the_o other_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o too_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a a_o eternal_a cause_n and_o a_o eternal_a effect_n be_v a_o absurdity_n now_o that_o the_o world_n can_v not_o be_v eternal_a and_o so_o consequent_o without_o cause_n may_v thus_o appear_v if_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a it_o be_v plain_a and_o undeniable_a it_o must_v ever_o have_v be_v in_o the_o posture_n that_o now_o it_o be_v and_o that_o be_v utter_o impossible_a for_o the_o posture_n the_o world_n be_v now_o in_o be_v a_o course_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n and_o so_o corruption_n must_v as_o well_o have_v be_v eternal_a as_o generation_n and_o thence_o it_o will_v evident_o follow_v that_o thing_n that_o do_v generate_v and_o corrupt_v must_v have_v eternal_o be_v and_o eternal_o not_o have_v be_v if_o the_o world_n have_v be_v from_o everlasting_a than_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o propagation_n of_o itself_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v so_o too_o the_o present_a way_n of_o generation_n and_o a_o succession_n in_o that_o generation_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v everlasting_a too_o for_o if_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a though_o individual_a person_n and_o being_n cease_v and_o new_o come_v in_o their_o place_n yet_o the_o general_a round_a and_o course_n of_o the_o world_n in_o maintain_v itself_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o but_o to_o conceive_v that_o be_v direct_o to_o oppose_v our_o own_o reason_n and_o experience_n because_o we_o find_v daily_o that_o the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o world_n be_v now_o propagate_v and_o uphold_v can_v not_o have_v eternal_o be_v but_o plain_o point_v we_o to_o some_o original_a cause_n we_o see_v not_o for_o if_o the_o hen_n be_v produce_v by_o the_o egg_n and_o that_o egg_n produce_v by_o a_o hen_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o both_o run_v in_o such_o a_o circle_n common_a reason_n tell_v we_o there_o must_v be_v some_o first_o hen_n or_o some_o first_o egg_n to_o set_v that_o way_n of_o generation_n on_o work_n or_o else_o it_o can_v never_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o motion_n there_o must_v be_v some_o first_o mover_n or_o else_o a_o innate_a and_o self-originated_n principle_n of_o motion_n if_o there_o be_v a_o innate_a self-originated_n principle_n of_o motion_n than_o whatsoever_o so_o move_v can_v never_o cease_v to_o move_v if_o not_o there_o can_v never_o be_v motion_n without_o a_o first_o mover_n we_o see_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v produce_v by_o somewhat_o else_o and_o therefore_o must_v rational_o conclude_v there_o must_v be_v some_o first_o producer_n the_o whole_a world_n can_v show_v we_o the_o beginning_n original_o of_o nothing_o so_o as_o to_o satisfy_v our_o reason_n about_o it_o and_o yet_o in_o its_o whole_a constitution_n palpable_o father_n itself_o upon_o some_o first_o begin_n our_o reason_n therefore_o compel_v we_o to_o look_v out_o to_o some_o supreme_a beginning_n that_o give_v the_o first_o rise_v to_o all_o thing_n we_o see_v and_o set_v they_o first_o on_o work_n a_o man_n beget_v a_o man_n and_o that_o man_n be_v beget_v by_o another_o man_n but_o where_o be_v the_o first_o man_n to_o beget_v that_o be_v not_o beget_v nor_o bring_v forth_o in_o the_o common_a way_n of_o generation_n for_o such_o our_o reason_n tell_v we_o by_o this_o visible_a course_n of_o propagate_a the_o world_n there_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a in_o the_o way_n we_o see_v man_n beget_v there_o shall_v ever_o have_v be_v any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n without_o some_o first_o man_n our_o reason_n be_v lose_v in_o the_o circiel_n of_o one_o man_n beget_v another_o without_o some_o first_o man_n that_o be_v not_o beget_v it_o be_v nonsense_n to_o say_v that_o one_o man_n beget_v another_o from_o eternity_n because_o that_o one_o man_n beget_v another_o direct_o relate_v to_o time_n beginning_n and_o priority_n which_o be_v all_o perfect_o destructive_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o eternity_n and_o can_v be_v originate_v there_o sometime_o aristotle_n himself_o confess_v there_o must_v be_v a_o first_o cause_n and_o that_o infinity_n of_o cause_n be_v a_o monstrous_a absurdity_n either_o the_o atheist_n must_v confess_v that_o this_o course_n of_o generation_n do_v point_v we_o to_o some_o first_o rise_n and_o begin_n of_o it_o and_o can_v be_v suppose_v by_o out_o reason_n to_o be_v without_o it_o and_o then_o there_o must_v be_v some_o first_o man_n that_o must_v begin_v the_o natural_a way_n of_o propagate_a mankind_n and_o that_o first_o man_n can_v not_o be_v beget_v by_o any_o other_o for_o than_o he_o can_v not_o be_v the_o first_o for_o that_o rule_n be_v true_a primo_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la prius_fw-la and_o if_o so_o that_o first_o man_n must_v either_o cause_v himself_o or_o be_v cause_v by_o something_o above_o and_o before_o himself_o to_o say_v the_o first_o i_o have_v show_v be_v a_o absolute_a contradiction_n to_o say_v the_o latter_a be_v to_o bring_v we_o regular_o to_o god_n if_o the_o atheist_n deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o beginning_n of_o thing_n or_o any_o first_o in_o generation_n but_o say_v that_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a and_o the_o way_n of_o its_o generation_n be_v eternal_a likewise_o i_o shall_v plain_o refute_v he_o as_o render_v himself_o gross_o absurd_a and_o that_o several_a way_n first_o he_o beg_v a_o thing_n for_o grant_v to_o be_v and_o must_v take_v it_o so_o to_o be_v which_o he_o never_o see_v nor_o can_v have_v any_o assurance_n of_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o succession_n eternal_a of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n be_v not_o only_o unreasonable_a for_o any_o man_n to_o believe_v but_o impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o know_v it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o believe_v because_o ourselves_o and_o all_o we_o converse_v with_o have_v a_o visible_a beginning_n and_o end_v and_o manner_n of_o production_n which_o direct_o father_n itself_o upon_o some_o first_o beginning_n and_o can_v not_o have_v its_o rise_n from_o eternity_n for_o whatever_o begin_v and_o end_n to_o say_v it_o be_v eternal_a in_o that_o course_n be_v to_o say_v plain_o there_o be_v eternal_a beginning_n and_o eternal_a end_n which_o be_v to_o affirm_v a_o most_o ridiculous_a contradiction_n and_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o know_v unless_o he_o know_v himself_o eternal_a and_o
foppery_n and_o believe_v it_o i_o will_v never_o doubt_v to_o make_v he_o confess_v against_o euclid_n that_o a_o part_n be_v great_a than_o the_o whole_a and_o bring_v he_o to_o justify_v the_o high_a nonsense_n that_o absurdity_n itself_o can_v attain_v to_o a_o second_o argument_n to_o conduct_v we_o towards_o god_n and_o to_o prove_v that_o he_o make_v the_o world_n shall_v be_v this_o the_o natural_a rectitude_n and_o innate_a harmony_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o due_a subornation_n of_o thing_n one_o to_o another_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o world_n all_o thing_n concentr_v in_o one_o common_a end_n this_o must_v needs_o come_v from_o a_o eternal_a rectitude_n and_o a_o supreme_a director_n the_o wise_a of_o all_o workman_n and_o contriver_n if_o you_o admit_v cause_n superior_a to_o effect_v can_v you_o persuade_v your_o reason_n that_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n be_v by_o chance_n fix_v in_o the_o firmament_n and_o that_o they_o do_v by_o chance_n keep_v a_o constant_a uninterrupted_a course_n and_o make_v constant_a day_n and_o night_n and_o a_o certain_a fix_a determination_n of_o all_o time_n and_o season_n can_v the_o atheist_n without_o impudent_a madness_n persuade_v himself_o that_o seedtime_n and_o harvest_n and_o all_o the_o regular_a subordination_n of_o thing_n one_o to_o another_o in_o their_o proper_a use_n and_o dependency_n be_v owe_v to_o nothing_o but_o chance_n either_o they_o be_v so_o eternal_o or_o so_o in_o time_n if_o eternal_o they_o can_v not_o be_v by_o chance_n for_o chance_n can_v be_v eternal_a for_o whatsoever_o be_v eternal_o so_o can_v have_v no_o possibility_n of_o chance_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o or_o not_o so_o chance_n be_v a_o fiction_n a_o phantasm_n a_o thing_n without_o a_o real_a be_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o chance_n ever_o be_v or_o can_v be_v either_o in_o thing_n temporal_a or_o eternal_a a_o thing_n that_o be_v by_o chance_n must_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o come_v to_o pass_v without_o the_o necessary_a enforcement_n of_o any_o certain_a cause_n a_o thing_n that_o may_v have_v be_v or_o may_v not_o have_v be_v or_o may_v any_o way_n have_v be_v otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n now_o in_o the_o world_n and_o whatever_o be_v eternal_o so_o be_v ever_o so_o and_o without_o a_o possibility_n of_o ever_o be_v otherwise_o so_o or_o of_o ever_o be_v not_o so_o if_o they_o come_v to_o be_v so_o in_o time_n they_o must_v either_o make_v themselves_o so_o or_o be_v make_v so_o make_v themselves_o so_o i_o have_v prove_v already_o they_o can_v not_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o itself_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v make_v so_o and_o if_o make_v so_o than_o they_o can_v not_o come_v by_o chance_n to_o be_v so_o because_o the_o world_n consist_v of_o cause_n and_o effect_n one_o thing_n still_o cause_v another_o and_o nothing_o without_o cause_n there_o must_v necessary_o and_o natural_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o these_o cause_n and_o whatsoever_o cause_v these_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o cause_n and_o the_o high_a cause_n if_o the_o world_n be_v ever_o cause_v by_o any_o thing_n but_o itself_o it_o can_v never_o be_v by_o chance_n because_o whatsoever_o cause_v any_o thing_n destroy_v the_o be_v of_o it_o by_o chance_n for_o if_o it_o have_v a_o cause_n there_o be_v a_o reason_n why_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o if_o there_o be_v a_o reason_n why_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v than_o it_o do_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o chance_n and_o if_o the_o world_n in_o the_o first_o matter_n of_o it_o bring_v forth_o itself_o by_o chance_n there_o can_v then_o never_o have_v be_v any_o thing_n but_o chance_n in_o it_o for_o chance_n can_v produce_v nothing_o but_o chance_n there_o can_v have_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o certain_a cause_n in_o it_o now_o we_o evident_o see_v the_o contrary_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o chance_n be_v the_o world_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o great_a bundle_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n when_o we_o say_v a_o thing_n happen_v by_o chance_n we_o say_v and_o mean_v no_o more_o but_o that_o it_o happen_v unexpected_o and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o at_o present_a see_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o that_o we_o call_v lottery_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o take_v the_o visible_a effect_n of_o cause_n we_o purposely_o conceal_v from_o ourselves_o he_o that_o shuffle_n card_n do_v not_o know_v what_o game_n he_o shall_v have_v because_o he_o purposely_o hide_v the_o cause_n from_o himself_o and_o take_v only_o the_o effect_n but_o no_o man_n can_v therefore_o think_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o chance_v in_o that_o for_o if_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o card_n as_o he_o shuffle_v they_o he_o will_v find_v his_o own_o disposal_n of_o they_o in_o such_o place_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o game_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a fix_a regularity_n in_o the_o course_n of_o every_o thing_n and_o a_o genuine_a dependence_n of_o one_o thing_n upon_o another_o nothing_o move_v nothing_o operate_v any_o way_n but_o as_o it_o be_v move_v and_o cause_v which_o unanswerable_o show_v that_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n have_v any_o motion_n or_o operation_n innate_o and_o primary_o in_o itself_o but_o come_v all_o from_o a_o first_o mover_n and_o infinite_a cause_n of_o every_o thing_n whatsoever_o we_o see_v come_v to_o pass_v though_o at_o the_o present_a we_o can_v point_v out_o the_o cause_n yet_o we_o see_v enough_o visible_a in_o it_o to_o assure_v we_o it_o have_v some_o cause_n he_o that_o can_v give_v a_o punctual_a demonstrative_a reason_n for_o the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n yet_o see_v enough_o in_o it_o by_o the_o constancy_n of_o it_o the_o certain_a time_n it_o keep_v and_o the_o due_a correspondency_n it_o hold_v to_o some_o of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n to_o satisfy_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a cause_n of_o it_o and_o a_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v for_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v a_o thing_n by_o chance_n but_o be_v a_o thing_n link_v into_o the_o round_a of_o the_o world_n and_o bear_v its_o proportion_n to_o the_o general_a subordination_n and_o harmony_n of_o thing_n if_o the_o atheist_n be_v so_o ridiculous_o foolish_a as_o to_o say_v that_o all_o that_o we_o see_v and_o call_v order_n and_o method_n be_v nothing_o but_o chance_n and_o that_o every_o thing_n happen_v still_o by_o chance_n so_o to_o be_v as_o we_o see_v it_o to_o be_v he_o must_v either_o palpable_o confute_v himself_o or_o else_o deny_v all_o the_o necessary_a cause_n and_o effect_n we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o what_o we_o see_v constant_o to_o be_v and_o never_o be_v know_v nor_o see_v otherwise_o to_o be_v and_o in_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o mere_a chance_n and_o so_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v otherwise_o that_o be_v he_o must_v say_v that_o rain_n must_v not_o necessary_o moisten_v the_o earth_n but_o may_v perhaps_o scorch_v it_o and_o burn_v it_o up_o and_o that_o the_o sun_n must_v not_o necessary_o heat_v i_o but_o may_v perhaps_o cool_v i_o and_o chill_v i_o and_o that_o summer_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o come_v as_o it_o do_v but_o may_v chance_v to_o come_v in_o the_o place_n of_o winter_n and_o winter_n in_o the_o place_n of_o summer_n for_o if_o these_o thing_n have_v no_o foundation_n but_o chance_n they_o may_v by_o chance_n be_v otherwise_o thaâ—_n now_o they_o be_v the_o rational_a soul_n abhorâ—â—_n chance_n it_o make_v a_o reason_n of_o no_o use_n '_o tâ—â—_n strange_a chance_n shall_v frame_v the_o world_n and_o frame_v the_o high_a principle_n in_o it_o with_o a_o perfect_a antipathy_n to_o itself_o and_o to_o bâ—_n of_o no_o use_n at_o all_o to_o it_o for_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purâ—pose_n to_o think_v reason_n or_o debate_v about_o whâ—â—_n come_v by_o chance_n it_o forbid_v all_o foresight_n and_o all_o rational_a deduction_n and_o that_o suâ—premest_a act_v of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o fit_a and_o suâ—â—_n mean_v to_o end_n beside_o there_o be_v this_o further_a evidencâ—_n of_o god_n to_o we_o in_o this_o rectitude_n we_o finâ—_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n that_o direct_a contraries_n and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o their_o nature_n destructive_a one_o to_o another_o be_v overrule_v a_o perfect_a harmony_n and_o coalition_n in_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o world_n how_o can_v eveâ—_n contrary_a element_n of_o fire_n and_o water_n hoâ—â—_n can_v all_o other_o natural_a opposite_n be_v reconcile_v and_o make_v to_o consist_v together_o 〈◊〉_d the_o composion_n of_o thing_n
atom_n have_v be_v rational_a atom_n and_o true_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v beg_v and_o suppose_v they_o into_o reason_n as_o motion_n for_o bare_a matter_n can_v no_o more_o be_v prove_v to_o have_v a_o intrinsique_n motion_n in_o it_o which_o will_v make_v it_o absolute_o necessary_a for_o all_o matter_n to_o move_v at_o all_o time_n than_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v to_o think_v will_n and_o reason_n and_o he_o that_o beg_v and_o take_v thing_n for_o grant_v without_o the_o trouble_n of_o proof_n shall_v take_v all_o that_o will_v serve_v his_o turn_n i_o say_v have_v epicurus_n his_o atom_n be_v reasonable_a atom_n they_o will_v never_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n by_o chance_n because_o they_o have_v a_o superior_a principle_n to_o do_v it_o by_o they_o will_v never_o have_v put_v that_o to_o the_o venture_n which_o may_v have_v be_v make_v certain_a their_o own_o principle_n will_v have_v instruct_v they_o not_o to_o have_v put_v that_o to_o the_o venture_n of_o chance_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v or_o shall_v not_o be_v which_o by_o reason_n may_v have_v be_v make_v certain_a to_o be_v a_o man_n that_o have_v eye_n will_v never_o shut_v they_o and_o go_v to_o discover_v colour_n by_o feeling_n every_o superior_a principle_n must_v needs_o act_v above_o a_o inferior_a whatever_o do_v happen_v by_o mere_a chance_n to_o be_v have_v a_o power_n to_o be_v and_o by_o reason_n may_v have_v be_v make_v certain_a to_o be_v how_o monstrous_o unreasonable_a be_v it_o to_o believe_v that_o these_o atom_n that_o have_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o but_o bare_a matter_n and_o motion_n upon_o the_o best_a supposition_n shall_v produce_v in_o man_n and_o in_o nothing_o else_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o that_o that_o in_o man_n which_o we_o call_v the_o rational_a soul_n shall_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o more_o active_a and_o generous_a part_n of_o these_o atom_n which_o become_v so_o by_o be_v more_o smooth_a and_o round_a than_o the_o rest_n which_o you_o must_v believe_v fell_a by_o chance_n all_o to_o the_o share_n of_o man_n and_o no_o other_o be_v have_v the_o hap_n to_o have_v any_o of_o they_o in_o their_o composition_n we_o must_v also_o believe_v these_o eternal_a atom_n to_o be_v some_o of_o one_o size_n and_o some_o of_o another_o some_o of_o one_o quality_n and_o some_o of_o another_o and_o yet_o all_o eternal_a which_o be_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n to_o all_o notion_n of_o eternity_n four_o suppose_v in_o these_o atom_n matter_n and_o motion_n the_o world_n can_v never_o come_v to_o be_v make_v fortuitous_o thereby_o for_o first_o all_o motion_n in_o every_o thing_n must_v either_o be_v from_o a_o superior_a mover_n or_o from_o a_o innate_a and_o self-originated_n principle_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o if_o from_o a_o superior_a mover_n than_o we_o come_v to_o god_n if_o from_o a_o innate_a motion_n that_o any_o thing_n have_v in_o and_o from_o itself_o that_o motion_n must_v needs_o be_v eternal_a for_o nothing_o can_v move_v that_o be_v not_o set_v on_o work_n or_o that_o do_v not_o infinite_o set_v itself_o on_o work_n if_o motion_n have_v beginning_n it_o must_v own_v itself_o to_o some_o beginner_n if_o it_o have_v no_o beginning_n it_o must_v be_v infinite_a and_o eternal_a and_o there_o need_v no_o better_a or_o other_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o any_o motion_n have_v a_o beginning_n than_o when_o we_o see_v it_o have_v a_o end_n for_o as_o all_o mechanic_n motion_n by_o its_o come_n to_o a_o end_n show_v plain_o it_o have_v a_o primum_fw-la movens_fw-la and_o be_v set_v on_o work_n so_o do_v all_o other_o motion_n by_o its_o period_n and_o end_v declare_v plain_o it_o have_v its_o beginning_n ab_fw-la extra_fw-la and_o be_v not_o self-originated_n and_o eternal_a so_o that_o if_o the_o motion_n of_o these_o atom_n come_v from_o a_o first_o mover_n than_o they_o come_v from_o a_o cause_n and_o their_o motion_n must_v needs_o be_v regular_a and_o correspond_v to_o that_o first_o cause_n if_o they_o have_v no_o first_o mover_n than_o their_o motion_n must_v be_v eternal_a as_o epicurus_n say_v it_o be_v and_o nothing_o that_o move_v eternal_o can_v move_v by_o chance_n because_o it_o must_v needs_o have_v the_o high_a perfection_n of_o motion_n and_o where_o that_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o suppose_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o chance_v for_o whatever_o do_v eternal_o move_v can_v never_o cease_v so_o to_o move_v and_o so_o can_v have_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o chance_v conversant_a about_o it_o second_o matter_n itself_o can_v be_v move_v fortuitous_o by_o motion_n suppose_v inherent_a in_o it_o that_o be_v utter_o impossible_a because_o all_o matter_n determine_v its_o own_o motion_n heavy_a thing_n move_v downward_o and_o can_v fortuitous_o move_v upward_o have_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o chance_n to_o cement_v the_o world_n the_o heavy_a part_n will_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v go_v downward_o and_o the_o light_a part_n upward_o and_o they_o will_v never_o have_v meet_v nor_o piece_v together_o the_o motion_n of_o thing_n be_v determine_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o be_v and_o therefore_o we_o can_v reasonable_o say_v that_o bare_a matter_n and_o motion_n ever_o cause_v any_o thing_n by_o chance_n unless_o you_o will_v say_v it_o cause_v every_o thing_n to_o be_v by_o chance_n just_a as_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v and_o necessary_o be_v which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n who_o can_v believe_v chance_n the_o cause_n and_o certainty_n the_o effect_n we_o see_v all_o thing_n move_v in_o perfect_a order_n and_o not_o only_o our_o experience_n assure_v we_o of_o this_o but_o our_o reason_n show_v we_o it_o must_v necessary_o so_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o such_o cause_n do_v produce_v such_o effect_n suitable_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o be_v of_o thing_n and_o a_o intrinsique_n causality_n and_o innate_a dependence_n upon_o each_o other_o which_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o supreme_a and_o great_a cause_n of_o all_o let_v any_o man_n consider_v that_o noble_a principle_n in_o man_n the_o rational_a soul_n with_o the_o suitableness_n of_o it_o to_o govern_v himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o how_o all_o thing_n in_o their_o be_v and_o dependency_n lie_v proportion_v to_o such_o a_o superiority_n let_v he_o view_v the_o make_v of_o a_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n and_o see_v how_o suitable_a and_o how_o necessary_a they_o be_v one_o to_o another_o in_o their_o very_a composition_n and_o how_o the_o male_a and_o the_o female_a in_o all_o other_o creature_n be_v adapt_v to_o propagate_v their_o own_o kind_n and_o to_o be_v useful_a each_o to_o other_o and_o the_o instinct_n they_o carry_v about_o they_o so_o to_o be_v let_v he_o look_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o consider_v they_o there_o never_o have_v be_v yet_o see_v any_o two_o without_o some_o variety_n let_v he_o look_v above_o he_o and_o below_o he_o and_o round_o about_o he_o and_o see_v what_o harmony_n there_o be_v between_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n how_o the_o well-being_n of_o the_o one_o depend_v upon_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o other_o and_o how_o certain_a and_o regular_a those_o be_v by_o which_o all_o time_n and_o season_n be_v exact_o determine_v let_v he_o look_v upon_o the_o sea_n and_o consider_v how_o useful_a that_o be_v to_o the_o world_n to_o introduce_v a_o trade_n and_o commerce_n among_o all_o nation_n and_o to_o make_v each_o one_o capable_a of_o enjoy_v the_o good_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n let_v he_o view_v the_o constant_a course_n of_o its_o ebbing_n and_o flow_n and_o the_o stand_a law_n of_o its_o boundary_n whereby_o such_o a_o mass_n of_o water_n be_v still_o keep_v in_o one_o channel_n and_o continue_v in_o their_o proper_a station_n and_o when_o he_o have_v view_v these_o and_o a_o thousand_o thing_n more_o that_o lie_v obvious_a to_o his_o reasonable_a contemplation_n if_o he_o than_o think_v the_o composition_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o and_o the_o grand_a oeconomy_n that_o be_v in_o it_o come_v from_o nothing_o but_o mere_a chance_n he_o render_v himself_o a_o person_n fit_a for_o bedlam_n than_o disputation_n yet_o such_o wretched_a shift_n be_v man_n force_v to_o fly_v to_o when_o they_o be_v labour_v to_o exclude_v the_o notion_n of_o god_n and_o banish_v a_o deity_n out_o of_o the_o world_n the_o epicurean_a atomist_n fall_v plain_o under_o the_o heavy_a stroke_n of_o several_a gross_a absurdity_n first_o he_o make_v his_o atom_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o which_o he_o will_v have_v the_o world_n to_o consist_v to_o move_v about_o in_o his_o ultra-mundan-space_n without_o a_o tendency_n to_o a_o centre_n which_o be_v perfect_o impossible_a that_o any_o matter_n shall_v move_v by_o a_o motion_n
thing_n where_o there_o be_v possibility_n on_o both_o side_n there_o be_v good_a proof_n on_o both_o side_n which_o to_o say_v be_v to_o make_v our_o faculty_n false_a and_o a_o most_o notorious_a absurdity_n that_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v and_o prove_v not_o to_o be_v for_o it_o be_v nor_o whether_o there_o be_v possibility_n on_o both_o side_n for_o that_o there_o be_v and_o that_o be_v no_o more_o than_o to_o say_v if_o a_o thing_n be_v or_o if_o it_o be_v not_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n either_o way_n and_o so_o no_o impossibility_n either_o way_n but_o if_o possibility_n be_v make_v of_o any_o force_n to_o affirm_v or_o deny_v a_o thing_n than_o possibility_n be_v suppose_v to_o make_v a_o proof_n and_o then_o it_o must_v needs_o make_v it_o both_o way_n and_o prove_v a_o thing_n may_v be_v and_o prove_v a_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v because_o it_o be_v both_o way_n possible_a it_o be_v plain_a therefore_o that_o bare_a possibility_n be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o any_o way_n and_o whenever_o the_o atheist_n recurre_v to_o bare_a possibility_n to_o help_v he_o he_o recurre_v to_o a_o mere_a nullity_n he_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v because_o it_o may_v be_v and_o it_o be_v not_o because_o it_o may_v not_o be_v which_o as_o to_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o either_o way_n either_o to_o its_o be_v or_o not_o be_v amount_v to_o just_a nothing_o in_o some_o case_n impossibility_n prove_v of_o the_o one_o side_n carry_v necessity_n on_o the_o other_o side_n but_o whatsoever_o leave_v thing_n in_o such_o and_o equilibrium_fw-la as_o possibility_n do_v which_o say_v they_o may_v be_v or_o they_o may_v not_o be_v can_v never_o certain_o prove_v the_o be_v of_o they_o either_o way_n the_o disingenuity_n of_o the_o atheist_n will_v also_o further_o appear_v to_o we_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o he_o himself_o admit_v invisibility_n and_o infinity_n in_o his_o own_o suppose_a notion_n about_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o object_n against_o they_o when_o they_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n he_o admit_v they_o in_o subject_n we_o know_v be_v no_o way_n capable_a of_o they_o and_o yet_o deny_v they_o when_o they_o be_v most_o proper_o attribute_v to_o our_o supreme_a be_v infinite_o perfect_a he_o that_o will_v suppose_v matter_n with_o a_o inherent_a motion_n in_o it_o infinite_a must_v needs_o suppose_v it_o to_o have_v all_o possible_a perfection_n for_o whatsoever_o have_v infiniteness_n and_o self-origination_a must_v needs_o swallow_v up_o all_o perfection_n into_o itself_o or_o else_o not_o be_v be_v capable_a of_o perfection_n now_o let_v we_o once_o exclude_v the_o notion_n of_o god_n out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o where_o will_v you_o with_o any_o tolerable_a sense_n and_o without_o apparent_a absurdity_n place_n infinity_n with_o absolute_a perfection_n the_o notion_n we_o have_v in_o our_o mind_n of_o such_o a_o thing_n plain_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n and_o our_o reason_n assure_v we_o it_o can_v be_v fix_v no_o where_o but_o in_o a_o supreme_a be_v which_o we_o call_v god_n the_o world_n be_v in_o its_o constitution_n such_o a_o thing_n and_o so_o relate_v to_o god_n that_o the_o great_a shifter_n off_o of_o divinity_n can_v give_v any_o tolerable_a account_n of_o the_o be_v of_o it_o to_o any_o reasonable_a creature_n without_o appropriate_v those_o thing_n they_o most_o find_v fault_n with_o and_o cavil_v at_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o world_n either_o they_o make_v the_o world_n infinite_a just_a as_o it_o be_v or_o else_o some_o small_a particle_n of_o matter_n with_o a_o inherent_a motion_n in_o they_o they_o must_v be_v eternal_a this_o show_v a_o necessity_n of_o eternity_n somewhere_o and_o that_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v must_v needs_o come_v from_o somewhat_o that_o ever_o be_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o every_o rational_a creature_n and_o that_o all_o mankind_n have_v natural_o a_o notion_n and_o idea_n of_o eternity_n within_o they_o so_o that_o whoever_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o god_n when_o he_o go_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o denial_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v and_o admit_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o denial_n and_o so_o make_v it_o a_o thing_n not_o only_o of_o the_o very_a same_o but_o of_o ten_o time_n great_a difficulty_n to_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o god_n than_o to_o confess_v there_o be_v one_o for_o when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o give_v a_o reasonable_a account_n how_o the_o world_n can_v come_v to_o be_v without_o some_o first_o cause_n he_o be_v force_v to_o admit_v all_o those_o thing_n he_o himself_z object_n against_o a_o first_o cause_n and_o beside_o lie_v under_o all_o those_o absurdity_n the_o be_v of_o the_o world_n will_v cast_v upon_o our_o reason_n when_o we_o go_v about_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o exclude_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o god_n and_o a_o first_o cause_n from_o it_o and_o as_o the_o atheist_n be_v exceed_o disingenuous_a in_o his_o principle_n and_o objection_n so_o he_o be_v monstrous_o unreasonable_a first_o in_o this_o that_o he_o ascribe_v the_o world_n to_o cause_n that_o have_v the_o high_a improbability_n and_o in_o some_o case_n impossibility_n to_o our_o reason_n plain_o attend_v they_o first_o it_o be_v plain_o impossible_a that_o the_o world_n in_o the_o course_n we_o now_o see_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v eternal_a according_a to_o that_o idea_n our_o soul_n be_v able_a to_o make_v of_o eternity_n for_o though_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v a_o full_a description_n of_o what_o be_v eternal_a yet_o we_o be_v able_a to_o say_v negative_o what_o we_o be_v sure_o can_v be_v eternal_a suppose_v eternity_n to_o be_v never_o so_o much_o beyond_o i_o and_o above_o i_o yet_o it_o be_v absurd_a for_o i_o to_o admit_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v eternal_a that_o do_v not_o reach_v the_o notion_n i_o have_v of_o eternity_n but_o grant_v to_o the_o atheist_n the_o most_o he_o pretend_v to_o which_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o bare_a possibility_n that_o the_o world_n may_v have_v be_v eternal_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n to_o say_v so_o i_o think_v i_o have_v full_o prove_v that_o bare_a possibility_n be_v no_o proof_n at_o all_o nor_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o least_o sway_n with_o any_o reasonable_a man_n in_o the_o affirmation_n or_o negation_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o atheist_n recur_v as_o general_o he_o do_v to_o bare_a possibility_n to_o support_v his_o notion_n he_o be_v drive_v beyond_o the_o confine_n of_o all_o rational_a proof_n and_o endeavour_n to_o make_v something_o of_o a_o absolute_a nothing_o he_o take_v that_o for_o proof_n which_o only_o give_v a_o admission_n that_o there_o may_v be_v proof_n take_v he_o in_o the_o other_o way_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o his_o atom_n from_o whence_o he_o will_v needs_o derive_v the_o world_n what_o a_o aspect_n do_v it_o carry_v to_o our_o reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o atom_n in_o a_o fancy_a vacuity_n have_v a_o eternal_a gravity_n in_o they_o which_o cause_v a_o eternal_a motion_n of_o they_o up_o and_o down_o without_o any_o tendency_n at_o all_o to_o a_o centre_n and_o that_o they_o can_v never_o cease_v their_o motion_n till_o they_o hit_v by_o chance_n one_o against_o another_o and_o be_v divert_v that_o way_n that_o this_o dull_a matter_n and_o this_o senseless_a motion_n in_o it_o cause_v by_o the_o internal_a gravity_n of_o it_o do_v by_o chance_n produce_v this_o glorious_a fabric_n of_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o so_o do_v transfer_v that_o to_o another_o which_o it_o have_v not_o first_o in_o itself_o and_o that_o by_o the_o chance_n and_o casuality_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o these_o atom_n the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o order_n and_o harmony_n of_o it_o be_v first_o produce_v the_o atheist_n in_o this_o will_v never_o arrive_v at_o bare_a possibility_n for_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v urge_v against_o god_n make_v the_o world_n and_o make_v use_v of_o to_o self-originate_a the_o world_n be_v a_o perfect_a systeme_n of_o nonsense_n he_o that_o say_v the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o chance_n do_v in_o effect_n say_v he_o can_v tell_v how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o that_o when_o we_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o we_o can_v give_v no_o reasonable_a account_n of_o it_o the_o atheist_n be_v also_o further_o unreasonable_a because_o he_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o that_o which_o the_o world_n be_v a_o plain_a effect_n of_o and_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n do_v rational_o lead_v we_o unto_o he_o deny_v also_o that_o to_o be_v which_o we_o have_v a_o innate_a notion_n of_o in_o our_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v a_o supreme_a be_v absolute_o
be_v keep_v by_o all_o natural_a being_n but_o because_o they_o keep_v such_o a_o course_n as_o carry_v a_o intrinsic_a reason_n for_o it_o in_o their_o very_a nature_n and_o be_v and_o such_o a_o course_n as_o they_o must_v keep_v and_o can_v keep_v no_o other_o if_o you_o dig_v up_o a_o tree_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o root_n it_o will_v certain_o die_v this_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o not_o only_o from_o the_o fact_n of_o it_o that_o we_o continual_o find_v it_o so_o but_o our_o reason_n necessary_o tell_v we_o it_o must_v be_v so_o and_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o and_o therefore_o whatever_o be_v do_v above_o all_o natural_a power_n and_o contrary_a to_o all_o natural_a operation_n must_v needs_o silence_v our_o sense_n and_o our_o reason_n and_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o force_v we_o to_o recurre_v to_o somewhat_o above_o the_o world_n that_o must_v be_v lord_n over_o it_o and_o the_o great_a disposer_n of_o it_o two_o thing_n seem_v to_o make_v it_o plain_a that_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o the_o ability_n that_o nature_n have_v can_v never_o produce_v a_o miracle_n first_o nature_n can_v never_o go_v beyond_o itself_o nor_o do_v any_o thing_n by_o a_o power_n above_o itself_o the_o bound_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v its_o own_o be_v it_o be_v a_o absurdity_n to_o say_v a_o thing_n shall_v outdo_v itself_o or_o that_o the_o effect_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o the_o cause_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v that_o be_v beyond_o all_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n that_o can_v never_o be_v cause_v by_o nature_n to_o cure_v a_o man_n that_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o disease_n or_o to_o raise_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o natural_a cripple_n to_o a_o perfect_a soundness_n by_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o he_o be_v beyond_o all_o the_o confine_n of_o natural_a power_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v a_o effect_n arise_v from_o any_o natural_a cause_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n potential_o in_o nature_n itself_o nor_o any_o relative_a operation_n natural_a in_o such_o a_o way_n second_o nature_n can_v contradict_v itself_o because_o its_o production_n be_v suitable_a to_o and_o inherent_a in_o its_o own_o be_v nature_n be_v as_o a_o free_a agent_n so_o a_o necessary_a agent_n the_o fire_n can_v be_v cold_a nor_o the_o water_n hot_a throw_v man_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o burn_v they_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o somewhat_o above_o nature_n for_o nature_n will_v destroy_v they_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v walk_v in_o the_o air_n and_o not_o fall_v and_o walk_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o not_o sink_v it_o must_v be_v by_o a_o help_n supernatural_a for_o nature_n shall_v otherwise_o oppose_v itself_o which_o it_o can_v do_v and_o to_o say_v its_o effect_n shall_v cease_v be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v nature_n itself_o in_o its_o own_o be_v shall_v cease_v and_o so_o the_o world_n shall_v cease_v whatsoever_o can_v go_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o contradict_v the_o power_n of_o nature_n must_v needs_o be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o what_o be_v so_o must_v needs_o be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o do_v two_o way_n evident_o overthrow_v the_o vain_a supposition_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n for_o first_o if_o there_o be_v any_o power_n above_o it_o it_o can_v be_v eternal_a unless_o you_o will_v make_v two_o eternal_o one_o above_o another_o which_o be_v absurd_a and_o perfect_o impossible_a and_o second_o if_o ever_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o this_o world_n be_v stop_v and_o cross_v than_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o world_n in_o the_o course_n of_o it_o can_v have_v be_v eternal_a neither_o two_o thing_n be_v usual_o object_v against_o miracle_n first_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v deny_v and_o second_o the_o atheist_n will_v tell_v you_o that_o those_o thing_n we_o call_v miracle_n be_v not_o real_o and_o true_o so_o but_o be_v extraordinary_a and_o unusual_a thing_n bring_v about_o by_o some_o secret_a natural_a cause_n though_o not_o know_v nor_o perceive_v for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o objection_n i_o will_v handle_v it_o distinct_o by_o itself_o to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v every_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v at_o the_o first_o a_o miracle_n nor_o can_v any_o reason_n be_v give_v of_o it_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a proof_n that_o god_n make_v the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o do_v not_o make_v itself_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o all_o original_n in_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o god_n please_v to_o make_v they_o no_o doubt_n at_o the_o first_o a_o man_n may_v have_v call_v the_o sun_n or_o a_o rainbow_n a_o great_a miracle_n nor_o can_v they_o ever_o find_v out_o any_o natural_a cause_n of_o they_o nor_o of_o the_o first_o be_v of_o any_o thing_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o stupendous_a miracle_n and_o without_o any_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v for_o it_o but_o what_o lie_v in_o the_o maker_n breast_n to_o i_o therefore_o that_o say_n of_o aristotle_n seem_v wise_a and_o excellent_a that_o it_o be_v absurd_a for_o any_o man_n to_o go_v about_o to_o define_v first_o principle_n because_o they_o can_v be_v define_v but_o since_o the_o world_n be_v extant_a and_o our_o constant_a behold_v of_o it_o and_o converse_v with_o it_o make_v it_o no_o more_o a_o miracle_n to_o we_o than_o we_o be_v to_o ourselves_o and_o since_o we_o find_v that_o certainty_n and_o fixation_n in_o the_o world_n first_o make_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o since_o make_v but_o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o world_n in_o a_o natural_a orderly_a course_n and_o succession_n and_o that_o these_o first_o original_n do_v by_o a_o certain_a necessary_a law_n of_o their_o own_o be_v and_o existence_n propagate_v the_o world_n in_o a_o way_n not_o only_o obvious_a to_o our_o sense_n but_o demonstrative_o to_o our_o reason_n and_o that_o such_o being_n can_v cease_v to_o operate_v as_o they_o do_v nor_o can_v operate_v otherwise_o than_o they_o do_v we_o come_v right_o to_o call_v that_o a_o miracle_n which_o be_v neither_o one_o of_o the_o world_n original_a piece_n or_o first_o principle_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v natural_o be_v deduce_v from_o any_o or_o all_o of_o they_o in_o the_o regular_a way_n of_o the_o world_n exist_v in_o answer_v therefore_o this_o objection_n i_o will_v first_o admit_v all_o that_o can_v be_v admit_v to_o the_o atheist_n advantage_n which_o be_v that_o whensoever_o we_o see_v any_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v a_o account_n how_o in_o a_o natural_a and_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o world_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o though_o we_o have_v not_o see_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v before_o yet_o in_o that_o case_n if_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o a_o remote_a and_o occult_a cause_n that_o we_o do_v not_o at_o the_o present_a see_v nor_o comprehend_v there_o be_v no_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o impose_v that_o as_o a_o miracle_n upon_o any_o man_n because_o he_o will_v say_v it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v it_o to_o come_v from_o somewhat_o he_o do_v see_v if_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o it_o than_o to_o come_v from_o what_o he_o do_v not_o see_v but_o when_o the_o case_n fall_v out_o to_o be_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v bring_v to_o pass_v to_o which_o we_o be_v not_o only_o unable_a to_o assign_v a_o natural_a cause_n but_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o have_v a_o natural_a cause_n which_o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v conclude_v when_o it_o either_o overthrow_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o go_v direct_o counter_a to_o it_o or_o be_v evident_o above_o it_o and_o superior_a to_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n mankind_n must_v submit_v to_o it_o as_o a_o miracle_n and_o go_v to_o somewhat_o superior_a to_o nature_n to_o find_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o there_o can_v never_o be_v a_o natural_a cause_n assign_v for_o raise_v a_o dead_a man_n to_o life_n it_o be_v both_o above_o nature_n and_o against_o nature_n for_o any_o man_n to_o be_v able_a in_o one_o moment_n to_o speak_v all_o language_n be_v a_o thing_n above_o nature_n and_o natural_o impossible_a for_o we_o see_v and_o know_v that_o man_n must_v arrive_v at_o the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o language_n by_o industry_n and_o use_n and_o can_v attain_v it_o otherwise_o in_o such_o case_n as_o we_o see_v no_o visible_a natural_a cause_n for_o such_o thing_n so_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v vanish_v out_o of_o our_o sight_n and_o in_o two_o or_o three_o minute_n convey_v himself_o a_o hundred_o mile_n off_o as_o we_o can_v give_v
have_v large_o discourse_v this_o state_n than_o the_o increase_n of_o atheism_n nor_o can_v any_o thing_n prove_v more_o destructive_a to_o all_o humane_a converse_n and_o society_n and_o what_o soever_o relate_v both_o to_o the_o be_v and_o well-being_n of_o the_o world_n the_o atheist_n as_o he_o be_v the_o great_a traitor_n to_o the_o high_a king_n above_o so_o his_o principle_n carry_v in_o they_o the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o destructive_a treason_n to_o all_o his_o vicegerent_n here_o below_o the_o great_a objection_n the_o atheist_n continual_o make_v against_o the_o whole_a of_o religion_n be_v this_o say_v he_o no_o man_n ever_o see_v the_o god_n you_o talk_v of_o all_o discourse_n about_o such_o a_o infinite_a be_v as_o you_o talk_v of_o be_v mere_a fable_n and_o story_n santasm_n in_o man_n brain_n nor_o can_v you_o distinct_o conceive_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o it_o be_v more_o suitable_a to_o reason_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o believe_v only_o what_o i_o see_v than_o to_o offer_v myself_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o belief_n of_o what_o i_o never_o see_v this_o that_o the_o atheist_n boast_v of_o as_o his_o chief_a support_n he_o will_v find_v to_o fail_v he_o and_o render_v he_o both_o gross_o disingenuous_a and_o palpable_o unreasonable_a first_o disingenuous_a and_o false_a to_o himself_o for_o the_o atheist_n himself_o upon_o his_o own_o principle_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v he_o believe_v thing_n he_o never_o see_v and_o can_v himself_n deny_v it_o take_v the_o epicurean_a atheist_n do_v he_o ever_o i_o wonder_v see_v the_o atom_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o lucretius_n and_o all_o the_o atomist_n confess_v that_o the_o business_n of_o the_o atom_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o fall_v under_o the_o perception_n of_o sense_n do_v he_o ever_o view_v their_o motion_n by_o which_o they_o cause_v the_o world_n do_v he_o ever_o take_v a_o view_n of_o that_o vacuum_n that_o ultra-mundan-space_n where_o these_o atom_n be_v treasure_v up_o do_v either_o of_o their_o great_a master_n democritus_n or_o epicurus_n ever_o assure_v the_o world_n that_o they_o see_v these_o thing_n or_o be_v eye-witness_n to_o what_o they_o will_v have_v other_o believe_v or_o be_v any_o man_n ever_o yet_o hear_v of_o that_o do_v see_v they_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o such_o tradition_n in_o the_o world_n that_o they_o be_v see_v take_v the_o other_o sect_n of_o atheist_n that_o will_v have_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a just_a as_o it_o be_v and_o let_v they_o be_v ask_v can_v they_o have_v any_o ocular_a certainty_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n can_v they_o know_v any_o thing_n that_o way_n in_o the_o age_n pass_v before_o they_o much_o less_o what_o be_v eternal_a be_v not_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a as_o much_o a_o deduction_n from_o bare_a discourse_n and_o reason_n as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a be_v if_o the_o atheist_n resolve_v to_o believe_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o see_v unless_o the_o world_n be_v make_v over_o and_o over_o no_o man_n can_v ever_o believe_v it_o but_o those_o that_o just_o see_v it_o make_v take_v all_o the_o sectator_n of_o atheism_n together_o and_o let_v i_o ask_v they_o this_o question_n whether_o they_o can_v refuse_v to_o believe_v without_o offer_v violence_n to_o their_o faculty_n that_o there_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o themselves_o and_o many_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o never_o see_v it_o let_v any_o man_n tell_v i_o whether_o ever_o he_o see_v that_o principle_n that_o act_v himself_o call_v it_o the_o soul_n or_o what_o you_o will_n do_v he_o ever_o yet_o see_v his_o own_o thought_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o more_o sure_a of_o any_o one_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n than_o that_o we_o think_v be_v sure_a of_o any_o thing_n god_n have_v leave_v we_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o ourselves_o invisible_a which_o yet_o we_o can_v refuse_v to_o believe_v unless_o we_o cease_v the_o exercise_n of_o our_o own_o faculty_n that_o so_o we_o may_v have_v apparent_a reason_n not_o to_o deny_v his_o be_v only_o because_o we_o do_v not_o ocular_o behold_v he_o the_o noble_a and_o most_o peculiar_a part_n of_o reason_n be_v to_o come_v to_o assurance_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o do_v not_o see_v there_o be_v a_o thousand_o proposition_n a_o man_n may_v make_v sure_a to_o himslef_n by_o his_o reason_n which_o have_v no_o way_n be_v the_o object_n of_o sense_n all_o the_o converse_n we_o have_v with_o thing_n past_a and_o thing_n future_a depend_v single_o upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n for_o there_o sense_n can_v help_v we_o if_o the_o atheist_n will_v see_v every_o thing_n he_o believe_v he_o must_v never_o believe_v any_o sound_n nor_o any_o smell_n and_o as_o one_o say_v well_o there_o be_v as_o much_o reason_n to_o deny_v that_o to_o be_v sensible_a which_o be_v the_o object_n but_o of_o one_o sense_n as_o to_o deny_v that_o to_o be_v who_o existence_n be_v only_o the_o object_n of_o reason_n the_o sense_n be_v upon_o even_a term_n may_v more_o reasonable_o combat_v each_o other_o in_o that_o case_n than_o the_o whole_a of_o sense_n deny_v a_o single_a exercise_n of_o reason_n because_o reason_n be_v a_o faculty_n more_o certain_a and_o much_o superior_a to_o it_o and_o if_o ever_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o reason_n abstract_v from_o sense_n can_v make_v we_o sure_o of_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n about_o a_o supreme_a be_v for_o in_o ourselves_o we_o find_v a_o apprehension_n still_o of_o somewhat_o above_o we_o a_o fear_n of_o he_o and_o a_o tendency_n towards_o he_o which_o must_v needs_o arise_v from_o some_o innate_a idea_n we_o have_v in_o our_o soul_n of_o he_o and_o this_o we_o be_v as_o sure_a of_o as_o that_o we_o think_v which_o be_v the_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n we_o can_v be_v most_o sure_o of_o and_o these_o impression_n of_o god_n and_o the_o idea_n we_o have_v in_o ourselves_o of_o such_o a_o supreme_a be_v do_v as_o much_o assure_v we_o there_o be_v one_o as_o our_o think_n do_v assure_v we_o that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v and_o that_o we_o have_v a_o think_v faculty_n if_o we_o look_v out_o into_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o whole_a to_o our_o reason_n a_o most_o demonstrable_a effect_n of_o he_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o plain_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o mankind_n than_o that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o first_o cause_n of_o every_o be_v we_o see_v and_o some_o first_o mover_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n we_o behold_v the_o atheist_n be_v also_o further_o disingenuous_a in_o this_o that_o because_o he_o do_v not_o see_v god_n though_o there_o be_v never_o so_o much_o evidence_n of_o his_o be_v therefore_o he_o positive_o deny_v he_o and_o say_v there_o be_v none_o which_o there_o may_v be_v for_o aught_o he_o know_v no_o man_n can_v in_o the_o negative_a say_v there_o be_v not_o nor_o lie_v down_o any_o tolerable_a ground_n to_o conclude_v such_o a_o negative_a upon_o because_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o violence_n offer_v to_o our_o faculty_n nor_o the_o least_o absurdity_n either_o to_o sense_n or_o reason_n in_o this_o assertion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a be_v infinite_o perfect_a that_o make_v all_o thing_n nor_o will_v the_o atheist_n help_v himself_o at_o all_o by_o retort_v this_o and_o say_v if_o no_o man_n can_v positive_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o what_o he_o never_o see_v then_o we_o can_v never_o by_o that_o rule_n deny_v the_o atheist_n hypothesis_n of_o atom_n or_o of_o the_o world_n eternity_n for_o they_o be_v all_o thing_n alike_o unseen_a this_o i_o utter_o deny_v for_o it_o be_v to_o make_v all_o thing_n we_o do_v not_o see_v upon_o equal_a term_n of_o probation_n and_o negation_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o matter_n to_o depose_v our_o reason_n and_o degenerate_v whole_o into_o sense_n as_o if_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n make_v the_o world_n to_o which_o every_o thing_n rational_o concurre_v and_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o it_o suppose_v to_o be_v by_o the_o casual_a hit_n of_o two_o flint_n together_o or_o a_o justle_n of_o atom_n one_o against_o another_o or_o the_o foolish_a proposition_n you_o can_v make_v stand_v upon_o equal_a term_n of_o admittance_n with_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o that_o one_o of_o these_o may_v be_v as_o well_o affirm_v as_o the_o other_o and_o none_o of_o they_o certain_o deny_v because_o none_o of_o they_o see_v this_o be_v very_o absurd_a and_o in_o its_o tendency_n plain_o banish_v reason_n out_o of_o the_o world_n probation_n and_o negation_n in_o this_o and_o all_o other_o case_n be_v necessary_o conjoin_v and_o depend_v upon_o each_o other_o for_o if_o one_o thing_n can_v be_v better_o prove_v than_o another_o then_o it_o be_v
perfect_a which_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v not_o afford_v we_o nor_o can_v we_o fix_v our_o notion_n of_o it_o upon_o any_o thing_n visible_a the_o capacity_n a_o man_n have_v some_o way_n to_o conceive_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o supreme_a and_o perfect_a be_v do_v evident_o declare_v there_o be_v such_o a_o be_v that_o give_v that_o capacity_n he_o that_o go_v about_o either_o to_o doubt_v it_o or_o deny_v it_o must_v in_o some_o measure_n admit_v it_o or_o else_o he_o doubt_v and_o deny_v he_o know_v not_o what_o for_o when_o any_o man_n dispute_v against_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v grant_v he_o have_v a_o capacity_n to_o conceive_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n or_o else_o he_o can_v not_o oppose_v it_o have_v there_o not_o be_v a_o supreme_a be_v which_o we_o call_v god_n there_o can_v never_o have_v be_v any_o innate_a notion_n of_o it_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n in_o fear_n hope_n and_o concern_v about_o he_o as_o such_o no_o man_n ever_o have_v a_o original_n innate_a impression_n of_o a_o lie_n a_o pure_a nothing_o upon_o his_o intellect_n that_o be_v to_o say_v our_o faculty_n be_v original_o false_a and_o so_o we_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o great_a deceit_n to_o ourselves_o nay_o to_o this_o day_n no_o man_n ever_o think_v of_o a_o mere_a nothing_o thought_n and_o existence_n be_v relative_n non_fw-la entis_fw-la nulla_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la the_o wild_a phantasm_n that_o ever_o possess_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v yet_o still_o conversant_a about_o somewhat_o that_o be_v real_a and_o have_v existence_n and_o be_v but_o disorder_v and_o misplace_v by_o the_o fancy_n let_v a_o man_n imagine_v ox_n feed_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o whale_n graze_v upon_o dry_a ground_n or_o mountain_n dance_v in_o the_o air_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_n the_o ground_n of_o all_o these_o imagination_n be_v real_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o do_v exist_v they_o be_v only_o dislocate_v by_o the_o fancy_n and_o dispose_v by_o the_o mind_n contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o in_o that_o disposition_n and_o conjunction_n be_v mere_a phantasm_n and_o entia_fw-la rationis_fw-la but_o this_o we_o call_v a_o idea_n of_o god_n be_v quite_o another_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o a_o fictitious_a representation_n the_o mind_n make_v to_o itself_o from_o a_o collection_n of_o visible_a object_n and_o corporeal_a phantasm_n but_o it_o be_v a_o notion_n of_o a_o be_v abstract_o consider_v from_o whatever_o come_v in_o by_o the_o sense_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o idea_n place_v original_o in_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o infinite_a and_o perfect_a be_v that_o first_o make_v it_o a_o man_n find_v in_o his_o own_o soul_n he_o can_v conceive_v there_o be_v such_o a_o be_v but_o yet_o can_v describe_v he_o by_o any_o thing_n he_o ever_o see_v by_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o notion_n of_o such_o a_o be_v come_v not_o in_o by_o the_o sense_n whatever_o be_v the_o object_n of_o sense_n have_v infirmity_n annex_v to_o it_o because_o it_o be_v still_o divisible_a and_o therefore_o a_o notion_n of_o absolute_a and_o infinite_a perfection_n can_v not_o arise_v from_o thence_o nor_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o believe_v that_o ever_o mankind_n shall_v bow_v down_o themselves_o in_o that_o subjection_n they_o be_v in_o to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n if_o the_o notion_n of_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o vain_a fancy_a collection_n of_o thing_n disorderly_a together_o in_o the_o mind_n that_o have_v come_v in_o by_o the_o sense_n for_o they_o must_v needs_o know_v by_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n that_o such_o thing_n have_v no_o existence_n in_o such_o conjunction_n but_o be_v a_o perfect_a vanity_n nor_o be_v there_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n any_o unnatural_a disorderly_a conjunction_n of_o thing_n together_o but_o all_o those_o attribute_n we_o ascribe_v to_o god_n do_v natural_o and_o necessary_o make_v up_o the_o notion_n of_o he_o and_o can_v be_v separate_v from_o it_o several_a step_n our_o pure_a natural_n take_v towards_o a_o supreme_a be_v to_o satisfy_v and_o confirm_v we_o in_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o a_o atheist_n first_o our_o reason_n consider_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v without_o a_o first_o cause_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o yet_o the_o constitution_n of_o it_o be_v such_o that_o without_o some_o first_o cause_n we_o can_v give_v no_o reasonable_a account_n of_o any_o thing_n we_o can_v never_o reasonable_o be_v satisfy_v how_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o beget_v one_o another_o in_o the_o way_n we_o see_v without_o some_o first_o man_n that_o be_v not_o beget_v in_o that_o way_n which_o first_o man_n must_v necessary_o conduct_v we_o to_o some_o first_o and_o supreme_a cause_n second_o reason_n consider_v itself_o the_o supreme_a parf_n of_o the_o world_n and_o know_v by_o its_o own_o exercise_n it_o can_v not_o be_v beget_v by_o itself_o for_o that_o be_v to_o contradict_v its_o self_n and_o deny_v its_o own_o evidence_n and_o so_o come_v to_o adore_v somewhat_o above_o itself_o and_o more_o excellent_a than_o itself_o of_o which_o it_o have_v a_o natural_a inbred_a idea_n three_o reason_n lay_v down_o this_o as_o a_o fundamental_a maxim_n to_o itself_o that_o whatever_o we_o be_v able_a to_o think_v or_o imagine_v of_o absolute_a goodness_n perfection_n infiniteness_n or_o excellency_n of_o any_o kind_n it_o must_v necessary_o exist_v in_o this_o first_o cause_n who_o give_v we_o this_o ability_n to_o think_v and_o conceive_v of_o such_o thing_n and_o make_v we_o with_o such_o a_o idea_n so_o that_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o what_o a_o man_n can_v do_v to_o think_v well_o of_o god_n and_o high_o to_o adore_v he_o his_o reason_n lead_v he_o to_o and_o he_o can_v go_v no_o further_o four_o it_o be_v high_o reasonable_a to_o conclude_v that_o he_o that_o be_v the_o first_o donor_n of_o our_o being_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o absolute_a property_n in_o we_o and_o so_o we_o lie_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o all_o the_o homage_n we_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v because_o the_o donation_n of_o a_o be_v to_o we_o be_v the_o supreme_a obligation_n that_o can_v be_v put_v upon_o we_o and_o whatsoever_o this_o supreme_a be_v that_o give_v we_o our_o own_o be_v shall_v at_o any_o time_n reveal_v to_o we_o to_o be_v his_o pleasure_n about_o we_o we_o stand_v for_o ever_o oblige_v to_o obey_v and_o submit_v to_o five_o our_o reason_n tell_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o we_o can_v conceive_v of_o the_o wise_a builder_n must_v be_v much_o more_o in_o god_n frame_v the_o world_n he_o will_v not_o make_v the_o world_n without_o some_o propose_a end_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o what_o best_o please_v himself_o that_o faculty_n that_o inform_v we_o of_o a_o supreme_a power_n that_o make_v the_o world_n will_v also_o ascertain_v we_o that_o he_o can_v uphold_v it_o will_v govern_v it_o and_o at_o last_o have_v a_o account_n of_o it_o according_a to_o that_o end_n he_o first_o propose_v to_o himself_o in_o make_v it_o six_o we_o find_v in_o our_o own_o soul_n a_o distinguish_a taste_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o a_o judgement_n we_o necessary_o and_o natural_o pass_v upon_o ourselves_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v much_o satisfy_v in_o the_o one_o and_o fill_v with_o terror_n and_o fear_n by_o the_o other_o and_o our_o reason_n tell_v we_o all_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o order_n to_o a_o supreme_a judgement_n above_o we_o and_o be_v place_v in_o we_o by_o a_o supreme_a be_v that_o first_o make_v we_o be_v there_o nothing_o above_o ourselves_o we_o can_v have_v no_o high_a end_n than_o to_o please_v ourselves_o when_o man_n find_v in_o their_o own_o soul_n trouble_n arise_v from_o those_o action_n that_o please_v they_o most_o and_o which_o be_v no_o way_n cognizable_a nor_o punishable_a perhaps_o in_o this_o world_n that_o plain_o relate_v itself_o to_o somewhat_o above_o and_o beyond_o themselves_o the_o truth_n be_v our_o own_o soul_n determine_v within_o ourselves_o the_o great_a end_n of_o all_o our_o action_n to_o be_v please_v or_o displease_v to_o god_n seven_o and_o last_o in_o full_a answer_n to_o the_o atheist_n objection_n my_o reason_n will_v tell_v i_o that_o god_n be_v not_o see_v by_o i_o shall_v no_o way_n hinder_v but_o further_a my_o belief_n of_o his_o be_v and_o existence_n first_o because_o i_o find_v enough_o in_o my_o own_o make_v and_o constitution_n to_o inform_v i_o of_o he_o natural_o a_o inbred_a fear_n of_o he_o a_o admiration_n of_o he_o a_o tendency_n still_o towards_o he_o of_o which_o i_o be_o as_o sure_a as_o that_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o think_v which_o be_v the_o sure_a evidence_n i_o can_v have_v that_o i_o be_o and_o a_o