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A49843 Observations upon a sermon intituled, A confutation of atheism from the faculties of the soul, alias̀€, Matter and motion cannot think preached April 4, 1692 : by way of refutation. Layton, Henry, 1622-1705. 1692 (1692) Wing L756; ESTC R39115 14,582 19

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even_o their_o power_n to_o conceive_v or_o apprehend_v the_o true_a and_o next_o reason_n or_o cause_n of_o such_o performance_n to_o such_o purpose_n phil._n melanchthon_n lib._n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la p._n 20._o he_o have_v just_a before_o recite_v certas_fw-la descriptiones_fw-la philisophicas_n quae_fw-la si_fw-la de_fw-la pecudis_fw-la anima_fw-la tantum_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la vicunque_fw-la monstrarent_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quod_fw-la cogitari_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o materia_fw-la fons_fw-la esse_fw-la actionum_fw-la nondum_fw-la tamen_fw-la penitus_fw-la haec_fw-la perspicimus_fw-la &_o cur_n ita_fw-la factum_fw-la sit_fw-la sapientia_fw-la est_fw-la artificis_fw-la non_fw-la nostra_fw-la pag._n 112._o he_o say_v maxim_n admirandum_fw-la est_fw-la cerebrum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la domicilium_fw-la ac_fw-la officina_fw-la cogitationum_fw-la and_o although_o we_o do_v not_o thorough_o know_v the_o substance_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o brain_n nor_o the_o ubi_fw-la or_o quomodo_fw-la such_o thing_n be_v wrought_v in_o it_o but_o must_v leave_v such_o knowledge_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o creator_n yet_o thus_o much_o say_v he_o man_n may_v know_v of_o it_o oriri_fw-la ejus_fw-la materiam_fw-la à_fw-la subtilissima_fw-la parte_fw-la seminis_fw-la &_o plena_fw-la spirituum_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o formatione_fw-la foetus_fw-la in_fw-la illam_fw-la hominis_fw-la arcem_fw-la summam_fw-la quasi_fw-la exaestuat_fw-la cum_fw-la epar_fw-la cor_fw-la &_o venulae_fw-la inchoantur_fw-la and_o this_o derivation_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o its_o daily_a and_o know_v performance_n make_v it_o look_v very_a like_o a_o mat●ria_n cogitativa_n and_o as_o such_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v here_o notwithstanding_o our_o author_n the_o preacher_n pretence_n to_o the_o contrary_n in_o this_o page_n he_o handle_v matter_n as_o if_o three_o of_o the_o element_n viz._n water_n air_n and_o fire_n be_v no_o part_n of_o matter_n which_o i_o pass_v for_o a_o apparent_a mistake_n and_o he_o say_v matter_n can_v acquire_v motion_n of_o itself_o without_o thrust_v of_o some_o other_o body_n or_o intrinsical_a motion_n of_o a_o immaterial_a spirit_n this_o be_v deny_v before_o and_o instance_n give_v of_o the_o wind_n and_o fire_n which_o move_v themselves_o and_o other_o thing_n about_o they_o during_o the_o whole_a continuance_n of_o their_o own_o be_v p._n 18._o he_o say_v no_o part_n of_o matter_n consider_v in_o themselves_o be_v hot_a or_o cold_a white_a or_o black_a bitter_a or_o sweet_a and_o that_o they_o have_v neither_o light_n or_o colour_n heat_n or_o sound_n these_o be_v not_o say_v he_o in_o body_n absolute_o consider_v but_o in_o our_o eye_n ear_n and_o other_o organ_n of_o sense_n i_o answer_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la credulus_fw-la illi_fw-la i_o grant_v man_n can_v perceive_v such_o quality_n in_o matter_n but_o by_o mean_n of_o their_o sense_n but_o withal_o do_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v light_n and_o body_n illuminate_v though_o man_n shall_v not_o see_v they_o so_o sound_v not_o hear_v so_o heat_v without_o man_n feel_n it_o discoverable_a enough_o by_o see_v it_o at_o a_o distance_n consumption_n of_o the_o fuel_n and_o the_o scorch_a blackness_n of_o such_o part_n of_o the_o fuel_n as_o be_v leave_v after_o such_o a_o fire_n but_o yet_o he_o will_v prove_v what_o he_o say_v to_o be_v true_a by_o a_o instance_n for_o say_v he_o if_o glass_n that_o have_v no_o colour_n at_o all_o be_v break_v and_o braid_v into_o small_a parcel_n those_o small_a parcel_n will_v look_v to_o be_v of_o a_o white_a colour_n and_o yet_o true_o they_o have_v no_o more_o colour_n in_o they_o than_o they_o have_v before_o and_o that_o true_o be_v none_o at_o all_o i_o grant_v he_o there_o be_v in_o this_o instance_n a_o deceptio_fw-la visus_fw-la and_o that_o the_o thing_n appear_v otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v shall_v it_o be_v conclude_v that_o because_o our_o sense_n be_v deceive_v in_o some_o thing_n therefore_o we_o can_v trust_v they_o in_o any_o thing_n there_o seem_v small_a foundation_n for_o such_o a_o conclusion_n and_o i_o will_v thereupon_o put_v he_o another_o instance_n viz._n put_v a_o straight_o stick_v into_o the_o water_n present_o it_o will_v appear_v crooked_a but_o take_v it_o out_o and_o it_o will_v look_v straight_o again_o and_o be_v always_o so_o notwithstanding_o its_o appearance_n he_o may_v as_o well_o pretend_v to_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v real_o no_o crooked_a stick_n in_o nature_n as_o that_o matter_n have_v no_o real_a quality_n because_o man_n be_v deceive_v in_o think_v his_o bray'd-glass_n to_o be_v white_a and_o yet_o he_o say_v p._n 19_o that_o he_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v his_o assertion_n but_o i_o beg_v his_o pardon_n for_o think_v he_o be_v mistake_v he_o say_v there_o that_o the_o quality_n in_o body_n can_v no_o more_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v real_a than_o rose_n or_o honey_n can_v be_v think_v to_o smell_v and_o taste_v their_o own_o sweetness_n have_v he_o say_v than_o rose_n have_v a_o sweet_a smell_n or_o honey_n a_o sweet_a taste_n the_o saying_n may_v have_v be_v both_o coherent_a and_o true_a whereas_o now_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v neither_o p._n 20._o he_o pretend_v to_o believe_v and_o persuade_v that_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v a_o senseless_a piece_n of_o matter_n which_o have_v neither_o colour_n warmth_n softness_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v he_o have_v prove_v this_o but_o i_o do_v not_o know_v where_o and_o i_o beg_v his_o pardon_n for_o not_o believe_v he_o for_o i_o must_v adhere_v to_o thomas_n didymus_n against_o he_o trust_v my_o own_o sense_n in_o their_o healthy_a and_o sound_a condition_n to_o judge_v of_o their_o proper_a object_n place_v at_o a_o reasonable_a distance_n and_o the_o fit_a sphere_n of_o their_o activity_n and_o assist_v by_o the_o ordinary_a power_n of_o human_a perception_n or_o judgement_n which_o easy_o discover_v that_o the_o sight_n be_v deceive_v when_o it_o take_v his_o bray'd-glass_n to_o be_v real_o white_a or_o my_o stick_n in_o the_o water_n to_o be_v real_o crooked_a he_o say_v far_a it_o be_v not_o blood_n and_o bones_o that_o can_v judge_v nor_o can_v the_o head_n or_o brain_n do_v it_o as_o be_v only_a body_n and_o not_o imaginative_a p._n 21._o but_o say_v he_o our_o opposer_n may_v reply_v be_v so_o they_o do_v that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o insensible_a particle_n there_o reside_v viz._n in_o the_o head_n and_o brain_n do_v actuate_v the_o common_a sense_n fancy_n memory_n judgement_n and_o other_o power_n of_o the_o understanding_n to_o this_o he_o reply_v the_o thing_n can_v be_v so_o for_o that_o their_o spirit_n must_v have_v each_o a_o determinate_a figure_n as_o cube_n sphere_n cones_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o grant_v he_o for_o i_o say_v rather_o that_o these_o spirit_n in_o the_o head_n be_v particle_n of_o the_o pure_a blood_n inflame_v glow_v and_o lucid_a irradiate_a the_o brain_n and_o all_o the_o ventricles_n or_o concavity_n of_o it_o with_o the_o appendance_n of_o apprehension_n and_o memory_n thereunto_o belong_v he_o say_v we_o do_v not_o grind_v inanimate_a corn_n into_o live_v and_o rational_a meal_n and_o that_o nail_n hair_n horn_n and_o hoof_n may_v bid_v as_o fair_a for_o understanding_n as_o the_o fine_a animl_n spirit_n of_o they_o all_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o inflame_v glow_a particle_n of_o blood_n call_v spirit_n be_v not_o in_o themselves_o sentient_a or_o intelligent_a but_o they_o be_v the_o actus_fw-la primus_fw-la corporis_fw-la organici_fw-la viz._n the_o active_a principle_n of_o life_n motion_n sense_n and_o understanding_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n stimulate_v and_o act_v every_o part_n and_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o those_o duty_n for_o which_o by_o the_o great_a creator_n they_o be_v intend_v and_o make_v those_o spirit_n therefore_o act_n the_o eye_n to_o see_v the_o ear_n to_o hear_v the_o tongue_n to_o speak_v the_o liver_n to_o make_v 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sense_n the_o