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A53049 Observations upon experimental philosophy to which is added The description of a new blazing world / written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle. Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674. 1666 (1666) Wing N857; ESTC R32311 312,134 638

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of_o knowledge_n and_o perception_n which_o since_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o ground_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n but_o a_o subject_n of_o a_o difficult_a nature_n i_o have_v insist_v somewhat_o long_o upon_o it_o then_o i_o have_v do_v upon_o any_o other_o and_o endeavour_v to_o clear_v it_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v so_o that_o now_o i_o hope_v all_o that_o i_o have_v declare_v hitherto_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v the_o ingenious_a reader_n a_o true_a information_n of_o my_o opinion_n thereof_o and_o a_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o any_o other_o scruple_n that_o shall_v happen_v to_o puzzle_v his_o brain_n i_o will_v add_v no_o more_o at_o this_o present_a but_o conclude_v with_o a_o brief_a repetition_n of_o those_o few_o note_n concern_v the_o principle_n which_o by_o that_o small_a portion_n of_o reason_n and_o judgement_n that_o nature_n have_v allow_v i_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o declare_v and_o prove_v in_o my_o
work_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n 1._o there_o be_v but_o one_o matter_n and_o infinite_a part_n one_o self-motion_n and_o infinite_a action_n one_o self-knowledg_n and_o infinite_a particular_a knowledge_n and_o perception_n 2._o all_o part_n of_o nature_n be_v live_v know_v and_o perceptive_a because_o all_o be_v self-moving_a for_o self-motion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o particular_a effect_n figure_n action_n variety_n change_n life_n knowledge_n perception_n etc._n etc._n in_o nature_n and_o make_v the_o only_a difference_n between_o animate_v and_o inanimate_a matter_n 3._o the_o chief_a and_o general_a action_n of_o nature_n be_v division_n and_o composition_n of_o part_n both_o which_o be_v do_v but_o by_o one_o act_n for_o at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o part_n separate_v themselves_o from_o such_o part_n they_o join_v to_o other_o part_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n there_o can_v be_v no_o vacuum_n nor_o no_o single_a part_n in_o nature_n 4._o every_o particular_a part_n of_o figure_n be_v infinite_o divide_v and_o compose_v from_o and_o with_o other_o part_n 5._o the_o infinite_a division_n and_o composition_n hinder_v that_o nature_n can_v run_v into_o extreme_n in_o her_o particular_n but_o keep_v the_o part_n and_o action_n of_o nature_n in_o a_o equal_a balance_n 6._o the_o inanimate_a part_n of_o matter_n have_v life_n sense_n and_o self-knowledg_n as_o well_o as_o the_o animate_v but_o be_v not_o move_v in_o itself_o or_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o have_v not_o such_o a_o perceptive_a sense_n and_o self-knowledg_n nor_o such_o a_o active_a life_n as_o the_o animate_v have_v 7._o the_o part_n of_o inanimate_a matter_n alter_v according_a to_o their_o commixture_n with_o the_o animate_v and_o so_o do_v their_o particular_a self-knowledge_n 8._o as_o part_n alter_v by_o the_o change_n of_o motion_n so_o do_v particular_a perception_n 9_o though_o all_o perception_n be_v figurative_a action_n yet_o no_o particular_a creature_n can_v 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of_o nor_o taste_v nor_o smell_v nor_o touch_v true_o our_o reason_n do_v many_o time_n perceive_v that_o which_o our_o sense_n can_v and_o some_o thing_n our_o sense_n can_v perceive_v until_o reason_n inform_v they_o for_o there_o be_v many_o invention_n which_o owe_v their_o rise_n and_o beginning_n only_o to_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o sense_n but_o reason_n that_o know_v or_o perceive_v there_o be_v something_o beyond_o itself_o and_o beyond_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o only_a eternal_a and_o omnipotent_a god_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o high_a conception_n than_o this_o for_o what_o be_v beyond_o it_o be_v supernatural_a and_o belong_v to_o supernatural_a creature_n as_o for_o example_n those_o divine_a soul_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o man_n above_o their_o rational_a material_a soul_n but_o as_o for_o the_o wicked_a soul_n they_o come_v not_o from_o god_n but_o be_v irregularity_n of_o nature_n which_o god_n certain_o will_v punish_v as_o a_o master_n do_v the_o evil_a action_n of_o his_o servant_n 12._o art_n be_v but_o a_o natural_a creature_n or_o effect_n and_o not_o a_o creator_n of_o any_o thing_n 13._o colour_n magnitude_n figure_n place_n time_n gravity_n levity_n density_n rarity_n composition_n division_n alteration_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o self-moving_a matter_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o various_a action_n of_o nature_n which_o action_n can_v no_o more_o be_v separate_v from_o body_n than_o body_n can_v from_o matter_n or_o part_n from_o their_o whole_a for_o all_o that_o be_v natural_a be_v corporeal_a and_o therefore_o the_o distinction_n into_o substance_n and_o accident_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n since_o there_o can_v real_o be_v no_o not_o imagine_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o incorporeal_a or_o substanceless_a motion_n or_o action_n in_o nature_n but_o some_o perhaps_o will_v say_v if_o every_o part_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o nature_n have_v magnitude_n colour_n figure_n place_n etc._n etc._n how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o they_o can_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o body_n since_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o several_a perception_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v the_o several_a perception_n do_v not_o make_v they_o to_o be_v several_a body_n but_o they_o be_v pattern_v out_o or_o perceive_v as_o several_a propriety_n or_o attribute_n of_o one_o body_n or_o as_o several_a effect_n of_o one_o cause_n for_o though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o cause_n in_o nature_n which_o be_v self-moving_a matter_n yet_o that_o only_a cause_n must_v of_o necessity_n have_v several_a effect_n or_o propriety_n as_o figure_n colour_n place_n magnitude_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o i_o may_v without_o offence_n make_v a_o comparison_n between_o the_o creator_n and_o a_o creature_n god_n be_v but_o one_o in_o his_o essence_n as_o one_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a god_n and_o yet_o have_v several_a divine_a attribute_n and_o though_o the_o part_n of_o nature_n can_v comprehend_v conceive_v or_o 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and_o destitute_a of_o