power_n the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n may_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v and_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n discover_v by_o this_o mean_n 1.20_o as_o have_v be_v excellent_o demonstrate_v by_o the_o learned_a dr._n cudworth_n dr._n bentley_n mr._n ray_n and_o many_o other_o and_o these_o kind_n of_o gentleman_n have_v betray_v their_o shallow_a and_o superficial_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o nothing_o more_o than_o by_o pretend_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n of_o gravity_n and_o several_a other_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n without_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o deity_n as_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o more_o particular_o observe_v but_o i_o now_o hasten_v to_o refute_v that_o which_o they_o make_v their_o great_a and_o most_o common_a objection_n against_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n and_o to_o show_v 2._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o god_n do_v not_o nor_o can_v not_o arise_v from_o cunning_a and_o contrivance_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o invent_v by_o any_o crafty_a and_o politic_a person_n though_o that_o it_o do_v do_v so_o be_v the_o constant_a assertion_n of_o these_o gentleman_n and_o they_o do_v it_o with_o as_o much_o assurance_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o self-evident_a proposition_n in_o all_o company_n they_o will_v nauseous_o tire_v you_o with_o this_o battology_n over_o and_o over_o again_o that_o all_o religion_n be_v a_o cheat_n and_o the_o great_a cheat_n of_o all_o be_v religion_n but_o this_o themselves_o have_v happy_o discover_v and_o therefore_o they_o scorn_v to_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o priest-craft_n they_o will_v neither_o be_v ride_v by_o priest_n nor_o lead_v by_o they_o they_o can_v go_v without_o leading-string_n and_o will_v be_v put_v to_o the_o temporal_a charge_n of_o a_o spiritual_a guide_n and_o they_o have_v quit_v the_o thought_n of_o go_v to_o heaven_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n as_o they_o go_v to_o the_o playhouse_n i._n e._n by_o give_v money_n to_o the_o doorkeeper_n as_o the_o translator_n of_o philostratus_n insolent_o express_v it_o preface_n now_o after_o all_o this_o bold_a and_o repeat_v exclamation_n against_o priest-craft_n and_o holy_a sham_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o one_o think_v that_o they_o have_v some_o demonstrative_a ground_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v all_o a_o cheat_n and_o imposture_n will_v not_o one_o suppose_v that_o they_o can_v name_v the_o very_a person_n that_o first_o invent_v this_o fourbe_n tell_v we_o when_o and_o where_o he_o live_v and_o plain_o prove_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o come_v to_o impose_v so_o gross_o on_o mankind_n and_o how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v such_o fool_n as_o to_o take_v it_o and_o dull_o to_o submit_v to_o it_o ever_o since_o nothing_o sure_a that_o be_v less_o than_o a_o direct_a demonstration_n aught_o to_o protect_v a_o man_n under_o so_o rude_a a_o liberty_n as_o these_o gentleman_n take_v of_o ridicul_v all_o the_o sacred_a law_n of_o god_n and_o men._n but_o have_v they_o any_o such_o proof_n ready_a or_o have_v they_o ever_o yet_o produce_v it_o no_o nor_o be_v it_o possible_a they_o ever_o shall_v as_o appear_v plain_o from_o the_o ancient_a history_n of_o all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n in_o no_o one_o of_o these_o do_v we_o ever_o find_v the_o least_o mention_n make_v of_o any_o one_o that_o invent_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o god_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n take_v for_o grant_v by_o all_o the_o ancient_a lawgiver_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n this_o they_o never_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v nor_o have_v they_o any_o need_v so_o to_o do_v or_o to_o feign_v it_o for_o they_o find_v it_o universal_o and_o natural_o stamp_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o mankind_n this_o moses_n himself_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o teach_v the_o jew_n as_o know_v very_o well_o that_o it_o be_v what_o they_o have_v a_o general_a notion_n and_o idea_n of_o before_o and_o homer_n speak_v every_o where_o of_o the_o god_n as_o of_o being_n universal_o know_v and_o believe_v and_o never_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v their_o existence_n the_o same_o thing_n appear_v in_o hesiod_n and_o in_o the_o fragment_n that_o we_o have_v of_o all_o the_o ancient_a greek_a poet_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o true_a in_o fact_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la against_o the_o atheist_n that_o lucretius_n pretend_v to_o tell_v you_o when_o atheism_n begin_v and_o who_o be_v the_o first_o bold_a man_n that_o dispute_v and_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n this_o he_o say_v be_v epicurus_n 67._o but_o he_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o in_o so_o do_v epicurus_n contradict_v the_o common_a sentiment_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o break_v through_o those_o fear_n and_o obligation_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n be_v under_o to_o a_o divine_a power_n but_o to_o refute_v a_o little_a more_o methodical_o this_o trite_a objection_n i_o say_v that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o god_n can_v not_o derive_v its_o original_a from_o the_o cunning_a invention_n of_o any_o politic_a person_n for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o pretend_a inventor_n himself_o can_v never_o possible_o have_v come_v by_o such_o a_o notion_n have_v there_o be_v no_o such_o be_v as_o a_o god_n sextus_n empiricus_n observe_v very_o well_o that_o though_o 314._o it_o be_v pretend_v that_o lawgiver_n and_o politician_n invent_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o god_n yet_o the_o asserter_n of_o it_o be_v not_o aware_a of_o a_o absurdity_n that_o arise_v thence_o for_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v ask_v how_o they_o themselves_o come_v by_o such_o a_o notion_n they_o must_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n they_o will_v not_o say_v they_o have_v it_o from_o other_o nor_o can_v they_o account_v how_o they_o come_v by_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v have_v be_v from_o the_o beginning_n and_o so_o all_o man_n must_v have_v a_o notion_n of_o god_n though_o not_o all_o after_o the_o same_o way_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o imagine_v that_o such_o a_o notion_n can_v ever_o have_v come_v into_o any_o one_o head_n have_v there_o be_v no_o such_o be_v as_o a_o deity_n be_v he_o a_o absolute_a nonentity_n and_o real_o nothing_o at_o all_o it_o be_v unconceivable_a how_o any_o one_o can_v ever_o attain_v a_o idea_n of_o god_n or_o have_v coin_v any_o word_n that_o shall_v so_o have_v express_v that_o idea_n as_o to_o render_v it_o intelligible_a to_o any_o one_o else_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v invent_v or_o make_v any_o new_a simple_a idea_n or_o cogitation_n it_o can_v possible_o make_v a_o positive_a conception_n of_o that_o which_o be_v real_o nothing_o at_o all_o which_o way_n soever_o we_o come_v by_o our_o idea_n we_o can_v have_v one_o of_o what_o be_v absolute_o a_o nonentity_n for_o what_o be_v absolute_o nothing_o can_v neither_o come_v into_o we_o by_o our_o sense_n nor_o be_v innate_a in_o our_o mind_n and_o therefore_o if_o there_o be_v no_o god_n we_o can_v never_o have_v have_v any_o idea_n of_o he_o nor_o can_v any_o one_o ever_o possible_o invent_v or_o frame_v such_o a_o notion_n in_o his_o mind_n i_o know_v the_o compound_v ampliate_a and_o feign_v power_n of_o the_o mind_n will_v here_o be_v allege_v and_o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o we_o may_v by_o that_o mean_n frame_v notion_n of_o thing_n which_o perhaps_o do_v never_o nor_o ever_o will_v exist_v thus_o we_o may_v gain_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o fly_a horse_n of_o a_o creature_n half_o a_o man_n and_o half_a a_o horse_n a_o man_n of_o a_o thousand_o foot_n high_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o say_v they_o 317._o why_o may_v not_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n by_o this_o compound_v and_o ampliate_a power_n feign_v as_o well_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o power_n in_o our_o mind_n do_v not_o nor_o can_v extend_v so_o far_o all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v by_o it_o be_v to_o connect_v together_o two_o or_o more_o possible_a and_o consistent_a idea_n or_o to_o ampliate_v or_o enlarge_v any_o one_o or_o more_o of_o they_o in_o point_n of_o time_n extent_n etc._n etc._n thus_o as_o be_v before_o say_v by_o connect_v the_o idea_n of_o wing_n and_o a_o horse_n or_o of_o a_o horse_n and_o a_o man_n we_o may_v feign_v a_o pegasus_n or_o a_o centaur_n and_o i_o can_v imagine_v either_o of_o these_o creature_n or_o any_o other_o to_o live_v five_o thousand_o time_n as_o long_o or_o to_o be_v fifty_o thousand_o time_n as_o big_a as_o be_v usual_a but_o all_o this_o be_v still_o short_a of_o what_o it_o be_v bring_v for_o and_o will_v give_v no_o account_n at_o all_o of_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o god_n
towards_o produce_v of_o cogitation_n wisdom_n and_o understanding_n or_o to_o the_o production_n of_o life_n self_n activity_n or_o spontaneous_a power_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v the_o most_o great_a and_o noble_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n these_o be_v the_o high_a perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o in_o these_o we_o place_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o deity_n now_o here_o matter_n and_o motion_n be_v more_o than_o ever_o at_o a_o loss_n and_o i_o think_v it_o demonstrative_o certain_a that_o it_o can_v account_v for_o these_o thing_n aristotle_n do_v very_o true_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o corporealist_n of_o his_o time_n that_o they_o do_v not_o as_o we_o can_v now_o assign_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o any_o cause_n of_o well_o and_o fit_a any_o origin_n of_o or_o reason_n for_o that_o wisdom_n and_o regularity_n that_o harmonious_a relation_n and_o aptitude_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o another_o which_o be_v so_o very_o conspicuous_a in_o all_o thing_n suppose_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n but_o matter_n and_o motion_n and_o it_o be_v most_o certain_o true_a that_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o body_n do_v not_o necessary_o include_v cogitation_n in_o it_o nor_o our_o notion_n of_o cogitation_n include_v body_n but_o they_o be_v two_o as_o distinct_a idea_n as_o any_o we_o have_v so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o we_o can_v possible_o conceive_v cogitation_n with_o extension_n no_o man_n ever_o conceive_v a_o thought_n to_o be_v so_o many_o inch_n or_o yard_n long_o to_o be_v deep_a thick_a or_o broad_a to_o be_v divisible_a into_o two_o or_o more_o part_n or_o to_o have_v any_o kind_a of_o figure_n or_o determinate_a position_n or_o extension_n whereas_o if_o whatsoever_o be_v unextend_v or_o not_o body_n be_v absolute_o nothing_o as_o these_o gentleman_n assert_v cogitation_n wisdom_n understanding_n and_o spontaneous_a power_n must_v be_v nothing_o or_o else_o they_o must_v be_v figurate_a body_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a and_o if_o we_o far_o examine_v our_o own_o mind_n and_o consult_v our_o own_o reason_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o we_o can_v possible_o conceive_v how_o think_v wisdom_n consciousness_n and_o spontaneous_a power_n can_v possible_o be_v the_o result_n of_o bare_a motion_n of_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v there_o ever_o any_o one_o that_o serious_o believe_v a_o particle_n of_o matter_n be_v any_o wise_a or_o have_v any_o more_o understanding_n for_o be_v move_v than_o it_o be_v before_o when_o it_o lay_v still_o for_o let_v it_o be_v never_o so_o brisk_o agitate_a be_v it_o not_o still_o body_n there_o be_v no_o other_o idea_n arise_v from_o hence_o but_o only_o that_o it_o change_v its_o place_n and_o be_v unite_v successive_o to_o several_a part_n of_o space_n that_o it_o will_v move_v such_o other_o particle_n of_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o be_v retard_v in_o its_o motion_n by_o hit_v or_o strike_v against_o they_o these_o and_o such_o like_a be_v all_o the_o idea_n that_o we_o can_v have_v of_o a_o body_n in_o motion_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o thought_n and_o consciousness_n do_v ever_o any_o one_o but_o a_o stupid_a corporealist_n imagine_v that_o a_o particle_n of_o matter_n by_o be_v move_v be_v make_v intelligent_a and_o that_o its_o travel_v from_o place_n to_o place_n make_v it_o understand_v all_o thing_n in_o its_o way_n and_o do_v any_o one_o ever_o think_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o a_o ramble_a atom_n increase_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o velocity_n of_o its_o motion_n yes_o doubtless_o and_o thus_o a_o bullet_n discharge_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cannon_n aught_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o ingenious_a being_n in_o nature_n and_o hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o more_o have_v any_o one_o make_v to_o tumble_v over_o book_n or_o to_o ramble_v over_o country_n and_o the_o more_o precipitant_o he_o make_v a_o judgement_n of_o notion_n or_o opinion_n the_o better_a account_n he_o can_v give_v of_o author_n and_o place_n and_o the_o more_o solid_a and_o substantial_a will_v be_v his_o learning_n this_o indeed_o be_v the_o best_a account_n that_o can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o fineness_n and_o quickness_n of_o thought_n that_o some_o man_n so_o much_o pretend_v to_o for_o this_o way_n they_o may_v come_v by_o a_o vast_a share_n of_o penetration_n and_o be_v volatilise_v far_o above_o the_o dull_a studious_a and_o considerate_a vulgar_a and_o the_o event_n show_v that_o they_o frequent_o make_v use_v of_o the_o experiment_n but_o again_o as_o we_o can_v possible_o conceive_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o particle_n of_o matter_n alone_o can_v give_v it_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o suppose_v that_o a_o body_n compose_v of_o many_o of_o they_o can_v acquire_v any_o such_o thing_n bare_o on_o the_o account_n of_o the_o motion_n or_o agitation_n of_o its_o part_n for_o motion_n only_o will_v do_v no_o more_o to_o the_o whole_a than_o it_o do_v to_o each_o one_o single_o and_o it_o be_v not_o conceivable_a that_o three_o or_o three_o million_o of_o bullet_n will_v be_v any_o wise_a for_o be_v discharge_v together_o than_o if_o they_o be_v all_o shot_n single_o in_o pursuit_n of_o understanding_n nor_o can_v any_o happy_a combination_n or_o constitution_n of_o part_n avail_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o case_n any_o more_o than_o motion_n nor_o can_v that_o be_v effectual_a to_o super-induce_a wisdom_n and_o understanding_n into_o matter_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v no_o more_o a_o god_n than_o jupiter_n log_n be_v among_o the_o frog_n nor_o than_o the_o most_o dense_a and_o gross_a body_n in_o nature_n for_o after_o all_o the_o various_a position_n configuration_n and_o combination_n of_o matter_n be_v it_o not_o matter_n still_o will_v rarefy_v or_o subtilize_v of_o matter_n change_v its_o nature_n and_o essential_a property_n a_o rare_a body_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o contexture_n of_o fine_a and_o subtle_a particle_n which_o be_v separate_v far_o asunder_o than_o be_v usual_a be_v also_o perhaps_o more_o brisk_o agitate_a and_o move_v and_o pray_v what_o be_v here_o new_a what_o will_v this_o do_v towards_o divinity_n will_v bare_a figure_n and_o position_n of_o part_n change_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o part_n and_o give_v they_o cogitation_n and_o knowledge_n when_o they_o have_v no_o such_o thing_n single_o and_o before_o will_v add_v subtract_v multiply_a or_o divide_v of_o number_n make_v they_o any_o thing_n else_o more_o noble_a than_o what_o they_o be_v before_o will_v not_o the_o sum_n remainder_n product_n or_o quotient_n be_v still_a figure_n and_o number_n like_o the_o first_o digit_n out_o of_o which_o these_o do_v by_o combination_n or_o various_a position_n arise_v and_o be_v it_o not_o just_a so_o with_o matter_n will_v a_o particle_n of_o it_o be_v make_v any_o more_o wise_a and_o intelligent_a for_o be_v render_v small_a than_o it_o be_v before_o and_o have_v a_o little_a particle_n more_o sense_n than_o a_o large_a will_v three_o or_o four_o or_o four_o million_o of_o these_o be_v more_o ingenious_a than_o a_o body_n or_o lump_n that_o be_v as_o big_a as_o they_o all_o and_o will_v move_a a_o few_o atom_n a_o good_a distance_n from_o each_o other_o separate_a they_o into_o knowledge_n and_o disjoin_v they_o into_o a_o understanding_n power_n which_o none_o of_o they_o have_v before_o if_o man_n can_v swallow_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o and_o think_v at_o this_o extravagant_a and_o unaccountable_a rate_n i_o fear_v all_o good_a argument_n and_o sound_a reason_n will_v be_v lose_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v neglect_v as_o downright_a stupid_a or_o distract_v and_o yet_o these_o and_o such_o like_a absurdity_n must_v be_v the_o natural_a consequence_n of_o suppose_v matter_n and_o motion_n alone_o capable_a of_o think_v that_o matter_n can_v be_v rarify_v into_o a_o deity_n and_o that_o divine_a and_o almighty_a wisdom_n knowledge_n goodness_n and_o power_n be_v the_o result_n of_o body_n lucky_o dispose_v and_o move_v which_o yet_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o hobbs_n and_o be_v still_o of_o many_o of_o his_o admirer_n and_o follower_n for_o notwithstanding_o those_o excellent_a demonstration_n that_o many_o learned_a man_n other_o among_o we_o have_v establish_v that_o matter_n and_o motion_n can_v possible_o produce_v cogitation_n consciousness_n understanding_n and_o liberty_n of_o will_n there_o be_v late_o a_o ignorant_a corporealist_n who_o assert_n 10._o that_o the_o inflame_v and_o glow_a particle_n of_o the_o blood_n call_v spirit_n though_o they_o be_v not_o in_o themselves_o sentient_a and_o intelligent_a be_v yet_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o life_n and_o motion_n of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n in_o
we_o can_v never_o imagine_v that_o gold_n can_v be_v ever_o bring_v to_o think_v reason_n or_o move_v itself_o spontaneous_o any_o more_o than_o we_o can_v conceive_v a_o soul_n or_o mind_n to_o be_v yellow_a heavy_a or_o ductile_a that_o be_v we_o have_v quite_o different_a idea_n of_o each_o of_o they_o and_o which_o nothing_o but_o wilful_a or_o long_o habituate_v ignorance_n can_v ever_o make_v we_o confound_v together_o and_o thus_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o we_o may_v have_v as_o clear_v a_o idea_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n as_o we_o have_v of_o body_n and_o that_o the_o former_a be_v no_o more_o unconceivable_a than_o the_o latter_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o absurd_a to_o argue_v against_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n only_o from_o our_o not_o have_v any_o clear_a idea_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o it_o will_v be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o body_n because_o we_o do_v know_v exact_o what_o the_o substance_n of_o body_n be_v which_o i_o dare_v say_v no_o man_n can_v affirm_v that_o he_o do_v it_o be_v very_o possible_a that_o man_n may_v be_v so_o blind_v and_o prejudice_v by_o false_a principle_n so_o stupefy_v by_o ignorance_n idleness_n or_o vice_n and_o so_o engage_v and_o enslave_v to_o a_o peculiar_a set_v of_o notion_n which_o advance_v and_o support_v that_o way_n of_o act_v and_o proceed_v which_o they_o take_v delight_n in_o that_o a_o great_a many_o thing_n may_v appear_v unconceivable_a and_o impossible_a to_o they_o which_o shall_v be_v far_o from_o be_v so_o to_o other_o who_o mind_n be_v free_a and_o more_o enure_v to_o think_v shall_v you_o tell_v a_o man_n who_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o geometry_n and_o astronomy_n of_o the_o many_o admirable_a and_o surprise_v truth_n that_o can_v certain_o be_v demonstrate_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o those_o noble_a science_n he_o will_v bold_o pronounce_v they_o impossible_a and_o all_o your_o discourse_n and_o proof_n shall_v you_o attempt_v any_o such_o thing_n will_v to_o such_o a_o person_n be_v nonsense_n and_o your_o word_n mere_a empty_a and_o insignificant_a sound_n and_o there_o be_v many_o person_n in_o the_o world_n on_o who_o the_o clear_a and_o strong_a method_n of_o reason_v that_o ever_o be_v will_v make_v no_o manner_n of_o impression_n at_o all_o because_o their_o mind_n be_v not_o at_o all_o enure_v to_o a_o close_a way_n of_o argue_v and_o think_v and_o true_o the_o atheistical_a writer_n do_v discover_v so_o poor_a a_o knowledge_n in_o philosophy_n and_o so_o very_o little_a acquaintance_n with_o true_a reason_v and_o science_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o all_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v and_o comprehend_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n which_o other_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v with_o i_o know_v very_o well_o say_v the_o ingenious_a person_n before_o cite_v 143._o that_o people_n who_o thought_n be_v immerse_v in_o matter_n and_o who_o have_v so_o subject_v their_o mind_n to_o their_o sense_n that_o they_o seldom_o reflect_v on_o any_o thing_n beyond_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v they_o can_v comprehend_v a_o think_a thing_n which_o perhaps_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o such_o a_o philosopher_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n that_o define_v knowledge_n to_o be_v sense_n and_o say_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v nothing_o but_o motion_n in_o the_o organical_a part_n of_o his_o body_n may_v easy_o be_v infatuate_v so_o far_o as_o to_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o substance_n but_o body_n and_o that_o a_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a be_v be_v a_o nonsensical_a contradictory_n and_o impossible_a notion_n while_o other_o who_o can_v raise_v their_o mind_n a_o little_a high_o and_o who_o can_v penetrate_v far_o into_o thing_n will_v be_v full_o satisfy_v that_o such_o philosophy_n be_v nonsense_n and_o impossibility_n as_o indeed_o some_o person_n in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n of_o which_o we_o have_v any_o account_n have_v ever_o be_v for_o 2._o which_o be_v another_o very_a good_a ground_n from_o whence_o to_o refute_v this_o absurd_a opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o incorporeal_a be_v i_o say_v there_o have_v be_v always_o many_o person_n in_o the_o world_n that_o have_v firm_o believe_v and_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o immaterial_a substance_n and_o who_o have_v also_o assert_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v of_o that_o nature_n and_o this_o will_v undeniable_o refute_v the_o two_o great_a point_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o opinion_n for_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v plain_o that_o there_o have_v be_v all_o along_o a_o receive_a belief_n and_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v immaterial_a substance_n and_o that_o god_n himself_o be_v such_o a_o one_o it_o be_v then_o most_o clear_a and_o certain_a that_o the_o notion_n be_v neither_o inconceivable_a contradictory_n nor_o nonsense_n and_o also_o that_o it_o do_v not_o take_v its_o rise_n and_o original_a only_o from_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o philosophy_n of_o aristotle_n not_o the_o former_a for_o what_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n unconceivable_a nonsensical_a and_o absurd_a can_v never_o sure_o gain_v a_o admittance_n into_o the_o belief_n of_o so_o many_o great_a man_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v present_o this_o opinion_n do_v not_o the_o latter_a for_o what_o be_v common_o receive_v in_o the_o world_n before_o the_o time_n of_o aristotle_n can_v never_o be_v derive_v only_o from_o his_o and_o the_o schoolman_n philosophy_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n be_v please_v to_o say_v this_o belief_n of_o immaterial_a substance_n be_v and_o that_o there_o be_v always_o in_o the_o world_n a_o notion_n and_o belief_n of_o another_o more_o noble_a substance_n than_o body_n and_o that_o the_o deity_n be_v of_o a_o incorporeal_a or_o spiritual_a nature_n we_o have_v the_o unite_a suffrage_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a writer_n that_o be_v preserve_v down_o to_o our_o time_n cicero_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n general_o define_v god_n to_o be_v mens_fw-la pura_fw-la &_o sincera_fw-la soluta_fw-la &_o libera_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la concretione_fw-la mortali_fw-la 1._o and_o speak_v of_o thales_n milesius_n in_o particular_a he_o say_v of_o he_o aquam_fw-la dixit_fw-la esse_fw-la initium_fw-la rerum_fw-la deum_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la mentem_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la aquâ_fw-la cuncta_fw-la fingeret_fw-la now_o this_o mind_n they_o all_o distinguish_v plain_o from_o matter_n and_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o much_o more_o noble_a principle_n than_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o conceive_v matter_n to_o be_v lactantius_n acquaint_v of_o pythagoras_n oxon._n quòd_fw-la unum_fw-la deum_fw-la confitetur_fw-la dicens_fw-la incorporalem_fw-la esse_fw-la mentem_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la omnem_fw-la naturam_fw-la diffusa_fw-la &_o intenta_fw-la vitalem_fw-la sensum_fw-la cunctis_fw-la animalibus_fw-la tribuat_fw-la and_o plutarch_n give_v we_o much_o the_o same_o account_n of_o he_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la viz._n that_o he_o make_v two_o principle_n 3._o one_o active_a which_o be_v mind_n or_o god_n the_o other_o passive_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n and_o those_o verse_n of_o empedocles_n be_v very_o remarkable_a wherein_o speak_v of_o the_o deity_n he_o assert_v he_o not_o to_o be_v of_o humane_a shape_n and_o also_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n that_o he_o be_v no_o way_n perceivable_a by_o any_o of_o our_o sense_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o in_o the_o next_o line_n he_o do_v express_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sacred_a and_o ineffable_a mind_n which_o by_o swift_a thought_n move_v and_o actuate_v the_o whole_a world_n anaxagoras_n also_o assert_v that_o 876._o a_o order_n and_o regulate_v mind_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o mind_n he_o make_v as_o aristotle_n say_v of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_a pure_a simple_a and_o unmixed_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n thereby_o plain_o distinguish_v it_o from_o matter_n the_o part_n of_o which_o he_o who_o be_v as_o sextus_n empericus_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d know_v very_o well_o to_o be_v promiscuous_o blend_v and_o mix_v together_o very_o where_o sextus_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o that_o mind_n which_o anaxagoras_n assert_v to_o be_v god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o active_a principle_n in_o opposition_n to_o matter_n which_o be_v a_o passive_a one_o 309._o and_o this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o what_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o be_v tell_v likewise_o by_o sextus_n that_o xenophanes_n hold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n and_o he_o incorporeal_a and_o
man_n and_o beast_n and_o do_v act_v the_o understanding_n or_o brain_n to_o apprehend_v judge_n and_o remember_v now_o by_o this_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o suppose_v cogitation_n understanding_n consciousness_n and_o liberty_n and_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o result_n of_o some_o peculiar_a motion_n in_o a_o fit_o organise_v body_n the_o animal_n spirit_n he_o think_v be_v like_o the_o elastic_a particle_n in_o the_o spring_n of_o a_o watch_n though_o they_o can_v tell_v what_o a_o clock_n it_o be_v themselves_o yet_o they_o can_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o spring_n which_o they_o actuate_v do_v that_o and_o many_o other_o thing_n that_o the_o movement_n shall_v be_v fit_v for_o or_o to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o comparison_n of_o his_o own_o the_o animal_n spirit_n may_v do_v as_o the_o wind_n do_v in_o the_o chest_n of_o a_o organ_n though_o it_o can_v make_v no_o music_n of_o itself_o yet_o by_o be_v communicate_v so_o as_o to_o inspire_v the_o several_a pipe_n it_o may_v actuate_v they_o into_o a_o very_a fine_a harmony_n it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n nor_o design_n to_o discourse_v here_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n but_o yet_o i_o will_v fain_o beg_v these_o corporealist_n clear_o to_o explain_v how_o self-consciousness_n reflection_n and_o liberty_n of_o action_n can_v possible_o be_v account_v for_o by_o this_o hypothesis_n for_o this_o necessary_o make_v man_n mere_a machine_n at_n long_o run_v a_o engine_n be_v never_o the_o more_o free_a and_o conscious_a to_o its_o self_n of_o its_o own_o operation_n for_o be_v fine_a and_o curious_o contrive_v and_o the_o wonderful_a clock_n at_o strasburgh_n know_v no_o more_o what_o it_o do_v nor_o be_v it_o any_o more_o the_o spontaneous_a cause_n of_o its_o so_o many_o and_o curious_a motion_n than_o the_o ancient_n clepsydra_n or_o a_o modern_a hourglass_n know_v what_o it_o be_v about_o when_o it_o rude_o measure_v the_o duration_n of_o any_o part_n of_o time_n for_o whatever_o be_v perform_v by_o mere_a matter_n and_o motion_n must_v needs_o be_v necessary_a in_o every_o step_n and_o degree_n of_o its_o course_n be_v the_o way_n of_o act_v in_o the_o engine_n never_o so_o curious_a and_o never_o so_o remote_a from_o the_o cognisance_n of_o our_o sense_n they_o know_v well_o enough_o as_o i_o shall_v show_v below_o that_o there_o be_v no_o possible_a room_n for_o freedom_n of_o action_n consciousness_n of_o any_o operation_n nor_o for_o a_o cogitative_a and_o reason_v power_n according_a to_o this_o way_n of_o explicate_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n for_o in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n they_o grant_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n they_o be_v only_o a_o fiery_a and_o brisk_o agitate_a fluid_n which_o serve_v to_o actuate_v any_o part_n of_o the_o rational_a machine_n pro_fw-la re_fw-la natâ_fw-la and_o these_o several_a part_n or_o organ_n of_o the_o machine_n can_v no_o more_o produce_v any_o such_o thing_n without_o the_o animal_n spirit_n than_o the_o hand_n or_o dial-plate_n of_o a_o watch_n can_v or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o a_o curious_a instrument_n if_o therefore_o you_o inquire_v of_o they_o wherein_o they_o place_v this_o cogitation_n self-consciousness_n and_o liberty_n they_o will_v tell_v you_o it_o be_v in_o the_o man_n it_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v neither_o his_o soul_n alone_o nor_o his_o body_n alone_o it_o be_v no_o spiritual_a substance_n distinct_a from_o matter_n but_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a man_n that_o think_v reason_n and_o act_n free_o by_o the_o form_n of_o the_o whole_a but_o this_o be_v very_o unaccountable_a and_o be_v what_o neither_o they_o nor_o any_o one_o else_o i_o believe_v can_v ever_o apprehend_v or_o conceive_v that_o liberty_n shall_v be_v the_o result_n of_o necessary_o move_v matter_n that_o cogitation_n shall_v arise_v from_o senseless_a and_o unthinking_a atom_n and_o that_o knowledge_n and_o consciousness_n of_o its_o own_o operation_n shall_v come_v into_o any_o engine_n by_o its_o be_v fine_o and_o curious_o contrive_v and_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o necessary_a result_n of_o bare_a local_a motion_n and_o right_o organise_v matter_n these_o absurdity_n some_o other_o corporealist_n clear_o perceive_v and_o be_v full_o convince_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o account_v for_o cogitation_n consciousness_n and_o the_o like_a from_o bare_a matter_n and_o motion_n and_o to_o educe_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o deity_n out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o matter_n only_o these_o i_o say_v have_v recourse_n to_o another_o way_n of_o maintain_v their_o belove_a assertion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o substance_n but_o body_n they_o assert_v that_o cogitation_n be_v essential_a to_o matter_n or_o as_o spinoza_n word_n it_o all_o substance_n be_v essential_o cogitative_a and_o extend_v so_o that_o as_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n but_o what_o be_v material_a so_o there_o be_v none_o but_o what_o be_v cogitative_a too_o indeed_o as_o i_o show_v you_o before_o he_o assert_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o only_a substance_n which_o be_v god_n or_o in_o other_o word_n universal_a matter_n and_o cogitation_n and_o extension_n he_o say_v be_v the_o two_o infinite_a attribute_n or_o else_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o attribute_n of_o the_o deity_n 14._o and_o this_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o assurance_n as_o the_o way_n of_o these_o writer_n be_v he_o pretend_v to_o demonstrate_v mathematical_o by_o a_o pompous_a though_o a_o very_a obscure_a apparatus_fw-la of_o definition_n axiom_n postulate_v and_o proposition_n but_o it_o be_v not_o call_v a_o thing_n a_o demonstration_n that_o will_v make_v it_o to_o be_v so_o nor_o conclude_v with_o quod_fw-la erat_fw-la demonstrandum_fw-la that_o will_v make_v every_o body_n acquiesce_v in_o a_o proposition_n when_o it_o be_v either_o perfect_o unintelligible_a or_o false_a and_o yet_o such_o be_v those_o that_o spinoza_n bring_v to_o prove_v and_o support_v this_o strange_a opinion_n the_o monstrous_a absurdity_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o consider_v and_o first_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o if_o cogitation_n be_v as_o essential_a to_o matter_n as_o extension_n then_o all_o and_o every_o particle_n of_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o think_v substance_n or_o body_n by_o itself_o distinct_a from_o all_o other_o particle_n of_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o one_o doubt_n but_o it_o be_v so_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o proper_a and_o allow_v affection_n of_o body_n impenetrability_n and_o extension_n every_o least_o particle_n or_o atom_n of_o matter_n have_v these_o property_n as_o complete_a within_o itself_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a bulk_n of_o the_o universe_n or_o in_o any_o large_a body_n whatsoever_o these_o be_v also_o individual_o distinct_a in_o each_o particle_n so_o that_o its_o property_n though_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o with_o those_o of_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n now_o if_o to_o each_o such_o particle_n of_o matter_n cogitation_n be_v also_o add_v then_o every_o atom_n in_o the_o universe_n will_v be_v a_o think_v intelligent_a and_o reason_v be_v distinct_a from_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o have_v its_o own_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a faculty_n and_o operation_n it_o will_v be_v a_o different_a person_n from_o all_o other_o and_o every_o individual_a particle_n of_o matter_n will_v be_v so_o from_o it_o and_o from_o every_o one_o else_o in_o the_o world_n every_o atom_n also_o will_v be_v equal_a to_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o cogitative_a power_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o very_a same_o proportion_n and_o not_o be_v wise_a or_o more_o foolish_a dull_a or_o more_o ingenious_a than_o its_o neighbour_n and_o if_o this_o be_v so_o as_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v if_o all_o matter_n be_v essential_o cogitative_a then_o there_o must_v either_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o or_o else_o every_o particle_n of_o matter_n must_v be_v a_o distinct_a god_n by_o itself_o and_o so_o the_o most_o ridiculous_a polytheism_n that_o ever_o be_v imagine_v must_v be_v introduce_v and_o allow_v of_o for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o perfect_a knowledge_n power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n every_o one_o of_o these_o particle_n must_v have_v it_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a infinite_a or_o perfect_a power_n wisdom_n knowledge_n and_o goodness_n can_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o finite_a the_o lesser_a can_n never_o produce_v the_o great_a nor_o any_o thing_n make_v or_o give_v that_o which_o it_o have_v not_o within_o itself_o and_o therefore_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o either_o there_o be_v no_o deity_n at_o all_o or_o else_o that_o every_o particle_n of_o matter_n must_v be_v a_o god_n by_o itself_o according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n for_o finite_a or_o imperfect_a cogitation_n can_v no_o more_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o infinite_a than_o
for_o a_o deity_n without_o the_o attribute_n of_o understanding_n and_o wisdom_n without_o end_n or_o design_n none_o of_o which_o mr._n hobbs_n assert_n express_o can_v be_v in_o god_n 190._o be_v a_o ridiculous_a stupid_a be_v a_o idol_n that_o every_o rational_a agent_n must_v needs_o despise_v and_o which_o can_v never_o be_v the_o object_n of_o any_o one_o adoration_n love_n or_o obedience_n to_o assert_v therefore_o that_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v not_o discoverable_a by_o reason_n nor_o agreeable_a to_o philosophical_a truth_n but_o may_v be_v declare_v to_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o the_o sovereign_a power_n please_v to_o make_v they_o this_o be_v design_o to_o expose_v the_o belief_n and_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o to_o render_v it_o so_o precarious_a that_o it_o can_v be_v the_o object_n of_o no_o rational_a man_n faith_n and_o this_o last_o name_v writer_n treat_v the_o deity_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o most_o other_o place_n of_o his_o work_n he_o say_v we_o must_v not_o say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v finite_a that_o he_o have_v figure_n part_n or_o totality_n that_o he_o be_v here_o or_o there_o that_o he_o move_v or_o rest_v or_o that_o we_o can_v conceive_v or_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o for_o all_o this_o be_v to_o dishonour_v he_o and_o yet_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n that_o he_o be_v a_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a spirit_n be_v he_o say_v nonsense_n and_o what_o destroy_v and_o contradict_v itself_o however_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o allow_v the_o word_n immaterial_a or_o spirit_n to_o be_v use_v towards_o god_n as_o a_o mark_n of_o honour_n and_o respect_n that_o be_v we_o may_v attribute_v to_o god_n what_o we_o know_v to_o be_v nonsense_n and_o contradiction_n and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o honour_v he_o and_o to_o speak_v of_o he_o any_o other_o way_n be_v to_o dishonour_v he_o who_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v plain_o the_o design_n of_o this_o writer_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o deity_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o shall_v deprive_v he_o of_o all_o knowledge_n and_o care_n of_o humane_a affair_n and_o consequent_o effectual_o banish_v out_o of_o man_n mind_n a_o just_a veneration_n for_o he_o and_o adoration_n of_o he_o such_o man_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o mischievous_a of_o all_o other_o profess_v atheist_n can_v do_v no_o great_a harm_n for_o all_o person_n be_v aware_a of_o they_o and_o will_v just_o abhor_v the_o write_n and_o conversation_n of_o man_n that_o say_v bold_o there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o there_o be_v but_o few_o such_o they_o have_v find_v a_o way_n to_o pass_v undiscovered_a under_o a_o fair_a dress_n and_o a_o soft_a name_n they_o pretend_v to_o be_v true_a deist_n and_o sincere_a cultivator_n of_o natural_a religion_n and_o to_o have_v a_o most_o profound_a respect_n for_o the_o supreme_a and_o almighty_a be_v but_o when_o this_o profound_a respect_n come_v to_o be_v thorough_o examine_v and_o due_o understand_v it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o most_o abominable_a abuse_v that_o can_v be_v and_o a_o most_o wicked_a and_o blasphemous_a idea_n of_o the_o deity_n for_o they_o make_v he_o either_o nothing_o but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n universal_a matter_n or_o natura_n naturata_n a_o god_n that_o be_v a_o absolute_o necessary_a agent_n without_o any_o rectitude_n in_o his_o will_n without_o any_o knowledge_n wisdom_n goodness_n justice_n mercy_n or_o providence_n over_o his_o work_n but_o let_v such_o person_n take_v what_o name_n they_o please_v upon_o themselves_o a_o little_a consideration_n will_v soon_o discover_v what_o they_o be_v in_o reality_n and_o i_o hope_v give_v man_n a_o just_a abhorrence_n of_o such_o notion_n though_o never_o so_o specious_o put_v forth_o but_o let_v we_o now_o proceed_v to_o examine_v what_o ground_n there_o be_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o man_n to_o advance_v such_o wicked_a opinion_n and_o to_o show_v the_o weakness_n and_o precariousness_n of_o they_o and_o here_o it_o must_v be_v premise_v and_o take_v for_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n this_o be_v what_o the_o person_n i_o be_o now_o concern_v with_o pretend_v to_o own_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v which_o be_v suppose_v it_o appear_v very_o plain_a that_o we_o may_v have_v if_o we_o will_v and_o some_o person_n as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o have_v always_o have_v a_o very_a clear_a notion_n or_o idea_n of_o the_o attribute_n and_o perfection_n of_o such_o a_o be_v as_o also_o that_o they_o be_v fix_v and_o immutable_a property_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n for_o by_o profess_v to_o believe_v a_o god_n they_o must_v mean_v if_o they_o mean_v any_o thing_n the_o first_o cause_n and_o author_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o governor_n and_o disposer_n of_o they_o a_o divine_a be_v contain_v in_o himself_o all_o possible_a perfection_n without_o be_v subject_n to_o any_o manner_n of_o defect_n this_o i_o have_v already_o hint_v at_o in_o another_o place_n sermon_n and_o shall_v now_o more_o large_o prove_v so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o be_v true_a that_o we_o can_v reason_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n from_o his_o attribute_n nor_o discourse_n of_o those_o attribute_n from_o our_o reason_n that_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o only_a proper_a way_n of_o inquire_v into_o the_o wonderful_a depth_n of_o the_o divine_a perfection_n i_o mean_v the_o only_a way_n we_o have_v without_o revelation_n for_o i_o be_o not_o now_o consider_v what_o god_n have_v far_a discover_v of_o himself_o to_o we_o by_o his_o word_n for_o though_o the_o deity_n do_v abound_v with_o infinite_a excellency_n and_o perfection_n yet_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n we_o can_v discover_v those_o only_a of_o which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o some_o impression_n on_o our_o own_o nature_n and_o these_o be_v the_o scale_n and_o proportion_n by_o which_o our_o reason_n must_v measure_v the_o divine_a attribute_n and_o perfection_n for_o in_o order_n to_o gain_v good_a and_o true_a notion_n of_o these_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v our_o rise_n from_o those_o perfection_n and_o excellency_n which_o we_o find_v in_o the_o creature_n and_o especial_o in_o ourselves_o there_o can_v be_v but_o two_o way_n of_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o any_o thing_n by_o its_o cause_n and_o by_o its_o effect_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o former_a of_o these_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o deity_n for_o he_o be_v himself_o without_o cause_n and_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n can_v be_v know_v to_o we_o this_o way_n but_o by_o the_o second_o way_n he_o very_o proper_o may_v be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o knowledge_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o this_o method_n in_o order_n to_o understand_v the_o attribute_n of_o god_n for_o whatever_o excellency_n or_o perfection_n we_o can_v any_o way_n discover_v in_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n i._n e._n in_o the_o work_v of_o the_o whole_a creation_n the_o same_o we_o can_v but_o suppose_v must_v be_v in_o he_o in_o the_o high_a and_o most_o noble_a proportion_n and_o degree_n since_o they_o be_v all_o owe_v to_o and_o derive_v from_o he_o and_o if_o we_o take_v a_o serious_a and_o considerate_a view_n of_o the_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o creature_n or_o the_o work_v of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o may_v be_v reducible_a to_o these_o four_o general_a head_n be_v or_o substance_n life_n sensibility_n and_o reason_n all_o which_o we_o find_v to_o be_v in_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v at_o hand_n and_o ready_a to_o assist_v our_o meditation_n and_o these_o will_n if_o due_o consider_v lead_v we_o into_o a_o good_a way_n of_o discover_v the_o attribute_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o a_o great_a reason_n why_o man_n have_v have_v and_o advance_v wrong_a notion_n of_o god_n have_v be_v because_o they_o have_v have_v such_o of_o themselves_o and_o of_o those_o perfection_n that_o be_v in_o our_o own_o nature_n man_n that_o do_v not_o understand_v that_o the_o true_a perfection_n of_o humane_a nature_n consist_v in_o moral_a goodness_n or_o in_o a_o universal_a agreeableness_n of_o our_o will_n to_o the_o eternal_a law_n of_o right_a reason_n can_v conceive_v aright_o of_o the_o attribute_n and_o perfection_n of_o god_n for_o they_o will_v be_v for_o make_v he_o like_o themselves_o guide_v by_o vehement_a self-love_n and_o inordinate_a will_n or_o whatever_o predominant_a passion_n possess_v they_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o trace_v this_o in_o the_o epicurean_a notion_n of_o a_o god_n dissolve_v in_o ease_n and_o sloth_n and_o who_o neglect_v the_o government_n of_o the_o
himself_o with_o all_o his_o might_n to_o confute_v deny_v there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o infinite_a power_n at_o all_o that_o thereby_o say_v lucretius_n lib._n 1._o he_o may_v take_v away_o religion_n too_o and_o from_o hence_o also_o his_o eternity_n may_v be_v natural_o deduce_v for_o we_o can_v conceive_v this_o life_n or_o activity_n this_o almighty_a power_n that_o be_v in_o god_n can_v ever_o cease_v decay_n or_o determine_v any_o more_o than_o it_o can_v have_v have_v a_o beginning_n and_o consequent_o such_o a_o be_v must_v necessary_o exist_v be_v eternal_a or_o endure_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o 3._o if_o we_o proceed_v a_o little_a high_o and_o consider_v sensibility_n which_o be_v another_o great_a perfection_n that_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o and_o some_o other_o creature_n we_o must_v needs_o attribute_v this_o also_o and_o that_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n i_o take_v this_o now_o in_o the_o general_n for_o that_o power_n or_o faculty_n whereby_o any_o be_v be_v capable_a of_o take_v pleasure_n or_o feel_a pain_n and_o such_o a_o sensibility_n or_o something_o analogous_a to_o it_o we_o can_v but_o think_v god_n must_v have_v in_o the_o most_o exquisite_a perfection_n since_o our_o own_o as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o all_o other_o creature_n must_v be_v derive_v from_o he_o and_o though_o indeed_o we_o ought_v to_o think_v that_o the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o his_o nature_n secure_v he_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o feel_a pain_n since_o nothing_o can_v contradict_v his_o will_n run_v counter_a to_o his_o desire_n or_o frustrate_v his_o expectation_n yet_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o suppose_v the_o deity_n insensible_a of_o pleasure_n but_o may_v just_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o he_o be_v always_o most_o perfect_o happy_a for_o he_o contain_v in_o himself_o all_o possible_a good_a and_o infinite_a excellency_n and_o perfection_n and_o of_o this_o he_o be_v most_o exquisite_o sensible_a and_o consequent_o must_v eternal_o be_v please_v and_o delight_v with_o himself_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o his_o own_o infinite_a fullness_n and_o this_o notion_n many_o of_o the_o heathen_n have_v of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o happy_a be_v still_v he_o frequent_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o but_o the_o high_a perfection_n which_o we_o can_v discover_v in_o ourselves_o and_o in_o any_o create_a being_n whatever_n be_v reason_n and_o this_o no_o doubt_n we_o ought_v also_o to_o attribute_v to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o perfection_n now_o the_o perfection_n of_o reason_n seem_v to_o consist_v in_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n in_o the_o understanding_n faculty_n and_o 2._o in_o rectitude_n or_o righteousness_n in_o the_o will._n all_o which_o we_o can_v but_o suppose_v the_o divine_a nature_n to_o be_v perfect_o endow_v with_o and_o first_o as_o to_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n the_o former_a of_o which_o imply_v a_o understanding_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o according_a to_o their_o true_a nature_n and_o property_n and_o the_o latter_a a_o consider_v of_o they_o as_o to_o their_o relation_n to_o and_o dependence_n upon_o one_o another_o or_o in_o other_o word_n according_a as_o they_o be_v fit_a or_o qualify_v to_o be_v end_n or_o mean_n and_o these_o must_v certain_o be_v in_o god_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o we_o have_v find_v in_o he_o the_o other_o perfection_n abovementioned_a to_o the_o deity_n therefore_o from_o this_o consideration_n we_o ought_v to_o attribute_n omniscience_n and_o infinite_a or_o most_o perfect_a wisdom_n for_o no_o doubt_n we_o ought_v to_o conclude_v that_o the_o deity_n both_o know_v every_o thing_n according_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o also_o understand_v its_o usefulness_n and_o subservience_n to_o any_o end_n design_n or_o purpose_v whatsoever_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o stupid_o or_o impious_o say_v by_o mr._n hobbs_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o knowledge_n in_o god_n and_o that_o he_o can_v have_v no_o ends._n for_o i_o can_v imagine_v there_o can_v one_o so_o gross_o ignorant_a and_o foolish_a be_v find_v among_o mankind_n who_o do_v real_o believe_v there_o can_v be_v a_o ignorant_a or_o a_o foolish_a god_n and_o who_o will_v not_o abhor_v such_o a_o position_n as_o monstrous_o absurd_a and_o impossible_a a_o man_n must_v be_v a_o long_a while_n conversant_a with_o atheistical_a and_o sceptical_a philosophy_n before_o he_o can_v grow_v so_o dull_a as_o not_o to_o perceive_v the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o the_o psalmist_n logic_n and_o reason_n in_o psal._n 94._o v_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o must_v be_v very_o studious_o brutish_a and_o learned_o foolish_a before_o he_o can_v think_v that_o he_o that_o plant_v the_o ear_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o hear_v himself_o and_o that_o he_o that_o form_v the_o eye_n shall_v not_o see_v and_o that_o he_o that_o give_v and_o teach_v all_o knowledge_n to_o man_n shall_v have_v none_o himself_o the_o mighty_a reason_n that_o mr._n hobbs_n be_v please_v to_o give_v why_o there_o can_v be_v no_o understanding_n in_o god_n be_v because_o that_o faculty_n be_v in_o we_o nothing_o but_o a_o tumult_n of_o mind_n raise_v by_o external_n thing_n that_o press_v the_o organical_a part_n of_o our_o body_n 190._o there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o god_n and_o in_o other_o place_n he_o sagacious_o determine_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o hear_v without_o ear_n to_o see_v without_o eye_n and_o to_o understand_v without_o brain_n none_o of_o which_o god_n have_v and_o therefore_o must_v be_v ignorant_a and_o stupid_a but_o methinks_v it_o be_v very_o hardly_o do_v of_o he_o to_o determine_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v corporeal_a and_o yet_o to_o assign_v he_o none_o of_o these_o material_a organ_n in_o order_n to_o make_v he_o a_o intelligent_a be_v why_o shall_v not_o the_o same_o matter_n which_o be_v able_a to_o form_v the_o mechanic_n understanding_n of_o so_o great_a a_o philosopher_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v modify_v as_o intelligent_o in_o the_o divine_a nature_n must_v the_o deity_n have_v the_o worst_a and_o most_o stupid_a body_n of_o all_o other_o into_o what_o abominable_a absurdity_n will_v such_o principle_n as_o these_o lead_v a_o man_n or_o rather_o into_o what_o abominable_a impiety_n and_o blasphemy_n will_v vice_n and_o pride_n hurry_v he_o he_o do_v not_o only_o think_v wicked_o that_o the_o deity_n be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o himself_o but_o infinite_o worse_a a_o corporeal_a be_v that_o have_v less_o and_o few_o perfection_n than_o a_o corporeal_a man_n but_o i_o must_v not_o dwell_v on_o show_v the_o design_n of_o this_o writer_n have_v sufficient_o do_v it_o already_o i_o shall_v only_o now_o add_v that_o i_o think_v i_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o matter_n alone_o can_v think_v know_v nor_o understand_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o man_n brain_n but_o their_o soul_n that_o have_v this_o intelligent_a power_n and_o no_o doubt_n a_o infinite_a and_o immaterial_a mind_n need_v not_o any_o material_a organ_n to_o convey_v knowledge_n to_o he_o in_o who_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n do_v inhabit_v and_o from_o who_o they_o be_v all_o derive_v and_o do_v proceed_v and_o there_o be_v ancient_o among_o the_o heathen_n a_o clear_a belief_n of_o the_o infinite_a knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n tully_n tell_v we_o that_o thales_n use_v common_o to_o say_v deos_fw-la omne_fw-la cernere_fw-la the_o god_n behold_v or_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o seneca_n say_v deo_fw-la nihil_fw-la clausum_fw-la est_fw-la interest_n animis_n nostris_fw-la &_o mediis_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la intervenit_fw-la and_o as_o to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n tully_n deduce_v it_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o now_o have_v do_v by_o attribute_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o the_o deity_n in_o the_o high_a perfection_n sapiens_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la say_v he_o &_o propterea_fw-la deus_fw-la man_n have_v wisdom_n and_o therefore_o god_n from_o who_o the_o wisdom_n in_o man_n be_v derive_v must_v needs_o have_v it_o himself_o but_o again_o as_o we_o must_v attribute_v to_o god_n infinite_a knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n so_o we_o must_v rectitude_n of_o will_n or_o perfect_a righteousness_n too_o and_o since_o the_o rectitude_n of_o the_o will_n consist_v in_o a_o exact_a conformity_n of_o it_o and_o all_o its_o affection_n to_o the_o impartial_a rule_n of_o right_a reason_n we_o can_v but_o suppose_v also_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v in_o a_o most_o exquisite_a conformity_n to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o unerring_a reason_n and_o that_o the_o deity_n do_v in_o every_o respect_n act_v exact_o agreeable_a thereunto_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o shall_v find_v that_o god_n must_v be_v