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A32712 Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana, or, A fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms founded by Epicurus repaired [by] Petrus Gassendus ; augmented [by] Walter Charleton ... Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.; Epicurus.; Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655. 1654 (1654) Wing C3691; ESTC R10324 556,744 505

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this_o or_o that_o form_n and_o ●s_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o which_o before_o the_o structure_n thereof_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o wood_n quarry_n river_n and_o other_o place_n ●nd_v which_o a●ter_v its_o demolition_n whereby_o its_o form_n perish_v do_v not_o still_o exist_v in_o some_o place_n or_o other_o so_o be_v a_o horse_n afore_o example●_n nothing_o else_o but_o those_o material_a principle_n or_o exile_n body_n of_o which_o after_o a_o certain_a manner_n connect_v among_o themselves_o it_o be_v compose_v both_o with_o this_o determinate_a conformation_n of_o member_n and_o this_o interior_a faculty_n of_o vegetation_n and_o in_o a_o word_n with_o this_o particular_a form_n ●u●lity_n species_n or_o con●●tion_n which_o denominate_v it_o a_o horse_n when_o yet_o the_o principle_n of_o which_o ●oth_v its_o grosser_n member_n be_v coa●unated_v and_o its_o tenuious_a and_o spiritual_a substance_n
the_o efficient_a to_o be_v a_o cause_n mere_o external_n and_o to_o transfuse_v nothing_o of_o itself_o into_o the_o thing_n generate_v but_o only_o to_o display_v its_o efficiency_n or_o to_o speak_v in_o their_o own_o dialect_n to_o execute_v its_o causality_n upon_o the_o matter_n again_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o that_o virtue_n of_o move_a which_o be_v in_o the_o efficient_a shall_v depend_v sole_o and_o whole_o upon_o its_o form_n and_o that_o form_n also_o ought_v by_o equal_a reason_n to_o be_v educe_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n they_o lose_v themselves_o in_o a_o round_a of_o petition_n and_o still_o reduce_v themselves_o to_o the_o same_o difficulty_n how_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o matter_n shall_v give_v that_o faculty_n of_o mot●on_n to_o the_o form_n which_o itself_o never_o have_v the_o second_o that_o in_o general_n there_o be_v no_o other_o but_o local_a motion_n 〈…〉_z wherein_o that_o we_o may_v plain_o and_o brief_o instruct_v you_o how_o far_o epicurus_n differ_v from_o aristotle_n plato_n and_o some_o other_o philosopher_n give_v we_o leave_v to_o commemorate_v unto_o you_o 1_o that_o aristotle_n put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d motion_n and_o mutation_n be_v not_o sufficient_o constant_a in_o his_o doctrine_n sometime_o make_v mutation_n to_o be_v the_o genus_fw-la and_o motion_n only_o a_o certain_a species_n thereof_o and_o sometime_o by_o inversion_n of_o the_o table_n make_v motion_n the_o genus_fw-la and_o mutation_n a_o species_n thereof_o for_o in_o 5._o physic_n cap._n 2._o state_v mutation_n betwixt_o two_o term_n â_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la quem_fw-la the_o from_o whence_o and_o to_o what_o he_o assign_v unto_o 4_o distinct_a modes_n or_o manner_n the_o first_o ●_o subjecto_fw-la in_o subjectum_fw-la the_o second_o ex_fw-la non_fw-la subjecto_fw-la in_o non_fw-la subjectum_fw-la the_o three_o ex_fw-la non_fw-la subjecto_fw-la in_o subjectum_fw-la the_o four_o ex_fw-la subjecto_fw-la in_o non_fw-la subjectum_fw-la and_o thereupon_o infer_v as_o of_o pure_a necessity_n that_o since_o nothing_o can_v be_v change_v according_a to_o the_o second_o mode_n therefore_o must_v mutation_n according_a to_o the_o three_o be_v generation_n according_a to_o the_o four_o be_v corruption_n and_o according_a to_o the_o first_o be_v motion_n which_o be_v always_o either_o from_o quantity_n to_o quantity_n or_o from_o quality_n to_o quality_n or_o from_o place_n to_o place_n whereas_o in_o another_o place_n viz._n ●_o physic._n 1._o he_o positive_o teach_v that_o motion_n be_v a_o certain_a act_n to_o which_o that_o pass_n which_o be_v in_o power_n and_o so_o make_v the_o species_n thereof_o to_o be_v not_o only_o those_o motion_n who_o term_n on_o either_o side_n be_v positive_a or_o in_o his_o own_o phrase_n contrary_a as_o be_v those_o which_o concern_v quantity_n quality_n place_n but_o those_o also_o who_o be_v each_o term_n be_v privative_a as_o be_v those_o which_o concern_v substance_n and_o hereupon_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v ground_v that_o memorable_a division_n of_o motion_n lib._n de_fw-la praedicam_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr motu_fw-la into_o six_o species_n viz._n generation_n corruption_n accretion_n diminution_n alteration_n and_o lation_n or_o loco-motion_n whereof_o the_o first_o two_o be_v according_a to_o substance_n the_o second_o two_o according_a to_o quantity_n the_o five_o according_a to_o quality_n and_o the_o last_o according_a to_o place_n 2_o that_o plato_n seem_v constant_o to_o accept_v mutation_n for_o the_o genus_fw-la and_o motion_n for_o one_o species_n thereof_o subdivide_v motion_n into_o two_o species_n lation_n and_o alteration_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o one_o place_n rviz_o in_o polit._n he_o term_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n mutation_n and_o in_o another_o ●_o in_o phaed._n he_o take_v alteration_n for_o mutation_n say_v most_o eloquent_o in_o the_o person_n of_o socrate●_n in_o the●●_n illu●●e_fw-la ●overi_fw-la appellas_fw-la du●_n quidpi●●_n locum_fw-la ●_o loco_fw-la mutat_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o ●ode●●onvertitur_fw-la tho._n ●quid●m_n socrat._v illa_fw-la ergo_fw-la una_fw-la sit_fw-la species_n motus_fw-la a●_n cum_fw-la in_fw-la eodem_fw-la quidem_fw-la p●rs●at_fw-la sed_fw-la senescit_fw-la tamen_fw-la aut_fw-la ex_fw-la albo_fw-la fit_a nigrum_fw-la ex_fw-la molli_fw-la durum_fw-la aut_fw-la alteration_n quapiam_fw-la alterum_fw-la ●vadit_fw-la a_o non_fw-la ●ideri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d motu●_n spe●●em_v ne●esse_n est_fw-la though_o mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la videtur_fw-la socra●_n 〈…〉_z id_fw-la igitur_fw-la dvas_fw-la inquam_fw-la esse_fw-la motus_fw-la species_n alterationem_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d circulationemve_fw-la etc._n etc._n 3_o that_o most_o other_o philosopher_n insist_v in_o the_o step_n of_o plato_n constitute_v only_o two_o kind_n o●_n motion_n only_o in_o this_o they_o differ_v from_o he_o that_o what_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o circumlation_n they_o c●ll_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transition_n or_o motion_n transitive_a and_o what_o ●e_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alteration_n they_o denominate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutation_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d motion_n mutative_a as_o empiricus_n 2._o advers._fw-la physic_n 〈…〉_z observe_n 4_o that_o epicuru●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o empiri●us_a in_o the_o same_o place_n atte_v be_v chief_a of_o those_o physio●●●ists_n who_o account_v the_o motion_n of_o transition_n as_o the_o g●nus_n and_o 〈◊〉_d or_o alteration_n as_o only_o the_o species_n thereof_o and_o this_o upon_o 〈…〉_z forasmuch_o as_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o consequent_a o●_n 〈◊〉_d whereby_o atom_n or_o the_o insensible_a particle_n of_o concretion_n 〈…〉_z decede_v concur_v complicate_v and_o change_v their_o former_a position_n 〈…〉_z ●ender_a the_o sensible_a part_n o●_n whole_a of_o they_o other_o than_o they_o 〈…〉_z which_o be_v consider_v we_o be_v only_o to_o advertise_v far_o that_o 〈◊〉_d argument_n of_o our_o present_a enquiry_n be_v not_o motition_n as_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o either_o concur_v to_o the_o first_o constitution_n of_o a_o body_n or_o be_v 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o in_o which_o respect_n it_o may_v comprehend_v 〈◊〉_d and_o corruption_n nor_o as_o they_o concur_v to_o the_o augmentation_n of_o a_o 〈…〉_z constitute_v or_o fly_v off_o from_o it_o and_o by_o their_o decedence_n 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o respect_n it_o may_v comprehend_v accretion_n and_o diminution_n 〈…〉_z they_o be_v various_o transport_v and_o so_o conduce_v to_o affect_v the_o same_o bod●_n 〈◊〉_d divers_a quality_n in_o which_o respect_n it_o may_v include_v alteration_n 〈◊〉_d concern_v motion_n under_o all_o these_o term_n and_o relation_n we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d discourse_v already_o in_o place_n to_o which_o those_o consideration_n do_v 〈◊〉_d refer_v themselves_o but_o our_o subject_n be_v motion_n a●_n proper_a to_o a_o body_n 〈◊〉_d which_o sensible_o change_v the_o place_n of_o its_o whole_a or_o some_o sensible_a part_n 〈…〉_z motion_n plain_o distinguish_v itself_o from_o 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o motion_n 〈◊〉_d whole_a body_n v._o g._n of_o a_o man_n or_o some_o sensible_a part_n thereof_o as_o his_o 〈…〉_z ●oot_o be_v translate_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o but_o in_o mutation_n only_a 〈◊〉_d insensible_a particle_n of_o a_o body_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o change_v their_o position_n 〈◊〉_d place_n though_o the_o whole_a or_o sensible_a part_n thereof_o remain_v quiet_a 〈…〉_z th●_n three_o 〈◊〉_d motion_n or_o loco_fw-la motion_n for_o the_o common_a notion_n 〈…〉_z so_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n motion_n 〈…〉_z more_o intelligible_o and_o proper_o define_v by_o epicurus_n 〈…〉_z the_o migration_n of_o a_o body_n from_o place_n 〈…〉_z be_v actus_fw-la entis_fw-la potestate_fw-la quatenus_fw-la est_fw-la tale_n for_o 〈…〉_z one_o so_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z enough_o to_o furnish_v you_o with_o patience_n 〈…〉_z of_o aristotle_n in_o that_o his_o enigmatical_a definition_n we_o advise_v you_o to_o reflect_v upon_o the_o whole_a syntax_n of_o those_o conception_n from_o whence_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v deduce_v it_o know_v therefore_o that_o he_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o always_o possess_v and_o in●missibly_o retain_v the_o perfection_n due_a to_o their_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfec●i-habit●one_a or_o as_o his_o expositor_n common_o render_v it_o act●_n solum_fw-la in_o act_n only_o and_o other_o ●gain_o which_o be_v not_o indeed_o without_o some_o perfection_n but_o such_o as_o they_o be_v c●pable_a of_o lose_v and_o may_v at_o the_o same_o time_n acquire_v another_o so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o in_a act_n and_o power_n together_o for_o he_o admit_v nothing_o to_o be_v mere_o in_o power_n because_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v either_o that_o matter_n can_v exist_v without_o form_n or_o that_o any_o thing_n in_o nature_n can_v be_v altogether_o without_o some_o perfection_n now_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v only_o in_o act_n must_v according_a to_o his_o