out_o of_o hermaick_a write_n then_o extant_a to_o this_o very_a purpose_n we_o shall_v only_o set_v down_o one_o of_o they_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n have_v a_o governor_n set_v over_o it_o that_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o which_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o first_o power_n after_o himself_o uncreated_a infinite_a look_v out_o from_o he_o and_o rule_v over_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v by_o he_o this_o be_v the_o perfect_a and_o genuine_a son_n of_o the_o first_o omniperfect_a be_v nevertheless_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o asclepian_a dialogue_n in_o that_o forecited_a passage_n of_o he_o by_o his_o second_o god_n the_o son_n of_o the_o first_o mean_v no_o such_o thing_n at_o all_o as_o the_o christian_a logos_fw-la or_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n but_o only_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o be_v so_o plain_a from_o the_o word_n themselves_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o 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under_o the_o greek_a title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pretend_v to_o have_v be_v write_v by_o the_o same_o hand_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mean_v of_o which_o place_n not_o understand_v by_o the_o translator_n be_v this_o i_o late_o publish_v o_o asclepius_n the_o book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o perfect_a oration_n and_o now_o i_o judge_v it_o necessary_a in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o same_o to_o discourse_n concern_v sense_n which_o book_n as_o well_o as_o the_o perfect_a oration_n be_v cite_v by_o lactantius_n as_o be_v also_o the_o ten_o of_o ficinus_fw-la call_v the_o clavis_fw-la which_o do_v not_o only_o pretend_v to_o be_v of_o kin_n to_o the_o nine_o and_o consequent_o to_o the_o asclepius_n likewise_o but_o also_o to_o contain_v in_o it_o a_o epitome_n of_o that_o hermaick_a book_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v in_o eusebius_n his_o chronicon_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o former_a discourse_n be_v 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twelve_o follow_v book_n seem_v to_o we_o to_o be_v as_o egyptian_a as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n as_o also_o do_v that_o long_a book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thirteen_o in_o patricius_n nay_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o even_o those_o very_a book_n themselves_o that_o be_v so_o just_o suspect_v and_o condemn_v for_o christian_a forgery_n have_v something_o of_o the_o hermaical_a or_o egyptian_a philosophy_n here_o and_o there_o intersperse_v in_o they_o as_o for_o example_n when_o in_o the_o poemander_n god_n be_v twice_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d male_a and_o female_a together_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v egyptian_n and_o derive_v from_o thence_o by_o orpheus_n according_a to_o that_o elegant_a passage_n in_o the_o asclepian_a dialogue_n concern_v god_n hic_fw-la ergo_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la est_fw-la omnia_fw-la utriusque_fw-la sexûs_fw-la foecunditate_fw-la plenissimus_fw-la semper_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la suae_fw-la pregnans_fw-la parit_fw-la semper_fw-la quicquid_fw-la voluerit_fw-la procreare_fw-la he_o therefore_o who_o alone_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o most_o full_a of_o the_o fecundity_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v always_o pregnant_a of_o his_o own_o will_n always_o produce_v whatsoever_o he_o please_v again_o when_o death_n be_v thus_o describe_v in_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o change_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o form_n or_o life_n pass_v into_o the_o invisible_a this_o agree_v with_o that_o in_o the_o eleven_o book_n or_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o death_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o change_n it_o be_v only_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o life_n or_o soul_n pass_v into_o the_o invisible_a or_o inconspicuous_a in_o which_o book_n it_o be_v also_o affirm_v of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o day_n some_o part_n or_o other_o of_o it_o go_v into_o the_o invisible_a or_o
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be_v when_o there_o be_v now_o no_o long_o any_o body_n leave_v we_o answer_v that_o if_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o quite_o separate_v from_o it_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v say_v to_o be_v there_o also_o where_o its_o idol_n be_v where_o by_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o soul_n plotinus_n seem_v to_o mean_v a_o airy_a or_o spirituous_a body_n quicken_v and_o vitalize_v by_o the_o soul_n adhere_v to_o it_o after_o death_n but_o when_o the_o same_o philosopher_n suppose_v this_o very_a idol_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v also_o separable_a from_o it_o and_o that_o so_o as_o to_o subsist_v apart_o by_o itself_o too_o this_o go_v alone_o into_o hades_n or_o the_o worse_o place_n whilst_o that_o live_v only_o in_o the_o intelligible_a world_n where_o there_o be_v no_o place_n nor_o distance_n lodge_v in_o the_o naked_a deity_n have_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o body_n hang_v about_o it_o and_o be_v now_o not_o a_o part_n but_o the_o whole_a and_o so_o situate_v 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another_o but_o because_o of_o its_o relation_n and_o vital_a union_n to_o a_o body_n which_o do_v so_o where_o porphyrius_n add_v contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o plotinus_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v never_o quite_o naked_a of_o all_o body_n but_o have_v always_o some_o body_n or_o other_o join_v with_o it_o suitable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o its_o own_o present_a disposition_n either_o a_o pure_a or_o impure_a one_o but_o that_o at_o its_o first_o quit_v this_o gross_a earthly_a body_n the_o spirituous_a body_n which_o accompany_v iâ—_n as_o its_o vehicle_n must_v needs_o go_v away_o foul_v and_o incrassated_a with_o the_o gross_a vapour_n and_o steam_n thereof_o till_o the_o soul_n afterward_o by_o degree_n purge_v itself_o this_o become_v at_o length_n a_o dry_a splendour_n which_o have_v no_o misty_a obscurity_n nor_o cast_v any_o shadow_n but_o because_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a incorporealist_n concern_v the_o humane_a soul_n be_v always_o after_o death_n unite_v to_o some_o body_n or_o other_o be_v more_o full_o declare_v by_o philoponus_n an._n then_o by_o any_o other_o that_o we_o have_v yet_o meet_v withal_o we_o shall_v here_o excerp_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o he_o about_o it_o first_o therefore_o he_o declare_v this_o for_o his_o own_o opinion_n agreeable_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o best_a philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o rational_a soul_n as_o to_o its_o energy_n be_v separable_a from_o all_o body_n but_o the_o irrational_a part_n or_o life_n thereof_o be_v separable_a only_o from_o this_o gross_a body_n and_o not_o from_o all_o body_n whatsoever_o but_o have_v after_o death_n a_o spirituous_a or_o airy_a body_n in_o which_o it_o act_v this_o i_o say_v be_v a_o true_a opinion_n as_o shall_v be_v afterward_o prove_v by_o we_o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o irrational_a life_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o all_o its_o be_v in_o this_o gross_a earthy_a body_n but_o remain_v after_o the_o 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from_o body_n call_v idol_n be_v the_o only_a cause_n
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privilege_n and_o preeminency_n over_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o animal_n as_o to_o be_v seniour_n to_o they_o synesius_n though_o a_o christian_n yet_o have_v be_v educate_v in_o this_o philosophy_n can_v not_o be_v induce_v by_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o bishopric_n to_o stifle_v or_o dissemble_v this_o sentiment_n of_o his_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o shall_v never_o be_v persuade_v to_o think_v my_o soul_n to_o be_v young_a than_o my_o body_n but_o such_o it_o seem_v be_v the_o temper_n of_o those_o time_n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o dispense_v withal_o as_o to_o this_o but_o also_o as_o to_o another_o heterodoxy_n of_o he_o concern_v the_o resurrection_n xxxii_o it_o be_v already_o plain_a also_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a atomist_n concern_v the_o immateriality_n and_o immortality_n the_o prae_fw-la and_o post-existence_n of_o soul_n be_v not_o confine_v by_o they_o to_o humane_a soul_n only_o but_o extend_v universal_o to_o all_o soul_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d al._n lect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o find_v latine_v thus_o ast_n aliud_fw-la dico_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la ortus_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la interitus_fw-la qui_fw-la rebus_fw-la morte_fw-la paratur_fw-la mistio_fw-la sed_fw-la solum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o conciliatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la mistilium_fw-la haec_fw-la dici_fw-la solita_fw-la est_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la ortus_fw-la the_o full_a sense_n whereof_o be_v plain_o this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o production_n of_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o before_o no_o new_a substance_n make_v which_o do_v not_o real_o preexist_v and_o therefore_o that_o in_o the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n of_o inanimate_a body_n there_o be_v no_o form_n or_o quality_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n produce_v and_o destroy_v but_o only_o a_o various_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d empedocles_n do_v not_o here_o destroy_v
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acknowledge_v no_o other_o substance_n beside_o body_n and_o resolve_v all_o thing_n into_o the_o motion_n passion_n and_o affection_n of_o it_o whence_o be_v that_o cautious_a advice_n give_v by_o jamblichus_n 359._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prefer_v the_o italic_a philosophy_n which_o contemplate_v incorporeal_a substance_n by_o themselves_o before_o the_o jonick_a which_o principal_o consider_v body_n and_o anaxagoras_n be_v the_o first_o of_o these_o jonicks_n who_o go_v out_o of_o that_o road_n for_o see_v a_o necessity_n of_o some_o other_o cause_n beside_o the_o material_a matter_n be_v not_o able_a so_o much_o as_o to_o move_v itself_o and_o much_o less_o if_o it_o can_v by_o fortuitous_a motion_n to_o bring_v itself_o into_o a_o orderly_a system_n and_o compage_n he_o therefore_o introduce_v mind_n into_o the_o cosmopoeia_fw-la as_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o universe_n
deliver_v down_o to_o we_o from_o very_o ancient_a time_n that_o the_o star_n be_v god_n also_o beside_o that_o supreme_a deity_n which_o contain_v the_o whole_a nature_n but_o all_o the_o other_o thing_n be_v fabulous_o add_v hereunto_o for_o the_o better_a persuasion_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o for_o utility_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o political_n end_v to_o keep_v man_n in_o obedience_n to_o civil_a law_n as_o for_o example_n that_o these_o god_n be_v of_o humane_a form_n or_o like_v to_o other_o animal_n with_o such_o other_o thing_n as_o be_v consequent_a hereupon_o in_o which_o word_n of_o aristotle_n these_o three_o thing_n may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o first_o that_o this_o be_v the_o general_n persuasion_n of_o the_o civilise_v pagan_n from_o all_o know_a antiquity_n downward_o that_o there_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a nature_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o aristotle_n plain_o take_v for_o the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o his_o own_o sense_n concern_v this_o particular_a be_v elsewhere_o thus_o declare_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n polit_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o order_n harmony_n and_o proportion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n which_o also_o conteinâ—_n this_o universe_n which_o divinity_n contain_v and_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a nature_n and_o universe_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o single_a and_o solitary_n be_v according_a to_o that_o expression_n of_o horace_n before_o cite_v nec_fw-la viget_fw-la quicquam_fw-la simile_n aut_fw-la secundum_fw-la that_o which_o have_v nothing_o like_o it_o nor_o second_o to_o it_o the_o next_o thing_n be_v that_o according_a to_o the_o pagan_a tradition_n beside_o this_o universal_a numen_fw-la there_o be_v certain_a other_o particular_a and_o infeferiour_a deity_n also_o that_o be_v understanding_n being_n superior_a to_o man_n namely_o the_o animate_v star_n or_o sphere_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a apprehension_n though_o aristotle_n philosophy_n will_v interpret_v this_o chief_o of_o their_o immovable_a mind_n or_o intelligence_n last_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o pagan_a religion_n and_o theology_n those_o two_o thing_n only_o except_v be_v fabulous_a and_o fictitious_a invent_v for_o the_o better_a persuasion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a to_o piety_n and_o the_o conserve_n of_o they_o in_o obedience_n to_o civil_a law_n among_o which_o this_o may_v be_v reckon_v for_o one_o that_o those_o god_n be_v all_o like_a man_n or_o other_o animal_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v worship_v in_o image_n and_o statue_n of_o those_o several_a form_n with_o all_o that_o other_o fabulous_a farrago_fw-la which_o depend_v hereupon_o which_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ancient_a tradition_n of_o their_o pagan_a progenitor_n will_v remain_v comprise_v within_o those_o two_o particular_n above_o mention_a namely_o that_o there_o be_v one_o supreme_a deity_n that_o contain_v the_o whole_a universe_n and_o that_o beside_o it_o the_o animate_v star_n or_o their_o mind_n be_v certain_a inferior_a god_n also_o to_o aristole_n may_v be_v here_o subjoin_v speusippus_n and_o xenocrates_n his_o equal_n and_o corrival_n they_o be_v plato_n successor_n together_o with_o theophrastus_n his_o own_o scholar_n and_o successor_n concern_v the_o former_a of_o which_o it_o be_v record_v in_o cicero_n 1._o that_o agreeable_o with_o plato_n he_o assert_v vim_fw-la quandam_fw-la quâ_fw-la omne_fw-la regantur_fw-la eamque_fw-la animalem_fw-la one_o animal_n and_o intellectual_a force_n by_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o reason_n whereof_o velleius_n the_o epicurean_a complain_n of_o he_o as_o thereby_o endeavour_v evellere_fw-la ex_fw-la animus_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la deorum_fw-la to_o pluck_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o notion_n of_o god_n as_o indeed_o both_o he_o and_o plato_n do_v destroy_v those_o epicurean_a god_n which_o be_v all_o suppose_a to_o be_v independent_a and_o to_o have_v no_o sway_n or_o influence_n at_o all_o upon_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n whereas_o neither_o of_o they_o deny_v a_o plurality_n of_o subordinate_a and_o dependent_a deity_n generate_v or_o create_v by_o one_o supreme_a and_o by_o he_o employ_v as_o his_o minister_n in_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o universe_n for_o have_v they_o do_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o this_o they_o will_v certain_o have_v be_v then_o condemn_v for_o atheist_n and_o xenocrates_n his_o theology_n 3._o be_v thus_o represent_v in_o stobaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o both_o a_o monad_n and_o dyad_n be_v god_n the_o one_o masculine_a have_v the_o order_n of_o a_o father_n which_o he_o call_v zenocia_n and_o mind_n and_o which_o be_v also_o to_o he_o the_o first_o god_n the_o other_o feminine_a as_o it_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n which_o be_v to_o he_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n beside_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v divine_a that_o be_v animate_v with_o a_o particular_a soul_n of_o its_o own_o and_o the_o fiery_a star_n to_o be_v celestial_a god_n as_o he_o assert_v also_o certain_a sublunary_a god_n viz._n the_o invisible_a demon_n where_o instead_o of_o the_o platonic_a trinity_n xenocrates_n seem_v to_o have_v acknowledge_v only_o a_o duality_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n the_o first_o call_v a_o monad_n and_o mind_n the_o second_o a_o dyad_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o last_o we_o have_v this_o testimony_n of_o theophrastus_n beside_o other_o cite_v out_o of_o his_o metaphysic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v one_o divine_a principle_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o or_o from_o which_o all_o thing_n subsist_v and_o remain_v xxv_o the_o stoic_n and_o their_o chief_a doctor_n zeno_n cleanthes_n and_o chrysippus_n be_v no_o better_a naturalist_n and_o metaphysician_n than_o heraclitus_n in_o who_o footstep_n they_o tread_v they_o in_o like_a manner_n admit_v no_o other_o substance_n beside_o body_n according_a to_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a notion_n thereof_o as_o that_o which_o be_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d distant_a and_o extend_v but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d resist_a and_o impenetrable_a so_o that_o according_a to_o these_o stoic_n the_o soul_n not_o only_o of_o other_o animal_n but_o of_o man_n also_o be_v proper_o corporeal_a that_o be_v substance_n impenetrable_o extend_v and_o which_o differ_v from_o that_o other_o part_n of_o they_o common_o call_v their_o body_n no_o otherwise_o than_o that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o more_o thin_a and_o subtle_a body_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hot_a and_o fiery_a spirit_n it_o be_v suppose_v by_o these_o philosopher_n that_o cogitation_n reason_n and_o understanding_n be_v lodge_v only_o in_o the_o fiery_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o though_o the_o generality_n of_o these_o stoic_n acknowledge_v humane_a soul_n to_o have_v a_o certain_a permanency_n after_o death_n and_o some_o of_o they_o till_o the_o next_o conflagration_n unless_o perhaps_o they_o shall_v be_v crush_v and_o break_v all_o to_o piece_n in_o their_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o down-fall_a of_o some_o tower_n steeple_n or_o the_o like_a upon_o they_o yet_o do_v they_o all_o conclude_v against_o their_o immortality_n there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o immortal_a with_o they_o as_o shall_v be_v afterward_o declare_v save_o only_a jupiter_n or_o the_o one_o supreme_a deity_n and_o as_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o wicked_a soul_n after_o death_n though_o some_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v utter_o explode_v the_o same_o as_o a_o mere_a figment_n of_o poet_n insomuch_o that_o epictetus_n himself_o deny_v there_o be_v any_o acheron_n cocytus_n or_o phlegeton_n yet_o other_o grant_v that_o as_o the_o better_a soul_n after_o death_n do_v mount_v up_o to_o the_o star_n their_o first_o original_a so_o the_o wicked_a wander_v up_o and_o down_o here_o in_o certain_a dark_a and_o miry_a subterraneous_a place_n till_o at_o length_n they_o be_v quite_o extinct_a nevertheless_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v all_o of_o this_o persuasion_n that_o the_o frightning_n of_o man_n with_o punishment_n after_o death_n be_v no_o proper_a nor_o accommodate_v mean_n to_o promote_v virtue_n because_o that_o aught_o to_o be_v pursue_v after_o for_o its_o own_o sake_n or_o the_o good_a of_o honesty_n as_o vice_n to_o be_v avoid_v for_o that_o evil_a of_o turpitude_n which_o be_v in_o it_o and_o not_o for_o any_o other_o external_n evil_a consequent_a thereupon_o wherefore_o chrysippus_n reprehend_v plato_n for_o subjoyn_v to_o his_o republic_n such_o affrightful_a story_n of_o punishment_n after_o death_n â—â—â—â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysippus_n affirm_v that_o plato_n in_o the_o person_n of_o shafalus_n do_v not_o right_o deter_v man_n from_o injustice_n
urania_n or_o heavenly_a venus_n be_v near_o of_o kin_n also_o that_o three_o venus_n in_o pausanias_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o the_o latin_n venus_n verticordia_n pure_a and_o chaste_a love_n expulsive_a of_o all_o unclean_a lust_n to_o which_o the_o roman_n consecrate_v a_o statue_n as_o valerius_n m._n tell_v we_o l._n 8._o c._n 15._o quo_fw-la facilius_fw-la virginum_fw-la mulierumque_fw-la mentes_fw-la à _fw-la libidine_fw-la ad_fw-la pudicitiam_fw-la converterentur_fw-la to_o this_o end_n that_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n may_v then_o the_o better_o be_v convert_v from_o lust_n and_o wantonness_n to_o chastity_n we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o urania_n or_o the_o heavenly_a venus_n be_v sometime_o among_o the_o pagan_n a_o name_n for_o the_o supreme_a deity_n as_o that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o amiable_a be_v and_o first_o pulchritude_n the_o most_o benign_a and_o fecund_a begetter_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o constant_a harmonizer_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n again_o though_o vulcan_n according_a to_o the_o most_o common_a and_o vulgar_a notion_n of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o particular_a god_n yet_o have_v he_o also_o another_o more_o universal_a consideration_n for_o zeno_n in_o laertius_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o supreme_a god_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o vulcan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o hegemonick_a act_v in_o the_o artificial_a fire_n now_o plutarch_n and_o stobaeus_n testify_v that_o the_o stoic_n do_v not_o only_o call_v nature_n but_o also_o the_o supreme_a deity_n itself_o the_o architect_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o artificial_a fire_n they_o conceive_v he_o to_o be_v corporeal_a and_o jamblichus_n make_v phtha_n to_o be_v the_o same_o supreme_a god_n among_o the_o egyptian_n with_o osiris_n and_o hammon_n or_o rather_o more_o proper_o all_o of_o they_o alike_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n tell_v we_o that_o hephaestus_n in_o the_o greekish_a theology_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o egyptian_a phtha_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o greek_n hephaestus_n or_o vulcan_n answer_v to_o the_o egyptian_a phtha_n wherefore_o as_o the_o egyptian_n by_o phtha_n so_o the_o greek_n by_o hephaestus_n sometime_o understand_v no_o other_o than_o the_o supreme_a god_n or_o at_o least_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n as_o artificial_o frame_v all_o thing_n 8._o furthermore_o seneca_n give_v we_o yet_o other_o name_n of_o the_o supreme_a deity_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o stoic_n hunc_fw-la &_o liberum_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o herculem_fw-la ac_fw-la mercurium_fw-la nostri_fw-la putant_fw-la liberum_fw-la patrem_fw-la quia_fw-la omnium_fw-la parens_fw-la etc._n etc._n herculem_fw-la quod_fw-la vis_fw-la ejus_fw-la invicta_fw-la sit_fw-la mercurium_fw-la quia_fw-la ratio_fw-la penes_fw-la illum_fw-la est_fw-la numerusque_fw-la &_o ordo_fw-la &_o scientia_fw-la furthermore_o our_o philosopher_n take_v this_o auctor_fw-la of_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v libre_fw-la pater_fw-la hercules_n and_o mercury_n the_o first_o because_o he_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o because_o his_o force_n and_o power_n be_v unconquerable_a etc._n etc._n and_o the_o three_o because_o there_o be_v in_o and_o from_o he_o reason_n number_n order_n and_o knowledge_n and_o now_o we_o see_v already_o that_o the_o supreme_a god_n be_v sufficient_o polyonymous_n among_o the_o pagan_n and_o that_o all_o these_o jupiter_n pan_n janus_n genius_n saturn_n coelus_n minerva_n apollo_n aphrodite_n urania_n hephaestus_n libre_fw-la pater_fw-la hercules_n and_o mercury_n be_v not_o so_o many_o real_o distinct_a and_o substantial_a go_n much_o less_o selfexistent_a and_o independent_a one_o but_o only_o several_a name_n of_o that_o one_o supreme_a universal_a and_o all-comprehending_a numen_fw-la according_a to_o several_a notion_n and_o consideration_n of_o he_o but_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v many_o other_o pagan_a god_n call_v by_o servius_n dii_fw-la speciales_fw-la special_a or_o particular_a god_n which_o can_v be_v think_v neither_o to_o have_v be_v so_o many_o real_o distinct_a and_o substantial_a being_n that_o be_v natural_a god_n much_o less_o selfexistent_a and_o independent_a but_o only_o so_o many_o several_a name_n or_o notion_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a deity_n according_a to_o certain_a particular_a power_n and_o manifestation_n of_o it_o it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o late_a christian_a writer_n against_o the_o polytheism_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o pagan_n have_v charge_v they_o with_o at_o least_o a_o trinity_n of_o independent_a god_n viz._n jupiter_n neptune_n and_o pluto_n as_o share_v the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n among_o these_o three_o and_o consequent_o acknowledge_v no_o one_o universal_a numen_fw-la notwithstanding_o which_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o according_a to_o the_o more_o arcane_a doctrine_n and_o cabala_n of_o the_o pagan_n concern_v the_o natural_a true_a theology_n these_o three_o consider_v as_o distinct_a and_o independent_a god_n be_v account_v but_o dii_fw-la poetici_fw-la &_o commentitii_fw-la poetical_a and_o fictitious_a god_n and_o they_o be_v real_o esteem_v no_o other_o than_o so_o many_o several_a name_n and_o notion_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a numen_fw-la as_o act_v various_o in_o those_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n the_o heaven_n the_o sea_n the_o earth_n and_o hell_n for_o first_o as_o to_o pluto_n and_o hades_n call_v also_o by_o the_o latin_n orcus_n and_o dis_n which_o latter_a word_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o contraction_n of_o dives_n to_o answer_v the_o greek_a pluto_n as_o balbus_n in_o cicero_n attribute_n to_o he_o omnem_fw-la vim_fw-la terrenam_fw-la all_o terrene_a power_n so_o other_o common_o assign_v he_o the_o regimen_n of_o separate_a soul_n after_o death_n now_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o according_a to_o this_o latter_a notion_n it_o be_v by_o plato_n understand_v no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o a_o name_n for_o that_o part_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o exercise_v itself_o upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n after_o death_n this_o ficinus_fw-la observe_v upon_o plato_n cratylus_n animadverte_fw-fr prae_fw-la caeteris_fw-la plutonem_fw-la hic_fw-la significare_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la providentiam_fw-la divinam_fw-la ad_fw-la separatas_fw-la animas_fw-la pertinentem_fw-la you_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o by_o pluto_n be_v here_o mean_v that_o part_n of_o divine_a providence_n which_o belong_v to_o separate_a soul_n for_o this_o be_v that_o which_o according_a to_o plato_n bind_v and_o detain_v pure_a soul_n in_o that_o separate_a state_n with_o the_o best_a vinculum_fw-la of_o all_o which_o be_v not_o necessity_n but_o love_n and_o desire_n they_o be_v ravish_v and_o charm_v as_o it_o be_v with_o those_o pure_a delight_n which_o they_o there_o enjoy_v and_o thus_o be_v he_o also_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o his_o book_n of_o law_n 8._o write_v in_o this_o manner_n concern_v pluto_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o aught_o military_a man_n to_o be_v trouble_v or_o offend_v at_o this_o god_n pluto_n but_o high_o to_o honour_v he_o as_o who_o always_o be_v the_o most_o beneficent_a to_o mankind_n for_o i_o affirm_v with_o the_o great_a seriousness_n that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n be_v never_o better_o than_o the_o dissolution_n or_o separation_n of_o they_o pluto_n therefore_o according_a to_o plato_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o name_n for_o that_o part_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n that_o be_v exercise_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o their_o separation_n from_o these_o earthly_a body_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n be_v pluto_n style_v by_o virgil_n the_o stygian_a jupiter_n but_o by_o other_o pluto_n together_o with_o ceres_n be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o deity_n in_o this_o whole_a terrestrial_a globe_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o writer_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la to_o be_v understand_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n or_o jupiter_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o celestial_a and_o terrestrial_a he_o be_v denominate_v from_o every_o nature_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n pluto_n therefore_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o terrestrial_a also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o stygian_a and_o subterranean_a jupiter_n and_o that_o other_o jupiter_n which_o be_v distinguish_v both_o from_o pluto_n and_o neptune_n be_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heavenly_a jupiter_n god_n as_o manifest_v himself_o in_o the_o heaven_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o zeus_n and_o hades_n jupiter_n and_o pluto_n be_v make_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o that_o passage_n which_o julian_n cite_v as_o a_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n but_o other_o impute_v to_o orpheus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jupiter_n and_o pluto_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n as_o also_o that_o euripides_n in_o a_o place_n
cogitation_n or_o consciousness_n much_o less_o a_o power_n of_o understanding_n eternal_a verity_n that_o therefore_o these_o can_v not_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o matter_n nor_o corrupt_v into_o the_o same_o because_o form_n and_o quality_n be_v continual_o generate_v and_o corrupt_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o again_o therefore_o be_v they_o no_o entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o matter_n and_o its_o different_a modification_n but_o because_o soul_n at_o least_o humane_a be_v unquestionable_o entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o matter_n and_o all_o its_o modification_n therefore_o can_v they_o not_o possible_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o matter_n nor_o corrupt_v into_o the_o same_o for_o if_o humane_a soul_n be_v generate_v out_o of_o matter_n then_o must_v some_o real_a entity_n be_v material_o produce_v out_o of_o nothing_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o life_n and_o cogitation_n in_o matter_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n absolute_o impossible_a wherefore_o these_o philosopher_n conclude_v concern_v soul_n that_o be_v not_o generate_v out_o of_o matter_n they_o be_v insinuate_v or_o introduce_v into_o body_n in_o generation_n and_o this_o be_v always_o a_o great_a controversy_n betwixt_o theist_n and_o atheist_n concern_v the_o humane_a soul_n as_o lucretius_n express_v it_o nata_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o contrà _fw-la nascentibus_fw-la insinuetur_fw-la whether_o it_o be_v make_v or_o generate_v out_o of_o matter_n that_o be_v indeed_o out_o of_o nothing_o or_o else_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o without_o insinuate_v into_o body_n in_o generation_n which_o latter_a opinion_n of_o they_o suppose_v soul_n as_o well_o to_o have_v exi_v before_o the_o generation_n of_o all_o animal_n as_o to_o exist_v after_o their_o death_n and_o corruption_n there_o be_v proper_o nothing_o of_o they_o generate_v but_o only_o their_o union_n with_o those_o particular_a body_n so_o that_o the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n or_o death_n of_o animal_n according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o anagrammatical_a transposition_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n prae_fw-la and_o post-existent_a soul_n be_v sometime_o unite_v to_o one_o body_n and_o sometime_o to_o another_o but_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v because_o these_o ancient_a philosopher_n hold_v soul_n to_o be_v thus_o ingenerable_a and_o to_o have_v pre-existed_n before_o the_o generation_n of_o animal_n that_o therefore_o they_o suppose_v all_o soul_n to_o have_v exi_v of_o themselves_o from_o eternity_n unmake_v this_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v never_o assert_v any_o more_o by_o theist_n than_o atheist_n since_o even_o those_o philosophic_a theist_n who_o maintain_v aeternitatem_fw-la animorum_fw-la the_o eternity_n of_o humane_a mind_n and_o soul_n together_o with_o the_o world_n do_v notwithstanding_o assert_v their_o essential_a dependence_n upon_o the_o deity_n like_o that_o of_o the_o light_n upon_o the_o sun_n as_o if_o they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o eternal_a effulgency_n emanation_n or_o eradiation_n from_o a_o eternal_a sun_n even_o proclus_n himself_o that_o great_a champion_n for_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o soul_n in_o this_o very_a case_n when_o he_o write_v against_o plutarch_n selfexistent_a evil_a soul_n express_o declare_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o self_n existent_a soul_n but_o every_o soul_n whatsoever_o be_v the_o work_n effect_v and_o production_n of_o god_n wherefore_o when_o they_o affirm_v soul_n to_o be_v ingenerable_a their_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_a accidental_a thing_n as_o form_n and_o quality_n be_v nor_o any_o more_o generate_v out_o of_o matter_n than_o matter_n itself_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o something_o else_o upon_o which_o account_n as_o aristotle_n inform_v we_o soul_n be_v call_v also_o by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d principle_n as_o well_o as_o matter_n they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o substance_n in_o the_o universe_n alike_o original_a that_o be_v neither_o of_o they_o make_v out_o of_o the_o other_o but_o they_o do_v not_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ingenerate_a or_o unmake_v in_o the_o other_o sense_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v selforiginated_n and_o independent_a as_o plutarch_n second_a and_o three_o principle_n his_o evil_a soul_n and_o matter_n be_v by_o he_o imagine_v to_o be_v but_o so_o doubtless_o as_o that_o if_o the_o world_n have_v have_v any_o beginning_n they_o shall_v then_o have_v be_v all_o create_v together_o with_o it_o out_o of_o nothing_o prae-existing_a but_o as_o for_o the_o perpetual_a creation_n of_o new_a soul_n in_o the_o successive_a generation_n of_o animal_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o those_o philosopher_n be_v extreme_o abhorrent_n from_o as_o think_v it_o incongruous_a that_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n senior_n to_o body_n shall_v be_v in_o order_n of_o time_n junior_n to_o they_o as_o also_o not_o reasonable_a that_o divine_a creation_n as_o it_o be_v prostitute_v shall_v without_o end_n perpetual_o attend_v and_o wait_v upon_o natural_a generation_n and_o be_v intermingle_v with_o they_o but_o as_o for_o this_o preexistence_n of_o soul_n we_o have_v already_o declare_v our_o own_o sense_n concern_v it_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n though_o we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o beside_o origen_n several_a other_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n before_o the_o five_o council_n seem_v either_o to_o have_v espouse_v it_o or_o at_o least_o to_o have_v have_v a_o favour_n and_o kindness_n for_o it_o insomuch_o that_o st._n austin_n himself_o be_v sometime_o stagger_v in_o this_o point_n and_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o great_a secret_n whether_o man_n soul_n exi_v before_o their_o generation_n or_o no_o and_o some_o where_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o indifferency_n wherein_o every_o one_o may_v have_v his_o liberty_n of_o opine_v either_o way_n without_o offence_n wherefore_o all_o that_o can_v be_v certain_o affirm_v in_o this_o case_n be_v that_o humane_a soul_n can_v not_o possible_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o matter_n but_o be_v some_o time_n or_o other_o create_v by_o god_n almighty_a out_o of_o nothing_o prae-existing_a either_o in_o generation_n or_o before_o they_o last_o as_o for_o brute_n animal_n we_o must_v confess_v that_o if_o they_o be_v not_o mere_a machine_n or_o automata_n as_o some_o seem_v inclinable_a to_o believe_v but_o conscious_a and_o think_v being_n then_o from_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o reason_n it_o will_v likewise_o follow_v that_o they_o can_v be_v generate_v out_o of_o matter_n neither_o and_o therefore_o must_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o life_n and_o create_v out_o of_o nothing_o by_o he_o who_o since_o he_o can_v as_o easy_o annihilate_v as_o create_v and_o do_v all_o for_o the_o best_a no_o man_n need_v at_o all_o to_o trouble_v himself_o about_o their_o permanency_n or_o immortality_n and_o now_o have_v we_o give_v a_o full_a and_o particular_a account_n of_o all_o the_o several_a sense_n wherein_o this_o axiom_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v undeniable_o true_a that_o nothing_o can_v possible_o be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o or_o come_v from_o nothing_o namely_o these_o three_o first_o that_o nothing_o which_o be_v not_o can_v ever_o bring_v itself_o into_o be_v or_o efficient_o produce_v itself_o or_o that_o nothing_o can_v possible_o be_v make_v without_o a_o efficient_a cause_n second_o that_o nothing_o which_o be_v not_o can_v be_v produce_v or_o bring_v into_o be_v by_o any_o other_o efficient_a cause_n than_o such_o as_o have_v at_o least_o equal_a perfection_n in_o it_o and_o a_o sufficient_a active_a or_o productive_a power_n for_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o that_o which_o have_v not_o equal_a perfection_n then_o must_v so_o much_o of_o the_o effect_n as_o transcend_v the_o cause_n be_v indeed_o make_v without_o a_o cause_n since_o nothing_o can_v give_v what_o it_o have_v not_o or_o be_v cause_v by_o it_o self_n or_o by_o nothing_o again_o to_o suppose_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v produce_v by_o that_o which_o have_v no_o sufficient_a productive_a power_n be_v real_o to_o suppose_v it_o also_o to_o be_v produce_v from_o itself_o without_o a_o cause_n or_o from_o nothing_o where_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o we_o that_o no_o natural_a imperfect_a create_v be_v can_v create_v or_o emanative_o produce_v a_o new_a substance_n which_o be_v not_o before_o and_o give_v it_o its_o whole_a be_v hitherto_o be_v the_o axiom_n verify_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n but_o in_o the_o three_o place_n it_o be_v also_o true_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o material_a likewise_o not_o that_o nothing_o can_v possible_o be_v ever_o make_v by_o any_o power_n whatsoever_o but_o only_o out_o of_o pre-existent_a matter_n and_o consequent_o that_o matter_n itself_o can_v be_v never_o make_v but_o be_v selfexistent_a for_o the_o
of_o that_o earthy_a body_n into_o its_o element_n certain_o it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o pneumatical_a or_o spirituous_a body_n which_o we_o now_o speak_v of_o for_o in_o this_o be_v seat_v as_o their_o subject_n the_o irascible_a and_o concupiscible_a passion_n and_o they_o be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o same_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n disunite_v from_o all_o body_n and_o that_o soul_n which_o be_v free_v from_o these_o will_v be_v forthwith_o free_v from_o generation_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v concern_v in_o those_o subterraneous_a judicatory_n and_o prison_n but_o be_v carry_v up_o aloft_o to_o the_o high_a celestial_a region_n etc._n etc._n after_o which_o he_o endeavour_v further_a to_o confirm_v this_o opinion_n from_o the_o vulgar_a phaenomena_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d furthermore_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o pneumatical_a spirituous_a vaporous_a or_o airy_a body_n which_o accompany_v soul_n vnpurged_a after_o death_n be_v evident_a also_o from_o the_o phaenomena_n themselves_o for_o what_o account_n can_v otherwise_o be_v give_v of_o those_o spectres_n or_o phantasm_n which_o appear_v shadowlike_a about_o grave_n or_o sepulcher_n since_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v neither_o of_o any_o figure_n nor_o yet_o at_o all_o visible_a wherefore_o these_o ancient_n say_v that_o impure_a soul_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o body_n wander_v here_o up_o and_o down_o for_o a_o certain_a space_n in_o their_o spirituous_a vaporous_a and_o airy_a body_n appear_v about_o sepulcher_n and_o haunt_v their_o former_a habitation_n for_o which_o cause_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o we_o shall_v take_v care_n of_o live_v well_o as_o also_o of_o abstain_v from_o a_o foul_a and_o grosser_n diet_n these_o ancient_n tell_v we_o likewise_o that_o this_o spirituous_a body_n of_o we_o be_v foul_v and_o incrassated_a by_o evil_a diet_n be_v apt_a to_o render_v the_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n also_o more_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o passion_n and_o here_o philoponus_n go_v on_o to_o gratify_v we_o with_o a_o further_a account_n of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o these_o ancient_n concern_v this_o spirituous_a or_o airy_a body_n accompany_v the_o soul_n after_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o further_o add_v that_o there_o be_v something_o of_o the_o plantal_n and_o plastic_a life_n also_o exercise_v by_o the_o soul_n in_o those_o spirituous_a or_o airy_a body_n after_o death_n they_o be_v nourish_v too_o though_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o these_o gross_a earthy_a body_n of_o we_o be_v here_o but_o by_o vapour_n and_o that_o not_o by_o part_n or_o organ_n but_o throughout_o the_o whole_a of_o they_o as_o sponge_n they_o imbibe_v every_o where_o those_o vapour_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o who_o be_v wise_a will_v in_o this_o life_n also_o take_v care_n of_o use_v a_o thin_a and_o dryer_n diet_n that_o so_o that_o 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and_o that_o after_o his_o resurrection_n too_o that_o he_o live_v unto_o god_n roman_n the_o 6._o the_o 10._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o who_o be_v say_v to_o live_v to_o god_n be_v not_o therefore_o suppose_v to_o be_v less_o alive_a than_o they_o be_v when_o they_o live_v unto_o man_n now_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o privilege_n or_o prerogative_n proper_a to_o the_o deity_n only_o to_o live_v and_o act_n alone_o without_o vital_a union_n or_o conjunction_n with_o any_o body_n 2._o quaerendum_fw-la say_v origen_n si_fw-mi possibile_fw-la est_fw-la penitus_fw-la incorporeas_fw-la remanere_fw-la rationabiles_fw-la creaturas_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la summum_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la ac_fw-la beatudinis_fw-la venerint_fw-la an_fw-mi necesse_fw-la est_fw-la eas_fw-la semper_fw-la conjunctas_fw-la esse_fw-la corporibus_fw-la it_o be_v worth_a our_o enquiry_n whether_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o rational_a creature_n to_o remain_v perfect_o incorporeal_a and_o separate_a 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seem_v neither_o agreeable_a to_o our_o common_a notion_n nor_o yet_o to_o piety_n to_o conclude_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n in_o their_o several_a age_n till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n have_v all_o of_o they_o no_o manner_n of_o punishment_n inflict_v on_o they_o save_v only_o that_o of_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n and_o future_a expectation_n now_o it_o be_v not_o conceivable_a how_o soul_n after_o death_n shall_v know_v and_o be_v knowable_a and_o converse_v with_o one_o another_o and_o have_v any_o punishment_n of_o sense_n or_o pain_n inflict_v on_o they_o be_v they_o not_o vital_o unite_v to_o some_o body_n rigal_n and_o thus_o do_v tertullian_n reason_n long_o ago_o dolet_fw-la apud_fw-la inferos_fw-la anima_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la &_o punitur_fw-la in_o flamma_n &_o cruciatur_fw-la in_o linguâ_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr digito_fw-la animae_fw-la foelicioris_fw-la implorat_fw-la solatium_fw-la 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custodiae_fw-la libera_fw-la est_fw-la immunis_fw-la à _fw-la poena_n &_o à _fw-fr fovelâ—_n per_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la punitur_fw-la aut_fw-la fovetur_fw-la hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la corpus_fw-la igitur_fw-la siquid_fw-la tormenti_fw-la sive_fw-la solatii_fw-la anima_fw-la praecepit_fw-la in_o carcere_fw-la vel_fw-la diversorio_n inferûm_fw-la in_fw-la igni_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la abrahae_fw-la probata_fw-la erit_fw-la corporalitas_fw-la animae_fw-la incorporalitas_fw-la enim_fw-la nihil_fw-la patitur_fw-la non_fw-la habens_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la pati_fw-la possit_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la habet_fw-la hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la corpus_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la corporale_fw-la passibile_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la quod_fw-la passibile_fw-la est_fw-la corporale_fw-la est_fw-la we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o a_o soul_n torment_v in_o hell_n punish_v with_o flame_n and_o desirous_a of_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v his_o tongue_n you_o will_v say_v perhaps_o that_o this_o be_v parabolical_a and_o fictitious_a what_o then_o do_v the_o name_n of_o lazarus_n signify_v there_o if_o it_o be_v no_o real_a thing_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o parable_n never_o so_o much_o yet_o must_v it_o notwithstanding_o as_o to_o the_o main_a speak_v agreeable_o to_o truth_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n have_v no_o body_n at_o all_o then_o can_v it_o not_o have_v any_o corporeal_a image_n shape_n or_o figure_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o scripture_n will_v lie_v concern_v corporal_a member_n if_o there_o be_v none_o but_o what_o be_v that_o which_o after_o its_o separation_n from_o this_o body_n be_v carry_v down_o into_o hell_n and_o there_o detain_v prisoner_n and_o reserve_v till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o what_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n die_v descend_v down_o unto_o i_o suppose_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o patriarch_n but_o incorporality_n be_v free_a from_o all_o custody_n or_o imprisonment_n as_o also_o devoid_a of_o pain_n and_o pleasure_n wherefore_o if_o soul_n be_v sensible_a of_o pain_n after_o death_n and_o torment_v with_o fire_n then_o must_v they_o needs_o have_v some_o corporeity_n for_o incorporality_n suffer_v nothing_o and_o as_o every_o corporeal_a thing_n be_v passive_a or_o patible_a so_o again_o whatsoever_o be_v passive_a be_v corporeal_a tertullian_n will_v also_o further_o confirm_v this_o from_o a_o vision_n or_o revelation_n of_o a_o certain_a sister-prophet_n miracle_n and_o prophecy_n be_v say_v by_o he_o not_o to_o be_v then_o altogether_o extinct_a inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la ostensa_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la anima_fw-la corporaliter_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la videbatur_fw-la tenera_fw-la &_o lucida_n &_o aerii_fw-la coloris_fw-la et_fw-la formae_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la humanae_fw-la there_o be_v say_v she_o among_o other_o thing_n a_o soul_n corporal_o exhibit_v to_o my_o view_n and_o it_o be_v tender_a and_o lucid_a and_o of_o a_o aereal_a colour_n and_o every_o way_n of_o humane_a form_n agreeable_o to_o which_o tertullian_n himself_o add_v effigiem_fw-la non_fw-la aliam_fw-la animae_fw-la humanae_fw-la deputandam_fw-la praeter_fw-la humanam_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la ejus_fw-la corporis_fw-la quod_fw-la unaquaeque_fw-la circuntulit_fw-la there_o be_v no_o other_o shape_n to_o be_v assign_v to_o a_o humane_a soul_n but_o humane_a and_o indeed_o that_o of_o the_o body_n which_o it_o before_o carry_v about_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o tertullian_n here_o drive_v the_o business_n so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v the_o soul_n itself_o to_o be_v corporeal_a figurate_a and_o colorate_a and_o after_o death_n to_o have_v the_o very_a same_o shape_n which_o its_o respective_a body_n have_v before_o in_o this_o life_n he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o conceive_v of_o any_o thing_n incorporeal_a and_o therefore_o be_v a_o religionist_n conclude_v god_n himself_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a body_n also_o but_o the_o reason_n which_o he_o here_o insi_v on_o will_v indeed_o extend_v no_o further_o than_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n have_v after_o death_n some_o body_n vital_o unite_v to_o it_o by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o be_v both_o capable_a of_o converse_n and_o sensible_a of_o pain_n for_o as_o much_o as_o body_n alone_o can_v have_v no_o sense_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o irenaeus_n from_o the_o same_o scripture_n gather_v
not_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n but_o that_o it_o have_v a_o body_n after_o death_n conjoin_v with_o it_o and_o that_o of_o the_o same_o form_n and_o figure_n with_o that_o body_n which_o it_o have_v before_o here_o in_o this_o life_n 62._o plenissimè_fw-la autem_fw-la dominus_fw-la docuit_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la perseverare_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la transgredientes_fw-la animas_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o characterem_fw-la corporis_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la etiam_fw-la adaptantur_fw-la custodire_fw-la eundem_fw-la et_fw-la meminisse_fw-la eas_fw-la operum_fw-la quae_fw-la egerunt_fw-la hîc_fw-la &_o à _fw-la quibus_fw-la cessaverunt_fw-la in_fw-la enarratione_fw-la quae_fw-la scribitur_fw-la de_fw-la divite_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr lazaro_n qui_fw-la refrigerabatur_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la abrahae_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la ait_fw-la divitem_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la lazarum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la et_fw-la manere_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la ordine_fw-la unumquemque_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la our_o lord_n have_v most_o plain_o teach_v we_o that_o soul_n do_v not_o only_o continue_v after_o death_n without_o pass_v out_o of_o one_o body_n into_o another_o but_o also_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o character_n of_o body_n wherein_o they_o be_v then_o also_o adapt_v the_o same_o which_o they_o have_v before_o as_o likewise_o that_o they_o remember_v the_o action_n and_o omission_n of_o their_o life_n past_a in_o that_o enarration_n which_o be_v write_v concern_v the_o rich_a man_n and_o lazarus_n who_o be_v refresh_v in_o abraham_n be_v bosom_n wherein_o he_o affirm_v the_o rich_a man_n to_o have_v know_v both_o lazarus_n and_o abraham_n after_o death_n as_o also_o each_o of_o they_o to_o remain_v in_o their_o own_o order_n and_o thus_o again_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n 63._o per_fw-la haec_fw-la manifestissimè_fw-la declaratum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o perseverare_fw-la animas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la exire_fw-la &_o habere_fw-la hominis_fw-la figuram_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la cognoscantur_fw-la &_o meminisse_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la hic_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o dignam_fw-la habitationem_fw-la vnamquamque_fw-la gentem_fw-la percipere_fw-la etiam_fw-la antè_fw-la judicium_fw-la by_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_o declare_v that_o soul_n do_v both_o persevere_v after_o death_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o transmigrate_v out_o of_o one_o body_n into_o another_o and_o that_o they_o have_v a_o humane_a figure_n or_o shape_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v know_v as_o also_o that_o they_o remember_v the_o thing_n here_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o own_o action_n and_o last_o that_o each_o kind_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a have_v their_o distinct_a and_o suitable_a habitation_n assign_v they_o even_o before_o the_o judgement_n now_o that_o irenaeus_n do_v not_o here_o mean_a that_o soul_n be_v themselves_o bodily_a substance_n and_o consequent_o have_v a_o certain_a character_n form_n and_o figure_n of_o their_o own_o but_o only_o that_o they_o have_v certain_a body_n conjoin_v with_o they_o which_o be_v figurate_a be_v first_o of_o all_o evident_a from_o the_o word_n themselves_o characterem_fw-la corporis_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la etiam_fw-la adaptantur_fw-la custodire_fw-la eundem_fw-la the_o natural_a sense_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o character_n of_o body_n wherein_o they_o be_v then_o also_o adapt_v after_o death_n the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o these_o body_n before_o have_v here_o in_o this_o life_n and_o it_o be_v further_a manifest_a from_o hence_o because_o he_o else_o where_o plain_o declare_v soul_n themselves_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a as_o in_o his_o five_o book_n and_o seven_o chapter_n flatus_fw-la autem_fw-la vitæ_fw-la incorporalis_fw-la est_fw-la but_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n be_v incorporeal_a furthermore_o origen_n be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n that_o soul_n after_o death_n have_v certain_a 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certain_a necessary_a opinion_n that_o soul_n do_v subsist_v after_o death_n neither_o do_v plato_n vain_o conclude_v the_o immortality_n and_o permanency_n of_o the_o soul_n beside_o other_o thing_n from_o those_o shadowlike_a phantasm_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o have_v appear_v to_o many_o about_o grave_n and_o monument_n whereupon_o he_o give_v this_o further_a account_n of_o these_o apparition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o these_o apparition_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o mere_a groundless_a imagination_n but_o they_o proceed_v from_o soul_n themselves_o real_o remain_v and_o survive_v after_o death_n and_o subsist_v in_o that_o which_o be_v call_v a_o luciform_a body_n where_o notwithstanding_o origen_n take_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o luciform_a body_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n than_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v namely_o so_o as_o to_o comprehend_v under_o it_o that_o airy_a or_o vaporous_a body_n also_o which_o belong_v to_o vnpurged_a soul_n who_o do_v therein_o most_o frequent_o appear_v after_o death_n whereas_o it_o be_v think_v proper_a to_o the_o purge_a soul_n to_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o luciform_a body_n only_o beside_o which_o the_o same_o origen_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o thing_n which_o st._n thomas_n the_o apostle_n disbelieved_a be_v not_o our_o saviour_n appear_v after_o death_n as_o if_o he_o have_v think_v it_o impossible_a for_o ghost_n or_o soul_n depart_v visible_o to_o appear_v but_o only_o his_o rise_n and_o appear_v in_o that_o same_o solid_a body_n which_o have_v be_v before_o crucify_a and_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thomas_n also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o apostle_n assent_v to_o the_o woman_n affirm_v that_o she_o have_v see_v jesus_n as_o not_o think_v it_o at_o all_o impossible_a for_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n to_o be_v see_v but_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o to_o have_v rise_v and_o appear_v in_o that_o self_n same_o solid_a body_n which_o before_o he_o live_v in_o for_o which_o cause_n he_o say_v not_o only_o unless_o i_o see_v he_o but_o add_v also_o and_o unless_o i_o shall_v put_v my_o finger_n into_o the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n and_o thrust_v my_o hand_n into_o his_o side_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v where_o again_o origen_n subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n be_v say_v by_o thomas_n not_o as_o doubt_v at_o all_o but_o that_o the_o body_n of_o a_o soul_n depart_v to_o wit_n condense_v may_v be_v see_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n every_o way_n resemble_v that_o form_n which_o it_o have_v before_o in_o this_o life_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o bigness_n figure_n colour_n and_o voice_n and_o oftentimes_o also_o in_o the_o same_o customary_a garment_n wherefore_o according_a to_o origen_n the_o jew_n be_v at_o that_o time_n general_o possess_v with_o this_o opinion_n that_o soul_n after_o death_n have_v certain_a body_n unite_v to_o they_o wherein_o they_o may_v visible_o appear_v neither_o be_v that_o of_o any_o great_a moment_n to_o the_o contrary_a which_o a_o learned_a critic_n object_v that_o josephus_n write_v of_o their_o opinion_n make_v no_o mention_n hereof_o he_o omit_v beside_o this_o other_o considerable_a dogmata_fw-la of_o they_o also_o as_o that_o of_o the_o resurrection_n however_o this_o at_o least_o be_v certain_a from_o hence_o that_o origen_n himself_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o humane_a soul_n depart_v be_v not_o altogether_o naked_a or_o unclothed_a but_o clothe_v with_o a_o certain_a subtle_a body_n wherein_o they_o can_v also_o visible_o appear_v and_o that_o in_o their_o pristine_a form_n moreover_o it_o may_v be_v here_o observe_v also_o that_o when_o upon_o our_o saviour_n first_o apparition_n to_o his_o disciple_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o be_v affright_v as_o suppose_v they_o have_v see_v a_o spirit_n our_o saviour_n do_v not_o tell_v they_o that_o a_o 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than_o such_o beside_o the_o supreme_a deity_n which_o be_v complete_a in_o itself_o without_o the_o conjunction_n of_o any_o body_n so_o that_o according_a to_o hierocles_n the_o ancient_a pythagorick_a cabbala_n acknowledge_v no_o such_o entity_n at_o all_o as_o those_o intelligence_n of_o aristotle_n and_o the_o noes_n of_o some_o high-flown_a platonist_n that_o be_v perfect_o unbodied_a mind_n and_o much_o less_o any_o rank_n of_o henade_n or_o unity_n superior_a to_o these_o noes_n and_o indeed_o such_o particular_a create_a being_n as_n these_o can_v neither_o have_v sense_n or_o cognizance_n of_o any_o corporeal_a thing_n exist_v without_o they_o sense_n as_o aristotle_n have_v observe_v result_v from_o a_o complication_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o weave_v result_v from_o a_o complication_n of_o the_o weaver_n and_o weave_a instrument_n nor_o yet_o can_v they_o act_n upon_o any_o part_n of_o the_o corporeal_a universe_n so_o that_o these_o immovable_a being_n will_v be_v 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without_o material_a substance_n or_o the_o society_n of_o any_o corporeal_a
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curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o clear_a confirmation_n of_o devil_n be_v body_v because_o first_o to_o allegorise_v this_o fire_n into_o nothing_o but_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n will_v endanger_v the_o render_n of_o other_o point_n of_o our_o religion_n uncertain_a also_o but_o to_o say_v that_o incorporeal_a substance_n vnunit_v to_o body_n can_v be_v torment_v with_o fire_n be_v as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o expose_v christianity_n and_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n of_o all_o philosopher_n and_o philosophic_a wit_n 37._o wherefore_o psellus_n lay_v no_o small_a stress_n upon_o this_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o also_o convince_v of_o this_o that_o demon_n have_v body_n from_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n affirm_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o fire_n which_o how_o can_v it_o be_v be_v they_o altogether_o incorporeal_a it_o be_v 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altogether_o without_o the_o society_n of_o any_o corporeal_a adjection_n be_v a_o privilege_n proper_o belong_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n only_o and_o consequent_o therefore_o that_o humane_a soul_n when_o by_o death_n they_o be_v devest_v of_o these_o gross_a earthly_a body_n they_o do_v not_o then_o live_v and_o act_n complete_o without_o the_o conjunction_n of_o any_o body_n and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o resurrection_n or_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o be_v a_o privilege_n which_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o angel_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o create_v finite_a be_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o imperfection_n of_o who_o nature_n necessary_o require_v the_o conjunction_n of_o some_o body_n with_o they_o to_o make_v they_o up_o complete_a without_o which_o it_o be_v unconceivable_a how_o they_o shall_v either_o have_v sense_n or_o imagination_n and_o thus_o do_v origen_n consentaneous_o to_o his_o own_o principle_n conclude_v 353._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o st._n paul_n not_o this_o gross_a terrestrial_a body_n but_o a_o certain_a middle_a body_n betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o heavenly_a which_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n carry_v away_o with_o it_o now_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a origen_n be_v never_o reckon_v up_o by_o the_o ancient_a father_n or_o his_o great_a adversary_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o his_o error_n nor_o do_v methodius_n the_o martyr_n who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o anti-origenist_a where_o he_o mention_n this_o origenick_n opinion_n in_o photius_n seem_v to_o tax_v it_o otherwise_o then_o as_o platonical_o imply_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a methodius_n himself_o on_o the_o contrary_n contend_v not_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o body_n conjoin_v with_o it_o after_o death_n as_o a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o it_o but_o that_o itself_o be_v a_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v alone_o be_v praise_v as_o incorporeal_a and_o invisible_a but_o 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be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d often_o see_v by_o many_o sensible_o in_o the_o form_n of_o their_o own_o body_n however_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o psellus_n take_v for_o grant_v where_o speak_v of_o devil_n insinuate_v their_o temptation_n into_o man_n soul_n by_o affect_v immediate_o the_o fantastic_a spirit_n he_o write_v after_o this_o manner_n 94._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o one_o man_n speak_v to_o another_o from_o afar_o off_o he_o must_v if_o he_o will_v be_v hear_v make_v a_o loud_a cry_n or_o noise_n whereas_o if_o he_o stand_v near_o to_o he_o he_o may_v soft_o whisper_v into_o his_o ear_n but_o can_v he_o immediate_o approach_v to_o the_o spirit_n or_o subtle_a body_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o shall_v not_o then_o need_v so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v a_o whisper_n but_o may_v silent_o and_o without_o noise_n communicate_v whatsoever_o thought_n of_o his_o own_o to_o he_o by_o motion_n make_v thereupon_o and_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o way_n that_o 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ejusmodi_fw-la secum_fw-la aedificiae_fw-la portaverunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n non_fw-la redarguo_fw-la quia_fw-la forsitan_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la if_o in_o this_o interval_n of_o time_n
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such_o to_o actuate_v and_o enliven_v some_o body_n or_o to_o be_v as_o it_o
be_v clothe_v therewith_o these_o as_o soon_o as_o create_v be_v immediate_o invest_v with_o certain_a thin_a and_o subtle_a body_n or_o put_v into_o light_n ethereal_a or_o aereal_a chariot_n and_o vehicles_n wherein_o they_o subsist_v both_o before_o their_o entrance_n into_o other_o gross_a terrestrial_a body_n and_o after_o their_o egress_n out_o of_o they_o so_o that_o the_o soul_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o other_o animal_n have_v sometime_o a_o thick_a and_o sometime_o a_o thin_a indument_n or_o clothing_n and_o thus_o do_v we_o understand_v boetius_fw-la not_o only_o of_o the_o rational_a but_o also_o of_o the_o other_o inferior_a sensitive_a soul_n in_o these_o verse_n of_o he_o tu_fw-la causis_fw-la animas_fw-la paribus_fw-la vitasque_fw-la minores_fw-la provehis_fw-la &_o levibus_fw-la sublime_n curribus_fw-la aptans_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la terramque_fw-la seris_fw-la where_o his_o light_a chariot_n which_o all_o life_n or_o soul_n at_o their_o very_a first_o 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describe_v the_o divine_a eternity_n however_o it_o plain_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o according_a to_o aristotle_n sense_n god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o incorporeal_a substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o world_n xxi_o now_o this_o doctrine_n which_o plato_n especial_o be_v famous_a for_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incorporeal_a substance_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v such_o but_o principal_o the_o deity_n epicurus_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o endeavour_v with_o all_o his_o might_n to_o confute_v it_o argue_v sometime_o after_o this_o manner_n there_o can_v be_v no_o incorporeal_a god_n as_o plato_n maintain_v not_o only_o because_o no_o man_n can_v frame_v a_o conception_n of_o a_o incorporeal_a substance_n but_o also_o because_o whatsoever_o be_v incorporeal_a must_v needs_o want_v sense_n and_o prudence_n and_o pleasure_n all_o which_o thing_n be_v include_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o a_o incorporeal_a deity_n be_v a_o contradiction_n and_o concern_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o who_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a in_o any_o other_o sense_n than_o as_o that_o word_n may_v be_v use_v to_o signify_v a_o subtle_a body_n talk_v vain_o and_o foolish_o for_o than_o it_o can_v neither_o be_v able_a to_o do_v nor_o suffer_v any_o thing_n it_o can_v not_o act_n upon_o any_o other_o thing_n because_o it_o can_v touch_v nothing_o neither_o can_v it_o suffer_v from_o any_o thing_n because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v touch_v by_o any_o thing_n but_o it_o will_v be_v just_o like_a to_o vacuum_n or_o empty_a space_n which_o can_v neither_o do_v nor_o suffer_v any_o thing_n but_o only_o yield_v body_n a_o passage_n through_o it_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v further_a evident_a that_o this_o opinion_n be_v profess_o maintain_v by_o some_o philosopher_n before_o epicurus_n his_o time_n xxii_o but_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n be_v not_o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o those_o philosopher_n who_o hold_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n and_o a_o god_n distinct_a from_o this_o visible_a world_n and_o so_o proper_o the_o creator_n of_o it_o and_o all_o its_o part_n do_v real_o assert_v incorporeal_a substance_n for_o that_o a_o corporeal_a soul_n can_v be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a be_v plain_a to_o every_o one_o understanding_n because_o of_o its_o part_n be_v separable_a from_o one_o another_o and_o whosoever_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a if_o he_o make_v he_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o he_o must_v needs_o make_v he_o to_o be_v either_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n or_o else_o a_o part_n of_o it_o wherefore_o if_o god_n be_v neither_o of_o these_o he_o must_v then_o be_v a_o incorporeal_a substance_n now_o plato_n be_v not_o the_o first_o who_o assert_v these_o two_o thing_n but_o they_o be_v both_o maintain_v by_o many_o philosopher_n before_o he_o pherecydes_n syrus_n and_o thales_n be_v two_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a philosopher_n among_o the_o greek_n and_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o former_a of_o they_o that_o by_o his_o lecture_n and_o dispute_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o first_o draw_v off_o pythagoras_n from_o another_o course_n of_o life_n to_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n pherecydes_n syrus_n say_v cicero_n primus_fw-la dixit_fw-la animos_fw-la hominum_fw-la esse_fw-la sempiternos_fw-la and_o thales_n in_o a_o epistle_n direct_v to_o he_o congratulate_v his_o be_v the_o first_o that_o have_v design_v to_o write_v to_o the_o greek_n concern_v divine_a thing_n which_o thales_n also_o who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o jonick_a succession_n of_o philosopher_n as_o pythagoras_n of_o the_o italic_a be_v join_v with_o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n by_o the_o writer_n de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o these_o determine_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a make_v it_o to_o be_v natural_o self-moving_a or_o self-active_a and_o a_o intelligible_a substance_n that_o be_v not_o sensible_a now_o he_o that_o determine_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a must_v needs_o hold_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a much_o more_o aquam_fw-la dixit_fw-la thales_n esse_fw-la initium_fw-la rerum_fw-la say_v cicero_n deum_fw-la autem_fw-la eam_fw-la mentem_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la aqua_fw-la cuncta_fw-la fingeret_fw-la thales_n say_v that_o water_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o corporeal_a thing_n but_o that_o god_n be_v that_o mind_n which_o form_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o water_n for_o thales_n be_v a_o phoenician_n by_o extraction_n and_o according_o seem_v to_o have_v receive_v his_o two_o principle_n from_o thence_o water_n and_o the_o divine_a spirit_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v thus_o
fall_v down_o into_o these_o earthly_a body_n but_o the_o full_a record_n of_o the_o empedoclean_a philosophy_n concern_v the_o soul_n be_v contain_v in_o this_o of_o hierocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n fall_v from_o his_o happy_a state_n as_o empedocles_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v by_o be_v a_o fugitive_n apostate_n and_o wanderer_n from_o god_n act_v with_o a_o certain_a mad_a and_o irrational_a strife_n or_o contention_n but_o he_o ascend_v again_o and_o recover_v his_o former_a state_n if_o he_o decline_v and_o avoid_v these_o earthly_a thing_n and_o despise_v this_o unpleasant_a and_o wretched_a place_n where_o murder_n and_o wrath_n and_o a_o troop_n of_o all_o other_o mischief_n reign_v into_o which_o place_n they_o who_o fall_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o through_o the_o field_n of_o ate_n and_o darkness_n but_o the_o desire_n of_o he_o that_o flee_v from_o this_o field_n of_o ate_n carry_v he_o on_o towards_o the_o field_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o soul_n at_o first_o relinquish_a and_o lose_v its_o wing_n fall_v down_o into_o this_o earthly_a body_n deprive_v of_o its_o happy_a life_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v derive_v from_o empedocles_n and_o the_o pythagorean_n now_o from_o what_o have_v be_v already_o cite_v it_o be_v sufficient_o manifest_a that_o empedocles_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v either_o a_o atheist_n or_o corporealist_n that_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o rank_a pythagorist_n as_o he_o be_v here_o call_v and_o we_o may_v add_v hereunto_o what_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n observe_v that_o according_a to_o empedocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o we_o live_v holy_o and_o just_o we_o shall_v be_v happy_a here_o and_o more_o happy_a after_o our_o departure_n hence_o have_v our_o happiness_n not_o necessary_o confine_v to_o time_n but_o be_v able_a to_o rest_n and_o fix_v in_o it_o to_o all_o eternity_n feast_v with_o the_o other_o immortal_a being_n etc._n etc._n we_o may_v also_o take_v notice_n how_o beside_o the_o immortal_a soul_n of_o man_n he_o acknowledge_v daemon_n or_o angel_n declare_v that_o some_o of_o these_o fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o be_v since_o prosecute_v by_o a_o divine_a nemesis_n or_o these_o in_o plutarch_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o empedoclean_a daemon_n lapse_v from_o heaven_n and_o pursue_v with_o divine_a vengeance_n who_o restless_a torment_n be_v there_o describe_v in_o several_a verse_n of_o he_o and_o we_o may_v observe_v likewise_o how_o he_o acknowledge_v a_o natural_a and_o immutable_a justice_n which_o be_v not_o topical_a and_o confine_v to_o place_n and_o country_n and_o relative_n to_o particular_a law_n but_o catholic_n and_o universal_a and_o every_o where_o the_o same_o through_o infinite_a light_n and_o space_n as_o he_o express_v it_o with_o poetic_a pomp_n and_o bravery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o assert_v of_o natural_a morality_n be_v no_o small_a argument_n of_o a_o theist_n but_o what_o then_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o those_o other_o thing_n which_o empedocles_n be_v charge_v with_o by_o aristotle_n that_o seem_v to_o have_v so_o rank_a a_o smell_n of_o atheism_n certain_o those_o mongril_n and_o biforme_a animal_n that_o be_v say_v to_o have_v spring_v up_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n by_o chance_n look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v more_o akin_a to_o democritus_n than_o empedocles_n and_o probable_o it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o copy_n that_o it_o be_v read_v otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o other_o philosopher_n that_o i_o know_v of_o that_o can_v ever_o find_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o empedocles_n his_o poem_n but_o for_o the_o rest_n if_o aristotle_n do_v not_o misrepresent_v empedocles_n as_o he_o often_o do_v plato_n than_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o he_o be_v a_o mechanical_a physiologer_n as_o well_o as_o theologer_n do_v something_o too_o much_o indulge_v to_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o extravagancy_n that_o mechanical_a philosopher_n and_o atomist_n have_v be_v always_o more_o or_o less_o subject_a to_o but_o aristotle_n do_v not_o charge_n empedocles_n with_o resolve_v all_o thing_n into_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n as_o some_o philosopher_n have_v do_v of_o late_a who_o yet_o pretend_v to_o be_v theist_n and_o incorporealist_n but_o only_o that_o he_o will_v explain_v some_o thing_n in_o that_o way_n nay_o he_o clear_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o empedocles_n and_o the_o democritick_n atheist_n in_o those_o word_n subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v empedocles_n resolve_v some_o thing_n in_o the_o fabric_n and_o structure_n of_o animal_n into_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n but_o there_o be_v certain_a other_o philosopher_n namely_o leucippus_n and_o democritus_n who_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o animal_n to_o be_v make_v by_o chance_n and_o the_o fortuitous_a motion_n of_o atom_n without_o a_o deity_n it_o seem_v very_o plain_a that_o empedocles_n his_o philia_n and_o nichos_n his_o friendship_n and_o discord_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o active_a cause_n and_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o universe_n be_v a_o certain_a plastic_a power_n superior_a to_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n and_o aristotle_n himself_o acknowledge_v somewhere_o as_o much_o and_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o that_o according_a to_o empedocles_n the_o order_n and_o system_v of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o the_o result_n of_o material_a cause_n and_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n but_o of_o a_o divine_a wisdom_n assign_v to_o every_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o such_o a_o place_n as_o nature_n will_v give_v it_o but_o such_o as_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a simplicius_n who_o have_v read_v empedocles_n acquaint_v we_o that_o he_o make_v two_o world_n the_o one_o intellectual_a the_o other_o sensible_a and_o the_o former_a of_o these_o to_o be_v the_o exemplar_n and_o archetype_n of_o the_o latter_a and_o so_o the_o writer_n de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la observe_v that_o empedocles_n make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d two_o sun_n the_o one_o archetypal_a and_o intelligible_a the_o other_o apparent_a or_o sensible_a but_o i_o need_v take_v no_o more_o pain_n to_o purge_v empedocles_n from_o those_o two_o imputation_n of_o corporealism_n and_o atheism_n since_o he_o have_v so_o full_o confute_v they_o himself_o in_o those_o fragment_n of_o his_o still_o extant_a first_o by_o express_v such_o a_o hearty_a resentment_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o wretchedness_n and_o sottishness_n of_o atheism_n in_o these_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o sense_n he_o be_v happy_a who_o have_v his_o mind_n rich_o fraught_v and_o store_v with_o the_o treasure_n of_o divine_a knowledge_n but_o he_o miserable_a who_o mind_n be_v darken_v as_o to_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n and_o second_o by_o deny_v god_n to_o have_v any_o humane_a form_n or_o member_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n or_o otherwise_o to_o be_v corporeal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o positive_o affirm_v what_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o a_o holy_a and_o ineffable_a mind_n that_o by_o swift_a thought_n agitate_v the_o whole_a world_n xxv_o and_o now_o we_o shall_v speak_v something_o also_o of_o anaxagoras_n have_v show_v before_o that_o he_o be_v a_o spurious_a atomist_n for_o he_o likewise_o agree_v with_o the_o other_o atomist_n in_o this_o that_o he_o assert_v incorporeal_a substance_n in_o general_a as_o the_o active_a cause_n and_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o universe_n and_o particular_o a_o incorporeal_a deity_n distinct_a from_o the_o world_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v beside_o atom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o plato_n a_o order_v and_o dispose_v mind_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o mind_n as_o aristotle_n tell_v we_o he_o make_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_o simple_a unmixed_a and_o pure_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o he_o suppose_v this_o to_o be_v that_o which_o bring_v the_o confuse_a chaos_n of_o omnisarious_a atom_n into_o that_o orderly_a compage_n of_o the_o world_n that_o now_o be_v xxvi_o and_o by_o this_o time_n we_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o those_o atomical_a physiologer_n that_o
figure_n site_n and_o motion_n and_o partly_o something_o that_o be_v fantastical_a in_o the_o sentient_a that_o the_o atomical_a physiology_n do_v emerge_n after_o this_o manner_n from_o that_o principle_n of_o reason_n that_o nothing_o come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o may_v be_v further_o convince_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o aristotle_n write_v thus_o concern_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ancient_a physiologer_n conclude_v that_o because_o contrary_n be_v make_v out_o of_o one_o another_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v before_o one_o way_n or_o other_o inexistent_a argue_v in_o this_o manner_n that_o if_o whatsoever_o be_v make_v must_v needs_o be_v make_v out_o of_o something_o or_o out_o of_o nothing_o and_o this_o latter_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o be_v impossible_a according_a to_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a physiologer_n than_o it_o follow_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o corporeal_a thing_n be_v make_v or_o generate_v out_o of_o thing_n that_o be_v real_o before_o and_o inexistent_a though_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o smallness_n of_o their_o bulk_n they_o be_v insensible_a to_o we_o where_o aristotle_n plain_o intimate_v that_o all_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n whosoever_o insist_v upon_o this_o principle_n that_o nothing_o come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o be_v one_o way_n or_o other_o atomical_a and_o do_v resolve_v all_o corporeal_a thing_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certain_a moleculae_fw-la or_o corpuscula_fw-la which_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o smallness_n be_v insensible_a to_o we_o that_o be_v into_o atom_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o these_o atomist_n forasmuch_o as_o anaxagoras_n be_v such_o a_o atomist_n as_o do_v notwithstanding_o hold_v form_n and_o quality_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o mechanical_a modification_n of_o body_n for_o he_o not_o be_v able_a as_o it_o seem_v well_o to_o understand_v that_o other_o atomical_a physiology_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o explode_v quality_n salve_v all_o corporeal_a phaenomena_n by_o mechanism_n and_o fancy_n and_o yet_o acknowledge_v that_o that_o principle_n of_o they_o which_o they_o go_v upon_o must_v needs_o be_v true_a that_o nothing_o can_v of_o itself_o come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o frame_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o atomology_n of_o his_o own_o in_o suppose_v the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n or_o mass_n of_o matter_n to_o consist_v of_o similar_v atom_n that_o be_v such_o as_o be_v original_o endue_v with_o all_o those_o different_a form_n and_o quality_n that_o be_v vulgar_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o body_n some_o bony_n some_o fleshy_a some_o fiery_a some_o watery_a some_o white_a some_o black_a some_o bitter_a some_o sweet_a and_o the_o like_a so_o that_o all_o body_n whatsoever_o have_v some_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o these_o atom_n which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n infinite_a specifical_o differ_v from_o one_o another_o in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o every_o thing_n mingle_v together_o because_o they_o see_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o every_o thing_n but_o that_o thing_n seem_v to_o differ_v from_o one_o another_o and_o be_v denominate_v to_o be_v this_o or_o that_o from_o those_o atom_n which_o be_v most_o predominant_a in_o the_o mixture_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o multiplicity_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o all_o the_o generation_n corruption_n and_o alteration_n of_o body_n be_v make_v by_o nothing_o but_o the_o concretion_n and_o secretion_n of_o inexistent_n and_o preexistent_a atom_n of_o different_a form_n and_o quality_n without_o the_o production_n of_o any_o new_a form_n and_o quality_n out_o of_o nothing_o or_o the_o reduction_n of_o any_o into_o nothing_o this_o very_a account_n aristotle_n give_v of_o the_o anaxagorean_n hypothesis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anaxagoras_n seem_v therefore_o to_o make_v infinite_a atom_n endue_v with_o several_a form_n and_o quality_n to_o be_v the_o element_n of_o body_n because_o he_o suppose_v that_o common_a opinion_n of_o physiologer_n to_o be_v true_a that_o nothing_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o but_o all_o the_o other_o ancient_a physiologer_n that_o be_v before_o anaxagoras_n and_o likewise_o those_o after_o he_o who_o insist_v upon_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o nothing_o come_v from_o nothing_o do_v not_o anaxagorize_v as_o empedocles_n democritus_n and_o protagoras_n must_v needs_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dissimilar_v moleculae_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d atom_n unformed_a and_o unqualified_a otherwise_o than_o by_o magnitude_n figure_n and_o motion_n to_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o body_n and_o cashier_v form_n and_o quality_n as_o real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n resolve_v all_o corporeal_a phaenomena_n into_o mechanism_n and_o fancy_n because_o if_o no_o real_a entity_n can_v come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o than_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o either_o these_o corporeal_a form_n and_o quality_n be_v real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n shall_v exist_v before_o generation_n and_o after_o corruption_n in_o certain_a insensible_a atom_n original_o such_o according_a to_o the_o anaxagorean_n doctrine_n or_o else_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n but_o only_o the_o different_a modification_n and_o mechanism_n of_o it_o together_o with_o different_a fancy_n and_o thus_o we_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o genuine_a atomical_a physiology_n do_v spring_v original_o from_o this_o principle_n of_o reason_n that_o no_o real_a entity_n do_v of_o itself_o come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o xxix_o now_o we_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n show_v how_o this_o very_a same_o principle_n of_o reason_n which_o induce_v the_o ancient_n to_o reject_v substantial_a form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n and_o to_o physiologize_v atomical_o lead_v they_o also_o unavoidable_o to_o assert_v incorporeal_a substance_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o animal_n be_v such_o neither_o generate_v nor_o corrupt_v they_o have_v argue_v against_o substantial_a form_n and_o quality_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o this_o manner_n that_o since_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n be_v suppose_v by_o all_o to_o be_v generate_v and_o corrupt_v make_v anew_o out_o of_o nothing_o and_o destroy_v to_o nothing_o that_o therefore_o they_o can_v not_o be_v real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n but_o only_o different_a modification_n of_o it_o in_o respect_n of_o figure_n site_n and_o motion_n cause_v different_a sensation_n in_o we_o and_o be_v all_o to_o be_v resolve_v into_o mechanism_n and_o fancy_n for_o as_o for_o that_o conceit_n of_o anaxagoras_n of_o prae_fw-la and_o post-existent_a atom_n endue_v with_o all_o those_o several_a form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n ingenerable_o and_o incorruptible_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o adulteration_n of_o the_o genuine_a atomical_a philosophy_n and_o a_o mere_a dream_n of_o he_o in_o which_o very_o few_o follow_v he_o and_o now_o they_o argue_v contrariwise_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o animal_n in_o this_o manner_n because_o they_o be_v plain_o real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n and_o its_o modification_n and_o man_n and_o brute_n be_v not_o mere_a machines_n neither_o can_v life_n and_o cogitation_n sense_n and_o consciousness_n reason_n and_o understanding_n appetite_n and_o will_n ever_o result_v from_o magnitude_n figure_n sites_n and_o motion_n that_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o corporeal_o generate_v and_o corrupt_v as_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o real_a entity_n to_o be_v make_v or_o generate_v from_o nothing_o preexi_v now_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o soul_n and_o mind_n reason_n and_o understanding_n nor_o indeed_o of_o cogitation_n and_o life_n contain_v in_o the_o modification_n and_o mechanism_n of_o body_n and_o therefore_o to_o make_v soul_n and_o mind_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o body_n whensoever_o a_o man_n be_v generate_v will_v be_v plain_o to_o make_v a_o real_a entity_n to_o come_v out_o of_o nothing_o which_o be_v impossible_a i_o say_v because_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n be_v generate_v and_o corrupt_v make_a and_o unmake_v in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n therefore_o they_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v not_o real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o body_n and_o its_o various_a modification_n but_o because_o soul_n and_o mind_n be_v plain_o a_o real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o body_n its_o modification_n and_o mechanism_n that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n generate_v and_o corrupt_v make_a and_o unmake_v but_o such_o as_o have_v a_o be_v of_o its_o own_o a_o substantial_a thing_n by_o
itself_o real_a entity_n and_o substance_n be_v not_o generate_v and_o corrupt_v but_o only_a modification_n wherefore_o these_o ancient_n apprehend_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o animal_n and_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o other_o inanimate_a body_n and_o consequent_o betwixt_o their_o several_a production_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o inanimate_a body_n there_o be_v no_o new_a real_a entity_n acquire_v distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o but_o only_o a_o peculiar_a modification_n of_o it_o the_o form_n of_o stone_n or_o of_o timber_n of_o blood_n flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o such_o other_o natural_a body_n generate_v be_v no_o more_o a_o distinct_a substance_n or_o entity_n from_o the_o matter_n than_o the_o form_n of_o a_o house_n stool_n or_o table_n be_v there_o be_v no_o more_o new_a entity_n acquire_v in_o the_o generation_n of_o natural_a body_n than_o there_o be_v in_o 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soul_n and_o incorporeal_a inhabitant_n dwell_v in_o the_o one_o and_o act_n of_o it_o which_o the_o other_o be_v now_o desert_v of_o and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o anaxagoras_n himself_o who_o make_v bony_a and_o fleshy_a atom_n hot_a and_o cold_a red_a and_o green_n and_o the_o like_a which_o he_o suppose_v to_o exist_v before_o generation_n and_o after_o corruption_n always_o immutable_o the_o same_o that_o so_o nothing_o may_v come_v from_o nothing_o and_o go_v to_o nothing_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o make_v any_o animalish_n atom_n sensitive_a and_o rational_a the_o reason_n whereof_o can_v not_o be_v because_o he_o do_v not_o think_v sense_n and_o understanding_n to_o be_v as_o real_a entity_n as_o hot_a and_o cold_a red_a and_o green_a but_o because_o they_o can_v not_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v corporeal_a form_n and_o quality_n but_o must_v needs_o belong_v to_o another_o substance_n that_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o therefore_o anaxagoras_n can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o soul_n and_o life_n do_v prae_fw-la and_o post-exist_a by_o themselves_o as_o well_o as_o those_o corporeal_a form_n and_o quality_n in_o his_o similar_v atom_n xxx_o and_o now_o it_o be_v already_o manifest_a that_o from_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o reason_n before_o mention_v that_o nothing_o of_o itself_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v induce_v likewise_o to_o assert_v the_o soul_n immortality_n together_o with_o its_o incorporeity_n or_o distinctness_n from_o the_o body_n no_o substantial_a entity_n ever_o vanish_v of_o itself_o into_o nothing_o for_o if_o it_o do_v then_o in_o length_n of_o time_n all_o may_v come_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o substantial_a entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n and_o not_o the_o mere_a modification_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o when_o a_o man_n die_v his_o soul_n must_v still_o remain_v and_o continue_v to_o have_v a_o be_v somewhere_o else_o in_o the_o universe_n all_o the_o change_n that_o be_v in_o nature_n be_v either_o accidental_a transformation_n and_o different_a modification_n of_o the_o same_o substance_n or_o else_o they_o be_v conjunction_n and_o separation_n or_o anagrammatical_a transposition_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o whole_a remain_v always_o entire_o the_o same_o the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n of_o inanimate_a body_n be_v but_o like_o the_o make_n of_o a_o house_n stool_n or_o table_n and_o the_o unmaking_n or_o mar_v of_o they_o again_o either_o different_a modification_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o substance_n or_o else_o divers_a mixture_n and_o separation_n concretion_n and_o secretion_n and_o the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n of_o animal_n be_v likewise_o nothing_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o conjunction_n of_o soul_n together_o with_o such_o particular_a body_n and_o the_o separation_n of_o they_o again_o from_o one_o another_o and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v the_o anagrammatical_a transposition_n of_o they_o in_o the_o universe_n that_o soul_n and_o life_n that_o be_v now_o flee_v and_o go_v from_o a_o lifeless_a carcase_n be_v only_o a_o loss_n to_o that_o particular_a body_n or_o compage_n of_o matter_n which_o by_o mean_n thereof_o be_v now_o disanimate_v but_o it_o be_v no_o loss_n to_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v but_o transpose_v in_o the_o universe_n and_o lodge_v somewhere_o else_o xxxi_o it_o be_v also_o further_o evident_a that_o this_o same_o principle_n which_o thus_o lead_v the_o ancient_n to_o hold_v the_o soul_n immortality_n or_o its_o future_a permanency_n after_o death_n must_v needs_o determine_v they_o likewise_o to_o maintain_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o preexistence_n and_o consequent_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o transmigration_n for_o that_o which_o do_v preexist_v before_o the_o generation_n of_o any_o animal_n and_o be_v then_o somewhere_o else_o must_v needs_o transmigrate_v into_o the_o body_n of_o that_o animal_n where_o now_o it_o be_v but_o as_o for_o that_o other_o transmigration_n of_o human_a soul_n into_o the_o body_n of_o brute_n though_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o many_o of_o these_o ancient_n admit_v it_o also_o yet_o timaeus_n locrus_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n reject_v it_o any_o otherwise_o than_o as_o it_o may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o allegorical_a description_n of_o that_o beastly_a transformation_n that_o be_v make_v of_o man_n soul_n by_o vice_n aristotle_n tell_v we_o again_o agreeable_o to_o what_o be_v declare_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v afraid_a of_o nothing_o more_o than_o this_o one_o thing_n that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o preexistent_a and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o conclude_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o animal_n preexi_v before_o their_o generation_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o 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to_o exist_v in_o this_o present_a humane_a form_n and_o from_o thence_o it_o appear_v to_o
generation_n but_o only_o such_o as_o be_v out_o of_o nothing_o nor_o corruption_n but_o such_o as_o be_v into_o nothing_o which_o as_o we_o have_v already_o intimate_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v different_o in_o respect_n to_o inanimate_a and_o animate_v thing_n for_o in_o thing_n inanimate_a there_o be_v nothing_o produce_v or_o destroy_v because_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o they_o be_v no_o entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n but_o only_o diverse_a mixture_n and_o modification_n but_o in_o animate_v thing_n where_o the_o soul_n be_v real_a entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n there_o be_v nothing_o produce_v nor_o destroy_v neither_o because_o those_o soul_n do_v both_o exist_v before_o their_o generation_n and_o after_o their_o corruption_n which_o business_n as_o to_o man_n and_o soul_n be_v again_o more_o full_o express_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o good_a and_o ill_n do_v first_o we_o here_o attend_v and_o not_o from_o time_n before_o the_o soul_n descend_v that_o here_o alone_o we_o live_v and_o when_o hence_o we_o depart_v we_o forthwith_o then_o turn_v to_o our_o old_a nonentity_n again_o certes_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v by_o wise_a and_o learned_a men._n wherefore_o according_a to_o empedocles_n this_o be_v to_o be_v account_v one_o of_o the_o vulgar_a error_n that_o man_n then_o only_o have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v capable_a of_o good_a and_o evil_a when_o they_o live_v here_o that_o which_o be_v call_v life_n but_o that_o both_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o after_o they_o be_v dead_a they_o be_v perfect_o nothing_o and_o beside_o empedocles_n the_o same_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o greek_a tragedian_n also_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o nothing_o die_v or_o utter_o perish_v but_o thing_n be_v various_o concrete_v and_o secrete_v transpose_v and_o modify_v change_v their_o form_n and_o shape_v only_o and_o be_v put_v into_o a_o new_a dress_n agreeable_o whereunto_o plato_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ancient_a tradition_n or_o doctrine_n before_o his_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o as_o well_o the_o live_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o dead_a out_o of_o the_o live_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o constant_a circle_n of_o nature_n moreover_o the_o same_o philosopher_n acquaint_v we_o that_o some_o of_o those_o ancient_n be_v not_o without_o suspicion_n that_o what_o be_v now_o call_v death_n be_v to_o man_n more_o proper_o a_o nativity_n or_o birth_n into_o life_n and_o what_o be_v call_v generation_n into_o life_n be_v comparative_o rather_o to_o be_v account_v a_o sink_n into_o death_n the_o former_a be_v the_o soul_n ascent_n out_o of_o these_o gross_a terrestrial_a body_n to_o a_o body_n more_o thin_a and_o subtle_a and_o the_o latter_a its_o descent_n from_o a_o pure_a body_n to_o that_o which_o be_v more_o crass_n and_o terrestrial_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o know_v whether_o that_o which_o be_v call_v live_v be_v not_o indeed_o rather_o die_v and_o that_o which_o be_v call_v die_v live_a moreover_o that_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o pythagoras_n himself_o that_o no_o real_a entity_n perish_v in_o corruption_n nor_o be_v produce_v in_o generation_n but_o only_o new_a modification_n and_o transposition_n make_v be_v full_o express_v by_o the_o latin_a poet_n both_o as_o to_o inanimate_a and_o to_o animate_v thing_n of_o the_o first_o thus_o nec_fw-la perit_fw-la in_o tanto_fw-la quicquam_fw-la mihi_fw-la credit_n mundo_fw-la sed_fw-la variat_fw-la faciemque_fw-la novat_fw-la nascique_fw-la voco_fw-la incipere_fw-la esse_fw-la aliud_fw-la quà m_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la antè_fw-la morique_fw-la desinere_fw-la illud_fw-la idem_fw-la cum_fw-la sint_fw-la huc_fw-la forsitan_fw-la illa_fw-la haec_fw-la translata_fw-la illuc_fw-la summâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la omne_fw-la constant_a of_o the_o second_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n be_v immortal_a do_v preexist_v and_o do_v transmigrate_v from_o the_o same_o ground_n after_o this_o manner_n omnia_fw-la mutantur_fw-la nihil_fw-la interit_fw-la errat_fw-la &_o illinc_fw-la huc_fw-la venit_fw-la hinc_fw-la illuc_fw-la &_o quoslibet_fw-la occupo_fw-la artus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la éque_fw-la feris_n humana_fw-la in_o corpora_fw-la transit_fw-la inque_fw-la feras_fw-la noster_fw-la nec_fw-la tempore_fw-la deperit_fw-la ullo_fw-la utque_fw-la novis_fw-la facilis_fw-la signatur_fw-la cera_n figuris_fw-la nec_fw-la manet_fw-la ut_fw-la fuerat_fw-la nec_fw-la formas_fw-la seruat_fw-la easdem_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la ipsa_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la animam_fw-la sic_fw-la semper_fw-la eandem_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o varias_fw-la doceo_fw-la migrare_fw-la figuras_fw-la wherefore_o though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o have_v not_o be_v common_o take_v notice_n of_o of_o late_a yet_o we_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v unquestionable_o true_a that_o all_o those_o ancient_a philosopher_n who_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o this_o principle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o real_a entity_n be_v either_o generate_v or_o corrupt_v do_v therein_o at_o once_o drive_v at_o these_o two_o thing_n first_o the_o establish_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o all_o soul_n their_o prae_fw-la and_o post-existence_n forasmuch_o as_o be_v entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n they_o can_v neither_o be_v generate_v nor_o corrupt_v and_o second_o the_o make_n of_o corporeal_a form_n and_o quality_n to_o be_v no_o real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n and_o the_o mechanism_n thereof_o because_o they_o be_v thing_n generate_v and_o corrupt_v and_o have_v no_o prae_fw-la and_o post-existence_n anaxagoras_n in_o this_o latter_a be_v the_o only_a dissenter_n who_o suppose_v those_o form_n and_o quality_n to_o be_v real_a entity_n likewise_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o body_n therefore_o attribute_v perpetuity_n of_o be_v to_o they_o also_o prae_fw-la and_o post-existence_n in_o similar_v atom_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n and_o now_o we_o have_v make_v it_o sufficient_o evident_a that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o incorporeity_n and_o immortality_n of_o soul_n we_o may_v add_v also_o of_o their_o preexistence_n and_o transmigration_n have_v the_o same_o original_a and_o stand_v upon_o the_o same_o basis_n with_o the_o atomical_a pysiology_n and_o therefore_o it_o ought_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o what_o we_o affirm_v before_o that_o the_o same_o philosopher_n and_o pythagorean_n assert_v both_o those_o doctrine_n and_o that_o the_o ancient_a atomist_n be_v both_o theist_n and_o incorporealist_n xxxiv_o but_o now_o to_o declare_v our_o sense_n free_o concern_v this_o philosophy_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o prodigious_o paradoxical_a in_o respect_n of_o that_o pre-existence_n and_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n we_o conceive_v indeed_o that_o this_o ratiocination_n of_o they_o from_o that_o principle_n that_o nothing_o natural_o or_o of_o itself_o come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o be_v not_o only_o firm_o conclusive_a against_o substantial_a form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n real_o distinct_a from_o their_o substance_n but_o also_o for_o substantial_a incorporeal_a soul_n and_o their_o ingenerability_n out_o of_o the_o matter_n and_o particular_o for_o the_o future_a immortality_n or_o post-existence_n of_o all_o humane_a soul_n for_o since_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a modification_n of_o body_n or_o matter_n but_o a_o entity_n and_o substance_n real_o distinct_a from_o it_o we_o have_v no_o more_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o they_o can_v ever_o of_o themselves_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o than_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o corporeal_a world_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o can_v do_v so_o for_o that_o in_o the_o consumption_n of_o body_n by_o fire_n or_o age_n or_o the_o like_a there_o be_v the_o destruction_n of_o any_o real_a substance_n into_o nothing_o be_v now_o general_o explode_v as_o a_o idiotical_a conceit_n and_o certain_o it_o can_v be_v a_o jot_n less_o idiotical_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o rational_a soul_n in_o death_n be_v utter_o extinguish_v moreover_o we_o add_v also_o that_o this_o ratiocination_n of_o the_o ancient_n will_v be_v altogether_o as_o firm_a and_o irrefragable_a likewise_o for_o the_o pre-existence_n and_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v for_o their_o post-existence_n and_o future_a immortality_n do_v we_o not_o as_o indeed_o we_o do_v suppose_v soul_n to_o be_v create_v by_o god_n immediate_o and_o infuse_v in_o generation_n for_o they_o be_v unquestionable_o a_o distinct_a substance_n from_o the_o body_n and_o no_o substance_n according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n come_v out_o of_o nothing_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n either_o preexist_v in_o the_o universe_n before_o generation_n and_o
transmigrate_v into_o their_o respective_a body_n or_o else_o come_v from_o god_n immediate_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o and_o who_o at_o first_o create_v all_o that_o substance_n that_o now_o be_v in_o the_o world_n beside_o himself_o now_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o those_o ancient_a philosopher_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v of_o they_o judge_v it_o altogether_o incongruous_a to_o bring_v god_n upon_o the_o stage_n perpetual_o and_o make_v he_o immediate_o interpose_v every_o where_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n and_o all_o other_o animal_n by_o the_o miraculous_a production_n of_o soul_n out_o of_o nothing_o notwithstanding_o which_v if_o we_o well_o consider_v it_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o there_o may_v be_v very_o good_a reason_n on_o the_o other_o side_n for_o the_o successive_a divine_a creation_n of_o soul_n namely_o that_o god_n do_v not_o do_v all_o at_o first_o that_o ever_o he_o can_v or_o will_v do_v and_o put_v forth_o all_o his_o creative_a vigour_n at_o once_o in_o a_o moment_n ever_o afterward_o remain_v a_o spectator_n only_o of_o the_o consequent_a result_v and_o permit_v nature_n to_o do_v all_o alone_a without_o the_o least_o interposition_n of_o he_o at_o any_o time_n just_a as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o in_o the_o world_n for_o this_o may_v be_v and_o indeed_o often_o have_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o such_o a_o hypothesis_n as_o this_o to_o make_v man_n think_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n in_o the_o world_n but_o blind_a and_o dark_a nature_n god_n may_v also_o for_o other_o good_a and_o wise_a end_n unknown_a to_o we_o reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o continual_a exercise_n of_o this_o his_o creative_a power_n in_o the_o successive_a production_n of_o new_a soul_n and_o yet_o these_o soul_n nevertheless_o after_o they_o be_v once_o bring_v forth_o into_o be_v will_v notwithstanding_o their_o juniority_n continue_v as_o firm_o in_o the_o same_o without_o vanish_v of_o themselves_o into_o nothing_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o senseless_a matter_n that_o be_v create_v many_o thousand_o year_n before_o will_v do_v and_o thus_o our_o vulgar_a hypothesis_n of_o the_o new_a creation_n of_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v rational_a in_o itself_o so_o it_o do_v sufficient_o salve_v their_o incorporeity_n their_o future_a immortality_n or_o post-eternity_n without_o introduce_v those_o offensive_a absurdity_n of_o their_o preexistence_n and_o transmigration_n xxxv_o but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o who_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v allow_v a_o future_a immortality_n or_o post-existence_n to_o all_o soul_n and_o therefore_o to_o those_o of_o brute_n which_o consequent_o must_v have_v their_o successive_a transmigration_n will_v conclude_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o brute_n as_o likewise_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n in_o man_n to_o be_v corporeal_a and_o only_o allow_v the_o rational_a soul_n to_o be_v distinct_a from_o matter_n to_o these_o we_o have_v only_o thus_o much_o to_o say_v that_o they_o who_o will_v attribute_v life_n sense_n cogitation_n consciousness_n and_o self-enjoyment_n not_o without_o some_o footstep_n of_o reason_n many_o time_n to_o blood_n and_o brain_n or_o mere_a organise_v body_n in_o brute_n will_v never_o be_v able_a clear_o to_o defend_v the_o incorporeity_n and_o immortality_n of_o humane_a soul_n as_o most_o probable_o they_o do_v not_o intend_v any_o such_o thing_n for_o either_o all_o conscious_a and_o cogitative_a being_n be_v incorporeal_a or_o else_o nothing_o can_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v incorporeal_a from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v also_o that_o there_o be_v no_o deity_n distinct_a from_o the_o corporeal_a world_n but_o though_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o very_o great_a reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v absurd_a to_o grant_v perpetuity_n of_o duration_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n any_o more_o than_o to_o every_o atom_n of_o matter_n or_o particle_n of_o dust_n that_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n yet_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o suggest_v something_o towards_o the_o ease_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o who_o be_v so_o much_o burden_a with_o this_o difficulty_n viz._n that_o they_o may_v if_o they_o please_v suppose_v the_o soul_n of_o brute_n be_v but_o so_o many_o particular_a eradiation_n or_o efflux_n from_o that_o source_n of_o life_n above_o whensoever_o and_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v any_o fit_o prepare_v matter_n capable_a to_o receive_v they_o and_o to_o be_v actuate_v by_o they_o to_o have_v a_o sense_n and_o frution_n of_o themselves_o in_o it_o so_o long_o as_o it_o continue_v such_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o those_o organise_v body_n of_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o indisposition_n become_v uncapable_a of_o be_v further_o act_v upon_o by_o they_o then_o to_o be_v resume_v again_o and_o retract_v back_o to_o their_o original_a head_n and_o fountain_n since_o it_o can_v be_v doubt_v but_o what_o create_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o or_o send_v it_o forth_o from_o itself_o by_o free_a and_o voluntary_a emanation_n may_v be_v able_a either_o to_o retract_v the_o same_o back_n again_o to_o its_o original_a source_n or_o else_o to_o annihilate_v it_o at_o pleasure_n and_o i_o find_v that_o there_o have_v not_o want_v some_o among_o the_o gentile_a philosopher_n themselves_o who_o have_v entertain_v this_o opinion_n whereof_o porphyry_n be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o irrational_a power_n be_v resolve_v into_o the_o life_n of_o the_o whole_a xxxvi_o neither_o will_v this_o at_o all_o weaken_v the_o future_a immortality_n or_o post-eternity_n of_o humane_a soul_n for_o if_o we_o be_v indeed_o theist_n and_o do_v in_o very_o good_a earnest_n believe_v a_o deity_n according_a to_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o it_o we_o must_v then_o needs_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o create_v be_v whatsoever_o owe_v the_o continuation_n and_o perpetuity_n of_o its_o existence_n not_o to_o any_o necessity_n of_o nature_n without_o god_n and_o independent_o upon_o he_o but_o to_o the_o divine_a will_v only_o and_o therefore_o though_o we_o have_v nâ—ver_o so_o much_o rational_a and_o philosophical_a assurance_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v immaterial_a substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o for_o all_o that_o have_v any_o absolute_a certainty_n of_o their_o post-eternity_n any_o otherwise_o than_o as_o it_o may_v be_v derive_v to_o we_o from_o the_o immutability_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o will_n which_o do_v always_o that_o which_o be_v best_a for_o the_o essential_a goodness_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v the_o only_a stability_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o for_o aught_o we_o mortal_n know_v there_o may_v be_v good_a reason_n why_o that_o grace_n or_o favour_n of_o future_a immortality_n and_o post-eternity_n that_o be_v indulge_v to_o humane_a soul_n endue_v with_o reason_n morality_n and_o liberty_n of_o will_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o commendation_n and_o blame_v reward_v and_o punishment_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v object_n for_o divine_a justice_n to_o display_v itself_o upon_o after_o this_o life_n in_o different_a retribution_n may_v notwithstanding_o be_v deny_v to_o those_o low_a life_n and_o more_o contemptible_a soul_n of_o brute_n alike_o devoid_a both_o of_o morality_n and_o liberty_n xxxvii_o but_o if_o any_o for_o all_o this_o will_v still_o obstinate_o contend_v for_o that_o ancient_a pythagorick_a and_o empedoclean_a hypothesis_n that_o all_o life_n and_o soul_n whatsoever_o be_v as_o old_a as_o the_o first_o creation_n and_o will_v continue_v to_o eternity_n or_o as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n do_v as_o a_o thing_n more_o reasonable_a and_o probable_a than_o our_o continual_a creation_n of_o new_a soul_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o become_v junior_n both_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o their_o own_o body_n and_o whereby_o also_o as_o they_o pretend_v the_o divine_a creative_a power_n be_v make_v too_o cheap_a and_o prostitute_v a_o thing_n as_o be_v famulative_a always_o to_o brutish_a and_o many_o time_n to_o unlawful_a lust_n and_o undue_a conjunction_n but_o especial_o than_o the_o continual_a decreation_n and_o annihilation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v very_o unwilling_a to_o acknowledge_v thus_o much_o to_o they_o that_o indeed_o of_o the_o two_o this_o opinion_n be_v more_o reasonable_a and_o tolerable_a than_o that_o other_o extravagancy_n of_o those_o who_o will_v either_o make_v all_o soul_n to_o be_v generate_v and_o consequent_o to_o be_v corporeal_a or_o at_o least_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n both_o in_o man_n and_o brute_n for_o beside_o the_o monstrosity_n of_o this_o latter_a opinion_n in_o make_v two_o distinct_a soul_n and_o perceptive_a substance_n in_o every_o man_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n sufficient_o confute_v by_o internal_a sense_n it_o leave_v we_o also_o in_o a_o absolute_a impossibility_n of_o prove_v the_o immortality_n of_o
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cold_a red_a and_o green_n bitter_a and_o sweet_a and_o the_o like_a which_o therefore_o must_v needs_o owe_v their_o be_v to_o some_o activity_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o and_o this_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o make_v it_o incorporeal_a last_o from_o this_o philosophy_n it_o be_v also_o manifest_a that_o sense_n be_v not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o truth_n concern_v body_n themselves_o it_o confident_o pronounce_v that_o those_o suppose_a quality_n of_o body_n represent_v such_o by_o sense_n be_v mere_o fantastical_a thing_n from_o whence_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o superior_a to_o sense_n which_o judge_n of_o it_o detect_v its_o phantastry_n and_o condemn_v its_o imposture_n and_o determine_v what_o real_o be_v and_o be_v not_o in_o body_n without_o we_o which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o high_a self-active_a vigour_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o will_v plain_o speak_v it_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a thirty-nine_o and_o now_o this_o atomical_a physiology_n of_o the_o ancient_n seem_v to_o have_v two_o advantage_n or_o preeminence_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o that_o it_o render_v the_o corporeal_a world_n intelligible_a to_o we_o since_o mechanism_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o we_o can_v clear_o understand_v and_o we_o can_v clear_o and_o distinct_o conceive_v any_o thing_n in_o body_n else_o to_o say_v that_o this_o or_o that_o be_v do_v by_o a_o form_n or_o quality_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v do_v we_o know_v not_o how_o or_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o absurd_a to_o make_v our_o very_a ignorance_n of_o the_o cause_n disguise_v under_o those_o term_n of_o form_n and_o quality_n to_o be_v itself_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o effect_n moreover_o hot_a and_o cold_a red_a and_o green_n bitter_a and_o sweet_a etc._n etc._n formal_o consider_v may_v be_v clear_o conceive_v by_o we_o as_o different_a fancy_n and_o vital_a passion_n in_o we_o occasion_v by_o different_a motion_n make_v from_o the_o object_n without_o upon_o our_o nerve_n but_o they_o can_v never_o be_v clear_o understand_v as_o absolute_a quality_n in_o the_o body_n themselves_o real_o distinct_a from_o their_o mechanical_a disposition_n nor_o be_v there_o indeed_o any_o more_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v such_o than_o that_o when_o a_o man_n be_v prick_v with_o a_o pin_n or_o wound_v with_o a_o sword_n the_o pain_n which_o he_o feel_v shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o absolute_a quality_n in_o the_o pin_n or_o sword_n so_o long_o as_o our_o sensible_a idaea_n be_v take_v either_o for_o substantial_a form_n or_o quality_n in_o body_n without_o we_o real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n so_o long_o be_v they_o perfect_o unintelligible_a by_o we_o for_o which_o cause_n timaeus_n locrus_n philosophize_v as_o it_o seem_v after_o this_o manner_n do_v consentaneous_o thereunto_o determine_v
that_o corporeal_a thing_n can_v not_o be_v apprehend_v by_o we_o otherwise_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o sense_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o spurious_a or_o bastardly_a reason_n that_o be_v that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o clear_a conception_n of_o they_o in_o our_o understanding_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n plato_n him-himself_a distinguish_v betwixt_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comprehensible_a by_o the_o understanding_n with_o reason_n and_o those_o which_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o can_v only_o be_v apprehend_v by_o opinion_n together_o with_o a_o certain_a irrational_a sense_n mean_v plain_o by_o the_o latter_a corporeal_a and_o sensible_a thing_n and_o according_o the_o platonist_n frequent_o take_v occasion_n from_o hence_o to_o enlarge_v themselves_o much_o in_o the_o disparagement_n of_o corporeal_a thing_n as_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o smallness_n of_o entity_n that_o be_v in_o they_o below_o the_o understanding_n and_o not_o have_v so_o much_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d essence_n as_o generation_n which_o indeed_o be_v fine_a fancy_n wherefore_o we_o must_v either_o with_o these_o philosopher_n make_v sensible_a thing_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d altogether_o incomprehensible_a and_o inconceivable_a by_o our_o humane_a understanding_n though_o they_o be_v able_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n clear_o to_o conceive_v many_o thing_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n or_o else_o we_o must_v entertain_v some_o kind_n of_o favourable_a opinion_n concern_v that_o which_o be_v the_o ancient_a of_o all_o physiology_n the_o atomical_a or_o mechanical_a which_o alone_o render_v sensible_a thing_n intelligible_a xl._n the_o second_o advantage_n which_o this_o atomical_a physiology_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v this_o that_o it_o prepare_v a_o easy_a and_o clear_a way_n for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n by_o settle_v a_o distinct_a notion_n of_o body_n he_o that_o will_v undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v something_o else_o in_o the_o world_n beside_o body_n must_v first_o determine_v what_o body_n be_v for_o otherwise_o he_o will_v go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v something_o beside_o he-knows-not-what_a but_o now_o if_o all_o body_n be_v make_v to_o consist_v of_o two_o substantial_a principle_n whereof_o one_o be_v matter_n devoid_a of_o all_o form_n and_o therefore_o of_o quantity_n as_o well_o as_o quality_n from_o whence_o these_o philosopher_n 164._o themselves_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v incorporeal_a the_o other_o form_n which_o be_v devoid_a of_o all_o matter_n must_v needs_o be_v incorporeal_a likewise_o and_o thus_o stobaeus_n set_v down_o the_o joint_a doctrine_n both_o of_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o form_n alone_o separate_v from_o matter_n be_v incorporeal_a so_o neither_o be_v matter_n alone_o the_o form_n be_v separate_v from_o it_o body_n but_o there_o be_v need_n of_o the_o joint_a concurrence_n of_o both_o these_o matter_n and_o form_n together_o to_o make_v up_o the_o substance_n of_o body_n moreover_o if_o to_o form_n quality_n be_v likewise_o superad_v of_o which_o it_o be_v consentaneous_o also_o resolve_v by_o the_o platonist_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o quality_n be_v incorporeal_a as_o if_o they_o be_v so_o many_o spirit_n possess_v body_n i_o say_v in_o this_o way_n of_o philosophize_v the_o notion_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a be_v so_o confound_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o prove_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o concern_v they_o body_n itself_o be_v make_v incorporeal_a and_o therefore_o every_o thing_n incorporeal_a for_o whatsoever_o be_v whole_o compound_v and_o make_v up_o of_o incorporeal_n must_v needs_o be_v itself_o also_o incorporeal_a furthermore_o according_a to_o this_o 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beside_o body_n but_o the_o ancient_a atomical_a philosophy_n settle_v a_o distinct_a notion_n of_o body_n that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n impenetrable_o extend_v which_o have_v nothing_o belong_v to_o it_o but_o magnitude_n figure_n site_n rest_v and_o motion_n without_o any_o self-moving_a power_n take_v away_o all_o confusion_n show_v clear_o how_o far_o body_n can_v go_v where_o incorporeal_a substance_n begin_v as_o also_o that_o there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n again_o this_o discover_v not_o only_a that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o quality_n have_v its_o original_a from_o man_n mistake_v their_o own_o fancy_n for_o absolute_a reality_n in_o body_n themselves_o but_o also_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o matter_n and_o form_n spring_v from_o another_o fallacy_n or_o deception_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o take_v logical_a notion_n and_o our_o modes_n of_o conceive_v for_o modes_n of_o be_v and_o real_a entity_n in_o thing_n 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atomical-corporealist_a pretend_v to_o assert_v a_o democracy_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o be_v for_o all_o that_o a_o absolute_a atheist_n and_o that_o atheist_n common_o equivocate_v and_o disguise_n themselves_o 3._o that_o the_o democritical_a philosophy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o system_fw-la of_o atheology_n or_o atheism_n swagger_v under_o the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o philosophy_n and_o though_o there_o be_v another_o form_n of_o atheism_n which_o we_o call_v stratonical_a yet_o the_o democritick_n atheism_n be_v only_o considerable_a all_o who_o dark_a mystery_n will_v be_v here_o reveal_v 4._o that_o we_o be_v to_o treat_v concern_v the_o deity_n and_o to_o produce_v all_o that_o profane_a and_o unhallowed_a stuff_n of_o atheist_n in_o order_n to_o a_o confutation_n the_o divine_a assistance_n and_o direction_n ought_v to_o be_v implore_v 5._o that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n here_o to_o be_v perform_v first_o to_o show_v what_o be_v the_o atheist_n pretend_a ground_n of_o reason_n against_o the_o deity_n and_o second_o how_o they_o endeavour_v either_o to_o salve_n or_o confute_v the_o contrary_a phaenomena_n the_o first_o of_o those_o ground_n that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v a_o idea_n or_o conception_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o incomprehensible_a nothing_o 6._o the_o second_o atheistick_a argument_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o creation_n out_o of_o nothing_o nor_o no_o omnipotence_n because_o nothing_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o substantial_o be_v be_v from_o eternity_n selfexistent_a and_o uncreated_a by_o any_o deity_n 7._o the_o three_o pretend_v reason_n against_o a_o deity_n that_o the_o strict_a notion_n of_o a_o god_n imply_v he_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o incorporeal_a deity_n because_o there_o be_v no_o other_o substance_n but_o body_n 8._o the_o atheist_n pretence_n that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n spring_v from_o a_o ridiculous_a mistake_v of_o abstract_a name_n and_o notion_n for_o reality_n they_o impudent_o make_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v but_o the_o chief_a of_o spectres_n and_o a_o oberon_n or_o prince_n of_o fairy_n and_o fancy_n their_o four_o argument_n against_o a_o deity_n that_o to_o suppose_v a_o incorporeal_a mind_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n be_v but_o to_o make_v a_o mere_a accident_n and_o abstract_a notion_n to_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o 9_o their_o five_o argument_n a_o confutation_n of_o a_o corporeal_a deity_n from_o the_o principle_n of_o corporealism_n itself_o that_o matter_n be_v the_o only_a substance_n and_o all_o other_o difference_n of_o thing_n nothing_o but_o accident_n generable_a and_o corruptible_a no_o live_v understanding_n be_v can_v be_v essential_o incorruptible_a the_o stoical_a god_n incorruptible_a only_o by_o accident_n 19_o their_o six_o ratiocination_n from_o a_o complication_n of_o atomicism_n that_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o universe_n be_v atom_n or_o corpuscula_fw-la devoid_a of_o all_o quality_n and_o consequent_o of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n which_o spring_v up_o afterward_o from_o a_o certain_a composition_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o mind_n or_o deity_n be_v not_o the_o first_o original_a of_o all_o 11._o in_o the_o seven_o place_n they_o disprove_v the_o world_n animation_n or_o its_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o live_a understanding_n animalish_n nature_n preside_v over_o the_o whole_a because_o sense_n and_o understanding_n be_v a_o peculiar_a appendix_n to_o flesh_n blood_n and_o brain_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o humane_a form_n 12._o the_o eight_o atheistick_a ground_n that_o god_n be_v take_v by_o all_o for_o a_o most_o happy_a eternal_a and_o immortal_a animal_n or_o live_v be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o all_o live_a being_n be_v concretion_n of_o atom_n that_o be_v at_o first_o generate_v and_o be_v liable_a to_o death_n and_o corruption_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o compage_n and_o that_o life_n be_v no_o simple_a primitive_a nature_n but_o a_o accidental_a modification_n of_o compound_v body_n which_o upon_o the_o disunion_n of_o their_o part_n vanish_v into_o nothing_o 13._o the_o nine_o pretend_v atheistick_a demonstration_n that_o by_o god_n be_v mean_v a_o first_o cause_n or_o mover_n which_o be_v not_o before_o move_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o without_o it_o but_o nothing_o can_v move_v itself_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o vnmoved_a mover_n nor_o any_o first_o in_o the_o order_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v a_o god_n 14._o their_o further_a proof_n of_o this_o principle_n that_o nothing_o can_v move_v itself_o with_o a_o atheistick_a corollary_n from_o thence_o that_o no_o think_v be_v can_v be_v a_o first_o cause_n no_o cogitation_n arise_v of_o itself_o without_o a_o cause_n which_o may_v be_v reckon_v a_o ten_o argument_n 15._o another_o mystery_n 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the_o pleasure_n of_o life_n 21._o another_o pretence_n of_o
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general_o suppose_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o perfect_o happy_a animal_n incorruptible_a and_o immortal_a now_o there_o be_v no_o living_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o immortal_a and_o therefore_o none_o perfect_o happy_a neither_o for_o according_a to_o that_o democritick_n hypothesis_n of_o atom_n in_o vacuity_n the_o only_a incorruptible_a thing_n will_v be_v these_o three_o first_o of_o all_o vacuum_n or_o empty_a space_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v such_o because_o it_o can_v suffer_v from_o any_o thing_n since_o it_o be_v plagarum_fw-la expers_fw-la et_fw-la manet_fw-la intactum_fw-la nec_fw-la ab_fw-la ictu_fw-la fungitur_fw-la hilum_fw-la second_o the_o single_a atom_n because_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o parvitude_n and_o solidity_n they_o be_v indivisible_a and_o last_o the_o summa_fw-la summarum_fw-la of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o comprehension_n of_o all_o atom_n disperse_v every_o where_n throughout_o infinite_a space_n quia_fw-la nulla_fw-la 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different_o represent_v and_o therefore_o that_o his_o next_o successor_n anaximander_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v account_v the_o prince_n of_o this_o atheistick_a philosophy_n 21._o a_o passage_n out_o of_o aristotle_n object_v which_o at_o first_o sight_n seem_v to_o make_v anaximander_n a_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o therefore_o have_v lead_v both_o modern_a and_o ancient_a writer_n into_o that_o mistake_n that_o this_o place_n well_o consider_v prove_v the_o contrary_a that_o anaximander_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o old_a atheistick_a philosopher_n 22._o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o anaximander_n call_v senseless_a matter_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o god_n since_o to_o all_o atheist_n that_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o the_o high_a numen_fw-la also_o how_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v immortal_a and_o to_o govern_v all_o with_o the_o concurrent_a judgement_n of_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n upon_o this_o place_n 23._o a_o further_a account_n of_o the_o anaximandrian_a philosophy_n manifest_v it_o to_o have_v be_v pure_o atheistical_a 24._o what_o ill_a judge_n the_o vulgar_a have_v be_v of_o theist_n and_o atheist_n as_o also_o that_o learned_a man_n have_v common_o suppose_v few_o atheist_n than_o indeed_o there_o be_v anaximander_n and_o democritus_n atheist_n both_o alike_o though_o philosophise_v different_a way_n that_o some_o passage_n in_o plato_n respect_v the_o anaximandrian_a form_n of_o atheism_n rather_o than_o the_o democritical_a 25._o why_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n new_a model_v atheism_n into_o the_o atomick_a form_n 26._o that_o beside_o the_o three_o form_n of_o atheism_n already_o mention_v we_o sometime_o meet_v with_o a_o four_o which_o suppose_v the_o universe_n though_o not_o to_o be_v a_o animal_n yet_o a_o kind_n of_o plant_n or_o vegetable_a have_v one_o plastic_a nature_n in_o it_o devoid_a of_o understanding_n and_o sense_n which_o dispose_v and_o order_n the_o whole_a 27._o that_o this_o form_n of_o atheism_n which_o make_v one_o plastic_a life_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o whole_a be_v different_a from_o the_o hylozoick_a in_o that_o it_o take_v away_o all_o fortuitousness_n and_o subject_n all_o to_o the_o fate_n of_o one_o plastic_a methodical_a nature_n 28._o though_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o some_o in_o all_o age_n may_v have_v entertain_v this_o atheistical_a conceit_n that_o thing_n be_v dispense_v by_o one_o regular_a and_o methodical_a but_o unknowing_a senseless_a nature_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v chief_o assert_v by_o certain_a spurious_a heracliticks_n and_o stoic_n and_o therefore_o this_o form_n of_o atheism_n which_o suppose_v one_o cosmoplastick_a nature_n may_v be_v call_v pseudo-zenonian_a 29._o that_o beside_o the_o philosophic_a atheist_n there_o have_v be_v always_o enthusiastic_a and_o fanatical_a atheist_n though_o in_o some_o sense_n all_o atheist_n may_v be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v both_o enthusiast_n and_o fanatic_n they_o be_v lead_v by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o irrational_a impetus_fw-la 30._o that_o there_o can_v easy_o be_v any_o other_o form_n of_o
atheism_n beside_o those_o four_o already_o mention_v because_o all_o atheist_n be_v corporealist_n and_o yet_o all_o corporealist_n not_o atheist_n but_o only_o such_o as_o make_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v intellectual_a 31._o a_o distribution_n of_o atheism_n produce_v the_o former_a quaternio_fw-la and_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o 32._o that_o they_o be_v but_o bungler_n at_o atheism_n who_o talk_v of_o sensitive_a and_o rational_a matter_n and_o that_o the_o cant_v astrological_a atheist_n be_v not_o at_o all_o considerable_a because_o not_o understand_v themselves_o 33._o another_o distribution_n of_o atheism_n that_o they_o either_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o thing_n from_o a_o mere_o fortuitous_a principle_n the_o unguided_a motion_n of_o matter_n or_o else_o from_o a_o plastic_a and_o methodical_a but_o senseless_a nature_n what_o atheist_n deny_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o what_o assert_v it_o 34._o that_o of_o these_o four_o form_n of_o atheism_n the_o atomick_a or_o democritical_a and_o the_o hylozoick_a or_o stratonical_a be_v the_o chief_a and_o that_o these_o two_o be_v once_o confute_v all_o atheism_n will_v be_v confute_v 35._o these_o two_o form_n of_o atheism_n be_v contrary_a to_o one_o another_o how_o we_o ought_v in_o all_o reason_n to_o insist_v rather_o upon_o the_o atomick_a but_o that_o afterward_o we_o shall_v confute_v the_o hylozoick_a also_o and_o prove_v against_o all_o corporealist_n that_o no_o cogitation_n nor_o life_n belong_v to_o matter_n 36._o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o shall_v not_o neglect_v any_o form_n of_o atheism_n but_o confute_v they_o all_o together_o as_o agree_v in_o one_o principle_n as_o also_o show_v how_o the_o old_a atomick_a atheist_n do_v sufficient_o overthrow_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o hylozoist_n 37._o observe_v here_o that_o the_o hylozoist_n be_v not_o condemn_v mere_o for_o assert_v a_o plastic_a life_n distinct_a from_o the_o animal_n which_o with_o most_o other_o philosopher_n we_o judge_v high_o probable_a if_o take_v in_o a_o right_a sense_n but_o for_o gross_o misunderstand_v it_o and_o attribute_v the_o same_o to_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d the_o plastic_a life_n of_o nature_n large_o explain_v 38._o that_o though_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o atheistick_a ground_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o method_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v reserve_v for_o the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n yet_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o violate_v those_o law_n crave_v the_o reader_n pardon_v for_o this_o preposterousness_n a_o considerable_a observation_n of_o plato_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o moral_a vitiosity_n which_o incline_v man_n to_o atheize_v but_o also_o a_o affectation_n of_o seem_v wise_a than_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n as_o likewise_o that_o the_o atheist_n make_v such_o pretence_n to_o wit_n it_o be_v a_o seasonable_a undertake_n to_o evince_n that_o they_o fumble_v in_o all_o their_o ratiocination_n that_o we_o hope_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o atheist_n be_v no_o conjurer_n and_o that_o all_o form_n of_o atheism_n be_v nonsense_n and_o impossibility_n i._o we_o have_v now_o represent_v the_o grand_a mystery_n of_o atheism_n which_o may_v be_v also_o call_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n though_o indeed_o some_o of_o they_o be_v but_o brief_o hint_v here_o they_o be_v again_o more_o full_o to_o be_v insist_v on_o afterward_o where_o we_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o atheist_n endeavour_n to_o salve_v the_o phaenomenon_n of_o cogitation_n we_o have_v represent_v the_o chief_a ground_n of_o atheism_n in_o general_n as_o also_o of_o that_o most_o notorious_a form_n of_o atheism_n in_o particular_a that_o be_v call_v atomical_a but_o whereas_o there_o have_v be_v already_o mention_v another_o form_n of_o atheism_n call_v by_o we_o hylozoical_a the_o principle_n hereof_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v insist_v on_o in_o this_o place_n where_o we_o be_v to_o make_v the_o most_o plausible_a plea_n for_o atheism_n they_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o those_o of_o the_o atomical_a so_o that_o they_o will_v have_v mutual_o destroy_v each_o other_o for_o whereas_o the_o atomick_a atheism_n suppose_v the_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o body_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o extend_v resist_a bulk_n and_o consequent_o to_o include_v no_o manner_n of_o life_n and_o cogitation_n in_o it_o hylozoism_n on_o the_o contrary_n make_v all_o body_n as_o such_o and_o therefore_o every_o small_a atom_n of_o it_o to_o have_v life_n essential_o belong_v to_o it_o natural_a perception_n and_o appetite_n though_o without_o any_o animal_n sense_n or_o reflexive_a knowledge_n as_o if_o life_n and_o matter_n or_o extend_v bulk_n be_v but_o two_o incomplete_a and_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o substance_n call_v body_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o life_n not_o animal_n but_o only_o plastical_a all_o part_n of_o matter_n 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essential_a and_o substantial_a ingenerable_a and_o incorruptible_a though_o attribute_v the_o same_o only_a to_o matter_n as_o suppose_v no_o other_o substance_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o it_o ii_o now_o to_o prevent_v all_o mistake_v we_o think_v fit_a here_o by_o way_n of_o caution_n to_o suggest_v that_o as_o every_o atomist_n be_v not_o therefore_o necessary_o a_o atheist_n so_o neither_o must_v every_o hylozoist_a needs_o be_v account_v such_o for_o who_o ever_o so_o hold_v the_o life_n of_o matter_n as_o notwithstanding_o to_o assert_v another_o kind_n of_o substance_n also_o that_o be_v immaterial_a and_o incorporeal_a be_v no_o way_n obnoxious_a to_o that_o soul_n imputation_n however_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o dissemble_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n here_o betwixt_o these_o two_o atomism_n and_o hylozoism_n in_o this_o regard_n that_o the_o former_a of_o they_o namely_o atomism_n as_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v have_v in_o itself_o a_o natural_a cognation_n and_o conjunction_n with_o incorporeism_n though_o violent_o cut_v off_o from_o it_o by_o the_o democritick_n atheist_n whereas_o the_o latter_a of_o they_o hylozoism_n seem_v to_o have_v altogether_o as_o close_v and_o intimate_v a_o correspondence_n with_o corporealism_n because_o as_o have_v be_v already_o signify_v if_o all_o matter_n as_o such_o have_v not_o only_o such_o a_o life_n perception_n and_o self-active_a power_n in_o it_o as_o whereby_o it_o can_v form_n itself_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n make_v this_o a_o sun_n and_o that_o a_o earth_n or_o planet_n and_o fabricate_a the_o body_n of_o animal_n most_o artificial_o but_o also_o can_v improve_v itself_o into_o sense_n and_o self-enjoyment_n it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v think_v able_a to_o advance_v itself_o high_a into_o all_o the_o act_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n in_o man_n so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n either_o of_o a_o incorporeal_a immortal_a soul_n in_o man_n or_o a_o deity_n 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for_o one_o who_o real_o entertain_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o a_o rational_a soul_n immortal_a
thence_o by_o rarefaction_n and_o condensation_n thus_o we_o see_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o anaximander_n infinite_a be_v no_o infinite_a mind_n which_o be_v the_o true_a deity_n but_o only_o infinite_a matter_n devoid_a of_o any_o life_n or_o active_a power_n steph._n eusebius_n be_v more_o particular_a in_o give_v a_o account_n of_o anaximander_n cosmopoeia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anaximander_n affirm_v infinite_a matter_n to_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o heaven_n and_o infinite_a world_n be_v make_v out_o of_o it_o by_o way_n of_o secretion_n or_o segregation_n also_o that_o those_o generative_a principle_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a that_o be_v contain_v in_o it_o from_o eternity_n be_v segregated_a when_o this_o world_n be_v make_v a_o certain_a sphere_n of_o flame_n or_o fire_n do_v first_o arise_v and_o encompass_v the_o air_n which_o surround_v this_o earth_n ah_o sa_o bark_n do_v a_o tree_n which_o be_v afterward_o break_v and_o divide_v into_o small_a spherical_a body_n constitute_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o all_o the_o star_n which_o anaximandrian_n cosmopoeia_fw-la 6.4_o be_v brief_o hint_v by_o aristotle_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o philosopher_n generate_v the_o world_n by_o the_o secretion_n and_o segregation_n of_o inexistent_a contrariety_n as_o anaximander_n speak_v and_o elsewhere_o in_o his_o metaphysic_n 4._o he_o take_v notice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anaximander_n be_v mixture_n of_o thing_n whence_o we_o conclude_v that_o anaximander_n infinite_a be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o infinite_a chaos_n of_o matter_n in_o which_o be_v either_o actual_o or_o potential_o contain_v all_o manner_n of_o quality_n by_o the_o fortuitous_a secretion_n and_o segregation_n of_o which_o he_o suppose_v infinite_a world_n to_o be_v successive_o generate_v and_o corrupt_v so_o that_o we_o may_v now_o easy_o guess_v whence_o leucippus_n and_o democritus_n have_v their_o infinite_a world_n and_o perceive_v how_o near_o a_o kin_n these_o two_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n be_v but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n also_o of_o that_o particular_a conceit_n which_o anaximander_n have_v 19_o concern_v the_o first_o original_a of_o brute_n animal_n and_o mankind_n of_o the_o former_a plutarch_n give_v we_o this_o account_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o first_o animal_n be_v generate_v in_o moisture_n and_o encompass_v about_o with_o certain_a thorny_a bark_n by_o which_o they_o be_v guard_v and_o defend_v which_o after_o further_a growth_n come_v to_o be_v more_o dry_a and_o crack_v they_o issue_v forth_o but_o live_v only_o a_o short_a time_n after_o and_o as_o for_o the_o first_o original_a of_o man_n eusebius_n represent_v his_o sense_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o man_n be_v at_o first_o generate_v in_o the_o belly_n of_o other_o animal_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o other_o animal_n after_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o be_v quick_o able_a to_o feed_v and_o nourish_v themselves_o but_o man_n alone_o needs_o to_o be_v nurse_v up_o a_o long_a time_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v preserve_v at_o first_o in_o any_o other_o way_n but_o plutarch_n express_v this_o something_o more_o particular_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anaximander_n conclude_v that_o man_n be_v at_o first_o generate_v in_o the_o belly_n of_o fish_n and_o be_v there_o nourish_v till_o they_o grow_v strong_a and_o be_v able_a to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o they_o be_v afterward_o cast_v out_o upon_o dry_a land_n last_o anaximander_n theology_n be_v thus_o both_o represent_v to_o we_o and_o censure_v by_o velleius_n the_o epicurean_a philosopher_n in_o cicero_n 1._o anaximandri_fw-la opinio_fw-la est_fw-la nativos_fw-la esse_fw-la deos_fw-la longis_fw-la intervallis_fw-la orientes_fw-la occidentésque_fw-la cósque_fw-la innumerabiles_fw-la esse_fw-la mundos_fw-la sed_fw-la nos_fw-la deum_fw-la nisi_fw-la sempiternum_fw-la intelligere_fw-la quî_fw-la possumus_fw-la anaximander_n be_v opinion_n be_v that_o the_o god_n be_v native_a rise_v and_o vanish_v again_o in_o long_a period_n of_o time_n and_o that_o these_o god_n be_v innumerable_a world_n but_o how_o can_v we_o conceive_v that_o to_o be_v a_o god_n which_o be_v not_o eternal_a we_o learn_v from_o hence_o that_o anaximander_n do_v indeed_o so_o far_o comply_v with_o vulgar_a opinion_n as_o that_o he_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o god_n but_o however_o that_o he_o real_o deny_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o even_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o epicurean_a philosopher_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o his_o god_n be_v native_a and_o mortal_a and_o indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o those_o innumerable_a world_n which_o he_o suppose_v in_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n to_o be_v successive_o generate_v and_o destroy_v wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o anaximander_n only_a real_a numen_fw-la that_o be_v his_o first_o principle_n that_o be_v ingenerable_a and_o incorruptible_a be_v nothing_o but_o infinite_a matter_n devoid_a of_o all_o understanding_n and_o life_n by_o the_o fortuitous_a secretion_n of_o who_o inexistent_a quality_n and_o part_n he_o suppose_v first_o the_o element_n of_o earth_n water_n air_n and_o fire_n and_o then_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n and_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n and_o last_o innumerable_a or_o infinite_a such_o world_n as_o these_o as_o so_o many_o secundary_a and_o native_a god_n that_o be_v also_o mortal_a to_o have_v be_v generate_v according_a to_o that_o atheistical_a hypothesis_n describe_v in_o plato_n xxiv_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o vulgar_a in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v very_o ill_a judge_n of_o theist_n and_o atheist_n they_o have_v condemn_v many_o hearty_a theist_n as_o guilty_a of_o atheism_n mere_o because_o they_o dissent_v from_o they_o in_o some_o of_o their_o superstitious_a rite_n and_o opinion_n as_o for_o example_n anaxagoras_n the_o clazomenian_a though_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o jonick_a philosopher_n unless_o thales_n ought_v to_o be_v except_v who_o make_v a_o infinite_a mind_n to_o be_v a_o principle_n that_o be_v assert_v a_o deity_n according_a to_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o be_v notwithstanding_o general_o cry_v down_o for_o a_o atheist_n mere_o because_o he_o affirm_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o mass_n of_o fire_n or_o a_o fiery_a globe_n socr._n and_o the_o moon_n to_o be_v a_o earth_n that_o be_v because_o he_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v animate_v and_o endue_v with_o understanding_n soul_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v go_n so_o likewise_o socrates_n be_v both_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v for_o atheistical_a impiety_n as_o deny_v all_o god_n though_o nothing_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v prove_v against_o he_o apol._n but_o only_o this_o that_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teach_v that_o those_o be_v not_o true_a god_n which_o the_o city_n worship_v and_o in_o the_o room_n thereof_o introduce_v other_o new_a go_n and_o last_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v vulgar_o traduce_v for_o atheist_n by_o the_o pagan_n as_o justin_n martyr_n declare_v in_o his_o apology_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v call_v atheist_n and_o we_o confess_v ourselves_o such_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o god_n which_o they_o worship_v but_o not_o of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o as_o the_o vulgar_a have_v unjust_o condemn_v many_o theist_n for_o atheist_n so_o have_v they_o also_o acquit_v many_o rank_a atheist_n from_o the_o gild_n of_o that_o crime_n mere_o because_o they_o external_o comply_v with_o they_o in_o their_o religious_a worship_n and_o form_n of_o speech_n neither_o be_v it_o only_o the_o vulgar_a that_o have_v be_v impose_v upon_o herein_o but_o also_o the_o generality_n of_o learned_a man_n who_o have_v be_v common_o so_o superficial_a in_o this_o business_n as_o that_o they_o have_v hardly_o take_v notice_n of_o above_o three_o or_o four_o atheist_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o former_a time_n as_o namely_o diagoras_n theodorus_n euemerus_n and_o protagoras_n whereas_o democritus_n and_o anaximander_n be_v as_o rank_a atheist_n as_o any_o of_o they_o all_o though_o they_o have_v the_o wit_n to_o carry_v themselves_o external_o with_o more_o cautiousness_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v real_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a form_n of_o atheism_n which_o both_o these_o entertain_v they_o derive_v all_o thing_n alike_o from_o dead_a and_o stupid_a matter_n fortuitous_o move_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o be_v only_o this_o that_o they_o manage_v it_o two_o different_a way_n anaximander_n in_o the_o way_n of_o quality_n and_o form_n which_o be_v the_o more_o vulgar_a and_o obvious_a kind_n of_o atheism_n but_o democritus_n in_o the_o way_n of_o atom_n and_o figure_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o more_o learned_a kind_n of_o
atheism_n and_o though_o we_o do_v not_o doubt_v at_o all_o but_o that_o plato_n in_o his_o ten_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la where_o he_o attacque_n atheism_n do_v intend_v the_o confutation_n as_o well_o of_o the_o democritick_n as_o the_o anaximandrian_a atheism_n yet_o whether_o it_o be_v because_o he_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o take_v any_o notice_n at_o all_o of_o democritus_n who_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o mention_v by_o he_o any_o where_o or_o else_o because_o he_o be_v not_o so_o perfect_o acquaint_v with_o that_o atomick_a way_n of_o physiologize_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o there_o describe_v the_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n more_o according_a to_o the_o anaximandrian_a than_o the_o democritick_n form_n for_o when_o he_o represent_v the_o atheistick_a generation_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o they_o as_o result_v from_o the_o fortuitous_a commixture_n of_o hot_a and_o cold_a hard_a and_o soft_a moist_a and_o dry_a corpuscula_fw-la this_o be_v clear_o more_o agreeable_a with_o the_o anaximandrian_a generation_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o secretion_n of_o inexistent_a contrariety_n in_o the_o matter_n than_o the_o democritick_n cosmopoeia_fw-la by_o the_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n devoid_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o quality_n and_o form_n some_o indeed_o seem_v to_o call_v that_o scheme_n of_o atheism_n that_o deduce_v all_o thing_n from_o matter_n in_o the_o way_n of_o quality_n and_o form_n by_o the_o name_n of_o peripatetic_a or_o aristotelick_n atheism_n we_o suppose_v for_o this_o reason_n because_o aristotle_n physiologize_v in_o that_o way_n of_o form_n and_o quality_n educe_v they_o out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o matter_n but_o since_o aristotle_n himself_o can_v be_v just_o tax_v for_o a_o atheist_n this_o form_n of_o atheism_n ought_v rather_o as_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v denominate_v from_o anaximander_n and_o call_v the_o anaximandrian_a atheism_n xxv_o now_o the_o reason_n why_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n new-modelled_n atheism_n from_o the_o anaximandrian_a and_o hylopathian_n into_o the_o atomick_a form_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v chief_o these_o first_o because_o they_o be_v well_o instruct_v in_o that_o atomick_a way_n of_o physiologize_v be_v real_o convince_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o more_o ingenious_a but_o also_o more_o agreeable_a to_o truth_n the_o other_o by_o real_a quality_n and_o form_n seem_v a_o thing_n unintelligible_a second_o because_o they_o foresee_v as_o lucretius_n intimate_v that_o the_o production_n of_o form_n and_o quality_n out_o of_o nothing_o and_o the_o corruption_n of_o they_o again_o into_o nothing_o will_v prepare_v a_o easy_a way_n for_o man_n belief_n of_o a_o divine_a creation_n and_o annihilation_n and_o last_o because_o as_o we_o have_v already_o suggest_v they_o plain_o perceive_v that_o these_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o matter_n be_v of_o a_o doubtful_a nature_n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o be_v sometime_o make_v a_o shelter_n for_o atheism_n so_o they_o may_v also_o prove_v on_o the_o contrary_a a_o asylum_n for_o corporeal_a theism_n in_o that_o it_o may_v possible_o be_v suppose_v that_o either_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n or_o else_o the_o more_o subtle_a and_o fiery_a part_n of_o it_o be_v original_o endue_v with_o a_o understanding_n form_n or_o quality_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a a_o animal_n or_o god_n wherefore_o they_o take_v another_o more_o effectual_a course_n to_o secure_v their_o atheism_n and_o exclude_v all_o possibility_n of_o a_o corporeal_a god_n by_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n from_o atom_n devoid_a of_o all_o form_n and_o quality_n and_o have_v nothing_o in_o they_o but_o magnitude_n figure_n site_n and_o motion_n as_o the_o first_o principle_n it_o follow_v unavoidable_o from_o thence_o that_o life_n and_o understanding_n as_o well_o as_o those_o other_o quality_n can_v be_v only_o accidental_a and_o secundary_a result_v from_o certain_a fortuitous_a concretion_n and_o contexture_n of_o atom_n so_o that_o the_o world_n can_v be_v make_v by_o no_o previous_a counsel_n or_o understanding_n and_o therefore_o by_o no_o deity_n xxvi_o we_o have_v here_o represent_v three_o several_a form_n of_o atheism_n the_o anaximandrian_a the_o democritical_a and_o the_o stratonical_a but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o form_n of_o atheism_n different_a from_o they_o all_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o which_o be_v such_o as_o suppose_v one_o kind_a of_o plastic_a and_o spermatick_a methodical_a and_o artificial_a nature_n but_o without_o any_o sense_n or_o conscious_a understanding_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o dispose_v and_o conserve_v all_o thing_n in_o that_o regular_a frame_n in_o which_o they_o be_v such_o a_o form_n of_o atheism_n as_o this_o be_v hint_v to_o we_o in_o that_o doubtful_a passage_n of_o seneca_n sive_fw-la animal_n est_fw-la mundus_fw-la 29._o for_o so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v read_v and_o not_o anima_fw-la sive_fw-la corpus_fw-la naturâ_fw-la gubernante_fw-la ut_fw-la arbores_n ut_fw-la sata_fw-la whether_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o animal_n i._n e._n endue_v with_o one_o sentient_a and_o rational_a life_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v only_o a_o body_n govern_v by_o a_o certain_a plastic_a and_o methodical_a but_o senseless_a nature_n as_o tree_n and_o other_o plant_n or_o vegetable_n in_o which_o word_n be_v two_o several_a hypothesis_n of_o the_o mundane_a system_n sceptical_o propose_v by_o one_o who_o be_v a_o corporealist_n and_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o all_o be_v body_n first_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n though_o have_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o it_o yet_o be_v notwithstanding_o a_o animal_n as_o our_o humane_a body_n be_v endue_v with_o one_o sentient_a or_o rational_a life_n and_o nature_n one_o soul_n or_o mind_n govern_v and_o order_v the_o whole_a which_o corporeal_a cosmo-zoism_a we_o do_v not_o reckon_v among_o the_o form_n of_o atheism_n but_o rather_o account_v it_o for_o a_o kind_n of_o spurious_a theism_n or_o theism_n disguise_v in_o a_o paganick_n dress_n and_o not_o without_o a_o complication_n of_o many_o false_a apprehension_n concern_v the_o deity_n in_o it_o the_o second_o be_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v no_o animal_n but_o as_o it_o be_v one_o huge_a plant_n or_o vegetable_a a_o body_n endue_v with_o one_o plastic_a or_o spermatick_a nature_n branch_a out_o the_o whole_a orderly_a and_o methodical_o but_o without_o any_o understanding_n or_o sense_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v account_v a_o form_n of_o atheism_n because_o it_o do_v not_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n from_o any_o clear_o intellectual_a principle_n or_o conscious_a nature_n xxvii_o now_o this_o form_n of_o atheism_n which_o suppose_v the_o whole_a world_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o it_o not_o to_o be_v a_o animal_n but_o only_o a_o great_a plant_n or_o vegetable_a have_v one_o spermatick_a form_n or_o plastic_a nature_n which_o without_o any_o conscious_a reason_n or_o understanding_n order_v the_o whole_a though_o it_o have_v some_o near_a correspondence_n with_o that_o hylozoick_a form_n of_o atheism_n before_o describe_v in_o that_o it_o do_v not_o suppose_v nature_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a fortuitous_a but_o a_o kind_n of_o artificial_a thing_n yet_o it_o differ_v from_o it_o in_o this_o that_o the_o hylozoick_a suppose_v all_o matter_n as_o such_o to_o have_v life_n essential_o belong_v to_o it_o must_v therefore_o needs_o to_o attribute_v to_o every_o part_n of_o matter_n or_o at_o least_o every_o particular_a totum_fw-la that_o be_v one_o by_o continuity_n a_o distinct_a plastic_a life_n of_o its_o own_o but_o acknowledge_v no_o one_o common_a life_n as_o rule_v over_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n and_o consequent_o impute_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v to_o a_o certain_a mixture_n of_o chance_n and_o plastic_a or_o methodical_a nature_n both_o together_o whereas_o the_o cosmoplastick_a atheism_n quite_o exclude_v fortune_n or_o chance_n subject_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o regular_a and_o orderly_a fate_n of_o one_o plastic_a or_o plantal_n nature_n rule_v over_o the_o whole_a thus_o that_o philosopher_n before_o mention_v conclude_v that_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v a_o animal_n in_o the_o stoical_a sense_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a plant_n or_o vegetable_a 29._o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la ejus_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la exitum_fw-la quicquid_fw-la facere_fw-la quicquid_fw-la pati_fw-la debeat_fw-la inclusum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o semine_fw-la omnis_fw-la futuri_fw-la ratio_fw-la hominis_fw-la comprehensa_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la legem_fw-la barbae_fw-la &_o canorum_fw-la nondum_fw-la natus_fw-la infans_fw-la habet_fw-la totius_fw-la enim_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sequentis_fw-la aetatis_fw-la in_fw-la parvo_fw-la occultoque_fw-la lineament_n a_o sunt_fw-la sic_fw-la origo_fw-la mundi_fw-la non_fw-la magis_fw-la solemn_a &_o lunam_fw-la &_o vice_n syderum_fw-la &_o animalium_fw-la ortus_fw-la quà m_fw-la quibus_fw-la mutarentur_fw-la terrena_fw-la continuit_fw-la in_o his_o
and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v one_o yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o consist_v of_o different_n and_o contrary_a thing_n for_o there_o be_v hostility_n in_o its_o part_n it_o be_v nevertheless_o friendly_a and_o agreeable_a in_o the_o whole_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o in_o a_o dramatic_a poem_n clashing_n and_o contention_n be_v reconcile_v into_o one_o harmony_n and_o therefore_o the_o seminary_n and_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o world_n may_v fit_o be_v resemble_v to_o the_o harmony_n of_o disagree_a thing_n which_o plotinick_n doctrine_n may_v well_o pass_v for_o a_o commentary_n upon_o empedocles_n according_o as_o simplicius_n brief_o represent_v his_o sense_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d empedocles_n make_v two_o world_n the_o one_o unite_v and_o intelligible_a the_o other_o divide_v and_o sensible_a and_o in_o this_o low_a sensible_a world_n he_o take_v notice_n both_o of_o unity_n and_o discord_n it_o be_v before_o observe_v that_o heraclitus_n likewise_o 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engine_n act_v from_o without_o upon_o the_o matter_n cumbersom_o and_o moliminous_o but_o by_o a_o certain_a inward_a plastic_a nature_n of_o its_o own_o and_o as_o hypocrates_n follow_v heraclitus_n in_o this_o as_o be_v before_o declare_v so_o do_v zeno_n and_o the_o stoic_n also_o they_o suppose_v beside_o a_o intellectual_a nature_n as_o the_o supreme_a architect_n and_o master-builder_n of_o the_o world_n another_o plastic_a nature_n as_o the_o immediate_a workman_n and_o operator_n which_o plastic_a nature_n have_v be_v already_o describe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o balbus_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o act_v not_o fortuitous_o but_o regular_o orderly_o and_o artificial_o and_o laertius_n tell_v zâ—n_n we_o it_o be_v define_v by_o zeno_n himself_o after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n be_v a_o habit_n move_v from_o itself_o according_a to_o spermatick_a reason_n or_o seminal_a principle_n perfect_v and_o contain_v those_o several_a thing_n which_o in_o determinate_a time_n be_v produce_v from_o it_o and_o act_v agreeable_o to_o that_o from_o which_o it_o be_v secrete_v last_o as_o the_o latter_a platonist_n and_o peripatetic_n have_v unanimous_o follow_v their_o master_n herein_o who_o vegetative_a soul_n also_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o plastic_a nature_n so_o the_o chemist_n and_o paracelsian_n insist_v much_o upon_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v carry_v the_o notion_n on_o further_a in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n where_o they_o call_v it_o by_o a_o new_a name_n of_o their_o own_o the_o archaeus_n moreover_o we_o can_v but_o observe_v here_o that_o as_o among_o the_o ancient_n they_o be_v general_o condemn_v for_o downright_a atheist_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o principle_n beside_o body_n or_o matter_n necessary_o and_o fortuitous_o move_v such_o as_o democritus_n and_o the_o first_o jonicks_n so_o even_o anaxagoras_n himself_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v a_o profess_a theist_n and_o plain_o assert_v mind_n to_o be_v a_o principle_n yet_o because_o he_o attribute_v too_o much_o to_o material_a necessity_n admit_v neither_o this_o plastic_a nature_n nor_o a_o mundane_a soul_n be_v severe_o censure_v not_o only_o by_o the_o vulgar_a who_o unjust_o tax_v he_o for_o a_o atheist_n but_o also_o by_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o spurious_a and_o imperfect_a theist_n and_o one_o who_o have_v give_v great_a advantage_n to_o atheism_n aristotle_n in_o his_o metaphysic_n thus_o represent_v his_o philosophy_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anaxagoras_n use_v mind_n and_o intellect_n that_o be_v god_n as_o a_o machine_n in_o the_o cosmopoeia_fw-la and_o when_o he_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o thing_n by_o material_a necessity_n then_o and_o never_o but_o then_o do_v he_o draw_v in_o mind_n or_o god_n to_o help_v he_o out_o but_o otherwise_o he_o will_v rather_o assign_v any_o thing_n else_o for_o a_o cause_n than_o mind_n now_o if_o aristotle_n censure_v anaxagoras_n in_o this_o manner_n though_o a_o profess_a theist_n because_o he_o do_v but_o seldom_o make_v use_n of_o a_o mental_a cause_n for_o the_o salve_v of_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o the_o world_n and_o only_o then_o when_o he_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n for_o other_o material_a and_o mechanical_a cause_n which_o it_o seem_v he_o sometime_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v what_o will_v that_o philosopher_n have_v think_v of_o those_o our_o so_o confident_a mechanist_n of_o late_a time_n who_o will_v never_o vouchsafe_v so_o much_o as_o once_o to_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n almighty_a for_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o corporeal_a world_n after_o the_o first_o impression_n of_o motion_n upon_o the_o matter_n plato_n likewise_o in_o his_o phaedo_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o condemn_v this_o anaxagoras_n by_o name_n for_o this_o very_a thing_n that_o though_o he_o acknowledge_v mind_n to_o be_v a_o cause_n yet_o he_o seldom_o make_v use_n of_o it_o for_o salve_v the_o phaenomena_n but_o in_o his_o twelve_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la he_o perstringe_v he_o unnamed_a as_o one_o who_o though_o a_o profess_a theist_n have_v notwithstanding_o give_v great_a encouragement_n to_o atheism_n after_o this_o manner_n steph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o of_o they_o who_o have_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v mind_n that_o order_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o heaven_n themselves_o err_v concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o make_v that_o old_a than_o the_o body_n have_v overturn_v all_o again_o for_o heavenly_a body_n be_v suppose_v by_o they_o to_o be_v full_a of_o stone_n and_o earth_n and_o other_o inanimate_a thing_n dispense_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n they_o do_v by_o this_o mean_v occasion_n much_o atheism_n and_o impiety_n furthermore_o the_o same_o plato_n there_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o those_o time_n of_o he_o astronomer_n and_o physiologer_n common_o lay_v under_o the_o prejudice_n and_o suspicion_n of_o atheism_n among_o the_o vulgar_a mere_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o they_o deal_v so_o much_o in_o material_a cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vulgar_a think_v that_o they_o who_o addict_v themselves_o to_o astronomy_n and_o physiology_n be_v make_v atheist_n thereby_o they_o see_v as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a how_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o material_a necessity_n and_o be_v thereby_o dispose_v to_o think_v they_o not_o to_o be_v order_v by_o mind_n and_o will_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o good_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o according_a to_o the_o natural_a apprehension_n of_o man_n in_o all_o age_n they_o who_o resolve_v the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n into_o material_a necessity_n allow_v of_o no_o final_a nor_o mental_a causality_n dispose_v thing_n in_o order_n to_o end_n have_v be_v strong_o suspect_v for_o friend_n to_o atheism_n 7._o but_o because_o some_o may_v pretend_v that_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v all_o one_o with_o a_o occult_a quality_n we_o shall_v here_o show_v how_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o these_o two_n for_o he_o that_o assert_v a_o occult_a quality_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o any_o phaenomenon_n do_v indeed_o assign_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o of_o it_o but_o only_o declare_v his_o own_o ignorance_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o he_o that_o assert_v a_o plastic_a nature_n assign_v a_o determinate_a and_o proper_a cause_n nay_o the_o only_a intelligible_a cause_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n namely_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o orderly_a regular_a and_o artificial_a frame_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n whereof_o the_o mechanic_n philosopher_n however_o pretend_v to_o salve_v all_o phaenomena_n by_o matter_n and_o motion_n assign_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o mind_n and_o understanding_n be_v the_o only_a true_a cause_n of_o orderly_a regularity_n and_o he_o that_o assert_v a_o plastic_a nature_n assert_n mental_a causality_n in_o
be_v not_o the_o deity_n itself_o but_o a_o thing_n very_o remote_a from_o it_o and_o far_o below_o it_o so_o neither_o be_v it_o the_o divine_a art_n as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o pure_a and_o abstract_n but_o concrete_a and_o embody_v only_o for_o the_o divine_a art_n consider_v in_o itself_o be_v nothing_o but_o knowledge_n understanding_n or_o wisdom_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n now_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a separate_a and_o abstract_a thing_n and_o of_o so_o subtle_a and_o refine_a a_o nature_n as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o be_v incorporate_v with_o matter_n or_o mingle_v and_o blend_v with_o it_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o aristotle_n second_o instance_n which_o he_o propound_v as_o most_o pertinent_a to_o illustrate_v this_o business_n of_o nature_n by_o namely_o of_o the_o physician_n art_n cure_v himself_o be_v not_o so_o adequate_a thereunto_o because_o when_o the_o medicinal_a art_n cure_v the_o physician_n in_o who_o it_o be_v it_o do_v not_o there_o act_n as_o nature_n that_o be_v as_o concrete_a and_o embody_v art_n but_o as_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n only_o which_o be_v art_n naked_a abstract_a and_o unbodied_a as_o also_o it_o do_v its_o work_n ambagious_o by_o the_o physician_n be_v willing_a and_o prescribe_v to_o himself_o the_o use_n of_o such_o medicament_n as_o do_v but_o conduce_v by_o remove_v of_o impediment_n to_o help_v that_o which_o be_v nature_n indeed_o or_o the_o inward_a archaeus_n to_o effect_v the_o cure_n art_n be_v define_v by_o aristotle_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n without_o matter_n and_o so_o the_o divine_a art_n or_o knowledge_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n be_v unbodied_a reason_n but_o nature_n be_v ratio_fw-la mersa_fw-la &_o confusa_fw-la reason_n immerse_v and_o plunge_v into_o matter_n and_o as_o it_o be_v fuddle_v in_o it_o and_o confound_v with_o it_o nature_n be_v not_o the_o divine_a art_n archetypal_a but_o only_o ectypal_a it_o be_v a_o live_a stamp_n or_o signature_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n which_o though_o it_o act_v exact_o according_a to_o its_o arthetype_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o comprehend_v nor_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o itself_o do_v and_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o may_v be_v resemble_v to_o that_o between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o conception_n call_v verbum_fw-la mentis_fw-la and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n of_o external_n speech_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o though_o it_o bear_v a_o certain_a stamp_n and_o impress_n of_o the_o former_a upon_o it_o yet_o itself_o be_v nothing_o but_o articulate_v sound_a devoid_a of_o all_o understanding_n and_o sense_n or_o else_o we_o may_v illustrate_v this_o business_n by_o another_o similitude_n compare_v the_o divine_a art_n and_o wisdom_n to_o a_o architect_n but_o nature_n to_o a_o manuary_a opificer_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o which_o two_o be_v thus_o set_v forth_o by_o aristotle_n pertinent_o to_o our_o purpose_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o account_v the_o architect_n in_o every_o thing_n more_o honourable_a than_o the_o manuary_a opificer_n because_o they_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n do_v whereas_o the_o other_o as_o some_o inanimate_a thing_n only_o do_v not_o know_v what_o they_o do_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o be_v only_o this_o that_o inanimate_a thing_n act_n by_o a_o certain_a nature_n in_o they_o but_o the_o manuary_a opificer_n by_o habit._n thus_o nature_n may_v be_v call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o manuary_a opificer_n that_o act_v subservient_o under_o the_o architectonical_a art_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o divine_a understanding_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v do_v without_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o â—t_a do_v 12._o wherefore_o as_o we_o do_v before_o observe_v the_o preeminence_n of_o nature_n above_o humane_a art_n so_o we_o must_v here_o take_v notice_n also_o of_o the_o imperfection_n and_o defect_n of_o it_o in_o which_o respect_n it_o fall_v short_a of_o humane_a art_n which_o be_v likewise_o two_o and_o the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v this_o that_o though_o it_o act_n artificial_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o end_n yet_o itself_o do_v neither_o intend_v those_o end_n nor_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o it_o do_v nature_n be_v not_o master_n of_o that_o consummate_v art_n and_o wisdom_n according_a to_o which_o it_o act_n but_o only_o a_o servant_n to_o it_o and_o a_o drudge_a executioner_n of_o the_o dictate_v of_o it_o this_o difference_n betwixt_o nature_n and_o abstract_n art_n or_o wisdom_n be_v express_v by_o plotinus_n in_o these_o word_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o do_v wisdom_n differ_v from_o that_o which_o be_v call_v nature_n very_o in_o this_o manner_n that_o wisdom_n be_v the_o first_o thing_n but_o nature_n the_o last_o and_o low_a for_o nature_n be_v but_o a_o image_n or_o imitation_n of_o wisdom_n the_o last_o thing_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o have_v the_o low_a impress_n of_o reason_n shine_v upon_o it_o as_o when_o a_o thick_a piece_n of_o wax_n be_v thorough_o impress_v upon_o by_o a_o seal_n that_o impress_n which_o be_v clear_a and_o distinct_a in_o the_o superior_a superficies_n of_o it_o will_v in_o the_o low_a side_n be_v weak_a and_o obscure_a and_o such_o be_v the_o stamp_n and_o signature_n of_o nature_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n nature_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o do_v only_o do_v but_o not_o know-worth_n and_o elsewhere_o the_o same_o writer_n declare_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o spermatick_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17._o or_o reason_n and_o knowledge_n or_o conception_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o be_v these_o plastic_a reason_n or_o form_n in_o the_o soul_n knowledge_n but_o how_o shall_v it_o then_o act_n according_a to_o those_o knowledge_n for_o the_o plastic_a reason_n or_o form_n act_n or_o work_v in_o matter_n and_o that_o which_o act_n natural_o be_v not_o intellection_n nor_o vision_n but_o a_o certain_a power_n of_o move_a matter_n which_o do_v not_o know_v but_o only_o do_v and_o make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o stamp_n or_o figure_n in_o water_n and_o with_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_n a_o modern_a judicious_a writer_n and_o sagacious_a inquirer_n into_o nature_n seem_v full_o to_o agree_v that_o nature_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o do_v not_o know_v but_o only_o do_v for_o after_o he_o have_v admire_v that_o wisdom_n and_o art_n by_o which_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n be_v frame_v he_o conclude_v that_o one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o either_o the_o vegetative_a or_o plastic_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o it_o fabricate_v and_o organizes_n its_o own_o body_n be_v more_o excellent_a and_o divine_a than_o the_o rational_a or_o else_o 49._o in_o naturae_fw-la operibus_fw-la neque_fw-la prudentiam_fw-la nec_fw-la intellectum_fw-la inesse_fw-la sedita_fw-la solùm_fw-la videri_fw-la conceptui_fw-la nostro_fw-la qui_fw-la secundùm_fw-la art_fw-la nostras_fw-la &_o facultates_fw-la seu_fw-la exemplaria_fw-la à _fw-la nobismetipsis_fw-la mutuata_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la naturae_fw-la divinis_fw-la judicamus_fw-la quasi_fw-la principia_fw-la naturae_fw-la activa_fw-la effectus_fw-la suos_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la producerent_fw-la quo_fw-la nos_fw-la opera_fw-la nostra_fw-la artificialia_fw-la solemus_fw-la that_o in_o the_o work_v of_o nature_n there_o be_v neither_o prudence_n nor_o understanding_n but_o only_o it_o seem_v so_o to_o our_o apprehension_n who_o judge_n of_o these_o divine_a thing_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o our_o own_o art_n and_o faculty_n and_o pattern_n borrow_v from_o ourselves_o as_o if_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o nature_n do_v produce_v their_o effect_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v our_o artificial_a work_n wherefore_o we_o conclude_v agreeable_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o best_a philosopher_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a that_o nature_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o though_o it_o act_v artificial_o and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o end_n yet_o it_o do_v but_o ape_n and_o mimic_n the_o divine_a art_n and_o wisdom_n itself_o not_o understanding_n those_o end_n which_o it_o act_v for_o nor_o the_o reason_n of_o what_o it_o do_v in_o order_n to_o they_o for_o which_o cause_n also_o it_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o consultation_n or_o deliberation_n nor_o can_v it_o act_n elective_o or_o with_o discretion_n 13._o but_o because_o this_o may_v seem_v strange_a at_o the_o first_o sight_n that_o nature_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o sake_n of_o end_n and_o regular_o or_o artificial_o and_o yet_o be_v
determine_v the_o motion_n of_o it_o vital_o must_v needs_o do_v it_o by_o some_o other_o energy_n of_o its_o own_o as_o it_o be_v reasonable_a also_o to_o conceive_v that_o itself_o have_v some_o vital_a sympathy_n with_o that_o matter_n which_o it_o act_v upon_o but_o we_o apprehend_v that_o both_o these_o may_v be_v without_o clear_a and_o express_a consciousness_n thus_o the_o philosopher_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o life_n be_v energy_n even_o the_o worst_a of_o life_n and_o therefore_o that_o of_o nature_n who_o energy_n be_v not_o like_a that_o of_o fire_n but_o such_o a_o energy_n as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n belong_v to_o it_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o temerarious_a or_o fortuitous_a but_o orderly_o &_o regular_a wherefore_o this_o controversy_n whether_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v cogitation_n or_o no_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o logomachy_n or_o contention_n about_o word_n for_o if_o clear_a and_o express_a consciousness_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v include_v in_o cogitation_n than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v grant_v that_o cogitation_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o plastic_a life_n of_o nature_n but_o if_o the_o notion_n of_o that_o word_n be_v enlarge_v so_o as_o to_o comprehend_v all_o action_n distinct_a from_o local_a motion_n and_o to_o be_v of_o equal_a extent_n with_o life_n than_o the_o energy_n of_o nature_n be_v cogitation_n nevertheless_o if_o any_o one_o think_v fit_a to_o attribute_v some_o obscure_a and_o imperfect_a sense_n or_o perception_n different_a from_o that_o of_o animal_n to_o the_o energy_n of_o nature_n and_o will_v therefore_o call_v it_o a_o kind_n of_o drowsy_a vnawaken_v or_o astonish_v cogitation_n the_o philosopher_n before_o mention_v will_v not_o very_o much_o gainsay_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o if_o any_o will_v needs_o attribute_v some_o kind_n of_o apprehension_n or_o sense_n to_o nature_n than_o it_o must_v not_o be_v such_o a_o sense_n or_o apprehension_n as_o be_v in_o animal_n but_o something_o that_o differ_v as_o much_o from_o it_o as_o the_o sense_n or_o cogitation_n of_o one_o in_o a_o profound_a sleep_n differ_v from_o that_o of_o one_o who_o be_v awake_a and_o since_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o plastic_a nature_n have_v a_o certain_a dull_a and_o obscure_a idea_n of_o that_o which_o it_o stamp_v and_o print_n upon_o matter_n the_o same_o philosopher_n himself_o stick_v not_o to_o call_v this_o idea_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o spectacle_n and_o contemplamen_n as_o likewise_o the_o energy_n of_o nature_n towards_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o silent_a contemplation_n nay_o he_o allow_v that_o nature_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lover_n of_o spectacle_n or_o contemplation_n 17._o however_o that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o vital_a energy_n without_o clear_a and_o express_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d con-sense_n and_o consciousness_n animadversion_n attention_n or_o self-perception_a seem_v reasonable_a upon_o several_a account_n for_o first_o those_o philosopher_n themselves_o who_o make_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o consist_v in_o cogitation_n and_o again_o the_o essence_n of_o cogitation_n in_o clear_a and_o express_a consciousness_n can_v render_v it_o any_o way_n probable_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o all_o profound_a sleep_v lethargy_n and_o apoplexy_n as_o also_o of_o embryo_n in_o the_o womb_n from_o their_o very_a first_o arrival_n thither_o be_v never_o so_o much_o as_o one_o moment_n without_o express_o conscious_a cogitation_n which_o if_o they_o be_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o philosophy_n they_o must_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la cease_v to_o have_v any_o be_v now_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o animal_n be_v at_o any_o time_n without_o consciousness_n and_o self-perception_a than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v grant_v that_o clear_a and_o express_a consciousness_n be_v not_o essential_a to_o life_n there_o be_v some_o appearance_n of_o life_n and_o vital_a sympathy_n in_o certain_a vegetable_n and_o plant_n which_o however_o call_v sensitive_a plant_n and_o plantanimal_n can_v well_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v animal_n sense_n and_o fancy_n or_o express_a consciousness_n in_o they_o although_o we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n how_o some_o endeavour_n to_o salve_v all_o those_o phaenomena_n mechanical_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o humane_a soul_n themselves_o be_v not_o always_o conscious_a of_o whatever_o they_o have_v in_o they_o for_o even_o the_o sleep_a geometrician_n have_v at_o that_o time_n all_o his_o geometrical_a theorem_n and_o knowledge_n some_o way_n in_o he_o as_o also_o the_o sleep_a musician_n all_o his_o musical_a skill_n and_o song_n and_o therefore_o why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o soul_n to_o have_v likewise_o some_o actual_a energy_n in_o it_o which_o it_o be_v not_o express_o conscious_a of_o we_o have_v all_o experience_n of_o our_o do_v many_o animal_n action_n non-attending_o which_o we_o reflect_v upon_o afterward_o as_o also_o that_o we_o often_o continue_v a_o long_a series_n of_o bodily_a motion_n by_o a_o mere_a virtual_a intention_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o half_a a_o cogitation_n that_o vital_a sympathy_n by_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v unite_v and_o tie_v fast_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o knot_n to_o the_o body_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v no_o direct_a consciousness_n of_o but_o only_o in_o its_o effect_n nor_o can_v we_o tell_v how_o we_o come_v to_o be_v so_o different_o affect_v in_o our_o soul_n from_o the_o many_o different_a motion_n make_v upon_o our_o body_n as_o likewise_o we_o be_v not_o conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o that_o energy_n whereby_o we_o impress_v variety_n of_o motion_n and_o figuration_n upon_o the_o animal_n spirit_n of_o our_o brain_n in_o our_o fantastic_a thought_n for_o though_o the_o geometrician_n perceive_v himself_o to_o make_v line_n triangle_n and_o circle_n in_o the_o dust_n with_o his_o finger_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o aware_a how_o he_o make_v all_o those_o same_o figure_n first_o upon_o the_o corporeal_a spirit_n of_o his_o brain_n from_o whence_o notwithstanding_o as_o from_o a_o glass_n they_o be_v reflect_v to_o he_o fancy_n be_v right_o conclude_v by_o aristotle_n to_o be_v a_o weak_a and_o obscure_a sense_n there_o be_v also_o another_o more_o interiour_n kind_n of_o plastic_a power_n in_o the_o soul_n if_o we_o may_v so_o call_v it_o whereby_o it_o be_v formative_a of_o its_o own_o cogitation_n which_o itself_o be_v not_o always_o conscious_a of_o as_o when_o in_o sleep_n or_o dream_n it_o frame_v interlocutory_a discourse_n betwixt_o itself_o and_o other_o person_n in_o a_o long_a series_n with_o coherent_a sense_n and_o apt_a connexion_n in_o which_o oftentimes_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v surprise_v with_o unexpected_a answer_n and_o repartee_n though_o itself_o be_v all_o the_o while_n the_o poet_n and_o inventor_n of_o the_o whole_a fable_n not_o only_o our_o nictation_n for_o the_o most_o part_n when_o we_o be_v awake_a but_o also_o our_o nocturnal_a volutation_n in_o sleep_n be_v perform_v with_o very_o little_a or_o no_o consciousness_n respiration_n or_o that_o motion_n of_o the_o diaphragmae_fw-la and_o other_o muscle_n which_o cause_n it_o there_o be_v no_o sufficient_a mechanical_a account_n give_v of_o it_o may_v well_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v always_o a_o vital_a motion_n though_o it_o be_v not_o always_o animal_n since_o no_o man_n can_v affirm_v that_o he_o be_v perpetual_o conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o that_o energy_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o do_v produce_v it_o when_o he_o be_v awake_a much_o less_o when_o asleep_a and_o last_o the_o cartesian_a attempt_n to_o salve_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n mechanical_o seem_v to_o be_v abundant_o confute_v by_o autopsy_n and_o experiment_n evince_v the_o systole_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o be_v a_o muscular_a constriction_n cause_v by_o some_o vital_a principle_n to_o make_v which_o nothing_o but_o a_o pulsifick_a corporeal_a quality_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o heart_n itself_o be_v very_o unphilosophical_a and_o absurd_a now_o as_o we_o have_v no_o voluntary_a imperium_fw-la at_o all_o upon_o the_o systole_n and_o diastole_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o be_v we_o not_o conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o any_o energy_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n that_o cause_v they_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v reasonable_o conclude_v from_o hence_o also_o that_o there_o be_v some_o vital_a energy_n without_o animal_n fancy_n or_o synaesthesis_n express_v consciousness_n and_o self-perception_a 18._o wherefore_o the_o plastic_a nature_n act_v neither_o by_o knowledge_n nor_o by_o animal_n fancy_n neither_o elective_o nor_o hormetical_o must_v be_v conclude_v to_o act_v fatal_o magical_o and_o sympathetical_o and_o thus_o that_o curious_a
several_a part_n of_o matter_n distant_a from_o one_o another_o act_v alone_o by_o themselves_o without_o any_o common_a directrix_fw-la be_v not_o able_a to_o confer_v together_o nor_o communicate_v with_o each_o other_o can_v never_o possible_o conspire_v to_o make_v up_o one_o such_o uniform_a and_o orderly_a system_n or_o compage_n as_o the_o body_n of_o every_o animal_n be_v the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v likewise_o concern_v the_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n in_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v order_v together_o conspire_o into_o one._n it_o must_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o form_v the_o whole_a or_o else_o it_o can_v never_o have_v fall_v into_o such_o a_o uniform_a order_n and_o harmony_n now_o that_o which_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o act_v upon_o several_a distant_a part_n of_o matter_n can_v be_v corporeal_a indeed_o aristotle_n be_v severe_o censure_v by_o some_o learned_a man_n for_o this_o that_o though_o he_o talk_v every_o where_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o act_n regular_o artificial_o and_o methodical_o in_o order_n to_o the_o best_a yet_o he_o do_v no_o where_o positive_o declare_v whether_o this_o nature_n of_o his_o be_v corporeal_a or_o incorporeal_a substantial_a or_o accidental_a which_o yet_o be_v the_o less_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o in_o he_o because_o he_o do_v not_o clear_o determine_v these_o same_o point_n concern_v the_o rational_a soul_n neither_o but_o seem_v to_o stagger_v uncertain_o about_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o aristotle_n follower_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n conclude_v this_o nature_n of_o he_o to_o be_v corporeal_a whereas_o notwithstanding_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o this_o philosophy_n it_o can_v possible_o be_v such_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o attribute_v to_o body_n in_o it_o beside_o these_o three_o matter_n form_n and_o accident_n neither_o of_o which_o can_v be_v the_o aristotelick_n nature_n first_o it_o can_v be_v matter_n because_o nature_n according_a to_o aristotle_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o activity_n which_o matter_n in_o itself_o be_v devoid_a of_o moreover_o aristotle_n conclude_v that_o they_o who_o assign_v only_o a_o material_a cause_n assign_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o well_o and_o fit_a of_o that_o regular_a and_o artificial_a frame_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v ascribe_v to_o nature_n upon_o both_o which_o account_n it_o be_v determine_v by_o that_o philosopher_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n be_v more_o a_o principle_n and_o cause_n than_o matter_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o it_o again_o it_o be_v as_o plain_a that_o aristotle_n nature_n can_v be_v the_o form_n of_o particular_a body_n neither_o as_o vulgar_a peripatetic_n seem_v to_o conceive_v these_o be_v all_o generate_v and_o produce_v by_o nature_n and_o as_o well_o corruptible_a as_o generable_a whereas_o nature_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v neither_o generate_v nor_o corrupt_v it_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o generation_n and_o corruption_n to_o make_v nature_n and_o the_o material_a form_n of_o body_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a thing_n be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v make_v the_o seal_n with_o the_o stamper_n too_o to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o signature_n upon_o the_o wax_n and_o last_o aristotle_n nature_n can_v least_o of_o all_o be_v the_o accident_n or_o quality_n of_o body_n because_o these_o act_n only_o in_o virtue_n of_o their_o substance_n neither_o can_v they_o exercise_v any_o active_a power_n over_o the_o substance_n itself_o in_o which_o they_o be_v whereas_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o domineer_v over_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n and_o which_o subordinate_o to_o the_o deity_n put_v both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n into_o this_o frame_n in_o which_o now_o it_o be_v wherefore_o since_o aristotle_n nature_n can_v be_v neither_o the_o matter_n nor_o the_o form_n nor_o the_o accident_n of_o body_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o according_a to_o his_o own_o principle_n it_o must_v be_v incorporeal_a 21._o now_o if_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v incorporeal_a than_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v either_o a_o inferior_a power_n or_o faculty_n of_o some_o soul_n which_o be_v also_o conscious_a sensitive_a or_o rational_a or_o else_o a_o low_a substantial_a life_n by_o itself_o devoid_a of_o animal_n consciousness_n the_o platonist_n seem_v to_o affirm_v both_o these_o together_o namely_o that_o there_o be_v a_o plastic_a nature_n lodge_v in_o all_o particular_a soul_n of_o animal_n brute_n and_o man_n and_o also_o that_o there_o be_v a_o general_n plastic_a or_o spermatick_a principle_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n distinct_a from_o their_o high_a mundane_a soul_n though_o subordinate_a to_o it_o and_o dependent_a upon_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v call_v nature_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o a_o high_a soul_n which_o have_v a_o more_o powerful_a life_n in_o it_o and_o though_o aristotle_n do_v not_o so_o clear_o acknowledge_v the_o incorporeity_n and_o substantiality_n of_o soul_n yet_o he_o concur_v very_o much_o with_o this_o platonic_a doctrine_n that_o nature_n be_v either_o a_o low_a power_n or_o faculty_n of_o some_o conscious_a soul_n or_o else_o a_o inferior_a kind_n of_o life_n by_o itself_o depend_v upon_o a_o superior_a soul_n and_o this_o we_o shall_v make_v to_o appear_v from_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr partibus_fw-la animalium_fw-la 1._o after_o we_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o some_o considerable_a preliminary_n passage_n in_o it_o in_o order_n thereunto_o for_o have_v first_o declare_v that_o beside_o the_o material_a cause_n there_o be_v other_o cause_n also_o of_o natural_a generation_n namely_o these_o two_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o for_o who_o sake_n or_o the_o final_a cause_n and_o that_o from_o which_o the_o principle_n of_o motion_n be_v or_o the_o efficient_a cause_n he_o determine_v that_o the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o be_v the_o principal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a of_o these_o two_o cause_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o final_a or_o the_o intend_v cause_n for_o this_o be_v reason_n and_o reason_n be_v alike_o a_o principle_n in_o artificial_a and_o in_o natural_a thing_n nay_o the_o philosopher_n add_v excellent_o that_o there_o be_v more_o of_o reason_n and_o art_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n than_o there_o be_v in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v artificial_o make_v by_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v more_o of_o final_a or_o intend_v causality_n and_o of_o the_o reason_n of_o good_a in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n than_o in_o those_o of_o humane_a art_n after_o which_o he_o great_o complain_v of_o the_o first_o and_o most_o ancient_a physiologer_n mean_v thereby_o anaximander_n and_o those_o other_o jonicks_n before_o anaxagoras_n that_o they_o consider_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o material_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o thing_n without_o attend_v to_o those_o two_o other_o cause_n the_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o that_o which_o aim_v at_o end_n they_o talk_v only_o of_o fire_n water_n air_n and_o earth_n and_o generate_a the_o whole_a world_n from_o the_o frotuitous_a concourse_n of_o these_o senseless_a body_n but_o at_o length_n aristotle_n fall_v upon_o democritus_n who_o be_v junior_a to_o those_o other_o before_o mention_v philosophised_a after_o the_o same_o atheistical_a manner_n but_o in_o a_o new_a way_n of_o his_o own_o by_o atom_n acknowledge_v no_o other_o nature_n neither_o in_o the_o universe_n nor_o in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n than_o that_o of_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n and_o suppose_v all_o thing_n to_o arise_v from_o the_o different_a composition_n of_o magnitude_n figure_n sites_n and_o motion_n of_o which_o democritick_n philosophy_n he_o give_v his_o censure_n in_o these_o follow_a word_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n if_o animal_n and_o their_o several_a part_n do_v consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o figure_n and_o colour_n than_o indeed_o democritus_n will_v be_v in_o the_o right_n but_o a_o dead_a man_n have_v the_o same_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o body_n that_o he_o have_v before_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n neither_o be_v a_o brazen_a or_o wooden_a hand_n a_o hand_n but_o only_o equivocal_o as_o a_o paint_a physician_n or_o pipe_n make_v of_o stone_n be_v so_o call_v no_o member_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n body_n be_v that_o which_o it_o be_v before_o when_o he_o be_v alive_a neither_o eye_n nor_o hand_n nor_o foot_n wherefore_o this_o be_v but_o a_o rude_a way_n of_o philosophize_v and_o just_a as_o if_o a_o carpenter_n shall_v talk_v
of_o a_o wooden_a hand_n for_o thus_o these_o physiologer_n declare_v the_o generation_n and_o cause_n of_o figure_n only_o or_o the_o matter_n out_o of_o which_o thing_n be_v make_v as_o air_n and_o earth_n whereas_o no_o artificer_n will_v think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o render_v such_o a_o cause_n of_o any_o artificial_a fabric_n because_o the_o instrument_n happen_v to_o fall_v so_o upon_o the_o timber_n that_o therefore_o it_o be_v hollow_o here_o and_o plane_n there_o but_o rather_o because_o himself_o make_v such_o stroke_n and_o for_o such_o end_n etc._n etc._n now_o in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o this_o philosopher_n at_o length_n declare_v that_o there_o be_v another_o principle_n of_o corporeal_a thing_n beside_o the_o material_a and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n of_o motion_n but_o also_o act_n artificial_o in_o order_n to_o end_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o that_o which_o we_o call_v nature_n that_o be_v not_o the_o fortuitous_a motion_n of_o senseless_a matter_n but_o a_o plastic_a regular_n and_o artificial_a nature_n such_o as_o act_n for_o end_n and_o good_a declare_v in_o the_o same_o place_n what_o this_o nature_n be_v namely_o that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soul_n or_o part_n of_o soul_n or_o not_o without_o soul_n and_o from_o thence_o infer_v that_o it_o proper_o belong_v to_o a_o physiologer_n to_o treat_v concern_v the_o soul_n also_o but_o he_o conclude_v afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o whole_a soul_n be_v not_o nature_n whence_o it_o remain_v that_o according_a to_o aristotle_n sense_n nature_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o part_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o not_o without_o soul_n that_o be_v either_o a_o low_a part_n or_o faculty_n of_o some_o conscious_a soul_n or_o else_o a_o inferior_a kind_n of_o life_n by_o itself_o which_o be_v not_o without_o soul_n but_o suborditate_v to_o it_o and_o dependent_a on_o it_o 22._o as_o for_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n aristotle_n first_o resolve_v in_o general_n that_o nature_n in_o they_o be_v either_o the_o whole_a soul_n or_o else_o some_o part_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n as_o the_o move_a principle_n or_o as_o that_o which_o act_n artificial_o for_o end_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o body_n of_o animal_n be_v either_o the_o whole_a soul_n or_o else_o some_o part_n of_o it_o but_o afterward_o he_o determine_v more_o particular_o that_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a soul_n in_o animal_n but_o only_o some_o part_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v nature_n in_o animal_n proper_o so_o call_v be_v some_o low_a power_n or_o faculty_n lodge_v in_o their_o respective_a soul_n whether_o sensitive_a or_o rational_a and_o that_o there_o be_v plastic_a nature_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n the_o same_o aristotle_n elsewhere_o affirm_v and_o prove_v after_o this_o manner_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v that_o which_o in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n hold_v together_o such_o thing_n as_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n will_v otherwise_o move_v contrary_a way_n and_o fly_v asunder_o as_o fire_n and_o earth_n which_o will_v be_v distract_v and_o dissipate_v the_o one_o tend_v upward_o the_o other_o downward_o be_v there_o not_o something_o to_o hinder_v they_o now_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n this_o must_v be_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v also_o the_o cause_n of_o nourishment_n and_o augmentation_n where_o the_o philosopher_n add_v that_o though_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o fire_n be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o nourishment_n and_o augmentation_n in_o animal_n yet_o this_o be_v indeed_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o the_o concause_n or_o instrument_n and_o not_o simple_o the_o cause_n but_o rather_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o philosophize_v elsewhere_o â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o be_v concoction_n by_o which_o nourishment_n be_v make_v in_o animal_n do_v without_o the_o soul_n nor_o without_o heat_n for_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o fire_n and_o certain_o it_o seem_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o phaenomena_n to_o acknowledge_v something_o in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n superior_a to_o mechanism_n as_o that_o may_v well_o be_v think_v to_o be_v which_o keep_v the_o more_o fluid_a part_n of_o they_o constant_o in_o the_o same_o form_n and_o figure_n so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v enormous_o alter_v in_o their_o growth_n by_o disproportionate_a nourishment_n that_o which_o restore_v flesh_n that_o be_v lose_v consolidate_n dissolve_v continuity_n incorporates_n the_o new_o receive_v nourishment_n and_o join_v it_o continuous_o with_o the_o preexistent_a part_n of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n which_o regenerate_v and_o repair_v vein_n consume_v or_o cut_v off_o which_o cause_v dentition_n in_o so_o regular_a a_o manner_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o infant_n but_o also_o adult_a person_n that_o which_o cast_v off_o excrement_n and_o discharge_v superfluity_n which_o make_v thing_n seem_v ungrateful_a to_o a_o interiour_n sense_n that_o be_v notwithstanding_o please_v to_o the_o taste_n that_o nature_n of_o hypocrates_n that_o be_v the_o curatrix_fw-la of_o disease_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o archaeus_n of_o the_o chemist_n or_o paracelsian_n to_o which_o all_o medicament_n be_v but_o subservient_fw-fr as_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o without_o it_o i_o say_v there_o seem_v to_o be_v such_o a_o principle_n as_o this_o in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n which_o be_v not_o mechanical_a but_o vital_a and_o therefore_o since_o entity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v multiply_v without_o necessity_n we_o may_v with_o aristotle_n conclude_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o animal_n or_o a_o low_a inconscious_a power_n lodge_v in_o they_o 23._o beside_o this_o plastic_a nature_n which_o be_v in_o animal_n form_v their_o several_a body_n artificial_o as_o so_o many_o microcosme_n or_o little_a world_n there_o must_v be_v also_o a_o general_a plastic_a nature_n in_o the_o macrocosm_n the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n that_o which_o make_v all_o thing_n thus_o to_o conspire_v every_o where_o and_o agree_v together_o into_o one_o harmony_n concern_v which_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o author_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la write_v after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o power_n pass_v through_o all_o thing_n order_v and_o form_v the_o whole_a world_n again_o he_o call_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o spirit_n and_o a_o live_n and_o generative_a nature_n and_o plain_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n distinct_a from_o the_o deity_n but_o subordinate_a to_o it_o and_o dependent_a on_o it_o but_o aristotle_n himself_o in_o that_o genuine_a work_n of_o his_o before_o mention_v speak_v clear_o and_o positive_o concern_v this_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o animal_n 1._o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v that_o as_o there_o be_v art_n in_o artificial_a thing_n so_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v another_o such_o like_a principle_n or_o cause_n which_o we_o ourselves_o partake_v of_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v of_o heat_n and_o cold_a from_o the_o universe_n wherefore_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v at_o fiâ—st_n make_v by_o such_o a_o cause_n as_o this_o if_o at_o least_o it_o be_v make_v and_o that_o it_o be_v still_o conserve_v by_o the_o same_o than_o that_o mortal_a animal_n shall_v be_v so_o for_o there_o be_v much_o more_o of_o order_n and_o determinate_a regularity_n in_o the_o heavenly_a body_n than_o in_o ourselves_o but_o more_o of_o fortuitousness_n and_o inconstant_a regularity_n among_o these_o mortal_a thing_n notwithstanding_o which_v some_o there_o be_v who_o though_o they_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n be_v all_o frame_v by_o a_o artificial_a nature_n yet_o they_o will_v needs_o contend_v that_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o heaven_n spring_v mere_o from_o fortune_n and_o chance_n although_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o fortuitousness_n or_o temerity_n in_o it_o and_o then_o he_o sum_v up_o all_o into_o this_o conclusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v some_o such_o thing_n as_o that_o which_o we_o call_v nature_n that_o be_v that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o artificial_a methodical_a and_o plastic_a nature_n in_o animal_n by_o which_o their_o respective_a body_n be_v frame_v and_o conserve_v but_o also_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o general_n plastic_a nature_n likewise_o in_o the_o universe_n by_o which_o the_o heaven_n
and_o whole_a world_n be_v thus_o artificial_o order_v and_o dispose_v 24._o now_o whereas_o aristotle_n in_o the_o forecited_a word_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o partake_v of_o life_n and_o understanding_n from_o that_o in_o the_o universe_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o partake_v of_o heat_n and_o cold_a from_o that_o heat_n and_o cold_a that_o be_v in_o the_o universe_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o be_v a_o notion_n borrow_v from_o socrates_n as_o we_o understand_v both_o from_o xenophon_n and_o plato_n that_o philosopher_n have_v use_v it_o as_o a_o argumentation_n to_o prove_v a_o deity_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v represent_v after_o this_o manner_n by_o the_o latin_a poet_n principio_fw-la coelum_fw-la ac_fw-la terram_fw-la campósque_fw-la liquentes_fw-la lucentémque_fw-la globum_fw-la lunae_fw-la titaniáque_fw-la astra_fw-la spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totósque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la ind_n hominum_fw-la pecudúmque_fw-la genus_fw-la vitaeque_fw-la volantûm_fw-la from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v collect_v that_o aristotle_n do_v suppose_v this_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o part_n of_o some_o mundane_a soul_n that_o be_v also_o conscious_a and_o intellectual_a as_o that_o plastic_a nature_n in_o animal_n be_v or_o at_o least_o some_o inferior_a principle_n depend_v on_o such_o a_o soul_n and_o indeed_o whatever_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o modern_a peripatetic_n be_v we_o make_v no_o doubt_n at_o all_o but_o that_o aristotle_n himself_o hold_v the_o world_n animation_n or_o a_o mundane_a soul_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o plain_o declare_v himself_o concern_v it_o elsewhere_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la after_o this_o manner_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o we_o common_o think_v of_o the_o heaven_n as_o nothing_o else_o but_o body_n and_o monad_n have_v only_o a_o certain_a order_n but_o altogether_o inanimate_a whereas_o we_o ought_v on_o the_o contrary_a to_o conceive_v of_o they_o as_o partake_v of_o life_n and_o action_n that_o be_v as_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o rational_a or_o intellectual_a life_n for_o so_o simplicius_n there_o right_o expound_v the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o we_o ought_v to_o think_v of_o the_o heaven_n as_o animate_v with_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o thereby_o partake_v of_o action_n and_o rational_a life_n for_o say_v he_o though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v affirm_v not_o only_o of_o irrational_a soul_n but_o also_o of_o inanimate_a body_n yet_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v only_o denominate_v rational_a being_n but_o further_a to_o take_v away_o all_o manner_n of_o scruple_n or_o doubt_n concern_v this_o business_n that_o philosopher_n before_o in_o the_o same_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o heaven_n be_v animate_v and_o have_v a_o principle_n of_o motion_n within_o itself_o where_o by_o the_o heaven_n as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o aristotle_n and_o plato_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o whole_a world_n there_o be_v indeed_o one_o passage_n in_o the_o same_o book_n de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la which_o at_o first_o sight_n and_o slight_o consider_v may_v seem_v to_o contradict_v this_o again_o and_o therefore_o probable_o be_v that_o which_o have_v lead_v many_o into_o a_o contrary_a persuasion_n that_o aristotle_n deny_v the_o world_n animation_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a neither_o to_o think_v that_o the_o heaven_n continue_v to_o eternity_n move_v by_o a_o soul_n necessitate_v or_o violent_o compel_v they_o nor_o indeed_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o life_n of_o such_o a_o soul_n shall_v be_v pleasurable_a or_o happy_a forasmuch_o as_o the_o continual_a violent_a motion_n of_o a_o body_n natural_o incline_v to_o move_v another_o way_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a unquiet_a thing_n and_o void_a of_o all_o mental_a repose_n especial_o when_o there_o be_v no_o such_o relaxation_n as_o the_o soul_n of_o mortal_a animal_n have_v by_o sleep_n and_o therefore_o such_o a_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n as_o this_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v condemn_v to_o a_o eternal_a ixionian_a fate_n but_o in_o these_o word_n aristotle_n do_v not_o deny_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v move_v by_o a_o soul_n of_o their_o own_o which_o be_v positive_o affirm_v by_o he_o elsewhere_o but_o only_o by_o such_o a_o soul_n as_o shall_v violent_o and_o forcible_o agitate_v or_o drive_v they_o round_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o natural_a inclination_n whereby_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o tend_v downward_o of_o themselves_o towards_o the_o centre_n and_o his_o sense_n concern_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v true_o represent_v by_o simplicius_n in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a world_n or_o heaven_n be_v as_o well_o a_o natural_a as_o a_o animalish_n body_n be_v move_v proper_o by_o soul_n but_o yet_o by_o mean_n of_o nature_n also_o as_o a_o instrument_n so_o that_o the_o motion_n of_o it_o be_v not_o violent_a but_o whereas_o aristotle_n there_o insinuate_v as_o if_o plato_n have_v hold_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v move_v by_o a_o soul_n violent_o contrary_a to_o their_o nature_n simplicius_n though_o sufficient_o addict_v to_o aristotle_n ingenuous_o acknowledge_v his_o error_n herein_o and_o vindicate_a plato_n from_o that_o imputation_n show_v how_o he_o likewise_o hold_v a_o plastic_a nature_n as_o well_o as_o a_o mundane_a soul_n and_o that_o among_o his_o ten_o instance_n of_o motion_n 10._o the_o nine_o be_v that_o of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o always_o move_v another_o be_v itself_o change_v by_o something_o else_o as_o the_o ten_o that_o of_o the_o mundane_a soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o original_o both_o move_v itself_o and_o other_o thing_n as_o if_o his_o mean_v in_o that_o place_n be_v that_o though_o nature_n be_v a_o life_n and_o internal_a energy_n yet_o it_o act_v subservient_o to_o a_o high_a soul_n as_o the_o first_o original_a mover_n but_o the_o grand_a objection_n against_o aristotle_n hold_v the_o world_n animation_n be_v still_o behind_o namely_o from_o that_o in_o his_o metaphysic_n where_o he_o determine_v the_o high_a starry_a heaven_n to_o be_v move_v by_o a_o immovable_a mover_n common_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o deity_n itself_o and_o no_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o other_o sphere_n likewise_o to_o be_v move_v by_o so_o many_o separate_a intelligency_n and_o not_o by_o soul_n to_o which_o we_o reply_v that_o indeed_o aristotle_n first_n immovable_a mover_n be_v no_o mundane_a soul_n but_o a_o abstract_a intellect_n separate_a from_o matter_n and_o the_o very_a deity_n itself_o who_o manner_n of_o move_v the_o heaven_n be_v thus_o describe_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o move_v only_o as_o be_v love_v wherefore_o beside_o this_o supreme_a vnmoved_a mover_n that_o philosopher_n suppose_v another_o inferior_a move_v mover_n also_o that_o be_v a_o mundane_a soul_n as_o the_o proper_a and_o immediate_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o heavenly_a motion_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o itself_o be_v move_v objective_o or_o by_o appetite_n and_o desire_n of_o the_o first_o good_a move_v other_o thing_n and_o thus_o that_o safe_a and_o sure-footed_n interpreter_n alex._n aphrodisius_n expound_v his_o master_n mean_v that_o the_o heaven_n be_v animate_v and_o therefore_o indeed_o move_v by_o a_o internal_a principle_n of_o its_o own_o be_v notwithstanding_o original_o move_v by_o a_o certain_a immovable_a and_o separate_a nature_n which_o be_v above_o soul_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o by_o its_o contemplate_v of_o it_o and_o have_v a_o appetite_n and_o desire_n of_o assimilate_v itself_o thereunto_o aristotle_n seem_v to_o have_v borrow_v this_o notion_n from_o plato_n who_o make_v the_o constant_a regular_a circumgyration_n of_o the_o heaven_n to_o be_v a_o imitation_n of_o the_o motion_n or_o energy_n of_o intellect_n so_o that_o aristotle_n first_o mover_n be_v not_o proper_o the_o efficient_a but_o only_o the_o final_a and_o objective_a cause_n of_o the_o heavenly_a motion_n the_o immediate_a efficient_a cause_n thereof_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soul_n and_o nature_n neither_o may_v this_o be_v confute_v from_o those_o other_o aristotelick_n intelligence_n of_o the_o lesser_a orb_n that_o philosopher_n conceive_v in_o like_a manner_n concern_v they_o that_o they_o be_v also_o the_o abstract_a mind_n or_o intellect_n of_o certain_a other_o inferior_a soul_n which_o move_v their_o several_a respective_a body_n or_o orb_n circular_o and_z uniformly_n in_o a_o kind_n of_o imitation_n of_o they_o for_o this_o plain_o appear_v from_o hence_o in_o that_o he_o
affirm_v of_o these_o his_o inferior_a intelligence_n likewise_o as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o supreme_a mover_n that_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d move_v only_o as_o the_o end_n where_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o though_o aristotle_n do_v plain_o suppose_v a_o mundane_a intellectual_a soul_n such_o as_o also_o contain_v either_o in_o it_o or_o under_o it_o a_o plastic_a nature_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o make_v either_o of_o these_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a deity_n but_o resolve_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v one_o absolute_o perfect_a mind_n or_o intellect_n separate_a from_o matter_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o immovable_a nature_n who_o essence_n be_v his_o operation_n and_o which_o move_v only_o as_o be_v louâ—d_v or_o as_o the_o final_a cause_n of_o which_o he_o pronounce_v in_o this_o manner_n par._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o upon_o such_o a_o principle_n as_o this_o heaven_n and_o nature_n depend_v that_o be_v the_o animate_v heaven_n or_o mundane_a soul_n together_o with_o the_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n must_v of_o necessity_n depend_v upon_o such_o a_o absolute_o perfect_a and_o immovable_a mind_n or_o intellect_n have_v now_o declare_v the_o aristotelick_n doctrine_n concern_v the_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n with_o which_o the_o platonic_a also_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o part_n of_o a_o mundane_a intellectual_a soul_n that_o be_v a_o low_a power_n and_o faculty_n of_o it_o or_o else_o not_o without_o it_o but_o some_o inferior_a thing_n depend_v on_o it_o we_o think_v sit_v to_o add_v in_o this_o place_n that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o such_o mundane_a soul_n as_o both_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n suppose_v distinct_a from_o the_o supreme_a deity_n yet_o thâ—re_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v a_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n depend_v immediate_o upon_o the_o deity_n itself_o for_o the_o plastic_a nature_n essential_o depend_v upon_o mind_n or_o intellect_n and_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v without_o it_o according_a to_o those_o word_n before_o cite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n depend_v upon_o such_o a_o intellectual_a principle_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n that_o philosopher_n do_v elsewhere_o join_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mind_n and_o nature_n both_o together_o 25._o beside_o this_o general_n plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o those_o particular_a plastic_a power_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o plastic_a nature_n also_o as_o certain_o low_a life_n or_o vegetative_a soul_n in_o some_o great_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n all_o of_o they_o depend_v if_o not_o upon_o some_o high_a conscious_a soul_n yet_o at_o least_o upon_o a_o perfect_a intellect_n preside_v over_o the_o whole_a as_o for_o example_n though_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o every_o plant_n herb_n and_o pile_n of_o grass_n have_v a_o particular_a plastic_a life_n or_o vegetative_a soul_n of_o its_o own_o distinct_a from_o the_o mechanism_n of_o the_o body_n nor_o that_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v a_o animal_n endue_v with_o a_o conscious_a soul_n yet_o there_o may_v possible_o be_v for_o aught_o we_o know_v one_o plastic_a nature_n or_o life_n belong_v to_o the_o whole_a terrestrial_a or_o terraqueous_a globe_n by_o which_o all_o plant_n and_o vegetable_n continuous_a with_o it_o may_v be_v different_o form_v according_a to_o their_o different_a seed_n as_o also_o mineral_n and_o other_o body_n frame_v and_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n effect_v as_o by_o the_o immediate_a cause_n though_o always_o subordinate_a to_o other_o cause_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v the_o deity_n and_o this_o perhaps_o may_v ease_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o who_o can_v but_o think_v it_o too_o much_o to_o impose_v all_o upon_o one_o plastic_a nature_n of_o the_o universe_n 26._o and_o now_o we_o have_v finish_v our_o first_o task_n which_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o plastic_a nature_n the_o sum_n whereof_o brief_o amount_v to_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a low_a life_n than_o the_o animal_n which_o act_v regular_o and_o artificial_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n reason_n and_o wisdom_n for_o end_n or_o in_o order_n to_o good_a though_o itself_o do_v not_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o it_o do_v nor_o be_v master_n of_o that_o wisdom_n according_a to_o which_o it_o act_n but_o only_o a_o servant_n to_o it_o and_o drudge_a executioner_n of_o the_o same_o it_o operate_a fatal_o and_o sympathetical_o according_a to_o law_n and_o command_n prescribe_v to_o it_o by_o a_o perfect_a intellect_n and_o impress_v upon_o it_o and_o which_o be_v either_o a_o low_a faculty_n of_o some_o conscious_a soul_n or_o else_o a_o inferior_a kind_n of_o life_n or_o soul_n by_o itself_o but_o essential_o depend_v upon_o a_o high_a intellect_n we_o proceed_v to_o our_o second_o undertake_n which_o be_v to_o show_v how_o gross_o those_o two_o sort_n of_o atheist_n before_o mention_v the_o stoical_a or_o cosmoplastick_a and_o the_o stratonical_a or_o hylozoick_a both_o of_o they_o acknowledge_v this_o plastic_a life_n of_o nature_n do_v mistake_v the_o notion_n of_o it_o or_o pervert_v it_o and_o abuse_v it_o to_o make_v a_o certain_a spurious_a and_o counterfeit_n god-almighty_a of_o it_o or_o a_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n thereby_o exclude_v the_o true_a omnipotent_a deity_n which_o be_v a_o perfect_a mind_n or_o conscious_o understanding_n nature_n preside_v over_o the_o universe_n they_o substitute_v this_o stupid_a plastic_a nature_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o now_o the_o chief_a error_n or_o mistake_v of_o these_o atheist_n concern_v the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v these_o four_o follow_v first_o that_o they_o make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o and_o the_o high_a thing_n in_o the_o universe_n which_o be_v the_o last_o and_o low_a of_o all_o life_n a_o thing_n essential_o secondary_a derivative_a and_o dependent_a for_o the_o plastic_a life_n of_o nature_n be_v but_o the_o mere_a vmbrage_n of_o intellectuality_n a_o faint_a and_o shadowy_a imitation_n of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n upon_o which_o it_o do_v as_o essential_o depend_v as_o the_o shadow_n do_v upon_o the_o body_n the_o image_n in_o the_o glass_n upon_o the_o face_n or_o the_o echo_n upon_o the_o original_a voice_n so_o that_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o perfect_a mind_n or_o intellect_n in_o the_o world_n there_o can_v no_o more_o have_v be_v any_o plastic_a nature_n in_o it_o than_o there_o can_v be_v a_o image_n in_o the_o glass_n without_o a_o face_n or_o a_o echo_n without_o a_o original_a voice_n if_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o there_o must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o there_o be_v a_o plastic_a nature_n that_o act_v regular_o and_o artificial_o in_o order_n to_o end_n and_o according_a to_o the_o best_a wisdom_n though_o itself_o not_o comprehend_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v clear_o conscious_a of_o what_o it_o do_v then_o there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v a_o perfect_a mind_n or_o intellect_n that_o be_v a_o deity_n upon_o which_o it_o depend_v wherefore_o aristotle_n do_v like_o a_o philosopher_n in_o join_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nature_n and_o mind_n both_o together_o but_o these_o atheist_n do_v very_o absurd_o and_o unphilosophical_o that_o will_v make_v a_o senseless_a and_o inconscious_a plastic_a nature_n and_o therefore_o without_o any_o mind_n or_o intellect_n to_o be_v the_o first_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n second_o these_o atheist_n augment_v the_o former_a error_n in_o suppose_v those_o high_a life_n of_o sense_n or_o animality_n and_o of_o reason_n or_o understanding_n to_o rise_v both_o of_o they_o from_o that_o low_a senseless_a life_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o only_a original_a fundamental_a life_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n altogether_o as_o irrational_a and_o absurd_a as_o if_o one_o shall_v suppose_v the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o the_o air_n or_o aether_n to_o be_v the_o only_a original_a and_o fundamental_a light_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n but_o a_o secondary_a and_o derivative_a thing_n from_o it_o and_o nothing_o but_o the_o light_n of_o the_o air_n modificate_v and_o improve_v by_o condensation_n or_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v maintain_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o all_o the_o star_n be_v real_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o mere_a reflection_n of_o those_o image_n that_o we_o see_v in_o river_n and_o pond_n of_o water_n but_o this_o have_v always_o be_v the_o sottish_a humour_n and_o guise_n of_o atheist_n to_o invert_v the_o order_n of_o the_o
materiarian_a theist_n acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v a_o perfectly-understanding_n be_v and_o such_o as_o have_v also_o power_n over_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n which_o be_v utter_o unable_a to_o move_v itself_o or_o to_o produce_v any_o thing_n without_o he_o and_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o anaxagoreans_n conclude_v that_o he_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o the_o form_n of_o inanimate_a body_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n however_o it_o be_v universal_o agree_v upon_o among_o they_o that_o he_o be_v at_o least_o the_o orderer_n and_o disposer_n of_o all_o and_o that_o therefore_o he_o may_v upon_o that_o account_n well_o be_v call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o maker_n or_o framer_n of_o the_o world_n notwithstanding_o which_v so_o long_o as_o they_o maintain_v matter_n to_o exist_v independent_o upon_o god_n and_o sometime_o also_o to_o be_v refractory_a and_o contumacious_a to_o he_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o euli_n contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a will_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o can_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a omnipotence_n according_a to_o the_o full_a and_o proper_a sense_n of_o it_o which_o may_v also_o further_o appear_v from_o these_o query_n of_o seneca_n concern_v god_n quantum_fw-la deus_fw-la possit_fw-la materiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la formet_fw-la a_o datâ_fw-la utatur_fw-la deus_fw-la quicquid_fw-la vult_fw-la efficiat_a an_o in_o multis_fw-la rebus_fw-la illuni_fw-la tractanda_fw-la destituant_fw-la &_o à _fw-la magno_fw-la artifice_n prauè_fw-la formentur_fw-la multa_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la cessat_fw-la ars_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la id_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la exercetur_fw-la saepe_fw-la inobsequens_n arti_fw-la est_fw-la how_o far_o god_n power_n do_v extend_v whether_o he_o make_v his_o own_o matter_n or_o only_o use_v that_o which_o be_v offer_v he_o whether_o he_o can_v do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v or_o the_o material_n in_o many_o thing_n 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deus_fw-la aliud_fw-la post_fw-la aliud_fw-la jupiter_n bonúmque_fw-la malúmque_fw-la that_fw-mi potest_fw-la enim_fw-la omnia_fw-la and_o again_o od._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deus_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la dabit_fw-la illud_fw-la omittet_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la ei_fw-la libitum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la potest_fw-la enim_fw-la omnia_fw-la to_o this_o purpose_n also_o before_o homer_n linus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o he_o callimachus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v possible_a for_o god_n to_o do_v and_o nothing_o transcend_v his_o power_n thus_o also_o among_o the_o latin_a poet_n virgil_n aen._n the_o first_o sed_fw-la pater_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la speluncis_fw-la abdidit_fw-la atris_fw-la again_o aen._n the_o second_o at_o pater_n anchises_n oculos_fw-la ad_fw-la sydera_fw-la laetus_fw-la extulit_fw-la &_o coelo_fw-la palmas_fw-la cum_fw-la voice_fw-la tetendit_fw-la jupiter_n omnipotens_fw-la precibus_fw-la si_fw-la flecteris_fw-la ullis_fw-la and_o aen._n the_o four_o talibus_fw-la orantem_fw-la dictis_fw-la arásque_fw-la tenentem_fw-la audiit_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la ovid_n in_o like_a manner_n metamorph._n 1_o tum_o pater_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la misso_fw-la persregit_fw-la olympum_fw-la fulmine_fw-la &_o excussit_fw-la subjectum_fw-la pelion_n ossae_n and_o to_o cite_v no_o more_o agatho_n a_o ancient_a greek_a poet_n be_v commend_v by_o aristotle_n for_o affirm_v nothing_o to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n but_o only_o this_o that_o he_o can_v make_v that_o not_o to_o have_v be_v which_o have_v be_v that_o be_v do_v what_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la namque_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la negatum_fw-la etiam_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la infecta_fw-la posse_fw-la reddere_fw-la last_o that_o the_o atheist_n themselves_o under_o paganism_n look_v 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a_o thing_n be_v always_o suppose_a by_o he_o be_v not_o make_v by_o god_n out_o of_o nothing_o neither_o nor_o out_o of_o any_o thing_n inanimate_a and_o soulless_a preexi_v but_o out_o of_o a_o preexi_a disorderly_a soul_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o orderly_a and_o regular_a frame_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d par._n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v vnform_v matter_n before_o this_o orderly_a world_n be_v make_v which_o matter_n be_v not_o incorporeal_a nor_o vnmoved_a or_o inanimate_a but_o body_n discompose_v and_o act_v by_o a_o furious_a and_o irrational_a mover_n the_o deformity_n whereof_o be_v the_o disharmony_n of_o a_o soul_n in_o it_o devoid_a of_o reason_n for_o god_n neither_o make_v body_n out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v nobody_n nor_o soul_n out_o of_o no-soul_n but_o as_o the_o musician_n who_o neither_o make_v voice_n nor_o motion_n do_v by_o order_v of_o they_o notwithstanding_o produce_v harmony_n so_o god_n though_o he_o neither_o make_v the_o tangible_a and_o resist_a substance_n of_o body_n nor_o the_o fantastic_a and_o self-moving_a power_n of_o soul_n yet_o take_v both_o those_o principle_n preexi_v the_o one_o of_o which_o be_v dark_a and_o obscure_a the_o other_o turbulent_a and_o irrational_a and_o orderly_o dispose_n and_o harmonize_a of_o they_o he_o do_v by_o that_o mean_n produce_v this_o most_o beautiful_a and_o perfect_a animal_n of_o the_o world_n and_o further_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o maker_n of_o body_n simple_o that_o be_v neither_o of_o bulk_n nor_o matter_n but_o only_o of_o that_o symmetry_n and_o pulchritude_n which_o be_v in_o body_n and_o that_o likeness_n which_o it_o have_v to_o himself_o which_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v conclude_v also_o concern_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v not_o make_v by_o god_n neither_o nor_o yet_o that_o it_o be_v
as_o also_o that_o there_o be_v no_o theogonia_n nor_o temporary_a production_n of_o the_o inferior_a god_n from_o these_o verse_n of_o he_o according_a to_o grotius_n his_o correction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 478_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nempe_fw-la dî_fw-la semper_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la atque_fw-la nunquam_fw-la intercident_fw-la haec_fw-la quae_fw-la dico_fw-la semper_fw-la nobis_fw-la rebus_fw-la in_o iisdem_fw-la se_fw-la exhibent_fw-la extitisse_fw-la sed_fw-la deorum_fw-la primum_fw-la perhibetur_fw-la chaos_n quînam_fw-la verò_fw-la nam_fw-la de_fw-fr nihilo_fw-la nîl_fw-la pote_fw-la primum_fw-la existere_fw-la ergo_fw-la nec_fw-la primum_fw-la profecto_fw-la quicquam_fw-la nec_fw-la fuit_fw-la alterum_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la sic_fw-la appellantur_fw-la alia_fw-la fient_fw-la postmodum_fw-la where_o though_o he_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o general_n tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_a theist_n that_o chaos_n be_v before_o the_o god_n and_o that_o the_o inferior_a mundane_a god_n have_v a_o temporary_a generation_n or_o production_n with_o the_o world_n yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v he_o conclude_v against_o it_o from_o this_o ground_n of_o reason_n because_o nothing_o can_v proceed_v from_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o both_o the_o god_n and_o indeed_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v substantial_a in_o the_o world_n be_v from_o eternity_n unmake_v only_o the_o fashion_n of_o thing_n have_v be_v alter_v moreover_o diodorus_n siculus_n affirm_v the_o chaldean_n likewise_o to_o have_v assert_v this_o dogma_fw-la of_o the_o world_n eternity_n 82._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chaldean_n affirm_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a and_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o generate_v from_o any_o beginning_n nor_o will_v ever_o admit_v corruption_n who_o that_o they_o be_v not_o atheist_n for_o all_o that_o no_o more_o than_o aristotle_n appear_v from_o those_o follow_a word_n of_o that_o historiographer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o believe_v also_o that_o the_o order_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o world_n be_v by_o a_o certain_a divine_a providence_n and_o that_o every_o one_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o heaven_n happen_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a determinate_a and_o firm_o ratify_v judgement_n of_o the_o go_n however_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n know_v to_o all_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o late_a platonist_n stiff_o adhere_v to_o aristotle_n in_o this_o neither_o do_v they_o only_o assert_v the_o corporeal_a world_n with_o all_o the_o inferior_a mundane_a god_n in_o it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ingenerate_a and_o to_o have_v exi_v from_o eternity_n but_o also_o maintain_v the_o same_o concern_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o all_o other_o animal_n they_o conclude_v that_o no_o soul_n be_v young_a than_o body_n or_o the_o world_n and_o because_o they_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o depart_v from_o their_o master_n plato_n therefore_o do_v they_o endeavour_v violent_o to_o force_v this_o same_o sense_n upon_o plato_n word_n also_o notwithstanding_o which_v concern_v these_o latter_a platonist_n it_o be_v here_o observable_a that_o though_o they_o thus_o assert_v the_o world_n and_o all_o inferior_a god_n and_o soul_n to_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o that_o strict_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n declare_v that_o be_v to_o have_v have_v no_o temporary_a generation_n or_o beginning_n but_o to_o have_v exi_v from_o eternity_n yet_o by_o no_o mean_n do_v they_o therefore_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d selforiginated_n and_o self-existing_a but_o conclude_v they_o to_o have_v be_v all_o derive_v from_o one_o sole_a selfexistent_a deity_n as_o their_o cause_n which_o therefore_o though_o not_o in_o order_n of_o time_n yet_o of_o nature_n be_v before_o they_o 1._o to_o this_o purpose_n plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mind_n or_o god_n be_v before_o the_o world_n not_o as_o if_o it_o exist_v before_o it_o in_o time_n but_o because_o the_o world_n proceed_v from_o it_o and_o that_o be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n first_o as_o the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o its_o archetype_n or_o paradigm_n the_o world_n also_o always_o subsist_v by_o it_o and_o from_o it_o and_o again_o elsewhere_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v make_v or_o generate_v be_v not_o so_o make_v as_o that_o they_o ever_o have_v a_o beginning_n of_o their_o existence_n but_o yet_o they_o be_v make_v and_o will_v be_v always_o make_v in_o another_o sense_n nor_o will_v they_o ever_o be_v destroy_v otherwise_o than_o as_o be_v dissolve_v into_o those_o simple_a principle_n out_o of_o which_o some_o of_o they_o be_v compound_v where_o though_o the_o world_n be_v say_v never_o to_o have_v be_v make_v as_o to_o a_o temporary_a beginning_n yet_o in_o another_o sense_n be_v it_o say_v to_o be_v always_o make_v as_o depend_v upon_o god_n perpetual_o as_o the_o emanative_a cause_n thereof_o agreeable_o whereunto_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o world_n production_n from_o god_n be_v thus_o declare_v by_o that_o philosopher_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v not_o right_o who_o corrupt_a and_o generate_v the_o world_n for_o they_o will_v not_o understand_v what_o manner_n of_o make_v or_o production_n the_o world_n have_v to_o wit_n by_o way_n of_o effulgency_n or_o eradiation_n from_o the_o deity_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v a_o god_n as_o the_o light_n be_v coeve_v with_o the_o sun_n so_o likewise_o proclus_n conclude_v that_o the_o world_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d always_o generate_v or_o eradiate_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v eternal_a god_n be_v so_o wherefore_o these_o latter_a platonist_n suppose_v the_o same_o thing_n concern_v the_o corporeal_a world_n and_o the_o low_a mundane_a god_n which_o their_o master_n plato_n do_v concern_v his_o high_a eternal_a god_n that_o though_o they_o have_v no_o temporary_a production_n yet_o they_o all_o depend_v no_o less_o upon_o one_o supreme_a deity_n than_o if_o they_o have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o by_o he_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o none_o of_o these_o philosopher_n apprehend_v any_o repugnancy_n at_o all_o betwixt_o these_o two_o thing_n existence_n from_o eternity_n and_o be_v cause_v or_o produce_v by_o another_o nor_o can_v we_o make_v any_o great_a doubt_n but_o that_o if_o the_o latter_a platonist_n have_v be_v full_o convince_v of_o any_o contradictious_a inconsistency_n here_o they_o will_v ready_o have_v disclaim_v that_o their_o so_o belove_a hypothesis_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o truth_n what_o some_o have_v suppose_v that_o the_o assertor_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n be_v all_o atheist_n that_o these_o latter_a platonist_n be_v lead_v into_o this_o opinion_n no_o otherwise_o than_o from_o the_o sole_a consideration_n of_o the_o deity_n to_o wit_n its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d its_o essential_a goodness_n and_o generative_a power_n or_o emanative_a fecundity_n as_o proclus_n plain_o declare_v upon_o the_o timaeus_n 116._o now_o though_o aristotle_n be_v not_o act_v with_o any_o such_o divine_a enthusiasm_n as_o these_o platonist_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v yet_o do_v he_o notwithstanding_o after_o his_o sober_a manner_n real_o maintain_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o though_o the_o world_n and_o inferior_n mundane_a god_n have_v no_o temporary_a generation_n yet_o be_v they_o nevertheless_o all_o produce_v from_o one_o supreme_a deity_n as_o their_o cause_n thus_o simplicius_n represent_v that_o philosopher_n sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o aristotle_n will_v not_o have_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v make_v so_o as_o to_o have_v have_v a_o beginning_n but_o yet_o nevertheless_o to_o have_v be_v produce_v from_o god_n after_o some_o other_o manner_n and_o again_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristotle_n though_o make_v god_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o its_o eternal_a motion_n yet_o conclude_v it_o notwithstanding_o to_o have_v be_v ingenerate_a or_o unmake_v that_o be_v without_o begin_v however_o we_o think_v sit_v here_o to_o observe_v that_o though_o aristotle_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n express_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o zeal_n and_o confidence_n for_o that_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n yet_o do_v he_o sometime_o for_o all_o that_o seem_v to_o flag_n a_o little_a and_o speak_v more_o languid_o and_o sceptical_o about_o it_o as_o for_o example_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr partibus_fw-la animalium_fw-la where_o he_o treat_v concern_v a_o artificial_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o the_o heaven_n be_v
istud_fw-la livoris_fw-la est_fw-la &_o avaritiae_fw-la genus_fw-la non_fw-it obtrectatio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sordens_fw-la svas_fw-la eminere_fw-la solummodo_fw-la velle_fw-la fortunas_fw-la aliorum_fw-la res_fw-la premi_fw-la &_o in_fw-la contempta_fw-la humilitate_fw-la calcari_fw-la natum_fw-la hominem_fw-la colimus_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la vos_fw-fr hominem_fw-la nullum_fw-la colitis_fw-la natum_fw-la non_fw-it unum_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la non_fw-it innumeros_fw-la alios_fw-la quinimo_fw-la non_fw-la omnes_fw-la quos_fw-la jam_fw-la templis_fw-la habetis_fw-la vestris_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sustulistis_fw-la ex_fw-la numero_fw-la &_o coelo_fw-la sideribúsque_fw-la donastis_fw-la concedamus_fw-la interdum_fw-la manum_fw-la vestris_fw-la opinationibus_fw-la dantes_fw-la unum_fw-la christum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la mentis_fw-la animae_fw-la corporis_fw-la fragilitatis_fw-la &_o conditionis_fw-la unius_fw-la nun_n dignus_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la tantorum_fw-la ob_fw-la munerum_fw-la gratiam_fw-la deus_fw-la dici_fw-la deúsque_fw-la sentiri_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la vos_fw-la liberum_fw-la quòd_fw-la reperit_fw-la usum_fw-la vini_fw-la si_fw-la quòd_fw-la panis_fw-la cererem_fw-la si_fw-la aesculapium_fw-la quòd_fw-la herbarum_fw-la si_fw-la minervam_fw-la quòd_fw-la oleae_fw-la si_fw-la triptolemum_fw-la quòd_fw-la aratri_fw-la si_fw-la denique_fw-la herculem_fw-la quòd_fw-la feras_fw-la quòd_fw-la fures_fw-la quòd_fw-la multiplicium_fw-la capitum_fw-la superavit_fw-la compescuÃtque_fw-la natrice_n divorum_fw-la retulistis_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la honoribus_fw-la quantis_fw-la afficiendus_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la erroribus_fw-la nos_fw-la magnis_fw-la insinuatâ_fw-la veritate_fw-la traduxit_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v these_o the_o god_n who_o be_v so_o much_o offend_v with_o christ_n be_v worship_v and_o account_v a_o god_n by_o we_o they_o who_o be_v forgetful_a of_o their_o former_a condition_n will_v not_o have_v the_o same_o bestow_v upon_o another_o which_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o themselves_o be_v this_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o heavenly_a power_n this_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n or_o be_v it_o not_o rather_o base_a envy_n and_o covetousness_n for_o they_o thus_o to_o engross_v all_o to_o themselves_o we_o worship_v indeed_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v a_o man_n what_o then_o do_v you_o worship_v no_o such_o not_o one_o and_o another_o and_o innumerable_a and_o be_v not_o almosâ—_n all_o â—our_n god_n such_o as_o be_v take_v from_o out_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o man_n and_o place_v among_o the_o star_n and_o will_v you_o account_v that_o damnable_a in_o we_o which_o you_o yourselves_o practice_n let_v we_o for_o the_o present_n yield_v thus_o much_o to_o your_o infideity_n and_o grant_v that_o christ_n be_v but_o a_o ordinary_a man_n of_o the_o same_o rank_n and_o condition_n with_o other_o mortal_n yet_o may_v we_o not_o for_o all_o that_o according_a to_o your_o principle_n think_v he_o worthy_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a benefit_n we_o receive_v from_o he_o to_o be_v account_v a_o god_n for_o if_o you_o have_v advance_v into_o the_o number_n of_o your_o divi_z bacchus_n or_o libre_fw-la for_o invent_v the_o use_n of_o wine_n ceres_n of_o corn_n aesculapius_n of_o herb_n minerva_n of_o the_o olive_n triptolemus_n of_o the_o blow_n and_o hercules_n for_o subdue_a beast_n thief_n and_o monster_n with_o how_o great_a honour_n ought_v he_o to_o be_v affect_v by_o we_o who_o by_o the_o insinuation_n of_o divine_a truth_n have_v deliver_v we_o from_o such_o great_a error_n of_o mind_n etc._n etc._n which_o argumentation_n of_o arnobius_n though_o it_o be_v good_a enough_o ad_fw-la homines_fw-la to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o pagan_n there_o be_v more_o reason_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o god_n for_o the_o benefit_n that_o mankind_n receive_v from_o he_o than_o that_o bacchus_n or_o ceres_n or_o hercules_n shall_v be_v so_o 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non_fw-la habebit_fw-la but_o that_o which_o far_o transcend_v all_o these_o thing_n our_o reason_n mind_n and_o understanding_n where_o do_v we_o find_v it_o or_o from_o whence_o do_v we_o derive_v it_o have_v the_o universe_n all_o those_o other_o thing_n of_o we_o in_o it_o and_o in_o a_o far_o great_a proportion_n and_o have_v it_o nothing_o at_o all_o of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n in_o we_o nihil_fw-la quod_fw-la animi_fw-la quodque_fw-la rationis_fw-la est_fw-la expers_fw-la id_fw-la generare_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la potest_fw-la animantes_fw-la compotesque_fw-la rationis_fw-la mundus_fw-la autem_fw-la generate_fw-la animantes_fw-la compotes_fw-la rationis_fw-la nothing_o that_o be_v devoid_a of_o mind_n and_o reason_n can_v generate_v thing_n animant_fw-la and_o rational_a but_o the_o world_n generate_v such_o and_o therefore_o itself_o or_o that_o which_o contain_v it_o and_o preside_v over_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v animant_fw-la and_o rational_a or_o intellectual_a which_o argumentation_n be_v further_o set_v home_o by_o such_o similitude_n as_o these_o si_fw-la ex_fw-la oliva_n modulatè_fw-la canentes_fw-la tibiae_fw-la nascerentur_fw-la non_fw-la dubitares_fw-la quin_fw-la esset_fw-la in_o oliva_n tibicinis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la scientia_fw-la quid_fw-la si_fw-la
yet_o they_o be_v all_o subject_a to_o one_o supreme_a solitary_a and_o independent_a deity_n but_o however_o though_o these_o stoic_n thus_o unquestionable_o assert_v one_o sole_a independent_a and_o universal_a numen_fw-la the_o monarch_n over_o the_o whole_a world_n yet_o do_v they_o notwithstanding_o together_o with_o the_o other_o pagan_n acknowledge_v a_o plurality_n of_o god_n they_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o god_n and_o demon_n and_o so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o other_o pagan_n as_o to_o this_o polytheism_n or_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n that_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v surpass_v and_o outstrip_v they_o therein_o plutarch_n make_v mention_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o so_o great_a multitude_n of_o god_n and_o affirm_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v fill_v the_o whole_a heaven_n earth_n air_n and_o sea_n with_o go_n nevertheless_o they_o plain_o declare_v that_o all_o this_o their_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n one_o only_o except_v be_v generate_v or_o create_v in_o time_n by_o that_o one_o call_v zeus_n or_o jupiter_n who_o be_v not_o only_o the_o spermatick_a reason_n but_o also_o the_o soul_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n and_o who_o from_o himself_o produce_v the_o world_n and_o those_o god_n out_o of_o nonexistence_n into_o be_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o that_o also_o in_o the_o successive_a conflagration_n they_o be_v all_o again_o resolve_v and_o swallow_v up_o into_o that_o one._n 420._o thus_o plutarch_n in_o his_o defect_n of_o oracle_n write_v of_o the_o mortality_n of_o demon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o know_v the_o stoic_n to_o maintain_v this_o opinion_n not_o only_o concern_v demon_n but_o also_o the_o god_n themselves_o that_o they_o be_v mortal_a for_o though_o they_o own_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o god_n yet_o do_v they_o acknowledge_v only_o one_o of_o they_o eternal_a and_o incorruptible_a affirm_v concern_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o as_o they_o be_v make_v in_o time_n so_o they_o shall_v be_v again_o corrupt_v and_o destroy_v plutarch_n himself_o there_o defend_v the_o mortality_n of_o daemon_n but_o this_o only_a as_o to_o their_o corporeal_a part_n that_o they_o die_v to_o their_o present_a body_n and_o transmigrate_v into_o other_o their_o soul_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n remain_v immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a but_o the_o stoic_n maintain_v the_o same_o as_o well_o concern_v god_n as_o daemon_n and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o their_o very_a soul_n life_n and_o personality_n shall_v be_v utter_o extinguish_v and_o destroy_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n plutarch_n again_o write_v 1075._o in_o his_o book_n of_o common_a notion_n against_o the_o stoic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysippus_n and_o cleanthes_n have_v fill_v the_o whole_a heaven_n earth_n air_n and_o sea_n with_o god_n leave_v not_o one_o of_o these_o their_o so_o many_o god_n incorruptible_a nor_o eternal_a save_v jupiter_n only_o into_o who_o they_o consume_v all_o the_o rest_n thereby_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o helluo_n and_o devourer_n of_o god_n which_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o if_o they_o shall_v affirm_v he_o to_o be_v corruptible_a it_o argue_v as_o much_o imperfection_n for_o one_o to_o be_v nourish_v and_o preserve_v by_o the_o consumption_n of_o other_o thing_n into_o he_o as_o for_o himself_o to_o die_v now_o this_o be_v not_o only_o gather_v by_o way_n of_o consequence_n from_o the_o other_o principle_n of_o the_o stoic_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o they_o express_o assert_v and_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n proclaim_v in_o all_o their_o writing_n concern_v the_o god_n providence_n fate_n and_o nature_n that_o all_o the_o god_n be_v generate_v or_o make_v in_o time_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o destroy_v by_o fire_n they_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v meliable_a as_o if_o they_o be_v waxen_a or_o leaden_a thing_n this_o indeed_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o stoical_a doctrine_n and_o from_o their_o principle_n inseparable_a and_o unavoidable_a forasmuch_o as_o they_o hold_v all_o to_o be_v body_n and_o that_o in_o the_o successive_a conflagration_n all_o corporeal_a system_n and_o compage_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v by_o fire_n so_o that_o no_o other_o deity_n can_v then_o possible_o remain_v safe_a and_o untouched_a save_v jupiter_n alone_o the_o fiery_a principle_n of_o the_o universe_n animate_v or_o intellectual_a here_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a difference_n to_o be_v observe_v betwixt_o these_o stoic_n and_o the_o other_o pagan_a theist_n that_o whereas_o the_o other_o for_o the_o most_o part_n acknowledge_v their_o god_n to_o have_v be_v make_v in_o time_n by_o one_o supreme_a universal_a numen_fw-la but_o yet_o nevertheless_o to_o be_v immortal_a and_o to_o continue_v to_o eternity_n the_o stoical_a pagan_n maintain_v that_o all_o their_o other_o god_n save_v jupiter_n alone_o be_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o shall_v be_v as_o well_o corrupt_v as_o they_o be_v generate_v and_o this_o so_o also_o as_o that_o their_o very_a personality_n shall_v be_v utter_o abolish_v and_o annihilate_v all_o the_o stoical_a god_n in_o the_o conflagration_n be_v as_o it_o be_v melt_v and_o confound_v into_o one._n wherefore_o during_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o successive_a conflagration_n the_o stoic_n all_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o one_o god_n zeus_n or_o jupiter_n leave_v alone_o there_o be_v then_o indeed_o nothing_o else_o beside_o himself_o who_o afterward_o produce_v the_o whole_a mundane_a system_n together_o with_o all_o the_o god_n out_o of_o himself_o again_o chrysippus_n in_o plutarch_n affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1077._o that_o as_o jupiter_n and_o the_o world_n may_v be_v resemble_v to_o a_o man_n so_o may_v providence_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n when_o therefore_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o conflagration_n jupiter_n of_o all_o the_o god_n be_v alone_o incorruptible_a and_o then_o remain_v will_v retire_v and_o withdraw_v himself_o into_o providence_n and_o so_o both_o together_o remain_v in_o that_o same_o ethereal_a substance_n where_o notwithstanding_o jupiter_n and_o providence_n be_v real_o but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n 6._o and_o seneca_n write_v thus_o concern_v the_o life_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n in_o solitude_n qualis_fw-la futura_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la sapientis_fw-la si_fw-la sine_fw-la amiciss_fw-la relinquatur_fw-la in_fw-la custodiam_fw-la conjectus_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o desertum_fw-la littus_fw-la ejectus_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la jovis_n cum_fw-la resoluto_fw-la mundo_fw-la &_o diis_fw-la in_o vnum_fw-la confusis_fw-la paulisper_fw-la cessante_fw-la natura_fw-la acquiescit_fw-la sibi_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la suis_fw-la traditus_fw-la if_o you_o ask_v what_o will_v be_v the_o life_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n either_o in_o a_o prison_n or_o desert_n i_o answer_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o jupiter_n when_o the_o world_n be_v resolve_v and_o the_o god_n all_o confounded_a into_o one_o and_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n cease_v he_o rest_v in_o himself_o converse_v with_o his_o own_o cogitation_n arrianus_n his_o epictetus_n likewise_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n ironical_o introduce_v jupiter_n bemoan_v himself_o in_o the_o conflagration_n as_o now_o leave_v quite_o alone_o after_o this_o manner_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alas_o i_o be_o now_o leave_v all_o alone_a i_o have_v neither_o juno_n nor_o minerva_n nor_o apollo_n with_o i_o neither_o brother_n nor_o son_n nor_o nephew_n nor_o kinsman_n neither_o god_n nor_o goddess_n to_o keep_v i_o company_n he_o add_v also_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o stoic_n that_o in_o all_o these_o successive_a conflagration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jupiter_n be_v leave_v alone_o converse_v only_o with_o himself_o and_o rest_v in_o himself_o consider_v his_o own_o government_n and_o be_v entertain_v with_o thought_n become_v himself_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o make_v it_o unquestionable_o evident_a that_o the_o stoic_n acknowledge_v only_o one_o independent_a and_o selfexistent_a deity_n one_o universal_a numen_fw-la which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o the_o other_o god_n but_o also_o in_o certain_a alternate_a vicissitude_n of_o time_n the_o decreator_n of_o they_o he_o then_o swallow_v they_o up_o and_o devour_v they_o all_o into_o himself_o as_o he_o have_v before_o produce_v they_o together_o with_o the_o world_n out_o of_o himself_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o these_o stoic_n as_o well_v as_o the_o other_o pagan_n do_v religious_o worship_n more_o god_n than_o one_o that_o be_v more_o understanding_n bâ—ings_v superior_a to_o men._n for_o it_o be_v epictetus_n his_o own_o exhortation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pray_v to_o the_o go_n and_o the_o same_o philosopher_n thus_o describe_v the_o disposition_n of_o a_o person_n right_o affect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v willing_o know_v what_o be_v my_o duty_n first_o to_o the_o god_n and_o then_o to_o my_o parent_n and_o other_o relation_n and_o they_o be_v m._n antoninus_n his_o precept_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d revere_n the_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o every_o thing_n implore_v the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o go_n and_o according_o in_o that_o close_a of_o his_o first_o book_n himself_o do_v thankful_o ascribe_v many_o particular_a benefit_n to_o the_o god_n in_o common_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o owe_v to_o the_o god_n that_o i_o have_v good_a progenitor_n and_o parent_n etc._n etc._n where_o among_o the_o rest_n he_o reckon_v up_o this_o for_o one_o that_o he_o never_o be_v any_o great_a proficient_a either_o in_o poetry_n or_o rhetoric_n because_o these_o will_v probable_o have_v he_o succeed_v in_o his_o pursuit_n of_o they_o have_v hinder_v he_o from_o the_o attainment_n of_o far_o better_a thing_n and_o after_o all_o his_o enumeration_n he_o conclude_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o all_o these_o thing_n need_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o god_n and_o fortune_n viz._n because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o our_o own_o power_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o they_o do_v often_o derogate_v from_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n by_o attribute_v such_o thing_n to_o the_o god_n in_o common_a as_o the_o donor_n of_o they_o which_o plain_o belong_v to_o the_o supreme_a god_n only_o 24._o as_o when_o epictetus_n make_v reason_n in_o man_n to_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v reason_n therefore_o give_v we_o by_o the_o god_n mere_o to_o make_v we_o miserable_a and_o unhappy_a and_o when_o he_o again_o impute_v virtue_n to_o they_o have_v thou_o overcome_v thy_o lust_n thy_o intemperance_n thy_o anger_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o how_o much_o great_a cause_n than_o have_v thou_o of_o offer_v sacrifice_n than_o if_o thou_o have_v get_v a_o consulship_n or_o praetorship_n for_o those_o thing_n come_v only_o from_o thyself_o and_o from_o the_o go_n though_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o speech_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o because_o they_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o those_o understanding_n being_n superior_a to_o man_n call_v by_o they_o god_n be_v all_o of_o they_o the_o instrument_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v therefore_o some_o kind_n of_o stroke_n or_o influence_n more_o or_o less_o upon_o all_o the_o concernment_n of_o mankind_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v also_o that_o they_o often_o use_v those_o word_n god_n and_o god_n promiscuous_o and_o indifferent_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o celebrate_a speech_n of_o socrates_n be_v sometime_o express_v singular_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o let_v it_o be_v so_o arr._n epict._n l._n 1._o c_o 29._o and_o l._n 4._o c._n 4._o and_o sometime_o again_o plural_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o the_o god_n will_v have_v it_o so_o wherefore_o notwithstanding_o the_o many_o god_n of_o those_o stoic_n they_o worship_v for_o all_o that_o one_o supreme_a that_o be_v one_o universal_a numen_fw-la that_o contain_v and_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a world_n who_o be_v various_o describe_v by_o they_o sometime_o as_o the_o nature_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o whole_a the_o old_a of_o all_o the_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18_o that_o nature_n which_o govern_v all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—_o that_o reason_n which_o govern_v the_o substance_n of_o all_o 24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o reason_n which_o pass_v through_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o through_o all_o eternity_n 9_o order_n and_o dispense_v all_o according_a to_o appoint_a period_n sometime_o be_v he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n 47._o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hegemonick_a and_o rule_v principle_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a as_o in_o this_o of_o epictetus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12._o a_o good_a man_n submit_v his_o mind_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a universe_n as_o good_a citizen_n do_v they_o to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o city_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o orderer_n of_o all_o in_o this_o other_o religious_a passage_n of_o the_o same_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cant._n to_o be_v instruct_v be_v to_o will_v thing_n to_o be_v as_o they_o be_v make_v and_o how_o be_v they_o make_v as_o that_o great_a disposer_n of_o all_o have_v appoint_v again_o the_o supreme_a god_n be_v sometime_o call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o intellectual_a principle_n which_o contain_v the_o whole_a as_o in_o this_o instruction_n of_o m._n antoninus_n 45._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o as_o our_o body_n breath_n the_o common_a air_n so_o shall_v our_o soul_n suck_v and_o draw_v in_o vital_a breath_n from_o that_o great_a mind_n that_o comprehend_v the_o universe_n become_v as_o it_o be_v one_o spirit_n with_o the_o same_o 125._o he_o be_v also_o call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o intellectual_a fountain_n of_o all_o thing_n 257._o and_o last_o to_o name_v no_o more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o one_o god_n through_o all_o one_o substance_n and_o one_o law_n which_o supreme_a god_n be_v common_o call_v also_o by_o the_o stoic_n together_o with_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o other_o pagan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o god_n emphatical_o and_o in_o way_n of_o eminency_n as_o in_o this_o of_o epictetus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n will_v and_o then_o who_o can_v be_v able_a to_o hinder_v thou_o and_o again_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d affect_v to_o seem_v fair_a to_o god_n desire_v to_o be_v pure_a with_o thy_o pure_a self_n and_o with_o god_n also_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o regular_a course_n of_o thing_n in_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o proceed_v orderly_a every_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v obey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n when_o he_o bid_v the_o plant_n to_o blossom_n they_o blossom_v and_o when_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n they_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n to_o which_o innumerable_a other_o instance_n may_v be_v add_v and_o zeus_n or_o jupiter_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o this_o supreme_a god_n among_o the_o stoic_n also_o whence_o the_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 251._o the_o government_n or_o oeconomy_n of_o jupiter_n last_o this_o supreme_a god_n be_v sometime_o distinguish_v by_o they_o from_o the_o other_o god_n express_o and_o by_o name_n 12._o as_o in_o this_o of_o epictetus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v who_o i_o ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o who_o to_o obey_v god_n and_o those_o who_o be_v next_o after_o he_o that_o be_v the_o supreme_a and_o inferior_a go_n so_o likewise_o where_o he_o exhort_v not_o to_o desire_v thing_n out_o of_o our_o own_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17._o let_v jupiter_fw-la alone_o with_o these_o thing_n and_o the_o other_o god_n deliver_v they_o up_o to_o be_v order_v and_o govern_v by_o they_o and_o so_o again_o where_o he_o personate_v one_o that_o place_v his_o happiness_n in_o those_o thing_n without_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o then_o shall_v sit_v lament_v and_o speak_v evil_a of_o every_o one_o even_o jupiter_n himself_o and_o the_o other_o go_n and_o it_o must_v in_o reason_n be_v suppose_v that_o this_o jupiter_n or_o universal_a numen_fw-la of_o the_o world_n be_v honour_v by_o these_o stoic_n far_o above_o all_o their_o other_o particular_a god_n he_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o they_o to_o have_v be_v the_o maker_n or_o creator_n of_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o only_a eternal_a and_o immortal_a god_n all_o those_o other_o god_n as_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v be_v as_o well_o corruptible_a mortal_a and_o annihilable_a as_o they_o be_v generate_v or_o create_v for_o though_o cicero_n lucilius_n balbus_n lamb._n where_o he_o pretend_v to_o represent_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o stoic_n attribute_v the_o very_o first_o original_a of_o the_o world_n to_o a_o plurality_n of_o god_n in_o these_o word_n
maintain_v it_o in_o that_o forementioned_a book_n de_fw-fr iside_n so_o be_v it_o further_o clear_v and_o make_v out_o as_o damascius_n inform_v we_o by_o two_o famous_a egyptian_a philosopher_n asclepiades_n and_o heraiscus_n in_o certain_a writing_n of_o they_o that_o have_v be_v since_o lose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d m.s._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o eudemus_n have_v give_v we_o no_o certain_a account_n of_o the_o egyptian_n yet_o the_o egyptian_a philosopher_n of_o latter_a time_n have_v declare_v the_o hide_a truth_n of_o their_o theology_n have_v find_v in_o some_o egyptian_a monument_n that_o according_a to_o they_o there_o be_v one_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n celebrate_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o unknown_a darkness_n and_o this_o thrice_o repeat_v etc._n etc._n moreover_o this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v concern_v these_o egyptian_n that_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o divide_v and_o multiply_v thing_n that_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o according_o have_v they_o divide_v and_o multiply_v the_o first_o intelligible_a or_o the_o one_o supreme_a deity_n into_o the_o property_n of_o many_o god_n as_o any_o one_o may_v find_v that_o please_v to_o consult_v their_o writing_n i_o mean_v that_o of_o heraiscus_n entitle_v the_o universal_a doctrine_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o inscribe_v to_o proclus_n the_o philosopher_n and_o that_o symphony_n or_o harmony_n of_o the_o egyptian_n with_o other_o theologer_n begin_v to_o be_v write_v by_o asclepiades_n and_o leave_v imperfect_a of_o which_o work_n of_o asclepiades_n the_o egyptian_a suidas_n also_o make_v mention_n upon_o the_o word_n heraiscus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o asclepiades_fw-la have_v be_v more_o conversant_a with_o ancient_a egyptian_a writing_n be_v more_o thorough_o instruct_v and_o exact_o skill_v in_o his_o country_n theology_n he_o have_v search_v into_o the_o principle_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o consequence_n result_v from_o they_o as_o manifest_o appear_v from_o those_o hymn_n which_o he_o compose_v in_o praise_n of_o the_o egyptian_a god_n and_o from_o that_o tractate_n begin_v to_o be_v write_v by_o he_o but_o leave_v unfinished_a which_o contain_v the_o symphony_n of_o all_o theology_n now_o we_o say_v that_o asclepiades_n his_o symphony_n of_o all_o the_o pagan_a theology_n and_o therefore_o of_o the_o egyptian_a with_o the_o rest_n be_v their_o agreement_n in_o those_o two_o fundamental_o express_v by_o plutarch_n namely_o the_o worship_v of_o one_o supreme_a and_o universal_a numen_fw-la reason_n and_o providence_n govern_v all_o thing_n and_o then_o of_o his_o subservient_fw-fr minister_n the_o instrument_n of_o providence_n appoint_v by_o he_o over_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v honour_v under_o several_a name_n and_o with_o different_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o respective_a country_n cause_v all_o that_o diversity_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v among_o they_o both_o which_o fundamental_a point_n of_o the_o pagan_a theology_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n acknowledge_v by_o symmachu_n the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v thus_o express_v aequum_fw-la est_fw-la quicquid_fw-la omnes_fw-la colunt_fw-la vnum_fw-la putari_fw-la that_o all_o religion_n agree_v in_o this_o the_o worship_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a numen_fw-la and_o the_o second_o thus_o varios_fw-la custodes_fw-la vrbibus_fw-la mens_fw-la divina_fw-la distribuit_fw-la that_o the_o divine_a mind_n appoint_v divers_a guardian_n and_o tutelar_a spirit_n under_o he_o unto_o city_n and_o country_n he_o there_o add_v also_o that_o suus_fw-la cuique_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la jus_fw-la that_o every_o nation_n have_v their_o peculiar_a mode_n and_o manner_n in_o worship_v of_o these_o and_o that_o these_o external_a difference_n in_o religion_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o but_o every_o one_o to_o observe_v the_o religion_n of_o his_o own_o country_n or_o else_o these_o two_o fundamental_a point_n of_o the_o pagan_a theology_n may_v be_v thus_o express_v first_o that_o there_o be_v one_o selforiginated_n deity_n who_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o maker_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n second_o that_o there_o be_v beside_o he_o other_o god_n also_o to_o be_v religious_o worship_v that_o be_v intellectual_a being_n superior_a to_o man_n which_o be_v notwithstanding_o all_o make_a or_o create_v by_o that_o one_o 1._o stobaeus_n thus_o declare_v their_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o multitude_n of_o god_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o demiurgus_n make_v by_o he_o together_o with_o the_o world_n xxix_o and_o that_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n do_v thus_o general_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a and_o universal_a numen_fw-la appear_v plain_o from_o hence_o 25._o because_o they_o suppose_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n thus_o the_o writer_n de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philos._n and_o out_o of_o he_o stobaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o other_o assert_v the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n and_o govern_v by_o providence_n only_a leucippus_n democritus_n and_o epicurus_n and_o those_o who_o make_v atom_n and_o vacuum_n the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n dissent_v who_o neither_o acknowledge_v the_o world_n to_o be_v animate_v nor_o yet_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o providence_n but_o by_o a_o irrational_a nature_n where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v the_o fraud_n and_o juggle_n of_o gassendus_fw-la who_o take_v occasion_n from_o hence_o high_o to_o extol_v and_o applaud_v epicurus_n as_o one_o who_o approach_v near_o to_o christianity_n than_o all_o the_o other_o philosopher_n in_o that_o he_o deny_v the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n whereas_o according_a to_o the_o language_n and_o notion_n of_o those_o time_n to_o deny_v the_o world_n animation_n and_o to_o be_v a_o atheist_n or_o to_o deny_v a_o god_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n because_o all_o the_o pagan_n who_o then_o assert_v providence_n hold_v the_o world_n also_o to_o be_v animate_v neither_o do_v epicurus_n deny_v the_o world_n animation_n upon_o any_o other_o account_n than_o this_o because_o he_o deny_v providence_n and_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n animation_n be_v build_v be_v such_o as_o may_v be_v obvious_a even_o to_o vulgar_a undererstanding_n and_o it_o be_v thus_o express_v by_o plotinus_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v absurd_a to_o affirm_v that_o the_o heaven_n or_o world_n be_v inanimate_a or_o devoid_a of_o life_n and_o soul_n when_o we_o ourselves_o who_o have_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o mundane_a body_n in_o we_o be_v endue_v with_o soul_n for_o how_o can_v a_o part_n have_v life_n and_o soul_n in_o it_o the_o whole_a be_v dead_a and_o inanimate_a now_o if_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v one_o animal_n then_o must_v it_o needs_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o soul_n and_o not_o by_o many_o which_o one_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o whole_a mundane_a animal_n be_v by_o some_o of_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n as_o namely_o the_o stoic_n take_v to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o and_o high_a god_n of_o all_o nevertheless_o other_o of_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n though_o assert_v the_o world_n animation_n likewise_o yet_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v the_o mundane_a soul_n to_o be_v the_o supreme_a deity_n they_o conceive_v the_o first_o and_o high_a god_n to_o be_v a_o abstract_n and_o immovable_a mind_n and_o not_o a_o soul_n thus_o the_o panegyrist_n cite_v also_o by_o gyraldus_n 12_o invoke_v the_o supreme_a deity_n doubtful_o and_o cautious_o as_o not_o know_v well_o what_o to_o call_v he_o whether_o soul_n or_o mind_n te_o sum_n rerum_fw-la sator_fw-la cujus_fw-la tot_fw-la nomina_fw-la sunt_fw-la quot_fw-la gentium_fw-la linguas_fw-la esse_fw-la voluisti_fw-la quem_fw-la enim_fw-la te_fw-la ipse_fw-la dici_fw-la velis_fw-la scire_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o te_fw-la quaedam_fw-la vis_fw-la mensque_fw-la divina_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la toto_fw-la infusa_fw-la mundo_fw-la omnibus_fw-la miscearis_fw-la elementis_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la accedente_fw-la vigoris_fw-la impulsu_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la ipse_fw-la movearis_fw-la sive_fw-la aliqua_fw-la supra_fw-la omne_fw-la coelum_fw-la potestas_fw-la es_fw-la quae_fw-la hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la totum_fw-la ex_fw-la altiore_fw-la naturae_fw-la arce_fw-la despicias_fw-la te_fw-la inquam_fw-la oramus_fw-la etc._n etc._n thou_o supreme_a original_a of_o all_o thing_n who_o have_v as_o many_o name_n as_o thou_o have_v please_v there_o shall_v be_v language_n whether_o thou_o be_v a_o certain_a divine_a force_n and_o soul_n that_o infuse_v into_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v mingle_v with_o all_o the_o element_n and_o without_o any_o external_n impulse_n move_v from_o thyself_o or_o whether_o thou_o be_v a_o power_n elevate_v above_o the_o heaven_n which_o look_v down_o upon_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o nature_n as_o from_o a_o high_a tower_n thou_o
we_o invoke_v etc._n etc._n and_o as_o the_o supreme_a deity_n be_v thus_o consider_v only_o as_o a_o perfect_a mind_n superior_a to_o soul_n so_o be_v the_o mundane_a soul_n and_o whole_a animate_v world_n call_v by_o these_o pagan_n frequent_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o god_n thus_o in_o the_o asclepian_a dialogue_n or_o perfect_a oration_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o say_v to_o have_v make_v a_o second_o god_n visible_a and_o sensible_a which_o be_v the_o world_n but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o who_o assert_v a_o god_n superior_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n do_v maintain_v a_o trinity_n of_o universal_a principle_n or_o divine_a hypostasis_n subordinate_a they_o conceive_v that_o as_o there_o be_v above_o the_o mundane_a soul_n a_o perfect_a mind_n or_o intellect_n so_o that_o mind_n and_o intellect_n as_o such_o be_v not_o the_o first_o principle_n neither_o because_o there_o must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o intelligible_a before_o intellect_n which_o first_n intelligible_a be_v call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o one_o and_o the_o good_a or_o unity_n and_o goodness_n itself_o substantial_a the_o cause_n of_o mind_n and_o all_o thing_n now_o as_o the_o tagathon_n or_o high_a of_o these_o three_o hypostasis_n be_v sometime_o call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o intellect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o god_n so_o be_v the_o mundane_a soul_n and_o animate_v world_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o god_n thus_o numenius_n in_o proclus_n upon_o plato_n timaeus_n 93._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d numenius_n praise_v three_o god_n call_v the_o father_n the_o first_o god_n the_o maker_n the_o second_o and_o the_o work_v the_o three_o for_o the_o world_n according_a to_o he_o be_v the_o three_o god_n as_o he_o suppose_v also_o two_o opificer_n the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o god_n plotinus_n in_o like_a manner_n speak_v of_o this_o also_o 6._o as_o very_o familiar_a language_n among_o those_o pagan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o world_n as_o be_v common_o say_v be_v the_o three_o god_n but_o neither_o they_o who_o hold_v the_o supreme_a deity_n to_o be_v a_o immovable_a mind_n or_o intellect_n superior_a to_o the_o mundane_a soul_n as_o aristotle_n and_o xenocrates_n do_v suppose_v that_o mundane_a soul_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o have_v depend_v upon_o many_o such_o immovable_a intellect_n selfexistent_a as_o their_o first_o cause_n but_o only_o upon_o one_o nor_o they_o who_o admit_v a_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n make_v the_o supreme_a deity_n proper_o to_o be_v a_o monad_n above_o mind_n or_o intellect_n do_v conceive_v that_o intellect_n to_o have_v depend_v upon_o many_o such_o monad_n as_o first_o principle_n coordinate_a but_o upon_o one_o only_a from_o whence_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n do_v always_o reduce_v thing_n under_o a_o monarchy_n and_o acknowledge_v not_o many_o independent_a deity_n but_o one_o universal_a numen_fw-la whether_o call_v soul_n or_o mind_n or_o monad_n as_o the_o head_n of_o all_o though_o it_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v that_o those_o pagan_n who_o be_v trinitarian_n especial_o the_o platonist_n do_v often_o take_v those_o their_o three_o hypostasis_n subordinate_a a_o monad_n mind_n and_o soul_n all_o together_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o one_o supreme_a numen_fw-la as_o suppose_v a_o extraordinary_a kind_n of_o unity_n in_o that_o trinity_n of_o hypostasis_n and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a latitude_n and_o gradation_n in_o the_o deity_n where_o by_o the_o way_n two_o thing_n may_v be_v observe_v concern_v the_o pagan_a theologer_n first_o that_o according_a to_o they_o general_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a system_n be_v not_o a_o dead_a thing_n like_o a_o machine_n or_o automaton_n artificial_o make_v by_o man_n but_o that_o life_n and_o soul_n be_v mingle_v with_o and_o diffuse_v through_o it_o all_o insomuch_o that_o aristotle_n himself_o tax_v those_o who_o make_v the_o world_n to_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o monad_n or_o atom_n altogether_o dead_a and_o inanimate_a as_o be_v therefore_o a_o kind_n of_o atheist_n second_o that_o how_o much_o soever_o some_o of_o they_o suppose_v the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o first_o cause_n to_o be_v elevate_v above_o the_o heaven_n and_o corporeal_a world_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o therefore_o conceive_v either_o the_o world_n to_o be_v quite_o cut_v off_o from_o that_o or_o that_o from_o the_o world_n so_o as_o to_o have_v no_o commerce_n with_o it_o nor_o influence_n upon_o it_o but_o as_o all_o proceed_v from_o this_o first_o cause_n so_o do_v they_o suppose_v that_o to_o be_v close_o and_o intimate_o unite_v with_o all_o those_o emanation_n from_o itself_o though_o without_o mixture_n and_o confusion_n and_o all_o to_o subsist_v in_o it_o and_o be_v pervade_v by_o it_o par_fw-fr plutarch_n in_o his_o platonic_a question_n propound_v this_o among_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o plato_n call_v the_o high_a god_n the_o father_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o to_o which_o he_o answer_v in_o the_o first_o place_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o perhaps_o he_o be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o generate_v god_n and_o of_o man_n but_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o irrational_a and_o inanimate_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n but_o afterward_o he_o add_v that_o this_o high_a god_n may_v therefore_o be_v style_v the_o father_n of_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o maker_n because_o it_o be_v no_o dead_a and_o inanimate_a thing_n but_o endue_v with_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d generation_n be_v the_o make_n or_o production_n of_o something_o animate_v and_o the_o work_n of_o a_o artificer_n as_o a_o architect_n or_o statuary_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v produce_v depart_v and_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o maker_n thereof_o as_o have_v no_o intrinsic_a dependence_n upon_o he_o whereas_o from_o he_o that_o beget_v there_o be_v a_o principle_n and_o power_n infuse_v into_o that_o which_o be_v beget_v and_o mingle_v therewith_o that_o contain_v the_o whole_a nature_n thereof_o as_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o auulsion_n from_o the_o begetter_n wherefore_o since_o the_o world_n be_v not_o like_a to_o those_o work_n that_o be_v artificial_o make_v and_o compact_v by_o man_n but_o have_v a_o participation_n of_o life_n and_o divinity_n which_o god_n have_v insert_v into_o it_o and_o mingle_v with_o it_o god_n be_v therefore_o right_o style_v by_o plato_n not_o only_o the_o maker_n but_o also_o the_o father_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o be_v a_o animal_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—_o the_o world_n be_v make_v as_o a_o large_a and_o stately_a edifice_n be_v neither_o cut_v off_o and_o separate_v from_o its_o maker_n nor_o yet_o mingle_v and_o confound_v with_o he_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o still_o remain_v above_o preside_v over_o it_o the_o world_n be_v so_o animate_v as_o rather_o to_o be_v possess_v by_o soul_n than_o to_o possess_v it_o it_o lie_v in_o that_o great_a psyche_n which_o sustain_v it_o as_o a_o net_n in_o the_o water_n all_o moisten_a with_o life_n thus_o plotinus_n suppose_v the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n to_o be_v animate_v affirm_v it_o neither_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o its_o maker_n by_o which_o maker_n he_o here_o understand_v the_o mundane_a soul_n nor_o yet_o that_o mundane_a soul_n itself_o to_o be_v immerse_v into_o its_o body_n the_o world_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o our_o humane_a soul_n be_v into_o these_o body_n but_o so_o to_o preside_v over_o it_o and_o act_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n elevate_v above_o it_o and_o though_o according_a to_o he_o that_o second_o divine_a hypostasis_fw-la of_o nous_fw-fr or_o intellect_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n elevate_v above_o this_o mundane_a soul_n and_o again_o that_o first_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o supreme_a deity_n call_v by_o he_o unity_n and_o goodness_n above_o intellect_n yet_o the_o corporeal_a world_n can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o these_o neither_o they_o be_v all_o three_o monad_n mind_n and_o soul_n close_o and_o intimate_o unite_v together_o xxx_o the_o hebrew_n be_v the_o only_a nation_n who_o before_o christianity_n for_o several_a age_n profess_o oppose_v the_o polytheism_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o pagan_a world_n wherefore_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o conclude_v that_o they_o have_v the_o right_a notion_n of_o this_o pagan_a polytheism_n and_o understand_v what_o it_o consist_v in_o viz._n whether_o in_o
be_v their_o personate_n and_o deify_v also_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n of_o nature_n themselves_o and_o so_o make_v they_o so_o many_o god_n and_o goddess_n too_o their_o meaning_n therein_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v real_o no_o other_o than_o this_o that_o god_n who_o do_v not_o only_o pervade_v all_o thing_n but_o also_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o himself_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o thing_n aught_o to_o be_v worship_v in_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n and_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o also_o that_o the_o force_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v divine_a and_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v beneficial_a to_o mankind_n the_o divine_a goodness_n ought_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v we_o shall_v now_o observe_v how_o both_o those_o forementioned_a principle_n of_o god_n pervade_v all_o thing_n and_o his_o be_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a ground_n of_o the_o seem_v polytheism_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v improve_v and_o carry_v on_o further_a by_o those_o among_o they_o who_o have_v no_o high_a notion_n of_o the_o supreme_a deity_n than_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o opinion_n that_o it_o find_v entertainment_n among_o so_o many_o of_o they_o probable_o may_v be_v from_o hence_o because_o it_o be_v so_o obvious_a for_o those_o of_o they_o that_o be_v religious_a to_o conceive_v that_o as_o themselves_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n so_o the_o body_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v not_o without_o its_o soul_n neither_o and_o that_o their_o humane_a soul_n be_v as_o well_o derive_v from_o the_o life_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n in_o their_o body_n be_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n of_o the_o world_n now_o whereas_o the_o more_o refine_a pagan_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v suppose_a god_n to_o pervade_v and_o pass_v through_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vnmix_o these_o conclude_v god_n to_o be_v according_a to_o that_o definition_n of_o he_o in_o quintilian_n take_v in_o a_o rigid_a sense_n spiritum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la partibus_fw-la immistum_fw-la a_o spirit_n immingle_v with_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n or_o else_o in_o manilius_n his_o language_n infusumque_fw-la deum_fw-la caelum_fw-la terrisque_fw-la fretoque_fw-la infuse_v into_o the_o heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n sacroque_fw-la meatu_fw-la conspirare_fw-la deum_fw-la and_o intimate_o to_o conspire_v with_o his_o own_o work_n the_o world_n as_o be_v almost_o one_o with_o it_o upon_o which_o account_n he_o be_v common_o call_v nature_n also_o that_o be_v thus_o define_v by_o some_o of_o the_o stoic_n deus_fw-la mundo_fw-la permistus_fw-la god_n mingle_v throughout_o with_o the_o world_n and_o divina_fw-la ratio_fw-la toti_fw-la mundo_fw-la insita_fw-la the_o divine_a reason_n insert_v into_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o nature_n notwithstanding_o in_o way_n of_o distinction_n from_o the_o particular_a nature_n of_o thing_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o communis_fw-la natura_fw-la the_o common_a nature_n and_o it_o be_v plain_o declare_v by_o they_o not_o to_o be_v a_o senseless_a nature_n according_a to_o that_o of_o balbus_n in_o cicero_n natura_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la continet_fw-la mundum_fw-la omnem_fw-la eumque_fw-la tuetur_fw-la atque_fw-la ea_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la sensu_fw-la atque_fw-la ratione_fw-la it_o be_v nature_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v contain_v and_o uphold_v but_o this_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o be_v not_o without_o sense_n and_o reason_n as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o say_v to_o be_v perfect_a and_o eternal_a reason_n the_o divine_a mind_n and_o wisdom_n contain_v also_o under_o it_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spermatick_a principle_n by_o which_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n common_o so_o call_v be_v effect_v wherefore_o we_o see_v that_o such_o naturalist_n as_o these_o may_v well_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v theist_n moses_n himself_n in_o strabo_n be_v account_v one_o of_o they_o whereas_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v no_o high_a principle_n of_o the_o world_n than_o a_o senseless_a nature_n whether_o fortuitous_a or_o orderly_a and_o methodical_a can_v be_v account_v any_o other_o than_o absolute_a atheist_n moreover_o this_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n be_v by_o such_o of_o these_o pagan_n as_o admit_v no_o incorporeal_a substance_n itself_o conclude_v to_o be_v a_o body_n too_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o most_o subtle_a and_o most_o swift_a body_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v out_o of_o plato_n though_o endue_v with_o perfect_a mind_n and_o understanding_n as_o well_o as_o with_o spermatick_a reason_n which_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o all_o other_o body_n do_v permeate_n and_o pervade_v the_o whole_a universe_n and_o frame_v all_o thing_n inward_o mingle_v itself_o with_o all_o heraclitus_n and_o hippasus_n think_v this_o to_o be_v fire_n and_o diogenes_n apolloniates_n air_n who_o simplicius_n who_o have_v read_v some_o of_o his_o then_o extant_a work_n vindicate_v from_o that_o imputation_n of_o atheism_n which_o hippo_n and_o anaximander_n lie_v under_o again_o 234_o whereas_o the_o more_o sublimate_v pagan_n affirm_v the_o supreme_a god_n to_o be_v all_o so_o as_o that_o he_o be_v nevertheless_o something_o above_o all_o too_o he_o be_v above_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o probable_o aeschylus_n in_o that_o forecited_a passage_n of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jupiter_n be_v the_o ether_n jupiter_n be_v the_o earth_n jupiter_n be_v the_o heaven_n jupiter_n be_v all_o thing_n and_o yet_o something_o high_a than_o all_o or_o above_o all_o those_o pagan_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o high_a numen_fw-la than_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n make_v god_n to_o be_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o grosser_n sense_n they_o suppose_v the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n animate_v to_o be_v also_o the_o supreme_a deity_n for_o though_o god_n to_o they_o be_v principal_o and_o original_o that_o eternal_a unmake_v soul_n and_o mind_n which_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o thing_n yet_o do_v they_o conceive_v that_o as_o the_o humane_a soul_n and_o body_n both_o together_o make_v up_o one_o whole_a rational_a animal_n or_o man_n so_o this_o mundane_a soul_n and_o its_o body_n the_o world_n do_v in_o lke_n manner_n both_o together_o make_v up_o one_o entire_a divine_a animal_n or_o god_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o as_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v principal_o act_v in_o some_o one_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o therefore_o have_v be_v call_v the_o hegemonicon_n and_o principale_n some_o take_v this_o to_o be_v the_o brain_n other_o the_o heart_n but_o strato_n in_o tertullian_n ridiculous_o the_o place_n betwixt_o the_o eyebrow_n so_o the_o stoic_n do_v suppose_v the_o great_a soul_n or_o mind_n of_o the_o world_n to_o act_v principal_o in_o some_o one_o part_n thereof_o which_o what_o it_o be_v notwithstanding_o they_o do_v not_o all_o agree_v upon_o as_o the_o hegemonicon_n or_o principale_n and_o this_o be_v sometime_o call_v by_o they_o emphatical_o god_n but_o nevertheless_o they_o all_o acknowledge_v this_o mundane_a soul_n as_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o animal_n to_o pervade_v animate_v or_o enliven_v and_o actuate_v more_o or_o less_o its_o whole_a body_n the_o world_n this_o be_v plain_o declare_v by_o laertius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o zeno._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o mind_n and_o providence_n this_o mind_n pass_v through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o as_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o we_o which_o yet_o do_v not_o act_n in_o all_o part_n alike_o but_o in_o some_o more_o in_o some_o less_o it_o pass_v through_o some_o part_n only_o as_o a_o habit_n as_o through_o the_o bone_n and_o nerve_n but_o through_o other_o as_o mind_n or_o understanding_n as_o through_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o hegemonicon_n or_o principale_n so_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o live_n and_o rational_a animal_n have_v its_o hegemonicon_n or_o principal_n part_v too_o which_o according_a to_o antipater_n be_v the_o aether_n to_o possidonius_fw-la the_o air_n to_o cleanthes_n the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o say_v also_o that_o this_o first_o god_n be_v as_o it_o be_v sensible_o diffuse_v through_o all_o animal_n and_o plant_n but_o through_o the_o earth_n itself_o only_o as_o a_o habit._n wherefore_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v thus_o act_v and_o animate_v by_o one_o divine_a soul_n be_v itself_o according_a to_o these_o stoic_n also_o the_o supreme_a god_n 235._o thus_o didymus_n in_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o stoic_n call_v the_o whole_a world_n god_n and_o origen_n against_o celsus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_n universal_o affirm_v the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o god_n but_o the_o stoic_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a god·_v and_o
according_o manilius_n quâ_fw-la pateat_fw-la mundum_fw-la divino_fw-la numine_fw-la verti_fw-la atque_fw-la ipsum_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la whereby_o it_o may_v appear_v the_o world_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o divine_a mind_n and_o also_o itself_o to_o be_v god_n as_o likewise_o seneca_n the_o philosopher_n totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la quo_fw-la continemur_fw-la &_o vnum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la est_fw-la this_o whole_a world_n within_o which_o we_o be_v contain_v be_v both_o one_o thing_n and_o god_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o mere_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o heap_n of_o atom_n or_o as_o endue_v with_o a_o plastic_a and_o senseless_a nature_n only_o but_o of_o it_o as_o animate_v by_o such_o a_o soul_n as_o beside_o sense_n be_v original_o endue_v with_o perfect_a understanding_n and_o as_o derive_v all_o its_o godship_n from_o thence_o 6._o for_o thus_o varro_n in_o st._n austin_n declare_v both_o his_o own_o and_o 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consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n yet_o be_v denominate_v wise_a only_o from_o his_o mind_n or_o soul_n so_o the_o world_n be_v denominate_v god_n from_o its_o mind_n or_o soul_n only_o it_o consist_v both_o of_o mind_n and_o body_n now_o if_o the_o whole_a animate_v world_n be_v the_o supreme_a god_n it_o plain_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o several_a part_n and_o member_n thereof_o must_v be_v the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v ready_o acknowledge_v by_o seneca_n membra_fw-la sumus_fw-la corporis_fw-la magni_fw-la we_o be_v all_o member_n of_o one_o great_a body_n and_o totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la socii_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o membra_fw-la sumus_fw-la this_o whole_a world_n be_v god_n and_o we_o be_v not_o only_o his_o member_n but_o also_o his_o fellow_n or_o companion_n as_o if_o our_o humane_a soul_n have_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o fellowship_n also_o with_o that_o great_a soul_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o according_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o whole_a mundane_a animal_n be_v frequent_o worship_v by_o the_o pagan_n in_o these_o its_o several_a member_n the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o most_o important_a thing_n of_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v by_o piecemeal_n nevertheless_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o these_o be_v therefore_o to_o they_o real_o so_o many_o several_a god_n for_o then_o not_o only_o every_o man_n and_o every_o contemptible_a animal_n every_o plant_n and_o herb_n and_o pile_n of_o grass_n every_o river_n and_o hill_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o whatsoever_o must_v be_v so_o many_o several_a go_n and_o that_o the_o pagan_n themselves_o do_v not_o take_v they_o for_o such_o origen_n observe_v against_o that_o assertion_n of_o celsus_n that_o if_o the_o whole_a be_v god_n than_o the_o several_a part_n thereof_o must_v needs_o be_v god_n or_o divine_a too_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 234._o from_o hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o not_o only_a man_n must_v be_v divine_a and_o god_n but_o also_o all_o brute_n animal_n too_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o plant_n to_o boot_v nay_o river_n and_o mountain_n and_o sea_n be_v part_n of_o the_o world_n likewise_o if_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v god_n must_v according_o to_o celsus_n need_v be_v god_n also_o whereas_o the_o greek_n themselves_o will_v not_o affirm_v this_o but_o they_o will_v only_o call_v those_o spirit_n or_o demon_n which_o preside_v over_o these_o river_n and_o sea_n go_n wherefore_o this_o universal_a assertion_n of_o celsus_n be_v false_a even_o according_a to_o the_o greek_n themselves_o that_o if_o the_o whole_a be_v god_n than_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o must_v needs_o be_v divine_a or_o go_n it_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o fly_n and_o gnat_n and_o worm_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o serpent_n and_o bird_n and_o fish_n be_v all_o divine_a animal_n or_o god_n which_o they_o themselves_o who_o assert_v the_o world_n to_o be_v god_n will_v not_o affirm_v wherefore_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o pagan_n do_v many_o time_n personate_v and_o deify_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o they_o do_v the_o several_a power_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o mundane_a soul_n diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n yet_o do_v not_o the_o intelligent_a among_o they_o therefore_o look_v upon_o these_o as_o so_o many_o true_a and_o proper_a god_n but_o only_o worship_v they_o as_o part_n and_o member_n of_o one_o great_a mundane_a animal_n or_o rather_o worship_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n their_o supreme_a deity_n in_o they_o all_o as_o its_o various_a manifestation_n this_o st._n austin_n intimate_v when_o write_v against_o faustus_n the_o manichean_a he_o prefer_v even_o the_o pagan_a god_n before_o the_o manichean_a jam_fw-la verò_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la &_o mare_n &_o aer_fw-la &_o sol_fw-la &_o luna_n &_o cetera_fw-la sydera_fw-la omne_fw-la 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the_o great_a god_n they_o worship_v thing_n that_o be_v so_o that_o you_o worship_v thing_n that_o be_v not_o will_v be_v near_o to_o true_a piety_n than_o you_o be_v be_v you_o pagan_n and_o worship_v body_n too_o which_o though_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v yet_o be_v they_o true_a and_o real_a thing_n but_o this_o be_v further_a insist_v upon_o by_o the_o same_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n where_o after_o that_o large_a enumeration_n of_o the_o pagan_a god_n before_o set_v down_o 11._o he_o thus_o convince_v their_o folly_n in_o worship_v the_o several_a divide_a member_n part_n and_o power_n of_o the_o one_o great_a god_n after_o that_o manner_n personate_v haec_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la dixi_fw-la &_o quaecunque_fw-la non_fw-la dixi_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la dicenda_fw-la arbitratus_fw-la sum_fw-la he_o omnes_fw-la dii_fw-la deaeque_fw-la sit_fw-la vnus_fw-la jupiter_n sive_fw-la sint_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la volunt_fw-la 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singillatim_fw-la minutatimque_fw-la colerentur_fw-la stultè_fw-la dicitur_fw-la nulla_fw-la quip_n earum_fw-la praetermitteretur_fw-la cum_fw-la ipse_fw-la vnus_fw-la qui_fw-la haberet_fw-la omnia_fw-la coleretur_fw-la all_o these_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v now_o say_v and_o many_o more_o which_o we_o have_v not_o say_v for_o we_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o mention_v all_o all_o these_o god_n and_o goddess_n let_v they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o jupiter_n whether_o they_o will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v his_o part_n or_o his_o power_n and_o vertve_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o who_o think_v god_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n or_o mind_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o and_o great_a doctor_n this_o i_o say_v if_o it_o be_v so_o which_o what_o it_o be_v we_o will_v not_o now_o examine_v what_o will_v these_o pagan_n lose_v if_o in_o a_o more_o prudent_a compendium_n they_o shall_v worship_v one_o only_a god_n for_o what_o of_o he_o can_v be_v despise_v when_o his_o whole_a self_n be_v worship_v but_o if_o they_o fear_v leave_v his_o part_n pretermit_v or_o neglect_v shall_v be_v angry_a or_o take_v offence_n then_o be_v it_o not_o as_o they_o pretend_v the_o life_n of_o one_o great_a animal_n which_o at_o once_o contain_v all_o the_o god_n as_o his_o vertve_n or_o member_n or_o part_n but_o every_o part_n have_v its_o own_o life_n by_o itself_o separate_v from_o the_o rest_n since_o one_o of_o they_o may_v be_v angry_a when_o another_o be_v please_v and_o the_o contrary_n but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o all_o together_o that_o be_v the_o whole_a jupiter_n may_v be_v offend_v if_o his_o part_n be_v not_o worship_v all_o of_o they_o several_o and_o single_o this_o will_v be_v foolish_o say_v because_o none_o of_o the_o part_n can_v be_v pretermit_v when_o he_o that_o have_v all_o be_v worship_v thus_o do_v the_o pagan_n in_o athanasius_n also_o declare_v that_o they_o do_v not_o worship_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o real_o so_o many_o true_a and_o proper_a god_n but_o only_o as_o the_o part_n or_o member_n of_o their_o one_o supreme_a god_n that_o great_a mundane_a animal_n or_o whole_o animate_v world_n take_v all_o together_o as_o one_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o pagan_n themselves_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o divide_a part_n of_o the_o world_n take_v several_o be_v but_o indigent_a and_o imperfect_a thing_n nevertheless_o do_v they_o contend_v that_o as_o they_o be_v by_o they_o join_v all_o together_o into_o one_o great_a body_n enliven_v by_o one_o soul_n so_o be_v the_o whole_a of_o they_o true_o and_o proper_o god_n and_o now_o we_o think_v it_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a that_o though_o these_o pagan_n verbal_o personate_v and_o deify_v not_o only_o the_o several_a power_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o one_o supreme_a god_n or_o mundane_a soul_n diffuse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o also_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n itself_o and_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n yet_o their_o meaning_n herein_o be_v not_o to_o make_v these_o in_o themselves_o real_o so_o many_o several_a true_a and_o proper_a god_n much_o less_o independent_a one_o but_o to_o worship_v one_o supreme_a god_n which_o to_o they_o be_v the_o whole_a animate_v world_n in_o those_o his_o several_a part_n and_o member_n as_o it_o be_v by_o piecemeal_n or_o under_o so_o many_o inadequate_a conception_n the_o pagan_n therefore_o be_v plain_o divide_v in_o their_o natural_a theology_n as_o to_o their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o supreme_a god_n some_o of_o they_o conceive_v he_o to_o be_v nothing_o high_a than_o a_o mundane_a soul_n whereas_o other_o of_o they_o to_o use_v origen_n language_n 260._o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transcend_v all_o the_o sensible_a nature_n and_o think_v god_n not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v seat_v there_o look_v for_o he_o above_o all_o corporeal_a thing_n now_o the_o former_a of_o these_o pagan_n 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dislike_n the_o deify_n of_o inanimate_a thing_n do_v himself_o nevertheless_o approve_v of_o worship_v god_n in_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n he_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o most_o holy_a and_o most_o god-becoming_a temple_n and_o the_o ancient_a persian_n or_o magi_n who_o by_o no_o mean_n will_v allow_v of_o worship_v god_n in_o any_o artificial_a temple_n make_v with_o man_n hand_n do_v notwithstanding_o thus_o worship_n god_n sub_n dio_n and_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n in_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a world_n as_o his_o natural_a temple_n 335._o as_o cicero_n testify_v nec_fw-la sequor_fw-la magos_n persarum_fw-la quibus_fw-la auctoribus_fw-la xerxes_n inflammasse_o templa_fw-la graeciae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la parietibus_fw-la includerent_fw-la deos_fw-la quibus_fw-la omne_fw-la deberent_fw-la esse_fw-la patentia_fw-la ac_fw-la libera_fw-la quorumque_fw-la hic_fw-la mundus_fw-la omnis_fw-la templum_fw-la esset_fw-la &_o domicilium_fw-la neither_o do_v i_o adhere_v to_o the_o persian_a magi_n by_o who_o suggestion_n and_o persuasion_n xerxes_n be_v say_v to_o have_v burn_v all_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o greek_n because_o they_o enclose_v and_o shut_v up_o their_o god_n within_o wall_n to_o who_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v open_a and_o free_a and_o who_o temple_n and_o habitation_n this_o whole_a world_n be_v and_o therefore_o when_o diogenes_n laertius_n write_v thus_o of_o these_o magi_n that_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v fire_n and_o earth_n and_o water_n to_o be_v god_n but_o condemn_v all_o statue_n and_o image_n we_o conceive_v the_o meaning_n hereof_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o that_o as_o they_o worship_v god_n in_o no_o temple_n save_v only_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n so_o neither_o do_v they_o allow_v any_o other_o statue_n of_o image_n of_o he_o than_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n and_o part_n of_o the_o world_n such_o as_o fire_n and_o earth_n and_o water_n call_v therefore_o by_o they_o in_o this_o sense_n and_o no_o other_o go_n for_o thus_o be_v they_o clear_o represent_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n 43._o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o express_a testimony_n of_o dino_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dinon_n affirm_v that_o the_o persian_a magi_n sacrifice_v under_o the_o open_a heaven_n they_o account_v fire_n and_o water_n to_o be_v the_o only_a statue_n and_o image_n of_o the_o go_n for_o i_o will_v not_o here_o conceal_v their_o ignorance_n neither_o who_o think_v to_o avoid_v one_o error_n fall_v into_o another_o while_o they_o allow_v not_o wood_n and_o stone_n to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o god_n as_o the_o greek_n do_v nor_o ichneumone_n and_o ibis_n as_o the_o egyptian_n but_o only_a fire_n and_o water_n as_o philosopher_n which_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n that_o some_o of_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o god_n or_o as_o the_o body_n of_o god_n other_o only_o as_o the_o image_n or_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v thus_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o macrobius_n upon_o scipio_n dream_n 14._o where_o the_o world_n be_v call_v a_o temple_n benè_fw-la autem_fw-la vniversus_fw-la mundus_fw-la dei_fw-la templum_fw-la voco_fw-la propter_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la aestimant_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la aliud_fw-la deum_fw-la nisi_fw-la coelum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o caelestia_fw-la ista_fw-la quae_fw-la cernimus_fw-la ideò_fw-la ut_fw-la summi_fw-la omnipotentiam_fw-la dei_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la posse_fw-la vix_fw-la intelligi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la posse_fw-la videri_fw-la quicquid_fw-la humano_fw-la subjicitur_fw-la aspectui_fw-la templum_fw-la ejus_fw-la vocavit_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la haec_fw-la veneratur_fw-la ut_fw-la templa_fw-la cultum_fw-la tamen_fw-la maximum_fw-la debeat_fw-la conditori_fw-la sciatque_fw-la quisquis_fw-la in_o usum_fw-la templi_fw-la huius_fw-la inducitur_fw-la ritu_fw-la sibi_fw-la vivendum_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la the_o whole_a world_n be_v well_o calledhere_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n
in_o way_n of_o opposition_n to_o those_o who_o think_v god_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o heaven_n itself_o and_o those_o heavenly_a thing_n which_o we_o see_v or_o the_o whole_a sensible_a world_n animate_v wherefore_o cicero_n that_o he_o may_v show_v the_o omnipotence_n of_o the_o first_o and_o supreme_a god_n to_o be_v such_o as_o can_v scarce_o be_v understand_v but_o not_o at_o all_o perceive_v by_o sense_n he_o call_v whatsoever_o fall_v under_o humane_a sight_n his_o temple_n that_o so_o he_o that_o worship_v these_o thing_n as_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n may_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n remember_v that_o the_o chief_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o the_o maker_n and_o creator_n of_o they_o as_o also_o that_o himself_o ought_v to_o live_v in_o the_o world_n like_o a_o priest_n or_o mysta_fw-la holy_o and_o religious_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o the_o pagan_n be_v universal_o cosmolatrae_n or_o world-worshipper_n in_o one_o sense_n or_o other_o not_o that_o they_o worship_v the_o world_n as_o a_o dead_a and_o inanimate_a thing_n but_o either_o as_o the_o body_n of_o god_n or_o at_o least_o as_o the_o temple_n or_o image_n of_o he_o neither_o of_o which_o terminate_v their_o worship_n in_o that_o which_o be_v sensible_a and_o visible_a only_o but_o in_o that_o great_a mind_n or_o soul_n which_o frame_v and_o govern_v the_o whole_a world_n understand_o though_o this_o be_v call_v also_o by_o they_o not_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o common_a nature_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o nature_n of_o the_o universe_n because_o it_o contain_v under_o it_o the_o spermatick_a reason_n or_o plastic_a principle_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n furthermore_o these_o pagan_a theist_n universal_o acknowledge_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n and_o that_o mundane_a animal_n also_o to_o be_v a_o god_n those_o of_o they_o who_o suppose_v it_o not_o to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o high_a god_n do_v consequent_o all_o conceive_v it_o as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v to_o be_v either_o a_o second_o or_o at_o least_o a_o three_o god_n and_o thus_o origen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_n do_v plain_o affirm_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o be_v a_o god_n some_o of_o they_o as_o the_o stoic_n the_o first_o god_n other_o as_o the_o platonist_n to_o who_o may_v be_v add_v the_o egyptian_n also_o the_o second_o god_n though_o some_o of_o these_o platonist_n call_v it_o the_o three_o god_n those_o of_o the_o platonist_n who_o call_v the_o mundane_a animal_n or_o animate_v world_n the_o second_o god_n look_v upon_o that_o whole_a platonic_a trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o but_o as_o one_o first_o god_n but_o those_o other_o of_o they_o who_o call_v it_o a_o three_o god_n suppose_v a_o great_a distinction_n betwixt_o those_o three_o hypostasis_n and_o make_v so_o many_o several_a god_n of_o they_o the_o first_o a_o monad_n or_o simple_a goodness_n the_o second_o mind_n or_o intellect_n the_o three_o psyche_n or_o the_o universal_a soul_n which_o also_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n they_o conclude_v to_o be_v the_o immediate_a soul_n of_o this_o corporeal_a world_n exist_v likewise_o from_o eternity_n with_o it_o now_o this_o second_o god_n which_o be_v the_o whole_a animate_v world_n as_o well_o to_o the_o egyptian_n as_o the_o platonist_n be_v by_o they_o both_o say_v to_o be_v not_o only_o the_o temple_n and_o image_n but_o also_o the_o son_n of_o the_o first_o god_n that_o the_o egyptian_n call_v the_o animate_v world_n the_o son_n of_o god_n 331._o have_v be_v already_o prove_v and_o that_o the_o other_o pagan_n do_v the_o like_a also_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o of_o celsus_n where_o he_o pretend_v that_o the_o christian_n call_v their_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o imitation_n of_o those_o ancient_a pagan_n who_o have_v style_v the_o world_n so_o 308._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o these_o christian_n come_v to_o call_v their_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v now_o declare_v namely_o because_o our_o ancestor_n have_v call_v the_o world_n as_o make_v by_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o god_n now_o be_v there_o not_o a_o goodly_a similitude_n think_v you_o betwixt_o these_o two_o son_n of_o god_n 208._o they_o and_o we_o upon_o which_o word_n of_o he_o origen_n write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d celsus_n suppose_v we_o christian_n to_o have_v borrow_v this_o appellation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o the_o pagan_n they_o call_v the_o world_n as_o make_v by_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o god_n wherefore_o these_o pagan_n who_o look_v upon_o the_o whole_a animate_v world_n only_o as_o the_o second_o god_n and_o son_n of_o god_n do_v unquestionable_o also_o worship_v the_o first_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o probable_o by_o personate_n and_o deify_v his_o several_a part_n and_o member_n too_o thus_o do_v we_o understand_v what_o that_o be_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o this_o mistake_n of_o late_a writer_n that_o the_o pagan_n worship_v the_o inanimate_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o such_o for_o true_a and_o proper_a god_n viz._n their_o not_o perceive_v that_o they_o worship_v these_o only_a as_o the_o part_n or_o live_a member_n of_o one_o great_a mundane_a animal_n which_o be_v to_o they_o if_o not_o the_o first_o god_n yet_o at_o least_o the_o second_o god_n the_o temple_n image_n and_o son_n of_o the_o first_o god_n and_o now_o have_v we_o as_o we_o conceive_v give_v a_o full_a account_n of_o the_o seem_v polytheism_n of_o the_o pagan_n not_o only_o in_o their_o poetical_a and_o fabulous_a but_o also_o their_o political_a or_o civil_a theology_n the_o former_a of_o which_o be_v nothing_o but_o fancy_n and_o fiction_n and_o the_o conform_v of_o divine_a to_o humane_a thing_n the_o latter_a nothing_o but_o vulgar_a opinion_n and_o error_n together_o with_o the_o law_n and_o institutes_n of_o statesman_n and_o politician_n design_v principal_o to_o amuse_n the_o vulgar_a and_o keep_v they_o the_o better_a in_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o civil_a law_n beside_o which_o the_o intelligent_a pagan_n general_o acknowledge_v another_o theology_n which_o be_v neither_o fiction_n nor_o mere_a opinion_n and_o law_n but_o nature_n and_o philosophy_n or_o absolute_a truth_n and_o reality_n according_a to_o which_o natural_a and_o philosophic_a theology_n of_o they_o there_o be_v only_o one_o unmake_v selforiginated_n deity_n and_o many_o other_o create_v god_n as_o his_o inferior_a minister_n so_o that_o those_o many_o poetical_a and_o political_a god_n can_v not_o possible_o be_v look_v upon_o otherwise_o than_o either_o as_o the_o create_a minister_n of_o one_o supreme_a god_n whether_o take_v single_o or_o collective_o or_o else_o as_o the_o polyonymy_n and_o various_a denomination_n of_o he_o according_a to_o several_a notion_n and_o partial_a conception_n of_o he_o and_o his_o several_a power_n and_o manifestation_n in_o the_o world_n personate_v and_o deify_v which_o latter_a we_o have_v already_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o general_o receive_v opinion_n of_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n according_a to_o that_o of_o euclides_n the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v one_o supreme_a good_a or_o high_a deity_n call_v by_o many_o name_n and_o according_a to_o that_o of_o antisthenes_n before_o cite_v that_o the_o many_o popular_a god_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o natural_a god_n 5._o viz._n as_o lactantius_n add_v summae_fw-la totius_fw-la artifex_n the_o maker_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n we_o shall_v conclude_v with_o repeat_v what_o have_v be_v already_o suggest_v that_o though_o the_o intelligent_a pagan_n do_v general_o disclaim_v their_o fabulous_a theology_n st._n austin_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o absurdity_n thereof_o be_v urge_v against_o they_o they_o will_v common_o make_v such_o reply_n as_o these_o 10_o absit_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la fabularum_fw-la est_fw-la ista_fw-la garrulitas_fw-la and_o again_o rursus_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la ad_fw-la fabulas_fw-la redis_fw-la farneze_n be_v it_o from_o we_o say_v they_o to_o think_v so_o or_o so_o this_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o garrulity_n of_o idle_a fable_n and_o you_o will_v bring_v we_o again_o to_o fable_n and_o though_o they_o own_v another_o theology_n beside_o their_o civil_a also_o which_o be_v the_o natural_a and_o philosophical_a as_o the_o only_a true_a yet_o do_v they_o notwithstanding_o acknowledge_v a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n that_o in_o those_o time_n at_o least_o there_o shall_v be_v beside_o the_o natural_a and_o philosophical_a theology_n which_o the_o vulgar_a be_v not_o so_o capable_a of_o another_o theology_n frame_v and_o hold_v forth_o that_o may_v be_v more_o accommodate_v to_o their_o
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they_o yet_o do_v he_o plain_o imply_v that_o they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o of_o that_o lubricous_a liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la or_o freewill_n belong_v to_o they_o which_o will_v make_v they_o capable_a of_o vice_n and_o immorality_n as_o well_o as_o virtue_n but_o whatever_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o this_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o necessity_n at_o all_o for_o admit_v that_o assertion_n of_o origen_n that_o all_o rational_a soul_n whatsoever_o even_o those_o of_o man_n and_o those_o of_o the_o high_a angelical_a order_n be_v universal_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o have_v no_o fundamental_a or_o essential_a difference_n in_o their_o constitution_n and_o consequent_o that_o all_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v now_o betwixt_o they_o do_v arise_v only_o from_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o demeanour_n or_o use_v of_o that_o power_n and_o liberty_n which_o they_o all_o alike_o once_o have_v so_o that_o throne_n and_o dominion_n and_o principality_n and_o 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the_o three_o atheistick_a pretence_n also_o to_o salve_v the_o phaenomenon_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n so_o general_o entertain_v namely_o from_o the_o fiction_n and_o imposture_n of_o politician_n we_o have_v not_o only_o manifest_v that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a prolepsis_n and_o anticipation_n of_o a_o god_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o the_o object_n of_o their_o fear_n prevent_v reason_n but_o also_o that_o the_o belief_n thereof_o be_v sustain_v and_o uphold_v by_o the_o strong_a reason_n the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n be_v no_o way_n salvable_a nor_o the_o cause_n of_o thing_n assigneable_a without_o a_o deity_n so_o that_o religion_n be_v found_v both_o upon_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n and_o upon_o solid_a reason_n can_v possible_o be_v any_o fiction_n or_o imposture_n of_o politician_n nevertheless_o we_o shall_v speak_v something_o particular_o to_o this_o also_o the_o atheist_n therefore_o conceive_v that_o though_o those_o infirmity_n
fact_n and_o history_n will_v needs_o impute_v these_o thing_n either_o to_o juggle_a fraud_n and_o knavery_n or_o else_o to_o man_n own_o fear_n and_o fancy_n and_o their_o ignorance_n how_o to_o distinguish_v dream_n and_o other_o strong_a imagination_n from_o vision_n and_o sense_n or_o last_o to_o certain_a religious_a tale_n or_o legend_n allow_v by_o the_o public_a authority_n of_o civil_a sovereign_n for_o political_a end_n we_o shall_v here_o suggest_v something_o brief_o to_o vindicate_v the_o historick_n truth_n of_o those_o phaenomena_n against_o atheist_n first_o therefore_o as_o for_o apparition_n though_o there_o be_v much_o of_o fabulosity_n in_o these_o relation_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o reasonable_o be_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o truth_n in_o they_o since_o something_o of_o this_o kind_n have_v be_v aver_v in_o all_o age_n and_o many_o time_n attest_v by_o person_n of_o unquestionable_a prudence_n and_o unsuspected_a veracity_n and_o 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testimony_n or_o relation_n of_o fact_n have_v choose_v rather_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o reality_n of_o apparition_n nevertheless_o conclude_v they_o to_o be_v thing_n cause_v and_o create_v by_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n only_o as_o if_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n be_v such_o that_o it_o can_v not_o only_o create_v fancy_n but_o also_o real_a sensible_a object_n and_o that_o at_o a_o distance_n too_o from_o the_o imaginer_n such_o as_o whereby_o the_o sense_n of_o other_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o time_n affect_v though_o they_o quick_o vanish_v away_o again_o from_o which_o prodigious_a paradox_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o fanaticism_n of_o some_o atheist_n and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o monstrous_o absurd_a which_o man_n infect_v with_o atheistick_a incredulity_n will_v not_o rather_o entertain_v into_o their_o belief_n than_o admit_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v the_o least_o hazard_n or_o endanger_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n for_o 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concretion_n to_o be_v at_o length_n all_o dissolvable_a and_o their_o personality_n then_o to_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o 311._o thus_o sextus_n the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d democritus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v certoin_v idol_n or_o spectre_n that_o do_v often_o approach_v to_o man_n some_o of_o which_o be_v beneficent_a and_o some_o maleficent_a upon_o which_o account_n he_o wish_v that_o it_o may_v be_v his_o good_a hap_n to_o meet_v with_o fortunate_a idol_n and_o he_o add_v that_o these_o be_v of_o a_o vast_a bigness_n and_o very_o longeve_v but_o not_o incorruptible_a and_o that_o they_o sometime_o do_v foresignify_a unto_o man_n future_a event_n both_o visible_o appear_v to_o they_o and_o send_v forth_o audible_a voice_n now_o though_o democritus_n be_v much_o blame_v for_o this_o concession_n of_o his_o fellow-atheist_n as_o give_v thereby_o too_o great_a a_o advantage_n to_o theist_n yet_o in_o his_o own_o opinion_n do_v he_o sufficient_o secure_v himself_o against_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o god_n from_o hence_o by_o suppose_v all_o these_o idol_n of_o he_o to_o be_v corruptible_a they_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o but_o certain_a fine_a concretion_n of_o atom_n a_o kind_n of_o aereal_a and_o aethereal_a animal_n that_o be_v all_o body_n and_o without_o any_o immortal_a soul_n as_o he_o suppose_v man_n also_o to_o be_v so_o that_o a_o god_n can_v be_v no_o more_o prove_v from_o they_o than_o from_o the_o existence_n of_o man_n for_o thus_o he_o add_v in_o sextus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n in_o ancient_a time_n have_v a_o sense_n of_o these_o apparition_n or_o idol_n fall_v from_o thence_o into_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o god_n although_o there_o be_v beside_o these_o idol_n no_o other_o god_n that_o have_v a_o incorruptible_a nature_n however_o though_o democritus_n continue_v thus_o gross_o atheistical_a yet_o be_v he_o further_o convince_v than_o our_o modern_a atheist_n will_v be_v that_o the_o story_n of_o apparition_n be_v not_o all_o fabulcus_n and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o terrestrial_a but_o also_o aerial_a and_o aetherial_a animal_n nor_o this_o earâ—â—_n of_o we_o alone_o people_v and_o inhabit_a whilst_o all_o those_o other_o vast_a regiou_n above_o lie_v desert_n solitary_a and_o be_v where_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v agâ—in_o that_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n though_o they_o agree_v not_o so_o far_o with_o democritus_n as_o to_o make_v the_o angelical_a being_n to_o be_v altogether_o 〈…〉_o do_v they_o likewise_o suppose_v they_o to_o have_v their_o certain_a subtiâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o aâ—rial_n body_n in_o which_o respect_n st._n austin_n in_o his_o 115._o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d angel_n aethereos_fw-la and_o devil_n aereos_fw-la animantes_fw-la 29._o thus_o psellus_n in_o his_o dialogue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o you_o be_v to_o know_v that_o demon_n or_o devil_n be_v not_o altogether_o incorporeal_a but_o that_o they_o be_v join_v to_o body_n and_o so_o converse_v with_o body_n which_o may_v be_v learn_v also_o from_o the_o father_n the_o divine_a basil_n contend_v that_o there_o be_v body_n not_o only_o in_o devil_n but_o also_o in_o the_o pure_a angel_n themselves_o as_o certain_a subtle_a airy_a defecate_n spirit_n where_o afterward_o he_o show_v how_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o body_n which_o be_v connate_a with_o angel_n differ_v from_o that_o which_o devil_n be_v unite_v to_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o radiant_a splendour_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o dark_a fuliginous_a obscurity_n of_o the_o other_o moreover_o that_o devil_n be_v not_o without_o body_n he_o endeavour_v further_a to_o confirm_v from_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o fire_n which_o say_v he_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a be_v they_o all_o of_o they_o incorporeal_a and_o some_o perhaps_o will_v attempt_v to_o prove_v the_o same_o concern_v angel_n too_o from_o those_o other_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n where_o speak_v of_o the_o resurrection_n state_n he_o affirm_v that_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v account_v worthy_a thereof_o shall_v neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equal_a to_o the_o angel_n which_o comparative_a expression_n of_o man_n as_o to_o their_o body_n with_o angel_n will_v be_v think_v not_o so_o proper_a be_v the_o angel_n absolute_o devoid_a of_o all_o body_n but_o of_o this_o we_o determine_v not_o to_o this_o phaenomenon_n of_o apparition_n may_v be_v add_v those_o two_o other_o of_o magician_n or_o wizard_n demoniac_n or_o energumeni_fw-la both_o of_o these_o prove_v also_o the_o real_a existence_n of_o spirit_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_a fancy_n and_o imaginary_a inhabitant_n of_o man_n brain_n only_o but_o real_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n as_o also_o that_o among_o those_o spirit_n there_o be_v some_o foul_a unclean_a and_o wicked_a one_o though_o not_o make_v such_o by_o god_n but_o by_o their_o own_o apostasy_n which_o
be_v some_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n the_o scripture_n insist_v so_o much_o upon_o these_o evil_a demon_n or_o devil_n and_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v one_o design_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o oppose_v these_o confederate_a power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n and_o to_o rescue_v mankind_n from_o the_o thraldom_n and_o bondage_n thereof_o as_o for_o wizard_n and_o magician_n person_n who_o associate_n and_o confederate_n themselves_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n with_o these_o evil_a spirit_n for_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o own_o revenge_n lust_n ambition_n and_o other_o passion_n beside_o the_o scripture_n there_o have_v be_v so_o full_a a_o attestation_n give_v to_o they_o by_o person_n unconcern_v in_o all_o age_n that_o those_o our_o so_o confident_a exploders_n of_o they_o in_o this_o present_a age_n can_v hardly_o escape_v the_o suspicion_n of_o have_v some_o hanker_a towards_o atheism_n but_o as_o for_o the_o demoniac_n and_o energumeni_fw-la it_o have_v be_v much_o wonder_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o of_o they_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n and_o hardly_o any_o or_o none_o in_o this_o present_a age_n of_o we_o certain_a it_o be_v from_o the_o write_n of_o josephus_n in_o sundry_a place_n that_o the_o pharisaic_a jew_n be_v then_o general_o possess_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demoniac_n man_n possess_v with_o devil_n or_o infest_a by_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a phrase_n or_o form_n of_o speech_n only_o among_o they_o for_o person_n very_a ill-affected_n in_o their_o body_n may_v appear_v from_o hence_o that_o josephus_n declare_v it_o as_o his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o demon_n or_o devil_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n decease_v get_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o live_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n be_v not_o at_o all_o surprise_v with_o his_o cast_n out_o of_o devil_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o they_o also_o then_o to_o exorcise_v the_o same_o a_o art_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o have_v learn_v from_o solomon_n of_o who_o thus_o josephus_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n also_o teach_v solomon_n a_o art_n against_o demon_n and_o devil_n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o cure_n of_o man_n who_o compose_v certain_a incantation_n by_o which_o disease_n be_v cure_v and_o leave_v form_n of_o exorcism_n whereby_o devil_n be_v expel_v and_o drive_v away_o which_o method_n of_o cure_v prevail_v much_o among_o we_o at_o this_o very_a day_n notwithstanding_o which_v we_o think_v it_o not_o at_o all_o probable_a what_o a_o late_a atheistick_a writer_n have_v assert_v that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v then_o all_o of_o they_o so_o full_a of_o demon_n and_o devil_n that_o they_o general_o take_v all_o manner_n of_o bodily_a disease_n such_o as_o fever_n and_o ague_n and_o dumbness_n and_o deafness_n for_o devil_n though_o we_o grant_v that_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v impute_v by_o plotinus_n afterward_o to_o the_o gnostic_n that_o they_o suppose_v all_o disease_n to_o be_v devil_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v cure_v by_o physic_n but_o expel_v by_o word_n or_o charm_n thus_o he_o en._n 2._o lib._n 9_o c._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o when_o they_o affirm_v disease_n to_o be_v demon_n or_o devil_n and_o pretend_v that_o they_o can_v expel_v they_o by_o word_n undertake_v to_o do_v the_o same_o they_o hereby_o indeed_o render_v themselves_o considerable_a to_o the_o vulgar_a who_o be_v wont_v not_o a_o little_a to_o admire_v the_o power_n of_o magician_n but_o they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o persuade_v wise_a man_n that_o disease_n have_v no_o natural_a cause_n as_o from_o repletion_n or_o inanition_n or_o putrefaction_n or_o the_o like_a which_o be_v a_o thing_n manifest_a from_o their_o cure_n they_o be_v oftentimes_o remove_v by_o purgation_n and_o bleed_v and_o abstinence_n unless_o perhaps_o these_o man_n will_v say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v starve_v and_o make_v to_o pine_n away_o nor_o can_v we_o think_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n either_o suppose_a all_o madman_n to_o be_v demoniac_n or_o all_o demoniac_n madman_n though_o this_o latter_a seem_v to_o be_v assert_v by_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o our_o own_o we_o read_v of_o devil_n cast_v out_o from_o other_o beside_o madman_n and_o of_o a_o woman_n which_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o infirmity_n only_o and_o be_v bow_v together_o and_o can_v not_o lift_v up_o herself_o which_o be_v say_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o have_v be_v bind_v by_o satan_n wherefore_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o jew_n former_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v this_o that_o when_o there_o be_v any_o unusual_a and_o extraordinary_a symptom_n in_o any_o bodily_a distemper_n but_o especial_o that_o of_o madness_n this_o be_v look_v upon_o something_o more_o than_o natural_a be_v impute_v by_o they_o to_o the_o possession_n or_o infestation_n of_o some_o devil_n neither_o be_v this_o proper_a to_o the_o jew_n only_o at_o that_o time_n to_o suppose_v evil_a demon_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o bodily_a disease_n as_o have_v extraordinary_a symptom_n and_o especial_o madness_n but_o the_o greek_n and_o other_o gentile_n also_o be_v embue_v with_o the_o same_o persuasion_n as_o appear_v from_o apollonius_n tyanaeus_n his_o cure_v a_o laugh_a demoniac_a at_o athens_n he_o eject_v that_o evil_a spirit_n by_o threat_n and_o menace_n who_o be_v say_v at_o his_o departure_n to_o have_v tumble_v down_o a_o royal_a porch_n in_o the_o city_n with_o great_a noise_n as_o also_o from_o his_o free_v the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n from_o the_o plague_n by_o ston_a a_o old_a ragged_a beggar_n say_v by_o apollonius_n to_o have_v be_v the_o plague_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o daemon_n by_o his_o change_a himself_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o shagged_a dog_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o truth_n in_o this_o opinion_n and_o that_o at_o this_o very_a day_n evil_a spirit_n or_o demon_n do_v sometime_o real_o act_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o either_o inflict_v or_o augment_v bodily_a distemper_n and_o disease_n have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o two_o very_a experience_a physician_n sennertus_n and_o fernelius_n the_o former_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr mania_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o writing_n thus_o etsi_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la corporis_fw-la morbosa_fw-la dispositione_n deo_fw-la permittente_fw-la hominem_fw-la obsidere_fw-la &_o occupare_fw-la daemon_n possiâ—_n tamen_fw-la quandoque_fw-la morbis_fw-la &_o praecipuè_fw-la melancholicis_fw-la sese_fw-la immiscet_fw-la daemon_n &_o forsan_fw-la frequentius_fw-la hoc_fw-la accidit_fw-la quam_fw-la saepè_fw-la creditur_fw-la although_o the_o devil_n may_v by_o divine_a permission_n possess_v man_n without_o any_o morbid_v disposition_n yet_o do_v he_o usual_o intermingle_v himself_o with_o bodily_a disease_n and_o especial_o those_o of_o melancholy_n and_o perhaps_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v ostner_n than_o be_v common_o believe_v or_o suspect_v the_o other_o in_o he_o de_fw-fr abditis_fw-la rerum_fw-la causis_fw-la where_o have_v attribute_v real_a effect_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n to_o witchcraft_n and_o enchantment_n he_o add_v neque_fw-la solum_fw-la morbos_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la daemonas_fw-la scelerati_fw-la homines_fw-la in_o corpora_fw-la immittunt_fw-la he_o quidem_fw-la visuntur_fw-la furoris_fw-la quadam_fw-la specie_fw-la distorti_fw-la hoc_fw-la uno_fw-la tamen_fw-la à _fw-la simplici_fw-la furore_fw-la distant_a quod_fw-la summè_fw-la ardua_fw-la obloquantur_fw-la praeterita_fw-la &_o occulta_fw-la renuntient_a assidentiúmque_fw-la arcana_fw-la reserent_fw-la neither_o do_v these_o wicked_a magician_n only_o inflict_v disease_n upon_o man_n body_n but_o also_o send_v devil_n into_o they_o by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o appear_v distort_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o fury_n and_o madness_n which_o yet_o differ_v from_o a_o simple_a madness_n or_o the_o disease_n so_o call_v in_o this_o that_o they_o speak_v of_o very_o high_a and_o difficult_a matter_n declare_v thing_n past_o unknown_a and_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o those_o that_o sit_v by_o of_o which_o he_o subjoin_v two_o notable_a instance_n of_o person_n well_o know_v to_o himself_o that_o be_v plain_o demoniacal_a possess_v or_o act_v by_o a_o evil_a daemon_n one_o whereof_o shall_v be_v afterward_o mention_v but_o when_o maniacal_a person_n do_v not_o only_o discover_v secret_n and_o declare_v thing_n past_a but_o future_a also_o beside_o this_o speak_v in_o language_n which_o they_o have_v never_o learn_v this_o put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n and_o question_n that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_a mad_a man_n or_o maniaci_n but_o demoniac_n or_o energumeni_fw-la and_o that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n there_o have_v be_v often_o
if_o there_o be_v once_o no_o motion_n at_o all_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n nor_o no_o life_n or_o self_n active_a power_n in_o any_o thing_n but_o all_o be_v dead_a then_o be_v it_o certain_a that_o there_o can_v never_o possible_o arise_v any_o motion_n or_o mutation_n in_o it_o to_o all_o eternity_n there_o be_v no_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o produce_v the_o same_o since_o nothing_o can_v produce_v motion_n but_o that_o which_o have_v life_n or_o self_n activity_n in_o it_o and_o if_o motion_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o shall_v begin_v to_o be_v without_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n then_o must_v it_o needs_o be_v cause_v by_o itself_o or_o of_o it_o self_n come_v into_o be_v which_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a now_o no_o imperfect_a be_v whatsoever_o have_v a_o sufficient_a emanative_a power_n to_o create_v any_o other_o substance_n or_o produce_v it_o out_o of_o nothing_o the_o utmost_a that_o can_v be_v do_v by_o imperfect_a being_n be_v only_o to_o produce_v new_a accident_n and_o modification_n as_o humane_a soul_n can_v produce_v new_a cogitation_n in_o themselves_o and_o new_a local_a motion_n in_o body_n no_o imperfect_a be_v be_v substantial_o emanative_a or_o can_v produce_v another_o substance_n out_o of_o nonexistence_n therefore_o for_o any_o substance_n to_o be_v bring_v into_o be_v by_o a_o imperfect_a substance_n which_o have_v not_o sufficient_a emanative_n or_o creative_a power_n be_v a_o thing_n plain_o impossible_a it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v that_o a_o substance_n may_v of_o itself_o come_v out_o of_o nothing_o into_o be_v and_o thus_o be_v it_o grant_v that_o no_o substance_n can_v be_v create_v or_o bring_v out_o of_o nonexistence_n into_o be_v but_o by_o the_o sole_a efficiency_n of_o a_o absolute_o perfect_a be_v which_o have_v both_o great_a perfection_n it_o eminent_o contain_v all_o thing_n in_o it_o and_o also_o a_o sufficient_a emanative_n or_o creative_a power_n and_o now_o have_v we_o give_v a_o account_n of_o two_o sense_n wherein_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o thing_n to_o come_v from_o nothing_o one_o for_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o bring_v itself_o into_o be_v or_o to_o be_v make_v without_o a_o efficient_a cause_n another_o for_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v efficient_o cause_v by_o that_o which_o have_v not_o at_o least_o equal_a perfection_n in_o it_o or_o a_o sufficient_a emanative_n or_o productive_a power_n both_o which_o sense_n of_o this_o axiom_n respect_v the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o thus_o be_v it_o frequent_o understand_v by_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_n and_o particular_o by_o cicero_n we_o shall_v now_o propound_v a_o three_o sense_n wherein_o this_o axiom_n be_v also_o verify_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o respect_v chief_o the_o material_a cause_n for_o since_o no_o imperfect_a natural_a be_v have_v any_o creative_a power_n or_o can_v efficient_o produce_v any_o new_a substance_n or_o real_a entity_n which_o be_v not_o before_o into_o be_v but_o only_o act_v upon_o pre-existing_a matter_n by_o motion_n and_o modify_v the_o same_o and_o since_o matter_n as_o such_o be_v mere_o passive_a can_v cause_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o before_o or_o will_v not_o result_v from_o the_o composition_n or_o modification_n of_o it_o it_o follow_v undeniable_o that_o in_o all_o natural_a generation_n and_o production_n out_o of_o preexistent_a matter_n without_o a_o divine_a creation_n there_o can_v never_o be_v any_o new_a substance_n or_o real_a entity_n bring_v out_o of_o nonexistence_n into_o be_v and_o this_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n and_o no_o other_o which_o the_o ancient_a physiologer_n mean_v when_o as_o aristotle_n tell_v we_o they_o so_o much_o insist_v upon_o this_o principle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o real_a entity_n shall_v be_v naturally_n make_v or_o generate_v out_o of_o nothing_o or_o as_o it_o be_v also_o otherwise_o express_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o real_a entity_n be_v either_o generate_v or_o corrupt_v that_o be_v that_o in_o natural_a generation_n corruption_n and_o alteration_n where_o god_n be_v suppose_v not_o miraculous_o to_o interpose_v there_o be_v no_o creation_n of_o any_o new_a substance_n or_o real_a entity_n out_o of_o nothing_o nor_o annihilation_n or_o destruction_n of_o any_o into_o nothing_o we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o generality_n of_o modern_a writer_n have_v interpret_v this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o old_a physiologer_n in_o aristotle_n into_o quite_o different_a sense_n as_o design_v therein_o to_o take_v away_o all_o divine_a creation_n out_o of_o nothing_o or_o non_fw-fr existence_n they_o make_v all_o thing_n to_o have_v spring_v out_o of_o matter_n exist_v of_o itself_o from_o eternity_n either_o without_o a_o god_n or_o else_o rather_o because_o parmenides_n and_o empedocles_n and_o other_o asserter_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v undoubted_a theist_n with_o he_o so_o that_o god_n can_v not_o create_v any_o new_a entity_n out_o of_o nothing_o but_o only_o make_v thing_n out_o of_o preexi_v unmake_v matter_n as_o a_o carpenter_n do_v a_o house_n or_o a_o weaver_n a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n and_o thus_o be_v it_o common_o take_v for_o grant_v that_o no_o pagan_a philosopher_n ever_o go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o acknowledge_v a_o divine_a creation_n of_o any_o thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o christian_a theologer_n and_o here_o we_o grant_v indeed_o that_o beside_o the_o stoic_n there_o have_v be_v some_o other_o philosophic_a theist_n among_o the_o pagan_n of_o this_o persuasion_n that_o nothing_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v make_v by_o god_n otherwise_o then_o out_o of_o something_o prae-existing_a as_o plutarch_n chaeronensis_n for_o one_o who_o in_o a_o place_n already_o cite_v positive_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o though_o the_o world_n be_v indeed_o make_v by_o god_n yet_o the_o substance_n or_o matter_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v make_a wus_fw-mi not_o make_v and_o then_o he_o subjoin_v this_o very_a reason_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o make_v of_o any_o thing_n out_o of_o nothing_o but_o only_o out_o of_o something_n prae_fw-la exist_v not_o right_o order_v or_o sufficient_o dispose_v as_o in_o a_o house_n garment_n or_o statue_n from_o which_o conceit_n of_o plutarch_n though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o ingenious_a it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o dull_a boeotick_a air_n have_v too_o much_o effect_n upon_o he_o however_o neither_o plutarch_n nor_o the_o stoic_n as_o we_o conceive_v be_v for_o this_o to_o be_v account_v absolute_a and_o downright_a atheist_n but_o only_o imperfect_a mongrel_n and_o spurious_a theist_n and_o therefore_o be_v atheist_n never_o so_o much_o able_a to_o prove_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o creation_n out_o of_o nothing_o prae-existing_a which_o they_o can_v at_o all_o do_v yet_o will_v not_o this_o overthrow_n theism_n in_o general_n there_o be_v a_o latitude_n therein_o nevertheless_o it_o will_v undeniable_o appear_v from_o what_o shall_v follow_v that_o those_o ancient_a italick_n and_o pythagorick_n be_v so_o far_o from_o intend_v here_o any_o such_o thing_n to_o deduce_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o matter_n either_o without_o or_o with_o a_o god_n as_o that_o they_o plain_o design_v the_o very_a contrary_a namely_o to_o prove_v that_o no_o new_a real_a entity_n can_v be_v make_v out_o of_o matter_n and_o particular_o that_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o the_o same_o which_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n must_v according_a to_o they_o have_v another_o divine_a original_a and_o be_v make_v by_o god_n not_o out_o of_o matter_n but_o out_o of_o nothing_o prae-existing_a since_o it_o can_v not_o be_v suppose_v by_o any_o that_o all_o soul_n exi_v of_o themselves_o from_o eternity_n unmake_v and_o indeed_o all_o those_o pagan_a philosopher_n who_o assert_v the_o incorporiety_n of_o soul_n must_v of_o necessity_n in_o like_a manner_n suppose_v they_o not_o to_o have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o prae-existing_a matter_n but_o by_o god_n out_o of_o nothing_o plutarch_n be_v only_o here_o to_o be_v except_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a odd_a hypothesis_n which_o he_o have_v that_o be_v peculiarly_a his_o own_o of_o a_o three_o principle_n beside_o god_n and_o matter_n a_o disorderly_a soul_n or_o evil_a demon_n selfexistent_a who_o therefore_o seem_v to_o have_v suppose_v all_o particular_a humane_a soul_n to_o have_v be_v make_v neither_o out_o of_o nothing_o nor_o yet_o out_o of_o matter_n or_o body_n prae-existing_a but_o out_o of_o a_o certain_a strange_a commixture_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o evil_a soul_n and_o god_n blend_v together_o upon_o which_o account_n do_v he_o affirm_v soul_n to_o be_v not_o so_o much_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o the_o work_n
of_o god_n as_o a_o part_n of_o he_o and_o now_o let_v any_o one_o judge_n whether_o upon_o plutarch_n account_n there_o be_v not_o yet_o further_o reason_n to_o complain_v of_o this_o boeotick_a air._n wherefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o those_o old_a physiologer_n in_o aristotle_n who_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o that_o principle_n that_o no_o real_a entity_n can_v be_v make_v or_o generate_v out_o of_o nothing_o act_v only_o as_o physiologer_n therein_o and_o not_o as_o theologer_n or_o metaphysician_n they_o not_o oppose_v a_o divine_a creation_n out_o of_o nothing_o prae-existing_a but_o only_o contend_v that_o no_o new_a entity_n can_v be_v make_v out_o of_o matter_n and_o that_o in_o natural_a generation_n and_o corruption_n there_o be_v no_o creation_n or_o annihilation_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o the_o true_a scope_n and_o meaning_n of_o these_o physiologer_n indeed_o be_v will_v more_o plain_o appear_v from_o that_o use_n or_o improvement_n which_o themselves_o make_v of_o this_o philosophic_a principle_n and_o this_o be_v twofold_a for_o first_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o upon_o this_o foundation_n they_o all_o of_o they_o endeavour_v to_o establish_v a_o peculiar_a kind_n of_o physiology_n and_o some_o atomology_n or_o other_o either_o a_o homoeomery_n or_o a_o anomoeomery_n a_o similar_v or_o dissimilar_v atomology_n for_o anaxagoras_n look_v upon_o this_o maxim_n of_o the_o italic_a philosopher_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v physical_o make_v out_o of_o nothing_o or_o no_o real_a entity_n generate_v or_o corrupt_v as_o a_o undoubted_a principle_n of_o reason_n and_o be_v also_o not_o able_a to_o conceive_v otherwise_o of_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n than_o that_o they_o be_v real_a entity_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n or_o its_o modification_n conclude_v that_o therefore_o in_o generation_n corruption_n and_o alteration_n these_o be_v not_o create_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o annihilate_v into_o nothing_o but_o that_o every_o thing_n be_v natural_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o preaexistent_a and_o in_o existent_a thing_n and_o consequent_o that_o there_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n dissimilar_v atom_n and_o particle_n of_o every_o kind_a though_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o parvitude_n insensible_a to_o we_o and_o every_o thing_n seem_v to_o be_v only_o that_o which_o be_v most_o predominant_a and_o conspicuous_a in_o it_o to_o wit_n that_o bone_n be_v make_v out_o of_o bony_a atom_n and_o flesh_n out_o of_o fleshy_a hot_a thing_n out_o of_o hot_a atom_n and_o cold_a thing_n out_o of_o cold_a black_a out_o of_o black_a and_o white_a out_o of_o white_a etc._n etc._n and_o nothing_o out_o of_o nothing_o but_o every_o thing_n out_o of_o prae-existing_a similar_v atom_n thus_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o anaxagoras_n plain_o declare_v by_o aristotle_n that_o because_o contrary_n be_v make_v out_o of_o one_o another_o they_o be_v therefore_o before_o in-existent_a for_o since_o every_o thing_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v make_v either_o out_o of_o something_o or_o out_o of_o nothing_o and_o all_o physiologer_n agree_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o it_o follow_v avoidable_a that_o whatsoever_o be_v generate_v must_v be_v generate_v out_o of_o thing_n prae_fw-la exist_v and_o inexisting_a though_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o parvitude_n insensible_a to_o we_o that_o be_v out_o of_o similar_v or_o homogenial_a atom_n of_o which_o there_o be_v some_o of_o all_o kind_n in_o every_o thing_n every_o thing_n be_v mingle_v in_o every_o thing_n here_o therefore_o have_v we_o the_o anaxagorean_n homoeomery_n or_o similar_v atomology_n build_v upon_o this_o principle_n of_o reason_n as_o its_o foundation_n that_o nothing_o can_v natural_o be_v make_v or_o generate_v out_o of_o nothing_o but_o the_o italick_n or_o pythagorick_n as_o well_o before_o anaxagoras_n as_o after_o he_o with_o who_o also_o hitherto_o concur_v leucippus_n democritus_n and_o epicurus_n those_o atheizer_n of_o the_o italic_a physiology_n do_v with_o much_o better_a reason_n from_o the_o same_o fundamental_a principle_n conclude_v that_o since_o these_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n be_v unquestionable_o generate_v and_o corrupt_v they_o be_v therefore_o no_o entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n or_o its_o modification_n but_o only_o different_a disposition_n or_o modification_n of_o the_o insensible_a part_n thereof_o cause_v in_o we_o different_a phantasm_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o original_a of_o the_o dissimilar_v atomology_n in_o matter_n or_o body_n therefore_o as_o such_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o these_o philosopher_n conceivable_a but_o only_a magnitude_n of_o part_n figure_n site_n and_o motion_n or_o rest_v and_o these_o be_v those_o few_o element_n out_o of_o which_o inexisting_a and_o various_o combine_a together_o they_o suppose_v all_o those_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n common_o so_o call_v in_o generation_n to_o result_v without_o the_o production_n of_o any_o new_a real_a entity_n out_o of_o nothing_o for_o as_o out_o of_o a_o few_o letter_n in_o the_o alphabet_n of_o every_o language_n different_o place_v and_o combine_a do_v result_v innumerable_a syllable_n word_n and_o sound_v signify_v all_o the_o several_a thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o sometime_o from_o all_o the_o very_a same_o letter_n neither_o more_o nor_o few_o but_o only_o transpose_v be_v beget_v very_o different_a phantasm_n of_o sound_n in_o we_o but_o without_o the_o production_n of_o any_o new_a real_a entity_n out_o of_o nothing_o in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n from_o those_o few_o letter_n in_o the_o alphabet_n of_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n various_o combine_v or_o from_o the_o different_a modification_n of_o matter_n in_o respect_n of_o magnitude_n of_o part_n figure_n site_n &_o motion_n be_v make_v up_o and_o spell_v out_o all_o those_o syllable_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n without_o the_o production_n of_o any_o new_a real_a entity_n many_o time_n the_o very_a same_o numerical_a matter_n neither_o more_o nor_o less_o only_o different_a modify_v cause_v very_o different_a phantasm_n in_o we_o which_o be_v therefore_o vulgar_o suppose_v to_o be_v form_n and_o quality_n in_o the_o thing_n as_o when_o the_o same_o water_n be_v successive_o change_v and_o transform_v into_o vapour_n snow_n hail_o and_o ice_n and_o to_o this_o very_a purpose_n be_v the_o forementioned_a similitude_n elegant_o pursue_v by_o the_o epicurean_a poet_n in_o these_o follow_a verse_n quin_fw-la etiam_fw-la refert_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o versibus_fw-la ipsis_fw-la lamb._n cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o quali_fw-la sint_fw-la ordine_fw-la quaeque_fw-la locata_fw-la namque_fw-la eadem_fw-la coelum_fw-la mare_fw-la terras_fw-la flumina_fw-la solemn_a significant_a eadem_fw-la fruges_fw-la arbusta_fw-la animantes_fw-la sic_fw-la ipsis_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la item_n jam_fw-la materiai_n concursus_fw-la motus_fw-la ordo_fw-la positura_fw-la figurae_fw-la cum_fw-la permutantur_fw-la mutari_fw-la res_fw-la quoque_fw-la debent_fw-la for_o be_v those_o suppose_a form_n and_o quality_n produce_v in_o generation_n and_o alteration_n entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n or_o its_o different_a modification_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o magnitude_n figure_n site_n and_o motion_n of_o part_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n before_o inexisting_a as_o anaxagoras_n suppose_v then_o will_v they_o material_o proceed_v from_o nothing_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a and_o this_o dissimilar_v atomology_n of_o the_o ancient_a italick_n so_o far_o as_o to_o these_o material_a form_n and_o quality_n seem_v to_o be_v undoubted_o the_o only_a true_a physiology_n it_o be_v build_v upon_o this_o sure_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o because_o nothing_o can_v give_v what_o it_o have_v not_o therefore_o no_o new_a substance_n or_o real_a entity_n can_v be_v material_o produce_v in_o the_o generation_n and_o alteration_n of_o nature_n as_o such_o but_o only_a modification_n as_o when_o a_o architect_n build_v a_o house_n or_o a_o weaver_n make_v a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n there_o be_v only_o a_o different_a modification_n of_o the_o preaexistent_a matter_n this_o be_v the_o first_o improvement_n which_o the_o ancient_a italic_a philosopher_n make_v of_o this_o principle_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v physical_o and_o material_o generate_v out_o of_o nothing_o or_o that_o no_o real_a entity_n be_v natural_o generate_v or_o corrupt_v that_o therefore_o the_o form_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n be_v no_o real_a entity_n but_o only_o different_a modification_n but_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v also_o another_o thing_n which_o these_o philosopher_n principal_o aim_v at_o herein_o as_o a_o corollary_n deducible_a from_o the_o same_o principle_n concern_v soul_n that_o since_o the_o soul_n of_o animal_n especial_o humane_a be_v unquestionable_o entity_n real_o distinct_a from_o matter_n and_o all_o its_o modification_n no_o magnitude_n figure_n sites_n and_o motion_n be_v ever_o able_a to_o beget_v
no_o determinate_a thing_n or_o else_o nothing_o but_o mere_a bulk_n or_o resist_v and_o divisible_a magnitude_n to_o come_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o to_o go_v to_o nothing_o thus_o do_v aristotle_n in_o a_o place_n before_o cite_v declare_v the_o atheistick_a sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v certain_a man_n who_o affirm_v that_o nothing_o be_v unmake_v but_o all_o thing_n generate_v or_o make_v who_o sense_n be_v afterward_o more_o distinct_o thus_o propose_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v generate_v and_o flow_v and_o none_o of_o they_o firm_o be_v they_o be_v perpetual_o educe_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o but_o that_o there_o be_v only_o one_o thing_n which_o remain_v namely_o that_o out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o other_o be_v make_v by_o the_o transformation_n thereof_o which_o one_o thing_n to_o wit_n matter_n as_o the_o same_o aristotle_n further_a add_v they_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o only_a substance_n and_o from_o eternity_n unmake_v but_o all_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d passion_n affection_n and_o disposition_n thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v generate_v and_o corrupt_v infinite_o that_o be_v to_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o nothing_o or_o nonexistence_n and_o reduce_v again_o to_o nothing_o without_o end_n and_o doubtless_o this_o be_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o that_o passage_n in_o plato_n ten_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la not_o understand_v by_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n where_o be_v to_o represent_v the_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n of_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n he_o discover_v their_o grand_a arcanum_n and_o that_o which_o they_o account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wise_a and_o most_o mysterious_a of_o all_o doctrine_n after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certain_a man_n affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v and_o have_v be_v make_v and_o will_v be_v make_v some_o 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do_v in_o some_o other_o thing_n from_o his_o master_n plato_n may_v appear_v from_o that_o whole_a chapter_n or_o section_n at_o the_o end_n
of_o his_o physics_n spend_v upon_o this_o very_a subject_n to_o prove_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o his_o first_o immovable_a mover_n which_o be_v god_n almighty_a must_v of_o necessity_n be_v devoid_a of_o part_n or_o indivisible_a and_o have_v no_o magnitude_n at_o all_o the_o conclusion_n of_o which_o section_n and_o his_o whole_a book_n of_o physics_n be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n be_v thus_o determine_v it_o be_v manifest_o impossible_a that_o the_o first_o mover_n shall_v have_v any_o magnitude_n for_o if_o it_o have_v magnitude_n that_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v either_o finite_a or_o infinite_a but_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o infinite_a magnitude_n be_v before_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o physics_n and_o that_o nothing_o which_o have_v a_o finite_a magnitude_n can_v have_v infinite_a power_n have_v be_v now_o prove_v wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o first_o mover_n be_v indivisible_a and_o devoid_a of_o part_n and_o have_v no_o magnitude_n at_o all_o which_o same_o doctrine_n be_v again_o teach_v and_o assert_v by_o aristotle_n in_o his_o metaphysic_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o what_o have_v be_v declare_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a and_o immovable_a substance_n separate_a from_o sensible_fw-fr as_o also_o that_o this_o substance_n can_v possible_o have_v any_o magnitude_n but_o be_v devoid_a of_o part_n and_o indivisible_a because_o no_o finite_a thing_n can_v have_v infinite_a power_n and_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n possible_a as_o infinite_a magnitude_n neither_o do_v aristotle_n appropriate_v this_o to_o the_o supreme_a deity_n to_o be_v thus_o devoid_a of_o magnitude_n and_o of_o part_n and_o consequent_o indivisible_a he_o some_o where_o attribute_v the_o same_o also_o to_o all_o other_o immaterial_a or_o incorporeal_a thing_n and_o particular_o to_o the_o humane_a mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o thing_n that_o be_v devoid_a of_o matter_n be_v indivisible_a as_o the_o humane_a mind_n and_o the_o like_a do_v he_o assert_v at_o once_o both_o concern_v the_o mundane_a and_o the_o humane_a soul_n that_o they_o be_v no_o magnitude_n though_o ridiculous_o after_o his_o manner_n impute_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n to_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o it_o be_v not_o right_o affirm_v either_o of_o the_o mundane_a or_o rational_a soul_n that_o they_o be_v magnitude_n for_o the_o intellect_n be_v one_o and_o continuous_a as_o intellection_n be_v which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o intelligible_n but_o these_o be_v one_o not_o as_o magnitude_n but_o as_o number_n wherefore_o the_o intellect_n be_v not_o so_o continuous_a but_o either_o devoid_a of_o part_n or_o not_o continuous_a as_o magnitude_n for_o how_o be_v magnitude_n can_v it_o understand_v with_o any_o of_o its_o part_n whether_o conceive_v as_o point_n or_o as_o lesser_a magnitude_n since_o either_o way_n there_o will_v be_v a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o intellection_n moreover_o how_o can_v it_o conceive_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v indivisible_a by_o what_o be_v divisible_a furthermore_o in_o this_o same_o book_n de_fw-fr animâ_fw-la aristotle_n stiff_o deny_v soul_n in_o general_a either_o to_o be_v in_o a_o place_n or_o to_o be_v local_o move_v otherwise_o than_o by_o accident_n as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v move_v together_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n thus_o simplicius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v how_o aristotle_n do_v every_o where_o remove_n or_o exclude_v from_o the_o soul_n corporeal_a or_o local_a motion_n 6._o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristotle_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v any_o incorporeal_a thing_n whatsoever_o whether_o of_o the_o first_o second_o or_o low_a rank_n they_o be_v all_o the_o cause_n of_o motion_n themselves_o to_o be_v move_v philoponus_n likewise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o see_v how_o aristotle_n respect_v corporeal_a motion_n pronounce_v of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v immovable_a for_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o a_o place_n and_o movable_a be_v body_n last_o in_o that_o passage_n before_o cite_v aristotle_n plain_o make_v the_o essence_n of_o corporeal_a substance_n as_o oppose_v to_o incorporeal_a to_o consist_v in_o magnitude_n beside_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n we_o may_v here_o instance_n in_o sundry_a other_o of_o the_o ancient_a incorporealist_n who_o clear_o maintain_v the_o same_o doctrine_n philo_n do_v not_o only_o assert_v in_o general_a a_o double_a essence_n or_o substance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o distant_a and_o indistant_a one_o but_o somewhere_o write_v thus_o concern_v the_o deity_n 339._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n all_o thing_n be_v fill_v with_o god_n as_o contain_v they_o but_o not_o as_o be_v contain_v by_o they_o or_o in_o they_o to_o who_o alone_o it_o belong_v to_o be_v both_o every_o where_n and_o no_o where_n no_o where_o because_o himself_o create_v space_n and_o place_n together_o with_o body_n and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o include_v the_o creator_n within_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n and_o every_o where_o because_o he_o extend_v his_o virtue_n and_o power_n throughout_o earth_n and_o water_n air_n and_o heaven_n and_o leave_v no_o part_n of_o the_o world_n destitute_a thereof_o but_o collect_v all_o thing_n together_o under_o himself_o have_v bind_v they_o fast_o with_o invisible_a bond_n but_o none_o have_v more_o industrious_o pursue_v this_o business_n than_o plotinus_n who_o every_o where_o assert_n body_n and_o magnitude_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o that_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v another_o substance_n incorporeal_a which_o consequent_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devoid_a of_o quantity_n and_o of_o magnitude_n and_o of_o part_n local_o distant_a from_o one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v in_o its_o nature_n transcend_v the_o imperfection_n of_o quantity_n and_o who_o have_v also_o write_v two_o whole_a book_n upon_o this_o very_a subject_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o numerical_a thing_n may_v be_v all_o of_o it_o entire_o every_o where_n wherein_o his_o principal_a design_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o deity_n be_v not_o part_n of_o it_o here_o and_o part_n of_o it_o there_o and_o so_o much_o thereof_o in_o one_o place_n and_o so_o much_o in_o another_o as_o if_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o it_o be_v mensurable_a by_o yard_n and_o poles_n but_o the_o whole_a vndivided_a deity_n every_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o god_n be_v before_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o â—_o place_v 667._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o god_n be_v not_o in_o a_o place_n shall_v be_v present_a to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o a_o place_n whole_o and_o entire_o reason_n pronounce_v that_o he_o have_v no_o place_n must_v therefore_o of_o necessity_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o of_o he_o indivisible_o present_a to_o whatsoever_o he_o be_v present_a neither_o be_v this_o say_v he_o a_o thing_n only_o deduce_v by_o reason_n but_o that_o which_o be_v before_o reason_n suggest_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o mankind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_a substance_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v at_o once_o entire_o every_o where_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n sentiment_n of_o mankind_n when_o we_o do_v so_o often_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n speak_v of_o that_o god_n who_o be_v in_o every_o one_o of_o we_o as_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o where_o the_o philosopher_n subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o firm_a of_o all_o principle_n that_o which_o our_o soul_n do_v as_o it_o be_v naturally_n and_o of_o themselves_o speak_v and_o which_o be_v not_o collect_v by_o reason_n but_o come_v forth_o from_o they_o before_o ratiocination_n moreover_o he_o often_o affirm_v of_o the_o humane_a soul_n or_o rather_o take_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n for_o grant_v that_o this_o be_v the_o whole_a or_o all_o of_o it_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 644._o that_o be_v undivide_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o for_o the_o humane_a soul_n it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_o in_o the_o hand_n and_o in_o the_o foot_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d since_o we_o common_o suppose_v our_o own_o soul_n to_o be_v the_o same_o both_o in_o our_o foot_n and_o in_o our_o hand_n why_o shall_v we_o not_o in_o like_a manner_n acknowledge_v that_o of_o the_o mundane_a soul_n or_o deity_n which_o be_v in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n
to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o another_o in_o like_a manner_n simplicius_n prove_v that_o body_n be_v not_o the_o first_o principle_n because_o there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v something_o self-moving_a and_o what_o be_v so_o 649._o must_v needs_o be_v incorporeal_a write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o what_o be_v such_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v indivisible_a and_o indistant_a for_o be_v it_o divisible_a and_o distant_a it_o can_v not_o all_o of_o it_o be_v conjoin_v with_o its_o whole_a self_n so_o that_o the_o whole_a shall_v both_o active_o move_v and_o be_v move_v which_o same_o thing_n seem_v further_o evident_a in_o the_o soul_n be_v all_o conscious_a of_o itself_o and_o reflexive_a upon_o its_o whole_a self_n which_o can_v not_o be_v be_v one_o part_n of_o it_o distant_a from_o another_o again_o the_o same_o philosopher_n express_o deni_v the_o soul_n though_o a_o self-moving_a substance_n to_o be_v at_o all_o local_o move_v otherwise_o then_o by_o accident_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v move_v by_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n be_v not_o move_v by_o corporeal_a or_o local_a motion_n for_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o it_o be_v immovable_a but_o by_o cogitative_a one_o only_a the_o name_n whereof_o be_v consultation_n and_o deliberation_n etc._n etc._n by_o these_o move_v body_n local_o and_o that_o this_o be_v real_o plato_n meaning_n also_o when_o he_o determine_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o self-moving_a substance_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o bodily_a motion_n that_o move_v itself_o in_o a_o way_n of_o cogitation_n it_o move_v body_n local_o notwithstanding_o that_o aristotle_n will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v from_o his_o own_o word_n and_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n themselves_o upon_o aristotle_n de_n anima_fw-la thus_o again_o simplicius_n elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d since_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o in_o a_o place_n it_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o local_a motion_n we_o shall_v omit_v the_o testimony_n of_o any_o more_o philosopher_n be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o find_v porphyrius_n so_o full_a and_o express_v herein_o who_o make_v this_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o manuduction_n to_o intelligible_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o though_o every_o body_n be_v in_o a_o place_n yet_o nothing_o that_o be_v proper_o incorporeal_a be_v in_o a_o place_n and_o who_o afterward_o further_o pursue_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 230._o neither_o do_v that_o which_o be_v incorporeal_a move_v local_o by_o will._n place_v be_v relative_n only_o to_o magnitude_n and_o bulk_n but_o that_o which_o be_v devoid_a of_o bulk_n and_o magnitude_n be_v likewise_o devoid_a of_o local_a motion_n wherefore_o it_o be_v only_o present_a by_o a_o certain_a disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o it_o to_o one_o thing_n more_o than_o another_o nor_o be_v its_o presence_n there_o discernible_a otherwise_o than_o by_o its_o operation_n and_o effect_n again_o concern_v the_o three_o divine_a hypostasis_n he_o write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 231._o etc._n etc._n the_o supreme_a god_n be_v therefore_o every_o where_n because_o he_o be_v nowhere_o and_o the_o same_o be_v true_a also_o of_o the_o second_o and_o three_o divine_v hypostasis_fw-la nous_fw-fr and_o psyche_n the_o supreme_a god_n be_v every_o where_o and_o no_o where_n in_o respect_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v after_o he_o and_o only_o his_o own_o and_o in_o himself_o nous_fw-fr or_o intellect_n be_v in_o the_o supreme_a god_n every_o where_o and_o no_o where_o as_o to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v after_o he_o psyche_n or_o the_o mundane_a soul_n be_v both_o in_o intellect_n and_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o every_o where_n and_o no_o where_o as_o to_o body_n last_o body_n be_v both_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o god_n where_o he_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v local_o in_o the_o corporeal_a world_n and_o think_v it_o more_o proper_a to_o say_v that_o the_o corporeal_a world_n be_v in_o god_n than_o god_n in_o it_o because_o the_o world_n be_v hold_v and_o contain_v in_o the_o divine_a power_n but_o the_o deity_n be_v not_o in_o the_o locality_n of_o the_o world_n moreover_o he_o further_o declare_v his_o sense_n after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o if_o there_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v such_o a_o incorporeal_a space_n or_o vacuum_n as_o democritus_n and_o epicurus_n suppose_v can_v mind_n or_o god_n possible_o exist_v in_o this_o empty_a space_n as_o co-extended_n with_o the_o same_o for_o this_o will_v be_v only_o receptive_a of_o body_n but_o it_o can_v not_o receive_v the_o energy_n of_o mind_n or_o intellect_n nor_o give_v any_o place_n or_o room_n to_o that_o that_o be_v no_o bulkie_a thing_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o corporeal_a world_n be_v distant_o present_a to_o the_o intelligible_a or_o the_o deity_n and_o that_o be_v indivisible_o and_o indistant_o present_a with_o the_o world_n but_o when_o that_o which_o be_v indistant_a and_o vnextend_v be_v present_a with_o that_o which_o be_v distant_a and_o extend_v then_o be_v the_o whole_a of_o the_o former_a one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o latter_a that_o be_v it_o be_v indivisible_o and_o vnmultiply_o and_o illocal_o there_o according_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n present_v with_o that_o which_o be_v natural_o divisible_a and_o multipliable_a and_o in_o a_o place_n last_o he_o affirm_v the_o same_o likewise_o of_o the_o humane_a soul_n that_o this_o be_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o substance_n devoid_a of_o magnitude_n and_o which_o be_v not_o local_o present_a to_o this_o or_o that_o body_n but_o by_o disposition_n and_o energy_n and_o therefore_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o in_o every_o part_n thereof_o vndivide_o and_o as_o for_o christian_a writer_n beside_o origen_n who_o be_v so_o famous_a a_o asserter_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n that_o as_o socrates_n record_v the_o egyptian_a monk_n and_o anthropomorphites_n threaten_a death_n to_o theophilus_n the_o alexandrian_a bishop_n unless_o he_o will_v at_o once_o execrate_v and_o renounce_v the_o write_n of_o origen_n and_o profess_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o corporeal_a god_n of_o humane_a form_n and_o who_o also_o maintain_v incorporeal_a substance_n to_o be_v vnextend_v as_o may_v be_v prove_v from_o sundry_a passage_n both_o of_o his_o book_n against_o celsus_n and_o that_o peri_n archon_n we_o say_v beside_o origen_n and_o other_o of_o the_o greek_n st._n austin_n among_o the_o latin_n clear_o assert_v the_o same_o he_o maintain_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr quantitate_fw-la animae_fw-la and_o else_o where_o concern_v the_o humane_a soul_n that_o be_v incorporeal_a it_o have_v no_o dimension_n of_o length_n breadth_n and_o profundity_n 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opinion_n seem_v so_o strange_a and_o paradoxical_a and_o lie_v under_o so_o great_a prejudices_fw-la we_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n show_v how_o these_o ancient_a incorporealist_n endeavour_v to_o acquit_v themselves_o in_o repel_v the_o several_a effort_n and_o plausibility_n make_v against_o it_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o that_o to_o suppose_v incorporeal_a substance_n vnextend_v and_o indivisible_a be_v to_o make_v they_o absolute_a parvitude_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o that_o to_o render_v they_o all_o even_o the_o deity_n itself_o contemptible_a since_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v either_o physical_a minimum_n that_o can_v actual_o be_v divide_v further_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o littleness_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n or_o else_o mere_a mathematical_a point_n which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o mental_o divisible_a so_o that_o thousand_o of_o these_o incorporeal_a substance_n or_o spirit_n may_v dance_v together_o at_o once_o upon_o a_o needle_n point_n 656._o to_o which_o it_o be_v long_o since_o thus_o reply_v by_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o all_o other_o incorporeal_a substance_n be_v not_o so_o indivisible_a as_o if_o they_o be_v parvitude_n or_o little_a thing_n as_o physical_a point_n for_o so_o will_v they_o still_o be_v mathematical_o divisible_a nor_o yet_o as_o if_o they_o be_v mathematical_a point_n neither_o which_o indeed_o be_v no_o body_n nor_o substance_n but_o only_o the_o termini_fw-la of_o a_o line_n and_o neither_o of_o these_o way_n can_v the_o deity_n congruere_fw-la with_o the_o world_n nor_o soul_n with_o their_o respective_a body_n so_o as_o to_o be_v all_o present_a with_o the_o whole_a of_o they_o again_o he_o write_v particular_o concern_v the_o deity_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 764._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v not_o so_o indivisible_a as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o small_a or_o least_o of_o thing_n for_o he_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o 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that_o which_o be_v thus_o imagine_v to_o be_v little_a be_v indeed_o great_a for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o whole_a of_o this_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o every_o part_n of_o the_o other_o 243._o or_o rather_o this_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n in_o every_o one_o of_o its_o part_n find_v that_o whole_a and_o entire_a and_o therefore_o great_a than_o itself_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o porphyrius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o deity_n which_o be_v the_o only_a true_a be_v be_v neither_o great_a nor_o little_a for_o as_o much_o as_o great_a and_o little_a proper_o belong_v to_o corporeal_a bulk_n or_o magnitude_n but_o it_o exceed_v both_o the_o greatness_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v great_a and_o the_o littleness_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v little_a it_o be_v more_o indivisible_a and_o more_o one_o with_o itself_o than_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v little_a and_o more_o powerful_a than_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v great_a so_o that_o it_o 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which_o objection_n we_o may_v remember_v that_o plato_n in_o the_o passage_n before_o cite_v declare_v this_o to_o be_v but_o a_o vulgar_a error_n that_o whatsoever_o do_v not_o take_v up_o space_n and_o be_v in_o no_o place_n be_v nothing_o he_o intimate_v the_o original_a hereof_o to_o have_v spring_v from_o man_n adhere_v too_o much_o to_o those_o low_a faculty_n of_o sense_n and_o imagination_n which_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v corporeal_a 656._o and_o according_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sense_n indeed_o which_o we_o attend_v to_o disbelieve_v these_o thing_n tell_v we_o of_o here_o and_o there_o but_o reason_n dictate_v that_o here_o and_o there_o be_v so_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o deity_n not_o as_o if_o it_o be_v extend_o here_o and_o there_o but_o because_o every_o extend_v thing_n and_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n partake_v every_o
where_n of_o that_o be_v indistant_a and_o vnextend_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n porphyrius_n 2â—2_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o ought_v therefore_o in_o our_o disquisition_n concern_v corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a being_n to_o conserve_v the_o property_n of_o each_o and_o not_o to_o confound_v their_o nature_n but_o especial_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o our_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n do_v not_o so_o far_o impose_v upon_o our_o judgement_n as_o to_o make_v we_o attribute_v to_o incorporeal_n what_o proper_o belong_v to_o body_n only_o for_o we_o be_v all_o accustom_a to_o body_n but_o as_o for_o incorporeal_n scarce_o any_o one_o reach_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o man_n always_o fluctuate_a about_o they_o and_o diffide_v they_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v hold_v under_o the_o power_n of_o their_o imagination_n where_o afterward_o he_o propound_v a_o form_n for_o this_o how_o we_o shall_v think_v of_o incorporeal_n so_o as_o not_o to_o confound_v their_o nature_n with_o corporeal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o indistant_n and_o vnextended_a deity_n be_v the_o whole_a of_o it_o present_v in_o infinite_a part_n of_o the_o distant_a world_n neither_o divide_v as_o apply_v part_n to_o part_n nor_o yet_o multiply_v into_o many_o whole_n according_a to_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o partake_v thereof_o but_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o number_n be_v present_a to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o bulkie_a world_n and_o to_o every_o one_o of_o those_o many_o thing_n in_o it_o vndivide_o and_o vnmultiply_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n partake_v thereof_o divide_o it_o be_v grant_v therefore_o by_o these_o ancient_n that_o this_o vnextend_v and_o indistant_a nature_n of_o incorporeal_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n altogether_o vnimaginable_a and_o this_o be_v conclude_v by_o they_o to_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n why_o so_o many_o have_v pronounce_v it_o to_o be_v impossible_a 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whatsoever_o can_v either_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n must_v therefore_o be_v undoubted_o something_o but_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v vnextend_v and_o have_v no_o distant_a part_n one_o without_o another_o must_v therefore_o needs_o be_v nothing_o be_v no_o common_a notion_n but_o the_o spurious_a suggestion_n of_o imagination_n only_o and_o a_o vulgar_a error_n there_o need_v to_o be_v no_o fear_n at_o all_o lest_o a_o be_v infinite_o wise_a and_o powerful_a which_o act_v upon_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o in_o frame_v and_o govern_v the_o same_o shall_v prove_v a_o nonentity_n mere_o for_o want_v of_o bulk_n and_o extension_n or_o because_o it_o swell_v not_o out_o into_o space_n and_o distance_n as_o body_n do_v therefore_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o nor_o do_v active_a force_n and_o power_n as_o such_o depend_v upon_o bulk_n and_o extension_n because_o then_o whatsoever_o have_v the_o great_a bulk_n will_v have_v the_o great_a activity_n there_o 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be_v some_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vnimaginable_a even_o in_o body_n itself_o be_v evident_a whether_o you_o will_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v infinite_o divisible_a or_o not_o as_o you_o must_v of_o necessity_n suppose_v one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o and_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o always_o to_o pronounce_v of_o corporeal_a thing_n themselves_o according_a to_o imagination_n be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o because_o though_o astronomical_a reason_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v real_o more_o than_o a_o hundred_o time_n big_a than_o the_o whole_a earth_n yet_o can_v we_o not_o possible_o for_o all_o that_o imagine_v the_o sun_n of_o such_o a_o bigness_n nor_o indeed_o the_o earth_n itself_o half_o so_o big_a as_o we_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v partly_o because_o we_o never_o have_v a_o sense_n or_o sight_n of_o any_o such_o vast_a bigness_n at_o once_o as_o that_o of_o either_o of_o they_o and_o partly_o because_o our_o sense_n always_o 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there_o must_v needs_o be_v not_o only_o a_o duration_n without_o beginning_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o timeless_a eternity_n or_o a_o permanent_a duration_n differ_v from_o that_o successive_a flux_n of_o time_n which_o be_v one_o of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n generate_v or_o that_o have_v a_o beginning_n this_o parity_n of_o reason_n be_v by_o plotinus_n thus_o insist_v on_o 669._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o we_o deny_v local_a extension_n to_o the_o deity_n must_v we_o also_o deny_v temporal_a distance_n to_o the_o same_o and_o affirm_v that_o god_n be_v not_o in_o time_n but_o above_o time_n in_o eternity_n for_o as_o much_o as_o time_n be_v always_o scatter_v and_o stretch_v out_o in_o length_n and_o distance_n one_o moment_n follow_v after_o another_o but_o eternity_n remain_v in_o the_o same_o without_o any_o flux_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o outgo_v time_n and_o transcend_v the_o flux_n thereof_o though_o seem_v to_o be_v stretch_v and_o spin_v out_o more_o into_o length_n now_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o can_v frame_v a_o conception_n of_o such_o a_o timeless_a eternity_n be_v only_o because_o ourselves_o be_v essential_o involve_v in_o time_n and_o according_o be_v our_o conception_n chain_v fetter_v and_o confine_v to_o that_o narrow_a and_o dark_a dungeon_n that_o ourselves_o be_v imprison_v in_o notwithstanding_o which_o our_o free_a faculty_n assure_v we_o of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o be_v which_o far_o transcend_v ourselves_o to_o wit_n one_o that_o be_v infinite_o perfect_a we_o have_v by_o mean_n hereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a vaticination_n of_o such_o a_o stand_v timeless_a eternity_n as_o its_o duration_n but_o as_o for_o that_o conceit_n of_o immaterial_a or_o incorporeal_a body_n or_o that_o god_n and_o humane_a soul_n be_v not_o otherwise_o incorporeal_a then_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thin_a and_o
subtle_a body_n such_o as_o wind_n or_o vapour_n air_n or_o aether_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a atomick_a philosophy_n before_o it_o be_v atheize_v there_o be_v no_o such_o real_a quality_n of_o subtlety_n or_o tenuity_n because_o this_o be_v altogether_o vnintelligible_a but_o this_o difference_n arise_v whole_o from_o motion_n divide_v the_o insensible_a part_n and_o every_o way_n agitate_v the_o same_o together_o with_o a_o certain_a contexture_n of_o those_o part_n it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o that_o the_o fine_a and_o most_o subtle_a body_n that_o be_v may_v become_v as_o gross_a hard_a heavy_a and_o opake_v as_o flesh_n earth_n stones_n lead_v or_o iron_n and_o again_o that_o the_o gross_a of_o these_o body_n by_o motion_n and_o a_o different_a contexture_n of_o part_n may_v not_o only_o be_v crystalize_v but_o also_o become_v as_o thin_a soft_a and_o fluid_a as_o the_o fine_a aether_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o specific_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o thick_a and_o thin_a a_o gross_a and_o fine_a a_o opake_v and_o pellucide_v and_o hard_a and_o soft_a body_n but_o accidental_a only_o and_o therefore_o be_v there_o no_o reason_n why_o life_n and_o understanding_n shall_v be_v think_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o one_o rather_o than_o to_o the_o other_o of_o they_o beside_o which_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o ancient_a incorporealist_n afterward_o to_o be_v produce_v will_v evince_v that_o the_o humane_a soul_n and_o mind_n can_v possible_o be_v any_o body_n whatsoever_o though_o never_o so_o fine_a thin_a and_o subtle_a who_o part_n be_v by_o motion_n dividable_a and_o separable_a from_o one_o another_o but_o it_o be_v further_o object_v against_o this_o vnextended_a nature_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n as_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v all_o in_o the_o whole_a and_o all_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o body_n which_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o or_o act_n upon_o that_o this_o be_v a_o absolute_a contradiction_n and_o impossibility_n because_o if_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o deity_n be_v in_o this_o one_o point_n of_o matter_n then_o can_v there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o it_o in_o the_o next_o adjoin_v but_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v another_o whole_a and_o nothing_o the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a in_o like_a manner_n if_o the_o whole_a humane_a soul_n be_v in_o this_o one_o part_n of_o the_o organise_v body_n then_o can_v there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o of_o it_o in_o any_o other_o part_n thereof_o and_o so_o not_o the_o whole_a in_o the_o whole_a to_o which_o objection_n the_o ancient_a incorporealist_n make_v this_o twofold_a reply_n first_o in_o way_n of_o concession_n that_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o absolute_a contradiction_n for_o a_o extend_v substance_n or_o body_n to_o be_v all_o of_o it_o in_o every_o one_o part_n or_o point_n of_o that_o space_n 460._o which_o the_o whole_a occupi_v thus_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o body_n or_o extend_v substance_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o all_o of_o it_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o space_n which_o it_o possess_v and_o for_o every_o part_n thereof_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o whole_a but_o second_o as_o for_o a_o vnextended_a and_o indistant_a substance_n which_o have_v no_o part_n one_o without_o another_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o contradiction_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v all_o of_o it_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o body_n which_o it_o act_v upon_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o only_o a_o part_n in_o a_o part_n thereof_o so_o that_o a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o both_o shall_v co-exist_a together_o because_o this_o be_v to_o suppose_v a_o vnextended_a substance_n to_o be_v extend_v we_o say_v it_o be_v contradictious_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o substance_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d devoid_a of_o magnitude_n and_o of_o quantity_n and_o of_o part_n indistant_n and_o indivisible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o unite_v to_o or_o conjoin_v with_o a_o extend_v body_n then_o after_o this_o way_n which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o such_o conjure_a namely_o that_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o shall_v be_v present_a with_o and_o act_n upon_o every_o part_n thereof_o 662._o thus_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o form_n of_o doctrine_n concern_v incorporeal_n be_v necessary_o take_v from_o the_o thing_n itself_o viz._n the_o nature_n of_o they_o as_o vnextend_v and_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o alien_n from_o that_o essence_n as_o confound_v the_o corporeal_a nature_n therewith_o whatsoever_o be_v vnextend_v and_o indistant_a can_v possible_o co-exist_a with_o a_o extend_v substance_n point_v by_o point_n and_o part_n by_o part_n but_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o of_o it_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_o that_o be_v like_o itself_o vndivide_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o which_o it_o act_v upon_o wherefore_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o form_n when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o whole_a deity_n be_v in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o whole_a soul_n in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o positive_a sense_n for_o a_o whole_a consist_v of_o part_n one_o without_o another_o but_o in_o a_o negative_a only_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o whole_a vndivided_a so_o that_o the_o meaning_n thereof_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o the_o deity_n be_v not_o divide_o in_o the_o world_n nor_o the_o soul_n divide_o in_o the_o body_n a_o part_n here_o and_o a_o part_n there_o but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 662._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o where_o all_o of_o it_o vndivide_o thus_o again_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o therefore_o god_n be_v every_o where_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o divide_o because_o then_o himself_o will_v not_o be_v every_o where_o but_o only_o a_o part_n of_o he_o here_o and_o a_o part_n of_o he_o there_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n himself_o be_v not_o one_o vndivided_a thing_n moreover_o this_o will_v be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o a_o magnitude_n be_v cut_v and_o divide_v into_o many_o part_n every_o one_o of_o which_o part_n can_v not_o be_v that_o whole_a magnitude_n last_o this_o will_v be_v the_o very_a same_o as_o to_o make_v god_n a_o body_n now_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v impossible_a then_o must_v that_o so_o much_o disbelieud_v thing_n look_v upon_o as_o such_o a_o puzzle_v griphus_n or_o rather_o as_o contradictious_a nonsense_n be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o mankind_n that_o god_n be_v every_o where_o to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v all_o of_o he_o the_o same_o whole_a undivide_o every_o where_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v that_o though_o it_o be_v a_o absolute_a contradiction_n for_o a_o body_n or_o quantum_fw-la to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o of_o it_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o space_n which_o the_o whole_a be_v in_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o contradiction_n at_o all_o for_o a_o vnextended_a and_o indistant_a be_v to_o be_v all_o of_o it_o vndivide_o in_o every_o part_n of_o that_o body_n it_o act_v upon_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o will_v be_v stately_a contradictious_a to_o it_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v only_a part_n of_o it_o in_o a_o part_n this_o be_v to_o divide_v a_o indivisible_a thing_n into_o part_n the_o four_o and_o last_o objection_n against_o incorporeal_a and_o vnextended_a substance_n be_v from_o that_o illocality_n and_o immobility_n which_o will_v follow_v thereupon_o of_o humane_a soul_n and_o other_o finite_a particular_a spirit_n such_o as_o demon_n or_o angel_n that_o this_o be_v not_o only_o in_o itself_o very_o absurd_a to_o suppose_v these_o finite_a and_o particular_a being_n to_o be_v thus_o illocal_a and_o immovable_a no_o where_o and_o every_o where_o from_o whence_o it_o will_v seem_v to_o follow_v that_o they_o may_v act_n the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n or_o take_v cognizance_n of_o all_o thing_n therein_o every_o where_n but_o also_o that_o this_o conceit_n be_v contradictious_a to_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o religionist_n themselves_o and_o plain_o confute_v by_o the_o same_o they_o acknowledge_v universal_o that_o humane_a soul_n at_o death_n depart_v out_o of_o this_o body_n do_v local_o move_v from_o thence_o into_o a_o certain_a other_o place_n call_v hades_n hell_n or_o inferi_n now_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o objection_n be_v first_o to_o be_v answer_v and_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o thing_n which_o the_o ancient_a asserter_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n as_o vnextend_v be_v not_o unaware_o
body_n eternal_o conjoin_v with_o it_o which_o it_o may_v always_o enliven_v and_o for_o these_o cause_n do_v they_o affirm_v the_o soul_n always_o to_o have_v a_o luciform_a body_n which_o lucid_n and_o etherial_a body_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o thing_n often_o mention_v by_o other_o writer_n also_o as_o proclus_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o timaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 290._o the_o humane_a soul_n have_v also_o say_v he_o such_o a_o ethereal_a vehicle_n belong_v to_o it_o as_o plato_n himself_o intimâ—tâ—s_v when_o he_o affirm_v the_o demiurgus_n at_o first_o to_o have_v place_v it_o in_o a_o chariot_n for_o of_o necessity_n every_o soul_n before_o this_o mortal_a body_n must_v have_v a_o eternal_a and_o easy_o movable_a body_n it_o be_v essential_a to_o it_o to_o move_v and_o elsewhere_o the_o same_o proclus_n 164._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whilst_o we_o remain_v above_o we_o have_v no_o need_n of_o these_o divide_a organ_n which_o now_o we_o have_v descend_v into_o generation_n but_o the_o vniform_a lucid_n or_o splendid_a vehicle_n be_v sufficient_a this_o have_v all_o sense_n unite_v together_o in_o it_o which_o doctrine_n of_o the_o vnorganize_v luciform_a and_o spirituous_a vehicles_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o plato_n he_o in_o his_o epinomis_n write_v thus_o concern_v a_o good_a and_o wise_a man_n after_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o whether_o i_o be_v in_o jest_n or_o earnest_n i_o constant_o affirm_v that_o when_o die_v he_o shall_v yield_v to_o fate_n he_o shall_v no_o long_o have_v this_o variety_n of_o sense_n which_o now_o we_o have_v but_o one_o vniform_a body_n and_o live_v a_o happy_a life_n moreover_o hiâ—rocles_n much_o insi_v upon_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o luciform_a and_o ethereal_a body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o also_o say_v he_o the_o oracle_n call_v the_o thin_a and_o subtle_a vehicle_n or_o chariot_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o mean_v doubtless_o by_o these_o oracle_n the_o magical_a or_o chaldaic_a oracle_n before_o mention_v and_o among_o those_o now_o extant_a under_o that_o title_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o clear_a acknowledgement_n of_o these_o two_o vehicula_fw-la of_o the_o soul_n or_o interiour_n indument_n thereof_o the_o spirituous_a and_o the_o luciform_a body_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v there_o enigmatical_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o plain_a superficies_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v care_n not_o to_o defile_v or_o contaminate_v the_o spirit_n nor_o to_o make_v the_o plain_a superficies_n deep_o for_o thus_o psellus_n gloss_v upon_o that_o oracle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chaldaic_a philosopher_n bestow_v upon_o the_o soul_n two_o interiour_n tunicle_n or_o vestment_n the_o one_o of_o which_o they_o call_v pneumatical_a or_o the_o spirituous_a body_n which_o be_v weave_v out_o as_o it_o be_v to_o it_o and_o compound_v of_o the_o gross_a sensible_a body_n it_o be_v the_o more_o thin_a and_o subtle_a part_n thereof_o the_o other_o the_o luciform_a vestment_n of_o the_o soul_n pure_a and_o pellucide_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v here_o call_v the_o plain_a superficies_n which_o say_v pletho_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o it_o have_v not_o three_o dimension_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v a_o body_n also_o but_o only_a to_o denote_v the_o subtlety_n and_o tenuity_n thereof_o wherefore_o when_o the_o aforesaid_a hierocles_n also_o call_v this_o luciform_a and_o etherial_a body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spiritual_a vehicle_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n he_o take_v not_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o it_o be_v use_v by_o philoponus_n and_o other_o as_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o confound_v this_o etherial_a body_n with_o that_o other_o spirituous_a or_o airy_a body_n and_o to_o make_v but_o one_o of_o they_o but_o rather_o style_v it_o spiritual_a in_o a_o high_a sense_n and_o which_o come_v near_o to_o that_o of_o the_o scripture_n as_o be_v a_o body_n more_o suitable_a and_o cognate_n with_o that_o high_a and_o divine_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n mind_n or_o reason_n than_o the_o other_o terrestrial_a body_n be_v which_o upon_o that_o account_n be_v call_v also_o by_o the_o same_o hierocles_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v by_o st._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o animal_n or_o natural_a body_n so_o that_o this_o spiritual_a body_n of_o hierocles_n be_v not_o the_o airy_a but_o the_o etherial_a body_n and_o the_o same_o with_o synesius_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o divine_a body_n and_o that_o this_o distinction_n of_o two_o interior_n vehicles_n or_o tunicle_n of_o the_o soul_n beside_o that_o outer_a vestment_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a body_n style_v in_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o crustaceous_a or_o ostreaceous_a body_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a figment_n of_o the_o latter_a platonist_n since_o christianity_n but_o a_o tradition_n derive_v down_o from_o antiquity_n appear_v plain_o from_o virgil_n in_o his_o six_o aenead_n where_o though_o not_o common_o understand_v he_o write_v first_o of_o the_o spirituous_a or_o airy_a body_n in_o which_o unpurged_a soul_n receive_v punishment_n after_o death_n thus_o quin_n &_o supremo_fw-la cum_fw-la lumine_fw-la vita_fw-la reliquit_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la omne_fw-la malum_fw-la miseris_fw-la nec_fw-la funditus_fw-la omnes_fw-la corporeae_fw-la excedunt_fw-la pest_n penitusque_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la multa_fw-la diu_fw-la concreta_fw-la modis_fw-la inolescere_fw-la miris_fw-la ergo_fw-la exercentur_fw-la poenis_fw-la veterumque_fw-la malorum_fw-la supplicia_fw-la expendunt_fw-la aliae_fw-la panduntur_fw-la inane_n suspensae_fw-la ad_fw-la ventos_fw-la aliis_fw-la sub_fw-la gurgite_fw-la vasto_fw-la infectum_fw-la eluitur_fw-la scelus_fw-la aut_fw-la exuritur_fw-la igni_fw-la and_o then_o again_o of_o the_o other_o pure_a ethereal_a and_o fiery_a body_n in_o this_o manner_n donec_fw-la longa_n dies_fw-la perfecto_fw-la temporis_fw-la orb_n concretam_fw-la exemit_fw-la labem_fw-la purumque_fw-la reliquit_fw-la aethereum_fw-la sensum_fw-la atque_fw-la aurai_fw-fr simplicis_fw-la ignem_fw-la now_o as_o it_o be_v before_o observe_v that_o the_o ancient_a asserter_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n suppose_v it_o to_o have_v beside_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n another_o spirituous_a or_o airy_a body_n conceive_v this_o not_o only_o to_o accompany_v the_o soul_n after_o death_n but_o also_o to_o hang_v about_o it_o here_o in_o this_o life_n as_o its_o interiour_n vest_n or_o tunicle_n they_o probable_o mean_v hereby_o the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o animal_n spirit_n diffuse_v from_o the_o brain_n by_o the_o nerve_n throughout_o this_o whole_a body_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v it_o certain_a that_o many_o of_o they_o suppose_v the_o soul_n beside_o those_o two_o foremention_v to_o have_v yet_o a_o three_o luciform_a or_o etherial_a body_n conceive_v this_o in_o like_a manner_n to_o adhere_v to_o it_o even_o in_o this_o mortal_a life_n too_o as_o its_o inmost_a clothe_n or_o tunicle_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o force_n thereof_o to_o be_v very_o much_o weaken_v and_o abate_v and_o its_o splendour_n altogether_o obscure_v by_o the_o heavy_a weight_n and_o gross_a steam_n or_o vapour_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a body_n thus_o suidasâ—poâ—_n â—poâ—_z the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tell_v we_o out_o of_o isidore_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o according_a to_o some_o philosopher_n the_o soul_n have_v a_o certain_a luciform_a vehicle_n call_v also_o star_n or_o sunlike_a and_o eternal_a which_o luciform_a body_n be_v now_o shut_v up_o within_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n as_o a_o light_n in_o a_o dark_a lantern_n it_o be_v suppose_v by_o some_o of_o they_o to_o be_v include_v within_o the_o head_n etc._n etc._n with_o which_o agree_v hierocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 293._o the_o splendid_a or_o luciform_a body_n lie_v in_o this_o mortal_a body_n of_o we_o continual_o inspire_v it_o with_o life_n and_o contain_v the_o harmony_n thereof_o the_o ground_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v because_o these_o philosopher_n general_o conceive_v the_o humane_a soul_n to_o have_v pre-existed_n before_o it_o come_v into_o this_o earthly_a body_n and_o that_o either_o from_o eternity_n or_o else_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n and_o be_v never_o without_o a_o body_n and_o then_o in_o a_o perfect_a state_n to_o have_v have_v a_o lucid_n and_o etherial_a body_n either_o coeternal_a or_o co-eve_n with_o it_o though_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n junior_n to_o it_o as_o its_o chariot_n or_o vehicle_n which_o be_v incorruptible_a do_v always_o inseparable_o adhere_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o after_o lapse_n and_o descent_n into_o a_o aerial_a first_o and_o then_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o vinculum_fw-la of_o union_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n
and_o they_o thus_o pletho_n declare_v their_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o this_o etherial_a body_n be_v our_o humane_a soul_n connect_v with_o its_o mortal_a body_n the_o whole_a thereof_o be_v implicate_v with_o the_o whole_a vital_a spirit_n of_o the_o embryo_n for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o itself_o be_v a_o spirit_n also_o but_o long_o before_o pletho_n be_v this_o doctrine_n declare_v and_o assert_v by_o galen_n 7._o as_o agreeable_a both_o to_o plato_n and_o his_o own_o sense_n he_o first_o premise_v that_o the_o immediate_a organ_n or_o instrument_n of_o sight_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o luciform_a and_o ethereal_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n wherefore_o we_o may_v reasonable_o affirm_v that_o the_o organ_n of_o sight_n be_v a_o luciform_a or_o etherial_a body_n as_o that_o of_o hear_v be_v aerial_a that_o of_o smell_a vaporous_a that_o of_o taste_n moist_a or_o watery_a and_o that_o of_o touch_v earthy_a like_o be_v perceive_v by_o like_a and_o he_o according_o thus_o understanding_n those_o know_a verse_n of_o empedocles_n which_o as_o aristotle_n otherwise_o interpret_v they_o be_v nonsense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o empedocles_n mean_v to_o signify_v in_o those_o famous_a verse_n of_o he_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o by_o the_o most_o earthy_a of_o our_o sense_n the_o touch_n we_o perceive_v the_o earthy_a nature_n of_o sensible_fw-fr and_o by_o the_o most_o luciform_a viz._n that_o of_o sight_n the_o passion_n of_o light_n by_o that_o which_o be_v aerial_a sound_n by_o that_o which_o be_v moist_a and_o sponge-like_a taste_n and_o last_o by_o the_o organ_n of_o smell_a which_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o those_o former_a cavity_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o replenish_v with_o vapour_n odour_n after_o which_o he_o write_v of_o the_o essence_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o we_o shall_v now_o declare_v any_o thing_n concern_v the_o essence_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n we_o must_v needs_o affirm_v one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n that_o either_o itself_o be_v this_o luciform_a and_o etherial_a body_n which_o the_o stoic_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o by_o consequence_n will_v be_v bring_v unto_o as_o also_o aristotle_n himself_o or_o else_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v itself_o a_o incorporeal_a substance_n but_o that_o this_o luciform_a etherial_a body_n be_v its_o first_o vehicle_n by_o which_o as_o a_o middle_a it_o communicate_v with_o the_o other_o body_n wherefore_o we_o must_v say_v that_o this_o etherial_a lucid_a body_n be_v extend_v throughout_o the_o whole_a brain_n whence_o be_v that_o luciform_a spirit_n derive_v that_o be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o sight_n now_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o these_o philosopher_n beside_o the_o moral_a purgation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o intellectual_a or_o philosophical_a recommend_v very_o much_o a_o mystical_a or_o telestick_n way_n of_o purify_n this_o etherial_a body_n in_o we_o by_o diet_n and_o catharm_n 294._o thus_o the_o forementioned_a hierocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n since_o to_o our_o lucid_n or_o splendid_a body_n this_o gross_a mortal_a body_n be_v come_v by_o way_n of_o accession_n we_o ought_v to_o purify_v the_o former_a also_o and_o free_v it_o from_o sympathy_n with_o the_o latter_a and_o again_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d together_o with_o the_o purgation_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n the_o purification_n of_o the_o luciform_a or_o etherial_a vehicle_n be_v also_o to_o be_v regard_v that_o this_o be_v make_v light_n and_o late_o or_o wingy_a may_v no_o way_n hinder_v the_o soul_n ascent_n upward_o but_o he_o that_o endeavour_n to_o purify_v the_o mind_n only_o neglect_v the_o body_n apply_v not_o himself_o to_o the_o whole_a man._n whereupon_o he_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o therefore_o call_v this_o the_o telestick_n or_o mystick_n operation_n which_o be_v conversant_a about_o the_o purgation_n of_o the_o lucid_n or_o etherial_a vehicle_n and_o whereas_o philosophy_n be_v by_o plato_n and_o socrates_n define_v to_o be_v a_o continual_a exercise_n of_o die_v which_o yet_o pliny_n think_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o hypochondriacal_a or_o atrabilarian_a distemper_n in_o they_o in_o those_o word_n of_o he_o which_o salmasius_n and_o other_o critic_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n understand_v est_fw-la etiam_fw-la quidam_fw-la morbus_fw-la per_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la mori_n that_o the_o die_v by_o wisdom_n or_o philosophy_n be_v also_o but_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o bodily_a disease_n or_o overgrown_a melancholy_n though_o they_o suppose_v this_o principal_o to_o consist_v in_o a_o moral_a die_v to_o corporeal_a lust_n and_o passion_n yet_o be_v the_o design_n thereof_o partly_o mystical_a and_o telestick_n also_o it_o drive_v at_o this_o further_a thing_n that_o when_o they_o shall_v put_v off_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n they_o may_v at_o once_o dye_v also_o to_o the_o spirituous_a or_o aerial_a and_o then_o their_o soul_n have_v nothing_o leave_v hang_v about_o it_o but_o only_o the_o pure_a etherial_a body_n its_o light_n wing_v chariot_n which_o in_o virgil_n language_n be_v purumque_fw-la relinqui_fw-la aethereum_fw-la sensum_fw-la atque_fw-la aurai_fw-fr simplicis_fw-la ignem_fw-la notwithstanding_o which_v the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonist_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v be_v all_o of_o they_o of_o this_o persuasion_n that_o the_o same_o numerical_a etherial_a body_n which_o the_o soul_n be_v at_o first_o create_v with_o continue_v still_o about_o it_o and_o adher_v to_o it_o inseparable_o to_o all_o eternity_n during_o its_o descent_n into_o other_o grosser_n body_n but_o rather_o to_o have_v suppose_v that_o according_a to_o the_o moral_a disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o always_o find_v or_o make_v a_o cognate_n and_o suitable_a body_n correspondent_o pure_a or_o impure_a and_o consequent_o that_o by_o moral_a virtue_n and_o philosophy_n it_o may_v again_o recover_v that_o celestial_a body_n which_o be_v lose_v by_o its_o fall_n and_o descent_n hither_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v porphyrius_n his_o sense_n in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d however_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o itself_o affect_v so_o do_v it_o always_o find_v a_o body_n suitable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o its_o present_a disposition_n and_o therefore_o to_o the_o purge_a soul_n do_v natural_o accrue_v a_o body_n that_o come_v next_o to_o immateriality_n that_o be_v a_o etherial_a one_o and_o probable_o plato_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n when_o he_o affirm_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v always_o in_o a_o body_n but_o sometime_o of_o one_o kind_n and_o sometime_o of_o another_o now_o from_o what_o have_v be_v declare_v it_o appear_v already_o that_o the_o most_o ancient_a asserter_n of_o the_o 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this_o tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o
adjection_n again_o l._n 2._o c._n 2._o materialem_fw-la substantiam_fw-la opinion_n quidem_fw-la &_o intellectu_fw-la solum_fw-la separari_fw-la à _fw-la naturis_fw-la rationalibus_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ipsis_fw-la vel_fw-la post_fw-la ipsas_fw-la effectam_fw-la videri_fw-la sed_fw-la nunquam_fw-la sine_fw-la ipsa_fw-la eas_fw-la vel_fw-la vixisse_fw-la vel_fw-la vivere_fw-la selius_fw-la namque_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la incorporea_fw-la vita_fw-la existere_fw-la rectè_fw-la putabitur_fw-la material_a substance_n in_o rational_a nature_n be_v indeed_o separable_a from_o they_o in_o conception_n and_o understanding_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v for_o they_o and_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n after_o they_o but_o it_o be_v not_o real_o and_o actual_o separable_a from_o the_o same_o nor_o do_v they_o ever_o or_o can_v they_o live_v without_o it_o for_o a_o life_n perfect_o incorporeal_a be_v right_o deem_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o trinity_n only_o so_o also_o in_o his_o four_o book_n and_o his_o anacephalaeosis_n semper_fw-la erunt_fw-la rationabiles_fw-la naturae_fw-la quae_fw-la indigent_a indumento_fw-la corporeo_fw-la semper_fw-la ergo_fw-la erit_fw-la natura_fw-la corporea_fw-la cujus_fw-la indumentis_fw-la uti_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la rationabiles_fw-la creaturas_fw-la nisi_fw-la quis_fw-la putet_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la ostendere_fw-la quod_fw-la natura_fw-la rationabilis_fw-la absque_fw-la vllo_fw-la corpore_fw-la vitam_fw-la degere_fw-la possit_fw-la sed_fw-la quam_fw-la difficile_fw-la id_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la propè_fw-la impossibile_fw-it intellectui_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_fw-la superioribus_fw-la ostendimus_fw-la there_o always_o will_v be_v rational_a nature_n which_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o corporeal_a indument_n wherefore_o there_o will_v be_v always_o corporeal_a nature_n as_o a_o necessary_a indument_n or_o clothe_n for_o these_o rational_a creature_n unless_o any_o one_o can_v show_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o rational_a nature_n to_o live_v without_o a_o body_n which_o how_o difficult_a and_o almost_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o our_o understanding_n have_v be_v already_o declare_v aquinas_n affirm_v origen_n in_o this_o doctrine_n of_o he_o to_o have_v follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o certain_a ancient_a philosopher_n and_o undoubted_o it_o be_v the_o old_a pythagorick_a cabbala_n which_o the_o learned_a origen_n here_o adhere_v to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v in_o hierocles_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rational_a nature_n make_v by_o god_n that_o be_v all_o create_a understanding_n being_n be_v neither_o body_n nor_o yet_o without_o body_n but_o have_v always_o a_o cognate_n or_o congenite_fw-la body_n as_o their_o vehicle_n or_o indument_n so_o that_o angel_n or_o demon_n as_o well_o according_a to_o origen_n as_o hierocles_n be_v all_o of_o they_o incorporeal_a substance_n not_o naked_a and_o abstract_n but_o clothe_v with_o certain_a subtle_a body_n or_o animal_n compound_v and_o make_v up_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n together_o wherefore_o huetius_n and_o other_o learned_a man_n seem_v not_o well_o to_o have_v understand_v origen_n here_o but_o to_o have_v confound_v two_o different_a opinion_n together_o when_o they_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v assert_v angel_n and_o all_o understanding_n creature_n not_o to_o have_v body_n but_o to_o be_v body_n and_o nothing_o else_o and_o consequent_o that_o there_o be_v no_o incorporeal_a substance_n at_o all_o beside_o the_o deity_n whereas_o origen_n only_o affirm_v that_o nothing_o beside_o the_o trinity_n can_v subsist_v and_o live_v alone_o absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la corporeae_fw-la adjectionis_fw-la societate_fw-la without_o the_o society_n of_o any_o corporeal_a adjection_n and_o that_o the_o material_a nature_n be_v only_o a_o necessary_a indument_n or_o clothe_v of_o all_o rational_a or_o understanding_n creature_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v it_o that_o a_o incorporeal_a life_n be_v say_v by_o he_o to_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o trinity_n because_o all_o other_o understanding_n being_n be_v animal_n compound_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n together_o but_o that_o origen_n acknowledge_v even_o our_o humane_a soul_n itself_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a as_o also_o that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o angel_n incorporeal_a may_v be_v make_v evident_a from_o sundry_a passage_n in_o his_o write_n as_o this_o particular_o in_o his_o six_o book_n against_o celsus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o do_v not_o think_v a_o incorporeal_a substance_n to_o be_v combustible_a nor_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n can_v be_v resolve_v into_o fire_n or_o the_o substance_n of_o angel_n throne_n dominion_n principality_n or_o power_n where_o by_o the_o substance_n of_o angel_n he_o doubtless_o mean_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o origen_n sense_n be_v thus_o declare_v by_o st._n jerom_n in_o libris_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d angelos_n &_o thronos_fw-la &_o dominationes_fw-la &_o potestates_fw-la &_o rectores_fw-la mundi_fw-la &_o tenebrarum_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la nomen_fw-la quod_fw-la nominatur_fw-la dicit_fw-la animas_fw-la esse_fw-la corum_fw-la corporum_fw-la quae_fw-la vel_fw-la desiderio_n vel_fw-la ministerio_fw-la susceperint_fw-la that_o in_o his_o book_n of_o principle_n he_o affirm_v angel_n and_o throne_n and_o dominion_n and_o power_n and_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n and_o every_o name_n that_o be_v name_v in_o st._n paul_n to_o be_v all_o of_o they_o the_o soul_n of_o certain_a body_n such_o as_o either_o by_o their_o own_o desire_n and_o inclination_n or_o the_o divine_a allotment_n they_o have_v receive_v now_o there_o can_v be_v no_o question_n make_v but_o that_o he_o who_o suppose_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a in_o a_o strict_a philosophic_a sense_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o suffer_v any_o thing_n from_o fire_n do_v also_o acknowledge_v something_o incorporeal_a in_o angel_n and_o thus_o do_v he_o somewhere_o declare_v himself_o in_o that_o book_n peri_n arechon_n per_n christum_fw-la creata_fw-la dixit_fw-la paulus_n omne_fw-la visibilia_fw-la &_o invisibilia_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la declaratur_fw-la esse_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o creaturis_fw-la quasdam_fw-la invisibiles_fw-la secundum_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la svam_fw-la substantias_fw-la sed_fw-la hae_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ipsae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la corporeae_fw-la utuntur_fw-la tamen_fw-la corporibus_fw-la licet_fw-la ipsae_fw-la sunt_fw-la corporeâ_fw-la substantiâ_fw-la meliores_fw-la illa_fw-la vero_fw-la substantia_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la neque_fw-la corpus_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la esse_fw-la credenda_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la incorporea_fw-la when_o paul_n affirm_v all_o thing_n visible_a and_o invisible_a to_o have_v be_v create_v by_o cbrist_n or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o intimate_v that_o even_o among_o the_o creature_n there_o be_v some_o proper_o invisible_a substance_n which_o invisible_a substance_n create_v though_o they_o be_v not_o body_n yet_o do_v they_o use_v body_n themselves_o be_v better_o than_o corporeal_a substance_n but_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v neither_o body_n nor_o yet_o in_o body_n but_o altogether_o incorporeal_a wherefore_o angelical_a and_o humane_a soul_n be_v not_o as_o huetius_n suppose_v call_v incorporeal_a by_o origen_n only_o as_o subtle_a body_n sometime_o be_v by_o the_o more_o simple_a and_o unskilful_a but_o in_o a_o strict_a philosophic_a sense_n only_o he_o suppose_v they_o to_o differ_v from_o the_o deity_n in_o this_o that_o though_o they_o be_v not_o body_n yet_o they_o be_v always_o in_o body_n or_o clothe_v with_o body_n whereas_o the_o deity_n be_v in_o both_o sense_n incorporeal_a it_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o corporeal_a indument_n so_o that_o there_o be_v here_o no_o contradiction_n at_o all_o to_o be_v find_v in_o origen_n he_o constant_o assert_v angel_n to_o have_v something_o incorporeal_a in_o they_o as_o their_o superior_a part_n and_o not_o in_o that_o vulgar_a sense_n of_o a_o subtle_a body_n but_o in_o the_o philosophic_a nevertheless_o to_o have_v also_o a_o corporeal_a indument_n or_o clothing_n as_o their_o out_o side_n or_o low_a part_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n only_o he_o call_v they_o corporeal_a it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o there_o be_v among_o the_o ancient_a father_n some_o who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o suppose_v angel_n to_o be_v altogether_o incorporeal_a that_o they_o run_v into_o the_o other_o extreme_a and_o conclude_v they_o to_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o incorporeal_a in_o they_o but_o to_o be_v mere_a body_n but_o these_o either_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n aâ—_n all_o as_o any_o incorporeal_a substance_n and_o that_o not_o only_a angel_n and_o humane_a soul_n but_o also_o god_n himself_o be_v a_o body_n or_o at_o least_o they_o conclude_v that_o nothing_o create_v be_v incorporeal_a and_o that_o god_n though_o himself_o incorporeal_a yet_o can_v create_v nothing_o but_o body_n these_o be_v here_o the_o two_o extreme_n one_o that_o angel_n have_v nothing_o corporeal_a at_o all_o belong_v to_o they_o the_o other_o that_o they_o be_v altogether_o corporeal_a or_o have_v nothing_o incorporeal_a in_o they_o a_o middle_a betwixt_o both_o which_o be_v the_o
origenick_n hypothesis_n the_o same_o with_o the_o pythagorick_a that_o in_o angel_n there_o be_v a_o complication_n of_o incorporeal_a and_o corporeal_a substance_n both_o together_o or_o that_o they_o be_v animal_n consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n we_o shall_v now_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v for_o neither_o of_o the_o two_o forementioned_a extreme_n either_o that_o angel_n be_v whole_o incorporeal_a or_o that_o they_o be_v whole_o corporeal_a but_o rather_o for_o the_o middle_a hypothesis_n that_o they_o have_v body_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o body_n but_o as_o other_o terrestrial_a animal_n spirit_n or_o soul_n clothe_v with_o etherial_a or_o aerial_a body_n and_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o most_o learned_a father_n do_v not_o conceive_v angel_n to_o be_v mere_a unbodied_a spirit_n be_v unquestionable_o evident_a from_o hence_o because_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n in_o that_o conceit_n that_o evil_a demon_n or_o devil_n be_v therefore_o delight_v with_o the_o blood_n and_o nidour_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o have_v their_o more_o gross_a airy_a and_o vaporous_a body_n nourish_v and_o refresh_v with_o those_o vapour_n which_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v luxuriate_a and_o gluttonize_v in_o for_o thus_o do_v porphyrius_n write_v concern_v they_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr abstinentia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v they_o who_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o incense_n fume_n and_o nidour_n of_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o their_o corporeal_a and_o spirituous_a part_n be_v as_o it_o be_v pinguify_v for_o this_o life_n and_o be_v nourish_v by_o vapour_n and_o fumigation_n and_o that_o before_o porphyrius_n many_o other_o pagan_a philosopher_n have_v be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n appear_v from_o this_o of_o celsus_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o ought_v to_o give_v credit_n to_o wise_a man_n who_o affirm_v that_o most_o of_o these_o low_a and_o circumterraneous_a demon_n be_v delight_v with_o geniture_n blood_n and_o nidour_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n and_o much_o gratify_v therewith_o though_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n more_o in_o way_n of_o recompense_n than_o sometime_o perhaps_o to_o cure_v the_o body_n or_o to_o foretell_v good_a and_o evil_a fortune_n to_o man_n and_o city_n upon_o which_o account_n himself_o though_o a_o zealous_a pagan_n persuade_v man_n to_o moderation_n in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n as_o principal_o gratify_v the_o inferior_a and_o worse_o demon_n only_o in_o like_a manner_n origen_n frequent_o insi_v upon_o the_o same_o thing_n he_o affirm_v that_o devil_n be_v not_o only_o delight_v with_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o pagan_n in_o their_o sacrifice_n but_o also_o 334._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o their_o very_a body_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o vapour_n and_o fume_n arise_v from_o they_o and_o that_o these_o evil_a demon_n therefore_o do_v as_o it_o be_v deliciate_v and_o epicurise_v in_o they_o and_o before_o origen_n most_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o justine_n martyr_n athenagoras_n tatianus_n tertullian_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o many_o other_o after_o he_o endeavour_v to_o disparage_v those_o material_a and_o bloody_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n as_o thing_n whereby_o evil_a demon_n be_v principal_o gratify_v we_o shall_v here_o only_o cite_v one_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n out_o of_o st._n basil_n or_o who_o ever_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o commentary_n upon_o isaiah_n 1._o because_o there_o be_v something_o philosophic_a in_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacrifice_n be_v thing_n of_o no_o small_a pleasure_n and_o advantage_n to_o demon_n because_o the_o blood_n be_v evaporate_v by_o fire_n and_o so_o attenuate_v be_v take_v into_o the_o compage_n and_o substance_n of_o their_o body_n the_o whole_a of_o which_o be_v throughout_o nourish_v with_o vapour_n not_o by_o eat_v and_o stomach_n or_o such_o like_a organ_n but_o as_o the_o hair_n and_o nail_n of_o all_o animal_n and_o whatsoever_o other_o thing_n receive_v nourishment_n into_o their_o whole_a substance_n and_o thus_o do_v we_o see_v it_o undeniable_o manifest_a that_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n suppose_a devil_n to_o have_v body_n neither_o can_v it_o at_o all_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o conclude_v the_o same_o of_o angel_n too_o these_o be_v both_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o differ_v but_o as_o good_a and_o evil_a man_n and_o though_o they_o do_v not_o affirm_v this_o of_o good_a angel_n but_o of_o devil_n only_o that_o they_o be_v thus_o delight_v and_o nourish_v with_o the_o fume_n and_o vapour_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o that_o they_o epicurize_v in_o they_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o reason_n hereof_o because_o they_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v altogether_o incorporeal_a but_o to_o have_v pure_a etherial_a or_o heavenly_a body_n it_o be_v proper_a to_o those_o gross_a and_o vaporous_a body_n of_o demon_n only_o to_o be_v nourish_v and_o refresh_v after_o that_o manner_n and_o now_o that_o all_o these_o ancient_a father_n do_v not_o suppose_v either_o angel_n or_o devil_n to_o be_v altogether_o corporeal_a or_o to_o have_v nothing_o but_o body_n in_o they_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o hence_o because_o many_o of_o they_o plain_o declare_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o they_o shall_v so_o far_o degrade_v angel_n below_o man_n as_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o have_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o incorporeal_a but_o we_o shall_v now_o instance_n in_o some_o few_o among_o many_o of_o these_o ancient_n who_o plain_o assert_v both_o devil_n and_o angel_n to_o be_v spirit_n incorporate_v and_o not_o to_o be_v mere_a body_n but_o only_o to_o have_v body_n that_o be_v to_o consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n or_o incorporeal_a and_o corporeal_a substance_n join_v together_o that_o angel_n themselves_o have_v body_n be_v every_o where_o declare_v by_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o write_n he_o affirm_v that_o the_o body_n of_o good_a man_n after_o the_o resurrection_n 85._o shall_v be_v qualia_n sunt_fw-la angelorum_fw-la corpora_fw-la 145·_n such_o as_o be_v the_o body_n of_o angel_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v corpora_fw-la angelica_n in_fw-la societate_fw-la angelorum_fw-la angelical_a body_n fit_a for_o society_n and_o converse_n with_o angel_n and_o declare_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o body_n of_o angel_n and_o of_o devil_n 10._o in_o this_o manner_n daemon_n antequam_fw-la transgrederentur_fw-la coelestia_fw-la corpora_fw-la gerebant_fw-la quae_fw-la conversa_fw-la sint_fw-la ex_fw-la poena_fw-la in_o aeream_n qualitatem_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la possint_fw-la ab_fw-la igne_fw-la pati_fw-la that_o though_o devil_n before_o the_o transgression_n have_v celestial_a body_n as_o angel_n now_o have_v yet_o may_v these_o afterward_o in_o way_n of_o punishment_n be_v change_v into_o aerial_a one_o and_o such_o as_o now_o may_v suffer_v by_o fire_n moreover_o the_o same_o st._n austin_n some_o where_o call_v good_a angel_n by_o the_o name_n of_o animae_fw-la beatae_fw-la atque_fw-la sanstae_fw-la happy_a and_o holy_a soul_n 11._o and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o his_o retractation_n he_o recall_v and_o correct_v this_o yet_o be_v this_o only_a a_o scrupulosity_n in_o that_o pious_a father_n concern_v the_o mere_a word_n because_o he_o not_o where_o find_v in_o scripture_n angel_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o soul_n it_o be_v far_o from_o his_o meaning_n even_o there_o to_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a spirit_n join_v with_o body_n and_o certain_o he_o who_o every_o where_o conclude_v humane_a soul_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a can_v be_v think_v to_o have_v suppose_v angel_n to_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o but_o body_n in_o they_o again_o claudianus_n mamertus_n write_v against_o faustus_n who_o make_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v you_o divide_v a_o life_n into_o two_o then_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o be_v but_o a_o life_n the_o half_a thereof_o can_v be_v a_o life_n last_o if_o soul_n and_o mind_n and_o the_o thing_n belong_v to_o they_o as_o life_n and_o cogitation_n understanding_n and_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n be_v out-spread_a into_o distance_n have_v one_o part_n without_o another_o then_o can_v there_o be_v no_o good_a reason_n give_v why_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o well_o real_o and_o physical_o as_o intellectual_o divisible_a and_o one_o part_n of_o they_o separable_a from_o another_o since_o as_o plotinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o magnitude_n or_o extension_n this_o be_v one_o thing_n and_o that_o another_o at_o lest_o no_o theist_n ought_v to_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o divine_a power_n can_v cleave_v or_o divide_v a_o thought_n together_o with_o the_o soul_n wherein_o it_o be_v into_o many_o piece_n and_o remove_v they_o to_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o one_o 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mechanical_o cause_v and_o necessitate_v from_o those_o effluvious_a image_n of_o body_n come_v in_o upon_o the_o willer_n and_o however_o epicurus_n sometime_o pretend_v to_o assert_v liberty_n of_o will_n against_o democritus_n yet_o forget_v himself_o do_v he_o also_o here_o secure_o philosophize_v after_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n nunc_fw-la age_n quae_fw-la moveant_fw-la animum_fw-la res_fw-la accipe_fw-la paucis_fw-la 360._o quae_fw-la veniunt_fw-la veniant_fw-la in_o mentem_fw-la percipe_fw-la paucis_fw-la principiò_fw-la hoc_fw-la dico_fw-la rerum_fw-la simulachra_fw-la vagari_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o other_o there_o be_v among_o the_o ancient_a atomist_n who_o can_v not_o conceive_v sensation_n themselves_o to_o be_v thus_o cause_v by_o corporeal_a effluvia_fw-la or_o exuvious_a membrane_n stream_v from_o body_n continual_o and_o that_o for_o divers_a reason_n allege_v by_o they_o but_o only_o by_o a_o pressure_n from_o they_o upon_o the_o optic_a nerve_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o tension_n of_o the_o intermedious_a air_n or_o aether_n be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v light_n whereby_o the_o distant_a object_n be_v touch_v and_o feel_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o staff_n which_o hypothesis_n concern_v the_o corporeal_a part_n of_o sense_n be_v indeed_o much_o more_o ingenious_a and_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n than_o the_o former_a but_o the_o atheizer_n of_o this_o atomology_n as_o they_o suppose_v sense_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o such_o a_o pressure_n from_o body_n without_o so_o do_v they_o conclude_v imagination_n and_o mental_a cogitation_n to_o be_v but_o the_o relic_n and_o remainder_n of_o those_o motion_n of_o sense_n former_o make_v and_o conserve_v afterward_o in_o the_o brain_n like_o the_o tremulous_a vibration_n of_o a_o clock_n or_o bell_n after_o the_o strike_n of_o the_o hammer_n or_o the_o roll_v of_o the_o wave_n after_o that_o the_o wind_n be_v cease_v melt_v fade_v and_o decay_v insensible_o by_o degree_n so_o that_o according_a to_o these_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v nothing_o but_o fade_v and_o decay_a sense_n and_o all_o our_o volition_n but_o mechanic_n motion_n cause_v from_o the_o action_n or_o trusion_n of_o body_n upon_o we_o now_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o sensation_n there_o be_v always_o a_o passion_n antecedent_n make_v upon_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sentient_a from_o without_o yet_o be_v not_o sensation_n itself_o this_o very_a passion_n but_o a_o perception_n of_o that_o passion_n much_o less_o can_v mental_a conception_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o action_n of_o body_n without_o and_o the_o mere_a passion_n of_o the_o thinker_n and_o least_o of_o all_o volition_n such_o there_o be_v plain_o here_o something_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o our_o own_o power_n by_o mean_n whereof_o we_o become_v a_o principle_n of_o action_n according_o deserve_a commendation_n or_o blame_v that_o be_v something_o of_o self-activity_n again_o according_a to_o the_o democritick_n and_o epicurean_a atheist_n all_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v real_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o sense_n the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o to_o some_o of_o they_o be_v only_o this_o that_o what_o be_v common_o call_v sense_n be_v primary_n and_o original_a knowledge_n and_o knowledge_n but_o secondary_a or_o fade_v and_o decay_a sense_n but_o to_o other_o that_o sense_n be_v cause_v by_o those_o more_o vigorous_a idol_n or_o effluvia_fw-la from_o body_n intromit_v through_o the_o nerve_n but_o understanding_n and_o knowledge_n by_o those_o more_o weak_a and_o thin_a vmbratile_a and_o evanid_a one_o that_o penetrate_v the_o other_o small_a pore_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o both_o way_n understanding_n and_o knowledge_n will_v be_v but_o a_o weak_a sense_n now_o from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o atheistick_a atomist_n that_o all_o conception_n and_o cogitation_n of_o the_o mind_n whatsoever_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sense_n and_o passion_n from_o body_n without_o this_o absurdity_n first_o of_o all_o follow_v avoidable_a that_o there_o can_v possible_o be_v any_o error_n or_o false_a judgement_n because_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o passion_n be_v true_a passion_n and_o all_o sense_n or_o seem_v and_o appearance_n true_a seem_v and_o appearance_n wherefore_o though_o some_o sense_n and_o passion_n may_v be_v more_o obscure_a than_o other_o yet_o can_v there_o be_v none_o false_a itself_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o truth_n and_o thus_o protagoras_n one_o of_o these_o atheistick_a atomist_n have_v first_o assert_v that_o knowledge_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sense_n do_v thereupon_o admit_v this_o as_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o opinion_n be_v true_a because_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o seem_v and_o appearance_n and_o every_o seem_n and_o appearance_n be_v true_o such_o and_o because_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o one_o to_o opine_n that_o which_o be_v not_o or_o to_o think_v otherwise_o than_o he_o suffer_v wherefore_o epicurus_n be_v sensible_a of_o this_o inconvenience_n endeavour_v to_o salve_v this_o phaenomenon_n of_o error_n and_o false_a opinion_n or_o judgement_n consistent_o with_o his_o own_o principle_n after_o this_o manner_n that_o though_o all_o knowledge_n be_v sense_n and_o all_o sense_n true_a yet_o may_v error_n arise_v notwithstanding_o exit_fw-la animi_fw-la opinatu_fw-la from_o the_o opination_n of_o the_o mind_n add_v something_o of_o its_o own_o over_z and_o above_o to_o the_o passion_n and_o fancy_n of_o sense_n but_o herein_o he_o shameful_o contradict_v himself_o for_o if_o the_o mind_n in_o judge_v and_o opine_v can_v superadd_a any_o thing_n of_o its_o own_o over_z and_o above_o to_o what_o it_o suffer_v then_o be_v it_o not_o a_o mere_a passive_a thing_n but_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o self-active_a power_n of_o its_o own_o and_o consequent_o will_v prove_v also_o incorporeal_a because_o no_o body_n can_v act_n otherwise_o than_o it_o suffer_v or_o be_v make_v to_o act_n by_o something_o else_o without_o it_o we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o since_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o error_n or_o false_a judgement_n all_o cogitation_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v be_v mere_a passion_n but_o there_o must_v be_v something_o of_o self-activity_n in_o the_o soul_n itself_o by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o can_v give_v its_o assent_n to_o thing_n not_o clear_o perceive_v and_o so_o err._n again_o from_o this_o atheistick_a opinion_n that_o all_o knowledge_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sense_n either_o primary_n or_o secundary_a it_o follow_v also_o that_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a truth_n nor_o falsehood_n and_o that_o knowledge_n be_v of_o a_o private_a nature_n relative_n and_o fantastical_a only_o or_o mere_a seem_n that_o be_v nothing_o but_o opinion_n because_o sense_n be_v plain_o seem_v phantasie_n and_o appearance_n a_o private_a thing_n and_o relative_n to_o the_o sentient_a only_o and_o here_o also_o do_v protagoras_n according_a to_o his_o wont_a freedom_n admit_v this_o consequence_n that_o knowledge_n be_v sense_n there_o be_v no_o absoluteness_n at_o all_o therein_o and_o that_o nothing_o be_v true_a otherwise_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o and_o to_o that_o man_n so_o think_v that_o every_o man_n do_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d opine_n only_o his_o own_o thing_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o man_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o thing_n and_o truth_n to_o himself_o and_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o whatsoever_o seem_v to_o every_o one_o be_v true_a to_o he_o to_o who_o it_o seem_v neither_o can_v democritus_n himself_o though_o a_o man_n of_o more_o discretion_n than_o protagoras_n dissemble_v this_o consequence_n from_o the_o same_o principle_n assert_v by_o he_o that_o understanding_n be_v fantastical_a and_o knowledge_n but_o opinion_n he_o own_v it_o sometime_o before_o he_o be_v aware_a as_o in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o aught_o to_o
any_o art_n mind_n or_o understanding_n and_o nâ—xt_v to_o these_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n and_o this_o terrestrial_a globe_n produce_v out_o of_o the_o foreâ—aid_v inanimate_a element_n by_o unknowing_a nature_n or_o chance_n likewise_o without_o any_o art_n mind_n or_o god_n the_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o similar_v or_o dissimilar_v atom_n beget_v this_o whole_a system_n and_o compage_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o afterward_o art_n or_o mind_n and_o understanding_n be_v generate_v also_o in_o the_o last_o place_n out_o of_o those_o same_o senseless_a and_o inanimate_a body_n or_o element_n it_o rise_v up_o in_o certain_a smaller_n piece_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o particular_a concretion_n of_o matter_n call_v animal_n mortal_a from_o mortal_a thing_n do_v produce_v certain_a other_o ludicrous_a thing_n which_o partake_v little_a of_o truth_n and_o reality_n but_o be_v mere_a image_n vmbrage_n and_o imitation_n as_o picture_n and_o landscape_n etc._n etc._n but_o above_o all_o those_o moral_a difference_n of_o just_a and_o unjust_a honest_a and_o dishonest_a the_o mere_a figment_n of_o political_a art_n and_o slight_a vmbratil_n thing_n compare_v with_o good_a and_o evil_a natural_a that_o consist_v in_o nothing_o but_o agreement_n and_o disagreement_n with_o sense_n and_o apppetite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o for_o thing_n good_a and_o honest_a those_o that_o be_v such_o by_o nature_n differ_v from_o those_o which_o be_v such_o by_o law_n but_o as_o for_o just_a and_o unjust_a there_o be_v by_o nature_n no_o such_o thing_n at_o all_o the_o upshot_n and_o conclusion_n of_o all_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o scale_n or_o ladder_n in_o nature_n as_o theist_n and_o metaphysician_n suppose_v no_o degree_n of_o real_a perfection_n and_o entity_n one_o above_o another_o as_o of_o life_n and_o sense_n above_o inanimate_a matter_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n above_o sense_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o order_n of_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v in_o way_n of_o descent_n from_o high_a and_o great_a perfection_n downward_o to_o lesser_n and_o low_o which_o be_v indeed_o to_o introduce_v a_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o scale_n or_o ladder_n of_o perfection_n and_o entity_n they_o endeavour_v further_a to_o prove_v from_o hence_o because_o according_a to_o that_o hypothesis_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o every_o the_o small_a and_o most_o contemptible_a animal_n that_o can_v see_v the_o sun_n have_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o entity_n and_o perfection_n in_o it_o than_o the_o sun_n itself_o a_o thing_n ridiculous_o absurd_a or_o else_o according_a to_o cotta_n instance_n idcircò_fw-la formicam_fw-la anteponendam_fw-la esse_fw-la huic_fw-la pulcherimae_fw-la urbi_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la sensus_fw-la sit_fw-la nullus_fw-la in_o formica_n non_fw-la modo_fw-la sensus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la mens_fw-la ratio_fw-la memoria_fw-la that_o therefore_o every_o ant_n or_o pismire_n be_v far_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o this_o most_o beautiful_a city_n of_o rome_n because_o in_o the_o city_n there_o be_v no_o sense_n whereas_o a_o ant_n have_v not_o only_a sense_n but_o also_o mind_n reason_n and_o memory_n that_o be_v a_o certain_a sagacity_n superior_a to_o sense_n wherefore_o they_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o scale_n or_o ladder_n in_o nature_n no_o such_o climb_v stair_n of_o entity_n and_o perfection_n one_o above_o another_o but_o that_o the_o whole_a universe_n be_v one_o flat_a and_o level_n it_o be_v indeed_o all_o nothing_o but_o the_o same_o vniform_a matter_n under_o several_a form_n dress_n and_o disguise_n or_o variegated_a by_o diversity_n of_o accidental_a modification_n one_o of_o which_o be_v that_o of_o such_o being_n as_o have_v fancy_n in_o they_o common_o call_v animal_n which_o be_v but_o some_o of_o sportful_a or_o wanton_a nature_n more_o trim_o artificial_a and_o fine_a gamaieu_n or_o pretty_a toy_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o fancy_n they_o have_v no_o high_a degree_n of_o entity_n and_o perfection_n in_o they_o than_o be_v in_o senseless_a matter_n as_o they_o will_v also_o be_v all_o of_o they_o quick_o transform_v again_o into_o other_o seem_o dull_a unthinking_a and_o inanimate_a shape_v hitherto_o the_o sense_n of_o atheist_n but_o the_o pretend_a ground_n of_o this_o atheistick_a doctrine_n or_o rather_o madness_n have_v be_v already_o also_o confute_v over_o and_o over_o again_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a passion_n from_o the_o thing_n know_v exist_v without_o the_o knower_n because_o to_o know_v and_o understand_v as_o anaxagoras_n of_o old_a determine_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o master_n and_o conquer_v the_o thing_n know_v and_o consequent_o not_o mere_o to_o suffer_v from_o it_o or_o passive_o to_o lie_v under_o it_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v master_v and_o conquer_a by_o it_o the_o knowledge_n of_o universal_a theorem_n in_o science_n be_v not_o from_o the_o force_n of_o the_o thing_n know_v exist_v without_o the_o knower_n but_o from_o the_o active_a power_n and_o exert_v vigour_n or_o strength_n of_o that_o which_o know_v 4._o thus_o severinus_n boetius_fw-la videsne_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o cognoscendo_fw-la cuncta_fw-la suâ_fw-la potius_fw-la facultate_fw-la quà m_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la cognoscuntur_fw-la vtantur_fw-la neque_fw-la id_fw-la injuria_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la omne_fw-la judicium_fw-la judicantis_fw-la actus_fw-la existat_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la svam_fw-la cuique_fw-la operam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la alienâ_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la propriâ_fw-la potestate_fw-la persiciat_a see_v you_o not_o how_o all_o thing_n in_o know_v use_v their_o own_o power_n and_o faculty_n rather_o than_o that_o of_o the_o thing_n know_v for_o since_o judgement_n be_v the_o action_n of_o that_o which_o 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it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o thing_n understand_v be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o intellection_n and_o conception_n of_o it_o and_o from_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonist_n conclude_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mind_n or_o intellect_n be_v not_o the_o very_a first_o and_o high_a thing_n in_o the_o scale_n of_o the_o universe_n but_o that_o there_o be_v another_o divine_a hypostasis_fw-la in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o it_o call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o and_o the_o good_a as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o intelligible_a thereof_o but_o as_o those_o three_o archical_a hypostasis_n of_o the_o platonist_n and_o pythagorean_n be_v all_o of_o they_o real_o but_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o divinity_n and_o the_o first_o of_o those_o three_o superior_a to_o that_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v by_o they_o 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so_o affect_v as_o socrates_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o go_v no_o further_a than_o the_o leg_n where_o it_o be_v but_o this_o be_v many_o time_n very_o serviceable_a to_o free_v we_o from_o the_o great_a evil_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o which_o all_o our_o happiness_n depend_v to_o the_o atheist_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la no_o evil_a of_o fault_n turpitude_n or_o dishonesty_n death_n be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o tragical_a of_o all_o evil_n but_o though_o this_o according_a to_o their_o forlorn_a hypothesis_n be_v nothing_o less_o than_o a_o absolute_a extinction_n of_o life_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o genuine_a theist_n which_o make_v all_o soul_n substantial_a no_o life_n of_o itself_o without_o divine_a annihilation_n will_v ever_o quite_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o any_o more_o than_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n do_v and_o the_o ancient_a pythagorean_n and_o platonist_n have_v be_v here_o so_o kind_a even_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n also_o as_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v leave_v in_o a_o state_n of_o inactivity_n and_o insensibility_n after_o death_n as_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o certain_a subtle_a body_n which_o they_o may_v then_o continue_v to_o act_n in_o nor_o can_v we_o think_v otherwise_o but_o that_o aristotle_n from_o this_o fountain_n derive_v that_o doctrine_n of_o he_o in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr gen._n an._n c._n 3._o where_o after_o he_o have_v declare_v the_o sensitive_a soul_n to_o be_v inseparable_a from_o body_n he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o soul_n therefore_o seem_v to_o have_v another_o body_n and_o divine_a than_o that_o of_o the_o element_n and_o as_o themselves_o differ_v in_o dignity_n and_o nobility_n so_o do_v these_o body_n of_o they_o differ_v from_o one_o another_o and_o afterward_o call_v this_o subtle_a body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o spirit_n he_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d analogous_n to_o the_o element_n of_o the_o star_n only_o as_o galen_n and_o s._n austin_n and_o other_o have_v conceive_v aristotle_n deviate_v here_o from_o the_o pythagorean_n in_o this_o that_o he_o suppose_v the_o sensitive_a soul_n itself_o to_o be_v real_o nothing_o else_o but_o this_o very_o subtle_a and_o star-like_a body_n and_o not_o a_o distinct_a substance_n from_o it_o use_v it_o only_o as_o a_o vehicle_n nevertheless_o he_o there_o plain_o affirm_v the_o mind_n or_o rational_a soul_n to_o be_v real_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o come_v into_o it_o from_o without_o pre-existing_a and_o consequent_o shall_v acknowledge_v also_o its_o after-immortality_n but_o whatsoever_o aristotle_n judgement_n be_v which_o be_v not_o very_o material_a it_o be_v certain_a that_o die_v to_o the_o rational_a or_o humane_a soul_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o withdraw_n into_o the_o tiring-house_n and_o put_v off_o the_o clothe_n of_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n
ecphantus_n the_o pythagorean_n xenocrates_n diodorus_n and_o metrodorus_n chius_n be_v all_o ancient_a asserter_n of_o the_o atomick_a physiology_n together_o with_o aristotle_n testimony_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o former_a physiologer_n go_v that_o way_n ibid._n xvii_o how_o aristotle_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v with_o himself_o and_o the_o credit_n of_o other_o writer_n to_o be_v salve_v when_o they_o impute_v this_o philosophy_n to_o leucippus_n and_o democritus_n that_o these_o be_v the_o first_o atheizer_n thereof_o and_o consequent_o the_o founder_n of_o that_o philosophy_n which_o be_v atheistical_o atomical_a page_n 17_o xviii_o that_o the_o atomist_n before_o democritus_n be_v asserter_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o substance_n incorporeal_a page_n 18_o xix_o a_o confutation_n of_o those_o neoteric_o who_o deny_v incorporeal_a substance_n to_o have_v be_v assert_v by_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_n the_o antiquity_n of_o that_o doctrine_n prove_v from_o plato_n who_o also_o profess_o maintain_v it_o page_n 18_o xx._n aristotle_n likewise_o a_o asserter_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n page_n 19_o xxi_o that_o epicurus_n confute_v this_o opinion_n as_o that_o which_o have_v be_v before_o maintain_v by_o plato_n and_o other_o ancient_n page_n 20_o xxii_o that_o all_o those_o philosopher_n who_o before_o plato_n hold_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o a_o deity_n distinct_a from_o the_o world_n be_v undoubted_o incorporealist_n as_o particular_o pythagoras_n who_o also_o maintain_v a_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n ibid._n xxiii_o parmenides_n a_o strenuous_a asserter_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n together_o with_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o all_o thing_n do_v not_o flow_v but_o some_o thing_n stand._n page_n 22_o xxiv_o empedocles_n vindicate_v from_o be_v either_o a_o atheist_n or_o corporealist_n at_o large_a ibid._n xxv_o anaxagoras_n a_o open_a and_o profess_a asserter_n of_o a_o incorporeal_a mind_n page_n 26_o xxvi_o infer_v from_o all_o this_o that_o the_o ancient_a atomist_n before_o democritus_n be_v both_o theist_n and_o incorporealist_n and_o this_o further_o confirm_v ibid._n xxvii_o that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o no_o inconsistency_n betwixt_o atomology_n and_o theology_n but_o also_o a_o natural_a cognation_n prove_v from_o the_o origin_n of_o the_o atomical_a physiology_n which_o proceed_v in_o general_a from_o the_o victory_n and_o triumph_n of_o reason_n over_o sense_n page_n 27_o xxviii_o a_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o origin_n of_o this_o atomical_a philosophy_n from_o that_o one_o principle_n of_o reason_n that_o in_o nature_n nothing_o come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o and_o that_o the_o ancient_a atomology_n be_v build_v upon_o this_o foundation_n prove_v at_o large_a page_n 29_o xxix_o that_o this_o selfsame_a principle_n which_o make_v the_o ancient_a atomist_n discard_v quality_n and_o substantial_a form_n make_v they_o also_o assert_v incorporeal_a substance_n page_n 35_o xxx_o and_o with_o it_o immortality_n of_o soul_n page_n 37_o xxxi_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n have_v also_o the_o same_o original_a page_n 38_o xxxii_o this_n not_o confine_v by_o those_o ancient_n to_o human_a soul_n only_o but_o extend_v to_o all_o soul_n and_o life_n whatsoever_o page_n 39_o xxxiii_o all_o this_o prove_v from_o empedocles_n who_o plain_o assert_v the_o pre-existence_n as_o well_o as_o the_o post-existence_n of_o all_o soul_n from_o this_o fundamental_a principle_n that_o nothing_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o page_n 40_o xxxiv_o a_o censure_n of_o this_o doctrine_n that_o from_o this_o ground_n may_v be_v solid_o prove_v the_o future_a immortality_n of_o human_a soul_n but_o not_o their_o pre-existence_n because_o all_o soul_n must_v be_v create_v by_o god_n some_o time_n or_o other_o page_n 43_o xxxv_o a_o hypothesis_n to_o salve_v the_o incorporeity_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n without_o their_o post-existence_n and_o successive_a transmigration_n page_n 44_o xxxvi_o and_o that_o this_o will_v not_o prejudice_n the_o immortality_n of_o human_a soul_n page_n 45_o xxxvii_o but_o that_o the_o empedoclean_a hypothesis_n be_v indeed_o of_o the_o two_o more_o rational_a than_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o make_v the_o soul_n of_o brute_n all_o corporeal_a ibid._n xxxviii_o moreover_o that_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o atomical_a physiology_n be_v such_o in_o itself_o as_o that_o whosoever_o entertain_v it_o thorough_o understand_v the_o same_o must_v needs_o hold_v incorporeal_a substance_n in_o five_o particular_n page_n 46_o thirty-nine_o two_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o atomical_a or_o mechanical_a physiology_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o that_o it_o render_v the_o corporeal_a world_n intelligible_a which_o no_o other_o philosophy_n do_v page_n 48_o xl._n the_o second_o advantage_n of_o it_o that_o it_o prepare_v a_o easy_a and_o clear_a way_n for_o the_o demonstration_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n ibid._n xli_o conclude_v from_o all_o these_o premise_n that_o the_o ancient_a moschical_a philosophy_n be_v integrate_v and_o make_v up_o of_o these_o two_o part_n atomical_a physiology_n and_o theology_n or_o pneumatology_n page_n 50_o xlii_o but_o that_o this_o entire_a philosophy_n be_v afterward_o mangle_a and_o dismember_v some_o take_v one_o part_n thereof_o alone_o and_o some_o the_o other_o page_n 51_o xliii_o that_o leucippus_n and_o democritus_n be_v atheistical_o incline_v take_v the_o atomical_a physiology_n alone_o endeavour_v to_o atheize_v the_o same_o and_o so_o beget_v a_o mongrill_n and_o spurious_a philosophy_n atheistical_o atomical_a or_o atomical_o atheistical_a and_o their_o vnsuccessfulness_n herein_o page_n 51_o xliv_o that_o plato_n take_v the_o theology_n or_o pneumatology_n of_o the_o ancient_n alone_o reject_v their_o atomical_a physiology_n and_o upon_o what_o prejudices_fw-la he_o do_v so_o page_n 52_o xlv_o that_o aristotle_n follow_v plato_n herein_o a_o commendation_n of_o his_o philosophy_n together_o with_o a_o impartial_a censure_n and_o a_o deserve_a preference_n thereof_o before_o the_o democritick_n and_o epicurean_a page_n 53_o chap._n ii_o wherein_o be_v contain_v all_o the_o pretend_a ground_n of_o reason_n for_o the_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n i._o that_o the_o democritick_n philosophy_n make_v up_o of_o corporealism_n and_o atomism_n complicate_v together_o be_v essential_o atheistical_a pag._n 59_o ii_o though_o epicurus_n who_o be_v a_o atomical_a corporealist_n pretend_v to_o assert_v a_o democracy_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v he_o for_o all_o that_o a_o absolute_a atheist_n and_o that_o atheist_n common_o equivocate_v and_o disguise_v themselves_o page_n 60_o iii_o that_o the_o democritick_n philosophy_n which_o make_v senseless_a atom_n not_o only_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o body_n as_o the_o ancient_a atomology_n do_v but_o also_o of_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o universe_n and_o therefore_o of_o soul_n and_o mind_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o system_fw-la of_o atheology_n or_o atheism_n swagger_v under_o a_o pretence_n to_o wisdom_n and_o philosophy_n and_o though_o there_o be_v another_o opposite_a form_n of_o atheism_n which_o we_o call_v stratonical_a yet_o be_v the_o democritick_n atheism_n chief_o considerable_a all_o the_o dark_a mystery_n whereof_o will_v be_v here_o reveal_v page_n 61_o iu._n that_o we_o be_v to_o treat_v concern_v the_o deity_n and_o to_o bring_v all_o those_o profane_a and_o unhallowed_a mystery_n of_o atheism_n into_o light_n in_o order_n to_o a_o confutation_n of_o they_o the_o divine_a assistence_n and_o direction_n ought_v to_o be_v implore_v as_o it_o common_o be_v by_o pagan_n themselves_o in_o such_o case_n page_n 63_o v._n that_o we_o be_v both_o to_o discover_v the_o atheist_n pretend_a ground_n of_o reason_n against_o the_o deity_n and_o their_o attempt_n to_o salve_v all_o the_o phaenomena_n without_o a_o god_n the_o first_o of_o their_o ground_n that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v a_o idea_n or_o conception_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v but_o a_o incomprehensible_a nothing_o ibid._n vi_o a_o second_o atheistick_a argumentation_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o creation_n out_o of_o nothing_o nor_o omnipotence_n because_o nothing_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o substantial_o be_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n of_o itself_o uncreated_a by_o any_o deity_n page_n 64_o vii_o a_o three_o pretend_a ground_n of_o reason_n against_o a_o deity_n that_o the_o strict_a notion_n of_o a_o god_n imply_v he_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o incorporeal_a deity_n there_o be_v no_o other_o substance_n beside_o body_n because_o whatsoever_o be_v be_v extend_v and_o whatsoever_o be_v extend_v be_v either_o empty_a space_n or_o body_n page_n 65_o viii_o the_o atheist_n pretence_n that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n spring_v from_o a_o ridiculous_a mistake_n of_o abstract_a name_n and_o notion_n for_o reality_n their_o impudence_n in_o make_v the_o deity_n but_o the_o chief_a of_o spectres_n a_o oberon_n or_o prince_n of_o fairy_n
declare_v page_n 110_o ix_o that_o it_o be_v hardly_o imaginable_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o philosophic_a atheist_n in_o the_o world_n before_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n plato_n observe_v also_o that_o there_o have_v be_v some_o or_o other_o in_o all_o age_n sick_a of_o the_o atheistick_a disease_n and_o aristotle_n affirm_v many_o of_o the_o first_o philosopher_n to_o have_v assign_v only_o a_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o mundane_a system_n without_o either_o intend_v or_o efficient_a cause_n they_o suppose_v matter_n to_o be_v the_o only_a substance_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n nothing_o but_o the_o passion_n and_o accident_n thereof_o generable_a and_o corruptible_a page_n 111_o x._o the_o doctrine_n of_o which_o materialist_n may_v be_v more_o full_o understand_v from_o those_o exception_n which_o aristotle_n make_v against_o they_o his_o first_o exception_n that_o they_o assign_v no_o cause_n of_o motion_n but_o introduce_v it_o into_o the_o world_n vnaccomptable_o page_n 112_o xi_o aristotle_n second_o exception_n that_o these_o materialist_n assign_v no_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o well_o and_o fit_a that_o be_v give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o orderly_a regularity_n of_o thing_n anaxagoras_n say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o jonick_a philosopher_n who_o make_v mind_n and_o good_a a_o principle_n of_o the_o universe_n ibid._n xii_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o these_o materialist_n in_o aristotle_n be_v downright_a atheist_n not_o mere_o because_o they_o hold_v all_o substance_n to_o be_v body_n forasmuch_o as_o heraclitus_n and_o zeno_n do_v the_o like_a and_o yet_o be_v not_o therefore_o number_v among_o the_o atheist_n these_o suppose_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n and_o their_o fiery_a matter_n original_o intellectual_a but_o because_o they_o make_v stupid_a matter_n devoid_a of_o all_o understanding_n and_o life_n to_o be_v the_o only_a principle_n page_n 113_o xiii_o and_o suppose_v every_o thing_n beside_o the_o bare_a substance_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v generable_a and_o corruptible_a and_o consequent_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o god_n than_o such_o as_o be_v native_a and_o mortal_a that_o those_o ancient_a theologer_n and_o theogonist_n who_o generate_v all_o the_o god_n out_o of_o night_n and_o chaos_n without_o exception_n be_v only_o verbal_a theist_n but_o real_a atheist_n senseless_a matter_n be_v to_o they_o the_o high_a numen_fw-la ibid._n fourteen_o the_o difference_n observe_v betwixt_o aristotle_n atheistical_a materialist_n and_o the_o italic_a philosopher_n the_o former_a determine_v all_o thing_n beside_o the_o bare_a substance_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v make_v or_o generate_v but_o the_o latter_a that_o no_o real_a entity_n be_v either_o generate_v or_o corrupt_v they_o thereupon_o both_o destroy_v the_o quality_n and_o form_n of_o body_n and_o assert_v the_o ingenerability_n and_o incorporeity_n of_o soul_n page_n 114_o xv._o how_o aristotle_n atheistick_a materialist_n endeavour_v to_o baffle_v and_o elude_v that_o axiom_n of_o the_o italic_a philosopher_n that_o nothing_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o and_o that_o anaxagoras_n be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o jonicks_n who_o yield_v so_o far_o to_o that_o principle_n as_o from_o thence_o to_o assert_v incorporeal_a substance_n and_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o quality_n and_o form_n he_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v thing_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n page_n 116_o xvi_o the_o error_n of_o some_o writer_n who_o from_o aristotle_n affirm_v that_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n do_v general_o conclude_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v make_v from_o thence_o infer_v they_o to_o have_v be_v all_o theist_n and_o that_o aristotle_n contradict_v himself_o in_o represent_v many_o of_o they_o as_o atheist_n that_o the_o ancient_a atheist_n do_v general_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assert_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v make_v or_o have_v have_v a_o beginning_n as_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n some_o theist_n do_v maintain_v its_o ante-eternity_n but_o in_o a_o way_n of_o dependency_n upon_o the_o deity_n that_o we_o ought_v therefore_o here_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o bare_a substance_n of_o the_o matter_n all_o atheist_n contend_v the_o matter_n to_o have_v be_v not_o only_o eternal_a but_o also_o such_o independent_o upon_o any_o other_o be_v page_n 117_o xvii_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n conclude_v this_o materialism_n or_o hylopathian_n atheism_n to_o have_v be_v at_o least_o as_o old_a as_o homer_n who_o make_v the_o ocean_n or_o fluid_a matter_n the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o god_n and_o that_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o ancient_a of_o all_o atheism_n which_o verbal_o acknowledge_v god_n yet_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o they_o all_o from_o night_n and_o chaos_n a_o description_n of_o this_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n in_o aristophanes_n that_o night_n and_o chaos_n first_o lay_v a_o egg_n out_o of_o which_o spring_v forth_o love_n which_o afterward_o mingle_v again_o with_o chaos_n beget_v heaven_n and_o earth_n animal_n and_o all_o the_o go_n page_n 120_o xviii_o that_o notwithstanding_o this_o in_o aristotle_n judgement_n not_o only_a parmenides_n but_o also_o hesiod_n and_o other_o ancient_n who_o make_v love_n senior_n to_o the_o god_n be_v to_o be_v exempt_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o atheist_n they_o understand_v by_o this_o love_n a_o active_a principle_n or_o cause_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o universe_n which_o therefore_o can_v not_o result_v from_o a_o egg_n of_o the_o night_n nor_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o chaos_n but_o must_v be_v something_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o matter_n simmias_n rhodius_n his_o wing_n a_o poem_n in_o honour_n of_o this_o divine_a or_o heavenly_a love_n this_o not_o that_o love_n neither_o which_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o penia_n and_o porus_n in_o plato_n in_o what_o rectify_v and_o refine_a sense_n it_o may_v pass_v for_o true_a theology_n that_o love_n be_v the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n page_n 121_o xix_o that_o however_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n be_v elsewhere_o tax_v by_o aristotle_n for_o this_o very_a thing_n the_o assign_v only_o a_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o universe_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o the_o person_n intend_v by_o he_o in_o the_o forementioned_a accusation_n but_o certain_o ancient_a philosopher_n who_o also_o be_v not_o atomist_n but_o asserter_n of_o quality_n or_o hylopathians_n page_n 123_o xx._n that_o aristotle_n atheistick_a materialist_n be_v indeed_o all_o the_o first_o jonick_a philosopher_n before_o anaxagoras_n thales_n be_v the_o head_n of_o they_o but_o that_o thales_n be_v acquit_v from_o this_o imputation_n of_o atheism_n by_o several_a good_a author_n his_o next_o successor_n anaximander_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v account_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o prince_n of_o this_o atheistick_a philosophy_n ibid._n xxi_o a_o passage_n out_o of_o aristotle_n object_v which_o at_o first_o sight_n seem_v to_o make_v anaximander_n a_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o therefore_o have_v lead_v both_o modern_a and_o ancient_a writer_n into_o that_o mistake_n but_o that_o this_o well_o consider_v prove_v the_o contrary_a that_o anaximander_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o old_a atheistick_a philosopher_n page_n 124_o xxii_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o anaximander_n call_v senseless_a matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o divinity_n since_o to_o all_o atheist_n that_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o high_a numen_fw-la and_o how_o this_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v immortal_a and_o to_o govern_v all_o with_o the_o concurrent_a judgement_n of_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n upon_o this_o place_n page_n 126_o xxiii_o a_o further_a account_n of_o the_o anaximandrian_a philosophy_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v pure_o atheistical_a page_n 127_o xxiv_o that_o as_o the_o vulgar_a have_v always_o be_v ill_a judge_n of_o theist_n and_o atheist_n so_o have_v learned_a man_n common_o suppose_v few_o atheist_n than_o indeed_o there_o be_v anaximander_n and_o democritus_n atheist_n both_o alike_o though_o philosophize_v different_a way_n and_o that_o some_o passage_n in_o plato_n respect_v the_o anaximandrian_a form_n of_o atheism_n rather_o than_o the_o democritical_a page_n 129_o xxv_o the_o reason_n why_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n new-modelled_a atheism_n into_o this_o atomick_a form_n page_n 131_o xxvi_o that_o beside_o the_o three_o form_n of_o atheism_n already_o mention_v we_o sometime_o meet_v with_o a_o four_o which_o suppose_v the_o universe_n to_o be_v though_o not_o a_o animal_n yet_o a_o kind_n of_o plant_n or_o vegetable_a have_v one_o regular_a plastic_a nature_n in_o it_o but_o devoid_a of_o understanding_n and_o sense_n which_o dispose_v and_o order_n the_o whole_a page_n 131_o xxvii_o that_o this_o form_n of_o atheism_n which_o make_v one_o senseless_a plastic_a and_o plantal_n nature_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o whole_a be_v
the_o divine_a art_n or_o wisdom_n as_o the_o manuary_a opificer_n from_o the_o architect_n page_n 155_o 12._o two_o imperfection_n of_o nature_n in_o respect_n whereof_o it_o fall_v short_a of_o humane_a art_n first_o that_o though_o it_o act_v for_o end_n artificial_o yet_o itself_o neither_o intend_v those_o end_n nor_o understand_v the_o reason_n of_o what_o it_o do_v for_o which_o cause_n it_o can_v act_v elective_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o spermatick_a reason_n and_o knowledge_n that_o nature_n do_v but_o ape_n or_o mimic_n the_o divine_a art_n or_o wisdom_n be_v itself_o not_o master_n of_o that_o reason_n according_a to_o which_o it_o act_n but_o only_o a_o servant_n to_o it_o and_o drudge_a executioner_n thereof_o page_n 156_o 13._o prove_v that_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o act_v artificial_o though_o itself_o do_v not_o comprehend_v that_o art_n and_o reason_n by_o which_o its_o motion_n be_v govern_v first_o from_o musical_a habit_n the_o dancer_n resemble_v the_o artificial_a life_n of_o nature_n page_n 157_o 14._o the_o same_o further_o evince_v from_o the_o instinct_n of_o brute_n animal_n direct_v they_o to_o act_v rational_o and_o artificial_o in_o order_n to_o their_o own_o good_a and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o universe_n without_o any_o reason_n of_o their_o own_o these_o instinct_n in_o brute_n but_o passive_a impress_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o fate_n upon_o they_o page_n 158_o 15._o the_o second_o imperfection_n of_o nature_n that_o it_o act_v without_o animal_n fancy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d con-sense_n or_o consciousness_n and_o have_v no_o express_a self-perception_a and_o self-enjoyment_n ibid._n 16._o whether_o this_o energy_n of_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v to_o be_v call_v cogitation_n or_o no_o nothing_o but_o a_o logomachy_n or_o contention_n about_o word_n grant_v that_o what_o move_v matter_n vital_o must_v needs_o do_v it_o by_o some_o energy_n of_o its_o own_o distinct_a from_o local_a motion_n but_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o simple_a vital_a energy_n without_o that_o duplicity_n which_o be_v in_o synaesthesis_n or_o clear_a and_o express_a consciousness_n nevertheless_o that_o the_o energy_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v call_v a_o certain_a drowsy_a unawaken_v or_o astonish_v cogitation_n page_n 159_o 17._o several_a instance_n which_o render_v it_o probable_a that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o vital_a energy_n without_o synaesthesis_n clear_a and_o express_a con-sense_n or_o consciousness_n page_n 160_o 18._o wherefore_o the_o plastic_a nature_n act_v neither_o know_o nor_o fantastical_o must_v needs_o act_v fatal_o magical_o and_o sympathetical_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o fate_n as_o to_o matter_n not_o mere_a cogitation_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n but_o a_o energetic_n and_o effectual_a principle_n in_o it_o and_o this_o plastic_a nature_n the_o true_a and_o proper_a fate_n of_o matter_n or_o of_o the_o corporeal_a world_n what_o magic_a be_v and_o that_o nature_n which_o act_v fatal_o act_v also_o magical_o and_o sympathetical_o p._n 161_o 19_o that_o nature_n though_o it_o be_v the_o divine_a art_n or_o fate_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o be_v neither_o a_o god_n nor_o goddess_n but_o a_o low_a and_o imperfect_a creature_n it_o act_v artificial_o and_o rational_o no_o otherwise_o than_o compound_v form_n of_o letter_n when_o print_v coherent_a philosophic_a sense_n nor_o for_o end_n than_o a_o saw_n or_o hatchet_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o skilful_a mechanic_n the_o plastic_a and_o vegetative_a life_n of_o nature_n the_o low_a of_o all_o life_n and_o inferior_a to_o the_o sensitive_a a_o high_a providence_n than_o that_o of_o the_o plastic_a nature_n govern_v the_o corporeal_a world_n itself_o ibid._n 20._o notwithstanding_o which_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v a_o life_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v incorporeal_a one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n have_v in_o it_o a_o entire_a model_n and_o platform_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o act_v upon_o several_a distant_a part_n of_o matter_n can_v be_v a_o body_n and_o though_o aristotle_n himself_o do_v no_o where_n declare_v this_o nature_n to_o be_v either_o corporeal_a or_o incorporeal_a which_o he_o neither_o clear_o do_v concern_v the_o rational_a soul_n and_o his_o follower_n common_o take_v it_o to_o be_v corporeal_a yet_o according_a to_o the_o genuine_a principle_n of_o that_o philosophy_n must_v it_o needs_o be_v otherwise_o page_n 165_o 21._o the_o plastic_a nature_n be_v incorporeal_a must_v either_o be_v a_o low_a power_n lodge_v in_o soul_n which_o be_v also_o conscious_a sensitive_a or_o rational_a or_o else_o a_o distinct_a substantial_a life_n by_o itself_o and_o inferior_a soul_n that_o the_o platonist_n affirm_v both_o with_o aristotle_n agreeable_a determination_n that_o nature_n be_v either_o part_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o not_o without_o soul_n ibid._n 22._o the_o plastic_a nature_n as_o to_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n a_o part_n or_o low_a power_n of_o their_o respective_a soul_n that_o the_o phaenomena_n prove_v a_o plastic_a nature_n or_o archaeus_n in_o animal_n to_o make_v which_o a_o distinct_a thing_n from_o the_o soul_n will_v be_v to_o multiply_v entity_n without_o necessity_n the_o soul_n endue_v with_o a_o plastic_a nature_n the_o chief_a formatrix_fw-la of_o its_o own_o body_n the_o contribution_n of_o other_o cause_n not_o exclude_v page_n 166_o 23._o that_o beside_o the_o plastic_a in_o particular_a animal_n form_v they_o as_o so_o many_o little_a world_n there_o be_v a_o general_n plastic_a or_o artificial_a nature_n in_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n which_o likewise_o according_a to_o aristotle_n be_v either_o a_o part_n and_o low_a power_n of_o a_o conscious_a mundane_a soul_n or_o else_o something_o depend_v thereon_o page_n 167_o 24._o that_o no_o less_o according_a to_o aristotle_n than_o plato_n and_o socrates_n ourselves_o partake_v of_o life_n from_o the_o life_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o well_o as_o we_o do_v of_o heat_n and_o cold_a from_o the_o heat_n and_o cold_a of_o the_o universe_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o aristotle_n also_o hold_v the_o world_n animation_n which_o be_v further_a vndeniable_o prove_v a_o answer_n to_o two_o the_o most_o considerable_a place_n in_o that_o philosopher_n object_v to_o the_o contrary_n that_o aristotle_n first_n immovable_a mover_n be_v no_o soul_n but_o a_o perfect_a intellect_n abstract_n from_o matter_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o move_v only_o as_o a_o final_a cause_n or_o as_o be_v love_v and_o beside_o this_o a_o mundane_a soul_n and_o plastic_a nature_n to_o move_v the_o heaven_n efficient_o neither_o aristotle_n nature_n nor_o mundane_a soul_n the_o supreme_a deity_n however_o though_o there_o be_v no_o such_o mundane_a soul_n as_o both_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n conceive_v yet_o may_v there_o be_v notwithstanding_o a_o plastic_a or_o artificial_a nature_n depend_v upon_o a_o high_a intellectual_a principle_n page_n 168_o 25._o no_o impossibility_n of_o other_o particular_a plastic_o and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o think_v every_o plant_n herb_n and_o pile_n of_o grass_n to_o have_v a_o plastic_a or_o vegetative_a soul_n of_o its_o own_o nor_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n yet_o may_v there_o possible_o be_v one_o plastic_a artificial_a nature_n preside_v over_o the_o whole_a terraqueous_a globe_n by_o which_o vegetable_n may_v be_v several_o organise_v and_o frame_v and_o all_o thing_n perform_v which_o transcend_v the_o power_n of_o fortuitous_a mechanism_n page_n 171_o 26._o our_o second_o undertake_n which_o be_v to_o show_v how_o gross_o those_o atheist_n who_o acknowledge_v this_o artificial_a plastic_a nature_n without_o animality_n misunderstand_v it_o and_o abuse_v the_o notion_n to_o make_v a_o counterfeit_n god_n almighty_a or_o numen_fw-la of_o it_o to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o true_a deity_n first_o in_o their_o suppose_v that_o to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o high_a principle_n of_o the_o universe_n which_o be_v the_o last_o and_o low_a of_o all_o life_n a_o thing_n as_o essential_o derivative_a from_o and_o dependent_a upon_o a_o high_a intellectual_a principle_n as_o the_o echo_n on_o the_o original_a voice_n second_o in_o their_o make_a sense_n and_o reason_n in_o animal_n to_o emerge_n out_o of_o a_o senseless_a life_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o mere_a modification_n and_o organization_n of_o matter_n that_o no_o duplication_n of_o corporeal_a organ_n can_v ever_o make_v one_o single_a inconscious_a life_n to_o advance_v into_o redouble_v consciousness_n and_o self-enjoyment_n three_o in_o attribute_v some_o of_o they_o perfect_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n to_o this_o life_n of_o nature_n which_o yet_o themselves_o suppose_v to_o be_v devoid_a of_o all_o animal_n sense_n and_o consciousness_n last_o in_o make_v this_o plastic_a life_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v mere_o corporeal_a the_o hylozoïst_n contend_v that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o body_n as_o the_o only_a
concern_v the_o logos_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v make_v be_v life_n in_o he_o but_o also_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n greek_n and_o latin_n this_o deify_n of_o idea_n but_o a_o piece_n of_o pagan_a poetry_n page_n 562_o 563_o last_o whereas_o proclus_n and_o other_o intermingle_v many_o particular_a god_n with_o those_o three_o universal_a hypostasis_n as_o henade_n and_o agathotetes_n unity_n and_o goodness_n substantial_a above_o the_o first_o intellect_n and_o noes_n particular_a mind_n or_o intellect_n above_o the_o first_o soul_n this_o hypothesis_n of_o they_o altogether_o irrational_a and_o absurd_a there_o be_v nothing_o essential_o goodness_n wisdom_n and_o sanctity_n but_o the_o three_o divine_a hypostasis_n all_o other_o being_n have_v only_o a_o participation_n thereof_o thus_o origen_n express_o who_o therefore_o acknowledge_v no_o high_a rank_n of_o create_a being_n than_o such_o as_o the_o platonist_n call_v soul_n that_o be_v selfmoveable_a vital_o unitable_a to_o body_n and_o peccable_a with_o who_o agree_v s._n jerome_n and_o other_o of_o the_o father_n that_o god_n be_v the_o only_a impeccable_a be_v but_o all_o understanding_n creature_n free-willed_n and_o lapsable_a page_n 564_o 565_o a_o opinion_n of_o simplicius_n that_o even_o in_o that_o rank_n of_o being_n call_v soul_n though_o not_o essential_o immutable_a but_o selfmoveable_a some_o be_v of_o so_o high_a a_o pitch_n as_o that_o they_o can_v never_o degenerate_a nor_o sink_v or_o fall_v into_o vicious_a habit_n insomuch_o that_o he_o make_v a_o question_n whether_o proaeresis_fw-la belong_v to_o they_o or_o no._n page_n 565_o 566_o but_o whatever_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o this_o origen_n too_o far_o in_o the_o other_o extreme_a in_o deny_v any_o other_o rank_n of_o soul_n above_o humane_a and_o suppose_v all_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v now_o betwixt_o the_o high_a angel_n and_o man_n to_o have_v proceed_v only_o from_o their_o merit_n and_o different_a use_n of_o their_o free_a will_n his_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o god_n will_v be_v otherwise_o a_o prosopoleptes_n or_o accepter_n of_o person_n this_o also_o extend_v by_o he_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o not_o partial_o choose_v to_o that_o dignity_n but_o for_o its_o faithful_a adherence_n to_o the_o divine_a word_n in_o a_o preaexistent_a state_n which_o he_o will_v prove_v from_o scripture_n but_o if_o a_o rank_n of_o soul_n below_o humane_a and_o specifical_o differ_v from_o they_o as_o origen_n himself_o confess_v those_o of_o brute_n to_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o there_o may_v not_o also_o be_v other_o rank_n or_o species_n superior_a to_o they_o page_n 566_o 567_o but_o least_o of_o all_o can_v we_o assent_v to_o origen_n when_o from_o this_o principle_n that_o all_o soul_n be_v essential_o endue_v with_o free_a will_n and_o therefore_o in_o their_o nature_n peccable_a he_o infer_v those_o endless_a circuit_n of_o soul_n upward_o and_o downward_o and_o consequent_o deny_v they_o any_o fix_a state_n of_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n by_o divine_a grace_n a_o assertion_n contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n and_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n thus_o perhaps_o that_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o christ_n bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_n through_o the_o gospel_n not_o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o first_o who_o teach_v the_o soul_n immortality_n a_o thing_n believe_v before_o by_o the_o pharisaic_a jew_n and_o generality_n of_o pagan_n but_o because_o these_o hold_v their_o endless_a transmigration_n and_o circuit_n therefore_o be_v he_o the_o first_o who_o bring_v everlasting_a life_n and_o happiness_n to_o light_n page_n 567_o 568_o that_o origen_n a_o man_n well_o skill_v in_o the_o platonic_a learning_n and_o so_o much_o addict_v to_o the_o dogmata_fw-la thereof_o will_v never_o have_v go_v so_o far_o into_o that_o other_o extreme_o have_v there_o be_v any_o solidity_n of_o reason_n for_o either_o those_o henade_n or_o noes_n of_o the_o latter_a platonist_n this_o opinion_n all_o one_o as_o if_o a_o christian_a shall_v suppose_v beside_o the_o first_o person_n or_o father_n a_o multitude_n of_o particular_a paternity_n superior_a to_o the_o second_o person_n and_o also_o beside_o the_o one_o son_n or_o word_n a_o multitude_n of_o particular_a son_n or_o word_n superior_a to_o the_o three_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o plain_o to_o make_v a_o breach_n upon_o the_o deity_n and_o to_o introduce_v a_o company_n of_o such_o creature_o god_n as_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n in_o their_o very_a notion_n page_n 568_o last_o this_o not_o the_o catholic_n doctrine_n of_o the_o platonic_a school_n neither_o but_o a_o private_a opinion_n only_o of_o some_o late_a doctor_n no_o footstep_n of_o those_o henade_n and_o agathotetes_n to_o be_v find_v anywhere_o in_o plato_n nor_o yet_o in_o plotinus_n this_o language_n little_o old_a than_o proclus_n nor_o do_v plato_n speak_v of_o any_o abstract_n or_o separate_a mind_n save_v only_o one_o his_o second_o thing_n about_o the_o second_o be_v idea_n as_o his_o three_o about_o the_o three_o create_a being_n plotinus_n also_o doubtful_a and_o stagger_a about_o these_o noes_n he_o seem_v sometime_o to_o make_v they_o but_o the_o head_n or_o summity_n of_o soul_n wherefore_o this_o pseudo-platonick_a trinity_n to_o be_v explode_v as_o confound_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n whereas_o the_o christian_a trinity_n homogeneal_a all_o deity_n or_o creator_n all_o other_o thing_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o creature_n of_o those_o three_o hypostasis_n and_o produce_v by_o their_o joynt-concurrence_n and_o influence_n they_o be_v all_o real_o but_o one_o god_n page_n 568_o 570_o nevertheless_o these_o forementioned_a depravation_n and_o adulteration_n of_o that_o divine_a cabbala_n of_o the_o trinity_n not_o to_o be_v charge_v upon_o plato_n himself_o nor_o all_o the_o other_o ancient_n platonist_n and_o pythagorean_n some_o of_o which_o approach_v so_o near_o to_o the_o christian_a trinity_n as_o to_o make_v their_o three_o hypostasis_n all_o true_o divine_a and_o creator_n other_o thing_n be_v the_o creature_n of_o they_o ibid._n first_o therefore_o plato_n himself_o in_o his_o timaeus_n careful_o distinguish_v betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n and_o determine_v the_o bound_n of_o each_o after_o this_o manner_n that_o the_o first_o be_v that_o which_o always_o be_v and_o be_v never_o make_v the_o second_o that_o which_o be_v make_v and_o have_v a_o beginning_n but_o true_o be_v not_o his_o meaning_n here_o pervert_v by_o junior_n platonist_n who_o boetius_fw-la also_o follow_v where_o plato_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o whatsoever_o have_v a_o temporary_a and_o successive_a duration_n have_v a_o beginning_n and_o whatsoever_o have_v no_o beginning_n have_v no_o successive_a but_o permanent_a duration_n and_o so_o conclude_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v eternal_a be_v god_n but_o whatsoever_o exist_v in_o time_n and_o have_v a_o beginning_n creature_n page_n 570_o 572_o now_o to_o plato_n more_o eternal_a god_n then_o one_o which_o not_o idea_n or_o noemata_fw-la but_o true_a substantial_a thing_n his_o first_o second_o and_z third_z in_o his_o epistle_n to_o dionysius_n or_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n the_o maker_n or_o creator_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n cicero_n god_n by_o who_o providence_n the_o world_n and_o all_o its_o part_n be_v frame_v page_n 572_o 573_o the_o second_o hypostasis_fw-la in_o plato_n trinity_n to_o wit_n mind_n or_o intellect_n unquestionable_o eternal_a and_o without_o beginning_n the_o same_o affirm_v by_o plotinus_n also_o of_o the_o three_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o psyche_n call_v the_o word_n of_o the_o second_o as_o the_o second_o the_o word_n of_o the_o first_o porphyrius_n his_o testimony_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o s._n cyril_n where_o also_o mind_n or_o the_o second_o divine_a hypostasis_fw-la though_o say_v to_o have_v be_v beget_v from_o the_o first_o yet_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d its_o own-parent_n and_o its_o own-offspring_n and_o say_v to_o have_v spring_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self-begotten_o page_n 573_o 574._o this_o mysterious_a riddle_n expound_v out_o of_o plotinus_n the_o plain_a meaning_n thereof_o no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o though_o this_o second_o hypostasis_fw-la proceed_v from_o the_o first_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o produce_v by_o it_o after_o a_o creature_o manner_n nor_o arbitrarious_o by_o will_n and_o choice_n but_o in_o way_n of_o natural_a and_o necessary_a emanation_n thus_o have_v some_o christian_n venture_v to_o call_v the_o logos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o exit_fw-la seipso_fw-la deum_fw-la god_n from_o himself_o page_n 574_o 575_o dionysius_n petavius_n have_v declare_v the_o doctrine_n of_o arius_n that_o the_o father_n be_v the_o only_a eternal_a god_n and_o the_o son_n or_o word_n a_o creature_n make_v in_o time_n and_o out_o of_o nothing_o conclude_v it_o undeniable_o manifest_a from_o hence_o
proclus_n also_o add_v other_o fantastic_a trinity_n of_o his_o own_o page_n 625_o 627_o another_o advantage_n of_o this_o platonic_a trinity_n extend_v to_o the_o present_a time_n perhaps_o not_o vnintended_a also_o by_o divine_a providence_n to_o abate_v the_o confidence_n of_o those_o conceit_a wit_n who_o so_o bold_o decry_v the_o trinity_n for_o nonsense_n absolute_a contradiction_n to_o reason_n and_o impossibility_n when_o they_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o best_a and_o free_a wit_n among_o the_o pagan_n though_o have_v no_o scripture-revelation_n to_o impose_v upon_o they_o be_v yet_o fond_a of_o this_o hypothesis_n page_n 627_o and_o now_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v that_o the_o ancient_n platonist_n and_o pythagorean_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tax_v for_o polytheist_n and_o idolater_n in_o give_v religious_a worship_n to_o their_o three_o divine_a hypostasis_n one_o grand_a design_n of_o christianity_n to_o free_v the_o world_n from_o idolatry_n and_o creature-worship_n and_o this_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o ancient_a father_n so_o zealous_o oppose_v arianism_n because_o it_o thwart_v that_o design_n it_o paganize_a and_o idolatrize_v that_o which_o be_v intend_v for_o the_o unpaganize_a of_o the_o world_n one_o remarkable_a passage_n of_o athanasius_n to_o this_o purpose_n page_n 627_o 629_o where_o first_a observable_a that_o athanasius_n express_o affirm_v the_o pagan_n to_o have_v worship_v only_o one_o uncreated_a and_o many_o create_v go_n thus_o greg._n naz._n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o divinity_n among_o the_o pagan_n also_o and_o irenaeus_n that_o they_o attribute_v the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o deity_n to_o one_o supreme_a god_n the_o maker_n of_o this_o universe_n and_o second_o that_o to_o athanasius_n and_o all_o those_o other_o father_n who_o charge_v the_o arian_n with_o idolatry_n this_o be_v suppose_v not_o to_o consist_v in_o worship_v many_o independent_a and_o selfexistent_a god_n but_o in_o give_v religious_a worship_n to_o 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of_o corruption_n and_o generation_n nevertheless_o he_o seem_v to_o generate_v this_o contention_n itself_o also_o from_o the_o very_o one_o that_o be_v from_o the_o supreme_a deity_n for_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o he_o be_v from_o this_o contention_n god_n only_o except_v he_o write_v after_o this_o manner_n from_o which_o that_o be_v contention_n and_o friendship_n all_o the_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v plant_n beast_n man_n and_o god_n derive_v their_o original_a for_o empedocles_n it_o seem_v suppose_v that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d discord_n or_o contention_n all_o thing_n will_v be_v one_o so_o that_o according_a to_o he_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o procee_v from_o contention_n or_o discord_n together_o with_o a_o mixture_n of_o friendship_n save_v only_o the_o supreme_a god_n who_o have_v therefore_o no_o contention_n at_o all_o in_o he_o because_o he_o be_v essential_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unity_n itself_o 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moreover_o stobaeus_n cite_v this_o out_o of_o archytas_n his_o book_n of_o principle_n viz._n that_o beside_o matter_n and_o form_n 82._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n there_o be_v another_o more_o necessary_a cause_n which_o move_a bring_v the_o form_n to_o the_o matter_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o powerful_a cause_n which_o be_v fit_o call_v god_n so_o that_o there_o be_v three_o principle_n god_n matter_n and_o form_n god_n the_o artificer_n and_o mover_n and_o matter_n that_o which_o be_v move_v and_o form_v the_o art_n introduce_v into_o the_o matter_n in_o which_o same_o stobean_n excerption_n it_o also_o follow_v afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o must_v be_v something_o better_a than_o mind_n and_o that_o this_o thing_n better_o than_o mind_n be_v that_o which_o we_o proper_o call_v god_n 32._o ocellus_n also_o in_o the_o same_o stobaeus_n thus_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d life_n contain_v the_o body_n 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