all_o which_o we_o be_v seek_v after_o 2._o for_o what_o any_o cause_n do_v by_o a_o power_n receive_v from_o a_o high_a cause_n and_o consequent_o order_v by_o it_o that_o be_v do_v principal_o by_o that_o first_o or_o high_a cause_n and_o if_o god_n have_v make_v the_o world_n by_o a_o angel_n or_o intelligence_n it_o will_v have_v be_v nevertheless_o his_o creature_n nor_o any_o thing_n the_o less_o to_o his_o honour_n than_o if_o he_o have_v make_v it_o by_o himself_o alone_o §_o 11._o the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v that_o there_o be_v certain_o a_o first_o uncause_v independent_a cause_n of_o man_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o beside_o that_o cause_n chap._n v._o what_o this_o cause_n be_v in_o itself_o that_o it_o be_v god_n §_o 1._o the_o first_o cause_n be_v know_v to_o we_o imperfect_o and_o by_o the_o effect_n tusc_n man_n be_v so_o conscious_a of_o his_o ignorance_n herein_o and_o of_o the_o perplexity_n and_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o and_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o beginning_n downward_o at_o the_o effect_n and_o rise_v upward_o in_o his_o enquiry_n that_o i_o need_v not_o prove_v this_o proposition_n to_o any_o man_n rosc_n §_o 2._o though_o god_n or_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v search_v after_o in_o all_o his_o work_n yet_o chief_o in_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o within_o our_o reach_n which_o be_v man_n himself_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o other_o creature_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o man_n and_o therefore_o god_n or_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v search_v after_o rather_o in_o they_o and_o his_o attribute_n denominate_v from_o they_o i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la 48._o the_o sun_n be_v a_o noble_a creature_n than_o man._n but_o what_o it_o be_v simpliciter_fw-la we_o can_v tell_v unless_o we_o know_v it_o better_o the_o high_a exellency_n know_v to_o man_n in_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o potentia_fw-la motiva_fw-la illuminativa_fw-la &_o 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by_z eminent_o i_o mean_v somewhat_o more_o excellent_a or_o transcendent_a which_o yet_o man_n have_v no_o better_a name_n for_o or_o fit_a notion_n of_o god_n be_v thus_o a_o substance_n life_n transcendent_o if_o not_o formal_o §_o 5._o he_o that_o have_v make_v intelligence_n or_o spirit_n or_o mind_n more_o noble_a and_o excellent_a than_o body_n be_v himself_o a_o mind_n intelligence_n or_o spirit_n either_o formal_o or_o transcendent_o and_o eminent_o we_o find_v that_o corporeal_a gross_a and_o dense_a being_n be_v most_o dull_a and_o passive_a and_o have_v least_o of_o excellency_n the_o body_n of_o itself_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v a_o dull_a and_o dirty_a clod_n though_o we_o have_v no_o adequate_a conception_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o know_v not_o only_o negative_o that_o it_o contain_v a_o freedom_n from_o the_o baseness_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o corporeity_n but_o also_o we_o know_v by_o its_o essential_a act_n that_o positive_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a 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executive_a power_n with_o a_o understanding_n to_o guide_v it_o and_o a_o will_v to_o command_v it_o god_n have_v either_o formal_o or_o eminent_o and_o transcendent_o such_o a_o power_n intellect_n and_o will_n which_o be_v his_o essence_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o that_o no_o cause_n can_v give_v more_o than_o it_o have_v to_o give_v if_o the_o first_o cause_n have_v not_o power_n understanding_n and_o will_n deur_n either_o formal_o or_o eminent_o in_o a_o high_a and_o noble_a kind_n he_o can_v not_o have_v endow_v all_o mankind_n with_o what_o he_o have_v not_o 1._o that_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v most_o powerful_a be_v evident_a by_o his_o work_n he_o that_o give_v man_n his_o measure_n of_o power_n and_o much_o more_o to_o many_o other_o creature_n have_v himself_o much_o more_o than_o any_o of_o they_o he_o that_o make_v this_o marvellous_a frame_n of_o all_o the_o orb_n and_o cause_v and_o continue_v their_o be_v and_o their_o constant_a rapid_a motion_n be_v incomprehensible_o potent_a whatsoever_o power_n there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o creature_n visible_a and_o invisible_a set_v together_o there_o must_v be_v more_o or_o as_o much_o in_o their_o first_o cause_n alone_o because_o nothing_o can_v give_v more_o power_n than_o it_o have_v 110._o 2._o his_o work_n also_o prove_v that_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v a_o understanding_n for_o the_o admirable_a composure_n order_n nature_n motion_n variety_n and_o usefulness_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n do_v declare_v it_o he_o that_o have_v give_v understanding_n to_o man_n have_v formal_o or_o eminent_o more_o himself_o than_o all_o man_n and_o all_o his_o creature_n have_v if_o intellection_n be_v not_o a_o excellency_n above_o mere_a natural_a or_o brutish_a motion_n man_n be_v not_o better_o than_o the_o inanimate_v or_o bruit_n but_o if_o it_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o it_o can_v want_v it_o not_o that_o his_o intellection_n be_v univocal_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o we_o but_o it_o be_v something_o incomparable_o more_o noble_a which_o express_v itself_o in_o humane_a intellection_n as_o its_o image_n and_o be_v see_v by_o we_o in_o this_o glass_n and_o can_v be_v express_v by_o we_o no_o better_o than_o by_o this_o name_n 3._o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o noble_a nature_n which_o act_v by_o volition_n or_o freewill_n than_o that_o which_o have_v no_o will_n at_o all_o and_o so_o no_o voluntary_a choice_n and_o complacency_n so_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o have_v give_v this_o noble_a faculty_n to_o man_n have_v certain_o himself_o though_o not_o a_o will_v univocal_o the_o same_o with_o we_o yet_o a_o will_n of_o a_o transcendent_a excellency_n which_o express_v itself_o in_o we_o as_o its_o image_n and_o must_v be_v something_o better_o and_o great_a but_o can_v be_v low_a or_o less_o and_o though_o such_o indetermination_n as_o proceed_v from_o imperfection_n and_o consequent_o such_o liberty_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o have_v no_o defect_n yet_o all_o that_o liberty_n which_o belong_v to_o perfection_n must_v undoubted_o belong_v to_o he_o he_o that_o do_v what_o we_o see_v have_v do_v it_o willing_o and_o free_o §_o 8._o what_o ever_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o absolute_a perfection_n it_o must_v needs_o have_v in_o it_o more_o than_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o because_o it_o give_v all_o that_o to_o the_o whole_a creation_n which_o it_o have_v receive_v and_o be_v a_o imperfect_a cause_n can_v never_o have_v make_v such_o a_o world_n as_o we_o behold_v and_o partly_o know_v and_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n imperfect_a there_o will_v be_v no_o perfection_n in_o be_v §_o 9_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n in_o be_v require_v that_o it_o be_v eternal_a without_o begin_v or_o end_n of_o duration_n nothing_o in_o the_o world_n can_v
it_o be_v not_o one_o part_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o move_v and_o another_o which_o illuminate_v and_o another_o which_o heat_v but_o the_o whole_a sun_n if_o it_o be_v whole_o fire_n or_o aethereal_a matter_n do_v move_v the_o whole_a illuminate_v and_o the_o whole_a do_v heat_n and_o motion_n light_n and_o heat_n be_v not_o quality_n inherent_a in_o it_o but_o motion_n illumination_n and_o calefaction_n be_v act_n flow_v immediate_o from_o its_o essence_n as_o contain_v the_o faculty_n or_o power_n of_o such_o act_n he_o that_o can_v write_v a_o perfect_a method_n of_o physics_n and_o morality_n will_v show_v we_o trinity_n in_o unity_n through_o all_o its_o part_n from_o first_o to_o last_o but_o as_o the_o vein_n artery_n and_o nerve_n perfection_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o natural_a vital_a and_o animal_n humour_n and_o spirit_n be_v easy_o discernible_a in_o their_o trunk_n and_o great_a branch_n but_o not_o so_o when_o they_o be_v minute_n and_o multiply_v into_o thousand_o so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o method_n but_o i_o must_v desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v that_o though_o i_o here_o explain_v this_o trinity_n of_o active_a principle_n in_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o be_v so_o evident_a to_o natural_a reason_n itself_o as_o to_o be_v past_o all_o controversy_n yet_o whether_o indeed_o the_o trinity_n of_o hypostasis_n or_o person_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v not_o somewhat_o distinct_a from_o this_o be_v a_o question_n which_o here_o i_o be_o not_o to_o meddle_v with_o till_o i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o treatise_n nor_o be_v it_o my_o purpose_n to_o deny_v it_o but_o only_o to_o prepare_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o it_o of_o which_o more_o shall_v there_o afterward_o be_v say_v §_o 32._o and_o thus_o all_o creature_n and_o especial_o ourselves_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v a_o first_o be_v and_o cause_n of_o they_o all_o who_o be_v a_o substance_n life_n a_o spirit_n or_o mind_n a_o active_a power_n understanding_n and_o will_n perfect_a eternal_a independent_a and_o self-sufficient_a not_o compound_v not_o passable_a not_o mutable_a corruptible_a or_o mortal_a immense_a omnipresent_v incomprehensible_a only_o one_o omnipotent_a omniscient_a and_o most_o good_a most_o happy_a in_o be_v himself_o in_o know_v himself_o and_o enjoy_v he_o most_o holy_a transcend_v all_o the_o creature_n of_o a_o perfect_a will_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o moral_a good_a love_n or_o benign_a have_v a_o trinity_n of_o essential_a transcendent_a principle_n in_o unity_n of_o essence_n which_o have_v make_v their_o adumbration_n or_o appearance_n on_o the_o world_n whereof_o though_o he_o be_v not_o the_o constitutive_a form_n or_o soul_n he_o be_v to_o it_o much_o more_o the_o first_o efficient_a dirigent_a and_o ultimate_v final_a cause_n of_o all_o that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o god._n chap._n vi_o of_o god_n as_o relate_v to_o his_o creature_n especial_o to_o man._n and_o i._o as_o his_o owner_n pass_v by_o all_o that_o be_v doubtful_a and_o controvert_v among_o man_n true_o rational_a and_o take_v before_o i_o only_o that_o which_o be_v certain_a undeniable_a and_o clear_a and_o wherein_o my_o own_o soul_n be_v pass_v all_o doubt_n i_o shall_v proceed_v in_o the_o same_o method_n secundum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la cognoscendi_fw-la non_fw-la essendi_fw-la the_o word_n god_n do_v not_o only_o signify_v all_o that_o i_o have_v be_v prove_v viz._n balbus_n the_o perfect_a nature_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n but_o also_o his_o relation_n to_o we_o his_o creature_n and_o therefore_o till_o i_o have_v open_v and_o prove_v those_o relation_n i_o have_v do_v but_o part_n of_o my_o work_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god._n §_o 1._o god_n have_v produce_v man_n and_o all_o the_o world_n by_o his_o power_n understanding_n and_o will_n be_v by_o immediate_a resultancy_n relate_v to_o he_o as_o his_o creator_n though_o he_o make_v his_o body_n of_o pre-existent_a matter_n yet_o be_v that_o matter_n make_v of_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o god_n be_v proper_o man_n creator_n and_o not_o his_o fabricator_n only_o and_o a_o creature_n be_v a_o relation_n which_o infer_v the_o correlate_n a_o creator_n as_o a_o son_n do_v a_o father_n this_o therefore_o be_v god_n first_o grand_a relation_n unto_o man_n which_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o produce_v it_o but_o his_o actual_a creation_n which_o be_v its_o fundamentum_fw-la §_o 2._o this_o grand_a prime_a relation_n infer_v a_o trinity_n of_o grand_a relation_n viz._n that_o god_n be_v our_o owner_n our_o ruler_n and_o our_o benefactor_n of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v in_o order_n that_o these_o three_o be_v just_o distinguish_v from_o each_o other_o be_v past_a doubt_n to_o all_o that_o understand_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o term_n a_o owner_n as_o such_o be_v not_o a_o ruler_n or_o benefactor_n a_o ruler_n as_o such_o be_v not_o a_o owner_n or_o a_o benefactor_n a_o benefactor_n as_o such_o be_v neither_o a_o owner_n nor_o a_o ruler_n and_o the_o enumeration_n be_v sufficient_a all_o humane_a affair_n or_o action_n of_o converse_n and_o society_n belong_v to_o man_n in_o one_o of_o these_o three_o relation_n or_o such_o as_o be_v subordinate_a to_o they_o and_o mere_a dependent_n on_o they_o or_o compound_v of_o they_o they_o be_v in_o some_o respect_n the_o genera_n and_o in_o some_o as_o it_o be_v the_o element_n of_o all_o other_o relation_n and_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o be_v apply_v to_o god_n with_o as_o much_o propriety_n of_o speech_n as_o any_o term_n that_o man_n can_v use_v concern_v he_o and_o he_o that_o can_v draw_v a_o true_a scheme_n or_o method_n of_o the_o body_n of_o morality_n or_o theology_n for_o all_o be_v one_o with_o i_o will_v reduce_v all_o the_o deal_n of_o god_n with_o man_n which_o be_v subsequent_a to_o the_o fundamental_a act_n of_o creation_n to_o these_o three_o relation_n and_o according_o distinguish_v of_o they_o all_o yet_o in_o the_o mix_v act_n as_o most_o be_v such_o distinguish_v only_o of_o the_o compound_v element_n i_o mean_v the_o interest_n of_o these_o three_o relation_n as_o make_v up_o the_o several_a act_n §_o 3._o a_o full_a owner_n or_o proprietor_n be_v call_v dominus_fw-la in_o the_o strict_a sense_n and_o be_v one_o that_o have_v a_o jus_fw-la possidendi_fw-la disponendi_fw-la &_o utendi_fw-la a_o right_a of_o have_v or_o possess_v dispose_v and_o use_v without_o any_o copartner_n or_o superior_a proprietor_n to_o restrain_v he_o the_o meaning_n be_v better_a know_v by_o the_o bare_a term_n of_o denomination_n through_o common_a use_n than_o by_o definition_n we_o know_v what_o it_o mean_v when_o a_o man_n say_v of_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v my_o own_o there_o be_v defective_a half-propriety_n of_o copartner_n and_o subordinate_a proprietor_n which_o belong_v not_o to_o our_o present_a case_n the_o word_n dominus_fw-la &_o dominuim_n be_v sometime_o take_v laxe_o as_o 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he_o who_o will_v live_v such_o a_o holy_a life_n 114_o chap._n fourteen_o that_o there_o be_v a_o life_n of_o retribution_n after_o this_o prove_v 119_o chap._n xv._n of_o the_o intrinsecal_n evil_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o perpetval_n punishment_n due_a to_o the_o sinner_n by_o the_o undoubted_a law_n of_o nature_n 156_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o present_a sinful_a and_o miserable_a state_n of_o the_o world_n 176_o chap._n xvii_o what_o natural_a light_n declare_v of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o sinner_n and_o of_o the_o hope_n and_o mean_n of_o man_n recovery_n 182_o part_n ii_o of_o christianity_n and_o supernatural_a revelation_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o need_n of_o a_o clear_a light_n or_o full_a revelation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n than_o all_o that_o have_v be_v open_v before_o p._n 191_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o several_a religion_n which_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 198_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o 1._o what_o it_o be_v 204_o chap._n iu_o of_o 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chap._n xiii_o consectary_n i._o what_o party_n of_o christian_n shall_v we_o join_v with_o or_o be_v of_o see_v they_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o sect_n 464_o chap._n fourteen_o ii_o of_o the_o true_a interest_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n of_o the_o mean_n to_o promote_v it_o and_o its_o enemy_n and_o impediment_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v only_o name_v in_o brief_a proposition_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o heedful_o peruse_v by_o those_o that_o dare_v pretend_v the_o interest_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o church_n for_o the_o proud_a or_o the_o most_o divide_v practice_n and_o those_o which_o most_o direct_o hinder_v the_o successful_a preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o pure_a worship_v of_o god_n and_o the_o save_n of_o man_n soul_n 466._o the_o conclusion_n or_o a_o appendix_n defend_v the_o soul_n immortality_n against_o the_o somatist_n or_o epicurean_o and_o other_o pseudophilosopher_n objection_n i._o matter_n and_o motion_n only_o may_v do_v all_o that_o which_o you_o ascribe_v to_o soul_n p._n 495_o object_n ii_o by_o sense_n imagination_n cogitation_n reason_n you_o can_v prove_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o immortal_a because_o the_o bruit_n partake_v of_o all_o these_o 523_o object_n iii_o humane_a soul_n be_v but_o form_n and_o form_n be_v but_o the_o quality_n or_o mode_n and_o substance_n and_o therefore_o perish_v when_o separate_v from_o body_n 535_o object_n iv._o the_o soul_n be_v material_a and_o consequent_o mortal_a because_o it_o depend_v upon_o matter_n in_o its_o operation_n and_o therefore_o in_o its_o essence_n 539_o object_n v._n no_o immaterial_a substance_n move_v that_o which_o be_v material_a as_o a_o principle_n of_o its_o operation_n but_o the_o soul_n so_o move_v the_o body_n ergo_fw-la 540_o object_n vi_o the_o soul_n in_o our_o sleep_n act_v irrational_o according_a to_o the_o fortuitous_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n ergo_fw-la 543_o object_n vii_o reason_n be_v 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as_o to_o past_a duration_n be_v not_o eternal_a as_o to_o future_a duration_n but_o etc._n etc._n 567_o object_n fourteen_o you_o have_v none_o but_o moral_a argument_n for_o the_o soul_n immortality_n 568_o object_n xv._n you_o seem_v to_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o endless_a duration_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o only_o a_o future_a state_n of_o retribution_n which_o you_o can_v prove_v from_o nature_n alone_o 568_o object_n xvi_o both_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v like_o a_o candle_n in_o fluxu_fw-la continuo_fw-la ergo_fw-la be_v not_o long_o the_o same_o be_v uncapable_a of_o a_o life_n of_o retribution_n 569_o object_n xvii_o the_o soul_n return_v to_o the_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la or_o element_n of_o soul_n and_o so_o lose_v its_o individuation_n and_o be_v uncapable_a of_o retribution_n 571_o object_n xviii_o the_o fiction_n of_o the_o platonist_n about_o their_o several_a vehicles_n and_o such_o like_a do_v make_v their_o doctrine_n the_o more_o to_o be_v suspect_v 574_o object_n xix_o the_o soul_n act_n will_v not_o be_v such_o as_o they_o be_v now_o by_o corporeal_a spirit_n and_o idea_n ergo_fw-la it_o will_v be_v uncapable_a of_o retribution_n 578_o object_n xx._n the_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n do_v fill_v man_n with_o fear_n and_o draw_v they_o to_o superstition_n and_o trouble_v the_o peace_n of_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n 579_o in_o objection_n about_o the_o world_n eternity_n what_o christianity_n say_v about_o it_o 582_o the_o testimony_n of_o socrates_n and_o zenocrates_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n 589_o cicero_n doctrine_n and_o his_o redargution_n of_o the_o somatist_n at_o large_a 590_o the_o stoic_n nearness_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christianity_n with_o their_o particular_a moral_a tenet_n and_o their_o praise_n by_o the_o learned_a and_o pious_a mr._n t._n gataker_n 595_o the_o stoic_n platonist_n and_o other_o philosopher_n opinion_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o virtue_n to_o be_v man_n felicity_n against_o the_o epicurean_a doctrine_n of_o pleasure_n vindicated_n it_o import_v a_o
heaven_n have_v overcome_v the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o my_o belief_n and_o i_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v do_v the_o rest_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v sure_o come_v to_o heaven_n when_o i_o be_o fit_a for_o it_o object_n but_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o undertake_v to_o regenerate_a and_o to_o save_v we_o but_o also_o to_o justify_v we_o and_o this_o by_o a_o strange_a way_n by_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o merit_n answ_n the_o great_a be_v his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n as_o make_v know_v to_o we_o i_o be_o sure_a a_o unpardoned_a unrighteous_a person_n be_v uncapable_a of_o felicity_n in_o that_o state_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o can_v pardon_v myself_o nor_o well_o know_v which_o way_n else_o to_o seek_v it_o and_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o so_o excellent_a and_o holy_a a_o person_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v well-beloved_a of_o god_n i_o than_o but_o i_o pray_v you_o remember_v 1._o that_o he_o undertake_v not_o to_o pardon_v or_o justify_v any_o man_n who_o 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8._o p._n 333_o etc._n etc._n have_v notable_o open_v we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o scientia_fw-la praeteritorum_fw-la be_v not_o to_o be_v ascribe_v
4._o l._n 7._o c._n 2._o p._n 457._o vid._n priscian_n in_o theophra_v prove_v that_o light_n be_v neither_o a_o body_n nor_o a_o quality_n c._n 19_o but_o i_o find_v no_o satisfaction_n when_o he_o come_v to_o tell_v we_o what_o it_o be_v nor_o will_v i_o subscribe_v to_o ficinus_fw-la who_o with_o other_o platonist_n say_v coeleste_fw-la corpus_fw-la primum_fw-la luminis_fw-la susceptaculum_fw-la incorporea_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o intelligentia_fw-la regi_fw-la à _fw-la qua_fw-la &_o lumen_fw-la habeat_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la tradat_fw-la si_fw-la lumen_fw-la esse_fw-la dicamus_fw-la radios_fw-la visuales_fw-la coelestium_fw-la oculorum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la viventium_fw-la perque_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la radios_fw-la cuncta_fw-la videntium_fw-la agentiumque_fw-la videndo_fw-la non_fw-la errabimus_fw-la errabimus_fw-la leg._n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr dissert_n in_o epicur_fw-fr philos_fw-la ad_fw-la gassend_n &_o de_fw-fr communi_fw-la rerum_fw-la vivendi_fw-la ratione_fw-la ad_fw-la campanel_n &_o de_fw-fr nominibus_fw-la dei_fw-la soli_fw-la attributis_fw-la in_o which_o he_o take_v atom_n or_o indivisible_a particle_n for_o the_o first_o real_a passive_a matter_n antecedent_n to_o the_o distinction_n of_o element_n but_o fire_n call_v also_o spiritus_fw-la aethereus_fw-la &_o natura_fw-la to_o be_v of_o a_o high_a elevation_n the_o active_a informer_n disposer_n and_o moderator_n of_o all_o matter_n and_o animate_v fire_n that_o be_v the_o sun_n and_o its_o emanation_n to_o be_v the_o life_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o material_a world_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o old_a philosopher_n and_o that_o by_o their_o numerous_a name_n of_o god_n they_o mean_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o diverse_o operate_n that_o be_v the_o sun_n fire_n or_o aether_n which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v animate_v intellectual_n as_o consider_v in_o its_o various_a respect_n to_o mortal_n ut_fw-la docet_fw-la hermes_n mens_fw-la generalis_fw-la habet_fw-la pro_fw-la corpore_fw-la ignem_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la igne_fw-la stipatur_fw-la &_o circum_fw-la vestitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d semper_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o necessario_fw-la ignis_fw-la aethereus_fw-la &_o mens_fw-la universalis_fw-la sihi_fw-la inuicem_fw-la comites_fw-la assident_fw-la amboque_fw-la ita_fw-la affinos_fw-la nihil_fw-la constituunt_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la spiritum_fw-la igneum_fw-la aethereum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la coelestem_fw-la &_o divinum_fw-la tenâ—brosam_fw-la hanc_fw-la &_o informem_fw-la immanis_fw-la materiei_fw-la abyssum_fw-la complentem_fw-la illustrantem_fw-la &_o animantem_fw-la idem_fw-la ad_fw-la campanel_n pag._n â—0_n vide_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la mercur._n pimand_n citat_fw-la pag._n 79._o say_v a_o novel_a philosopher_n himself_o exit_fw-la speculis_fw-la ustoriis_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la calorem_fw-la a_o sole_a creari_fw-la intensissimum_fw-la non_fw-la acceleratione_fw-la motus_fw-la sed_fw-la coalitione_n radiorum_fw-la lumen_fw-la species_n est_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la species_n sensibiles_fw-la prae_fw-la caeteris_fw-la intellectualem_fw-la speciem_fw-la repraesentans_fw-la &_o in_o intellectu_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la causam_fw-la in_fw-la coelo_fw-la per_fw-la formae_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la in_fw-la igne_fw-la per_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la participationis_fw-la hinc_fw-la derivatur_fw-la in_o portiones_fw-la ficin_n in_o theophra_v de_fw-fr anim._n c._n 44._o non_fw-la ergo_fw-la levitas_fw-la &_o gravitas_fw-la causae_fw-la primi_fw-la â—_o orus_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la qualitates_fw-la sunt_fw-la elementorum_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la hoc_fw-la detur_fw-la quomodo_fw-la ratiocinari_fw-la opinari_fw-la judicare_fw-la gravitatis_fw-la &_o levitatis_fw-la opera_fw-la esse_fw-la possunt_fw-la si_fw-la ron_fw-mi sunt_fw-la gravitatis_fw-la &_o levitatis_fw-la opera_fw-la neque_fw-la elementorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la elementorum_fw-la neque_fw-la certe_fw-la corporum_fw-la nemesius_n de_fw-fr an._n c._n 2._o p._n 484._o 484._o so_o lipstorpius_n in_o his_o specim_fw-la philos_fw-la cartes_n deus_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la mundi_fw-la materiam_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la motu_fw-la &_o quiet_a creavit_fw-la unde_fw-la communissima_fw-la naturae_fw-la lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n vid._n pag._n 37_o 38._o so_o that_o nature_n with_o the_o cartesian_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o but_o god_n first_o move_v act_n at_o the_o creation_n as_o if_o he_o cause_v motion_n without_o any_o move_a create_a principle_n and_o as_o if_o spirit_n and_o fire_n have_v no_o more_o move_v a_o nature_n or_o principle_n than_o clay_n but_o only_o that_o their_o matter_n be_v either_o in_o the_o creation_n more_o move_v by_o god_n or_o since_o by_o a_o knock_n from_o some_o other_o mover_n put_v into_o motion_n by_o which_o accidental_a motion_n clay_n or_o water_n may_v be_v make_v fire_n leg._n petr._n mousnerii_n lib._n de_fw-fr impetu_fw-la &_o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la motu_fw-la naturali_fw-la where_o the_o nature_n of_o motion_n be_v more_o exact_o handle_v than_o by_o the_o epicurean_o or_o cartesian_o though_o too_o little_a be_v say_v the_o vi_o moventis_fw-la in_o comparison_n of_o what_o be_v say_v de_fw-la impetu_fw-la mobilis_fw-la leg._n l._n 2._o pag._n 76_o 77_o etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr causa_fw-la intrinseca_fw-la motus_fw-la localis_fw-la naturalis_fw-la et_fw-fr pag._n 78._o his_fw-la seven_o reason_n against_o gassendus_fw-la his_o doctrine_n of_o gravitation_n by_o the_o traction_n of_o atom_n and_o his_o confutation_n of_o all_o extrinsic_a cause_n viz._n causa_fw-la prima_fw-la sola_fw-la aër_fw-la terrae_fw-la vis_fw-la magnetica_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la diffusam_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o sympathicam_fw-la vel_fw-la tractionem_fw-la filamentorum_fw-la virtus_fw-la coeli_fw-la pellens_fw-la detrusio_fw-la per_fw-la lucem_fw-la &_o generans_fw-la and_o as_o easy_o may_v the_o cartesian_a reason_n be_v confute_v which_o lipstorpius_n so_o magnify_v and_o the_o impetus_fw-la innatus_fw-la be_v the_o reason_n which_o he_o assign_v pag._n 80_o 81_o etc._n etc._n vid._n exceptiones_fw-la jo._n bap._n du_fw-fr hamel_n contra_fw-la cartes_n in_o conciliat_fw-la pag._n 148_o 151_o 170_o 209_o 210._o see_v sir_n w._n raleigh_n hist_o l._n 1._o of_o fire_n make_v it_o certain_o a_o thing_n unknown_a and_o probable_o quiddam_fw-la medium_n between_o thing_n corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a incorporeal_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o wise_a philosopher_n differ_v in_o this_o point_n whether_o any_o proper_a matter_n be_v find_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n micraelius_n ethnoph_n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o p._n 23_o 24._o have_v instance_a in_o many_o that_o be_v for_o some_o materiality_n eam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la inter_fw-la veteres_fw-la probavit_fw-la apud_fw-la macrobium_fw-la heraclitus_n phyficus_fw-la cui_fw-la anima_fw-la est_fw-la essentiae_fw-la stellaris_fw-la scintilla_fw-la &_o hippolito_n parchus_fw-la apud_fw-la plinium_n cui_fw-la est_fw-la coeli_fw-la pars_fw-la et_fw-la africanus_n apud_fw-la ciceronem_fw-la qui_fw-la detrahit_fw-la animum_fw-la ex_fw-la illis_fw-la sompiternis_fw-la ignibus_fw-la quae_fw-la sydera_fw-la vocamus_fw-la quaeque_fw-la globosâ—e_n &_o rotundae_fw-la divinis_fw-la animatae_fw-la mentibus_fw-la circulos_fw-la fuos_fw-la orbesque_fw-la conficiunt_fw-la celeritate_fw-la mirabili_fw-la &_o seneca_n qui_fw-la descendisse_fw-la eam_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la coelesti_fw-la spiritu_fw-la ait_fw-la &_o plato_n ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la alicubi_fw-la animam_fw-la vocat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d radians_fw-la &_o splendidum_fw-la vehiculum_fw-la et_fw-la epicterus_fw-la qui_fw-la astra_fw-la vocat_fw-la nobis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amica_fw-la &_o cognata_fw-la elementa_fw-la ipseque_fw-la cum_fw-la peripateticis_fw-la aristoteles_n qui_fw-la eam_fw-la quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la constare_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o animabus_fw-la inesse_fw-la dicit_fw-la inter_fw-la nostrate_v scaliger_n quoque_fw-la vocat_fw-la animam_fw-la naturam_fw-la coelestem_fw-la &_o quintam_fw-la essentiam_fw-la alia_fw-la quidem_fw-la a_o quatuor_fw-la elementis_fw-la natura_fw-la praeditum_fw-la sâ—d_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la omni_fw-la materia_fw-la eadem_fw-la opinio_fw-la arridet_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-la fluctibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n lege_fw-la rationes_fw-la carpentarii_fw-la in_o dec._n 1._o exerc._n 7._o contra_fw-la porositatem_fw-la diaphanorum_fw-la dicit_fw-la plato_n universae_fw-la naturae_fw-la animam_fw-la porrectam_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o centro_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrae_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la extremas_fw-la oras_fw-la coeli_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la locum_fw-la ista_fw-la notet_fw-la poâ—ectio_fw-la sed_fw-la extensionis_fw-la quendam_fw-la modum_fw-la quem_fw-la mens_fw-la &_o ratio_fw-la assequatur_fw-la nemes_n de_fw-fr anim._n c._n 2._o pag._n 487._o 487._o i_o hope_v we_o shall_v not_o have_v philosophiam_fw-la staticam_fw-la and_o judge_v of_o essence_n and_o excellency_n by_o the_o balance_n balance_n in_o ficinus_fw-la his_o collection_n lib._n de_fw-fr daemonib_fw-la poâ—phyry_n de_fw-fr occasion_n per_fw-la ficin_n hold_v that_o anima_fw-la quidam_fw-la medium_fw-la quiddam_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la essentiam_fw-la individuam_fw-la atque_fw-la essentiam_fw-la vera_fw-la corpora_fw-la divisibilem_fw-la intellectus_fw-la autem_fw-la essentia_fw-la est_fw-la individua_fw-la solum_fw-la sed_fw-la qualitates_fw-la materialesque_fw-la formae_fw-la secundum_fw-la corpora_fw-la sunt_fw-la divisibiles_fw-la lege_fw-la plotinum_n de_fw-fr anim._n en._n 4._o l._n 3._o c._n 391._o sect_n 26._o against_o the_o soul_n dependence_n upon_o matter_n the_o platonist_n write_v excellent_o plato_n himself_o and_o plotâ—nus_n and_o jamblicus_n proclus_n etc._n etc._n anima_fw-la per_fw-la essentiam_fw-la est_fw-la mobilis_fw-la ex_fw-la seâ—psa_fw-la sed_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la corpori_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la evasit_fw-la etiam_fw-la mobilis_fw-la aâ—unde_fw-la sicut_fw-la anim_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sua_fw-la