Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
earth_n body_n moon_n sun_n 6,017 5 7.8244 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A69728 The darknes of atheism dispelled by the light of nature a physico-theologicall treatise / written by Walter Charleton ... Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707. 1652 (1652) Wing C3668; ESTC R1089 294,511 406

There are 10 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

direct_o upon_o the_o aequator_fw-la unto_o what_o position_n soever_o well_o may_v it_o have_v describe_v a_o day_n but_o never_o measure_v out_o a_o year_n for_o the_o progression_n of_o it_o from_o west_n to_o east_n by_o the_o compass_n of_o which_o motion_n the_o circle_n of_o the_o year_n be_v constitute_v have_v be_v want_v in_o regard_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o on_o one_o and_o the_o same_o circle_n observe_v the_o same_o pole_n the_o sun_n shall_v have_v perform_v its_o two_o contrary_a motion_n one_o from_o east_n to_o west_n which_o define_v the_o day_n the_o other_o from_o west_n to_o east_n which_o measure_v out_o the_o year_n both_o at_o once_o now_o all_o these_o palpable_a inconvenience_n with_o many_o other_o first_o observe_v and_o enumerate_v to_o we_o by_o a_o spanish_a and_o late_o most_o elegant_o explain_v by_o a_o english_a physician_n both_o which_o select_v this_o choice_a subject_n as_o a_o impregnable_a argument_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o creator_n be_v artisicial_o prevent_v by_o the_o device_n of_o the_o sun_n motion_n along_o the_o ecliptic_a and_o the_o obliquity_n of_o its_o annual_a progress_n upon_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o zodiac_n full_o 23_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a from_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n now_o this_o meditation_n natural_o apply_v itself_o and_o so_o clear_o demonstrate_v the_o forecast_n and_o artifice_v of_o a_o infinite_a intelligence_n that_o i_o have_v nothing_o leave_v to_o say_v but_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n which_o nothing_o but_o the_o delusion_n of_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n can_v make_v out_o to_o beleif_n how_o epicurus_n be_v a_o philosopher_n in_o many_o abstrusity_n of_o nature_n acute_a enough_o nay_o beyond_o most_o of_o his_o tutor_n as_o diogenes_n laertius_n testify_v of_o he_o and_o one_o that_o pretend_v to_o so_o much_o insight_n in_o the_o problem_n of_o astronomy_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o salve_v all_o the_o phaenomena_n or_o apparition_n above_o the_o terraqueous_a orb_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la pythoelem_fw-la can_v yet_o be_v so_o infatuate_v as_o to_o ascribe_v the_o composure_n and_o location_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o its_o regular_a and_o to_o all_o part_n convenient_a motion_n to_o the_o temerity_n and_o incogitancy_n of_o fortune_n nor_o can_v i_o have_v conceive_v it_o possible_a that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o scholar_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o fool_n can_v have_v at_o once_o meet_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o brain_n have_v not_o i_o be_v persuade_v thereto_o by_o the_o agree_a testimony_n of_o many_o credible_a author_n high_a both_o in_o antiquity_n and_o fame_n if_o these_o argument_n reach_v not_o we_o may_v descend_v yet_o lower_v if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n low_a in_o nature_n and_o from_o the_o entrail_n of_o our_o inanlmate_n article_n 4._o the_o impress_n of_o a_o infinite_a intelligence_n plain_o legible_a in_o the_o front_v even_o of_o subterraneous_a inanlmate_n grandmother_n fetch_v stone_n and_o mineral_n concretion_n to_o give_v in_o evidence_n against_o the_o insolent_a arrogance_n of_o fortune_n for_o who_o dare_v contract_v the_o suspicion_n of_o madness_n so_o meritorious_o as_o once_o to_o dream_v that_o the_o magnet_n obtain_v its_o rich_a endowment_n of_o verticity_n and_o attraction_n the_o adamant_n its_o radiant_a tralucency_n and_o conical_a angularity_n alum_n its_o octohedrical_a or_o eight-faced_n figure_n salt_n its_o sexangular_a nitre_n its_o stiriate_a or_o ycicle-resembling_a vitriol_n its_o multangular_a etc._n etc._n from_o a_o mere_a accidental_a and_o undetermined_a conflux_n and_o coalition_n of_o their_o minute_n and_o insensible_a particle_n and_o not_o from_o the_o provident_a and_o artificial_a disposition_n of_o they_o into_o such_o and_o such_o situation_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o the_o causation_n of_o those_o particular_a quality_n and_o figure_n by_o the_o discreet_a and_o methodical_a influence_n of_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n if_o any_o such_o there_o be_v and_o i_o have_v reason_n for_o more_o than_o my_o fear_n that_o such_o there_o be_v in_o these_o accurse_a day_n when_o all_o the_o error_n of_o the_o elder_a world_n be_v revive_v desperate_a heresy_n belch_v out_o even_o by_o those_o who_o profess_v to_o be_v the_o patriot_n of_o truth_n and_o horrid_a blasphemy_n applaud_v as_o commendable_a strain_n of_o high_a devotion_n who_o tremble_v not_o to_o deny_v the_o creation_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o god_n these_o i_o shall_v pity_v and_o leave_v to_o ponder_v that_o exclamation_n of_o gassendus_fw-la de_fw-la exortu_fw-la mundi_fw-la o_fw-la quam_fw-la hebetem_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la aut_fw-la quam_fw-la reclamantem_fw-la habere_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la si_fw-la dum_fw-la adista_fw-la attenditur_fw-la sola_fw-la interim_n fortuna_fw-la laudatur_fw-la o_o how_o insensible_a must_v that_o man_n be_v either_o of_o the_o advisoe_n of_o reason_n or_o the_o convulsion_n of_o conscience_n who_o can_v consider_v these_o thing_n and_o yet_o ascribe_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o reation_n to_o fortune_n and_o if_o the_o character_n of_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n be_v so_o plain_o deride_v article_n 5._o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o any_o agent_n but_o god_n illustrate_v both_o by_o the_o magnitude_n and_o pulchrltude_n thereof_o and_o the_o epicurean_o dream_n of_o a_o motive_n faculty_n eternal_o inherent_a in_o atom_n deride_v visible_a in_o the_o single_a and_o divide_a piece_n of_o the_o universe_n how_o incomparable_o more_o legible_a must_v they_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a wherein_o amplitude_n hold_v a_o emulous_a contention_n with_o pulchritude_n true_a it_o be_v the_o epicurean_o be_v not_o stagger_v at_o the_o consideration_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o mass_n instant_o address_v themselves_o for_o refuge_n to_o a_o infinite_a stock_n of_o atom_n congest_v in_o a_o infinite_a space_n but_o this_o sanctuary_n be_v rot_v and_o can_v protect_v the_o credulity_n of_o any_o unless_o it_o be_v support_v by_o this_o additional_a base_a that_o there_o be_v some_o first_o active_a principle_n which_o by_o its_o infinite_a power_n first_o create_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o then_o congest_v this_o mass_n of_o atom_n into_o a_o chaos_n and_o after_o by_o its_o infinite_a wisdom_n digest_v the_o same_o into_o that_o exquisite_a order_n which_o do_v now_o constitute_v the_o form_n of_o the_o world_n be_v it_o possible_a for_o any_o thing_n that_o dare_v pretend_v to_o humanity_n to_o imagine_v or_o by_o any_o specious_a argument_n to_o hope_v to_o persuade_v that_o so_o many_o minute_n body_n or_o atom_n by_o the_o rash_a and_o undeterminate_a conduct_n of_o their_o own_o innate_a propensity_n to_o motion_n indifferent_o hurry_v up_o and_o down_o hither_o and_o thither_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o discord_n arise_v from_o their_o different_a quantity_n and_o figure_n apt_a to_o maintain_v a_o everlasting_a civil_a war_n and_o confusion_n can_v notwithstanding_o by_o a_o spontaneous_a direction_n meet_v and_o unite_v in_o that_o just_a number_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v up_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n requisite_a to_o compose_v the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n proportion_v to_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o moon_n equal_a to_o the_o several_a orb_n of_o those_o radiant_a sentinel_n of_o night_n the_o star_n who_o multitude_n exceed_v the_o figure_n of_o arithmetic_n and_o their_o magnitude_n never_o yet_o right_o explore_v in_o fine_a exact_o accommodate_v to_o the_o great_a body_n of_o the_o world_n who_o bound_n we_o know_v not_o and_o who_o dimension_n be_v immense_a the_o conviction_n of_o this_o impossibility_n they_o have_v endeavour_v though_o by_o run_v into_o as_o great_a a_o one_o thus_o to_o evade_v as_o he_o say_v they_o must_v have_v be_v deceive_v who_o have_v observe_v the_o generation_n of_o nothing_o great_a than_o a_o flea_n can_v not_o therefore_o believe_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o elephant_n as_o if_o there_o can_v not_o be_v find_v matter_n enough_o to_o arise_v to_o so_o gigantic_a a_o body_n so_o be_v we_o deceive_v while_o regard_v the_o generation_n of_o only_a small_a thing_n we_o believe_v that_o the_o great_a body_n of_o the_o universe_n can_v not_o be_v make_v up_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o if_o so_o vast_a a_o proportion_n of_o matter_n can_v not_o concur_v and_o unite_v into_o one_o form_n nay_o by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o be_v we_o deceive_v by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o proportion_n the_o matter_n of_o a_o flea_n hold_v to_o that_o of_o a_o elephant_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o elephant_n hold_v to_o that_o of_o the_o world_n then_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n hold_v to_o that_o mass_n of_o atom_n which_o be_v infinite_a in_o the_o infinite_a space_n but_o i_o may_v with_o good_a reason_n demand_v how_o they_o can_v be_v assure_v that_o in_o the_o imaginary_a space_n without_o the_o circumferrence_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v such_o a_o
disprove_v all_o that_o ever_o he_o say_v before_o how_o dissimilar_v to_o reason_n that_o he_o who_o dare_v adventure_n upon_o the_o high_a falsehood_n in_o the_o world_n to_o make_v himself_o god_n shall_v so_o far_o forget_v the_o maxim_n of_o his_o black_a art_n as_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n to_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o base_a of_o entity_n a_o devil_n how_o remote_a from_o all_o the_o way_n of_o persuasion_n that_o he_o who_o have_v boast_v himself_o ubiquitary_a usurp_v by_o a_o counterfeit_a title_n the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n and_o give_v out_o that_o the_o prescience_n of_o future_a event_n be_v not_o only_o the_o natural_a annex_v of_o his_o omniscience_n but_o the_o preordination_n and_o disposal_n of_o they_o the_o adjunct_n of_o his_o providence_n shall_v without_o the_o impulsion_n of_o a_o superior_a betray_v himself_o chain_v to_o utter_v darkness_n to_o be_v but_o a_o slave_n that_o there_o be_v a_o settle_a law_n of_o fate_n above_o his_o control_v as_o in_o his_o excuse_n to_o croesus_n ruin_v by_o his_o amphibologie_n and_o that_o his_o providence_n be_v at_o best_a but_o praesagition_n from_o the_o concurrent_a inclination_n of_o second_o cause_n nor_o his_o prediction_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v other_z then_o artificial_a conjecture_n to_o conclude_v no_o man_n i_o suppose_v will_v be_v able_a to_o remember_v any_o other_o instance_n of_o the_o devil_n fidelity_n and_o veracity_n those_o confession_n of_o christ_n divinity_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o truth_n itself_o that_o he_o come_v from_o compass_v the_o earth_n in_o quest_n of_o who_o he_o may_v devour_v mention_v in_o holy_a writ_n except_v or_o produce_v one_o sentence_n of_o truth_n ever_o speak_v by_o he_o to_o his_o own_o disadvantage_n beside_o this_o one_o that_o he_o be_v command_v to_o shut_v up_o his_o oracle_n by_o a_o power_n which_o he_o can_v never_o contradict_v and_o therefore_o the_o second_o proposition_n must_v be_v true_a and_o evident_a viz._n that_o his_o oracle_n be_v silence_v by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o that_o cause_n who_o activity_n be_v so_o far_o above_o the_o power_n of_o either_o satan_n or_o nature_n take_v either_o single_o or_o combine_v together_o for_o the_o former_a be_v but_o a_o languid_a agent_n if_o you_o deny_v he_o the_o auxiliatory_a concurrence_n of_o the_o latter_a as_o infinitude_n be_v above_o limitation_n almightiness_n above_o impotency_n or_o omniscience_n above_o ignorance_n now_o to_o i_o this_o process_n of_o argumentation_n seem_v so_o smooth_a familiar_a and_o customary_a and_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o induction_n so_o obvious_a to_o a_o dialectical_a consideration_n that_o when_o i_o reflect_v upon_o the_o facility_n of_o their_o occurrence_n to_o our_o thought_n i_o can_v but_o extreme_o wonder_n how_o so_o many_o profound_a and_o circumspect_a philosopher_n and_o those_o who_o thread_n of_o life_n be_v unraveld_v in_o the_o eager_a pursuit_n of_o knowledge_n can_v refer_v the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n to_o natural_a necessity_n and_o acquiesce_v in_o a_o confidence_n of_o those_o weak_a remote_a inconsistent_a impertinent_a and_o so_o contemptible_a reason_n urge_v by_o plutarch_n etc._n etc._n to_o salve_v the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o accident_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o specious_a asylum_n for_o their_o puzzle_v curiosity_n to_o retreat_n to_o last_o that_o that_o general_o confess_v eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o indeed_o the_o only_a one_o this_o great_a luminary_n do_v ever_o suffer_v since_o demonstrate_v article_n 13._o that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v pure_o metaphysical_a irrefutable_o demonstrate_v we_o may_v with_o more_o propriety_n call_v all_o other_o but_o partial_a interception_n of_o his_o light_n by_o the_o lesser_a body_n of_o the_o moon_n interpose_v in_o a_o straight_a line_n to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a globe_n which_o happen_v at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v above_o nay_o against_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o nature_n be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o on_o the_o three_o of_o april_n or_o feria_n sexta._o be_v the_o passion_n day_n in_o the_o year_n aerae_fw-la christi_fw-la nati_fw-la 33._o which_o be_v synchronical_a to_o the_o 78._o of_o the_o julian_n account_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v then_o in_o opposition_n diametrical_a and_o the_o moon_n herself_o total_o eclipse_v in_o libra_n to_o the_o antipode_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o may_v be_v certify_v to_o any_o man_n that_o can_v read_v the_o celestial_a ephemerides_n backward_o i._n e._n recalculate_v the_o periodical_a conjunction_n and_o opposition_n of_o those_o two_o great_a light_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o table_n of_o astronomy_n for_o those_o character_n of_o time_n be_v punctual_o restrain_v to_o set_v &_o certain_a period_n the_o astronomer_n may_v as_o easy_o attain_v to_o the_o minute_n of_o any_o eclipse_n in_o praeterito_fw-la as_o to_o the_o prescience_n of_o any_o in_o futuro_fw-la provide_v that_o his_o hypothesis_n be_v sound_a and_o his_o scheme_n erect_v with_o exactness_n correspondent_a nay_o such_o be_v the_o certitude_n of_o this_o rule_n as_o to_o the_o strict_a decision_n of_o time_n that_o though_o the_o astronomer_n may_v chance_v to_o learn_v of_o the_o historian_n that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o eclipse_n yet_o for_o the_o determination_n of_o its_o precise_a time_n &_o place_n history_n must_v go_v to_o school_v to_o astronomy_n as_o scaliger_n de_fw-la emendat_fw-la tempor_fw-la have_v observe_v to_o our_o hand_n thus_o when_o eusebius_n and_o dio_n have_v record_v a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o have_v fall_v out_o a_o little_a before_o the_o death_n of_o augustus_n and_o so_o to_o have_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o prodigy_n portend_v the_o fall_n of_o so_o bright_a a_o star_n the_o astronomer_n come_v after_o to_o examine_v the_o synchronisme_n by_o their_o retrograde_a calculation_n find_v the_o historian_n in_o a_o double_a error_n that_o eclipse_n be_v not_o of_o the_o sun_n but_o the_o moon_n and_o not_o precede_v but_o succeed_v his_o funeral_n to_o assure_v the_o miracle_n yet_o near_o let_v we_o look_v back_o to_o the_o element_n of_o astronomy_n the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o intervention_n for_o so_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o most_o probable_a hypothesis_n of_o copernicus_n of_o the_o opac_a body_n of_o the_o earth_n between_o she_o and_o the_o original_n of_o her_o light_n the_o sun_n and_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o moon_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o the_o sun_n can_v be_v eclipse_v but_o when_o he_o be_v in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o moon_n nor_o the_o moon_n but_o when_o she_o be_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o sun_n yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v not_o every_o monthly_a conjunction_n and_o opposition_n of_o these_o two_o light_n produce_v a_o eclipse_n to_o one_o of_o the_o two_o but_o only_o that_o conjunction_n and_o opposition_n which_o be_v diametrical_a i._n e._n when_o the_o central_n point_n of_o the_o sun_n face_v the_o central_n point_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o that_o again_o confront_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o direct_o that_o a_o arrow_n shoot_v in_o a_o straight_a line_n from_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o sun_n through_o its_o centre_n will_v also_o perpendicular_o transfix_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o other_o two_o orb_n and_o this_o fall_v out_o only_o when_o the_o moon_n eccentrick_a transect_v the_o sun_n in_o that_o line_n which_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n call_v the_o ecliptic_a nor_o this_o in_o more_o than_o two_o point_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n the_o nodi_fw-la or_o knot_n and_o by_o the_o arabian_n the_o head_n and_o tail_n of_o the_o dragon_n again_o these_o intersection_n be_v not_o constant_a to_o one_o certain_a point_n or_o place_n but_o circumgyrate_v by_o a_o slow_a motion_n make_v a_o circle_n of_o 18_o year_n complete_a and_o therefore_o every_o 18_o the_o year_n the_o moon_n must_v be_v eclipse_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o the_o same_o sign_n in_o the_o zodiac_n infallible_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n by_o which_o every_o common_a almanac_n maker_n do_v calculate_v his_o prediction_n of_o lunar_a eclipse_n now_o this_o be_v excogitated_a and_o the_o eclipse_n retrive_v back_o as_o high_a as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o foot_n of_o the_o julian_n compute_v by_o revolve_v the_o leaf_n of_o the_o celestial_a volume_n we_o discover_v that_o the_o moon_n indeed_o be_v natural_o eclipse_v on_o the_o self_n same_o day_n whereon_o the_o sun_n prodigious_o suffer_v together_o with_o its_o author_n in_o the_o 2_o deg_fw-la of_o libra_n the_o opacity_n beginning_n to_o the_o horizon_n of_o jerusalem_n some_o few_o minute_n before_o six_o in_o the_o evening_n so_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v no_o soon_o set_v in_o the_o west_n but_o the_o moon_n
thus_o that_o the_o celestial_a orb_n and_o all_o their_o radiant_a furniture_n the_o star_n be_v wheel_v about_o by_o a_o constant_a and_o even_a circumgyration_n that_o they_o veer_v perpetual_o towards_o that_o point_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o which_o they_o first_o incline_v and_o never_o change_v either_o the_o way_n or_o tenor_n of_o their_o circumvolution_n that_o they_o observe_v the_o same_o distance_n each_o from_o other_o which_o they_o obtain_v at_o the_o instant_n of_o their_o formation_n nor_o sink_v down_o upon_o and_o so_o crowd_n or_o enterfeire_n each_o the_o other_o that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o two_o great_a luminary_n necessary_o succeed_v upon_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o same_o cause_n in_o our_o day_n as_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o nature_n and_o may_v therefore_o with_o so_o much_o facility_n as_o certainty_n be_v prognosticate_v and_o predict_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o astronomy_n in_o brief_a that_o such_o and_o such_o determinate_a effect_n arise_v from_o the_o concurrence_n and_o coefficiency_n of_o such_o and_o such_o particular_a cause_n etc._n etc._n all_o these_o we_o be_v not_o to_o refer_v to_o any_o other_o principle_n or_o efficient_a but_o that_o fortune_n whereby_o they_o be_v so_o and_o so_o dispose_v in_o the_o first_o casual_a emergency_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v those_o constant_a and_o settle_a operation_n produce_v by_o any_o other_o necessity_n than_o what_o fall_v to_o their_o efficient_n at_o the_o primitive_a segregation_n concourse_n disposition_n coadunation_n of_o those_o atom_n whereof_o their_o body_n be_v compact_v that_o before_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o universe_n there_o be_v a_o infinite_a chaos_n of_o atom_n of_o various_a figure_n and_o magnitude_n in_o a_o infinite_a space_n float_v hither_o and_o thither_o hurry_v up_o and_o down_o on_o all_o side_n crowd_v impel_a and_o justle_a each_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tendency_n result_v from_o their_o own_o innate_a gravity_n that_o after_o a_o long_a long_a afflux_n reflux_n conflux_n elevation_n depression_n coagmentation_n and_o other_o various_a and_o successive_a agitation_n and_o molition_n of_o these_o atom_n when_o each_o order_n have_v chance_v to_o confront_v and_o meet_v with_o other_o must_v consimilar_v and_o convenient_a then_o at_o last_o they_o all_o conspire_v acquiesce_v and_o fix_v in_o this_o regular_a position_n and_o situation_n which_o constitute_v the_o form_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o lucretius_n who_o be_v deplorable_o infect_v with_o this_o accurse_a contagion_n of_o epicurus_n have_v bries_o express_v it_o quae_fw-la quia_fw-la multa_fw-la modis_fw-la multis_fw-la vexata_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la exit_fw-la infinito_fw-la vexantur_fw-la percita_fw-la plagis_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la motus_fw-la &_o coetus_fw-la experiundo_fw-la tandem_fw-la deveniunt_fw-la in_o tale_n disposituras_fw-la qualibus_fw-la haec_fw-la rebus_fw-la consist_v it_o summa_fw-la creata_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o world_n material_n have_v first_o be_v toss_v a_o infinite_a time_n within_o a_o infinite_a room_n from_o this_o to_o that_o uncircumscribed_a coast_n and_o make_v by_o their_o own_o tendency_n to_o roam_v in_o various_a motion_n do_v at_o last_o quiesce_v in_o these_o position_n which_o they_o now_o possess_v that_o upon_o the_o diacrisis_fw-la or_o segregation_n of_o heterogeneal_a atom_n succeed_v upon_o a_o circumvolution_n gyration_n or_o vertiginous_a eddy_n of_o they_o in_o the_o confusion_n of_o their_o eternal_a chaos_n the_o more_o gross_a and_o ponderous_a tend_v towards_o the_o centre_n or_o downward_o and_o in_o their_o descent_n express_v the_o more_o gracile_a and_o light_a and_o impel_v they_o upward_o which_o convening_n all_o together_o in_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o immense_a vortex_n wedge_v in_o each_o other_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o integument_n or_o cortex_fw-la call_v coelum_fw-la or_o heaven_n but_o the_o more_o gross_a and_o weighty_a crowd_v to_o the_o central_n be_v there_o compact_v and_o coagmentate_v into_o a_o solid_a mass_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o remain_a matter_n of_o a_o middle_a nature_n upon_o the_o concourse_n of_o its_o insensible_a particle_n assume_v to_o itself_o the_o form_n of_o a_o humid_a substance_n and_o part_v thereof_o be_v afterward_o circumagitated_a incessant_o and_o so_o both_o tornate_v and_o calefacted_a be_v graduate_v into_o many_o orb_n of_o light_n the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n the_o residue_n be_v reserve_v for_o the_o compaction_n of_o other_o body_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o if_o my_o memory_n have_v prove_v a_o faithful_a steward_n of_o my_o reading_n be_v the_o marrow_n of_o leucippus_n empedocles_n epicurus_n and_o democritus_n their_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o spontaneous_a configuration_n of_o the_o universe_n it_o be_v proverbial_a among_o scholar_n and_o long_o since_o apply_v by_o a_o author_n of_o good_a repute_n aneponymus_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr substant_fw-fr physic_n excogitated_a article_n 4._o a_o digression_n winnow_v the_o chasse_n from_o the_o wheat_n conceal_v in_o the_o former_a theory_n of_o epicurus_n &_o by_o the_o corollary_n of_o some_o castigation_n restriction_n and_o addition_n declare_v the_o great_a advantage_n that_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o atom_n have_v beyond_o any_o other_o concern_v the_o material_a principle_n of_o all_o body_n as_o yet_o excogitated_a to_o this_o particular_a case_n nullam_fw-la esse_fw-la tam_fw-la falsam_fw-la opinionem_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la aliquid_fw-la very_fw-la admistum_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la illud_fw-la admistione_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la falsi_fw-la ●bscurari_fw-la that_o no_o opinion_n have_v so_o much_o of_o falsehood_n as_o not_o to_o contain_v some_o sprinkle_n of_o truth_n though_o that_o spark_n of_o truth_n be_v so_o obscure_v by_o the_o cloud_n of_o prejudice_n arise_v from_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o falsity_n admix_v that_o it_o may_v require_v the_o subtle_a and_o decisive_a judgement_n of_o a_o oedipus_n for_o its_o discernment_n and_o sequestration_n and_o in_o this_o heap_n of_o dross_n lie_v rake_v up_o so_o much_o pure_a and_o rich_a metal_n as_o if_o by_o the_o chemistry_n of_o a_o industrious_a hand_n extract_v may_v more_o than_o full_o compensate_a the_o patient_a lecture_n of_o a_o short_a digression_n in_o this_o old_a romance_n of_o the_o spontaneous_a result_n of_o the_o world_n from_o a_o casual_a segregation_n and_o disposition_n of_o that_o abyss_n of_o atom_n which_o roll_v up_o and_o down_o to_z and_o fro_o by_o a_o impetuous_a and_o continual_a inquietude_n estuation_n or_o civil_a war_n cause_v by_o their_o ingenite_fw-la propensity_n to_o motion_n in_o the_o range_n of_o the_o infinite_a space_n some_o thing_n sound_v so_o harsh_a and_o discordant_a to_o mere_a reason_n as_o they_o be_v just_o to_o be_v abominate_v other_o carry_v the_o smooth_a face_n of_o so_o much_o verisimility_n as_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v admit_v at_o least_o diligent_o and_o impartial_o examine_v the_o position_n we_o be_v to_o reject_v be_v these_o 1._o that_o the_o chaos_n of_o atom_n be_v non-principiate_a or_o as_o ancient_a as_o eternity_n 2._o that_o they_o be_v not_o create_v ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la ab_fw-la aliqua_fw-la beata_fw-la simul_fw-la ac_fw-la immortali_fw-la causa_fw-la by_o god_n 3._o that_o they_o be_v not_o becalmd_v separate_v range_v and_o dispose_v into_o their_o proper_a station_n in_o that_o serene_a order_n and_o figure_n which_o they_o be_v now_o of_o inevitable_a necessity_n bind_v to_o observe_v in_o every_o single_a concretion_n or_o individual_a entity_n by_o the_o artifice_n of_o any_o other_o cause_n but_o the_o blind_a ordination_n or_o improvident_a disposure_n of_o fortune_n all_o which_o smell_v so_o strong_a of_o the_o fable_n and_o strike_v the_o nosethrill_n as_o well_o of_o the_o mere_a natural_a man_n as_o the_o pious_a with_o such_o infectious_a stench_n that_o nothing_o but_o the_o opportunity_n of_o confutation_n can_v excuse_v my_o come_n so_o near_o it_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o i_o have_v never_o yet_o find_v out_o any_o justifiable_a ground_n why_o atom_n may_v not_o be_v repute_v mundi_fw-la matery_n the_o material_a principle_n of_o the_o universe_n provide_v that_o we_o allow_v that_o god_n create_v that_o first_o matter_n out_o of_o nothing_o that_o his_o wisdom_n model_v and_o cast_v they_o into_o that_o excellent_a composure_n or_o figure_n which_o the_o visible_a world_n now_o hold_v and_o that_o ever_o since_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o impulsion_n of_o their_o native_a tendency_n or_o primitive_a impression_n they_o strict_o conform_v to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o beneplacuit_n and_o punctual_o execute_v those_o several_a function_n which_o his_o almighty_a will_n then_o charge_v upon_o their_o determinate_a and_o specifical_a concretion_n for_o with_o the_o advantage_n of_o these_o restriction_n the_o atom_n of_o epicurus_n have_v more_o of_o probability_n and_o hold_v rational_a through_o most_o of_o those_o operation_n which_o occur_v to_o the_o curiosity_n of_o the_o philosopher_n with_o more_o familiarity_n to_o our_o conception_n and_o less_o variation_n or_o apostasy_n from_o the_o first_o hypothesis_n than_o the_o
appear_v in_o the_o east_n deprive_v of_o more_o than_o half_a her_o light_n the_o calculation_n and_o sigure_n of_o which_o lunar_a eclipse_n be_v large_o set_v down_o by_o sethus_n calvisius_n to_o the_o 3_o of_o april_n in_o the_o 33_o year_n of_o the_o nativity_n under_o tiberius_n caesar_n and_o by_o henricus_fw-la buntingius_fw-la in_fw-la chronologiae_fw-la catholic_n fol._n 337._o and_o thereupon_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o the_o defection_n of_o the_o moon_n on_o the_o passion_n day_n be_v mere_o natural_a that_o of_o the_o sun_n on_o the_o same_o day_n must_v be_v supernatural_a it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o moon_n to_o keep_v two_o different_a station_n or_o to_o possess_v those_o two_o opposite_a point_n of_o heaven_n which_o define_v the_o conjunction_n and_o opposition_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n this_o s._n aug._n 3._o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 15._o have_v respect_n unto_o when_o he_o say_v quam_fw-la solis_fw-la obscurationem_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la canonico_fw-la syderum_fw-la cursu_fw-la accidisse_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la quod_fw-la tunc_fw-la erat_fw-la pascha_fw-la judaeorum_n it_o be_v a_o dismal_a day_n that_o same_o though_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n be_v then_o vanquish_v for_o darkness_n be_v not_o only_o upon_o but_o under_o the_o earth_n the_o miraculous_a obscuration_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o our_o hemisphere_n of_o necessity_n cause_v a_o defection_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o subterraneous_a one_o and_o so_o make_v it_o more_o than_o midnight_n to_o the_o antipode_n and_o a_o second_o natural_a eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n succeed_v within_o six_o hour_n after_o nay_o more_o than_o all_o this_o saturn_n the_o signifier_n of_o blackness_n aggravate_v this_o horrid_a opacity_n for_o at_o the_o same_o time_n rise_v from_o the_o horoscope_n he_o behold_v both_o eclipfe_n in_o a_o square_a malignant_a aspect_n but_o though_o this_o eclipse_n be_v unnatural_a to_o the_o sun_n per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o be_v pure_o natural_a per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v requisite_a nay_o necessary_a for_o a_o stream_n or_o reflex_n of_o light_a to_o suffer_v a_o defection_n when_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n be_v under_o a_o cloud_n proper_a for_o the_o creature_n to_o sympathize_v with_o the_o creator_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n the_o wonder_n be_v in_o the_o reverse_a part_n of_o the_o accident_n that_o the_o most_o glorious_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v suffer_v a_o dark_a and_o unnatural_a eclipse_n to_o expiate_v our_o deed_n of_o darkness_n nor_o be_v that_o a_o wonder_v neither_o now_o i_o think_v on_o it_o for_o it_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n of_o his_o infinite_a love_n to_o mankind_n and_o this_o i_o presume_v the_o most_o stubborn_a and_o prejudicate_a atheist_n position_n article_n 14._o the_o adequation_n of_o all_o to_o the_o verification_n of_o the_o author_n three_o position_n will_v admit_v as_o evidence_n both_o strong_a and_o clear_a enough_o to_o evince_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o minor_a proposition_n viz._n that_o god_n have_v in_o time_n prelapse_v frequent_o manifest_v his_o prerogative_n of_o cause_v effect_n not_o only_o superior_a but_o also_o contradictory_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o establish_a law_n of_o nature_n his_o ordinary_a instrument_n when_o such_o effect_n seem_v either_o necessary_a or_o expedient_a to_o his_o providence_n and_o therefore_o our_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o his_o arm_n be_v not_o shorten_v and_o he_o can_v do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o future_a upon_o any_o occasional_a emergency_n design_v by_o his_o secret_a counsel_n come_v not_o much_o short_a of_o perfect_o apodictical_a sect_n vi_o we_o have_v now_o bring_v ourselves_o to_o the_o last_o objection_n urge_v providence_n article_n 1._o lucretius_n his_o blasphemy_n that_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o energy_n of_o natural_a cause_n be_v the_o sole_a basis_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o universal_a providence_n against_o universal_a providence_n namely_o the_o unequal_a distribution_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n or_o the_o frequent_a occurrence_n of_o event_n which_o carry_v too_o much_o appearance_n of_o temerity_n to_o be_v interpret_v the_o mature_a design_n of_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o seem_v too_o oblique_a and_o deflect_v towards_o partiality_n to_o stand_v in_o a_o right_a line_n with_o the_o hand_n of_o divine_a justice_n which_o must_v be_v conceive_v to_o discriminate_a betwixt_o the_o pious_a and_o impious_a in_o the_o consignation_n of_o happiness_n and_o misery_n and_o according_o to_o distribute_v its_o benefit_n in_o some_o proportion_n to_o the_o merit_n at_o least_o the_o worthy_a susceptibility_n of_o the_o receiver_n this_o be_v a_o member_n belong_v to_o another_o head_n and_o fall_v more_o proper_o under_o the_o content_n of_o our_o next_o chapter_n of_o the_o special_a or_o particular_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v thither_o transfer_v the_o plenary_a refutation_n thereof_o make_v it_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o last_o section_n to_o blow_v off_o those_o light_n and_o cobweb_n scruple_n that_o be_v spin_v by_o that_o spider_n lucretius_n when_o he_o compose_v these_o verse_n to_o alienate_v man_n mind_n from_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o universal_a moderator_n caetera_fw-la quae_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la coeloque_fw-la tuentur_fw-la mortales_fw-la pavidis_fw-la quom_fw-la pendent_fw-la mentibu'saepe_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la animos_fw-la humileis_fw-la formidine_fw-la diuûm_fw-la depressosque_fw-la premunt_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la proptereà_fw-la quod_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la caussarum_fw-la confer_v deorum_fw-la cogit_fw-la ad_fw-la imperium_fw-la res_fw-la &_o concedere_fw-la regnum_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la operum_fw-la causas_fw-la nulla_fw-la ratione_fw-la videre_fw-la possunt_fw-la haec_fw-la sieri_fw-la divino_fw-la numine_fw-la rentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n sixpence_n those_o bugbear_n meteor_n which_o the_o timorous_a eye_n of_o pavid_n mortal_n wonder_v at_o in_o the_o sky_n and_o those_o unfrequent_a prodigy_n that_o appear_v on_o earth_n while_o their_o weak_a soul_n be_v fool_v by_o fear_n be_v the_o sole_a charm_n that_o emasculate_a and_o cheat_v man_n mind_n to_o a_o beleif_n of_o fate_n and_o some_o vindictive_a numen_fw-la for_o because_o man_n understand_v not_o nature_n cryptick_a law_n nor_o her_o occult_a efficiency_n they_o fly_v to_o salve_v their_o ign'rance_n to_o divinity_n and_o idle_o rest_n in_o this_o what_o ere_o befall_v it_o be_v cause_v by_o providence_n that_o dispose_v all_o the_o redargution_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o nor_o will_v any_o thing_n but_o ignorance_n deny_v that_o thereof_o article_n 2._o the_o redargution_n thereof_o physiology_n or_o the_o speculation_n of_o natural_a cause_n have_v a_o power_n to_o raise_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o a_o generous_a height_n from_o whence_o it_o may_v secure_o and_o without_o that_o vertigo_n or_o giddiness_n which_o usual_o turn_v the_o brain_n of_o the_o multitude_n behold_v the_o most_o prodigious_a meteor_n and_o look_v in_o the_o threaten_a face_n of_o lightning_n without_o grow_v pale_a while_o those_o that_o stand_v below_o become_v convul_v with_o needless_a horror_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v shake_v to_o dust_n with_o superstitious_a fear_n true_a it_o be_v also_o as_o lucretius_n will_v have_v it_o that_o it_o be_v unworthy_a the_o constancy_n and_o settle_a courage_n of_o a_o philosopher_n when_o he_o see_v a_o beard_a comet_n hear_v a_o loud_a crack_n of_o thunder_n or_o feel_v the_o earth_n unhinged_a all_o which_o natural_a event_n common_a eye_n gaze_v upon_o as_o horrid_a portent_n and_o dangerous_a agony_n of_o nature_n instant_o to_o forget_v his_o principle_n and_o run_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o superstitious_a book_n of_o the_o etrurians_n and_o other_o pusillanimous_a comment_n on_o those_o pageant_n or_o necessary_a phaenomenas_n who_o causality_n be_v establish_v and_o their_o precise_a contingency_n presageable_a by_o the_o easy_a prognostic_n of_o meteorology_n but_o however_o though_o this_o aught_o to_o prevent_v our_o fear_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o extinction_n of_o our_o devotion_n though_o it_o may_v commend_v our_o knowledge_n to_o smile_v when_o the_o heaven_n frown_n yet_o it_o more_o commend_v it_o if_o we_o look_v above_o they_o and_o through_o those_o visible_a operation_n of_o nature_n discover_v that_o invisible_a cause_n that_o make_v conserves_n and_o regulate_v she_o though_o it_o demonstrate_v our_o skill_n in_o physics_n to_o stand_v unmoved_a when_o the_o ground_n tremble_v yet_o will_v it_o detect_v our_o ignorance_n in_o the_o metaphysic_n not_o to_o fall_v prostrate_a in_o a_o humble_a reverence_n to_o that_o awful_a majesty_n that_o stretch_v out_o the_o north_n over_o the_o empty_a place_n and_o hang_v the_o earth_n upon_o nothing_o and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o our_o reason_n to_o explore_v the_o abstrusity_n of_o nature_n and_o ready_o refer_v she_o most_o admirable_a effect_n to_o their_o proper_a efficient_n yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n not_o to_o confess_v that_o
the_o long_a and_o wary_a speculation_n of_o they_o such_o happy_a person_n shall_v assure_o find_v in_o he_o more_o satisfactory_a ample_a and_o easy_a matter_n of_o clear_a and_o distinct_a cognition_n then_o in_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o three_o i_o discriminate_a a_o intellection_n adequate_a from_o a_o intellection_n gradual_a or_o conform_v to_o the_o slender_a capacity_n of_o man_n 3._o 3._o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v madness_n beyond_o the_o power_n of_o hellebor_n for_o any_o man_n to_o dream_n that_o he_o can_v understand_v a_o infinite_a conceptu_fw-la adaequato_fw-la by_o a_o comprehension_n full_o as_o large_a and_o exact_o proportionate_a unto_o that_o infinite_a nay_o it_o may_v be_v a_o very_a hard_a question_n whether_o the_o arm_n of_o our_o understanding_n be_v long_o enough_o to_o commensurate_a the_o full_a nature_n of_o any_o finite_a object_n though_o never_o so_o small_a by_o a_o idea_n exact_o respondent_fw-la and_o equal_a in_o all_o point_n for_o the_o other_o every_o sober_a man_n be_v able_a to_o find_v within_o himself_o that_o the_o wing_n of_o his_o mind_n be_v not_o so_o clip_v as_o that_o it_o can_v aspire_v to_o the_o gradual_a cognition_n of_o a_o infinite_a finita_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la modulum_fw-la humani_fw-la ingenii_fw-la accommodata_fw-la cognition_n if_o any_o shall_v pervert_v this_o distinction_n to_o so_o sinister_a a_o latitude_n as_o to_o retort_v that_o when_o i_o confess_v my_o understanding_n too_o shallow_a and_o dark_a to_o comprehend_v a_o infinite_a conceptu_fw-la adaequato_fw-la i_o do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n implicitly_a concede_fw-la that_o i_o can_v know_v no_o more_o than_o a_o part_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o indeed_o the_o least_o part_n which_o can_v be_v say_v to_o carry_v the_o representation_n of_o a_o infinite_a no_o more_o than_o the_o effigy_n of_o one_o single_a hair_n to_o represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o man_n i_o shall_v smooth_o rejoin_v that_o to_o affirm_v that_o if_o we_o full_o comprehend_v any_o thing_n that_o thing_n must_v be_v infinite_a be_v a_o plain_a and_o obvious_a contradiction_n in_o terminis_fw-la since_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o infinite_a if_o true_a can_v be_v comprehend_v incomprehensibility_n be_v the_o formal_a attribute_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o a_o infinite_a do_v resemble_v not_o only_o some_o one_o particular_a part_n but_o even_o real_o and_o true_o the_o whole_a thereof_o eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la repraesentari_fw-la debet_fw-la per_fw-la humanam_fw-la ideam_fw-la though_o doubtless_o a_o far_a more_o accurate_a and_o distinct_a i._n e._n perfect_v idea_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v in_o the_o more_o luminous_a and_o clear_a intellect_n of_o god_n of_o angel_n or_o other_o nature_n more_o intelligent_a then_o man_n thus_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o a_o clown_n who_o never_o hear_v of_o euclid_n or_o learn_v one_o axiom_n in_o geometry_n may_v notwithstanding_o have_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o idea_n of_o a_o whole_a triangle_n when_o he_o be_v once_o instruct_v that_o a_o triangle_n be_v a_o figure_n comprehend_v in_o three_o line_n though_o he_o remain_v ignorant_a of_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o a_o learned_a geometrician_n know_v intelligible_a in_o that_o figure_n and_o insatiate_o speculate_v in_o the_o idea_n thereof_o for_o as_o to_o understand_v a_o figure_n include_v in_o three_o line_n be_v sufficient_a to_o acquire_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o whole_a triangle_n so_o also_o to_o understand_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v comprehend_v or_o terminate_v by_o any_o limit_n or_o end_n be_v sufficient_a to_o the_o acquisition_n of_o a_o true_a and_o entire_a idea_n of_o the_o whole_a infinite_a this_o idea_n you_o have_v of_o god_n be_v no_o more_o than_o ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la a_o solut._n article_n 2._o object_n 2._o that_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n resident_a in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v a_o mere_a ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o the_o solut._n mere_a figment_n or_o chimaera_n that_o have_v no_o existence_n at_o all_o but_o in_o your_o intellect_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o more_o of_o perfection_n or_o reality_n objective_n than_o your_o own_o mind_n that_o frame_v it_o ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la have_v a_o double_a signification_n 1._o it_o import_v a_o mere_a abstract_a notion_n devoid_a of_o all_o reality_n or_o a_o pure_a nonentity_n 2._o it_o signify_v every_o operation_n of_o the_o intellect_n or_o more_o plain_o ens_fw-la a_o ratione_fw-la profectum_fw-la in_o which_o acceptation_n the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v proper_o style_v ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la divinae_fw-la or_o a_o entity_n create_v by_o a_o simple_a and_o pure_a act_n of_o the_o divine_a intellect_n now_o in_o this_o last_o sense_n only_o can_v i_o allow_v that_o transcendent_a idea_n of_o god_n to_o be_v ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a representation_n of_o the_o most_o perfect_a be_v engrave_v by_o his_o own_o finger_n upon_o my_o understanding_n and_o to_o that_o unprevaricate_v judgement_n that_o shall_v mature_o perpend_v the_o content_n and_o logical_a connexion_n of_o our_o precedent_a meditation_n it_o will_v plain_o appear_v that_o we_o intend_v such_o a_o perfection_n or_o reality_n objective_n in_o this_o idea_n which_o no_o less_o than_o that_o artifice_n objective_n which_o be_v in_o the_o idea_n of_o any_o engine_n most_o ingenious_o fabricate_v require_v a_o cause_n wherein_o all_o that_o be_v real_o and_o formal_o contain_v which_o be_v include_v in_o the_o idea_n only_o objective_o and_o at_o second_o hand_n or_o by_o reflection_n though_o we_o grant_v your_o thesis_n that_o this_o idea_n have_v more_o of_o perfection_n or_o objective_a reality_n than_o your_o mind_n yet_o can_v the_o article_n 3._o object_n 3._o that_o a_o effect_n may_v have_v more_o of_o reality_n or_o perfection_n than_o its_o cause_n and_o the_o your_o assumption_n stand_v that_o therefore_o your_o mind_n can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o idea_n since_o a_o effect_n may_v have_v a_o degree_n of_o perfection_n or_o reality_n which_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o instance_n common_a observation_n teach_v that_o fly_v frog_n etc._n etc._n infect_v as_o also_o some_o plant_n be_v generate_v by_o the_o sun_n rain_n and_o earth_n mutual_o cooperate_a by_o a_o kind_n of_o seminal_a confermentation_n or_o fertile_a putrefaction_n and_o yet_o in_o neither_o of_o those_o cause_n will_v any_o man_n allow_v so_o high_a a_o perfection_n as_o that_o of_o vitality_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n my_o inference_n be_v found_v on_o the_o rock_n of_o reason_n and_o therefore_o solut._n solut._n too_o impregnable_a to_o be_v demolish_v by_o so_o feeble_a a_o battery_n for_o first_o it_o be_v indubitate_a that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o perfection_n in_o animal_n devoid_a of_o reason_n which_o be_v not_o also_o in_o body_n devoid_a of_o animation_n or_o if_o there_o be_v that_o perfection_n must_v be_v extradvenient_a or_o derive_v unto_o they_o from_o some_o foreign_a principle_n nor_o be_v the_o sun_n rain_n and_o earth_n the_o adequate_a cause_n of_o infect_v or_o animal_n who_o production_n be_v spontaneous_a and_o without_o other_o seminalitie_n than_o that_o analogous_n sperme_n of_o corruption_n and_o it_o sound_v discordant_a in_o the_o harmonious_a ear_n of_o logic_n for_o any_o man_n only_o because_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o other_o cause_n that_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o genera●ion_n of_o a_o insect_n i._n e._n have_v so_o many_o degree_n of_o perfection_n as_o as_o a_o insect_n have_v therefore_o to_o stagger_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o axiom_n ratify_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n for_o quod_fw-la nihil_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o effectu_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la vel_fw-la simili_fw-la vel_fw-la eminentiori_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la praeextiterit_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la be_v a_o first_o notion_n at_o which_o no_o man_n can_v quarrel_v but_o he_o must_v implicit_o abjure_v his_o own_o reason_n nor_o do_v the_o ancient_a and_o vulgar_a maxim_n à_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la sieri_fw-la differ_v from_o it_o but_o only_o in_o terminis_fw-la because_o if_o it_o be_v concede_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v find_v in_o the_o effect_n which_o can_v be_v find_v in_o its_o cause_n it_o must_v also_o be_v concede_v that_o this_o something_o be_v make_v by_o nothing_o nor_o be_o i_o convince_v why_o nothing_o may_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o something_o but_o only_o from_o this_o evidence_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o in_o such_o a_o cause_n there_o will_v not_o be_v the_o same_o nor_o any_o thing_n equivalent_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o effect_n second_o that_o my_o mind_n can_v be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o transcendent_a idea_n need_v neither_o declarement_n nor_o support_v other_o than_o this_o canonical_a position_n that_o whatsoever_o reality_n or_o perfection_n be_v only_o objective_o in_o our_o idea_n must_v be_v either_o formal_o or_o
species_n can_v we_o i_o say_v imagine_v that_o all_o this_o can_v arise_v from_o a_o spontaneous_a range_n of_o atom_n or_o that_o necessity_n which_o ensue_v upon_o the_o casual_a disposition_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n and_o not_o rather_o with_o devout_a hymn_n proclaim_v the_o efficiency_n of_o a_o glorious_a and_o eternal_a cause_n who_o essence_n be_v incomprehensible_a and_o attribute_n infinite_a intelligence_n goodness_n power_n beatitude_n glory_n etc._n etc._n must_v therefore_o be_v the_o ordainer_n creat_a and_o consecrator_n of_o all_o thing_n let_v we_o sink_v our_o meditation_n yet_o one_o degree_n low_o on_o the_o scale_n of_o viz._n article_n 3._o the_o sun_n convincive_o demonstrate_v the_o infinite_a wisdom_n of_o its_o creator_n by_o 3_o argument_n viz._n creature_n and_o consider_v how_o convincive_o even_o inanimate_v argue_v for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o their_o maker_n do_v not_o the_o sun_n to_o omit_v the_o speculation_n of_o its_o glorious_a light_n and_o comfortable_a influence_n the_o former_a whereof_o be_v so_o excellent_a the_o other_o so_o necessary_a that_o they_o challenge_v as_o due_a the_o admiration_n of_o all_o and_o have_v draw_v the_o adoration_n of_o many_o ingenious_a nation_n by_o three_o prevalent_a argument_n viz._n the_o commodiousness_n of_o its_o situation_n the_o designment_n of_o its_o motion_n and_o the_o line_n or_o tract_n of_o its_o revolution_n sufficient_o illustrate_v the_o forecast_n and_o artifice_v of_o its_o creator_n first_o by_o the_o universal_a convenience_n of_o its_o situation_n for_o have_v it_o be_v place_v in_o any_o other_o orb_n either_o inferior_a or_o superior_a to_o its_o orb_n 1._o the_o universal_a convenience_n of_o its_o situation_n in_o its_o proper_a orb_n own_o such_o horrid_a incommodity_n as_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o its_o use_n and_o intention_n and_o destructive_a to_o the_o two_o principal_a design_n of_o nature_n conservation_n and_o generation_n must_v unavoidable_o have_v follow_v nor_o have_v the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v more_o than_o one_o degree_n remove_v from_o the_o confusion_n of_o its_o originary_a chaos_n to_o particular_a have_v the_o sun_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o low_a sphere_n and_o obtain_v that_o place_n which_o the_o moon_n now_o possess_v the_o year_n have_v be_v no_o long_o than_o a_o month_n for_o in_o that_o account_n of_o time_n it_o must_v have_v fulfil_v its_o course_n through_o every_o part_n of_o the_o ecliptic_a and_o so_o the_o intervall_n of_o season_n have_v suffer_v such_o a_o contraction_n that_o must_v have_v be_v repugnant_a to_o their_o institution_n i._n e._n must_v have_v prevent_v the_o production_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o antipraxis_n or_o counter-activity_n of_o contrary_a season_n immature_o succeed_v one_o upon_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o destroy_v the_o principle_n of_o vegetation_n and_o check_v the_o promotion_n of_o seminality_n again_o by_o this_o unsafe_a vicinity_n or_o too_o near_a approach_n to_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n its_o intenser_n beam_n have_v verify_v the_o conflagration_n of_o phaeton_n at_o least_o prove_v so_o intolerable_a as_o that_o all_o thing_n must_v have_v have_v the_o icy_a and_o glutinous_a temper_n of_o the_o salamander_n or_o else_o be_v torrify_v into_o cinder_n and_o to_o have_v have_v no_o sun_n at_o all_o have_v be_v the_o easy_a misery_n for_o if_o there_o be_v and_o some_o be_v positive_a there_o must_v be_v a_o intention_n and_o remission_n of_o heat_n respective_a to_o the_o different_a point_n or_o access_n and_o recess_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o its_o proper_a orb_n and_o that_o in_o its_o apogaeum_n or_o mountee_n to_o the_o high_a point_n in_o cancer_n the_o heat_n be_v not_o so_o scorch_v under_o that_o tropic_a on_o this_o side_n the_o aequator_fw-la as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o its_o perigaeum_n or_o stoop_v to_o the_o low_a point_n of_o its_o excentricity_n in_o capricorn_n we_o can_v with_o any_o pretext_n of_o reason_n doubt_n that_o have_v the_o sun_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o bed_n of_o the_o moon_n it_o have_v long_o since_o anticipate_v the_o general_a combustion_n of_o the_o last_o day_n and_o calcine_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o exiguity_n of_o their_o primitive_a atom_n and_o on_o the_o other_o extreme_a have_v the_o sun_n be_v appoint_v to_o the_o eight_o or_o high_a sphere_n then_o must_v it_o have_v be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o exceed_a slow_a motion_n assign_v to_o that_o sphere_n so_o manythousand_n year_n in_o the_o absolution_n of_o its_o course_n as_o that_o it_o must_v have_v extend_v one_o year_n to_o the_o compute_v of_o plato_n jubilee_n nor_o can_v the_o world_n if_o learned_a man_n guess_v aright_o concern_v its_o duration_n have_v attain_v to_o the_o period_n of_o one_o revolution_n beside_o that_o hemisphere_n which_o first_o face_v the_o sun_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o its_o tedious_a gyre_n must_v have_v enjoy_v the_o curse_n of_o a_o long_a long_a day_n and_o consequent_o have_v miss_v the_o fertile_a blessing_n of_o a_o vicissitude_n or_o reciprocal_a succession_n of_o distinct_a season_n but_o the_o opposite_a hemisphere_n must_v have_v for_o many_o miriads_o of_o age_n continue_v as_o cold_a dark_a and_o barren_a as_o the_o grave_n and_o so_o half_a of_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v make_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o the_o like_a discommodity_n though_o more_o moderate_a will_v have_v succeed_v to_o the_o earth_n have_v the_o sun_n obtain_v a_o situation_n in_o any_o one_o of_o the_o other_o six_o orb_n between_o the_o two_o former_a extreme_n second_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o its_o circumrotation_n for_o have_v circumgyration_n 2._o the_o appointment_n of_o its_o continual_a circumgyration_n it_o remain_v fix_v and_o not_o move_v at_o all_o then_o must_v the_o world_n have_v want_v that_o necessary_a division_n of_o time_n and_o season_n of_o spring_n and_o autumn_n summer_n and_o winter_n day_n and_o night_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o generation_n and_o conservation_n of_o thing_n dependent_a on_o those_o vicissitude_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o fixation_n of_o this_o luminary_n must_v have_v cause_v a_o perpetual_a summer_n in_o one_o hemisphere_n and_o as_o last_a and_o disconsolate_a a_o winter_n in_o the_o other_o or_o drive_v nature_n upon_o the_o exigent_n of_o make_v another_o sun_n to_o irradiate_a and_o cherish_v the_o opposite_a half_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v experimental_o true_a and_o therefore_o advance_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o axiom_n by_o galileo_n philolaus_n niceron_n kircherus_n and_o other_o junior_a master_n in_o the_o optic_n that_o no_o spherical_a luminous_a body_n of_o what_o diameter_n soever_o can_v project_v its_o light_n upon_o the_o whole_a sphere_n of_o another_o at_o once_o or_o in_o a_o fix_a position_n though_o it_o illuminate_v more_o than_o the_o half_a of_o a_o lesser_a place_v at_o convenient_a distance_n last_o by_o the_o contrivement_n of_o its_o oblique_a motion_n along_o the_o line_n eclipitick_a 3._o the_o contrivement_n of_o its_o oblique_a motion_n along_o the_o line_n eclipitick_a ecliptic_a for_o have_v its_o revolution_n be_v assign_v to_o any_o other_o circle_n discommodity_n no_o less_o fatal_a than_o the_o former_a have_v unavoidable_o ensue_v first_o have_v it_o sail_v along_o on_o either_o side_n the_o aequator_fw-la some_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n can_v have_v know_v no_o sun_n at_o all_o but_o shall_v have_v groan_v under_o the_o oppression_n of_o perpetual_a frigidity_n and_o opacity_n while_o other_o have_v suffer_v the_o contrary_a extreme_a of_o a_o everlasting_a noon_n and_o be_v parch_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o its_o too_o constant_a and_o perpendicular_a beam_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a have_v be_v inhabitable_a a_o alternation_n of_o heat_n and_o gold_n be_v indispensable_o requisite_a aswell_o to_o the_o conservation_n and_o growth_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o their_o individual_n as_o to_o their_o propagation_n in_o specie_fw-la second_o have_v it_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o aequator_fw-la first_o unto_o a_o parallel_a sphere_n or_o such_o who_o have_v the_o pole_n for_o their_o zenith_n its_o revolution_n can_v have_v make_v neither_o perfect_a day_n nor_o perfect_a night_n for_o be_v in_o the_o aequator_fw-la it_o will_v intersect_v their_o horizon_n and_o be_v half_o above_o and_o half_a below_o it_o and_o to_o those_o who_o inhabit_v under_o the_o aequator_fw-la though_o it_o make_v a_o distinction_n of_o day_n and_o night_n yet_o will_v it_o not_o make_v any_o considerable_a distinction_n of_o season_n for_o the_o sun_n be_v always_o vertical_a to_o they_o in_o that_o situation_n will_v have_v introduce_v a_o constant_a summer_n and_o the_o perpendicularity_n of_o its_o unremit_v heat_n have_v exhaust_v the_o fructify_a humidity_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o leave_v the_o womb_n of_o our_o common_a mother_n squalid_a and_o barren_a as_o the_o desert_n sarra_n in_o africa_n last_o have_v it_o move_v
not_o consent_v to_o his_o own_o adnihilation_n though_o he_o may_v evade_v his_o torment_n by_o the_o bargain_n with_o advantage_n prefer_v the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o something_o to_o the_o horrid_a opacity_n of_o nothing_o three_o that_o god_n make_v such_o abundant_a provision_n conductive_a to_o the_o utility_n of_o man_n that_o both_o from_o the_o amplitude_n and_o variety_n of_o 3._o 3._o his_o work_n they_o may_v collect_v matter_n sufficient_a to_o incite_v they_o to_o the_o constant_a contemplation_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o munificence_n as_o also_o that_o have_v observe_v what_o of_o the_o creature_n be_v less_o commodious_a they_o may_v be_v direct_v in_o their_o election_n of_o the_o more_o commodious_a and_o beneficial_a as_o well_o for_o their_o conservation_n as_o delight_n four_o that_o the_o labour_n of_o agriculture_n be_v superfluous_a and_o voluntary_o undergon_v by_o man_n more_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o 4._o 4._o delicacy_n and_o inordinate_a luxury_n than_o the_o provision_n of_o necessary_n to_o his_o livelihood_n since_o the_o same_o liberal_a earth_n which_o be_v mother_n nurse_z and_o purveyor_n to_o all_o other_o animal_n can_v be_v think_v inhospitable_a to_o man_n only_o nor_o so_o cruel_o penurious_a as_o to_o exclude_v her_o best_a guest_n from_o participate_v the_o inexhaustible_a bounty_n of_o her_o table_n and_o though_o we_o grant_v some_o moderate_a labour_n necessary_a in_o order_n to_o the_o comfortable_a sustentation_n of_o our_o prodigal_a body_n always_o upon_o the_o expense_n yet_o have_v we_o good_a cause_n to_o esteem_v that_o more_o a_o blessing_n then_o a_o curse_n since_o the_o sweat_n of_o industry_n be_v sweet_a not_o only_o because_o the_o active_a genius_n of_o man_n be_v constellate_v for_o business_n and_o therefore_o never_o more_o oppress_v then_o with_o the_o burden_n of_o idleness_n but_o also_o because_o the_o sprightly_a hope_n of_o a_o wealthy_a harvest_n sweeten_v and_o compensate_a the_o labour_n of_o semination_n nor_o be_v the_o contentment_n which_o grow_v from_o ingenious_a husbandry_n much_o below_o any_o other_o solace_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o this_o life_n if_o we_o may_v credit_v the_o experience_n of_o many_o prince_n who_o have_v surfeit_v on_o the_o distraction_n of_o royalty_n have_v voluntary_o quit_v the_o magnify_a pleasure_n of_o the_o court_n magnify_v only_o by_o such_o ambitious_a novice_n who_o never_o discover_v the_o gall_n that_o lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o those_o guild_a sweet_n and_o with_o inestimable_a advantage_n exchange_v the_o tumult_n of_o their_o palace_n for_o the_o privacy_n of_o grange_n have_v find_v it_o a_o great_a delight_n to_o cultivate_v the_o obedient_a and_o grateful_a earth_n then_o rule_v that_o giddy_a beast_n the_o multitude_n a_o happy_a entertainment_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o more_o wholesome_a exercise_n of_o the_o body_n to_o hold_v the_o easy_a plough_n then_o sway_v a_o unwieldy_a sceptre_n and_o revel_v in_o the_o infatuate_a pomp_n of_o greatness_n five_o that_o those_o preposterous_a season_n blight_n mildew_n combustion_n etc._n etc._n putrefactive_a accident_n that_o make_v the_o preguant_n earth_n 5._o 5._o suffer_v abortion_n and_o so_o nip_v the_o forward_a hope_n of_o the_o laborious_a swain_n do_v neither_o intervene_v so_o frequent_o nor_o invade_v so_o general_o as_o to_o introduce_v a_o universal_a famine_n or_o so_o cut_v off_o all_o provision_n as_o not_o to_o leave_v a_o sufficient_a stock_n of_o aliment_n for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o mankind_n six_o that_o the_o divine_a intellect_n be_v the_o universal_a exemplar_n 6._o 6._o to_o itself_o frame_v the_o type_n or_o idea_n both_o of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o man_n within_o itself_o and_o according_o configurate_a they_o this_o may_v be_v evince_v by_o a_o argument_n à_fw-fr minori_fw-la since_o even_o ourselves_o have_v a_o power_n to_o design_n and_o model_n some_o artificial_a engine_n who_o pattern_n or_o idea_n we_o never_o borrow_v from_o any_o thing_n existent_a without_o the_o circle_n of_o ourselves_o but_o coin_a in_o the_o solitary_a recess_n of_o our_o mind_n seven_o concern_v man_n being_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o injury_n of_o many_o contingency_n as_o the_o voracity_n of_o wild_a beast_n the_o venom_n of_o 7._o 7._o serpent_n the_o conflagration_n of_o lightning_n the_o contagion_n of_o the_o pestilence_n the_o corruption_n of_o swarm_n of_o other_o disease_n both_o epidemic_a and_o sporadick_a etc._n etc._n that_o all_o these_o be_v the_o regular_a effect_n of_o god_n general_n providence_n and_o have_v their_o cause_n time_n and_o finality_n preordain_v and_o inscribe_v in_o the_o diary_n of_o fate_n to_o who_o prescience_n nothing_o be_v contingent_a but_o of_o this_o more_o satisfactory_o in_o our_o subsequent_a consideration_n of_o universal_a providence_n whither_o in_o strictness_n of_o method_n it_o refer_v itself_o eight_o that_o this_o complaint_n against_o the_o unkindness_n of_o nature_n 8._o 8._o for_o produce_v man_n tender_a naked_a unarmed_a etc._n etc._n be_v gross_o unjust_a for_o the_o imbecility_n of_o our_o infancy_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o perfection_n and_o maturity_n of_o those_o noble_a organ_n contrive_v for_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o mandate_n of_o that_o empress_n the_o cogitant_fw-la soul_n and_o be_v ample_o compensated_a either_o by_o the_o vigour_n and_o acuteness_n of_o the_o sense_n or_o by_o diuturnity_n of_o life_n it_o be_v observe_v by_o naturalist_n that_o those_o animal_n which_o live_v long_o have_v a_o long_a gestation_n in_o the_o womb_n a_o long_a infancy_n and_o attain_v but_o slow_o to_o their_o maturity_n and_o standard_n of_o growth_n the_o four_o general_a motion_n of_o life_n inception_n augmentation_n state_n and_o declination_n carry_v set_v and_o proportional_a interval_n each_o to_o other_o as_o that_o true_o noble_a philosopher_n scaliger_n have_v hint_v in_o his_o correction_n of_o that_o fabulous_a tradition_n of_o the_o extreme_a lo●gaevity_n of_o deer_n in_o these_o word_n de_fw-fr ejus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la longitudine_fw-la fabulantur_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la aut_fw-la gestatio_fw-la aut_fw-la incrementum_fw-la hinnulorum_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la praestent_fw-la argumentum_fw-la longaevi_fw-la animalis_fw-la as_o for_o his_o be_v bear_v naked_a it_o be_v no_o disfavour_n nor_o neglect_v in_o she_o for_o that_o cumbersome_a wardrobe_n of_o rag_n which_o man_n have_v get_v upon_o his_o back_n be_v become_v necessary_a only_o by_o the_o delicacy_n of_o his_o education_n and_o custom_n not_o so_o intend_v by_o nature_n in_o the_o primitive_a simplicity_n and_o eucrasie_n of_o his_o constitution_n when_o there_o need_v nothing_o but_o the_o skin_n either_o to_o warm_v or_o adorn_v the_o body_n last_o those_o arm_n which_o nature_n have_v deny_v he_o either_o he_o want_v not_o at_o all_o or_o his_o own_o ingenious_a hand_n can_v provide_v at_o pleasure_n chap._n iu._n the_o general_a providence_n of_o god_n demonstrate_v s●ct_n i._o the_o synopsis_n of_o my_o method_n exhibit_v in_o the_o hem_n of_o the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n be_v design_v creation_n article_n 1._o the_o author_n reason_n for_o his_o present_a adherence_n to_o the_o common_a discrimination_n of_o providence_n from_o creation_n as_o a_o clue_n to_o conduct_v the_o thought_n of_o my_o reader_n along_o the_o series_n of_o those_o attribute_n of_o the_o supreme_a ens_fw-la which_o as_o be_v of_o most_o general_a concernment_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v clear_o demonstrate_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n even_o to_o those_o who_o either_o never_o hear_v of_o or_o except_v against_o the_o testimony_n of_o holy_a writ_n i_o have_v promise_v to_o illustrate_v by_o the_o conviction_n of_o argument_n deduce_v from_o that_o catholic_a criterion_n reason_n to_o who_o judicature_n all_o nation_n and_o age_n have_v ready_o submit_v their_o assent_n and_o therefore_o i_o be_o not_o necessitate_v here_o to_o insert_v any_o far_a explanation_n of_o the_o connexion_n and_o dependence_n of_o this_o theme_n upon_o the_o precedent_n but_o only_o in_o avoidance_n of_o misconception_n to_o advertise_v that_o when_o i_o say_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la and_o the_o constant_a conservation_n of_o the_o same_o in_o its_o primitive_a order_n and_o harmonious_a coefficiency_n of_o cause_n subordinate_a be_v the_o general_a operation_n of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n i_o do_v not_o intend_v that_o those_o be_v act_n real_o distinct_a each_o from_o other_o for_o in_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n it_o be_v plain_o though_o succinct_o evince_v that_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o act_n of_o creation_n prolong_v or_o continue_v but_o only_o conform_v my_o theory_n to_o the_o customary_a notion_n and_o term_n of_o the_o school_n and_o yield_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o division_n in_o the_o gross_a capacity_n of_o man_n understanding_n in_o order_n to_o the_o more_o
hold_v the_o same_o place_n in_o the_o world_n as_o a_o pilot_n in_o a_o ship_n a_o charioteer_n in_o his_o chariot_n a_o chantor_n in_o a_o chorus_n a_o father_n in_o a_o family_n a_o monarch_n in_o a_o kingdom_n or_o a_o general_n in_o a_o army_n for_o as_o the_o first_o preserve_v from_o shipwreck_n the_o second_o from_o deviation_n and_o subversion_n the_o three_o from_o discord_n the_o four_o from_o poverty_n and_o desolation_n the_o five_o from_o division_n and_o the_o last_o from_o confusion_n so_o do_v the_o wise_a oversight_n of_o god_n regulate_v the_o efficiency_n of_o all_o natural_a agent_n with_o such_o admirable_a polity_n that_o the_o whole_a be_v preserve_v in_o safety_n in_o the_o direct_a road_n that_o lead_v to_o the_o general_a end_n in_o harmony_n in_o prosperity_n in_o union_n in_o perfect_a order_n to_o draw_v a_o line_n yet_o more_o parallel_n we_o every_o day_n observe_v in_o the_o sad_a experiment_n of_o death_n what_o a_o leaden_a and_o unweild_o mass_n of_o clay_n the_o body_n become_v so_o soon_o as_o its_o sprightly_a tenant_n the_o soul_n have_v surrender_v to_o corruption_n and_o it_o need_v not_o much_o proof_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o this_o gigantik_a body_n the_o universe_n be_v god_n therefore_o when_o this_o soul_n shall_v withdraw_v and_o cease_v its_o animation_n must_v that_o body_n fall_v by_o its_o own_o weight_n and_o suffer_v dissolution_n not_o that_o therefore_o in_o strictness_n of_o sense_n or_o without_o the_o latitude_n of_o a_o metaphor_n god_n be_v a_o soul_n and_o the_o world_n his_o body_n but_o because_o the_o inform_a and_o actuate_a presence_n of_o god_n be_v as_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o vitality_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o moderation_n of_o all_o its_o part_n in_o the_o due_a execution_n of_o their_o distinct_a office_n as_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o soul_n to_o the_o animation_n of_o a_o body_n and_o the_o regulation_n of_o all_o its_o member_n in_o the_o requisite_a administration_n of_o their_o several_a function_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n our_o zeal_n ought_v not_o to_o distaste_n that_o figurative_a mund●_n article_n 5._o u●d●r_o what_o restriction_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o tropology_n of_o some_o hermetical_a philosopher_n deum_fw-la esse_fw-la animam_fw-la mund●_n expression_n of_o those_o mystical_a and_o symbolical_a philosopher_n who_o call_v god_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v captious_a at_o that_o rhetoric_n which_o have_v comparative_o style_v he_o the_o pilot_n emperor_n and_o general_n of_o nature_n since_o it_o be_v the_o most_o mannerly_a language_n mortality_n can_v invent_v for_o the_o explanation_n of_o his_o government_n nor_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o those_o profound_a speculator_n who_o first_o adopt_v those_o modest_a metaphor_n to_o shadow_v the_o unutterable_a infinity_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n be_v ignorant_a that_o there_o ought_v still_o this_o difference_n to_o be_v allow_v that_o though_o a_o pilot_n be_v not_o ubiquitary_a in_o all_o part_n of_o his_o ship_n nor_o a_o emperor_n actual_o omnipresent_v in_o all_o place_n of_o his_o dominion_n nor_o a_o general_n local_o present_a in_o all_o quarter_n and_o station_n of_o his_o army_n yet_o god_n be_v intimate_o omnipresent_v in_o every_o particle_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o what_o be_v uncertain_o say_v of_o the_o soul_n tota_n in_o toto_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la in_o qualibet_fw-la parte_fw-la may_v be_v most_o certain_o say_v of_o god_n totus_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la and_o totus_fw-la in_o qualibet_fw-la parte_fw-la in_o fine_a as_o the_o inspection_n and_o consideration_n of_o the_o world_n have_v former_o replenish_v we_o with_o irrefutable_a argument_n of_o its_o creation_n by_o god_n so_o also_o may_v it_o evince_v the_o constant_a conservation_n of_o it_o by_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o providence_n for_o whoever_o though_o a_o mere_a pagan_n who_o brain_n never_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o either_o of_o those_o two_o notion_n creator_n and_o providence_n shall_v speculate_v the_o world_n in_o a_o engyscope_n or_o magnify_v glass_n i._n e._n shall_v look_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o distinction_n of_o its_o several_a order_n of_o nature_n observe_v the_o commodious_a disposition_n of_o part_n so_o vast_a in_o quantity_n so_o infinite_a in_o diversity_n so_o symmetrical_a in_o proportion_n so_o exquisite_a in_o pulchritude_n shall_v contemplate_v the_o comeliness_n splendour_n constancy_n conversion_n revolution_n vicissitude_n and_o harmony_n of_o celestial_a body_n shall_v thence_o descend_v to_o sublunary_a and_o with_o sober_a admiration_n consider_v the_o necessary_a difference_n of_o season_n the_o certain-uncertain_a succession_n of_o contrary_a tempest_n the_o inexhaustible_a treasury_n of_o jewel_n metal_n and_o other_o wealthy_a mineral_n concrete_v in_o the_o fertile_a womb_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o numerous_a useful_a and_o elegant_a stock_n of_o vegetable_n the_o swarm_n of_o various_a animal_n and_o in_o each_o of_o these_o the_o multitude_n symmetry_n connexion_n and_o destination_n of_o organ_n i_o say_v whoever_o shall_v with_o attentive_a thought_n perpend_v the_o excellency_n of_o these_o unimitable_a artifices_fw-la for_o all_o thing_n be_v artificial_a nature_n be_v the_o art_n of_o god_n can_v unless_o he_o contradict_v the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o invalidate_v the_o evidence_n of_o that_o authentic_a criterion_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n but_o be_v satisfy_v that_o as_o nothing_o less_o than_o a_o infinite_a power_n and_o wisdom_n can_v contrive_v and_o finish_v so_o nothing_o less_o than_o the_o uncessant_a vigilancy_n and_o moderation_n of_o a_o infinite_a providence_n can_v conserve_v and_o regulate_v they_o in_o order_n to_o the_o mutual_a benefit_n each_o of_o other_o and_o all_o conspire_v though_o in_o their_o contention_n to_o the_o promotion_n of_o the_o common_a interest_n if_o any_o shall_v yet_o stand_v out_o and_o object_n that_o what_o i_o call_v providence_n praeclude_v article_n 6._o the_o atheist_n subterfuge_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n praeclude_v be_v no_o other_o but_o nature_n nickname_v all_o those_o settle_a motion_n and_o regular_a effect_n in_o the_o world_n be_v but_o the_o necessary_a product_n of_o its_o establish_a law_n and_o unalterable_a method_n yet_o since_o they_o all_o declare_v a_o infinite_a intelligence_n in_o that_o nature_n which_o can_v decree_v those_o perfect_a constitution_n and_o so_o strict_o oblige_v all_o thing_n to_o observe_v they_o in_o order_n to_o a_o general_a and_o particular_a good_a he_o must_v at_o last_o by_o compulsion_n discover_v divinity_n disguise_v under_o the_o vizard_n of_o nature_n by_o who_o counsel_n and_o direction_n all_o thing_n operate_v nor_o can_v any_o man_n with_o more_o hope_n of_o safety_n recurre_v to_o fortune_n or_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o praeordination_n of_o contingency_n but_o that_o all_o event_n be_v the_o inconsiderate_a and_o extemporary_a result_v of_o chance_n since_o we_o have_v late_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o sanctuary_n nor_o dare_v i_o be_v so_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o presume_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o any_o thing_n praetend_v to_o humanity_n can_v be_v so_o infatute_v with_o the_o stupid_a idolatry_n of_o that_o fairy_n queen_n as_o to_o expect_v a_o far_a resutation_n of_o that_o delirium_fw-la sect_n iv_o have_v with_o perspicuity_n equal_a to_o the_o high_a expectation_n demonstrate_v the_o necessity_n of_o universal_a providence_n from_o the_o nature_n both_o of_o the_o agent_n and_o patient_n god_n and_o the_o world_n it_o remain_v only_o that_o we_o withdraw_v that_o curtain_n of_o objection_n wherewith_o the_o impiety_n of_o its_o adversary_n have_v darken_v the_o prospect_n of_o less_o ocular_a discerner_n and_o terminate_v the_o vision_n of_o those_o who_o optic_n have_v not_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o transfix_v it_o the_o first_o we_o may_v remember_v be_v that_o vanity_n of_o epicurus_n that_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o blissful_a and_o immortal_a nature_n such_o be_v his_o detect_v article_n 1._o the_o atheist_n first_o antiprovidential_n argument_n refute_v by_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o their_o absurdity_n in_o commensurate_v the_o excellenty_n of_o god_n by_o the_o infinite_o inferlor_n faculty_n of_o man_n detect_v character_n of_o divinity_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o necessary_a perturbation_n and_o perplexity_n of_o business_n but_o alas_o how_o gross_o must_v he_o delude_v himself_o who_o fathom_v the_o extent_n of_o a_o infinite_a by_o the_o unequal_a geometry_n of_o a_o finite_a and_o limit_n incomprehensible_a omniety_n to_o the_o narrow_a circumscription_n of_o humanity_n which_o in_o comparison_n be_v but_o one_o remove_n from_o nullity_n have_v god_n indeed_o be_v as_o he_o conceive_v he_o of_o humane_a figure_n it_o have_v be_v no_o error_n in_o the_o court_n of_o reason_n to_o have_v conclude_v he_o not_o much_o superior_a in_o the_o capacity_n of_o his_o intellect_n but_o when_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o himself_o acknowledge_v must_v
consist_v in_o his_o appropinquation_n to_o god_n and_o we_o never_o come_v so_o near_o he_o in_o this_o remote_a vale_n of_o tear_n as_o when_o we_o go_v out_o of_o ourselves_o to_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n lighten_v the_o oppression_n and_o prevent_v or_o repair_v the_o ruin_n of_o other_o for_o charity_n be_v the_o only_a excellence_n wherein_o we_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n rival_n our_o maker_n and_o be_v but_o our_o will_n constant_o fix_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o virtue_n and_o our_o ability_n of_o do_v good_a but_o half_n so_o infinite_a as_o our_o will_n for_o the_o wing_n of_o our_o understanding_n be_v indeed_o but_o short_a but_o those_o of_o our_o will_n be_v long_o and_o have_v a_o liberty_n to_o sly_a at_o all_o as_o shall_v be_v singular_o prove_v in_o convenient_a place_n we_o may_v anticipate_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n while_o we_o sojourn_v upon_o earth_n and_o shall_v need_v no_o other_o heraldry_n to_o testify_v ourselves_o the_o offspring_n of_o divinity_n now_o if_o it_o be_v so_o intense_a a_o delight_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o be_v but_o a_o beam_n deradiate_v from_o that_o immense_a sun_n of_o charity_n to_o do_v good_a ought_v we_o to_o think_v it_o a_o trouble_n to_o god_n who_o be_v most_o intelligent_a and_o so_o best_a know_v the_o necessity_n of_o all_o thing_n most_o beneficent_a and_o so_o most_o ready_a to_o relieve_v they_o most_o rich_a and_o so_o not_o obnoxious_a to_o impoverishment_n by_o the_o continual_a profusion_n of_o his_o favour_n to_o be_v a_o general_a benefactor_n by_o his_o providence_n to_o conclude_v if_o the_o visible_a and_o perishable_a sun_n can_v with_o uncessant_a comparison_n article_n 4._o the_o same_o illustrate_v by_o a_o second_o comparison_n liberality_n diffuse_v his_o consolatory_a and_o all-impregnating_a stream_n of_o light_n heat_n and_o influence_n on_o all_o part_n of_o the_o sensible_a or_o adspectable_a world_n and_o so_o concur_v to_o the_o generation_n vitality_n growth_n perfection_n and_o conservation_n of_o all_o sublunary_a nature_n and_o this_o without_o labour_n lassation_n or_o exhaustion_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o invisible_a vnperishable_a and_o infinite_a sun_n of_o which_o the_o other_o be_v but_o a_o dark_a and_o contract_a shadow_n be_v allow_v to_o have_v his_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n which_o trinity_n of_o attribute_n make_v the_o unity_n of_o providence_n as_o i_o have_v former_o hint_v in_o all_o place_n and_o at_o all_o time_n diffuse_v in_o their_o operation_n over_o all_o his_o work_n with_o the_o same_o facility_n and_o as_o it_o can_v be_v no_o interturbation_n to_o the_o serene_a felicity_n so_o presence_n article_n 5._o th●t_v the_o administration_n of_o petty_a occurrence_n can_v be_v no_o indignity_n or_o disparagement_n to_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o god_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a absolute_o essential_a to_o he_o firm_o evict_v from_o the_o universality_n of_o his_o cognition_n and_o presence_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v a_o dishonour_n or_o disparagement_n to_o the_o superexcellent_a majesty_n of_o god_n to_o transmit_v the_o ray_n of_o his_o providence_n to_o the_o most_o minute_n and_o seem_o most_o trivial_a and_o contemptible_a transaction_n on_o this_o great_a exchange_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o pliny_n who_o say_v necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la tam_fw-la tristi_fw-la tamque_fw-la multiplici_fw-la ministerio_fw-la polivatur_fw-la might_n with_o less_o absurdity_n have_v affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n do_v a_o action_n much_o below_o the_o dignity_n of_o so_o glorious_a a_o creature_n and_o must_v have_v the_o purity_n of_o his_o light_n suffer_v diminution_n and_o contamination_n when_o it_o project_n its_o radiant_a beam_n upon_o sordid_a and_o putrid_a body_n when_o it_o cooperate_v to_o the_o production_n of_o toad_n serpent_n worm_n and_o other_o the_o like_o base_a vermin_n and_o when_o it_o promote_v the_o fertility_n of_o noxious_a and_o deleterious_a weed_n as_o well_o as_o wholesome_a and_o medical_a plant_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o appear_v vile_a despicable_a and_o ugly_a to_o the_o queasy_a judgement_n of_o man_n be_v not_o so_o real_o to_o nature_n since_o she_o know_v no_o deformity_n and_o therefore_o all_o her_o piece_n must_v be_v amiable_a not_o real_o so_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n since_o he_o have_v think_v good_a to_o configurate_a they_o according_a to_o the_o most_o exact_a idea_n in_o his_o own_o wise_a intellect_n and_o therefore_o beauty_n be_v best_a define_v by_o the_o confirmity_n every_o thing_n hold_v to_o its_o primitive_a exemplar_n in_o the_o intellect_n of_o its_o creator_n not_o so_o to_o themselves_o since_o they_o have_v obtain_v a_o perfection_n congruous_a to_o their_o species_n and_o enjoy_v a_o absolute_a pulchritude_n respective_a to_o their_o distinct_a kind_n and_o therefore_o no_o animal_n be_v so_o insensible_a of_o the_o perfection_n of_o its_o form_n as_o to_o desire_v either_o to_o lose_v or_o exchange_v it_o again_o those_o action_n which_o seem_v various_a carry_v the_o face_n of_o multiplicity_n and_o fill_v up_o whole_a sheet_n in_o the_o diary_n of_o man_n stand_v but_o for_o a_o unit_fw-la in_o the_o arithmetic_n of_o nature_n and_o make_v but_o a_o monosyllable_n in_o the_o book_n of_o fate_n it_o be_v the_o natural_a prerogative_n of_o ubiquitary_a omnipotence_n to_o do_v all_o thing_n at_o once_o consider_v we_o with_o what_o ease_n and_o quiet_v the_o pale_a and_o feeble_a soul_n of_o a_o tree_n can_v at_o once_o provide_v for_o the_o vegetation_n as_o well_o of_o each_o leaf_n and_o blossom_n as_o of_o the_o trunk_n and_o root_n and_z cook_z the_o insipid_a juice_n of_o the_o earth_n into_o a_o aliment_n convenient_a to_o the_o conservation_n and_o growth_n of_o each_o single_a fiber_n and_o filament_n both_o of_o the_o cortex_fw-la or_o bark_n and_o of_o the_o interior_a and_o medullary_a substance_n in_o a_o word_n transfuse_v a_o vital_a influence_n through_o each_o indivisible_a particle_n of_o that_o great_a mass_n of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v consider_v we_o how_o easy_o the_o more_o luminous_a and_o energetical_a soul_n of_o a_o elephant_n can_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o blast_n or_o deradiation_n of_o virtue_n administer_v its_o nourish_a influx_n to_o each_o particle_n of_o that_o vast_a body_n and_o omitt_v not_o to_o take_v care_n of_o every_o single_a hair_n among_o so_o many_o miriads_o as_o clothe_v the_o skin_n in_o its_o common_a dole_n or_o distribution_n of_o vitality_n and_o when_o we_o have_v thus_o gentle_o inform_v ourselves_o that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o the_o weak_a and_o evanid_a soul_n of_o a_o plant_n which_o the_o best_a physiology_n define_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o certain_a modification_n of_o matter_n volatilise_v or_o a_o contexture_n of_o smooth_a globular_a equal_a and_o so_o of_o calefactive_a atom_n weave_v by_o the_o seminal_a virtue_n or_o plastic_a faculty_n of_o that_o particular_a species_n and_o soon_o dissolve_v again_o upon_o a_o variation_n of_o figure_n and_o situation_n of_o those_o insensible_a particle_n of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o livelihood_n &_o sustentation_n of_o all_o part_n in_o that_o mass_n as_o for_o any_o one_o of_o they_o that_o it_o be_v as_o genuine_a and_o familiar_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o animal_n which_o be_v also_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n or_o the_o more_o spiritual_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n subtiliate_v by_o vital_a heat_n traduce_v from_o its_o genitor_fw-la to_o animate_v and_o govern_v all_o part_n of_o its_o body_n as_o any_o one_o we_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o procuration_n and_o administration_n of_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n be_v as_o facile_a and_o natural_a to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o all_o soul_n and_o the_o life_n of_o spirit_n as_o to_o take_v the_o care_n of_o any_o one_o individual_a nature_n if_o the_o oversight_n and_o regency_n of_o but_o half_o so_o many_o different_a operation_n as_o that_o immaterial_a empress_n which_o keep_v her_o invisible_a court_n somewhere_o within_o we_o do_v every_o minute_n even_o when_o we_o be_v fast_o lock_v in_o the_o narcotick_a arm_n of_o morpheus_n and_o all_o our_o thought_n keep_v holy_a day_n order_n and_o effect_n while_o she_o maintain_v the_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o body_n be_v charge_v upon_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o understanding_n but_o for_o one_o hour_n without_o question_n the_o burden_n will_v prove_v insupportable_a nor_o can_v either_o the_o skill_n or_o strength_n of_o our_o limit_a reason_n in_o any_o measure_n responsible_a suffice_v to_o the_o due_a administration_n of_o so_o large_a a_o province_n when_o therefore_o to_o fathom_v the_o depth_n of_o that_o immense_a natural_a prudence_n and_o sovereign_a virtue_n wherewith_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v rich_o
in_o the_o incomparable_a commentary_n of_o gassendus_fw-la as_o a_o motion_n which_o once_o concede_v do_v total_o infringe_v the_o indispensable_a rigour_n of_o fate_n and_o conserve_v a_o evasory_n or_o decline_a liberty_n for_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n this_o plutarch_n teach_v we_o in_o two_o perspicuous_a text_n 1_o when_o he_o say_v the_o anim._n solert_n that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o atom_n in_o the_o human_a soul_n be_v subtle_o invent_v by_o epicurus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o fortune_n may_v be_v bring_v on_o the_o theatre_n of_o the_o world_n there_o to_o act_v her_o part_n and_o the_o arbitrary_a power_n of_o man_n may_v not_o be_v abrogate_a 2_o when_o he_o declare_v the_o stoic_a repub_fw-la that_o the_o same_o epicurus_n seize_v in_o omnem_fw-la partem_fw-la versare_fw-la ingeniúmque_fw-la contendere_fw-la in_fw-la id_fw-la incumbendo_fw-la ut_fw-la quomodocunque_fw-la à_fw-la motione_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la liberum_fw-la tueatur_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ac_fw-la pravitatem_fw-la esse_fw-la inculpabilem_fw-la non_fw-la patiatur_fw-la rack_v all_o the_o nerve_n of_o his_o wit_n to_o find_v out_o a_o way_n for_o the_o protection_n of_o man_n free_a will_n and_o so_o that_o evil_n may_v not_o praetend_v to_o inculpability_n now_o though_o we_o may_v not_o train_v along_o the_o thought_n of_o our_o reader_n out_o of_o the_o direct_a tract_n of_o our_o present_a theme_n into_o a_o wide_a digression_n concern_v epicurus_n his_o whole_a romance_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o atom_n in_o the_o soul_n especial_o have_v late_o remit_v he_o to_o gassendus_fw-la his_o accomplish_a comment_n thereupon_o yet_o can_v we_o not_o impede_fw-la his_o progress_n along_o the_o straight_a line_n of_o method_n here_o to_o arrest_v he_o while_o we_o inform_v he_o brief_o how_o he_o accommodate_v that_o fiction_n to_o the_o vindication_n of_o man_n liberty_n from_o the_o inexorable_a coaction_n of_o fate_n we_o conceive_v that_o epicurus_n have_v observe_v 3_o kind_n of_o motion_n in_o animal_n but_o principal_o in_o man_n viz._n natural_a violent_a and_o voluntary_a take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o the_o primary_n cause_v of_o each_o be_v to_o be_v deduce_v from_o atom_n the_o principium_fw-la à_fw-la quo_fw-la of_o all_o motion_n and_o hereupon_o conclude_v that_o the_o spring_n of_o all_o natural_a motion_n be_v the_o primary_n motion_n congenial_a or_o inhaerent_a to_o atom_n viz._n that_o whi●h_v physiology_n call_v the_o motion_n of_o gravity_n whereby_o a_o atom_n be_v precipitate_v ad_fw-la lineam_fw-la rectam_fw-la to_o a_o perpendicular_a that_o the_o spring_n of_o all_o violent_a motion_n be_v the_o motion_n of_o reflection_n or_o that_o which_o arise_v from_o occursation_n arietation_n or_o repercussion_n of_o one_o atom_n by_o another_o whereby_o the_o atom_n reflect_v be_v carry_v ad_fw-la lineam_fw-la obliquam_fw-la and_o last_o that_o the_o spring_n of_o all_o voluntary_a motion_n be_v the_o motion_n of_o declination_n to_o which_o no_o region_n be_v determine_v nor_o time_n prefix_v but_o may_v not_o democritus_n and_o other_o defendant_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n natural_a have_v except_v against_o this_o as_o insufficient_a to_o inference_n article_n 5._o a_o exception_n in_o the_o name_n of_o democritus_n against_o epicurus_n inference_n the_o protection_n of_o man_n evasory_n freedom_n by_o return_v that_o because_o this_o motion_n of_o declination_n be_v no_o less_o natural_a for_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o no_o other_o principle_n but_o atom_n themselves_o then_o that_o of_o gravity_n therefore_o do_v it_o still_o remain_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v effect_v by_o fate_n as_o well_o when_o epicurus_n his_o hypothesis_n be_v concede_v as_o before_o insomuch_o as_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o reason_n of_o those_o various_a motion_n of_o arietation_n repuls_n declination_n etc._n etc._n by_o a_o eternal_a series_n and_o kind_a of_o subalternate_a concatenation_n be_v consequent_a one_o upon_o the_o heel_n of_o another_o and_o particular_o that_o event_n of_o cognition_n and_o appetition_n to_o which_o man_n liberty_n appertain_v and_o so_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o equal_a necessity_n for_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n may_v display_v or_o execute_v that_o liberty_n elective_a whereby_o it_o affect_v and_o prosecute_v any_o object_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v a_o apple_n necessary_a it_o be_v that_o the_o image_n or_o species_n of_o that_o apple_n be_v first_o emit_v from_o it_o and_o be_v transmit_v through_o the_o mediatory_a organ_n of_o sight_n invade_v parcel_n and_o commove_v the_o mind_n to_o know_v or_o apprehend_v it_o necessary_a to_o the_o apple_n before_o it_o can_v transfuse_v its_o visible_a species_n to_o the_o eye_n that_o it_o be_v put_v in_o some_o place_n convenient_a for_o adspect_n by_o he_o who_o gather_v it_o from_o the_o tree_n or_o receive_v it_o elsewhere_o necessary_a that_o the_o tree_n which_o bear_v that_o apple_n be_v first_o generate_v by_o a_o seed_n and_o nourish_v by_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o earth_n concoct_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n necessary_a that_o that_o seed_n be_v derive_v from_o a_o former_a apple_n and_o that_o from_o a_o former_a tree_n plant_v in_o this_o or_o that_o determinate_a place_n at_o this_o or_o that_o determinate_a time_n and_o so_o by_o retrogression_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n when_o both_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o its_o vegetable_a seed_n have_v their_o origination_n from_o the_o concursion_n and_o complexion_n of_o atom_n which_o can_v not_o be_v agitate_a by_o the_o impulse_n of_o their_o own_o inhaerent_a faculty_n motive_n but_o convene_v and_o coalesce_v and_o acquiesce_v in_o those_o figure_n those_o situation_n at_o that_o time_n again_o if_o the_o soul_n or_o mind_n be_v also_o a_o contexture_n of_o orbicular_a atom_n those_o atom_n must_v have_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o sperm_n of_o the_o parent_n must_v have_v conslux_v thither_o from_o certain_a meat_n and_o drink_n as_o also_o from_o the_o aer_fw-la and_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n those_o i_n at_o his_o must_n have_v be_v such_o and_o no_o other_o and_o so_o subalternate_o successive_a from_o eternity_n the_o event_n will_v be_v find_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o same_o adamantine_a necessity_n whatever_o of_o the_o cause_n lateral_a or_o concurrent_a which_o must_v run_v up_o to_o a_o account_n beyond_o all_o logarithm_n you_o shall_v please_v to_o begin_v at_o because_o from_o eternity_n cause_n have_v so_o cohaere_v to_o cause_n that_o the_o last_o cause_n can_v not_o but_o concur_v which_o be_v deduce_v into_o act_n the_o mind_n can_v not_o but_o know_v and_o know_v affect_v or_o desire_v that_o particular_a object_n viz._n the_o apple_n and_o what_o be_v here_o say_v of_o cause_n the_o same_o in_o all_o point_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v also_o of_o atom_n which_o constitute_v those_o cause_n and_o from_o who_o congenial_a motion_n the_o cause_n derive_v those_o their_o motion_n by_o which_o they_o attain_v to_o be_v cause_n to_o this_o exception_n that_o we_o may_v compose_v some_o response_n such_o epicurus_n article_n 6._o the_o justification_n thereof_o by_o a_o respon_n conform_v to_o the_o physiology_n of_o epicurus_n as_o may_v seem_v consentaneous_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o epicurus_n and_o to_o contain_v somewhat_o of_o probability_n at_o least_o we_o must_v usurp_v the_o liberty_n to_o assume_v that_o such_o be_v the_o contexture_n of_o atom_n in_o the_o soul_n or_o mind_n its_o declinant_fw-la atom_n can_v break_v that_o rigidity_n arise_v from_o other_o atom_n and_o so_o make_v its_o nature_n flexile_a to_o any_o part_n in_o which_o flexility_n the_o root_n of_o liberty_n do_v consist_v and_o therefore_o the_o mind_n be_v allect_v by_o the_o species_n of_o any_o object_n be_v indeed_o carry_v towards_o that_o object_n but_o so_o that_o if_o another_o object_n shall_v instant_o occur_v who_o attraction_n be_v equivalent_a it_o may_v again_o be_v invite_v by_o and_o carry_v towards_o that_o object_n also_o so_o that_o deflect_v from_o the_o first_o it_o may_v become_v aequilibrate_v or_o indifferent_a to_o either_o part_n which_o doubtless_o be_v to_o be_v free_a or_o arbitrary_a and_o that_o the_o mind_n be_v thus_o constitute_v flexile_a and_o indifferent_a do_v at_o length_n determine_v itself_o rather_o to_o one_o than_o the_o other_o part_n this_o arise_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o impression_n of_o one_o species_n be_v more_o violent_a then_o of_o the_o other_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o election_n succeed_v upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o that_o object_n who_o species_n appear_v either_o positive_o good_a or_o comparative_o more_o good_a final_o that_o the_o mind_n when_o it_o elect_v or_o will_v any_o object_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a machine_n or_o main_a spring_n by_o who_o motion_n all_o the_o faculty_n and_o the_o member_n destinate_a to_o execution_n be_v excite_v and_o carry_v thither_o whither_o the_o mind_n tend_v and_o