they were diſtinguiſh'd one from another, he found 1. that they multipfied ſo faſt upon nim that eware ue A we, * FF __. i Yoke, OY 8 Ha ible for him, to comprehend them. Nay, when. A 10ne Monſider d the Difference of his own Limbs. which © again erceiv d were all diſtinct from one another, by _ nim e Property and Action peculiar to each, it ſeem- en wil eo him that there was a Nurality in his own Eſſence. prop when he lodk d upon any one Member it ſelf, hne wifteſihad that it might be divided into à great many d fees, from whence, he concluded, that there muſt n bac s be a Plurality in. his own Eſſence, aud not only nds own, but in every other alſ ev. h wife. 27. Then he enter d upon auth. 1.255 =. s ſeenfculation of the Second Kind, by which he 'percei-- that tho the Parts of his Body were many, yet | y. were. conjoyn'd and compacted together ſo as to ke one Body, and that what Difference there was ween them conſiſted only in the Difference ot ir Actions, whic e proceeded from that mal Spirit, the Nature of _ which. be had "before xch'd_ into, and found eur. Now he knew that Spirit was One in Eſſence, and was really che sub · ce of his Being, and that all the reſt of the Mem- ſerve chat Spirit as Inſtruments, and in this Re- abe perceived his own Eſſence, to be One. "© ect. 23.._ He proceeded from hence to the Confi- tevery Individual of them was One. Next he con- red. them with regard to their different Species, - as Roes, Horſes, Aſſes. and all Sorts of Birds ac- ding to their Kinds, and he perceiv'd that all tge lividuals of every Species were exactly like one a- ther, in the Shape of their Parts, both within and tout, that their Apprehenſions, Motions, and In- lations were alike, and that thoſe little Differens ©, which were viſible amongſt them, were inconfidgs” ia Reſpect of thoſe many things in which the? fed. From whence he concluded, that the Spit "RE ich aftuated any Species was one and the fame i diltrabuted among ſo many Hearts, as there ts viduals in that Species, ſo that if it were po. for al that Spirit. which is ſo divided among ſo oy Hearts, t6 be collected into one Receptacle; it Ws Is, * "wo 3 a rn Tun Wall th nge wing ju ar f ach one n be e out into ſeveral Diſhes Ih.
Multiplied. By this way of Contemplation he and that the Multiplicit/ of Individuals in the f.
One.
An * a Ts on, and Nutrition, and the Power of Moving f . here they pleas d, was common to them all; w Actions he was allur'd before, were all very pro tt the animal Spirit, and chat thoſe leſſer things in theſe greater, were not ſo proper to that Spit upon the, who Ss Se * 4 afterwards pur all together again in one Veſſel; Liquor would ſtill be the.me, as well when it divided, as when it was altogether, only in Neſf of that Diviſion it may be ſaid in ſome Sort to ceiv'd that a whole Species was One and the ſame thi Species is like the Multiplicity of Parts in the i Perſon, Which indeed are not mw Li. e. are o Sect. 29. Then he repreſented in his Mind, all ſeveral Kinds of Animals, and perceiv'd that Senſ ?
Which they 5k (notwithſtanding their Agreen Leaves, Flo wi.
Ko TY \ Hal Ebn Fokd an. 7 ruits, and manner of Growing. And comparing hem with Animals, he found that there muſt needs » ſome one ching which they did all of them partake f, which was the ſame to them that the animal Spi- it was to the living Creatures, and that in Reſpect f wat they were all One. Whereupon, taking. iew of all the ſeveral Kinds of Plants, he conclu- ed that they were all One and the ſame, by Reaſon f that Agreement which he found in their Actions, iz. their Nouriſhment — ery n | Set. 31. Then he comprehended in one fingle onception, the whole Kinds of Animals and Plants ogether, and found that they were both alike in eir Nutrition and Growing, only the Animals en ald the Plants in Senſation and Apprehenſion; and et he had ſometimes obſerv'd ſomething like it in Wlants, viz. That ſome Flowers do turn themſelves pwards the Sun, and that the Plants extend their Noots, that way the Nouriſhment comes, and ſome. pi ther ſuch like things, from whence it appear'd to im that Plants and Animals, were One and the ſame; Reſpe& of that One Thing which was common to hem both; which was indeed more perfect in the ne, and more obſtructed and reſtrained in the other; ee Water that partly running and partly frozen. lich; that he concluded that Plants and Animals were ; Sect. 32. He next confider'd thoſe Bodies which have either Senſe, Nutrition, nor Growth, ſuch as Stones, arth, Air, and Flame which he perceiv'd had all of hem Three Dimenſions, viz. Length, Breadth and Thich and that their Differences conſiſted only in this, ori at ſome of them were colour'd, others not, ſome Were warm. others cold, and the like. He obſerved at thoſe Bodies which were warm, grew cold, and. the contrary, that thoſe which were cold grew arm. He ſaw that Water was ieren d Vapours again condensed into Water; and that nch things as were burnt, were turn'd into Coals, hes, Flame and Smoak, 1. if in its Aſcent it wer? 4 vs LO ; * .
* intercepted by an Arch of stone and the like, 3 chings were in Reality, One, tho* multiplied and di verſifed in ſome certain Reſpects, as the Plants an Animals and Plants did conſiſt; he ſaw that it mul be ſome Body, like thoſe Bodies, which had a Thret df thoſe other Bodies which have neither senſe no . ations which ariſe from the organical Parts of Plant: and Animals.- And that, in all likelihood. thoſe Ops like this. Conſidering it therefore abſtratedly, wit were One; only there were ſome Actions in ſome of whether they were eſſential. or deriv'd from ſome thing without. Thus he continu'd confidering nol thickned there and was like other 1 Sub ſtances. From whence it appear'd to him that al Animals were. | ET, Sect. 33. Then conſidering with himſelf, what that common thing. muſt be, in which the $:meneſs of th fold: Dimenſion, viz. Length Breadth;and Thickneſt and that whether it were hot or cold. it was like © Nutrition, and: differ*d from them only in rhoſe Opt rations were not Effential, bur deriv'd from ſome thing elle. So that if thoſe Operations were to | communicated” to thoſe other Bodies. they would | Regard to its Efſence only, as ſtript of thoſe Oper: tions, which at firſt Sight ſeem'd to flow from it, perceiv d that it was-a Body, of the ſame Kind wit thoſe other Bodies; upon which Contemplation it appear d to him thar all Rodies, as well thoſe: th; had Life, as thoſe that had not. as well thoſe that mov'd, as thoſe that reſted in their natural Places them, which proceeded from their organical Parts ce geerning which Actions he could not yet determint thing but the Nature of Bodies and by this meariioj he p-rceiv'd, that whereas at firſt Sight, Things had apy pear d to him innumerable and not to be comprehen ded; Nom, he diſcovered the whole Maſs and Bulk of Creatures were in Reality only One. 5 ect. 34. He continu'd in this Opinion a conſid: rable Time. Then he conſider'd all Sorts of Bodies both Animate and Inanimate, which one while ſee ed — ar = okdan. | 9 1 i ike, Na to be On-; and another, 4 great many. And he Subßzdund that all of them hal a Tendency either up- Wrard, as Smoak, Flame, and Air, when detain'd un- er Water; or elle downward, as Water, Pieces or arch, ff Parts of Animals and Plants; and that none f theſe Bodies were free from one or other of theſi Wendencies, or would ever lye ſtill. unleſs binder? y ſome other Body and interrupted in their Courſe; when for Inſtance a Stone im its fall is ſtopped the Solidity and Hardneſs of the Earth when its hin it would otherwiſe ſtill continue Deſcending; > Smoak ſtill continues going upwards, and if it ould be intercepted by æ ſolid Arch; it would di- ide both to the fight and to the left, and fo ſoon it was freed from the Arch, would ſtill continue Wicendingz.and paſs through the Air, which is not ſomepid enough to reſtrain it. $o when a leathern to bfortle is fill'& with Air and ſtopp'd up cloſe, if you 1d bold ir under Water; it will ſtrive to get up, till ic , Witieturns to its Place of Air, and then it refts,.and $ Reluctancy and Propenſity to aſcend. ceaſes.. dect: 35.. He then enquir'd whether or no he could nd any Body that. was at any Fime "deſtitute of Woth theſe Motions, or a Tendency towards them, ut he could find none ſuch, among all Rodies whicl had about him. Phe Reaſon of this Enquiry was, eauſe he was very defirous to know the Nature o ody; as ſuch, abſtracted from all manner of Quali- es, from whence ariſes Multiplicity or Diverſity of inds. But when he found*this too difficult a Task _ r him, and he had examin'd thoſe Bodies which id the feweſt Qualities, and could find none of them 5 of one of theſe two. viz. Heavineſs or Light- 4 Fels; he proceeded to confider the Nature of theſe - 4 properties, and to examine whether they did be- | Wong to Body quatenys Body, or eſe to ſome other uality ſuperadded to Body. Now it ſeem'd plain 38 nfdeÞ him, that Gravity and Levity, did not belong to Bo- is die as ſuch; for if ſo. then no Body could ſubſiſt * thout them both: _ on the ———— * find heavy Bodies, which are void of all Lightneklff Forms are not the Objects of Senſe, but are. apprehet things of this Kind which he diſcover'd, it appea to him that the animal Spirit, which is ſeal'd in tf Heart (as we have mention'd before) muſt neceſla Iy have ſome Quality ſuperadded to its Corporiety, wh - muſt be its Form, by which it is diſtinguiſh'd from ' Beaſts, was ſomething proper to them, which (viz, all Bodies, befides Plants and Animals, whit and alſo ſome light Bodies which are void of all He -vineſs. and yet without doubt they both are Bodies zn each of which there is ſomething ſuperadded t Corporeity, by which they are diſtinguiſnh'd one fro the other, and that makes the Difference between en otherwiſe they would be both one and the ſame thing in every Reſpect. From whence it appear'd plain that the Eſſence both of an heavy, and light Body w compos'd of Two Things; One, which was comme to them both. vic · Corporeity, the other, by which: the are diſtinguiſh'd one from the other, viz. Grawiy 1 the one, and Eevity in the other, which were ſupet added to the Eſſence of Corporeity. | | Sect. 36. In like manner he confider'd other B dies, both Animate and Inanimate, and found the Eſſence conſiſted in Corporeity, and in ſome, one thin or more ſuperadded to it. And thus he attain'd Notion: of the Forms of Bodies, according to the Differences. Theſe were the firſt Things he. fou out, belonging te the ſpiritual World; for the ged by intellectual Speculation. Now among oth rendred it capable of theſe wonderful Actions, d ferent Senfations and Ways of apprehending Thing and various Sorts of Motions; and that this Qud ther Bodies (which is the ſame that the Philoſoph! call the ſenſitive Soul) and ſo in Plants, that whil was in them the ſame, that radical Moiſture was i their Form, which the Philoſophers call the Vegetati Soul. And that there was allo in inanimate thinf 4 he he are in this ſublunary World) ſomething peculiar! them, by the Power of which, every one of th * Hai Ebn Tokdan. 2 xerform'd ſuch Actions as were proper to it;} namely: arious Sorts of Motion, and different Kind. or Jeg=-: ble Qualities, and that thing was the Form of eve- y one of them, and this is the ſame which the Phioſophers call Neture.. Sect. 37. And when by this Contemplation it aphtnek II He Bodies led ti e fro en en — ar'd to him plainly, that the true Eſſence of that laing! Spirit, which he had been ſo intent, was com- ths. jounded of Corporeity, and ſome other Quality ſuradded to that Corporeity, and that it had its Cor- oreity in common with other Bodies; but that this ther Quality which was ſuperadded, was peculiar to t ſelf: Immediately he flighted and deſpiſed the Noti- n of Corporeity, and applied himſelf wholly to hat other ſuperadded Quality (which is the ſame that e call the Sozl.) the Nature of which he earneſtly de- red to know. Therefore he fix'd all his Thoughts pon it. and began his Contemplation with confi- ering all Bodies, not as Bodies. but as endu'd with ws, from whence neceſſarily flow theſe Properties, y which they are diſtinguiſh'd one from another. Seft. 38. Now by following up this Notion, and dmprehending it in his-Mind, he perceiv'd that all odies had one Form in common, from whence one- more Actions did proceed. And that there was me of theſe, which tho' they agreed with all theh. the vit ſupet er B. d the > thing ain'd o the foun r the prehet g otht . * | in that one common Form, had another Form Tl ae ſides ſuperadded to it. from whence ſome Actions \ Qui oceeded. And further, that there was another rom rt. which agreeing with the reſt in thoſe two Forms ſophel lich they had, was ſtill diſtinguiſh'd from them by > — Third Form, ſuperadded to thoſe other Two; from Wience alſo proceeded ſome Actions. For Inſtance, [terreſtrial Bodies, as Earth, Stones. Minerals, Plants, -Wiimzls. and all other heavy Bodies, do make up one ieee Number, which agree in the ſame Arm; from Fence flows the Property of deſcending continually, ilſt there is nothing to hinder their Deſcent: And Fienſoever they are forc'd to move upwards, if they left to themſelves, they EY by the Pows N 4 4- they do agree with all that Multitude before menti added ro it, from whence flow Nutrition and Accretia Now the Meaning of Nutrition is, when the Body thi wiz. Animals. tho' they have the firſt and ſecon "cular Species of Animals, had ſome Property whit Aiſtinguiſh'd it, and made it quite different from t ſome one thing. whoſe Eſſence was the moſt fimf er of their Form, tend downwards again. Now, ſom Fart of this Number, viz. Plants and Animals, tho ened, in that Form; yet ſtill have another Form ſuper is nouriſh'd, ſubſtitutes in the room of that which! conſum'd and waſted from it ſelf, ſomething of tt hke kind, which it draws to it ſelf, and then coy verts into its own Sitbſtance. Accretion, or Growing is a Motion according to the three Dimenſions, vi Eexgth; Breadth. and Thickneſs, in a due Proportion. An theſe two Actions are common. to. Plants and Ani mals'-and do without doubt ſpring from that For: which is common to them both, which is what call the vrgetatiue Sul. Now part of this Multitud Forms in common with. the reſt, have till a thi Form ſuperadded, from which. ariſe Senſation an local Motion. Befides, he-perceiv'd that evey par Teſt, and he knew that this Difference muſt ariſe fro Jome Form peculiar to that Secies, which was ſu pe added to the Notion of that Form which it. had i common with. the reſt of Animals. And the like | ſaw happen'd to ſeveral kinds of Plants.
Sect. 39. And it was evident to him, that the | fences of thoſe ſenfible Bodies, which are in this ſu Tunary World had ſome of them wore Qualities | eradded to their Corporeity and others. fewer. No e kriew that the Underſtanding of the fewer, mill "needs be more eaſie to him, than the Underſtand: of thoſe which were more in Number. And therefalif he endeavour'd to get a true Notion of the Form and uncompounded. Now he perceiv'd that the! Jence of Animals and Plants conſiſted of a. great ny Properties. becauſe of the great Variety of the Hperations; for which Reaſon he deferr'd the enqi 1 oh; 4 g | III 1 3 1 1 Breadth. and Thickneſs. - But then if you took tha Change. only that it was neceſſa ry for it to be exten - ded of two Properties: The one of which repre 1 which: is in all Bodies, of what Form ſoe ver.
32 The Home and that this Extenſion could not ſubfiſt by it ſe as alſo the Body which was extended, could nor ſu} fiſt by it ſelf without Extenſion. This he experime ted in ſome of thoſe ſenſible Bodies which are endy ed with: Forms; for Example, in Clay: Which derceiv'd, when moulded into any Figure, (Spherica ppoſe) had in it a certain Proportion, Length very ſame Ball, and reduc'd it into, Cubical or Oy Figure, the Dimenſions were chang'd, and did nol retain the ſame Proportion which they had before and yet the Clay ſtill remain'd the ſame, without an ded into; Length, Breadth and Thickneſs, in ſome Proportion or other, and not to be depriv'd of it Dimenſions: Yet it was plain to Him from the ſuc ceſſive Alterations of them in the ſame Body, thai they were diſtin& from the Clay it ſelf; as alſo, that becauſe the Clay could not be altogether without them, it appear'd to him that it belong'd to its E fence. And thus from this Experiment it appeared to him. thar Body confider'd as Body, was compoun fents the Clay, of which the Sphere was made; The other. the Threefo/d' Expreſſion! of it, when form'd inte a Sphere, Cube, or what other Figure ſoever. Not was it poſſible to concejve Body, but as conſiſting of theſe two Properties, neither of which could ſubſift without the other. But that one (namely, that of Extenſion) which was liable ro Change. and coul fucceſſively put on different Figures, did repreſent the Form in all thoſe Bodies which had Forms. And that other which ſill abode in the fame State, (which was the Clay. in our laſt Inſtance) did repreſent cor ow that which we call Clay in the foregoing Inſtance, is what the Philoſophers call Materia prima. [the firſt Matter] and van, which is wholly deſtitute of all man- 5 Se et.
MM.
it ſel Seck. 4 When his Contemplation had proceeded not ſullhus far, and he was got to ſome diſtance from ſenſi- erimenWle Objects, and was now juſt upon the Confines of e endillhe intellectual World, he diffident, and inclin'd raich er to the fenſible World, which he was more uſed tos pheric{herefore he retir d from the Conſideration of ab» LengthMrafted Body, (fince he found that his Senſes could by ok thao means reach it, neither could he comprehend it) and or Oy] yplied himſelf to the Conſideration of the moſt mple ſenſible Bodies he could find, which were thoſe pur. about which he had been exercis'd. And: firſt f all he conſider'd the Water which he found, if let lone in that Condition which its Form requir'd. had heſe two things in it, viz. Senſible Cold. and a Pro- enſion to move downwards: But if heated by the ice or Sun, its Coldnefs was remov'd. but its Pro- xenfion to move downwards ſtill remain'd: But afs erwards, when it came to be more vehemently het ed, it loſt its Fendeney downwards, and mounted wards; and ſo it was wholly depriv'd of hoth theſe- roperties which us'd conſtantly to proceed from it, d from its Form: Nor did he know any thing: ore of its Form, but only that theſe two Actions xroceeded from thence; and when theſe two ceas'd; he Nature of the Form was alter'd; and the watry. orm was remov'd from that Body, fince their appear- d in it Actions, which muſt needs owe their Origine o another Form. Fherefore it muſt have received nother Form which had not heen there before, from 1d no be fort ut an exten ſome of it he ſue 7, that 0, that ithout ts Ef. peared poun repre The inte Not 1g of u hſiſt * which aroſe thoſe Actions, which never us d to ap- eſent er in it whilſt it had the other Form: 3 And Sect. 43. Now he knew that every thing that was produc'd anew, muſt needs have ſome Producer. And From this Contemplation. there aroſe in his Mind a rt of Impreſfion of the Maker of that Form, tho is Notion of him as yet was general and indiſtinct. » fil hen he paus'd on the examining of theſe Forms which man- Ne knew before, one by one, and found that they ere produc'd anew, and that they muſt of Neceſſity geg. Ie beholden to ſome efficient Cauſe, Then he you y hick t Cor ever, ance, * 34 The Hiftoryof fider'd. the Eſſences of Forms, and found that the were nothing elſe, but only a Diſpoſition of Body produce ſuch or ſuch: Actions. For inſtance. Wate when very much heated, is diſpos'd to riſe upwar and that Diſpoſition is its Form. For there isnothin preſent in this Motion, but Boch, and ſome thing which are obſery'd to ariſe from it, which were nol in it before (ſuch as Qualities and Motions) and t Efficients which: produce them. Now the Fitneſs d Body for one Motion rather than another. is its Dj pefrion and Form. The ſame he concluded of all oth Forms. and it appear'd to him, that thofe Action which aroſe from them. were not in Reality owin to them. but to the effieient Cauſe. who made uſe 9 theſe Forms to produce thoſe Actions. which are attri bured to them [i. e. the Forms. ] Which Notion of hi is exactly the ſame with whar God's Apoſtle { Mabome #ays; I am bis Hearing, by which- be hears and his Seeing, which be ſ-es. And in the Alcoran; Du did not kill them but God kill d them; when thou threweft the Darts, it was 1 thou that threweſt them but God. x | - Set. 44 Now, when he had attain'd thus far, { as to have a general and indiſtinct Notion of this / gens, he had a moſt earneſt Deſire to know him di ſtinctly, And becauſe hie had not as yet withdrawn l from the ſenſible World. _ ro lool for t pes Agent among ſenſible Things; nofif did he as yet Nat ne it was one Agent oi many. Therefore he enquir'd ſtrictly into all ſuchien Bodies as he had «bout him, vis. Thoſe- which he had been employ'd about all along; and he found the they were all liable to Generation amd Corruption: And if there were any which did not ſuffer a total Cor ruption. yet they were liable to a partial one, ui iter and Earth, the Parts of which are conſum'd by Fire. Likewiſe he perceiv'd, that the Air was by ext tremitx of Cold chang'd' into Snow. and then agai into Water; and among all the reſt of the Bodies which he was converſant with, he could find none which, had not its Exiſtence anew, and requir d 2 "Hai Ebn Fee 35 tary Agent to give ita Being. Upon which account © than Body if laid them all aſide, and transferr'd his Thoughts 19 Watel the Confideration of the Heavenly Bodies. And 8 wards far he reach'd in his Contemplations, about.the - il othinfW of the fourth Seprenary of his Age; wiz. when L thing was Eight and Twenty Years Old. - © * | re noiet- 45- Now he knew very well; that the Heaz | s, and all the Luminaries in them, were Bodies; uſe they were all extended according to the three nd t neſs df its Mrenſions, Length, Breadth and Thickneſs; withs otheſtany Exception; and that every thing that was ſo tionMended, was Body; ergo, they were all Bodies: Then i owinWconſider'd next. whether they were extended infi- | u ſe 0 > attri of hi thome ing, then ely, as to ſtretch themſelves to an endleſs Length, dth and Thickneſs; or, whether they were cir- iſcrib'd by any Limits, and terminated by ſone tain Bounds, beyond which there could be no Ex- fon. But here he ſtopp'd a while, as in @ kind [| Amazement. th n 4 ect. 46. At laſt, by the Strength of his Apprehen- | was n {1 and Sagacity of his Underſtanding, he perceiv'd [| ar, t the Notion of infinite Body was abſurd and im his Able, and a Notion wholly unintelligible. He con-.18 1m dj drawn look d himfelf in this Judgment of his. by # great iy ny Arguments which occurr'd to him, when he thus 13 ved with himſelf. © Thar this heavenly Body is - norrminared on this fide which is next ro me. is evident nt oe my ſight And that it cannot be infinitely ex- | ie halle in me. I prove thus. Suppoſe two Lines drawry / 1 1 that And Cos de, 1'd by Jy en agai Bodies rom the-Extremity of this Heavenly Body, on that 1 minated Side which is next to me. which Lines 1 duld be produc'd quite through this Body, in infi-. 9 um, according to the Extenſion of the Body; then _ long Part of one of theſe Lines. cut off this End which is next to me; then take the Re- ainder of what was cut of. and draw down that nd of it where it was cut off, and lay it even with n none End of the other Line, from which there was no- _ ling eut off; and let that Line which was * - & 36 Femme q ile parallel with the other; then ſuppoſe t chrough this Body, till you come to that Side whi ve ſuppole to be infinite: Either you will find b __. © theſe Lines infinitely extended, and then one E them cannot be ſhorter than the other, but © which had a Part of it cut off, will be as long that which was not, which is abſurd: Or elſet Vine which was cut will not be fo long as that oth and conſequently finite: Therefore if you add th — 1 Part to it which was cut off from it at firſt, whi 111 © was finite, the whole will be finite; and then 11 will he no longer or ſhorter than that Line wi © had nothing cut off from it, therefore equal to! 8 © But this is finite, therefore the other is finite. The © fore the Rody in which ſuch Lines are drawn; _ © nite, and all Bodies in which | ſuch Lines may E-1 © drawn, are finite: Bur ſuch Lines may be drawn © all Bodies. Therefore if we ſuppoſe an infin 19 © Body, we ſuppoſe an Abſurdity and Impoſſi bili SWect. 47. When by the ſingular Strength of WW ' Genius, (which he exerted in the finding out ſuch Demonſtration) he had. ſatisſi d himſelf that the Be ö of Heaven was finite; he deſired, in the next Pla to know what Figure it was off, and how it was li hu ted by the circumambient Superficies. And firſt obſervd the Sun, Moen and Stars, and ſaw that ti all roſe in the Eaſt, and fer in the Weſt; and the s ||8 which went right over his Head defcrib'd a great Cl s is cle, but thoſe at a Diſtance from the vertical Poit 1 either Northward or Southward, deſcrib'd a leer Circle. So that the leaſt Circles which were deſccil by any of the Stars, were thoſe two which we round the two Poles, the one North the other Sout the laſt of which is the Circle of Sohail- or E- | nopus; the firſt, the Circle of thoſe two 8 © which are called in Arabic Aperhadant. Now becal = he liv'd under the Equinoctial Line, all thoſe C _- eles did cut the Horizon at right Angles, and be North and South were alike to him, and he could WM both the Pole- Stars: He obſerv'd, that if a Star art Hai Ebn Yokdan. E; ole t an Time in a great Circle. and another Star at ide while ſame Time in a leſſer Circle, yet nevertheleſs, as nd Volley role together, ſo they ler together: and he ok- n one@cy'd it of all the Stars, and at all Times. From | but hence he concluded, that the Heaven was of a ſphe- s lonziſical Figure; in which Opinion he was confirm'd, by r ellet bſerving the Return of the Sun, Moon andStars ts at auge Eaſt, after their Setting; and alſo, becauſe they add till pays appear'd to him of the ſame Bigneſs, both t, wii hen they roſe, and when they were in che midſt of then even, and at the time of their Setting; whereas, ne wii their Motions had not been Circular, they muſt al tofye been nearer to Sight, at ſometimes than others: . The nd conſequently their Dimenſions would have ap- wn Agear'd proportionably greater or leſſer; but ſince S Ma) Where was no ſuch Appearance, he concluded that their bf rawnWotions were Circular. Then he conſider'd the Mo- 6 inhnlion of the Moon and the Planets from Weſt to Eaſt. {lt bill at laſt he underſtood a great Part of Aſtronomy. j h of Beſides, he apprehended that their Motions were in t ſuchMifferent Spheres, all which were comprehended in k the Beffiorher which was above them all, and which turn'd A xt Pl bout all the reſt in the Space of 2 Day and a Night. vas |1Wut it were too tedious to explain particularly how firſt We advanc'd in this Science; befides, tis taught in hat ther Books; and what we have already ſaid, is as d thiWinch as is requiſite for our preſent Purpoſe. ft eat Ui Set. 48. When he had attain'd to this Degree of 1 Poit nowledge, he found that rhe whole Orb of the Hea- a lelens, and whatſoever was contain'd in it, was as one e ſcril hing compacted and join'd together; and that all h willthoſe Bodies which he us'd to conſider before, as Earth, Sou taster, Air, Plants, Animals and the like, were all or f them ſo contain'd in it, as never to go out of its o Sounds: And that the whole was like One Animal, becaha which the Luminaries repreſented the Senſes; The ole Ulpheres ſo join'd and compacted together. anſwered id * 0 the Limbs; and the ſublunary World, to the ould!
ar arc i an” ſelly, in which the Excrements and Humors are con- 4 . Mo 0 tiain'd 1 3 wie Hfloyo tain'd, and which oftentimes breeds Animals, as ut Sect. 49. Now when it appear'd to him, that rea whole World was only one Subſtance, dependinides upon a voluntary Agent, and he had united al} Madg Parts of ir, by the ſame way of Thinking which Se. had before made Uſe of in conſidering the fub)unarWhic World; he ste his Confideration'the- W or\{ere zn general, and dedared with himfelf, wherher- it dt exiſt in Ne, after it had been; and came to be, of of Nothing; or whether it had been from -Everniriſh* \ without any Privation preceding it, 'Cencerningſots! this Marter, he had very many and great Doubts; (Wn: that neither of rhefe two Opinions did prevail o the other. For when he prepos't to himſelf the Bulb Ref of its Erernity, there areſe a great many Objuli tions in his Mind; becauſe he thought that the Nef 5: tion of Infinite Exiſtence was preſs'd with no kee Difficulties, than that of Infinite Extenfion: AfA ftthat ſuch à Being as was not free from Aceiden u | (mi part muſt alſb je felf be produc'd ane beeauſe it cannot be ſaid to be more antient thin rhoſe Accidents: And that which cannot ex iſt b fore Accidents produc'd in Time, muſt needs icſellfſotp' he produc'd in Fime. Then on the orher hand. where. he propos d to himſelf the Belief of its being produggend ced anew, other Obje&ions occur'd to him; for Moch perceiv'd that it was impoſſible ro-concetve any Notioſſents of ies being produc'd anew, unleſs it was ſuppos'd thalferce there was a Time before it; whereas Time was one re thoſe things which belong d to the World, and wagon inſepar#ble from it; and therefore the World could th not be ſupposd to be later than Time. Then. eonſider'd, that 2 Thing created muſt needs have Mr Creator: And if fo, Why did this Creator malt che World now, and not as well before? Was iv 1 becauſe of any new Chance which happen'd to him em. Thar could not be; for there was nothing exiſtentſ}' er. befides "himfelf. Was it then upon the Account « #ny Change in his own Nature? But what ſhoul dec a 9 | auß