wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

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124 Anaximander the fir Ji Boor I.Notwithflanding which acciifation of Arijiotle's, Tb.iks is far otherwifereprelented by good authors ; Cicero ' tciiing us, that bcfides water, wiiich hemade to be the original of all corporeal things, he aucrtcd alfo mind for anotherpjindple, which formed all things out of the water; and Lacrtius''and Flutcrch recording, that he was thought ''to be the firtl of all philofophers,who determined fouls to be immortal. He is faid alfo to have affirmed %that God was w^-Mo-JraTov inx.r-^M, the oldejl of all things, and that the worldwas aoiiifj.a. S-£ou, the ivorkmanfbip of God. Clemens ' likewifc tells us, that beingafked, i\ KxMi.'.iiro 3-£iS'j z^-^xya-'jv r\ o i'vGpuTTj; ; xz! wi-v, cItvj, oiryi o-'cls SixvooujaEvof: lihether any of a man's anions could be concealed from the Deity ?he replied, not fo much as any thought. Moreover Laertius ' further writesof him, that he held tou xotij.oj iy.-^vyn xx\ Sxiuo-jxv zyXriy^, that the worldwas anifnated, and full of dcemoiis. Laftly, y-/r//?c//f '' himfelf elfewhere fpeaksof him as a Theift, v.xi h tS o'Au

Chap. III. Atheijlical Philofopher, 125XXI. But there is a pafTage in Arifiotle'% Phyficks, which feems at firftfight to contradidl this again ; and to malce Anaximander alfo not to havebeen an Atheifl, but a divine philofopher. Where having declared, thatfeveral of the ancient phyfiologcrs made aza-apov, or Infinite, to be the principleof all things, he fubjoins thefe words, Jio xafiaTrfp Xiyoy-iv, v rcx,\>ry\c, srauTiz >cuf6fiia.v, mj ^aa"»vccoi ji«5i •aroiKO"! nrapa to aTrticov aAAaj airiaj, oiou uku, j) ^iXiav. Kxi tkto £iii,z» to^S'frou, afliaii/aTOD J'ap>c; avMAtflpov, uTTtep (prunv o A'ja^tfJia.\iiptj arEpirlorfpov, ot jU.£y auTwv to aTrtipov xjiSujCurKrai;, coi; 'Avai^iji/.a;viJp(^ o MiAri-^. ^' '-''?'(r»^ ^u, x) 'Aa^^-^atJ'opaj o KX/x.^oixm'^, xj o 'ASw^r^ ' AfX.^Xa.'^- But of //^f I. Opej- "1Other philofophers, who tranfcending all the elements, fearched after fome higherand more excellent thing, fome of them praifed Infinite, amongfi which was A-naximander the Mile/ian, Anaxagoras the Clazomenian, and the Athenian Archelaus.As ir thefe three had all alike acknowledged an incorporeal Deity,and made an infinite mind, diftincl from matter, the firft original of allthings.C!erri.Prat.But that forecited palfage o^ Arijlotle'^s alone, well confider'd, will it fcifafford a fufficient confutation of this opinion -, where Anaximander, withthofe other phyfiologers, is plainly oppofed to Anaxagoras, who befides infinitefenfelefs matter, or fimilar atoms, made mind to be a principle of theiiniverle, as alfo to Empedocles, who made a plaftick life and nature, calledfriendfhip, another principle of the corporeal world ; from whence it plainlyfollows, that Anaximander and the refl fuppofed not infinite mind, but infinitematter, without either mind or plaftick matter, to have been the onlyoriginal of all things, and therefore the only Deity or Numen,Moreover, Democritus being linked in the context with Anaximander, asmaking both of them alike, to' cLttu^ov, or Infinite, to be the firft principleof all J it might as well be inferred from this place, that Democritus was aQ^genuine

Chap. III. A<strong>the</strong>ijlical Phil<strong>of</strong>opher, 125XXI. But <strong>the</strong>re <strong>is</strong> a pafTage in Arifiotle'% Phyficks, which feems at firftfight to contradidl th<strong>is</strong> again ; <strong>and</strong> to malce Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er alfo not to havebeen an A<strong>the</strong>ifl, but a divine phil<strong>of</strong>opher. Where having declared, thatfeveral <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ancient phyfiologcrs made aza-apov, or Infinite, to be <strong>the</strong> principle<strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong> things, he fubjoins <strong>the</strong>fe words, Jio xafiaTrfp Xiyoy-iv, v rcx,\>ry\c, srauTiz >cuf6fiia.v, mj ^aa"»vccoi ji«5i •aroiKO"! nrapa to aTrticov aAAaj airiaj, oiou uku, j) ^iXiav. Kxi tkto £iii,z» to^S'frou, afliaii/aTOD J'ap>c; avMAtflpov, uTTtep (prunv o A'ja^tfJia.\iiptj arEpirlorfpov, ot jU.£y auTwv to aTrtipov xjiSujCurKrai;, coi; 'Avai^iji/.a;viJp(^ o MiAri-^. ^' '-''?'(r»^ ^u, x) 'Aa^^-^atJ'opaj o KX/x.^oixm'^, xj o 'ASw^r^ ' AfX.^Xa.'^- But <strong>of</strong> //^f I. Opej- "1O<strong>the</strong>r phil<strong>of</strong>ophers, who tranfcending <strong>all</strong> <strong>the</strong> elements, fearched after fome higher<strong>and</strong> more excellent thing, fome <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m praifed Infinite, amongfi which was A-naxim<strong>and</strong>er <strong>the</strong> Mile/ian, Anaxagoras <strong>the</strong> Clazomenian, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> A<strong>the</strong>nian Archelaus.As ir <strong>the</strong>fe three had <strong>all</strong> alike acknowledged an incorporeal Deity,<strong>and</strong> made an infinite mind, diftincl from matter, <strong>the</strong> firft original <strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong>things.C!erri.Prat.But that forecited palfage o^ Arijlotle'^s alone, well confider'd, will it fcifafford a fufficient confutation <strong>of</strong> th<strong>is</strong> opinion -, where Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er, withth<strong>of</strong>e o<strong>the</strong>r phyfiologers, <strong>is</strong> plainly opp<strong>of</strong>ed to Anaxagoras, who befides infinitefenfelefs matter, or fimilar atoms, made mind to be a principle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>iiniverle, as alfo to Empedocles, who made a plaftick life <strong>and</strong> nature, c<strong>all</strong>edfriendfhip, ano<strong>the</strong>r principle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> corporeal world ; from whence it plainlyfollows, that Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> refl fupp<strong>of</strong>ed not infinite mind, but infinitematter, without ei<strong>the</strong>r mind or plaftick matter, to have been <strong>the</strong> onlyoriginal <strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong> things, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>refore <strong>the</strong> only Deity or Numen,Moreover, Democritus being linked in <strong>the</strong> context with Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er, asmaking both <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m alike, to' cLttu^ov, or Infinite, to be <strong>the</strong> firft principle<strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong> J it might as well be inferred from th<strong>is</strong> place, that Democritus was aQ^genuine

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