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
J 2 5 Infinite Matter^ Anaximander'j Book I.genuine Theift^ as Anaximander. But as Demomtus his only principle wasinfinite atoms, without any thing of mind or plaftick nature •, fo likewife wasJnaximander's an infinity of feniclefs and llupid matter ; and therefore theywere both of them Atheifis alike, though Jnaxirnander, in the cited words,had the honour (if it may be fo called) to be only named, as being the moltancient of all thofe athciilical phyfiologers, 'and the ringleader of them.XXII. Neither ought it at all to ieem ftrange, that Amximander andthofe other atheitlical Materialifls fliould call infinite matter, devoid of allunderfcanding and life, the to ^Cm, the Deity or Numen^ fince to all thofe,who deny a God, (according to the true notion of him) whatfoever eliethey fubftitute in his room, by making it the firft principle of all things,thoucfh it be fenfelefs and ftupid matter, yet this mull needs be accountedthe only Numen, and divineft thing of all.Nor is it to be wondred at neither, that this infinite, being underftoodof matter, fhould be faid to be, not only incorruptible, but alio immortal,thefe two being often ufed as fynonymous and equivalent expreffions. Forthus in Lucretius ', the corruption of all inanimate bodies is called death.Mors ejus quod fuit ante ;And again,* ^lando aliud ex alio reficit natura, nee uJlaritRem gigni patitur, nift morte adjutam aliena.In like manner mortal is ufed by him for corruptible,5Namfiquid mortale a cunSlis partihus ejfet.Ex oculis res qu^eque repente erepta periret.And this kind of language was very familiar with Heraclitus "*, as appearsfrom thefe pafTages of his, -srupo? S^ujit^, cii^i yiyEa;- >cj a/p;^ B-mxt^ iSxliy'm
Chap. III. Supreme Deity, 127in other Greek writers, and fome m Jrijlotle ' himfelf, who fpeaking of theheavens, attributes i^S-^-vao-ia and aicTioT*!? to them, as one and the fame thing;as alfo affirms, that the ancients therefore made heaven to be the feat of tJieDeity, w; o'v1»; [j.om\i iQavxlov, as 'being only immortal^ that is, incorruptible.Indeed that other expreffion, at firft fight, would ftagger one more, whereit is laid of this aVEicov, or infinite, that it doih not only contain, but alfo governall things : hut Simp/icius ' tells us, that this is to be underftood likewifeof matter, and that no more was meant by it, than that all things werederived from it, and depended on it, as the firft principle ; Si xiy^ to7;TOiaroij 73-£|ii Tuv (pveix-tM a^pf^uu, uXX up^t wtfi twu xjTtip (puViu, c( oi x^ TSifiiyjiviAeJ/w/ >^ KV^iovv.v kJsv Bx\iy.xroy TO y.i\i yx^ SFipie^iiv UTTac^fi tZ JAiJta csirij, w> Jiosnd'flwj p^uoBiTi, TO Si jcufffuav uf nara. rriv iimr\hi^TArx «Jts, tuu izr a-jTS J/evouevm-Thefe philofcphers /pake only of natural principles, and not offupernaturaland though they fay, that this infinite of theirs does both contain and govern allthings, yet this is not at all to be "wondered at ; forafmuch as containing belongsto the material caufe, as that which goes through ajl things, and likexvife governing,as that from which all things, according to a certain aptitude of it, aremade. Philoponus (who was a Chriftian) rcprefents ArifiotWi, fenfe in thiswhole place more fully, after this manner. "Thofe of the ancient phyfiologers,•who had no refpeSl to any a£iive efficient caufe, as Anaxagoras had to mind,and Empcdocl'es to friendfhip and ccntenticn, fuppofed matter to be the onlycaufe of all things ; and that it was infinite in magnitude, ingenerabie and incorruptible,efieeming it to be a certain divine thing, which did govern all, or prefideover the compages of the univerfe, and to be immortal, that is, undeftroyable.This Anaximenes faid to be air, Thales to be water, but Anaximander, acertain middle thing % fome one thing, and fame another. Yix\ iSi-j yi Ba-JiJ.xroi>(Pmi\i, IV rvi xasd' r/xaj •ETEjioJio Tt^f tt^wtbj p.>i iTrirnirsciflxg ri) iT^', twj oi/ia>'JTn« clsy^rm iivcuro KTrnoo:'^ iayxf -T-aTu isa.-j\x. y'ni^xi, Kj eij ,•// t ^ .Tj xTTifsov Ej"iv, 'ivx fj.r\ £AAti7r7j J) J/EVEtrij ri i-Cpif-ajV.Evii ' ixy.xpToi,vei Si st^, t))d jWEi/»J^'"n]. JI.Q. 2 i'A),.''P=--'--» DeCceloLib. I. cap. III. p. 614, 615. Eclit. AMin.Tom. I. Oper. 5 Comment, in IV. primos Libros Phyfi-* Commentar. in 06V0 Libros Phyfic. cor. Lib. I. cap III. a. jo. Adds cap. I.Aufcultat. Ariftot. Lib. I. cap. III. p. 32. Edit. Grascx Vener. 1555. fol.
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Chap. III. Supreme Deity, 127in o<strong>the</strong>r Greek writers, <strong>and</strong> fome m Jrijlotle ' himfelf, who fpeaking <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>heavens, attributes i^S-^-vao-ia <strong>and</strong> aicTioT*!? to <strong>the</strong>m, as one <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> fame thing;as alfo affirms, that <strong>the</strong> ancients <strong>the</strong>refore made heaven to be <strong>the</strong> feat <strong>of</strong> tJieDeity, w; o'v1»; [j.om\i iQavxlov, as 'being only immortal^ that <strong>is</strong>, incorruptible.Indeed that o<strong>the</strong>r expreffion, at firft fight, would ftagger one more, whereit <strong>is</strong> laid <strong>of</strong> th<strong>is</strong> aVEicov, or infinite, that it doih not only contain, but alfo govern<strong>all</strong> things : hut Simp/icius ' tells us, that th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> to be underftood likewife<strong>of</strong> matter, <strong>and</strong> that no more was meant by it, than that <strong>all</strong> things werederived from it, <strong>and</strong> depended on it, as <strong>the</strong> firft principle ; Si xiy^ to7;TOiaroij 73-£|ii Tuv (pveix-tM a^pf^uu, uXX up^t wtfi twu xjTtip (puViu, c( oi x^ TSifiiyjiviAeJ/w/ >^ KV^iovv.v kJsv Bx\iy.xroy TO y.i\i yx^ SFipie^iiv UTTac^fi tZ JAiJta csirij, w> Jiosnd'flwj p^uoBiTi, TO Si jcufffuav uf nara. rriv iimr\hi^TArx «Jts, tuu izr a-jTS J/evouevm-Thefe phil<strong>of</strong>cphers /pake only <strong>of</strong> natural principles, <strong>and</strong> not <strong>of</strong>fupernatural<strong>and</strong> though <strong>the</strong>y fay, that th<strong>is</strong> infinite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>irs does both contain <strong>and</strong> govern <strong>all</strong>things, yet th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> not at <strong>all</strong> to be "wondered at ; forafmuch as containing belongsto <strong>the</strong> material caufe, as that which goes through ajl things, <strong>and</strong> likexvife governing,as that from which <strong>all</strong> things, according to a certain aptitude <strong>of</strong> it, aremade. Philoponus (who was a Chriftian) rcprefents ArifiotWi, fenfe in th<strong>is</strong>whole place more fully, after th<strong>is</strong> manner. "Th<strong>of</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ancient phyfiologers,•who had no refpeSl to any a£iive efficient caufe, as Anaxagoras had to mind,<strong>and</strong> Empcdocl'es to friendfhip <strong>and</strong> ccntenticn, fupp<strong>of</strong>ed matter to be <strong>the</strong> onlycaufe <strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong> things ; <strong>and</strong> that it was infinite in magnitude, ingenerabie <strong>and</strong> incorruptible,efieeming it to be a certain divine thing, which did govern <strong>all</strong>, or prefideover <strong>the</strong> compages <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> univerfe, <strong>and</strong> to be immortal, that <strong>is</strong>, undeftroyable.Th<strong>is</strong> Anaximenes faid to be air, Thales to be water, but Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er, acertain middle thing % fome one thing, <strong>and</strong> fame ano<strong>the</strong>r. Yix\ iSi-j yi Ba-JiJ.xroi>(Pmi\i, IV rvi xasd' r/xaj •ETEjioJio Tt^f tt^wtbj p.>i iTrirnirsciflxg ri) iT^', twj oi/ia>'JTn« clsy^rm iivcuro KTrnoo:'^ iayxf -T-aTu <strong>is</strong>a.-j\x. y'ni^xi, Kj eij ,•// t ^ .Tj xTTifsov Ej"iv, 'ivx fj.r\ £AAti7r7j J) J/EVEtrij ri i-Cpif-ajV.Evii ' ixy.xpToi,vei Si st^, t))d jWEi/»J^'"n]. JI.Q. 2 i'A),.''P=--'--» DeCceloLib. I. cap. III. p. 614, 615. Eclit. AMin.Tom. I. Oper. 5 Comment, in IV. primos Libros Phyfi-* Commentar. in 06V0 Libros Phyfic. cor. Lib. I. cap III. a. jo. Adds cap. I.Aufcultat. Ariftot. Lib. I. cap. III. p. 32. Edit. Grascx Vener. 1555. fol.
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