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

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J 2 8 A fuller Account <strong>of</strong> Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er'i- Book I.uAnv (xTToJ'aivo/xtv^, to Si ttoikv a.^Tvm xvxiouiv^ to J's aTTfif.ov sjufu aXXoy r, uAtj tj-iV»' Juvjilai ct n uAi t'Viei fv£^5'ti«, sav pri to' ttoixv vTroKir.rxr Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er //'^ Af/-lejian affirms Infinite to be <strong>the</strong> fir jl principle ; <strong>and</strong> that a'I things are generatedout <strong>of</strong> it, <strong>and</strong> corrupted again into it; <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>refore that infinite worlds are fucceffvelythus generated <strong>and</strong> corrupted. And he gives <strong>the</strong> reafon why it <strong>is</strong> infinite ythat fo <strong>the</strong>re might be never any fail <strong>of</strong> generations. But he erreth in th<strong>is</strong>, thatajfigning only a material caiife, he takes away <strong>the</strong> o.Elive principle <strong>of</strong> thi'ngs. ForAnaxim<strong>and</strong>er'j Infinite <strong>is</strong> nothing elfe but matter ; but matter can produce nothing,unlefs <strong>the</strong>re he alfo an a£live caufe. Where he fhews a!fo, how Anaximencsfollowed Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er herein, in afllgning only a material caufe <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>iiniverfe, without any efficient ; though he differed from him, in making <strong>the</strong>firfl matter to be air, <strong>and</strong> deriving <strong>all</strong> things from <strong>the</strong>nce by rarefaction <strong>and</strong>condenfation. Thus, we fee, it <strong>is</strong> plain, th.a.t Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er's InBnke was noinfinite mind, which <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> true Deity, but only infinite matter, devoid <strong>of</strong>Ev. Prap. any life or adive power. Eufebius <strong>is</strong> more particular in giving an accountLib. I- p. J^.oi Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er's Ccfmopceia ; ro amtfov (pdvxi tyd wxc-ccv xnixv tx^nv rr,; rS tto.-.-id. Supio.Ijj Vfvsc-fcJf T£ »J(pOoca?, t^ « Sri^r,(n ri; Tf xpai/if aTron£xoi£ttx.i, >t, xaS'^As ruf {Swavlacgdyrsict!; o'flcc; y.O'Ty.\i;' (pritrl at to £>c t» dtvii yon;j.o-j ^i^[j,>i re >c,^^X?"')"^-t^ tjiu yivta-tvT^h T» xoTjJix a7roxi-if?ta(, Xj Tiva t« rins (pAoVoj C, t»? af-£'^«j" Anaxim<strong>and</strong>er affirmsinfinite (matter) to be <strong>the</strong> only caufe <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> generation <strong>and</strong> corruption <strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong>things; <strong>and</strong> that <strong>the</strong> heavens, <strong>and</strong> infinite worlds, were made out <strong>of</strong> it, by way<strong>of</strong> fecretion or feg regation. Alfo that th<strong>of</strong>e generative principles <strong>of</strong> heat <strong>and</strong> cold.,that voere contained in it from eternity, being fegregated, lihen th<strong>is</strong> world wasmade, a certain fphere <strong>of</strong> flame or fire did firfl crife <strong>and</strong> incompafs <strong>the</strong> air,which fiirrounds th<strong>is</strong> earth, {as a bark doth a tree) which being afterwardsbroken, <strong>and</strong> divided into fm<strong>all</strong>er fpherical bodies, conftituted <strong>the</strong> fun <strong>and</strong> moon <strong>and</strong><strong>all</strong> <strong>the</strong> ftars. "Which Anaxim<strong>and</strong>rian C<strong>of</strong>moposia was briefly hinted at by Ari-Phyf:L. I. fiotk in <strong>the</strong>fc words, ol SI U t» ivo^, iv^iTx; Tx; iMXVTiornlx;, iy.y.oij<strong>is</strong>

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