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

144- Two principal Torms of Atheifm. Book I,that the Democr'tick or Atomick Atheifm feems to he much more confidcrableof the two, than the Anaximandrian or Hylopathian,Again, as for the tA'o other forms of Achiifm, if there v ere ?.ny life at allin matter, as the firft and immediate recipient ct it, then in reafon this muftneeds be fuppofed to be after the lame manner in it, that all other corporealqualities are in bodies, fo as to be divifible together with if, and fome of itbe in every part of the matter ; which is according to the hypothefis ofthe Hylozoifts. Whereas on the contrary the Stoical Atheifts fuppofing onelife only in the whole mafs of matter, after fuch a manner, as that none ofthe parts of it by themfelves flioiild have any life of their own, do thereby,no lefs than the Stoical Theifts, make this life of theirs to be no corporealquality or form, but an incorporeal fubftancc ; which is to contradicl theirown hypothefis. From whence we may conclude, that the Cofmo plaflickor Stoical Atheifm is, of the two, Icfs confiderable than the Hylozoick orStratonical.Wherefore amoiigft thefe four forms cf Atheifm, that have been propounded,thefj two, the Atomick or Democritical, and the Hylozoick orStratonical are the chief. The former of which, namely the DemociitickAtheifm, admitting a true notion of body, that (according to the dodrineof the firft and moft ancient Atomifts) it is nothing but rcfifting bulk devoidof all manner of life ; yet becaufe it takes for granted, that there isno other fubftance in the world befides body, does therefore conclude, thatall life and underflanding in animals and men is generated out of dead andilupid matter, though not as qualities and forms (which is the Anaximandrianway) but as refulting from the contextures of atoms, or fome peculiar compofuionof magnitudes, figures, fites, and motions-, and confequently tlintthey are themfclves really nothing elfe but local motion and mechanifm :which is a thing, that fome time fince was very pertinently and judiciouflyEeSl. if. f. 3. both obferved and perftringed by the learned author of the ExercitatioEpiftolica^ now a reverend bifhop. But the latter, namely the Hylozoick,though truly acknowledging on the contrary, that life, cogitation and un-(lerltanding are entities really diftind from local motion and mechanifm,and that therefore they cannot be generated out of dead and ftupid matter,but muft needs be fomewhere in the world, originally, elTentially, and fundamentally; yet becaufe they take it alfo for granted, that there is no otherfubftance befides matter, do thereupon adulterate the notion of matter orbody, blending and confounding it with life, as making them but two inadequateconceptions of fubftance, and concluding that all matter and fubftance,as fuch, hath life and perceptii/n or underftanding natural and inconfciouseflentially be'onging to it ; and that fenfe and confcious reafon orunderftanding in animals arifes only from the accidental modification of thisfundamental life of matter by organization.« ' Dr. 5eth Ward, Sa-vilian Profefibr of fuccelTMely Bill'.op of Exeter and Zallihury.Mronomy in th; Univerfity of Oxjoni ; and5 We