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# Title: A Discourse Concerning the True Notion Of The Lord's Supper (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 137, Stück 2; Leibn. Marg. 137)
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The COnteNLS.
Maeter. does allibines alone wirhont a God. But (Mocion, anorher Ground oF achei(m. PaBC 667
ve sall mahe it manifest. That Philocoptry and
the True Knomledse oFC auses Leadto a Dciir;
and ibat acheilm: from Ignorance oF C aules
and vant of Philolophy.
PaBC665, 666
For Pirst, No Atheili, wbo derives al from
Senstesse Marter, can possibly osien any Caute os
TTim(etF, bis oron Soul or Mind: it beine Lm.
669
2biraly. TBe AcheiAS also TGNOTANEOs 1hC
Cause of ibat Grand Phaenomenon, ibc n ed
ii ronas, ihe Regular and Arciticial Frame os
ibe Mundane Sellem, and of ihe Bodies of Ani-
mals; tocetber mith ibe Harmony of all. Zhcy
robo boast they can sive Causesos all ihines, ich-
possible, ibat Lile and Sense sontd be Nacu- ont a Cod, able 10 giveno C aule os 1bis, Dut one-
rally produced, from wht Dead and Senstels;
or from Magnicudes, Fissures, Sites, and Moci-
Ons. An Acheistick Objection, norhine 10
ihe purpose; That Lruehins and Eryine
Gy, ibat it Happened by Chanceso 10bc. 2bis
eiiber somale the ablence ota Cause, a Cause;
(Chance beine but ihe ablence of an Incendine
Cause) or ibeir Oon verr lenorance of ihe
chines ore made ont of NOC. Lauchins and CausC, and They Kno noc Why tobea Cause;
Ervine Principles: Because these result from or to mate One Concrary, ibe C auleos anocher,
iheMechanismos ihe Body. Zh0 Hytoroiss (Contulion os Orderand Harmony, Chance et
never able neirher, to produce Animal Senle,
and Consciouness, out of what Senlless and In-
conscious. The AcheilS, supposine tbeir orvn
Lise and Understandins, and all ihe Wise.
are and SKIII,) or La(iIV, 10 deny it 1obave ans
Cause at all, since ibcy deny an Incendins C ause.
660
But Bererbe Acheists make severat Pretences;
dom ihat is in ihe Worid, to bave (prune. for ibis their Tenorance. F’irst, Tharrbe W orta
meerto frem SenseIS MaEter, and FOrcuIEOUS is not So WeII Made. bus ihat it miebt BavC
Mocion; Crossely lenorane oE. C auses. Th0
Philosophy of Our Selves, and True Knom-
ledeeos ihe Cauleos our oron Soul and Minc,
vites to60d
PaBC 666,667
Aeain, Acheists TenOranE of the C ause ot
Mocion, by rebich ibey suppose all ibines done:
Beenmuch Berter; and many FlaW5+0 De found
berein: roberens a G0d, or Perseet Beine wonla
bave Bungled in Nochins, bus have made all
thines after ibe Bes ManNer. But 1b1S a
Tvelsch acheistick Arpumencacion, and ihc
Contucation thercos 10 be expected aster-
ibi Phxenomenon Deine no may Salvable, ac- ward. Reasons rwbysome Modem Theists eive
cordino 1o their Principles. Pirst, undeniably acheiss so much advantace bere at 10 actriore-
certain. Tbat MOtion not P Nentia l 20 all BOdY ledee 2bines be 1II Made; hist ihe Anciene
or Maccer as sueh, because iben ibere could bave
Becn no Munctane SyItem, no Sun, Moon
Paean Theills Aood iheir Cround, aud cene-
rouste maintained, ibat Mind beine ihe Mater
Parch, Sc. Al ihines beine continualy FOrn of all thines, and not Bline Porcune or Chance.
in Pieces, and Norbine Coherins. Certain al-
So, Ibat Dead and Senstels Matter. Such as
nor arbitrary WiII, and Prracional Plumane
Omniporene; ihe rdBXner, That mbichis Ab-
that of Anaximander, Demoeritus, and Epicu- Toluceir che BCA, in order 10 1bc G00d cf ibc
TUS, Cannot MOve it selfSpOntanCosy, By WiII Whole, (S0 far as ihe Necessiry of phines vould
or Appetice. TheHyloroilts furiber considered
et (errbere. Deroeritus contd assien no otber
Causeof Mocion, ihentbis, That one Body mo-
admit) the Meature and Rule os Nacure, and
Providence.
669, 670
Aeain, ihe acomick and Fpicurean AcheilIS
ved anorber from lcerniey Insinitely; withont Pretend, Thotrboueh many chines serve for 11-
any FirR C aule or MOver. Thus also a Moderm
Ces, vet it does not therefore follem, 1bat ibeu
Wricer. F0 Asert an Intinice Proprels in she vere made Incencionally sor ihose Ules; because
Causes oF Morion, accordins to Ariltocte, 10
assenno Cause rhereos ut all. Lpieurus, thoue
an LXPlOcer et Mantes Forced bere 10 Ay 10
an Sccuse ualier, os Gravier. WBich, as
ibines ibat Happen by Chance, may bave WIles
Conseguent. Tbus Lucrecius, andibe old A-
cheistick Philolophers before Aristocle, of 1b0
Parrs of ibe Bodies of Animals, and all oiber
absurd in Infinite Space, and wirhont any ibings. Tbc ansiver, That woben ibines con
Cencre st ReH; so ndeca norhine but 1o mate
sist of many Parrs, all ArciticiaIIY Proporsioned
topetber, with much Curiosiy, as for example rbo
10 be a Causc. TBCMOTIEN DELBdY, from ihC FyC; no mannho considers ihe Anacomy ihero-
activii os Sometbine LnCOtOCA. Zboueb of, and ilsmbole Strulture, canreasonably con-
Mocion Laken for Transtation, de a Mode OF clude, ibat it Hlappened 5o1obe made; aud ihe
Macter, vet as it is taken f0 e Vis NOvenS, IIse OF SCcinB FOIlOed: but that it ra made
a Mode. or LnereY, os Sometbine ibat is In- Incentionally for ihe UsC OF Secine. BuI 10
corporeal and Selt. ACtrC. Ibe Mocion of maintain, ibat not onely Fyes Hlappened 10 be
ihic mbole Corporcal Mrele, Orixinaliy from somade, and ihe Ue et Secine Follored, but
ibe Deicy. Qbis ihe llerunceot ibe Cause os also Fars, asid a Mouch, and Fcec, and Hands.
anc
vis oron Tgnorance, and HC Lnos noc Wty,