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Cap. 8.
De Postulatis.
5. T4. Fchocsensu Poctulata (quae distinctionis graria
dicimus operariva) rerae Tunt Petitiones graecis aimuara, de sns eesi-
quibus rerba senecae Epist. 88. Suo modocolerari possune
cum dicie: Machemaricus (rerius dixisset Machemacicorum
esufructuarius Decempedator) usu quodam s exerciratione
procedit: sed ur procedat imperranda illi quaedam principia sunt.
Non enim est ars sui juris, cui precarium fundamentum est.
Ouod hihxec de scientia quam Machesin proprie dicimusira-
didisset Seneca, suam in ea ruditacem omnibus deridendam
prodidisser.
S. 25. Sedhac exerciramenta mechanica licet a Philo(O- ET CxFM
Phianon sint prorsus excludenda, ed quod experientiis Phi- Gicometria
lolophix Nacuralismagnum larsiantur adjumencum, 6eo. cadunt,
merriam camen non ingrediuntur, mulcominus cam torma.
diter consticuune, sed ex estancum ue fructus _ effectus Au-
unc, duc saltem, ut dexere perasantur, Fundamencum inde
Tuum pecune, alias ad Philosophiam Nacuralem potius
quam ad Ceometriam referenda, quod circa mareriam oc-
cupata sinc, a qua Geometria prorlus abhorree, etto quod
per ea qua demonstrac Ceometra Philosopho Nacuralin.
Tcantur accuracissima principia, quibus pracipue spatio co-
exten (x maceria habitudines demonstrari ponunt. Ucioi principia
curhaec exercitamenta in se spectaranihil habent cum scien. demonstra
ciu e demonstratione commercii, ita Pestulata opcrarira, tionis.
quibusucuntur, principia demonstrationis essenOn PONUnE.
5. 16. ExquoAacim hoc incellicitur, eum non mereri Hincsola
nomen Machematici et consequenter Philosophi, qui cir. non facinne
cino vel perrica saltem uri, ane quod ejusdem racionis eMoticum
numerationis species e regulas practieas in scholis verna-
culisdoceri solitas exercere poresti nisirerum, a quibustiac
depenciene demonstrationes insimulreneat. Turerim haec
ipsa suam in se merentur laudem, e licet Philo(ophumnon Philosopbi
constimane in eoramen praesupponuntur, quod quiscien. tamen at
cent
ciam perfectam (in qua Philosophia consictic anima) sibi co-
PaTarII, CCIENCIX CTHELUM IBNOKAFENON PTXLUMALHS.
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