The True Intellectual System Of The Universe, fol. 153

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1. C. H AD. VII. Sence of thebest Philosophers
2. br Machins and Fnrins, actinq from rithout upon che MaIer, Cum
3. bertomly and Moliminoully, buc by a certain suward Plastick Nature oF
4. IIS OWn.
5. And as Hippoerates Followed Heractiius in this (25 was betore decla-
6. red) (0 did Zeno and che Scoicks alCo cher supposins besides an 1-
7. tellectuat Nature, 25 che Supreme Architect and Master-Builder oF che
8. Worid, anocher Plastick Nature as che immediate Workman and OpC
9. TaTOu. Which Plastick Nature hach been slready deseribed in ine
10. Words oE Balbus, a5 d chine irhich acts noc Fortuitonsty but Regularly,
11. Orderty and artisiciatr; and Laertius cells Fus, ic was delined By Z0no
12. him(elE a(teF ChIS MAnNCP, 251 ) ∞b0IS EsIS EEaVTHS NE X OBEeUTI.
13. SS A8YSS, ANOTCHSOU ZE i, ovVexSOU Id EE avrS er coecoVeOIS XesOIS, is
14. rerara secou à oicor aenene idn. Nature is a Plabit moved from it sels
15. accordine to Spermatick Reasons or Seminal Principles, perfectine and
16. containins those several thines, which in determinate times are produ-
17. ced srom il, and actine acrecably to that front whict it vas se-
18. creted.
19. T asTIY, a5 the L acter Platonists and Peripatericks have unanimousty
20. Follored their Masters herein, Whose recetative sont also is noochee
21. than a Plastick Nature; (0 che Chymists and Paracetscans inAICE muCH
22. uponthe Came thins, and Ccem racher colave carried cheNotion on
23. Further, in cheBodies oE Animals, Wrhere chey callit by ane name
24. oE cheir omnus che Archens.
25. MOTCOVeE, We cannot buE obserre herc, thac as amonest che An.
26. CienES, They vere generally condemned For domn rishe Acheists.
27. irho actnomledped no ocher Principle Besides Body OrMaLer, NCCCL
28. Parils and Fortuitoullr mored, Cueh as Demoeritus and che First Tonicks;
29. Co even anaxacoras himsele, nocwichstandina chat he iras a prosestea
30. Theist, and plainr alserced Mind co be a Principle, vec because he
31. actributed too much co Maceriat Neceltuer, admictine neither chie
32. Plastick Naturenor a Mundlane Soul, Wwas severely centured, noc onty
33. by che Vulsar (Whounjustr caxed him Cor an Acheist) buc alo by
34. Plato and aristorle, as a lind oespurions and imperfect Theist, andone
35. uto had siven sreat advantase eo Acheilm. Aristorle inhis Mecaphy-
36. Eekes chus represenes his PhiloCophy, AaEagse95 ∞ 3d unam xeirat
37. red veo, neds Tuo nospionoiiar, i, draer aenoenion diae Eli alriav, et avaesun5 631,
38. 702C ennd aurdi, er 3 rois à MoIS nolila MdMOV airiaeraI . J guouercor n voi
39. AnaxasOrasuseth Mind and Intellect, that i5, Cod as a Machin in ihe
40. Colmopaeia, and when he is at a loss 1o sive an acccompt of thines by
41. Material Necessity, then and never but ihen, does hedram in Mind ox
42. Cod ro help him ont; but othermise he will rather assien any thine else
43. for a Carse than Mind. No il Aristoile centure Anaxesoras in cHis
44. manner, choush a profested Theist, because he did but sel.
45. dommake usc OE a Mental Cause, For che Talvins oF che Phaenomena OF
46. the WVorld, and ouly chen ertienhemas ac a lols For ochee Materiat
47. and Mechanicat Causes Cwtrich ic scems he omerimes confested him.
48. SeIEEO BC) What would chat Philolopher hare chouehe oE chose our (0
49. contident Alechanists oF later cimes, who willnever vouchtate so muctu
50. 2. 1.c.4.
51. in vira Zem

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The True Intellectual System Of The Universe, fol. 153. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066509719:0171?run=74