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The True Intellectual System Of The Universe, fol. 677

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  1. n
  2. st
  3. jos
  4. eit
  5. GHAP. IV.
  6. Natures, Intending C’aule.
  7. aud Proportion, chan in any composition os Vocat Musick. We cor
  8. clude cheretore wich aristorle, advrator ) TaVTA 5870V EXCwV Y TCGNOV, Nat. Ause
  9. That it is absolutely impossible thines pould have come topass, after L. 2. c. 8.
  10. ihis manner; ThaE IS, By MCCx Fortune and Chance, aud without thc
  11. Direction oEany Mind or Cod. The Divine Mind and Wisdom, hacti
  12. lo Princed its Seal Or Sienature upon the Matter oF the Whole Cor-
  13. poreal Worid, as chac Forrune and Chance, could hevex postibly
  14. have counerteited che (amC.
  15. Nocichstandins all which, che Ancient Acheists would undertake
  16. y cheir mondertulskill in Posick, to demonstrace, chat The Frame of
  17. dature could noc postibly bemade by any Intendins Cause, and FOr
  18. he Take OF Ends and 2 ses; as For example, thât Fyes could nOE BC
  19. irEOF all made IntentionallyFor the2 se OF Secins, nOT Fars Intenti-
  20. onally Tor Mhe 2 se OE Hearins, and (0 For therest: Because Forloorh.
  21. hele chings vere alI oF chem, in order oF Time and Nature, Before
  22. heir several 2ses. The argumene is seriouAy propounded by Lu-
  23. retius alcex this manner,
  24. Nec fuit ante Videre Oculorum lumina nata–
  25. Nec Dictisorare, prius, quam Lingua Creata est;
  26. Sed potius lonse Linguae praecelsit Orieo
  27. Sermonem, multoque Creatae sunt prius Aures,
  28. Quam Sonus est auditus; e omnia denique membra,
  29. Ante fuere, ut opinor, eorum quam fuit usus.
  30. Hand ieitur poruere Vtendi crescere cansa.
  31. Oehis sence; There mas no such thineas secine before Eyes ivere made
  32. de tlearins besore Pars, nor Speakine besore ihe Zoneue. But the ori-
  33. nat os ihe Toneue much preceded Speech: 50 likervise Fres and FarS
  34. alre made besore there mas any seeine of colours or Plearine os Sounds.
  35. lihe manuer all ihe other members os the Body vere produced before
  36. ibei
  37. allys
  38. espective Dses. And therefore they conld not be made intention-
  39. or thesake of those 2 ses. The FOrCC OF WhiCh ATBUIIEHE CON-
  40. lleh in chis Propolution; That mhatsoever is made for thesake os an
  41. ber ibins; must exist in time aster that other thins for whose satre il
  42. bas made: Or, Thatfor which avy thine is made, must not only be, in
  43. deros Nature, but also os Time, besore that which is made for it
  44. and etiis
  45. astanc
  46. thac PpicurCan POEE endearours t0 prove by sundry
  47. At Contra conserre Manu cerlamina puena
  48. ante fuit mulio quam lucida tela volarent, et c.
  49. Baris ivere made for ihe sake of Fixhtine. bul riehtine mas before Darts.
  50. Eamb. p. 367
  51. else rhey hact nedet den indented. Buckters vere excositated and
  52. edised, for the keepine off os blons and strokes, but the declinine of
  53. Prohes mas besore Bucklers. So vere Beds contrived for the sahe of Rest-
  54. e and slecns, ont Kesine and Sleepine vere older than Beds, andi
  55. de occasion fer ise invention of them. Cups vere intended and de
  56. Sd for ihe sake of Drinkins, which they vould not have been, had
  57. ecc:
  58. there

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The True Intellectual System Of The Universe, fol. 677. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066509719:0697?run=74