1. Matters of contradiction: as one thing at the same time to be and not to be: or one and the same thing to be infinite, and finite. Such things are in their nature impossible. And God cannot establish them, because they are against truth, and imply impotency. For whatsoever is, it is by the power of the Creator: and by his power it is as it is. If withal it be not when it is, or be contrary to what the Creator maketh it, where is the power of the Creator? If he himself should be supposed to establish such contradictions, he cannot be supposed to establish them by his power. The one part is by power, the other therefore must be, if it could be, by that which is contrary to power, even by impotency.
1. Matters of contradiction: as one thing at the same time to be and not to be: or one and the same thing to be infinite, and finite. Such things are in their nature impossible. And God cannot establish them, because they are against truth, and imply impotencie. For whatsoeuer is, it is by the power of the Creator: and by his power it is as it is. If withall it be not when it is, or be contrary to what the Creator maketh it, where is the power of the Creator? If he himselfe should bee supposed to establish such contradictions, he cannot be supposed to establish them by his power. The one part is by power, the other therefore must be, if it could be, by that which is contrary to power, euen by impotencie.
