Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

Had this Philosophy been known in St. Paul's days, I should not much have wondered that he warns men against vain Philosophy, (was not Aristotle known in Paul's days?) Aures erigite. The Confutation will come anon.) I shall avoid disputing with Mr. B. as much as I can (too late Sir) and therefore will not quarrel with him for saying, The Soul is Principium motus — to the Body, though it may be some Cartesians will not like it, (Hitherto ⟨p. 15⟩we are quiet: The Doctor is so modest that he will not deny that F•rma is Principium Motus.] And it is but a May be, whether a Cartesian will: I have met lately with University-men, that cried up Cartesius as if they had been quite above Aristotle and Plato; and when I tried them, I found that they knew not what Aristotle or Plato said (nor what Cartesius neither.)

Had this Philosophy been known in St. Paul's days, I should not much have wondered that he warns men against vain Philosophy, (was not Aristotle known in Paul's days?) Aures erigite. The Confutation will come anon.) I shall avoid disputing with Mr. B. as much as I can (too late Sir) and therefore will not quarrel with him for saying, The Soul is Principium motus — to the Body, though it may be some Cartesians will not like it, (Hitherto ⟨p. 15⟩we are quiet: The Doctor is so modest that he will not deny that F•rma is Principium Motus.] And it is but a May be, whether a Cartesian will: I have met lately with University-men, that cry'd up Cartesius as if they had been quite above Aristotle and Plato; and when I tryed them, I found that they knew not what Aristotle or Plato said (nor what Cartesius neither.)

[Nor (saith he) for affirming, that the Union of Soul and Body is but like the Copula in a proposition, which is but a spick and spang n•w Notion.] Ans. The man is pugnacious enough, but somewhat restrains him: Is Novelty here the fault? More than this was Nw to him within these twenty years; and much is yet. The terms of a Proposition are no Proposition till the Copula make them one by making the Predication. And a Soul and a Body are no Man, but as United; which maketh the Soul to be Forma in actu. Hath the man confuted this?