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Of the immortality of mans soul, and the nature of it and other spirits.…
Of the immortality of mans soul, and the nature of it and other spirits. Two discourses, one in a letter to an unknown doubter, the other in a reply to Dr. Henry Moore's Animadversions on a private letter to him, which he published in his second edition of Mr. Joseph Glanvil's Sadducismus triumphatus, or, History of apparitions by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simons, 1682
OF THE NATURE OF SPIRITS: › Section 14-16: Ad SECT. XIV, XV, XVI.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 3. When I say, the Negative Immaterial notifieth not the form, you say that Immaterial implieth Positiveness. Ans. Therefore give us the positive notion, or you give us no definition, nor any notifying word.
§ 4. When you say, [You believe it is not easy to give an Example that materia is put in lieu of substantia in that adequate sense.] What abundance of Authors could I name you, yea, have I oft named, besides Dr. Crakenthorp?
§ 4. When you say, [You believe it is not easie to give an Example that materia is put in lieu of substantia in that adequate sense.] What abundance of Authors could I name you, yea, have I oft named, besides Dr. Crakenthorp?
§ 5. When you say, [All created Substance is both Active and Passive in some sense or other.] It's but to say, all words are ambiguous. So all created Substance is matter in some sense or other. But one would have thought by your oft repeated ⟨p. 65⟩denial of the self-moving Power of Matter, that you had thought only Spirits have a self-moving power. And if so, will you yet say, that [this is a distinction which distinguisheth nothing?] I think thus, Natura activa as meet a name as Spiritus. And that yet it hath some Passivity, Damascene, yea, and Augustine, de Spir. & Anim. c. 8. say that is because the Soul [respectu incorporei Dei corporea est.] though in respect to our Bodies it is Incorporeal: Other Fathers say much more, but I justify not their words.