Chapter 6
_Soul._ When I speak of mans Soul, I understand that which _Moses_ saith was inspired into the body, (fitted out and made of earth) by God, Genes. 2. which is not that impeccable spirit that cannot sinne; but the very same that the Platonists call ψυχή, a middle essence betwixt that which they call νοῦς (and we would in the Christian language call πνεῦμα) and the life of the body which is εἴδωλον ψυχῆς, a kind of an umbratil vitalitie, that the soul imparts to the bodie in the enlivening of it: That and the body together, we Christians would call σὰρξ, and the suggestions of it, especially in its corrupt estate, φρόνημα σαρκός. And that which God inspired into _Adam_ was no more then ψυχὴ, the soul, not the spirit, though it be called נשמת חיים _Spiraculum vitæ_; is plain out of the text; because it made man but become a living soul, נפש חיה. But you will say, he was a dead soul before, and this was the spirit of life, yea the spirit of God, the life of the soul that was breathed into him.
But if חיה implie such a life and spirit, you must acknowledge the same to be also in the most stupid of all living creatures, even the fishes (whose soul is but as salt to keep them from stinking, as Philo speaks) for they are said to be נשמת חיים chap. 1. v. 20. 21. See 1 Cor. chap. 15, v. 45, 46. In brief therefore, that which in Platonisme is νοῦς, is in Scripture πνεῦμα; what σὰρξ in one, τὸ θηρίον, the brute or beast in the other, ψυχὴ the same in both.
_Self-reduplicative._ See _Reduplicative_.
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_Tricentreitie._ Centre is put for essence, so _Tricentreitie_ must implie a trinitie of essence. See _Centre_, and _Energie_.
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_Vaticinant._ The soul is said to be in a _vaticinant_ or _parturient_ condition, when she hath some kind of sense and hovering knowledge of a thing, but yet cannot distinctly and fully, and commandingly represent it to her self, cannot plainly apprehend, much lesse comprehend the matter. The phrase is borrowed of Proclus, who describing the incomprehensiblenese of God, and the desire of all things towards him, speaks thus; Ἄγνωστον γὰρ ὂν ποθεῖ τὰ ὄντα τὸ ἐφετὸν τοῦτο καὶ ἄληπτον, μήτε οῦν γνῶναι μήτε ἑλεῖν ὁ ποθεῖ, δυνάμενα, περὶ αὐτὸ πάντα χορεύει καὶ ὠδίνει μὲν αὐτὸ καὶ οἷον ἀπομαντεύεται. _Theolog. Platon. lib. 1. cap. 21._ See _Psychathan. lib. 3. cant. 3. stanz. 12. & 14._
_The Philosophers Devotion._
Sing aloud his praise rehearse Who hath made the Universe. He the boundlesse Heavens has spread All the vitall Orbs has kned; He that on _Olympus_ high Tends his flocks with watchfull eye, And this eye has multiplide Midst each flock for so reside. Thus as round about they stray Toucheth each with out-stretch’d ray, Nimbly they hold on their way, Shaping out their Night and Day. Never slack they; none respires, Dancing round their Centrall fires. In due order as they move Echo’s sweet be gently drove Thorough Heavens vast Hollownesse, Which unto all corners presse: Musick that the heart of _Jove_ Moves to joy and sportfull love; Fills the listning saylers eares Riding on the wandering Sphears. Neither Speech nor Language is Where their voice is not transmisse. God is Good, is Wise, is Strong, Witnesse all the creature-throng, Is confess’d by every Tongue. All things back from whence they sprong, As the thankfull Rivers pay What they borrowed of the Sea. Now my self I do resigne, Take me whole I all am thine. Save me, God! from Self-desire, Deaths pit, dark Hells raging fire, Envy, Hatred, Vengeance, Ire. Let not Lust my soul bemire. Quit from these thy praise I’ll sing, Loudly sweep the trembling string. Bear a part, O Wisdomes sonnes! Free’d from vain Relligions. Lo! from farre I you salute, Sweetly warbling on my Lute. _Indie_, _Egypt_, _Arabie_, _Asia_, _Greece_, and _Tartarie_, _Carmel_-tracts, and _Lebanon_ With the _Mountains_ of the _Moon_, from whence muddie _Nile_ doth runne, Or whereever else you won; Breathing in one vitall aire, One we are though distant farre. Rise at once lett’s sacrifice Odours sweet perfume the skies. See how Heavenly lightning fires Hearts inflam’d with high aspires! All the substance of our souls Up in clouds of Incense rolls. Leave we nothing to our selves Save a voice, what need we els! Or an hand to wear and tire On the thankfull Lute or Lyre. Sing aloud his praise rehearse Who hath made the Universe.
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Errors and Inconsistencies (noted by transcriber)
The author used a number of forms that were unusual or archaic even in 1646, and might be mistaken for typographical errors:
ne (_conjunction_) won (stay, dwell, like German _wohnen_) eath (easy, light; also “uneath”) words in -en, especially verbs: aboven, amazen, been (_infinitive_), causen, standen, withouten...
Greek diacritics were consistently printed over the first vowel of an initial diphthong. This has been silently regularized.
Both occurrences of the name “DesCartes” or “DesChartes” are at line break; the hyphen has been omitted conjecturally. In general, spellings that appear more than once, such as “Psyc-” for “Psych-”, were assumed to be intentional.
The word “invisible” means that the letter is absent but there is an appropriately sized blank space.
Modern Introduction:
Immobile . . . Incomprehensible ”[6] [_line-initial long space in the original, not explained in the footnote_] with its seque _Democritus Platonissans_ [_l in “sequel” invisible at line-end_] describes the genesis of [_final s in “genesis” illegible at line-end_] Footnote 9: _Ibid._, II. xi. 5 (p. 52). [II.xi. 5]
To the Reader:
in the neglectfull disguise of a fragment [of of] or which is as harsh one infinite one. [_. missing; text otherwise unchanged_] defending the infinitude of both, [both.] Unum ut attendentes ad infinitam Dei potentiam [_first i in “infinitam” invisible_]
Democritus Platonissans
7. Numbers infinite of each would strike our ’stonishd sight; [_er in “Numbers” invisible_] 25. This is the parergon of each noble fire [is is] 27. What mark is left,? what aimed scope or end [_punctuation as printed_] 45. This inf’nite voidnesse as much our mind doth gall [_text cut off; “-all” conjectural_] 47. With their strange vizards. This will follow right [_text cut off; “-ht” conjectural_] 55. Keeping a well-proportionated space [ptoportionated] 81. And immense mounting smoke arose all round about. [mountiug] 99. Snow-limb’d, rose-cheek’d, ruby-lip’d, pearl-ted, star eyn’d Their parts each fair in fit proportion all conbin’d. [_text unchanged: possible hyphen in “star eyn’d”_] 102. Such as no vulgar wit can well believe. [vnlgar] 103. A wider period; turneth still and slow. [tnrneth]
Cupids Conflict
Had I (but O that envious Destinie, [_mismatched parenthesis in original; closing parenthesis may belong after “harm!” in 4th line of stanza_] Who can his passions master and controll, [aud] For can their carefull ghosts from Limbo take [_reading uncertain: may be “take” corrected by hand to “Lake”_]
Particular Interpretation
_Energie._ It is a peculiar Platonicall terme. [_Energie,_] _Faith._ ... excellently described in Proclus, [roclus.] Ἐστί οὖν οὗτος ὅρμος ἀσφαλὴς τῶν ὄντων ἁπάντων. [Εἰς οὖν ... τῶν ὅντων] [_Original text could not be checked, but Εἰς is grammatically impossible._] _Intellect._ [_Intellect.._] Ἔχομεν οὖν καὶ τὰ εἴδη διχῶς [εἶδη] _Idiopathy._ } See Interpret. Gen. _Iao_ } [_Printed as shown; may be damage or error for “Idea” or similar_] _Omniformity._ [_Omniformity,_] _Reduplicative._ ... as the centre. But I define nothing. [_blank space at mid-line in original_] _Soul._ ... And that which God inspired into _Adam_ [that that] _Vaticinant._ ... Theolog. Platon. [Theolog Platon]
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