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T A P H Y S 1

e s.

d ur.d. whieh \Vas

DO!

in tha< fubjel!

beCo,.,

we eall it

nl–

t t r ,O;'!I!.

T he denominil tions of th:ngs taken (rom

limt,

are for

the ma n

pan

only rehtions .

Thus

when

it is

faiJ

that

Qc:cc ó

E /iz ubclh

li« d fix ty· nine, and reigned .(orty . fi ve

yca rs, no more

i~mc3nt,

thttn

lilat

the d uration

her

exi lt–

coce \Vas equal to L.ixty. nine, and of hcr governmcnt

fon}'-five

annual revolutions

of th e

(u n.

10"" 'g

and

o/d,

anu other words of time, that are

thought to ll:lno fo r pofitive

id_'nJ~

are indecd

r~lative ;

ano ¡n::¡mate a rC!lation

t O

a certain Jength of duration,

\\'h~reor

we IHove lhe

idt"

in our minds. T bus we call a

nUIl .young

old, that has Ji ved '¡'lile

much

thf!.t

time lhat men

ufu",lly

auai n

t Oo

Th is is

evident

(rom our

oz pplkation of [hert!

n~rt1cs

other

thiogs;

for

1/wn

e.llcd

)'otln~

at " venly , bu[ a

h?rje

olJ ,

& c.

T he fun

aod (lars

caH

0 01

old

all. bccaufe \Ve know' not

wh:lt period G od has Cet

thtlt Con of beings.

'r hcre are other

id~af.

th;lt are trul y

r~/aliv~-t

which

we-fignify by names tha< 'are though[

poJilive

and

abfo–

IUle ;

fuch as

g n al

and

Iillle,

jJrong

aod

'U'e·al.

'rlte

tl,ings thus dcnomin:u ed, are referred

fome llandards,

with \\:hieh \Ve compare them. T hu! \Vc caH

npple

g reol ,

that is bigger dun , the ordi nary rort of thoCe we

btlvC beco ufed

10;

and a man

weak,

that has not fo nluch

ftrength

powe r to move, as me'o ufuálly have.

0.í

i1ml il)' and div,rjil)'

A N OTH E R

occa(jon lhe mind takes of comparing,

lhe very

beil/g

IMI/Kf .

' V heo confidering

thing as

exi lliog

ilt

any cen ain time,

place, and compari og it

wi th itfelf

exi(ling at any other time,

&c.

it form.

. the

ideas

id,nl;l)'

and

div<rjil)' .

Whe? we fee any

thing in any ccn alo time and place, we are [u re it is that

~ery

thi ng. and ca n be

other, how like foev er it m:ly

be in all other refpel!s.

We concei \'ing it impoffible that

( \VO

thiogs of fhe

fame kind fhould exifl together in [he fa me place, we

concludc, that

whatever

exifl s aoy where at the fame

time" exchtde. all of the fame ki nd . and is there itfdf

alone. W hen there(ore we demand whether any lhing

lhe

f Oflle ,

00,

it refe rs always to Comething

th at

exifledíuch a time, in (uch

place, which it

\VilS

cen ain

that in (lant \Vas the fa me .with ¡t(elf

and

no other.

We have

idras

of three forts of fubrl.nce. : Ji!, O f

Cod ;

2dly.

Fini/~

intelligellcu,;

3dly,

B otiiu ,

Firfl ,

G ad bcing etc:rn"l. ,uoah erable, aod every

where, cooeerni ng 11Is

inJ~nlilJ

there

can be no doubt.

SU I')1Idly .

.Finite fpi rits 'Jlaving had-their determinate

time

and place of

~egi nning

to exiH. the rel:u ir o tO lh.u

time and place

",ii!

always determine to each

its

idenli,

Iy ,

",5

long

tlS

exi ns .

Tt irdly,

Tilo f, me \ViII hol¿ of every partid e of m. t–

tn to

which no ótddition o r fub llr<tllion

is made .

hefe

thrce exclunc nOl one another

OUt

rhe fame. place, )'ct

e. eh exclude thofe ofthe fa me kind out of the fome place.

T he

iJc:n ,ity

~ nd

J i\'crfit y

IJIodCJ

aou

reJalionJ

are

dC:lermir,cd after

Ihe

fame mitnner thal (uu(Ltnces are ion·

Ihe

af!lion~

c f linite beings, as

11/olioll

and

I¡'oughl ,

con–

!in:ng in ruen.-ni" o,

th.:y

canne l exin io difTcrcnt times

and pLoIccs its 1', ..rlU.1 0t nl

be:o~s :

fo r no mot ion or thoublH,

V O L.

111. N umu. 76.

con(jJ cred

:lS

at difft:re nt times. can be the f-ame, each

P ;¡ f(

thereof h;wing a difFercnt beginning

exift eoce.

Fron'l whcnce it is pl"io, l hat exiflcnee ¡tfel f is

lhe

p rincipiulIJ individualiolliJ,

which determtnau:s

being

particular ti

m!!

aod pl<lce incornmunjcélble to twO

bei ng. of the f, me kind. Thus, fuppofe an

alom

exil!–

iog

io a determi ned time anil

plAce :

.it is evident thar,

coolirlered in añy inf\aot, it is the fam e with i(relf, and

will be fo as long as its exiHenee q>Otinues.

1 he

fitme

may be raid of two, or more, or .aoy oumber of pí\rti cles.

whilfl they eontinue' together. T he

NloJi

will be the

Carne, however jumbled :

b Ul

ooe

a[Cm

be takcn 'awiy,

not

the fame mafs.

v~g~/abla,

the identity depeods oot

0 0

the fitme

nl<lfs, aod is not applied ·to

che

fame thinc; . T he reafon

of thic: , is the diffe rence bet weeD ao anlmate botIy and

mafs of matter ;

rJJil

beiog only lhe cohelion of particles

any how united;

rh~

ol/;cr,

fueh a difpolition, an organi–

z.arion of parts, as is li t tO receive and dinribure nourifh –

meor, fo as_to conti nue and frame the ,,",ood, bark , leaves.

&c ,

(of an

Dol,

for intt. nce) in \Vhich confin s the vege–

table life . That therefore whieh has fu eh an organiz a–

tion of pa rts partaking of one common Jife,. continues tO

be the (ame

planl

though that life be communicated

new particlcs of matter, vitall y unite.J to the li ving planr.

The caCe is no[ (o much different in

hrulet,

bu t (har any.

one may heoce fee

wh.a

makes an

animal,

a nd

comi nues

it the

j ame.

The identity of the

fam e mall

likewife cODfifls in

participation of lhe fame conrinued life in fueceeding par..

tid es of man er vitall y united to the fame o rgaoized body.

T o undedhnd

iJ~JlI¡''y

aright , \Ve mufi conCider what

idul

the word

is applil!d

H ...

nds for

it being ono

thing

be the

fallu·fuhjJa nu

aoother the

fallJe "Ion ,

and a third the

Jo",! pal on.

A n

animal

ís a living

organiz.ed

body

and the fame

animal is thl! (ame continued Il fe communicaled to diffe–

rent panicles of man er, as they happen fucceffi veJy to

united to that organized living body ; and our DOllon of

llIa n

is buc of a part icular ron of anim<ll.

I'crf ?n

fi ands for an iotelligent bei ns, chat reafons aod

reflrl!s. • nd eJn confider itfelf the fame [hing in-different

t imes and plaees ; which it doth by that

cDn/ci(;tlfn~,

that

is in reparable

(rom

thi oking. By this every one is to

himfclf wha! he calls

jeif.

wilhou[

confide rin~ \Vh~ther

t hat foif be conti nued io

the

Carne or divers fubflances .

lo this confins

per/anal iden/il] ,

or the (amenefs of

r~tional

being;

and

fu far as lhis confcioufnefs extcnds

backward to

¡lOY

P;¡ (l

aélion or thought, fo far reaehes

the identit y of tha< perfon. I t is [he fame

¡.Ij'

no\V, it

\Vas then: And i[ is by the f. me.f'if. \Vith this pref<nt

one that now rdlells on ¡t , that thal a{tion

\Vas

done.

S~lfis

dl3t conlcious thinking tl'-.iog. ,,"hate\'er (ubf!an ee

il mAtters nct ,

\\'hi~h

is cnnfciol1s of

pleaf~lre

or r ain,

ca r able of h,Lppine(s o r mifery ; and fo is

eonc~1

oed (or

llfd t'

far

th:\(

cor.Cciou~nefs

exrends. 'rhat

" ith

wl.ich

the

confciou fnefs of this· prerent lhinking lh'ng

C:l. n

j oin ilCelr. mJkcs the f.tme pn fon, ano is ene fdf

with it

?nJ

att ributcs to itCclr ami

0 \\

ns aJl lhe

:lC–

t iuns of th:1t lhin!: as its

0\'1 0,

as fa r as {bat c,pnreiouf.

m..rs r<:aclh.:s.

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