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ther— The Genus contains the Species, and therefore is praedicated of It — As the 

 Genus contains the Species, fo the Species contains the Genus — The Reafon why 

 this DifBculty has not occurred to Modern Sceptics — It did occur to Plato, but is fol- 

 vcd neither by him nor Ariftotle — Solution of the Difficulty — Illuftrations from Ma- 

 terial Things, fuch as Seals and Statues — lUnftration from Ideas in the Mind of an 



Artift from the Intelligible Forms in the Mind of the Supreme Artift—Obferva- 



tions arifing from this Theory — Primo, It appears how Generals are the Caufe of 

 Particulars — SecundOy It explains how the Genus contains many Speciefes, but the 

 Species only one Genus — Tertio, It explains the myfterious Language of Plato con- 

 cerning Idas'— La/i/y, It Ihows the Progrefs of Things upwards, and how all Thing* 

 tend to one (P* 473 



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Of Propofitions, the Subject of which is a particular Mind — Mind particular Is the Sub- 

 je£l of Intelled — therefore may be the Subjeft of Demonftration — Inftances of Dc- 

 monftration concerning Mind — The Exiftence of that Great Mind, which is the 

 Caufe of all Things, is demonftrable — There we are to feek for the Origin of Truth, 

 not in the Mind of Man, nor in the Material World — It is from God that Truth de- 

 rives its Eternity and Immutability — Truth would not be eternal and Immutable, rf 

 the Opinion of Des Cartes were true — God is the Fountain of Beauty as well as of 



Truth The Difference betwixt Beauty and Truth — The Intdledual World, the j 



perfed Model of all Beauty in Theory—Beauty in Pradlice fomething more perfed 



ftill The Univerfe, therefore, moft perfe£Uy Beautiful — How far Man can advance 



in Beauty, either Speculative or Practical — To reduce our Ideas of Beauty to Prac- 

 tice, and make a little World of them, is the greateft Effort of Human Intellect— . 

 The Materials out of which Man makes thefe little Worlds — His own Species the 

 nobleft of thefe Materials — Other Materials of this Creation— fuch as Sounds — Co- 

 lours— Stone— and Metal— The Gift of Genius bellowed but upon few— Whole Na- 

 tions appear to want it altogether— One Nation had it in the moll eminent Degree 



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