CONTENTS. 



BOOK II. 

 Of the Attributes of God, and particularly of his Intelligence, 



CHAP. r. 



The Exiflence and Nature of God conCdered in the preceding Book ; — ^This to treat of 

 his Attributes. — Thefe to be learned from his works as well as from his Nature and 



Exiftence. His firft Attribute hitdligence. — This univerfally admitted to be necef- 



fary to the Supreme Being.— The Intelligence of M;m compared with that of the Su- 

 preme Being. — By fuch comparifon only can we form any Idea of that Intelligence. 

 —All our Ideas arife from our Senfations ;— the Ideas of Divinity congenial witii 

 him, innate and effential to his nature.— Our progrefs from Particulars to Gencrah : 

 —That of Superior Intelligence the reverfe :— But after Ideas are formed our pro- 

 grefs the fame with that of Superior Intelligences.— The Divine Mind contains the 

 Ideas ot all things poffible to exift :— The cafe of our Mind very different.— All the 

 Ideas of the Divine Mind realized,— many of ours Ent'ia Rationis.— The Divine 

 Ideas continually prefent, fo that no Idea excites another : — We pafs from one Idei 

 to another ;— in Syllogifm and Definition we have fomething of this Divine Faculty. 

 —Of Mr Locke's grofs error in confounding Ideas with Senfations ;— and of the dif- 

 ference betwixt Not-; and et<71-i^«.— Our progrefs in Knowledge from the one to the 

 other, till we come to Science, the greateft work of Intelligence.— No projrefs of 

 this kind in the Divine iSIind, who fees all things intuitively.— This faculty, in fome 

 decree, we pofTcfs in comprehending Jxioiiis and Self-evident Prcpofitions.— The fenfj 

 of the Beautiful a quality of the Divine Mind.— The Beautiful confirts in Syrtcm— 

 and is perceived by the IntelleB only.— Of this quality we alfo participate ;— it is the 

 governing Principle in us ;— is often thwarted by the paffions of our animal nature ; 

 — mna hi perfea in the Supreme Being.— The contemplation of it his greateft Irap- 

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'4-hc Requifitcs of a Syttcm :-i/7, It muR confift at leaft of two Things.-2(/, It mud 

 be a Wh-M of wkich tlicfe Things are Parts.— yl, Thefe Parts mud not be alik.-.- 



