120 PRODUCTION OF IDEAS. SECT. XiV. 2, 



If there was but one objecl, as the whole crea- 

 tion may be confidered as one object, then I can- 

 not alk where it exifls ? for there are no other ob* 

 jecls to compare its fituation with. Hence if any 

 one denies, that a being exifts in fpace, he denies, 

 that there are any other beings but that one ; for 

 to anfwer the queftion, " Where does it exift ?" 

 is only to mention the fituation of the objects that 

 iurround it. 



In the fame manner if it be aiked <c When does 

 a being exift ?" 1 he anfwer only fpecifies the fuc- 

 ceffive motions either of itfelf, or of other bodies ; 

 hence to fay, a body exifts not in time, is to fay, 

 that there is, or was, no motion in the world. 



4. Of the Spirit of Animation- 



But though there may exift beings in the uni- 

 verfe, that have not the property of folidity ; that 

 is, which can poflefs any part of fpace, at the fame 

 time that it is occupied by other bodies ; yet there 

 may be other beings, that can afTume this property 

 of folidity, or difrobe themfelves of it occafionally, 

 as we are taught of fpirits, and of angels ; and it 

 would feem, that THE SPIRIT OF ANIMATION muft 

 be endued with this property, otherwife how could 

 it occafionally give motion to the limbs of animals? 

 or be itfelf ftimulated into motion by the obtru- 

 fions of furrounding bodies, as of light, or odour ? 



If the fpirit of animation was always neceflarily 

 penetrable, it could not influence or be influenced 

 by the folidity of common matter ; they would 

 exift together, but could not detrude each other 

 from the part of fpace, where they exift ; that is, 

 they could 'not communicate motion to each other. 

 No two things can influence or affect each other, which 

 have not fome property common to both of them / for to 

 influence or affecl: another body is to give or com- 

 municate 



