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T*»"/ T.9>0* A. TO 1)8.1 Ao®!** a®-l, K I
post* its parts finmly at rest together;
it'tlieiw »viT« no other being hi the
world, must it not eternally remain
so, a dead inactive lump? is it pas
sible to conceive that it can
add motion to i (self, or produce any
thing? Matter then, by its own
strength, cannot product; in il««!l so
much as motion. The motion it has
nn'St also bn lien) eternity, or else
add to matter bv some other being
more powerful than matter, fiat let
us suppose motion eternal loo; but
vet (nailer, iuengitative matter, and
motion* could never produce thought.
Kn u\vledge will still be Tar beytnd
Mm power of nothing to produce. —
Divide matter into as miiKt'c parts
as you will, vary its figure and mo
tion as mu cl) 8s you prase, il will
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From the Imperial Magazine.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE SOUL. !
“The soul, secure in her existencej
smiles
At the dia vn dagerr, and d.-fies its
point
The stars’shall lade away, the sun him- !
self
« <i trim* uw-Mix* t o * »*-- -- inmu-,
jAifefMV^yal OSF oejna h4oia.i-; f 'f s ' l'">Mc|is of matter repel and ift-l
I Kid fihii Qisnl Km «n»l n« il,.. »•• m% line /In 1
1 VVhf n animal lie censes. tlie chain
! is broken; the body returns to its
primitive state, and “the spuil !<■
Him tv ho gave i*
In the M osare account of c e il inn,
if is said that find “breathed iu>o
man’s nosti il.« Mr* hi oath of life, aim
Grow dim with agej and nature sink in 1 bn became a //ring soul;” Unit is, in
•oars; other Hords, an imrnoi ta! soul. Mu
Um thou shall nourish in immortal man weakness, . ml tin. <■ ii mill, s of
j Bur pres’lit nalUiu, arc q i.iilies oi
f animal life, and from the « prut cuts
j Mib limii aiio' .s of the soul s •■.)«■ gic»;
for, whilst 1 lie body and soul re uni-
There are some liiiitgs connected ^ lb ' ,v upon ami it.fluent i
with tnclapluvsiunl science, so high j t!| her. Mow min n ijinall)
and mysttwic s in 'heir nature, (hal
reason fails U? mile attempt to at •
rive at a knowledge of them; and.
youth,
Unlmrt amidst tlip war. of dornoi't#.
The wreck of mutter, and the crust)
worlds.”
r f. i/tvyz 0»G*K ai.W.-iU«-y, vu-w nv^t- <•"« another just as the greater die
■o-yu i i*4wv.i Tirz TKJDO-T’ Dei- niltl "* they can do; so that il
r-f-^4 k'f iZ D3P Gotync <vv.4i.e- wo supmsre imMiiiiji: eternal, matter
.1,1 , Can ' l,f '« in ,0 1, , ( Wp 8 "PP 0SP
—,l..i.ji»iiii. 1111 19 i ■■■ bare matter wit bout notion eternal,
^ ii(J ■>_' i motion can never begin In; if we
Ii'u'ltSI. rEx-ytioiiv-uia. *upp« c '- only matter and motion etef-
jt’i uni JNt*. iioiso.i j tsi .eyi. lopcui*
Vie.NCLUDliD.
u Again, man tmda hi ntmself per
cept, ni and know ledges *ve are cer-
t.nn men tiiat theie is nut omy some
ben: , nut some knowing intelligent
bci'cS 4U the wold. Tnere was a
tiutyneu when lltero was no kio.v-
iiw !icin«, ur eis« there has been a
'knowing bmng irsm eternity. It it
b • .. iid, there was a lime when that
, . .• 1 Or-ing had no knowledge; I re-
J.i), itin. men it is impossible lu< in
snoil I have t*. r L-. eu any knowledge;
it h':'.ng as i.Mpwssbie lliat m•<•*-,
sviioliy vein a. C-.pivlt dgM, and oj"-i
naj, lliought c;.n nfevec li.'gin !rt bo;
fur it is impossible to eon* rive that
matter, eiMier with or without nm-
1 ion. could have originally, in and
from itself, Sense, percept ion, end
knowledge, as is evident from hence
that then sense, perception, and
knowledge, must be a proper 1 y eter
nally inseparable from matter, and
evfcry panic!* of it. Since, there
fore, wli tlsoevor is first eternal being,
must necessary* b» cogitative; and
w : itsoevi'i is test of all things must
n e*si; ily contei.i in it, and actual!)’
ve at least,^.li ih<* perl'cctious that
ting l/hudly, and without any pern p-1 ” ;<l ’ever after exist: it nccnasarily
Ho btiouid prodnee a .knowing being, 1 fo,l ' urs ’ 'hat th- li.s. eternal being
as it is imposs blu liiara triangu- "int be mr.ller. If, therefore, it
should n.ake itsoif three .iiijles great i : ‘ ovtdeul something must ne
*i man t*vo r'giit outs. Tints, fr. t,; ct^sa. tly exisi f. mn eternity, it is al
tl „j c0 : wdeiacon ol ourst. es, and I s " « h « v «tlcot, that that sum* Hung
\\ ui we infaitihl) ti. h in our own
v.. isiiiutim.s. our u son loads us to
toe Mi.twK'.i^.f ol (,1ns cui.ain and
i ici't irut• , lint there is au utcr-
I, p.-, p'.weiful, id knowing Be-
ii.g, \ic' vhethe. it) one willca.l
(iu’- u matters n t. i ho Inn.g Is
i ,.t; : u.n Ins idea, duly
«.ms.dcear-M.! C' iy b « deduced
all au>s : other anauntes tv# ought to
ascribe io tins fin.*al Being* • >
••Fi'oin what has hi «n said, it *s
plain to me, Utal wo have a more
certain knowledge • I (he existence ol
a God than of any thing our senses
ham nm iinnudiuieiy discovered to
us* N >y, 1 presume l may say, tha^
wc more certainly know that (here
is a God, than ihat thcre is any linug
♦.Iso without. VVhra l »ay we know,
| mean, 'here is such a knowledge
W* ...in our reach "hi. It, wo ca.niol
m.ss, ii we wi*l but ttppijr our minds
t.. mal a# wo do several other mcjui-
-,'il iienig then unavoidable lor nil
rational creature* to edm lude that
soiuetbthg ba» existed hour eternity,
’ lei us iMXt know what kind of a thing
that m .st be. There are but two
*o,i8 «,l bungs in the world that man
knows o conceives; such as are pure
ly runt* Mai, without *f.sc ««: percep
tion; and sensible perceiving beings,
•uch as. we find ourselves to be.
*l\ e «o iwo sorts we shall cull cogit
ative and iueogn alive beings; which,
is our present purpose, are better
man material and immaterial. *
thea there must be something
Vteuial'it is very obvieus to reason
that .it most necessnrily be a cogita
tive being; beeaase it is as impossi
ble to conceive (bat bare incogita*
live matter should aver produi e a
tbiakiug intelligent being, as that noth"
lag of itself should produce aautter.
Let us suppose nnv parcel of mattor
•terual, we shall find in itself unable
to produce any iking* Let us sup-
'.■is! he n .cogitative being. Fr it
is r:s imp ®sililo that incooitative
tn. uer should produce n cogitative
r)ru»x; fis tb/t nrtliing or llir noj/ri
ticn of all being, should produce a
pos'Mve b.-iug or matter.
“T ns discovery of the necessary
e\! dure of an eternal mind sufficient-1
Iy leads ns to the knowledge of God.
for it. will hence Icllow that *11 oili
er knowing beings that have a begin
ning must have depended on him. and
have no oilier \yavs of knowledge, or
extent of power. lh»n what he glvps
them; arid, therefore, if he jnndc
those, he made also the less excel
lent pieces of this universe, all man
imMe bodies, whereby his omnia
eicnee, power, and providence will
be established; and from llience all
his other attributes necessarily fol
low.”
crnseious of our 11milrd powers we
hesitate to launch into the infinity
(li.it i* presented to our inquiries'.—
Ye tlion“h it is impossible to coni*
pi. herd them altogether, wo do not
return from <*tir scoieli without ♦•licit-
ing sum,-thing worthy oi thh Itib.ir
that lias been bestowed, il the sub
ject bi! intimately connected with oiir-
so'ves, ami imporp-ut for us’ to
know i
Au inquiry into the nature of 'lie
ssul is , ol all t> hers, llic most ab
struse a.ul momentous; lint so i1111 •
do we know ourselvts. that we vai.*-
ly look within to discover how >■ 1
where Mis in C pmed tenant "I tin
flesli re , >idet Tlic veil, however,
that hides it fro n our * .‘8 alloc. S "f
a faint glimpse of ii powers ao*i
qualities, and fr«m tii- so w <* 8
enabled to conclude that it i* invn. .
lal, a»d ton:ter the nalu’c nfilsailei
existence. It any be s' id that re -
elation giv. s u* every necessary ;n
formal ion on these points, • nd lli .t
it is piesuinpluons to re.ison r spect-
iug them. Where tlie cnther.liciiy
•if revelation is rec< iced, this, no
doiut, is slii.tly true; hut it is not
tin •) jlifijhle task to convince him
*vli opposes reason 1o rcvelrtien. that
tin y stand in relation to each nthei,
as a pint to the wlide; M it evci;
ti.m is not discousoij inl to reason, but
superior to it.
The hiit.i oi soul, d t 'r\vc*l from our
Grealor, is an immaterial essence,
Perfect, ce.uhi fall i. **v wmit rl.eans !
tils <!< gr,itintio.; w ns . d. a.c not !
i r us to say. Oar attempt !>• « ■
'•ret* 4" place (!’. sm I by itscll, in "t-
der to i reive son e cl r* qmdtlnx j
that arc • ■•••ptib’e t< f,....c capan !
ties, and t 1 i* o'fl ns maltei
iiy hut f. i I 1 , in pose ol
iug whclbci ) .soil end re
gree in establishing t!;e e>
'. haraeler of . tfit. e 'tie.
J. 'riie nature d lee s id >s *
|;l", spiritual and mmixv ', 'tut tic
elianc *
tber s«...pie and
• le nati.rc
•' -M. ; hoi
b awe I’! !. A bio
The soul is also immaterial.
t•'l i»l ll .nig undergo many varieties
*d shade, and changes of siliwiion;
't*cii qualities are variable, nnei they
are constantly in. teasing or din inisb-
mg beein.se they me ever acting on
mcIioMtm. K»cry thing in tin: n.a-
"■rial world is compeniu.lid ol sever
’d simple elements, each of whii'K
has a naiuir- peculiat to itself. It
follow s, then, licit in rnalei ial tilings
there 5n! opp'is.te natmes, aypd as
these cannot e , ;hey n.ost act up
on each othei, and be * distantly «('-
iectii.g ch ng'-s of foiin. sltiiution,
quality, q ... lily, in m-leria! ob
jects. Ann ..s liter*! i« n .i.ng in ti, e
• Ol Id of biat ti |; *S. c-sed ot a fM»-
l- ■ nature. <u. il • o, Mini is cxtaupC
*'cn i 1 . biii’i i lion of oiinr uiiti -e
•'!" •> " •:') p i 1 "1 (he n:at» ii:- •> o Id
of i uii s
' scei I «nt-
i l.iliot* a
aim v
ll Ch
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Mil!
Inie liable l•
Things a.-
r> will'd \ *■
•oe pi in. . ; i'
■ aun.l inline i
n-
•at
l .'iligs t:
•‘His / In
nt. Gu
analyzed,
oy .n<-'i'is
«l,‘.gin.;i*’
a -cii' ’.tr.ll*
• neots
’ : **e. L'c He beol is sin)
i.v cm . .ot-nc* duiablu, . ,...
lore, iteu.iitn ial.
Tee *-\|iei t .liens c! Mm s ni
i,:h iiii.i 1.1 y, l ue.juu'cted with
o'jecls f«l sense. Mil Seeking
. eihiog n fi« it. Iy hevend them.
he i it,gs of sense a fiord .«.* p r-
l .ivi.ei't gicitificntn n to tin • ti<l wa-
F r ; I'tno it may he diveiM m r ho
purwl. nut when ii has overtaken,'
• . u s '.uld ii pose it. lla enjoi ruent of
''* ni M e\ lei} hi'uiil to iall so far
sh )’ ol be idea which lr s keen
("I'tn.'d, lii»it they an* invaalily cast
■side as boon as tlnw me of taint*.i
•* f "’ "Med with i:*• s»- the mini
> • Ivd *' lierh nbj' ■ Is. equally
insir.» iu a distance, hint uns ti *-
w ui n possessed. Indeed, it
idifii a t to conceive that it th
s > i li*.t the mind or soul is sujie*.
i fio to, .uni acia rpnu, the body, will
s* I.
VV
cntinnl c. 1 ;, eg*- cither s.s .
: c• .aw (!>|i 'iition ei lu-i g —
I > "/lipoi'1 (led oi \ ai i
- may be ieduced into
ic scb.M.uiets by cher.ii al
wiiin ihi’v an* perlct’’.
tlicir e!«tii.' : s cannot Iiy
lie alii r"d. Spcsdiing an-
u. !nigb' say, v’..at mail is
ith ■■■•'■* unded of tbivc
i il> ight. not . ;viy. bt* ndmitted; an' it 1
lie • wr.i’si s ii-.sei*l. | iiy e •ticcneil, that in
1 :i lent ' '9 arc j tiiii- .. tile s'>on i: "’ , s( )
# o^sr «• of' Th*'s ui r-l man is incof
Thu soul — i si” caan*.e in itself, and it looks
t'd (lie sto'u ; !■ .. fiij'hei Older oi exist cm 1
hens ! >m ii j si cues ol maiu ni bci'Uty-
&•*>. Ai i.i«;.• iilc j Imppg of eiij.,*. <nf nig i
an earthly v.ip i; , tlinog • iuei*' i icol.
.tti'ii, .»wgfal'-s; yet *■ l.icu-ntiv m
he Im.ii iii biHv, guisiicd them io>e
dissuliilion i::« 1 which earthly ,d,j :
to aHold,
in virtue.
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oil. o- ■i'-u iimiu
j the ltd ,i ii !*t: r.i•' ii
—- f*( ftb A* (ill vi* s ’ f
perhaps In ' ion 's
and . s . s ■ “ Mi
imo (;. tor bi^ia s.
when separated I \
llu* si il and from nnimal Me, is ii
fit :>s the dost we li*e.a*l upot ; it Oaiiy
or
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rid,
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11 pin' es tlie Itches’
Ol d i'.oii?e«»y bites w ill
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With respect to Christians, it need
only be just metdioned, that they
were verv early divided in opinion ns
to tho nature and essence of the Su
preme Being; a great part worship
ping three persons in the unity of (lie
divine nature, both nd ti^ person and
substance.
With respect to theology of the
Pagan, it is thought liv most learned
men that they acknowledged hut one
God; and that the many diIT rent
divinities worshipped by them were
hut attributes and action* of one ard
thesamffGod. This may probably
be true of the wiser Heathens; anil,
indeed, there are many si rone and
beautiful passages in Pagan authors,
to-pvovo that these acknowledged hill
one God, Thus Pyflngorn* tan-bf
the unity of God, and defined h m to
he a mind penetrating and diffusing
itself through all the parts tf ihe uni
verse, from which all animals receive
life; and pinto rolled God ihe being
which is, and whenever he mentions
the Deity it is always in the singular
number*
whose Relive ei.p.gy is reason; on, be termed the caput uwrlvtitli of the assurance th guil 1 ’; » dt-lig/a'.- ud
energy Hi. ‘ is weak and fallible so j compound nature. employments cf eiei'mty. W : n 5 ,ich
!. ng ■' s its principle i- i t»"uinliei cd NfUiing can be compound in tvliich j ixpcclations, it is impossible ' t
iv!Mi tho g>OSS...';.# of hannnity, bm t re are um dicti ct naiuies; and
which shall b. emits infirmly more hm. e Mm soul would not In durable,
enlarged, cuirii'icbensivc, a i)»e mid j if it wen: couipoud* We must then
penetrating, itie.i tlie smil shall have dedn-c the fact of its simplicity, by
left its earthly.habitation, and enter-1 showing he absurdity of the converse,
ed in’o the pres**i ce of Him whose,! Wc have sail;, that the ucti'c eu *r-
of the soul is roasout. now ii the
esfwnce perfediou. Whilst resi
ding in the*, body, the smil may be
said to resen^blo tin* sun when obscur
ed Ify eloVds. or, mure oppositely, a
covered light, whose ray# cannot ex
tend beyond the barrier assigned
them. It is necossr.ry to distinguish
between (bo soul and mere animal
life. Possessed of the latter, yet
wanlhig the former, should only be
■Wonderful machines. Tlie brute cre-
,.iion when placed in comparison
with limn, appears to us as surprising
automata, whose primum mubili,
though we cannot camprehoud it, we
call animal life, and whose greatest
energy is iiisthicl, which dictates one
regular and unvaried series ol action.
Amongst brutes, every individual of
a species has the same habitudes and
pursues, and, what it was at the
creation, it remains at tho present
,lny. Progressive knowledge does
allot exlcnd'to them* Moving only an
imal wonts,, and the*.* they aro able
to supply by the direction ol instinct.
Abruto may be snid-to be a compound
of animal life sod inert matter; but
the elements r>f mas sre threefold—
inert aiattej, »ni >al life, and an hu-
mrrlal soul. The second of these it
is, that unites the soul "for a time
«ith the material lorm. If in - some
degree approximates to the other
two, and may be viewed ns a me
dium between spirit und matter.—
y ol the sum is
soul be compound, that energy re
sults from its combined nr.lures, and
partakes of the qaaliiies of each dis-
I'iict element found in it. And since
simple niitu.es alone are exempt f.om
change, that energy would bo liable
to change. But i rue renaan every
one will surely acknowledge in be
always tho saute, when employed in
•natters thnt come within its sphere
ol acti ui, both in assenting to truths
and denying fallacies that bare beep
r.spectively assented* to uud denied
by nil.
Simply to illustrate the position—
No one will he found to contend, thnt
objects increase as we recede from
them, and lessen at our approach.—
Yet, if rpason were variable, why
should not some such persons be
found? It will bo said, that the
slightest observn'ion pioves the con
verse; that the eye cannot be drawn
into such absurdity. Again, we ask,
Why not? Is tho eye capable ot
judging? Is il conscious of tho na
ture and qualities of tlie objocls U
reflects? or does it refer the images
of things to the mind or soul, where
I heir qualities are determined by its
energy—reason? If^dopsso refer
them, end reason be variable, its de
cisions respecting them could not be
always the seine. But they arc oi-
ways the ifttno,
the soul can d. ii*-e perfect *t... .•
uif-ht from <*ehh| and llicrci. •• : t is
evident that the piescn* life is not I 1 •;
irilimate purpose for which ii .1.3
created. Foi .-an we sup.M se iliat
these good uisiros wire implanted
merely to prevent rut njwyment ef
earthly pleasure?—A lining infinite iu
wisriom and mercy would nm have
cud. we< his cm ai ores with su. Ii ii. h h
hopes, that rend, r all {no deliglits of
titi.e and sense pour and unsatisiymg,
il he had ru>t prepated foi them a
slate of being w Imre Micse lnq es will
be realized, ai d to with It tluir
present exist euce is p>cparalu-
torv.
Observe the soul ascending from
one biaiitli ef knowledge to another,
continually approaching towards per
faction, uitbuiit ever arriving at it.
Witness its dissolution from tlie body
at the inement when it has risen
to this infancy of b.iug- Con
sider the hopes that it Ims cherish
ed of and hereafter, and th. pS-
ure of the enjoye.cnts to which iis at
tention has been directed; sec it Ring
ing more fii ntly to these hopes ,v- ihe
world of sense tccedes fiern its .ye;
and then say wlietl’i-r they arc such
ideas as be flit ratio* al rrea'.nes't©
entertain, and if thc book that* Tr.-
culcstcs them be true.
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