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The history of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect. Illustrated with the effigies of divers of them

Chapter 176

I. 6.

Ship, Chariot, Friend, Life, Beatitude. (A- non. Theolog. )
Form, ( or ) becaufe it circumferibes,
comprehends, and terminates, ( Anon. ) and be- caufe it ptoduceth the reft of the effeUs. (Mart, Capel. ) ■ •
Jupiter, (Anon. Prod, in Tim.) becaufe he is father and Head of the Gods, ( Mart. Cap.) whence the Pythagorick Verfe : •
Hear noble Number, Sire of gods and tnen.
Love, Concord, Piety, Friendfhip, becaufe it is fo connefled, that it cannot be divided' into parts. ( Mart. Cap. )
Proteus, as containing all forms. (Anon.)
Mnemofyne, ( Anonym. )
Vejla, or Fire, (Plut. in Numa.) For the na¬ ture of Monad , like Vefa, is feated in the midft of the World, and keeps that Seat , enclt- ning to no fide.
Polyorymom. (Hefych.)
C H A P. VI.
The Duad.
TH E Names of the "Duad are thefe, -
Genius, Evil, (Plut. Plac. Phil. i. ^.) Darknefs, Sinijien, Unequal, Unjiab/e, Meve^ able, ( Porphyr. vit. Pythag.)
■ Eoldnefs, (Nicom.) Fortitude, (Anon,)' G/?- tention, (Pint, de Ifid. 8c Olirid.) becaufe it pro¬ proceeds to aftion, and firft feparates It lelf ixdxaxhv A\onad. (Anon.)
Matter, (Nicomi) becaufe indefinite •, indeter¬ minate Tuad, proceeds from Monad as Matter: The caufe of tumour and divifion. ( Simplic. Phyf. 1.) . .
Caufe of DiJJtmilars. ( Nicom. )
Partition betwixt Multitude and Monad. fNi- com. )
Equal, becaufe, in compofition and permifti- on, this only maketh Equality. (Nicom) Two and two are equal to twice two.
Unequal, Defed, Superfluity, (Nicom.) ac¬ cording to the motion of matter. ( Anon. )
Only inform, Indefinite, Indeterminate, ( Ni¬ com. ) becaufe from a Triangle and Triad, Po»- lygones are aftually procreated to infinite j in Monad they exift all potentially together : But of two right Lines or Angles is made no Figure.
( Anon. )
Only principle of Purity, yet not even, nor e- yenly even, nor unevenly even, nor evenly une¬ ven. ( Nicom. )
Erato, (Nicom.) becaufe through love apply¬ ing it felf to Monad, as the fpecies it procrea¬ ted the reft of the effects. ( Anon. )
' Harmony, (Nicom.)
Tolerance, (Nicom.) becaufe it firfl under-** went reparation. ( Anon. )
Root, but not in ad. ( Nicom. )
Feet of Fountain-abounding /(/a. ‘('Nicom. ) Top, Phanes, ( Nicom. )
Juftice, becaufe of its two equal parts. (Anon. Mfaxt. Cap.)
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