The Book of God

The 1st is transitority, and [the sorrow] is at risk of go back; however the moment is everlasting, everlasting, and unchangeable. the second one objection might be this: as we see that the soul, even though it has not anything in universal with the physique, can but deliver it approximately that the [vital] spirits, even though they have been approximately to maneuver in a single course, however movement now within the different path, why may still it no longer even be capable of impact physique that's completely nonetheless and at relaxation may still start to movement itself? Likewise, why should still it now not even be capable of circulate in no matter what path it pleases all different our bodies that are already in movement? but when we remember what now we have already acknowledged earlier than in regards to the pondering factor, it may eliminate this trouble for us particularly simply. specifically, we then acknowledged that even supposing Nature has numerous attributes, it's, the entire related, yet one purely Being, of which a majority of these attributes are predicated. in addition to this now we have additionally stated that the pondering factor, too, was once yet one in basic terms factor in Nature, and is expressed in limitless principles, based on the countless issues which exist in Nature; for if the physique gets any such mode as, for instance, the physique of Peter, and back one other equivalent to is the physique of Paul, the results of this can be that there are within the considering factor diverse rules: particularly, one suggestion of the physique of Peter, which constitutes the Soul of Peter, and one other of [the physique of] Paul, which constitutes the Soul of Paul. Now the pondering factor can good circulation the physique of Peter through the belief of the physique of Peter, yet no longer via the belief of the physique of Paul; in order that the soul of Paul can good stream its personal physique, yet certainly not that of one other, corresponding to that of Peter. And accordingly additionally it can't flow a stone which rests or lies nonetheless: as the stone, back, makes one other thought within the Soul. therefore additionally it's no much less transparent that it really is most unlikely stone, that's completely at relaxation and nonetheless, could be made to maneuver via any mode of idea, for a similar purposes as above. The 3rd objection could be this: We appear to be in a position to see in actual fact that we will be able to, however, produce a undeniable stillness within the physique. For, when we have saved relocating our [vital] spirits for a very long time, we discover that we're drained; which, usually, is not anything else than a undeniable stillness within the [vital] spirits caused via ourselves. We solution, even though, that it really is relatively actual that the soul is a reason for this stillness, yet in basic terms not directly; for it places a cease to the circulation in a roundabout way, yet merely via different our bodies which it has moved, and which needs to then inevitably have misplaced up to they'd imparted to the [vital] spirits. it's consequently transparent on both sides that during Nature there's just one and a similar form of movement. On cause at the moment we need to inquire why it occurs that usually, even though we see sure factor is sweet or undesirable, we however don't locate in us the ability both to do the great or to abstain from the undesirable, and occasionally, in spite of the fact that, we do certainly [find this energy in us].