2H2 *Thesoul necessarily livings

there is no arguing for the possibility of acontradiction, such as that two powerless sub-fiancesshould beget power between them by be-ing united. If two substances, both withoutpower by supposition, when separate, should,by their union, beget power, it would be nolonger impossible for matter to think; for the |inactive parts of the fame substance might aswell become active by being joined, as twodifferent substances both inactive. It is thewant of power in the things themselves thatmakes the contradiction, not their diversity*How surprising then is our general prejudiceand inattention! Though power is the per-fectest and most precious thing in the world,and nothing could be a cause without it, no-thing could make up the loss of it, if it weredeficient; yet we think nothing easier to befound, or to be supplied ! We allow, for in"

never perform. It is even obvious to common sense,whatever hath been thought hitherto, that it is impofS'ble this should be the effect of sluggish things, imp es 'ceptible for their littleness, without an immaterial p oV ^er exerted in them. If they perform this by moment orforce it is plain they resist the impression of it : if th?/are attracted at a distance, it is the demonstrable effect 0immaterial power. See the last part of the note (x) ^ |

II. sect. 2.

stance,