322 Matter not eternal and uncaufe^

rial Cause , which could effect a chang e 111such a dead substance. And in consest ue ^ e

of this it appeared that an universal tna l jnent, various impulse from an immatc^Cause, was necessary to be impressed up 011 Jto effect all those changes it undergoes, aDto produce all those regular and beautifn ^cijjitudes which we behold in nature; £that the incessant and universal influen ce ^this Cause is that which constantly s u $° ^the material world. It was moreover fn e .that this inert substance cannot restsproportion to its quantity . And since

leas parts make the greatest resistance , 1 ^they may not be put out of their relat^®^tuation among themselves; this itself a PP ^ed to be the power of this immaterial ^ - J(iindesinently impressed upon, andevery possible part of matter. And gwithout this, these leas parts could not c ° yat all, or make a solid, resisting substanceit appears that the power of this Causes^incessantly put forth through all itsparts, is that which constitutes thej° l ^and resistance of matter. And hence

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(a) Let what hath been said concerning tt,es matter, from N° 7. to N J 12. Sect* 2. be 6mcmbered. it