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3 iis great goodness in condescending to be subservient tothe will and spontaneity of his creatures, i. 311, 18. ’Tisabsurd to suppose, that he can superadd a property to asubstance incapable of receiving it, i, 366, 4. Deals morerationally with rational beings, i. 376, 7. His power andgoodness manifested in the mechanism of our bodies, i.4i7,fi7. See ii, 23, 7. As his intervention is necessaryfor maintaining the union of foul and body, it is as neces-sary for separating them, i. 421, 18, g, ibid.

God, 5. He, or spirits separate, must be the cause of thephænomenon of dreaming. See Dreaming, 5, on themargin. Limits the power of those beings who are the causeos dreaming, ii, 228, 61. His necessary existence a con-sequence ot the argument, Ihewing that matter does notexist necessarily, ii, 332, 3, d. His infinite and eternalexistence demonstrated, ibid. His unity appears fromabsolute neceffity, ibid. The consideration of the inse-parable characteristicks of matter, leads us to the firstcause. See Matter, 12, on the margin.

-» — ■ 6. Could not be determined, either by a physical ormoral neceffity, to create matter from eternity. See Mat-ter, 14, on the margin. A necessarily existing being must beinfinitely perfect, ii. 384, in the notes. His will 1 efficientto determine him, which of two, or more indifferentmeans, he shall use in producing any effect, ii, 389, r.Created matter by his infinite power, ii, 390, 19, 20.

--7. Must have a perfect comprehension of all things

always, ii. 399, y. Must will always what is infinitelyreasonable, ibid, Hence there can be no succession of ideas,nor any change of will in him, ibid. It must be as easy forhim to perform, according to the rule of infinite reason,as to will the performance, ibid. And hence the actions ofsuch a being occasioned no change in the manner of hi*existence,- and yet, as directed by infinite reason, theycannot be physically necessary, ibid.

Gravesend, gives strong reasons to Ihew, that gravity cannotbe the action of matter upon matter, i. 31, 17. See hibid, quoted on elasticity of air, i, 89, <?, defines cohesion,i. 110, 9, r. ■ _

Gravitation, ) no natural power of matter, but an impulse,Gravity, j ah extra, i. '21, 15, fs’ seqq. The fame is to beunderstood of elasticity, attraction, saga, repulsion, ibid-These powers .discovered to us by the effect produced by