A collection of papers which passed between the late learned Mr. Leibnitz and Dr. Clarke in the years 1715 and 1716 relating to the principles of natural philosophy and religion / [In French and English] With an appendix. To which are added letters to Dr. Clarke concerning liberty and necessity; from a gentleman of the University of Cambridge [J. Bulkeley]: with the Doctor's answers to them. Also remarks upon a book entituled A philosophical enquiry concerning human liberty [by A. Collins] By Samuel Clarke.

  • Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729.
Date:
1717
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Credit: A collection of papers which passed between the late learned Mr. Leibnitz and Dr. Clarke in the years 1715 and 1716 relating to the principles of natural philosophy and religion / [In French and English] With an appendix. To which are added letters to Dr. Clarke concerning liberty and necessity; from a gentleman of the University of Cambridge [J. Bulkeley]: with the Doctor's answers to them. Also remarks upon a book entituled A philosophical enquiry concerning human liberty [by A. Collins] By Samuel Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    very ftrange*,) be made up of the Affeftions of Creatures ; For All finite Spaces, taken together, make up infinite Space. 41. But if the Author denies, that li¬ mited Space is an AffeBion of limited Things ^ it will not be reasonable neither, that in¬ finite Space fhould be the AffeBion or Pro¬ perty of an infinite thing. I have fuggefted all thefe difficulties in my foregoing Paper , but it does not appear that the Author has endeavoured to anfwefthem. 42. I have ftill other Reafons againft this ftrange Imagination, that Space is a Property of God. If it be fo, Space be¬ longs to the Ejfence of God. But Space has parts : Therefore there would be parts in the Effence of God. SpeBatum admijfi. 43. Moreover, Spaces are fometimes empty, and fometimes filled up. There¬ fore there will be in the Ëhence of God* Parts fometimes empty, and fometimes full, and confequently liable to a perpetual Change. Bodies, filling up Space, would fill up part of God’s Eifence, and would be commenfurate with it ^ and in the Sup- pofition of a Vacuum, Part of God’s El- fence will be within the Receiver. Such a God having Parts, will very much refem- ble the Stoicks God, which was the whole Univerfe confidered as a Divine Animal. 44. If infinite Space is God’s Immenfity, infinite Time will be God’s Eternity and therefore we muft fay, that what is in O Space,