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THALES saith, that Necessitie is most potent and forcible, for it is that which ruleth the [ 20] whole world.
PYTHAGORAS held, that the world was possessed and comapssed with Necessitie.
PARMENIDES, and DEMOCRITUS were of opinion, that all things were made by Ne∣cessitie, and that destinie, justice, providence, and the Creatour of the world, were all one.