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The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ...

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The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ...
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Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678.
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Oxford :: Printed by Will. Hall for Tho. Gilbert,
1670.
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Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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"The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A41659.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.

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CHAP. 1. Of Aristotelick, or Peripatetick Philoso∣phie, its Traduction from the Jews.
  • THe Traduction of Aristotle's Philosophie from the Jews, proved 1. By Testimonies of Aristobulus, Clearchus, Steuch. Eugubinus, and Selden. 358, 359
  • Rational Arguments to prove, that Aristotle traduced the choicest parts of his Philo∣sophie from the Jews. 360, 361
  • Aristotle his first Mover, God. 361
  • The Soul's Spiritualitie, &c. 361
  • Aristotle his Metaphysicks. 361, 362
  • Why Aristotle rejected the more sublime Judaick Traditions. 362
  • Aristotle his Ethicks, and Politicks. 363
  • Aristotle his Life. 363, 364
  • Aristotle his Character. 364, 365
  • A comparison betwixt Plato, and Aristotle, as to Rhetorick, Logick, & Metaphysicks. 366
  • Aristotle his Doctrines Acroatick, or Exoterick. 367.368
  • Aristotle his Works, what genuine. 368, 369
  • Aristotle his Books how conveighed to Po∣steritie. 369, 370
  • Aristotle his Successors, Theophr••stus, &c. 370
  • Aristotle his ••ommentat. Aphrodiseus, &c. 371
  • Arabian Comment Averroes, & Avice••na. 373
  • A general Idea of Aristotle's Philosophie by Ammonius. 374, 375
  • The end of Aristotle's Philosophie to know God. 375
  • Aristotle his mode of Philosophizing. 375
  • The Characters of a genu••ne Auditor, and good Expositor of Aristotle. 376
  • The distributi••n of Aristotle his Philosophie. 3••6, 377
  • Aristotle his Logick. 377 383
  • A Scheme of Logick. 378, 379
  • Aristotle of Method. 380, 381
  • A Scheme of Ramus his Logick. 382, 383
  • Aristotle his Ethicks. 383
  • 1. Characters of the chiefest Good. 383-386
  • 2. Of Mans formal Beatitude. 386
  • (1) Its formal Reason in Operation. 386
  • (2) Its proper subject, the human Soul. 387
  • (3) Virtue the Soul's Qualification. 387
  • (4) The state of human Beatitude is a perfect Life, Intensively, and protensively. 387, 388
  • The principles of human Acts. 389
  • 1. Practick knowledge. 389, 390
  • 2. Volition, its end, and object. 390, 391, 392
  • Consultation: 1. its Object; 1. Things Pra∣ctick. 2. In our Power. 3. The Means.

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  • 4. These Finite. 5. Things Parmanent. 6. Things Contingent, yet in our Power. Its main Work to find out means most con∣ducible. 393, 394
  • 2. The Subject; He who hath his Wits about him. 395
  • 3. The Act, Practick Disquisition. Ibid.
  • Election. 1. Its Difference from Consult. & Volition. 2. Object, the Means. 3. Subject, Rational Will. 4. Act; 1 Rational. 2. De∣termined, and fixed. 396
  • 5. Difficultie. 6. Effect as to Virtue. 7. De∣finition. 397
  • Essential Adjunct of Human Acts, Voluntari∣nesse, or Libertie: Voluntarie defined. 398
  • Coactive Necessitie alone exclusive of Libertie. 399
  • Indifferencie, and Contrarietie, unessential to Libertie. 400
  • Libertie Essential to the Will. Ibid.
  • God's Necessitating Concurse destroys not Li∣bertie. 401
  • God's Predetermination of the Will, makes him not the Author of Sin. 402
  • Touching the Moralitie of Human Acts. Ibid.
  • 1. Of Moral Good, or Virtue. 403
  • 1. Virtues not Passions; 2. Not Powers. 404
  • 3. Virtues Habits; what an Habit is? 405
  • Formal Nature of Virtue in Mediocritie. 406
  • How Virtue consists in Mediocritie. Ib. 407
  • Mediocritie of Virtue, Harmonie. Ibid.
  • The Rule, or Measure of Mediocritie, Right Reason, or the Law of Nature. 408, 409, 410
  • Idea, or Definition of Moral Virtue. 411
  • 1. Virtue consists in the best End, and Work. 412
  • 2. All Virtues have the same general Idea. Ib.
  • Wh••t Vice is? Ibid. 413
  • Aristotle his Physicks. 413
  • 1. God's General Causalitie as the first M••ver. 414
  • 2. That Man's Soul is Incorporeous, and Immortal. Ibid.
  • Aristotl•• his Metaphysicks, called by him the first Philosophie, or Theologie. 415
  • A Character of his Sapience; the Object whereof 1. Things most Ʋniversal, 2 M••st Difficult, 3. The first Causes. Ibid.
  • It Self, 1. Most desirable for it self. 2. Archi∣tectomical, and Principal, &c. Ibid.
  • Aristotle his Sapience applicable only to God, and things Divine. 416
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