Sect. 2.
He proceedeth, and affirmes that [that can never be abolished out of humane nature, but that new Religions may again be made to spring out of them by the culture of such men as for such purpose are in reputation.] This Propo∣sition is delivered in such universal termes as makes it exceeding difficult to understand what he meanes by it,* 1.1 He talkes of, and censures the Schoole-men for a my∣stical way of writing, but, certainly, their language is Significant, Logical, Gramatical, which his is not; for first, what doth he meane by humane nature, the Species or kind of man, as we call it Mankind? I am confident then it is true; but if he meane that particular nature of Socrates or Plato,* 1.2 although it cannot be so extirpated out of it, as that it cannot be introduced againe; yet it is many times so abol••shed, as it is not introduced by those he names. But then marke what follows [but that new Religions may be made to spring out of them.] Consi∣der at the beginning he spake of Seeds in the Plurall number, then he made those many Seeds but one, now againe in this Terme (Them) he makes many againe; For the Terme (Them) can relate to nothing but the former Seeds or Seed specified. He writes most per∣plexedly, and because not cleere expressions to the un∣derstanding, therefore not perspicuous to have Observa∣tions made upon any thing in his writing but the confu∣sedness, yet I will proceed with him.