Democritus Platonissans, or, An essay upon the infinity of worlds out of Platonick principles hereunto is annexed Cupids conflict, together with the Philosophers devotion, and a particular interpretation appertaining to the three last books of the Song of the soul / by H. More ...

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Title: Democritus Platonissans, or, An essay upon the infinity of worlds out of Platonick principles hereunto is annexed Cupids conflict, together with the Philosophers devotion, and a particular interpretation appertaining to the three last books of the Song of the soul / by H. More ...
Author: More, Henry, 1614-1687.
Publication: Cambridge :: Printed by Roger Daniel ...,; 1646.
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VAticinant. The soul is said to be in a vaticinant or par∣turient condition, when she hath some kind of sense and hovering knowledge of a thing, but yet cannot distinctly and fully, and commandingly represent it to her self, cannot plainly apprehend, much lesse comprehend the matter. The phrase is borrowed of Proclus, who describing the incom∣prehensiblenesse of God, and the desire of all things towards him, speaks thus; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Theolog Platon lib. 1. cap. 21. See Psychathan. lib. 3. cant. 3. stanz. 12. & 14.