The philosphical and physical opinions written by Her Excellency the Lady Marchionesse of Newcastle.

Chap. 81. Of the dull and innated matter.

SOme may say, that if there were infinite dull and in-mo∣ving matter, some of it may lie unmoved eternally. I answer, that cannot be, for as there is infinite dulnesse and soli∣dity; so there is infinite acutenes and facility, by which I mean searching, and penetrating, which in some sense makes it equal, if there be equality in infinite, but the innating mat∣ter works not upon the dull matter, as upon a new material; for the innate matter is mixt with the dull part of matter;

For the innated matter moves in the dull part of matter, and on the dull part of matter, as I have described in my first part, for the innated matter takes not fresh and new (as I may say) for distinction sake, to make a figure with; but turns the dull matter into several figures, joyning each degree as the innate matter will, or as it is proper for such a kinde of figure, for some degrees of matter will not make, I do beleeve some kinde of figures, but the dull part of matter, is not mixed in the innate matter, although the innate matter is mixed in that, for the innate matter is pure in it self, without any gross mixture, for it is the infinite pure part of matter infinite, it is the spirits, or essence of nature.