Euclides metaphysicus, sive, De principiis sapientiæ stoecheidea E. / Authore Thoma Anglo ex albiis east - saxonum.

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Euclides metaphysicus, sive, De principiis sapientiæ stoecheidea E. / Authore Thoma Anglo ex albiis east - saxonum.
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White, Thomas, 1593-1676.
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Londini :: Typis J.M. impensis Jo. Martin, Ja. Allestry, & Tho. Dieas ...,
1658.
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Metaphysics.
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Prop. XVI.
Mentes incorporatae pleraque ad Beatitudinem perveniunt.

a 1.1 CUm enim instrumentum sit propter actionem seu effectum propter quem fit, in∣strumentum illud est substanti∣aliter malum quòd substanti∣am sui effectûs non est natum perficere. Quare, cùm Mundus sit instrumentum ad perducen∣das

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mentes incorporatas ad Beatitudinem, nisi hoc efficiat, erit substantialiter malus; sub∣stantia autem Beatificandi ge∣nus humanum clarè est, ut tot particulares Animae beatificen∣tur ut quae deficiant non sint sufficientes ad partem conside∣rabilem totius multitudinis con∣stituendam. Quare, neque in∣teger, id est, finitus jam mundus, erit instrumentum substantia∣liter bonum, nisi pleraque a∣nimalia virtute spiritualia ad Beatitudinem pertingant.b 1.2 Sed cùm Deus sit universaliter cog∣noscitivus, & perfectus seu bonus,c 1.3 & quae facit propter bonum creaturarum agat, cla∣rum est, illum nihil, nedum Mundum, hoc est, adeò ingen∣tem terminum operationis suae fecisse substantialiter malum. Est ita{que} Mundus substantiali∣ter

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bonus, & plerae{que} mentes incoporatae ad Beatudinem per∣tingunt.

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