The Demonstration of True Religion in a Chain of Consequences From Certain And
The Demonstration of True Religion in a Chain of Consequences From Certain And
Thomas Burnet
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And if fo, from hence we may con- clude, that every thing muft have been made c/ True Religion. 77 made perfect in its kind 5 and there fore, as there was nothing in any being fuperfluous, or redundant, ufelefs, or unneceflary on the one hand 3 fo there was nothing lame, or weak, or defective on the other : But on the contrary, as God made various fpecies, orders, and clafles of Beings, every Creature muft have been made with nothing more, or lefs, than that order, or clafs of Beings requir'd t...o its perfection, accord- ing to the Divine Idea. And therefore every Creature, that God made, muft have been at that ve- ry inftant, after it was made, as per- fect, as that fpecies of Creatures would admit of: And by confequence, every Creature muft not only have had all the parts, and powers, and properties of the Species intire, as to their num- ber, nature, order, and ufe 3 but alfo all theie in fuch a meafure of ftrengch, vigor, and activity, as the perfection of that Species requir'd. ^ This 78 The Demonstration This muft be true of all the Crea^ tures in the world 5 and if we apply this particularly to Man, we muft con- ceive, that when God made Man, as foon as he was made, he muft have been of neceffity a perfect Man 5 not wanting in any thing, that the perfecti- on of his nature, and fpecies required, according to the ftate in which he was Created : And by confequence, lince the hu- man nature is compounded of a rea- fonable and fenfitive principle, which we call Soul, and Body, he muft have been made perfect in both thefe.
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