Psychologia: Or, An Account of the Nature of the Rational Soul

prehend Truth, impertinent, p. 147. Difcrete
Quantity not Infinite, ibid. His calling the Immor
tality of the Soul Heathenifh and Popilh examin'd,
p. 15c. He makes Inferences, from no Premiffes,
p. 152.

CHAP. II. Obfervations on his Third Chap-

ter, wherein he pretends to prove that the Noti-

on of Human Soul, as held by the greatest Philo-

fophers, and their Opinions of its Original are

unfatisfactory; together with an Answer to all that

is here Objected to our Doctrine, p. 154. He be-

trays his Caufe by enumerating the most ridiculous

Opinions on his own fide, ibid. His proof that the

Soul is a Power not Subftance, from Juvenal exa-

min'd, p. 156. From Virgil, p. 158. His appeal

to the Heathens for proof of a Doctrine, which he

rejects as Heathenish, p. 161. Ariftotle's Defini-:

tion of the Soul vindicated, p. 162. Proves that

Matter cannot Think, p. 164. The Soul being

tota in toto, & tata in qualibet Parte explain'd,

p. 166. No way ferviceable to his purpose, p. 167.

How the Nullibifts may answer his Objections, p.

168. The Senfe of Infundendo creatur & creando

infunditur, p. 170. Immediate Creation not con-

futed by him, ibid. The feat of the Soul as well

known, as the feat of Life, p. 171. Præexiftence

of Souls be oppofes by recurring to the Scripture

impertinently, to the Fathers inconfiftently, and to

the Church-Hiflorians ridiculoufly. Præexistence

does not limit the Power of the Creator, p. 173.

The Aftral Spirit, or fenfitive Soul, with the Pro-

perties affign'd to it, unconcern'd in this Difpute,

p. 175.

C'HA P. III. Wherein is fhewon the infufficiency

of all that he advances in his fourth Chapter, is

prove his own the true Notion of the Soul, p. 177.

His concurrence with Hobs, ibid. Denies what he

had juft afferted, to evade an Objection, p. 178.

makes our Saviour affert that a Body is more intel-

ligible than a Spirit, when he bid his Difciples be-

hold his Hands and Feet, p. 179. The Character of

a Man that has laid afide Prejudice, taken from

Eftibius, p. 180. The Immortality of the Soul, as

a folution amongst the Heathens of Providential

Appearances, no Prejudice to it, p. 181. Nor the

Primitive Chriftians having it from the Heathens,

p. 182. His Definition of the Soul to be Afflatus or

Breath, wants the requifite Perfpicuity, p. 184.

The Word figuratively us'd in Scripture, p. 185.

his Notion of it inconfiftent with his own Account

from Scripture, ibid. His fecond Definition of Life

no better, p. 187. Man does not propagate Life, p.

188. Abortions equally accountable on ours, as his

Hypothefis, p. 189. The Soul being fo eafily driven

out of the Body as we find it is, a trivial Objection,

p. 190. and fuch is his Quarrel with De La-Forge

for ufing Mens to fignify the Soul. p. 192. His

grand Definitions come to this at last, Life is a

Power to live, p. 193.

CHAP. IV. Containing a full Answer to all

that he has objected in his Fifth Chapter, to the re-

ceiv'd Doctrine of H. Soul from Philosophy, p. 196.

His excurfion from the Subject, p. 197. From that

leaps into another, p. 198. His Objection that the

Understanding, an Effential of the Soul, is perish-

able, therefore fo is the Soul, propos'd, ibid,

Anfwer'd, ft. the Understanding not effential to

the Soul, either in a proper Senfe, p. 199. Or in-

his improper Senfe, p. 201. 2dly, The Under-

ftanding does not perish while the Perfon is alive,

p. 202. The Obftruction of the Understanding no

Proof that it perishes, p. 203. The Soul not an

Operation,

Operation, p. 205. His Argument for the Gene-

ration of Human Soul propos'd, p. 207. Genera-

tion only Nominally to be defined, p. 208. Life

not producible by the Commixture of any Semen,

p. 209. Nor particularly the Human, p. 212. All

the Philofophy of this Objection lies in mifapplying

a vulgar Saying, p. 214. And quibling upon a Word,

p. 215. His fupport of this Objection as real, p.

216. Perverts the Senfe of Ariftotle about Gene-

ration, by a falfe Tranflation, p. 217. Sennertus
bis Opinion of no weight, p. 218. His mistake that
we make the Dead generate, p. 220. His idle way
of confuting Præexiftence and immediate Creation,
p. 221. Both of thefe have fufficient reference to
fecond Caufes, in the Generation of Man, ibid.

CHAP. V. Containing a full Answer to all

that he has advanc'd to prove his Point from right

Reafon, p. 222. His Axioms from Grotius ad-

mitted, p. 223. His Proof from them examin'd,

p. 224. His palpable and unavoidable Self-contra-

didion, p. 225. The gift of Eternal Life not

leffen'd by Man's having naturally an immortal

Soul, p. 228. The belief of which does not lead to

Superftition. p. 229. His Argument from the Pa-

rity of Brutes, p. 230. Is not confirm'd by Scrip

ture, and excludes the Refurrection, p. 231. The

Objection as it fhou'd have been urg'd, anfwer'd,