1contrary, I commend the reading, and diligently ſtudying of him;
and onely blame the ſervile giving ones ſelf up a ſlave unto him,
ſo, as blindly to ſubſcribe to what ever he delivers, and without
ſearch of any farther reaſon thereof, to receive the ſame for an
violable decree. Which is an abuſe, that carrieth with it
ther great inconvenience, to wit, that others will no longer take
pains to underſtand the validity of his Demonſtrations. And
what is more ſhameful, than in the middeſt of publique diſputes,
whileſt one perſon is treating of demonſtrable concluſions, to
hear aother interpoſe with a paſſage of Ariſtotle, and not
dome writ to quite another purpoſe, and with that to ſtop the
mouth of his opponent? But if you will continue to ſtudy in this
manner, I would have you lay aſide the name of Philoſophers;
and call your ſelves either Hiſtorians or Doctors of Memory, for
it is not ſit, that thoſe who never philoſophate, ſhould uſurp
the honourable title of Philoſophers. But it is beſt for us to
turn to ſhore, and not lanch farther into a boundleſſe Gulph, out
of which we ſhall not be able to get before night. Therefore
Simplicius, come either with arguments and demonſtrations of
your own, or of Ariſtotle, and bring us no more Texts and
ked authorities, for our diſputes are about the Senſible World,
and not one of Paper. And foraſmuch as in our diſcourſes
day, we retrein'd the Earth from darkneſſe, and expoſed it to the
open skie, ſhewing, that the attempt to enumerate it amongſt
thoſe which we call Cœleſtial bodies, was not a poſition ſo foil'd,
and vanquiſh't, as that it had no life left in it; it followeth next,
that we proceed to examine what probability there is for holding
of it fixt, and wholly immoveable, ſcilicet as to its entire Globe,
what likelyhood there is for making it moveable with ſome motion,
and of what kind that may be. And foraſmuch as in this ſame
queſtion I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is reſolute, as likewiſe
Ariſtotle for the opinion of its immobility, he ſhall one by one
produce the arguments in favour of their opinion, and I will
ledge the anſwers and reaſons on the contrary part; and next
gredus ſhall tell us his thoughts, and to which ſide he finds
ſelf inclined.
and onely blame the ſervile giving ones ſelf up a ſlave unto him,
ſo, as blindly to ſubſcribe to what ever he delivers, and without
ſearch of any farther reaſon thereof, to receive the ſame for an
violable decree. Which is an abuſe, that carrieth with it
ther great inconvenience, to wit, that others will no longer take
pains to underſtand the validity of his Demonſtrations. And
what is more ſhameful, than in the middeſt of publique diſputes,
whileſt one perſon is treating of demonſtrable concluſions, to
hear aother interpoſe with a paſſage of Ariſtotle, and not
dome writ to quite another purpoſe, and with that to ſtop the
mouth of his opponent? But if you will continue to ſtudy in this
manner, I would have you lay aſide the name of Philoſophers;
and call your ſelves either Hiſtorians or Doctors of Memory, for
it is not ſit, that thoſe who never philoſophate, ſhould uſurp
the honourable title of Philoſophers. But it is beſt for us to
turn to ſhore, and not lanch farther into a boundleſſe Gulph, out
of which we ſhall not be able to get before night. Therefore
Simplicius, come either with arguments and demonſtrations of
your own, or of Ariſtotle, and bring us no more Texts and
ked authorities, for our diſputes are about the Senſible World,
and not one of Paper. And foraſmuch as in our diſcourſes
day, we retrein'd the Earth from darkneſſe, and expoſed it to the
open skie, ſhewing, that the attempt to enumerate it amongſt
thoſe which we call Cœleſtial bodies, was not a poſition ſo foil'd,
and vanquiſh't, as that it had no life left in it; it followeth next,
that we proceed to examine what probability there is for holding
of it fixt, and wholly immoveable, ſcilicet as to its entire Globe,
what likelyhood there is for making it moveable with ſome motion,
and of what kind that may be. And foraſmuch as in this ſame
queſtion I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is reſolute, as likewiſe
Ariſtotle for the opinion of its immobility, he ſhall one by one
produce the arguments in favour of their opinion, and I will
ledge the anſwers and reaſons on the contrary part; and next
gredus ſhall tell us his thoughts, and to which ſide he finds
ſelf inclined.
SAGR. Content; provided alwayes that I may reſerve the
berty to my ſelf of alledging what pure natural reaſon ſhall
times dictate to me.
berty to my ſelf of alledging what pure natural reaſon ſhall
times dictate to me.
SALV. Nay more, it is that which I particularly beg of you;
for, amongſt the more eaſie, and, to ſo ſpeak, material
tions, I believe there are but few of them that have been
ted by Writers, ſo that onely ſome of the more ſubtle, and
mote can be deſired, or wanting; and to inveſtigate theſe, what
other ingenuity can be more ſit than that of the moſt acute and
piercing wit of Sagredus?
for, amongſt the more eaſie, and, to ſo ſpeak, material
tions, I believe there are but few of them that have been
ted by Writers, ſo that onely ſome of the more ſubtle, and
mote can be deſired, or wanting; and to inveſtigate theſe, what
other ingenuity can be more ſit than that of the moſt acute and
piercing wit of Sagredus?