The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan |
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... rest of his Senfes , contracted an acquaintance with a great many in the Neighbourhood , and learn'd the feveral kinds of Animals , and Things inanimate , and the Streets and Houfes of the Town , fo as to go any where about it without a ...
... rest of his Senfes , contracted an acquaintance with a great many in the Neighbourhood , and learn'd the feveral kinds of Animals , and Things inanimate , and the Streets and Houfes of the Town , fo as to go any where about it without a ...
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... rest in that one common Form , had another Form befides fuperadded to it , from whence fome Actions proceeded . And fur- ther , that there was another fort , which agreeing with the reft in those two Forms which they had , was ftill ...
... rest in that one common Form , had another Form befides fuperadded to it , from whence fome Actions proceeded . And fur- ther , that there was another fort , which agreeing with the reft in those two Forms which they had , was ftill ...
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... rest of Animals . And the like he faw happen'd to the feveral kinds of Plants . 4 § . 45. And it was evident to him , that the Effences of those fenfible Bodies , which are in this fublunary World , had fome of them more Qualities ...
... rest of Animals . And the like he faw happen'd to the feveral kinds of Plants . 4 § . 45. And it was evident to him , that the Effences of those fenfible Bodies , which are in this fublunary World , had fome of them more Qualities ...
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... all which were comprehended in another which was above them all , and which turn'd about all the rest in the space of a Day and a Night . But it too were too tedious to explain particularly how he advanc'd in 82 The History of.
... all which were comprehended in another which was above them all , and which turn'd about all the rest in the space of a Day and a Night . But it too were too tedious to explain particularly how he advanc'd in 82 The History of.
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... rest of the World . So that he defpaired of doing any Good upon them , and all his Hopes of amending them were defeated , because they were not willing to receive what he taught them . § . 116. And afterwards , taking a View of the ...
... rest of the World . So that he defpaired of doing any Good upon them , and all his Hopes of amending them were defeated , because they were not willing to receive what he taught them . § . 116. And afterwards , taking a View of the ...
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affur'd Alcoran alfo Animal Spirit appear'd apprehend Arabick Asāl attain attain'd Avenpace Avicenna Beafts becauſe befides began Bleffed Caufe cauſe cerning confequently confider'd Confideration confifted Contemplation continu'd defire Divine Earth Ebn Tokdhan Effence elfe elſe exift Exiſtence exprefs Faculties faid fame fays fearch fecond feen felf fenfible feparated ferve feveral fhall fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes Form form'd fpeak ftill fuch fufficient fuperadded greateſt Hai Ebn Tokdhan happen'd Heart Heavenly Bodies Hegira himſelf Ifland impoffible join'd kind knew Knowledge laft leaft learn'd Mahometans Maimonides manner means moft moſt muft needs muſt Nature neceffarily felf-exiftent neceffary Notion obferv'd obferving oppofite perceiv'd perfect Perfon Philofophers Plants pleas'd poffible prefent Prophets reafon receiv'd refpect reft remov'd Sect Senfe SIMON OCKLEY thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion ture underſtand us'd uſe Vifion whatſoever whence whofe World
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Page 177 - If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Page 170 - And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life : that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them...
Page 177 - My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold...
Page 116 - ... too near any other Plant, he would remove that which hindred it if possible, yet so as not to hurt either; or if it was in danger of dying for want of Moisture, he took what care he could to water it constantly. Or if he saw any Creature pursu'd by any wild Beast, or entangled in a Snare, or prick'd with Thorns, or that had gotten any thing hurtful fallen into its Eyes or Ears, or was hungry or thirsty, he took all possible care to relieve it. And when he saw any Water-course stopp'd by any Stone,...
Page 30 - ... the Sea, sufficient to secure him from any future danger of such another Flood. § 5. The Violence of the Waves had loosned the Joints of the Ark; the Boy was Hungry and Cry'd. It happen'd fortunately at that Juncture of time, that a Roe wandring about the Island in search of her Fawn, which straying was devoured by an Eagle, heard the Boy cry, and following the voice (imagining it to have been her Fawn) came up to the Ark, which she immediately attack'd, and what with her beating it with her...
Page 132 - ... from one Glass to another, according to the Order of the Spheres. And he saw in every one of these Essences, such Beauty, Splendor, Pleasure and Joy, as Eye hath not seen, nor Ear heard, nor hath it enter'd into the Heart of Man to conceive; and so downwards, till he came to the lower World, subject to Generation and Corruption, which comprehends all that which is contained within the Sphere of the Moon.
Page 54 - Beast and ty'd him down, so that he could not stir, and dissected him after the same manner he had dissected the Roe, till he came to the Heart; and Essaying the left Ventricle first, and opening it, he perceiv'd it was full of an Airy Vapour, which look'd like a little Mist or white Cloud, and putting in his Finger, he found it hotter than he could well endure it, and immediately the Creature Dyed.
Page 83 - ... consider before as Earth, Water, Air, Plants, Animals and the like, were all of them so contain'd in it, as never to go out of its Bounds: And that the whole was like One Animal, in which the Luminaries represented the Senses; The Spheres so join'd and compacted together, answer'd to the Limbs; and the Sublunary World, to the Belly, in which the Excrements and Humors are contain'd, and which oftentimes breeds Animals, as the Greater World.
Page 170 - SEEK the LAW at his Mouth : for he is the Meffenger of the Lord of Hofts.
Page 132 - We are told [ that ] the good things which God hath prepared for them that love him are such as eye hath not seen nor ear heard, nor hath it enter'd into the heart of man to conceive.