New observations on the natural history of this world of matter, and this world of life: in two parts. Being a philosophical discourse, grounded upon the Mosaick system of the Creation, and the Flood. To which are added some thoughts concerning paradise, the conflagration of the world, and a treatise of meteorology: with occasional remarks upon some late theories, conferences, and essays / By Tho. Robinson.

Thomas Robinson

Date:: 1696

Credit: New observations on the natural history of this world of matter, and this world of life: in two parts. Being a philosophical discourse, grounded upon the Mosaick system of the Creation, and the Flood. To which are added some thoughts concerning paradise, the conflagration of the world, and a treatise of meteorology: with occasional remarks upon some late theories, conferences, and essays / By Tho. Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$HE grand reafon why Plato and Ariftotle, and the reft of the Na- tural Philofophers did affume it asa granted Principle, that Nothing was made out of Nothing; and that every thing produced, had neeeflarily, fome pre-exiftent Matter out of which it was {o formed 5 was [as I have alrea- dy hinted’] becaufe they cou’d not ob- ferve in the ordinary courfe of Nature any thing produced dezovo 3 therefore they concluded it impoffible_ that any fuch Production cou’d ever be,; of happen in Nature: But from particular Experiments or Obfervations to eftablifh a general Con- clufion; efpeciaily concerning the impof- fibility of any thing’s Exiftence, is no re- gular and warrantable way of argumen- tation’; for there may be Agents of an- other Sort, and Powers which can pro- duce Effects in another way, than coud ever$

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