The primitive origination of mankind, considered and examined according to the light of nature written by the Honourable Sir Matthew Hale, Knight ...
- Title
- The primitive origination of mankind, considered and examined according to the light of nature written by the Honourable Sir Matthew Hale, Knight ...
- Author
- Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by William Godbid for William Shrowsbery ...,
- 1677.
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- Subject terms
- Human beings -- Origin.
- Spontaneous generation.
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- Cite this Item
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Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- TO THE READER.
- The Contents.
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DE HOMINE.
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CAP. I. The Introduction, declaring the reason of the choice of this Subject, and the Method of the intended Discourse. -
CAP. II. Touching the Excellency of the Humane Nature in general. -
CAP. III. A brief Consideration of theHypotheses that concern the Eternity of the World. -
CAP. IV. Concerning the Origination of Mankind; and whether the same were Eternal, or had a Beginning. -
CAP. V. Concerning the Supposition of the first Eternal Existence of the common Parents of Mankind, and the production of the succeeding Individuals from them. -
CAP. VI. Certain Objections against the Truths formerly delivered, and against the Reasons given in proof thereof, with their Solutions.
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SECT. II.
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CAP. I. The Proofs of Fact, that seem with the greatest Moral evidence to evince the Inception of Mankind: And first, touching the Antiquity or Novity of History. -
CAP. II. Concerning the first Evidence, the Antiquity of History, and the Chro∣nological account of Times. -
CAP. III. The second Evidences of Fact, namely, the apparent Evidences of the first Foundation of the greatest and ancient Kingdoms and Em∣pires. -
CAP. IV. The Third Instance of Fact proving the Origination of Mankind, namely, the Invention of Arts. -
CAP. V. The Fourth Instance of Fact seeming to evince the Novity of Mankind, namely, the Inceptions of the Religions and Deities of the Heathens, and the deficiency of this Instance. -
CAP. VI. A Fifth Consideration concerning the Decays especially of the Humane Nature, and whether there be any such Decays; and what may be collected concerning the Origination of Man upon that Suppo∣sition. -
CAP. VII. The Sixth Evidence of Fact provingNovitatem generis humani, namely, The History of thePatres familiarum, and the Original Plantation of the Continents and Islands of the World. -
CAP. VIII. The Seventh Evidence of Fact proving the Origination of Man, namely, The Gradual Increase of Mankind. -
CAP. IX. Concerning those Correctives of the Excess of Mankind which may be thought to be sufficient to reduce it to a greater Equability. -
CAP. X. The farther Examination of the precedent Objection. -
CAP. XI. The Consequence and Illation upon the Premisses, against the Eternity of Mankind. -
CAP. XII. The Eighth Evidence of Fact proving the Origination of Mankind, namely, the Consent of Mankind.
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SECT. III.
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CAP. I. The Opinions of the more Learned part of Mankind, Philosophers and other Writers, touching Man's Origination. -
CAP. II. Touching the various Methods of the Origination of Mankind. -
CAP. III. Touching the Second Opinion of those that assert the Natural Production of Mankindex non genitis, or the possibility thereof. -
CAP. IV. Concerning Vegetables, and especiallyInsecta Animalia; whether any of them aresponte orta, or arise not ratherex praeexistente semine. -
CAP. V. If it be supposed that any of those Insects at this day have their Origi∣nalex non genitis, orspontaneè; whether yet the same may be said a Natural or Fortuitous Production. -
CAP. VI. Supposing the Production of Insects were totally spontaneous, equivocal, andex putrido, whether any Consequence be thence deducible for the like Production of perfect Animals, but especially of Men. -
CAP. VII. Touching the Matter of Fact it self, whetherde facto there hath been any such Origination of Mankind, or of any perfect Animal; either Natural or Casual.
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SECT. IV.
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CAP. I. Concerning the last Opinion, attributing the Origination of Mankind to the immediate Power and Will of Almighty God. -
CAP. II. TheMosaical History touching the production of the World and of Mankind, and the Congruity and Reasonableness of theMosaical Hypothesis. -
CAP. III. Concerning the Production and Formation of Man. -
CAP. IV. The Reasonableness of thisHypothesis of the Origination of the World, and particularly of the Humane Nature, and the great Advantages it hath above all otherHypotheses touching the same. -
CAP. V. Concerning the Nature of that Intelligent Agent that first formed the Humane Nature; and some Objections against the Inferences above made, and their Answer. -
CAP. VI. The Reasonableness of the DivineHypothesis touching the Origination of the World, and particularly of Man, and the preference thereof before all the other precedent Suppositions. -
CAP. VII. A Collection of certain evident and profitable Consequences from this Consideration, That the first Individuals of Humane Nature had their Original from a Great, Powerful, Wise, Intelligent Being. -
CAP. VIII. A farther Enquiry touching the End of the Formation of Man, so far as the same may be collected by Natural Light and Ratiocina∣tion.
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