I. — NOTIONS PRÉLIMINAIRES

Il faut distinguer deux sortes de mouvements propres aux animaux. L'un est le mouvement vital, commencé dans la génération des animaux et continué sans interruption à travers toute leur vie, tels que le cours du sang, le pouls, la respiration, la digestion, la nutrition, Y excrétion, qui, pour s'accomplir, n'ont pas besoin du secours de l'imagination. L'autre est appelé animal et volontaire, tels que marcher, parler, remuer les membres, etc. On a montré que la sensation ou perception est un mouvement dans les organes et les parties internes du corps humain, déterminé par les objets vus, entendus, etc. Les restes de ce même mouvement, la sensation terminée, constituent la phan-

might fill up. Our conception therefore of spirit consisteth of figure without colour ; and in figure is understood dimension, and consequently, to conçoive a spirit, is to conceive sometheing that hath dimension. (Human Nature, C. XI, § 4).

1. But spirits supernatural commonly signify some substance without dimension ; which two words do flatly contradict one another. (Human Nature, C. XI, § 4).

2. Buth though the Scripture acknowledges spirits, yet doth it nowhere say, that they are incorporeal, meaning thereby, without dimension and quantity ; nor, I think, is that word incorporeal at ail in the Bible ; but it is said of the spirit that it abideth in men ; sometines that is dwelleth in them, sometimes that it cometh on them, that it descendeth, and goeth and cometh ; and that spirits are angels, that is to say messengers : ail which words do imply locality ; and locality is dimension ; and whatsoever hath dimension is body, be it never so subtile. To me therefore it seemeth that the Scripture fa voureth them more that hold angels and spirits corporeal thanthem that hold the contrary. (Human Nature, C. XI, § 5, circa médium ).