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- The Existence of God, by Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon
- THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
- INTRODUCTION
- THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
- SECTION I. Metaphysical Proofs of the Existence of God are not within Everybody’s reach.
- SECT. II. Moral Proofs of the Existence of God are fitted to every man’s capacity.
- SECT. III. Why so few Persons are attentive to the Proofs Nature affords of the Existence of God.
- SECT. IV. All Nature shows the Existence of its Maker.
- SECT. V. Noble Comparisons proving that Nature shows the Existence of its Maker. First Comparison, drawn from Homer’s “Iliad.”
- SECT. VI. Second Comparison, drawn from the Sound of Instruments.
- SECT. VII. Third Comparison, drawn from a Statue.
- SECT. VIII. Fourth Comparison, drawn from a Picture.
- SECT. IX. A Particular Examination of Nature.
- SECT. X. Of the General Structure of the Universe.
- SECT. XI. Of the Earth.
- SECT. XII. Of Plants.
- SECT. XIII. Of Water.
- SECT. XIV. Of the Air.
- SECT. XV. Of Fire.
- SECT. XVI. Of Heaven.
- SECT. XVII. Of the Sun.
- SECT. XVIII. Of the Stars.
- SECT. XIX. Of Animals, Beasts, Fowl, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects.
- SECT. XX. Admirable Order in which all the Bodies that make up the Universe are ranged.
- SECT. XXI. Wonders of the Infinitely Little.
- SECT. XXII. Of the Structure or Frame of the Animal.
- SECT. XXIII. Of the Instinct of the Animal.
- SECT. XXIV. Of Food.
- SECT. XXV. Of Sleep.
- SECT. XXVI. Of Generation.
- SECT. XXVII. Though Beasts commit some Mistakes, yet their Instinct is, in many cases, Infallible.
- SECT. XXVIII. It is impossible Beasts should have Souls.
- SECT. XXIX. Sentiments of some of the Ancients concerning the Soul and Knowledge of Beasts.
- SECT. XXX. Of Man.
- SECT. XXXI. Of the Structure of Man’s Body.
- SECT. XXXII. Of the Skin.
- SECT. XXXIII. Of Veins and Arteries.
- SECT. XXXIV. Of the Bones, and their Jointing.
- SECT. XXXV. Of the Organs.
- SECT. XXXVI. Of the Inward Parts.
- SECT. XXXVII. Of the Arms and their Use.
- SECT. XXXVIII. Of the Neck and Head.
- SECT. XXXIX. Of the Forehead and Other Parts of the Face.
- SECT. XL. Of the Tongue and Teeth.
- SECT. XLI. Of the Smell, Taste, and Hearing.
- SECT. XLII. Of the Proportion of Man’s Body.
- SECT. XLIII. Of the Soul, which alone, among all Creatures, Thinks and Knows.
- SECT. XLIV. Matter Cannot Think.
- SECT. XLV. Of the Union of the Soul and Body, of which God alone can be the Author.
- SECT. XLVI. The Soul has an Absolute Command over the Body.
- SECT. XLVII. The Power of the Soul over the Body is not only Supreme or Absolute, but Blind at the same time.
- SECT. XLVIII. The Sovereignty of the Soul over the Body principally appears in the Images imprinted in the Brain.
- SECT. XLIX. Two Wonders of the Memory and Brain.
- SECT. L. The Mind of Man is mixed with Greatness and Weakness. Its Greatness consists in two things. First, the Mind has the Idea of the Infinite.
- SECT. LI. The Mind knows the Finite only by the Idea of the Infinite.
- SECT. LII. Secondly, the Ideas of the Mind are Universal, Eternal, and Immutable.
- SECT. LIII. Weakness of Man’s Mind.
- SECT. LIV. The Ideas of Man are the Immutable Rules of his Judgment.
- SECT. LV. What Man’s Reason is.
- SECT. LVI. Reason is the Same in all Men, of all Ages and Countries.
- SECT. LVII. Reason in Man is Independent of and above Him.
- SECT. LVIII. It is the Primitive Truth, that Lights all Minds, by communicating itself to them.
- SECT. LIX. It is by the Light of Primitive Truth a Man Judges whether what one says to him be True or False.
- SECT. LX. The Superior Reason that resides in Man is God Himself; and whatever has been above discovered to be in Man, are evident Footsteps of the Deity.
- SECT. LXI. New sensible Notices of the Deity in Man, drawn from the Knowledge he has of Unity.
- SECT. LXII. The Idea of the Unity proves that there are Immaterial Substances; and that there is a Being Perfectly One, who is God.
- SECT. LXIII. Dependence and Independence of Man. His Dependence Proves the Existence of his Creator.
- SECT. LXIV. Good Will cannot Proceed but from a Superior Being.
- SECT. LXV. As a Superior Being is the Cause of All the Modifications of Creatures, so it is Impossible for Man’s Will to Will Good by Itself or of its own Accord.
- SECT. LXVI. Of Man’s Liberty.
- SECT. LXVII. Man’s Liberty Consists in that his Will by determining, Modifies Itself.
- SECT. LXVIII. Will may Resist Grace, and Its Liberty is the Foundation of Merit and Demerit.
- SECT. LXIX. A Character of the Deity, both in the Dependence and Independence of Man.
- SECT. LXX. The Seal and Stamp of the Deity in His Works.
- SECT. LXXI. Objection of the Epicureans, who Ascribe Everything to Chance, considered.
- SECT. LXXII. Answer to the Objection of the Epicureans, who Ascribe all to Chance.
- SECT. LXXIII. Comparison of the World with a Regular House. A Continuation of the Answer to the Objection of the Epicureans.
- SECT. LXXIV. Another Objection of the Epicureans drawn from the Eternal Motion of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXV. Answers to the Objection of the Epicureans drawn from the Eternal Motion of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXVI. The Epicureans confound the Works of Art with those of Nature.
- SECT. LXXVII. The Epicureans take whatever they please for granted, without any Proof.
- SECT. LXXVIII. The Suppositions of the Epicureans are False and Chimerical.
- SECT. LXXIX. It is Falsely supposed that Motion is Essential to Bodies.
- SECT. LXXX. The Rules of Motion, which the Epicureans suppose do not render it essential to Bodies.
- SECT. LXXXI. To give a satisfactory Account of Motion we must recur to the First Mover.
- SECT. LXXXII. No Law of Motion has its Foundation in the Essence of the Body; and most of those Laws are Arbitrary.
- SECT. LXXXIII. The Epicureans can draw no Consequence from all their Suppositions, although the same should be granted them.
- SECT. LXXXIV. Atoms cannot make any Compound by the Motion the Epicureans assign them.
- SECT. LXXXV. The Clinamen, Declination, or Sending of Atoms is a Chimerical Notion that throws the Epicureans into a gross Contradiction.
- SECT. LXXXVI. Strange Absurdity of the Epicureans, who endeavour to account for the Nature of the Soul by the Declination of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXXVII. The Epicureans cast a Mist before their own Eyes by endeavouring to explain the Liberty of Man by the Declination of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXXVIII. We must necessarily acknowledge the Hand of a First Cause in the Universe without inquiring why that first Cause has left Defects in it.
- SECT. LXXXIX. The Defects of the Universe compared with those of a Picture.
- SECT. XC. We must necessarily conclude that there is a First Being that created the Universe.
- SECT. XCI. Reasons why Men do not acknowledge God in the Universe, wherein He shows Himself to them, as in a faithful glass.
- SECT. XCII. A Prayer to God.
- SECTION I. Metaphysical Proofs of the Existence of God are not within Everybody’s reach.
- SECT. II. Moral Proofs of the Existence of God are fitted to every man’s capacity.
- SECT. III. Why so few Persons are attentive to the Proofs Nature affords of the Existence of God.
- SECT. IV. All Nature shows the Existence of its Maker.
- SECT. V. Noble Comparisons proving that Nature shows the Existence of its Maker. First Comparison, drawn from Homer’s “Iliad.”
- SECT. VI. Second Comparison, drawn from the Sound of Instruments.
- SECT. VII. Third Comparison, drawn from a Statue.
- SECT. VIII. Fourth Comparison, drawn from a Picture.
- SECT. IX. A Particular Examination of Nature.
- SECT. X. Of the General Structure of the Universe.
- SECT. XI. Of the Earth.
- SECT. XII. Of Plants.
- SECT. XIII. Of Water.
- SECT. XIV. Of the Air.
- SECT. XV. Of Fire.
- SECT. XVI. Of Heaven.
- SECT. XVII. Of the Sun.
- SECT. XVIII. Of the Stars.
- SECT. XIX. Of Animals, Beasts, Fowl, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects.
- SECT. XX. Admirable Order in which all the Bodies that make up the Universe are ranged.
- SECT. XXI. Wonders of the Infinitely Little.
- SECT. XXII. Of the Structure or Frame of the Animal.
- SECT. XXIII. Of the Instinct of the Animal.
- SECT. XXIV. Of Food.
- SECT. XXV. Of Sleep.
- SECT. XXVI. Of Generation.
- SECT. XXVII. Though Beasts commit some Mistakes, yet their Instinct is, in many cases, Infallible.
- SECT. XXVIII. It is impossible Beasts should have Souls.
- SECT. XXIX. Sentiments of some of the Ancients concerning the Soul and Knowledge of Beasts.
- SECT. XXX. Of Man.
- SECT. XXXI. Of the Structure of Man’s Body.
- SECT. XXXII. Of the Skin.
- SECT. XXXIII. Of Veins and Arteries.
- SECT. XXXIV. Of the Bones, and their Jointing.
- SECT. XXXV. Of the Organs.
- SECT. XXXVI. Of the Inward Parts.
- SECT. XXXVII. Of the Arms and their Use.
- SECT. XXXVIII. Of the Neck and Head.
- SECT. XXXIX. Of the Forehead and Other Parts of the Face.
- SECT. XL. Of the Tongue and Teeth.
- SECT. XLI. Of the Smell, Taste, and Hearing.
- SECT. XLII. Of the Proportion of Man’s Body.
- SECT. XLIII. Of the Soul, which alone, among all Creatures, Thinks and Knows.
- SECT. XLIV. Matter Cannot Think.
- SECT. XLV. Of the Union of the Soul and Body, of which God alone can be the Author.
- SECT. XLVI. The Soul has an Absolute Command over the Body.
- SECT. XLVII. The Power of the Soul over the Body is not only Supreme or Absolute, but Blind at the same time.
- SECT. XLVIII. The Sovereignty of the Soul over the Body principally appears in the Images imprinted in the Brain.
- SECT. XLIX. Two Wonders of the Memory and Brain.
- SECT. L. The Mind of Man is mixed with Greatness and Weakness. Its Greatness consists in two things. First, the Mind has the Idea of the Infinite.
- SECT. LI. The Mind knows the Finite only by the Idea of the Infinite.
- SECT. LII. Secondly, the Ideas of the Mind are Universal, Eternal, and Immutable.
- SECT. LIII. Weakness of Man’s Mind.
- SECT. LIV. The Ideas of Man are the Immutable Rules of his Judgment.
- SECT. LV. What Man’s Reason is.
- SECT. LVI. Reason is the Same in all Men, of all Ages and Countries.
- SECT. LVII. Reason in Man is Independent of and above Him.
- SECT. LVIII. It is the Primitive Truth, that Lights all Minds, by communicating itself to them.
- SECT. LIX. It is by the Light of Primitive Truth a Man Judges whether what one says to him be True or False.
- SECT. LX. The Superior Reason that resides in Man is God Himself; and whatever has been above discovered to be in Man, are evident Footsteps of the Deity.
- SECT. LXI. New sensible Notices of the Deity in Man, drawn from the Knowledge he has of Unity.
- SECT. LXII. The Idea of the Unity proves that there are Immaterial Substances; and that there is a Being Perfectly One, who is God.
- SECT. LXIII. Dependence and Independence of Man. His Dependence Proves the Existence of his Creator.
- SECT. LXIV. Good Will cannot Proceed but from a Superior Being.
- SECT. LXV. As a Superior Being is the Cause of All the Modifications of Creatures, so it is Impossible for Man’s Will to Will Good by Itself or of its own Accord.
- SECT. LXVI. Of Man’s Liberty.
- SECT. LXVII. Man’s Liberty Consists in that his Will by determining, Modifies Itself.
- SECT. LXVIII. Will may Resist Grace, and Its Liberty is the Foundation of Merit and Demerit.
- SECT. LXIX. A Character of the Deity, both in the Dependence and Independence of Man.
- SECT. LXX. The Seal and Stamp of the Deity in His Works.
- SECT. LXXI. Objection of the Epicureans, who Ascribe Everything to Chance, considered.
- SECT. LXXII. Answer to the Objection of the Epicureans, who Ascribe all to Chance.
- SECT. LXXIII. Comparison of the World with a Regular House. A Continuation of the Answer to the Objection of the Epicureans.
- SECT. LXXIV. Another Objection of the Epicureans drawn from the Eternal Motion of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXV. Answers to the Objection of the Epicureans drawn from the Eternal Motion of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXVI. The Epicureans confound the Works of Art with those of Nature.
- SECT. LXXVII. The Epicureans take whatever they please for granted, without any Proof.
- SECT. LXXVIII. The Suppositions of the Epicureans are False and Chimerical.
- SECT. LXXIX. It is Falsely supposed that Motion is Essential to Bodies.
- SECT. LXXX. The Rules of Motion, which the Epicureans suppose do not render it essential to Bodies.
- SECT. LXXXI. To give a satisfactory Account of Motion we must recur to the First Mover.
- SECT. LXXXII. No Law of Motion has its Foundation in the Essence of the Body; and most of those Laws are Arbitrary.
- SECT. LXXXIII. The Epicureans can draw no Consequence from all their Suppositions, although the same should be granted them.
- SECT. LXXXIV. Atoms cannot make any Compound by the Motion the Epicureans assign them.
- SECT. LXXXV. The Clinamen, Declination, or Sending of Atoms is a Chimerical Notion that throws the Epicureans into a gross Contradiction.
- SECT. LXXXVI. Strange Absurdity of the Epicureans, who endeavour to account for the Nature of the Soul by the Declination of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXXVII. The Epicureans cast a Mist before their own Eyes by endeavouring to explain the Liberty of Man by the Declination of Atoms.
- SECT. LXXXVIII. We must necessarily acknowledge the Hand of a First Cause in the Universe without inquiring why that first Cause has left Defects in it.
- SECT. LXXXIX. The Defects of the Universe compared with those of a Picture.
- SECT. XC. We must necessarily conclude that there is a First Being that created the Universe.
- SECT. XCI. Reasons why Men do not acknowledge God in the Universe, wherein He shows Himself to them, as in a faithful glass.
- SECT. XCII. A Prayer to God.
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