The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 1 of 2) : $b translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning — Plato — John Shaqi
The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 1 of 2) : $b translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning
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If, therefore, all things which are moved by themselves, are moved
according to time, but the eternal form of motion is above that which
is carried in time, the self-motive nature will be second in order, and
not the first of beings. But that which moves others, and is moved by
others, must necessarily be suspended from a self-motive nature: and
not this alone, but likewise every alter-motive fabrication, as the
Athenian guest demonstrates. For if all things, says he, should stand
still, unless self-motive natures had a subsistence among things, there
would be no such thing as that which is first moved. For that which
is immoveable, is by no means naturally adapted to be moved, nor will
there then be that which is first moved; but the alter-motive nature
is indigent of another moving power. The self-motive nature, therefore,
alone, as beginning from its own energy, will move both itself and
others in a secondary manner. For a thing of this kind imparts the
power of being moved to alter-motive natures, in the same manner as an
immoveable nature imparts a motive power to all beings. In the third
place, that which is moved only, must first of all be suspended from
things moved by another, but moving others. For it is necessary, both
that other things, and the series of things moved, which extends in an
orderly manner from on high to the last of things, should be filled
with their proper media.
All bodies, therefore, belong to those things which are naturally moved
only, and are passive. For they are productive of nothing, on account
of possessing an hypostasis endued with interval, and participating of
magnitude and bulk; since every thing productive and motive of others,
naturally produces and moves, by employing an incorporeal power.