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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In the next place, therefore, we shall discuss the manner in which the
Gods who illuminate the breadth of imparticipable life proceed from
the intelligible Gods. Since then the intelligible Gods establish in
themselves uniformly things multiplied, occultly such as are divided,
and according to a certain admirable transcendency of simplicity, the
various genera of beings,--hence the first intellectual Gods,[209]
unfolding their indistinct union, and the unknown nature of their
hypostasis, and being filled through intelligible power and essential
life with the prolific abundance of wholes, are allotted a kingdom
which ranks as the second after them. And they always indeed produce,
perfect, and connect themselves, but receive from the intelligible
Gods an occult generation; from intelligible power indeed, receiving
a peculiarity generative of all things; but from intelligible life
which preexists according to cause in the intelligible, receiving the
nature which is spread under them. For life is primarily indeed in
intelligibles; but secondarily in intelligibles and intellectuals; and
in a third degree in intellectuals; existing indeed according to cause
in the first, but according to essence in the second, and according
to participation in the last of these. The first intellectual,
therefore, proceed from the intelligible Gods, multiplying indeed
their union, and their unical powers, unfolding their occult hyparxis,
and through prolific, connective, and perfective causes assimilating
themselves to the essential, entire, and all-perfect transcendencies
of intelligibles. For in intelligibles there were three primarily
effective powers; one indeed constituting the essence of wholes;
another measuring things which are multiplied; and another being
productive of the forms of all generated natures.