The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 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 p — Plato — John Shaqi
The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 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 p
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For if every God is unical, he defines and measures all the multitude
of beings. For all multitudes being in their own nature indefinite, are
bounded through _the one_. But that which is one being [or being
characterized by _the one_] measuring and terminating the natures
with which it is present, leads into bound that which according to its
own power is not bounded. For the one being has the form of _the
one_ by participation.
But that which is uniform, or has the form of the one, recedes from
indefiniteness and infinity. And by how much the more uniform it is,
by so much the less[264] is it indefinite, and without measure. Every
multitude of beings, therefore, is measured by the divine unities.
PROPOSITION CXVIII.
Every thing which is in the Gods pre-exists in them according to
their peculiarities. And the peculiarity of the Gods is unical and
superessential. Hence, all things are contained in them unically and
superessentially.
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For if every thing subsists in a three-fold manner, viz. either
according to cause, or according to hyparxis, or according to
participation, but the first number of all things is the divine number,
nothing will be in the Gods according to participation, but all things
will subsist in them either according to hyparxis, or according to
cause. Such things, however, as they antecedently comprehend, as being
the causes of all things, they antecedently comprehend in a manner
appropriate to their own union. For every thing which is the leader of
secondary natures causally, contains the cause of things subordinate,
in a way naturally adapted to itself. All things, therefore, are in the
Gods unically and superessentially.
PROPOSITION CXIX.
Every God subsists according to superessential goodness, and is good
neither according to participation, nor according to essence, but
superessentially; since habits and essences are allotted a secondary
and manifold order from the Gods.
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