FOOTNOTES:
[103] Amand Saintes, "Histoire de la Vie et des Ouvrages de Spinoza, Fondateur de l'Exegése et de la Philosophie Modernes."
[104] M. Cousin, "Cours de l'Histoire de la Philosophie," I. 403. See also "Fragmens Philosophiques," Preface, second edition, p. XXVII.; "Nouveaux Fragments," pp. 9, 160.
[105] M. Ad. Franck, "De la Certitude," Preface, p. XXI.
[106] M. A. Javari, "De la Certitude," p. 509.
[107] Amand Saintes, "Histoire de la Vie et des Ouvrages de Spinoza," pp. 208, 210.
[108] Abbé Maret, "Essai sur le Panthéisme dans les Sociétés Modernes," pp. 6, 11, 31. Ibid., "Theodicée Chretiénne," pp. 437, 444, 449.
[109] Mr. Morell's "Historical and Critical View," II. 104, 153.
[110] Pierre Leroux, "De l'Humanité," I. vi. 3, 295.
[111] L. D. Crousse, "Des Principes, ou Philosophie Première," 2d Edition, Paris, 1846.
[112] Abbé Maret, "Theodicée Chretienne," p. 94.
[113] Abbé Goschler, sur "l'Histoire du Pantheisme." Abbé Maret, "Essai," chap. IV.
[114] Pierre Leroux, "De l'Humanité," I. 249. M. Crousse, "Des Principes," pp. 199, 211, 296. Bayle, "Pensées," III. 67. The well-known lines of the sixth Æneid, "Principio cœlum, ac terras, camposque liquentes," &c. are thus applied.
[115] Abbé Maret, "Essai," pp. 152, 156, 221.
[116] Dr. Merle D'Aubigné, "History of Reformation," V. 84.
[117] Abbé Maret, "Essai," p. 89; "Theodicée," p. 368.
[118] Fred. von Schlegel, "Philosophy of Life," p. 417. See, also, Dr. Tholuck's remarks on the same point in the "Princeton Theological Essays," I. 555.
[119] Musæus, "Tractatus Theologico-politicus ad veritatis lumen examinatus," 1674. Regneri a Mansvelt, "Adversus anonymum Theologico-politicum, Liber singularis," 1674. Francois Cuyper, "Arcana Atheismi Revelata," 1676. John Bredenbourg, "Enervatio Tractatus Theol.-polit." Christ. Wittichii, "Anti-Spinoza, sive Examen," 1690. Pierre Poiret, "Fundamenta Atheismi Eversa, sive Specimen Absurditatis Spinozianæ." Fenelon, "De l'Existence de Dieu," p. II., c. III., "Refutation du Spinozisme." Huet, "La Conformité de la Raison avec la Foi," 1692. Howe, "Living Temple," I. 262. S. Clarke, "Discourse on the Being and Attributes of God," pp. 25, 44, 58, 80.
[120] Jean Colerus, "Vie de Spinoza," reprinted by Saisset, p. 4.
[121] Spinoza, "Ethica," Definitions III., IV., V.
[122] "Il construit le systéme entiere des êtres avec ces trois seuls elements; la substance, l'attribut, et le mode."—"Voila l'idée mere de la metaphysique de Spinoza."—Saisset.
[123] Saisset, "Introduction," p. XXXIX.
[124] Spinoza, "De Intellectus Emendatione." This treatise contains the exposition of his method.
[125] M. F. Perron, "Essai d'une Nouvelle Theorie sur les Idées Fondamentales," 1843.
[126] "Ici, a prendre les mots dans le sens ordinaire, il semble qu'il soit demontré qui la Creation est impossible, principe justement cher au Pantheisme; tandis qu'au fond, tout ce qui est demontré, c'est que l'Etre en soi est necessairement incréé,—verité incontestable, dont le Pantheisme n'a rien a tirer."—Prof. Saisset, Introduction, p. XLII.
[127] M. l'Abbé de Condillac, "Traité des Sensations," 2 vols.
[128] The Hon. Robert Boyle, "Theological Works," II. 79.—"A Free Inquiry into the Received Notion of Nature."
[129] "Systême de la Nature," II. 75, 110, 115.
[130] "Tout est toujours dans l'ordre rélativement à la Nature, où tous les êtres ne font que suivre les loix qui leur sont imposées. Il est entré dans son plans que de certaines terres produiroient des fruits delicieux, tandis que d'autres ne fourniroient que des épines, des vegetaux dangereux. Elle a volu que quelques societés produise des sages," &c.—Vol. I. 265, also 267.
[131] "Systême de la Nature," II. 102.
[132] M. Crousse, "Des Principes," Paris, 1846, pp. 81, 93: "Pour qui sait voir, le Monde sent, se ment, parle, et pense."
[133] "The Purpose of Existence," pp. 85, 89. London, 1850.
[134] "Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development." By H. G. Atkinson and Harriet Martineau. London, 1852.
[135] Mr. Morell, "History of Philosophy," II. 71.
[136] Sir Wm. Hamilton's Edition of Dr. Reid's "Works," p. 129.
[137] Mr. Morell, "History of Philosophy," II. 127. M. Maret, "Essai sur le Pantheisme," pp. 129, 133, 143, 192, 276. Ibid., "Theodicée," pp. 5, 123, 192, 199.
[138] Sir William Hamilton's edition of Reid's "Works," p. 281. Sir William does not seem to admit that there is a contradiction such as I have noted.
[139] 1. "The ego or moi affirms itself." 2. "The ego or moi affirms a non-ego or non-moi." 3. "The ego or moi affirms itself to be determined by the non-ego or non-moi."
[140] M. Maret, "Essai," pp. 129, 142, 146, 175, 192, 225, 276. Ibid., "Theodicée," pp. 193, 366, 378, 386, 394. Mr. Morell, "History," II. 127, 138.
[141] Professor Nicolas, "Quelques Considerations sur le Pantheisme," pp. 20-31.
[142] Mr. Morell, "History of Philosophy," II. 129.
[143] M. Crousse, "Des Principes." M. Maret, "Essal," pp. 69, 86, 150; "Theodicée" pp. 311, 314. Valroger, "Etudes Critiques," pp. 97, 101, 115, 151, 412.
[144] M. Maret, "Essai sur Pantheisme," p. 107. "Le Christianisme saura vaincre dans son âge mûr l'ennemi qu'il a terrassé en naissant."