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Ralph Cudworth (1617 – June 26, 1688) was an English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, classicist, theologian and philosopher, and a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists who became 11th Regius Professor of Hebrew (1645–88), 26th Master of Clare Hall (1645–54), and 14th Master of Christ's College (1654–88).
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Truth is the most unbending and uncompliable, the most necessary, firm, immutable, and adamantine thing in the world.
Treatise Concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
If this be not atheism, to acknowledge no other deity besides dead and senseless matter, then the word hath no signification.
Some who are far from atheists, may make themselves merry with that conceit of thousands of spirits dancing at once upon a needle's point.
Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigour and power of the mind, displaying itself from within.
Treatise Concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
The golden beams of truth and the silken cords of love, twisted together, will draw men on with a sweet violence whether they will or not.
The true knowledge or science which exists nowhere but in the mind itself, has no other entity at all besides intelligibility; and therefore whatsoever is clearly intelligible, is absolutely true.
Treatise Concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
Now, we have already demonstrated, that a falsehood can never be clearly conceived or apprehended to be true, because a falsehood is a mere non-entity; and whatsoever is clearly conceived or understood, is an entity. Nay, the true knowledge or science which exists nowhere but in the mind itself, has no other entity at all besides intelligibility ; and therefore, whatsoever is clearly intelligible.
If intellection and knowledge were mere passion from without, or the bare reception of extraneous and adventitious forms, then no reason could be given at all why a mirror or looking-glass should not understand; whereas it cannot so much as sensibly perceive those images which it receives and reflects to us.
Treatise Concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
The best assurance any one can have of his interest in God, is doubtless the conformity of his soul to Him. When our heart is once turned into a conformity with the mind of God. when we feel our will conformed to His will, we shall then presently perceive a spirit of adoption within ourselves, teaching us to say, "Abba, Father."
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