But they that hold God to be [an incorporeal substance]do absolutely make God to be nothing at all. But how? Were they atheists? No. For though by ignorance of the consequence they said that which was equivalent to atheism, yet in their hearts they thought God a substanceSo that this atheism by consequence is a very easy thing to be fallen into, even by the most godly men of the church.

Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

That wee have of Geometry, which is the mother of all Naturall Science, wee are not indebted for it to the Schools.

By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse. When a man thinketh on anything whatsoever, his next thought after is not altogether so casual as it seems to be. Not every thought to every thought succeeds indifferently.

To say God spake or appeared as he is in his own nature, is to deny his Infiniteness, Invisibility, Incomprehensibility.

Thoughts are to the Desires as Scouts and Spies, to range abroad, and find the way to the things Desired.

In a Democracy, look how many Demagogs that is how many powerful Orators there are with the people.