The illapſe of some pre-existent or animating formative Principle, which we may well call the Soul or Anima, that as in the Generation of Mankind by ordinary procreation we ſee the formative power is ſome refined active Spirit or Soul in ſemine deliteſcens, that faſhions the Matter, and actuates it with vital ſenſible Faculties and Operations; ſo the illapſe of ſome ſuch active ſubſtance or powerful Being, illapſing into Matter and uniting with it, might form it into that conſtitution which it enjoyed.

Such was my enthusiasm to get there, I probably went faster than was prudent over such a dodgy road, but by the time I arrived the only damage was that the glove compartment had rattled loose.

Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou witl judge others with the judgment of charity.

On the contrary, one thing that seemed reasonably clear to supernaturalists and nonsupernaturalists alike was that the biblical authors truly believed the facticity of what they were reporting.