Dr.  CLARKEs  Second  Reply.
But  then  this  Wisdom  of  God  appears,  not
in  making  Nature  (as  an  Artificer  makes
a  Clock)  capable  of  going  on  Without
bim  :  (For  that's  impossible;  there  being
no  Powers  of  Nature  independent  upon
God,  as  the  Powers  of  Weights  and  Springs
are  independent  upon  Men  :)  But  the  Wisdom -
  of  God  consists,  in  framing  Originally
the  perfect  and  complete  Idea  of  a  Work,
which  begun  and  continues,  according  to
that  Original  perfect  Idea,  by  the  Continual
Uninterrupted  Exercise  of  his  Power  and
Government.
8.  The  Word  Correction,  or  Amendment,
is  to  be  understood,  not  with  regard  to
God,  but  to  Us  only.  The  present  Frame
of  the  Solar  System  (for  instance,)  according ¬
  to  the  present  Laws  of  Motion,  will  in
time  fall  into  Confusion,  and  perhaps,
after  That,  will  be  amended  or  put  into
a  new  Form.  But  this  Amendment  is  only
relative,  with  regard  to  Our  Conceptions.
In  reality,  and  with  regard  to  God;  the
present  Frame,  and  the  consequent  Disorder,
and  the  following  Renovation,  are  all  equally
parts  of  the  Design  framed  in  Gods  Original
*  See  the  Note  on  Mr.  Leibnitz's  First  Paper.  §  4.
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