Baruch - Ten Propositions of Baruch Spinoza

Song Cycle by Michael Zev Gordon (b. 1963)

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English — Baruch - Ten Propositions of Baruch Spinoza (Grant Hicks)

1. Omnis substantia est necessario infinita
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Language: Latin 
Omnis substantia est necessario infinita.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Every substance is necessarily infinite", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. Ex necessitate divinae naturae infinita infinitis modis... 
 (Sung text)

Language: Latin 
Ex necessitate divinae naturae infinita infinitis modis 
(hoc est, omnia, quae sub intellectum infinitum cadere possunt) 
sequi debent.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Of the necessity of the divine nature, infinite things in infinite ways...", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. Mens nostra quaedam agit... 
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Language: Latin 
Mens nostra quaedam agit, quaedam vero patitur 
nempe quatenus adaequatas habet ideas eatenus quaedam necessario agit 
et quatenus ideas habet inadaequatas eatenus necessario quaedam patitur.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Our mind sometimes acts", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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4. Odium reciproco odio augetur et amore contra deleri potest
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Language: Latin 
Odium reciproco odio augetur et amore contra deleri potest.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Hatred is increased by reciprocal hatred, but on the other hand can be destroyed by love.", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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5. Qui rei qua semel delectatus est... 
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Language: Latin 
Qui rei qua semel delectatus est, recordatur, 
cupit eadem cum iisdem potiri circumstantiis ac cum primo ipsa delectatus est.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "He who remembers a thing that once pleased him", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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6. Affectus qui passio est... 
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Language: Latin 
Affectus qui passio est, desinit esse passio 
simulatque ejus claram et distinctam formamus ideam

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "A state of mind that is an affliction ceases to be an affliction", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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7. Qui se suosque affectus clare et distincte intelligit... 
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Language: Latin 
Qui se suosque affectus clare et distincte intelligit, Deum amat 
et eo magis quo se suosque affectus magis intelligit

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "He who clearly and distinctly understands himself and his own states of mind...", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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8. Deus expers est passionum nec ullo laetitiae aut tristitiae affectu afficitur
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Language: Latin 
Deus expers est passionum nec ullo laetitiae aut tristitiae affectu afficitur.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "God is without passions and is not affected by any emotion of joy or sadness", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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9. Summus mentis conatus... 
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Language: Latin 
Summus mentis conatus summaque virtus est res intelligere tertio cognitionis genere.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "The highest endeavor of the mind...", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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10. Ex hoc tertio cognitionis... 
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Language: Latin 
Ex hoc tertio cognitionis genere summa quae dari potest mentis acquiescentia, oritur.

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "From intuition", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Total word count: 143