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by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Ex necessitate divinae naturae infinita infinitis modis...

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG

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

Text Authorship:

by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Michael Zev Gordon (b. 1963), "Ex necessitate divinae naturae infinita infinitis modis... ", 2020, first performed 2020 [ tenor and piano ], from Baruch - Ten Propositions of Baruch Spinoza, no. 2, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

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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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This text was added to the website: 2020-10-13
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Word count: 18

Of the necessity of the divine nature, infinite things in infinite ways...

Language: English after the Latin

Of the necessity of the divine nature, infinite things in infinite ways
(that is, all things that can fall under an infinite intellect)
must follow.

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a text in Latin by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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This text was added to the website: 2025-08-02
Line count: 3
Word count: 25