Since, therefore, whatsoever is the first eternal being must necessarily be cogitative; and] whatsoever is first of all things must necessarily contain in it, and actually have, at least, all the perfections that can ever after exist; nor can it ever give to another any perfection that it hath not either actually in itself, or, at least, in a higher degree; [it necessarily follows, that the first eternal being cannot be matter.]
Hortik ondorio hauxe ateratzen da, alegia, betiereko lehen izakia zeinahi delarik ere, pentsatzailea izan behar duela ezinbestez ("actually"), eta dena dela gauza guztien artean lehen izakia, ezinbestez eduki behar dituela bere baitan gero existi daitezkeen perfekzio guztiak gutxienik;