Origen’s “On First Principles” (Book 2, Ch. 1.3-4)

Even though the whole world is divided into many different kinds of functions and offices, we can’t think of it as being in a state of chaos. Just as our single human body has many different components but is held together by one soul, I believe the entire world should be viewed as a vast, living being, held together and sustained by the power and reason of God—as though by one universal soul.