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# Title: The True Intellectual System Of The Universe (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 137, Stück 1; Leibn. Marg. 137)
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realon why it Bould Be thoughe absolutely impostible, For iny
t0 entertain thaL FalSC CONCCIE OE More Indevendent Deities. BUI
For Independent Gods Invisible, We cannot trace the foorsteps oF suela
Polycheism as chis, any wrhere, nor Cind any more than a Ditbeism,
600d and Evil Principle: Orly Philo and ochers (cem to have con
ceived, Thatamons sEctie anciene PaganS, Come vere (0 grOBy Cou
25 to suppose a Pluralicy oF Indexendent Gods Visible, an d 1o talie illa
Sun, and Moon, and all che Scars Cor Such. Hoverer, il chere wet
any such, and chese Wricers vere noc miltaken, as it trequenity has
Dened, it is certain that they vere but very sew, because amonel
mole Barbarian Pasans at thiis day, chere is harelly auy Nacion co
found, wichout an aebnomledemene ot a Sovereien Deily, a5 appeat
trom all chose Discoveries intiich have been made ot them, since lu
improrement oF Navigation.
Wheretore what hach been hichrerto declared by us, mishe wellbo
chouehea sulticient Ansiver to the Corementioned atheisticke objecttom
againt the Idea oF Cod. Nocwichstandins which, whenwe vd
Hhe Contents oF chis Chapcer, we intended a turcher Accoune, ot l
Natural and Real Polytheism oF the Pasans, and cheir Mulcisarions la
lary. Chiecty in order to the rindication oE che Truct oE Christiani
axainst atheists: Foralmuch as onc grand Detien hereot, was unqu
Aionably, t0 destroy che Pas an Polytheism and Edolatrs, Whiich conblte
in Worstippins the Creatmre besides the Creator.
But we are very Sentible, chat we have been surprised in che lec
OE chis Chapter, Wwhich is already Cuelle d into a Disproportionate
nes; by means hercot we cannot comprehend wichin che conpa
Or chis Volume, all chac Belonesto che Remainins contents, 10sclu
wich sucha Full and Copious consuration OF che Atheistick Crounes.
mas incended. Wheretore we Mall here Divide che Chapter, ane
Serve those Remainine Contents tosecher, with a Furcher Consulation
atheism, Cor anocher Volume, whieh Cod aftordins loiteus tcalch, al
Lciture, We incend shall Follor. Oniy subjornins in chemean cu
Short and Compendious consutation, oF all che atheistick arsuments pu
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