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# Title: Wherein the chief Causes of Error and Difficulty in the Sciences, with the Grounds of Scepticism, Atheism, and Irreligion, are inquir'd into (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 52)
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selves, are very liable (nor cou d it be reme-
died) to eross Misinterpretation, and to be
charsed mith most absurd Consequences, mhich,
nevertheless, upon an intire perusal will ap-
pear not to follom from them: 50 literise,
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this be done Transiently, tis very probable
my sense maybe mistaten; but to a Think
ins Reader, I satter my sels, it milt be
throuehout Clear and Obvious. A5 for the
Characters of Novelty and Singularity,
nhich some of the follomine Notions may
seem tobear, tis, Phope, necaless +0 make
any Apolocy on that account. Ile must
surely be either very meate, or very lit-
le acquainte d mith the Sciences, mho salt
reject a Truth, that is capable of Demonstra-
tion, for no other Reason but because it5
nemly knomn and contrary to the Prejudices
of Mantind. Thus much L thoucBt fit +0
premise, in order to prevent, if possible, the
hasty Censures of a sort of Men, nho are 100
apt to condemn an Opinion before they rieht-
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