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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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Of the Principles
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ter or Corporcal Substance. And in
doins of chis, cherc is no Damage donc
cothe rest ot Mankind, Wwtro, l darc lay.
WiII verer mils IL. The Acheist, indecd,
vill rant the Colour ot un emper
Name eo suxport his Impier; and the
Philosoptiers may possiblu find, ther
have lost a sreat Hlande for Triflino
and Disputation. Buc thacs aIl che
ITarm chac I can sec donc.
6 36. TF any Nan chinks We decract
from chc Existence or Realier ot chings,
he is verr tar trom Inderstanding irhat
has beenpremis d in che plainest Terms
Icond chink ot. Take herc an AB.
Araet ot irhat has been Caid. There
are Spiricual Substances, Minds or FIu.
man Souls irhich will or excite Idcas
in chemselres at pleature: buc chesc arc
Fame, Weak, and unsteadr in respect ot
Ochersther perceire by Sense, Wrtuch be-
ins imprels d upon them accordins t0
certan Rules or Laws ot Nature, spcak
themselres the effects ot a Mind more
porvertul and vise chan Lluman Spirits.
Thele lacter are laid to hare more Re-
aliis