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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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Philosophr, and undermine thosc MC-
chanical Principles Which have bcen aD-
plicd vith (o much succels to aCcoune
For the Phaenomena. In Mort, Wvtrate
ver Adrances have been made, cither
by Ancient or Moderm Philosophers, in
che Scuds ol Nature do all procced on
the Suppolition, that Corporeal Sub.
Aance Or Matter doch reallr Lixilt. T0
this, Lansiver, chat chere IS nOt anY onc
Phaenomenon explaim d on thae Suppo-
Licion, Wrhich inar noc 25 vell bc ex-
Plam d Wichout IC, 25 mistue casily bc
made appear br an induction ot Parti
culars. T0 Explain che Phenomena, 15
all onc as co sew Wls uxon tuch and
sich Occations, Wre are affected wich
Puch and such Ideas. But hoW MatteF
Moud Operate on a Spirit, or produce
any Idea in IE, IS Whac no Philolopher
Will precend to explair. IE is cheretore
crident, there can be no usc ot Matter
in NTacural Philosopty. Belides, chey
Wrho actempeto account for Things, do
IC, noc br Corporeal Substance but, bY
FIGUrC, Mocion, Coc. Wvhich arc in cruth
no more chan meer Ideas, and cheretore
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