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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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Ofthe Principles ParE I.
From Whrat has been Caid, chat there can
be no such thins as an Tnert, Sensclels,
Excended, Solid, Fisured, Morcable
Substance Fxisting Writhout che Mind.
such as Philosopters describe Matrer:
Tec il any Man Ball lcare ouc of his I.
dea ot Matter, the politire Idcas OF FX-
tention, Figure, Solidier and Motion,
and lay chac he means ontr by chac
rord, an lnere, Senselels Substance thac
Fxilts wichoue che Mind or unperceir d,
Whichis the Occation ot our Idcas, on
at thc presence Wrhrereot Ciod is pleased
to exeite Ideas in us: Ic doch nOc ap.
pear, buc chac Maccer caken in chis
Sense mar Dortibls Exist. In An(ver tO
Which I Car, First, Thac it seems no lels
Absurd to suppose a Substance without
Accidents, than ic is to suppole ACCI-
dents ithoue a Subltance. BuL SC-
conaly, Tho e Moud granc this un-
bnovn Substance max possibls Exist,
vec Wrtere can it be suppoled to be:
Thac ic Exists noc in che Mind is 2-
Orced, and chat ic Fxilts noc in Place is
no less certain; since all PlacC OF Ex
cension Exists onty in che Mind as hach
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