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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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Part I. of Fluman Rnomlese.
139
OF Things, and instead thercot make a
SeIF exictene, Scupid, Onthinkins Sub-
Aance thc Rooc and Orisine ot aII BC-
1n8S. That ther Mon d hcarken to those
who deur a Providence, or Inspection
Ot a Superior Mind over the Atairs ot
the WVorid actributing the Whole se-
ries oF Frents cither to Blind ChanCC, OP
Facal Nccessier arilins trom the Impulse
oF one Bodr on another. AII this is re-
e natural. And on the other hanc,
When Men ot becter Principles oblerre
the Fnemies ot Religion lay (0 greac a
Screls ou Tnthinking Matter; and all ol
them usc (0 much Indultrr and ArtifICC
to reduce ereey ching eo ic; methinkes
ther Mond Rejorce 1o sec them DC-
prird ot their grand Suppore, and dri-
ven trom chat ontr Fortrels, Without
Wtrich rour Spicureans, FTobbists, and thc
like, have noc eren che Stado ot a
Precence, buc become the most chcap
and casy Triumph in the Wortd.
5 94. The Existence Of MaFtEF, Or
Bodies inpercerd, has noc onr bcen
the mam Suppore ot Atheists and lata-
lis