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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
# Folio 41, page id 797370323:0199
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of the Fpicurean Scheme. I come to the
Second Opinion about the Origination oF
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ot chings has been trom aIt Pternity OF it-
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hare procceded trom the Larrs oF Mecha:
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Scheme consilts principalls oF chele ENO
ParES. T. Thac this WVorid has Been
For ever in the state re nom behold ic.
2. That ic has been (0 For ever oF icseIF,
independent of any other Causc. This
Opinion is commonlr, but Falsr alcrib d
to dristorle, noc as its First Broacher but a5 its
ablest Patron. But tho Aristorle held the
Arst part oF il, 2iz. Thac the WVord was
From all Pternity as wre nou bcholdic, vet
he did noc think ic Was (0 of it self; and
chere is a very sreat Difference Betwint
alloins ehis prelent system of che ni-
verse to have been created From aIl Piter
nicy by an Omnipocent Canse, and belierine
il eo have been tor ever oF icseF ichole
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