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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Vrincivles
ments anlver verr well to the time, al-
Econid bY Moses Eor the Crearion oF the
Vorid.
A XZV. IE thc Number oF any genera-
ted chins ertrich ve behold on this Globe.
does cirtier encreale or diminis continu
alIY, in any furice Number oF YCarS HOW
oreat (oerer, by any finice Number ho
TnalI Foerer, then ehis NV orId cond not
hrave beentrom all Pternier in the prelent
State re nor behold it. Por had ic en.
creas d in any finice Number oF Tears hon
oreat Poever, by any Number hon sinali
Foerer. lono before this time their Num.
ber had Been infinite; (0 that this poor
Mole.FTiH oF a Globe had not been able
to contain em: And had ther decreas d,
pheir Plumber had been none at all. 1. e.
ehie irhole Race had bcen extinguistred.
Bue lince neither ot chese has happened,
its plain the present state oF thinos has
NOc BCen FOr CVer. IeS nOC Catte CO BC.
tiere, for instance, that the REACC OF Man.
kind, Hasbeen ebbine and florvine withoue
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