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The True Intellectual System Of The Universe, fol. 632

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  1. Plumane Nature Depravable.
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  3. realon why it Bould Be thoughe absolutely impostible, For iny
  4. t0 entertain thaL FalSC CONCCIE OE More Indevendent Deities. BUI
  5. For Independent Gods Invisible, We cannot trace the foorsteps oF suela
  6. Polycheism as chis, any wrhere, nor Cind any more than a Ditbeism,
  7. 600d and Evil Principle: Orly Philo and ochers (cem to have con
  8. ceived, Thatamons sEctie anciene PaganS, Come vere (0 grOBy Cou
  9. 25 to suppose a Pluralicy oF Indexendent Gods Visible, an d 1o talie illa
  10. Sun, and Moon, and all che Scars Cor Such. Hoverer, il chere wet
  11. any such, and chese Wricers vere noc miltaken, as it trequenity has
  12. Dened, it is certain that they vere but very sew, because amonel
  13. mole Barbarian Pasans at thiis day, chere is harelly auy Nacion co
  14. found, wichout an aebnomledemene ot a Sovereien Deily, a5 appeat
  15. trom all chose Discoveries intiich have been made ot them, since lu
  16. improrement oF Navigation.
  17. Wheretore what hach been hichrerto declared by us, mishe wellbo
  18. chouehea sulticient Ansiver to the Corementioned atheisticke objecttom
  19. againt the Idea oF Cod. Nocwichstandins which, whenwe vd
  20. Hhe Contents oF chis Chapcer, we intended a turcher Accoune, ot l
  21. Natural and Real Polytheism oF the Pasans, and cheir Mulcisarions la
  22. lary. Chiecty in order to the rindication oE che Truct oE Christiani
  23. axainst atheists: Foralmuch as onc grand Detien hereot, was unqu
  24. Aionably, t0 destroy che Pas an Polytheism and Edolatrs, Whiich conblte
  25. in Worstippins the Creatmre besides the Creator.
  26. But we are very Sentible, chat we have been surprised in che lec
  27. OE chis Chapter, Wwhich is already Cuelle d into a Disproportionate
  28. nes; by means hercot we cannot comprehend wichin che conpa
  29. Or chis Volume, all chac Belonesto che Remainins contents, 10sclu
  30. wich sucha Full and Copious consuration OF che Atheistick Crounes.
  31. mas incended. Wheretore we Mall here Divide che Chapter, ane
  32. Serve those Remainine Contents tosecher, with a Furcher Consulation
  33. atheism, Cor anocher Volume, whieh Cod aftordins loiteus tcalch, al
  34. Lciture, We incend shall Follor. Oniy subjornins in chemean cu
  35. Short and Compendious consutation, oF all che atheistick arsuments pu
  36. Poled.
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  41. bir

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The True Intellectual System Of The Universe, fol. 632. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1066509719:0652?run=74