18o The consequences of the

while I sleep ? Is it unphilosophical credulityto believe a God? Philosophy should thenexplain things without him. Or is any oneman singular in having such various actionincessantly performed for him ? Is nothingdone ’for any other man, any other animal,

any vegetable ?- But is it pojjible to find

so much power as to perjorm all this ?—Is notthat power possible which is actually exerted ?We w.ould not scruple to allow nature (asurd entity in our minds, a philosophical

name) all this power.- But can all this

power belong to one Being ?—Infinite powermay belong to one being. It cannot belongto two. There would neceflarily be a di-vision. Infinite power divided ceases to beinfinite power. Infinite power must belong

to one Being.- But can one Being be e~

very where present, to exert such variousaction about me, every other man , every o-ther thing ? He would not else have infinitepower. Excluding it from any place, or

thing, limits it.- But can such a Being

sub]ebl himself to such confiant, universal,tie work ? Doth the Deity really actuate theparticles of matter in my vile body ? Is it notmore philosophical to find out some less wof'