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sides are equal: therefore it is not the essen-tial property of a circle, that all the lines froma point within it to the outside should be equal.That thought is essential to the foul in the lastfense, is easily proved. For it must be essen-tial to one of the two substances, r. e, eitherto matter or spirit; otherwise the highest per-fection in nature must be but merely casual,

. or an extraneous accident in the universe: andsince it hath been shewn that thought can nei-ther be essential nor accidental to matter, itMust be essential to spirit, or such a propertyas cannot be separated fr6m it without de-stroying its nature. Or we may argue thus:If thinking is essential neither to body nor foul,how come we at all to think ? Is it by mereaccident? If it is by mere accident, it is pos-sible the soul might never think. If it be saidthe soul lays down and takes up thinking at itspleasure, [by its own power, by its own will,c ornmand, or any other way that can benamed] it is a direct contradiction. If the foulPleases to take up thinking after intermission,[or if it wiUs } commands this] it must be pre-viously thoughtful. If it be said, it stands inneed of some external principle to bring backthought to it j this is to own that it wouldZ 4 never