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powers * he will scarce be able to bin-er himself* from assenting to these severalt^rticulars (7). it is certain these disorders of

reason

OO The foul cast admit of no disease from matter,

^ having no parts to be disordered. It can suffer no ap>station in its own substance, if that substance is riot? n bihilated, as was shewn in sect. III, Ypl, I. And if^ should be contended, that a simple substance mighte affected with disease, or disorder, at least by imma-ieingSi, that woulst still allow these beings to because of the disorder, out of a too eager desire toe w that the foul might be capable of disease in its ownl3a tur e< We would have the foul to grtnv up, , to decay,to j>e mad, to be drunk: who fees not that all

■ we are ridiculous fancies too gross to be entertained

■ Qt lcerning a simple, uncompoundedsubstance f if the foul^ er ? mad, or had the disease lodged in itself; what

cure it again? The vertiie of herbs perhaps!could only effect a change in the disposition ofPans > which it hath not. It would therefore still re-*^ alfl Under this disorder, which must be esise?itial sis 1st* express it) to its simple substance 5 and we couldhot conceive any alteration, rectification, or changesought in st, but by the power of the Being who ere-^jrd it. 7'n US j t yvould be incurable by the power ofs fand causes; and that Very argument brought to£ if is delirious gnd pad, w wit, that it may

tjj C - U s e d again, shews plainly, as it appears to nte, thate disorder is not lodged in itself; since then it wouldL 2 he