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SECT. II.

^ e an Berkeley’r scheme against the existence°f matter , and a material world examined ,° n d shewn inconclusive.

S OME men deny all immaterial, andothers all material substance; so thatbetween them they leave nothing at allH 1 * ln g to nature. These two opposite far-help to expose each other; and it isto say } every thing considered, whosee// re * S g reate st ili the absurdity of expunging-Being out of existence . Yet thus much we^ a y observe, that the existence of bothsub-must be very plain, since each side^j^tains that the existence of the substance^ lc h they themselves assert must be self-evi-p ar Eor it would be absurd in either of theth tles t° suppose arguments necessary to provean y thing at all exists. Our dreams stav-es ! 10 sea ^ externa i objects, and some of theijjj le s t Writers having suggested that thist be made a ground for doubting whe-hjJ. l here were really any such objects; a■ n genious and learned Author hath taken

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