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of the existence os ail other things. Ifadd to this, that the existence of body with'out the mind j or of a real, solid, figured, dstifible, resisting substance-, for the idea of lt

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m the mind is no more such a substance,the idea of a Centaur is a real Centaur ; & ^fay, we add to this, that the existence ^matter hath all the evidence for it, as v ' ?1soon appear, that the nature of the thing c sadmit of, without requiring the contradict ^above to be proved; it is not easy to g ae ^what justifiable design a man could prop 0to himself in such an extraordinary attend j.as to demonstrate that the beautiful systemmaterial nature; heaven and earth; themoon, and stars; the bodies of menbeasts; all the wonders in the vegetable ^animal ceeonomy; their usefulness to 111 . -

kind; and the kindness of God in best 0 'them, are nothing but a dream <witb i}1mind,.

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VII. But to be more particular asnature of this undertaking: A man wh° „lieves there is no such thing as & solid, s soing, figured substance-, no material viorl , jsuch Beings as men, compounded o { boa;_

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