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to_o be_v every_o man_n great_a interest_n to_o be_v sober_a and_o chaste_a just_a and_o merciful_a charitable_a and_o holy_a in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n and_o most_o unhappy_a circumstance_n the_o author_n of_o the_o inquiry_n concern_v virtue_n have_v advance_v several_a notion_n in_o my_o opinion_n contrary_a as_o well_o to_o the_o interest_n of_o virtue_n as_o to_o the_o short_a discourse_n of_o my_o concern_v the_o future_a advantage_n of_o it_o i_o purpose_v now_o to_o write_v brief_a note_n on_o that_o book_n and_o hope_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n to_o correct_v his_o mistake_v and_o justify_v my_o own_o sentiment_n by_o the_o way_n the_o inquiry_n concern_v virtue_n be_v the_o tract_n i_o have_v refer_v to_o have_v former_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o the_o ms._n though_o yet_o ignorant_a of_o the_o author_n p._n 3._o religion_n and_o virtue_n be_v very_o rare_o consider_v apart_o or_o distinguish_v from_o one_o another_o i_o will_v not_o dispute_v this_o with_o our_o author_n but_o then_o since_o he_o do_v consider_v they_o apart_o i_o think_v it_o a_o omission_n that_o he_o have_v not_o particular_o and_o distinct_o define_v they_o possible_o the_o definition_n of_o they_o may_v be_v make_v out_o from_o the_o course_n of_o his_o reason_n but_o sure_o they_o ought_v some_o where_n or_o other_o to_o have_v be_v particular_o and_o plain_o set_v down_o especial_o because_o he_o himself_o profess_v that_o the_o subject_a he_o enter_v upon_o needs_o a_o very_a particular_a explanation_n of_o thing_n and_o more_o than_o ordinary_a clearness_n of_o term_n p._n 4._o we_o may_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v what_o it_o be_v that_o we_o call_v atheism_n and_o what_o virtue_n and_o afterward_o examine_v the_o consistency_n of_o these_o two_o together_o this_o be_v very_o incautious_o and_o offensive_o word_v but_o i_o will_v wait_v till_o he_o open_o declare_v what_o he_o call_v atheism_n and_o what_o virtue_n before_o i_o pass_v my_o censure_n p._n 5._o if_o 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