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A51660 Malebranch's Search after the truth, or, A treatise of the nature of the humane mind. Vol. II and of its management, for avoiding error in the sciences : to which is added, the authors defence against the accusations of Monsieur de la Ville : also, the life of Father Malebranch, of the oratory of Paris, with an account of his works, and several particulars of his controversie with Monsieur Arnaud Dr. of Sorbonne, and Monsieur Regis, professor in philosophy at Paris, written by Monsieur Le Vasseur, lately come over from Paris / done out of French from the last edition.; Recherche de la vérité. English Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Sault, Richard, d. 1702. 1695 (1695) Wing M316; ESTC R39697 381,206 555

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of_o these_o animal_n be_v form_v as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n formatis_fw-la igitur_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la de_fw-la humo_fw-la cunctis_fw-la animantibus_fw-la terrae_fw-la 19_o ver._n 19_o &_o universis_fw-la volatilibus_fw-la coeli_fw-la animal_n be_v form_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n formatis_fw-la de_fw-la humo_fw-la and_o not_o produce_v by_o the_o earth_n also_o after_o moses_n have_v relate_v how_o beast_n and_o fish_n be_v produce_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o command_n which_o god_n give_v the_o earth_n and_o water_n to_o produce_v they_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o make_v they_o that_o we_o may_v not_o attribute_v their_o production_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n creavit_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la cete_fw-la grandia_fw-la &_o omnem_fw-la animam_fw-la viventem_fw-la atque_fw-la notabilem_fw-la quam_fw-la produxerunt_fw-la aquae_fw-la in_o species_n svas_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la volatile_a secundùm_fw-la genus_fw-la suum_fw-la and_o a_o little_a low_o after_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o formation_n of_o animal_n he_o add_v et_fw-la fecit_fw-la deus_fw-la bestias_fw-la terrae_fw-la juxta_fw-la species_n svas_fw-la &_o jumenta_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la reptile_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la svo_fw-la we_o may_v observe_v by_o the_o by_o that_o where_o the_o vulgar_a read_v it_o producant_fw-la aquae_fw-la reptile_fw-la animae_fw-la viventis_fw-la &_o volatile_a super_fw-la terram_fw-la the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o volatile_a volitet_fw-la for_o as_o it_o clear_o appear_v by_o the_o passage_n i_o relate_v from_o the_o second_o chapter_n this_o word_n omit_v show_v that_o fowl_n be_v not_o produce_v from_o the_o water_n and_o that_o the_o design_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o here_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o water_n have_v receive_v a_o true_a power_n to_o bring_v forth_o fish_n and_o fowl_n but_o only_o to_o denote_v the_o place_n design_v for_o each_o by_o the_o order_n of_o god_n whether_o to_o live_v or_o be_v 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