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man_n be_v eternal_o so_o and_o independent_a upon_o any_o efficient_a and_o necessary_o by_o the_o eternal_a establish_a course_n of_o nature_n independent_a upon_o almighty_a god_n or_o any_o first_o efficient_a of_o the_o species_n 2._o such_o as_o think_v the_o successive_a generation_n of_o man_n be_v eternal_o so_o but_o dependent_o upon_o almighty_a god_n yet_o as_o a_o necessary_a effect_n produce_v by_o almighty_a god_n as_o a_o necessary_a or_o natural_a cause_n as_o the_o light_n be_v a_o coexistent_a effect_n of_o the_o sun_n 3._o such_o as_o think_v the_o successive_a generation_n of_o man_n be_v eternal_o so_o but_o dependent_o upon_o god_n as_o a_o efficient_a voluntary_a cause_n of_o they_o by_o eternal_a creation_n yet_o suppose_v that_o will_v intrinsical_o determine_v to_o such_o a_o eternal_a creation_n of_o mankind_n by_o the_o indispensable_a benignity_n and_o goodness_n of_o his_o nature_n 4._o such_o as_o though_o they_o take_v almighty_a god_n to_o be_v under_o 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shall_v afterward_o consider_v of_o those_o evidence_n of_o fact_n and_o probability_n that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la may_v seem_v to_o prove_v that_o mankind_n have_v their_o beginning_n in_o time_n and_o the_o objection_n against_o it_o 4._o i_o shall_v then_o descend_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o various_a supposition_n of_o those_o that_o have_v suppose_v a_o temporary_a origination_n of_o mankind_n at_o the_o present_a therefore_o i_o shall_v propound_v those_o reason_n that_o to_o i_o seem_v concludent_fw-la that_o although_o it_o may_v for_o argument_n sake_n be_v suppose_v that_o some_o part_n of_o universal_a nature_n namely_o such_o as_o be_v permanent_a and_o fix_v and_o not_o in_o fluxu_fw-la may_v be_v eternal_a yet_o it_o be_v simple_o impossible_a that_o the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n can_v be_v eternal_a in_o any_o of_o the_o four_o forego_v way_n and_o before_o i_o come_v to_o give_v my_o reason_n i_o shall_v premise_v two_o thing_n 1._o in_o relation_n to_o the_o four_o forego_v opinion_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v this_o employ_v in_o they_o 1._o the_o two_o former_a do_v most_o clear_o take_v up_o the_o entire_a collection_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o generation_n of_o they_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a natural_a effect_n or_o work_n with_o this_o odds_o that_o the_o former_a acknowledge_v no_o efficient_a at_o all_o the_o latter_a acknowledge_v god_n the_o efficient_a or_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o eternal_a world_n and_o the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n as_o a_o natural_a cause_n and_o consequent_o they_o must_v needs_o hold_v that_o as_o man_n be_v now_o generate_v so_o he_o be_v eternal_o so_o and_o as_o he_o be_v now_o so_o he_o always_o have_v be_v and_o the_o measure_n that_o we_o take_v of_o he_o now_o will_v fit_v to_o all_o those_o innumerable_a man_n that_o have_v be_v within_o the_o vast_a compass_n of_o eternity_n as_o man_n be_v now_o a_o compound_n body_n of_o the_o four_o element_n so_o he_o always_o be_v as_o he_o be_v now_o nine_o month_n in_o utero_fw-la matris_fw-la such_o be_v the_o method_n and_o the_o mora_fw-la of_o every_o man_n production_n for_o the_o effect_n be_v a_o natural_a uniform_a effect_n whether_o independent_a upon_o god_n as_o the_o efficient_a thereof_o or_o dependent_a upon_o he_o as_o a_o natural_a effect_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v attribute_v to_o peter_n or_o john_n or_o any_o other_o individual_a man_n be_v incompetible_a to_o every_o man_n in_o all_o this_o infinite_a collection_n within_o the_o unlimited_a extent_n of_o eternity_n but_o the_o two_o latter_a though_o both_o suppose_v a_o eternity_n of_o generation_n and_o though_o in_o eternity_n there_o can_v be_v suppose_v well_o a_o first_o yet_o do_v what_o they_o can_v if_o they_o suppose_v a_o production_n of_o man_n by_o eternal_a creation_n they_o can_v deliver_v themselves_o from_o these_o consequence_n 1._o that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o man_n or_o man_n that_o have_v he_o or_o 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of_o mankind_n though_o they_o conclude_v in_o the_o same_o
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