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and_o obstruct_v the_o intellectual_a effort_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o incline_v it_o to_o the_o love_n of_o material_a and_o sensual_a object_n which_o if_o it_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v so_o far_o immerse_v into_o matter_n as_o to_o pursue_v only_o or_o chief_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o its_o gross_a and_o sottish_a propersity_n thence_o natural_o spring_v all_o those_o irregularity_n that_o pass_v under_o the_o name_n of_o moral_a vice_n and_o this_o account_n of_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o evil_a be_v not_o so_o devoid_a of_o reason_n as_o some_o learned_a man_n will_v persuade_v we_o for_o 1_o it_o do_v not_o as_o be_v object_v make_v matter_n to_o be_v essential_o evil_a but_o rather_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o from_o its_o extra_fw-la essential_a union_n with_o the_o soul._n nor_n 2_o do_v it_o make_v the_o existence_n of_o evil_n natural_a and_o necessary_a for_o it_o do_v not_o assert_v that_o it_o result_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o matter_n as_o they_o will_v make_v we_o 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mind_n to_o set_v up_o for_o a_o maker_n of_o hypothesis_n which_o you_o see_v be_v but_o a_o easy_a trade_n i_o may_v so_o trim_v and_o adorn_v this_o with_o artificial_a and_o affect_a phrase_n and_o so_o support_v it_o with_o a_o set_n of_o theorem_n pillar_n and_o fundamental_a principle_n as_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v a_o competent_o handsome_a and_o well_o build_v structure_n and_o withal_o i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v the_o shock_n of_o those_o objection_n and_o counter-evidence_n that_o will_v shrewd_o shake_v if_o not_o utter_o demolish_v the_o origenian_a hypothesis_n but_o if_o any_o origenist_n shall_v disapprove_v my_o hypothesis_n i_o only_o challenge_v he_o to_o confute_v it_o for_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o like_a argument_n will_v confute_v his_o own_o and_o therefore_o to_o show_v he_o the_o vanity_n of_o invent_v groundless_a and_o imaginary_a hypothesis_n i_o will_v be_v so_o cross-grained_a as_o not_o to_o abandon_v i_o as_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v persist_v peremptory_a in_o he_o 2._o the_o second_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o observe_v be_v that_o they_o which_o be_v the_o usual_a oversight_n of_o unwary_a disputant_n dispute_v not_o more_o against_o their_o adversary_n then_o themselves_o in_o that_o the_o argument_n they_o use_v to_o destroy_v all_o other_o hypothesis_n and_o confirm_v their_o own_o do_v as_o evident_o oppose_v it_o as_o they_o for_o their_o own_o account_n of_o our_o descent_n into_o this_o world_n be_v that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o merciful_a provision_n and_o contrivance_n of_o the_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n the_o end_n of_o all_o who_o council_n be_v his_o creature_n happiness_n to_o put_v lose_v and_o delinquent_a soul_n into_o a_o capacity_n of_o act_v their_o part_n anew_o 41._o that_o so_o so_o many_o of_o his_o excellent_a creature_n may_v not_o be_v lose_v and_o undo_v irrecoverable_o but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o recover_v the_o old_a happiness_n 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