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section_n i._o man_n divert_v his_o eyâ—s_n from_o his_o condition_n not_o to_o know_v the_o deformity_n thereof_o and_o abandon_v they_o to_o follow_v his_o own_o vain_a imagination_n pag._n 1_o section_n ii_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n can_v free_v itself_o from_o vanity_n so_o natural_a she_o be_v to_o it_o pag._n 17_o the_o second_o discourse_n of_o the_o sense_n section_n i._o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n be_v unite_v together_o 〈…〉_z strong_a â—â—inke_v that_o as_o the_o 〈…〉_z by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o the_o soul_n can_v move_v towards_o external_a thing_n nor_o know_v they_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o sense_n pag._n 27_o section_n ii_o the_o different_a operation_n of_o the_o sense_n conclude_v not_o that_o there_o be_v five_o no_o more_o than_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o there_o be_v many_o sun_n 32_o section_n iii_o nature_n be_v icalous_a of_o secret_n permit_v not_o the_o sense_n to_o discover_v the_o 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