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you_o seem_v to_o have_v ratify_v this_o 17._o pag._n 359._o §._o 17._o argument_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o motion_n you_o say_v in_o a_o system_fw-la of_o matter_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o one_o particle_n shall_v either_o know_v its_o own_o or_o the_o motion_n of_o any_o other_o particle_n or_o the_o whole_a know_v the_o motion_n of_o every_o particular_a put_v cogitation_n now_o in_o the_o place_n of_o motion_n and_o the_o same_o argumentation_n hold_v good_a as_o thus_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o one_o part_n or_o particle_n shall_v know_v the_o cogitation_n of_o any_o other_o part_n or_o particle_n or_o the_o whole_a know_v the_o cogitation_n of_o every_o particular_a therefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o common_a percipient_a that_o be_v not_o material_a both_o for_o the_o regulation_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o recollect_v and_o judge_v of_o the_o several_a different_a perception_n that_o come_v to_o the_o soul_n i_o may_v 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percipient_fw-la and_o a_o common_a volent_fw-la in_o conjunction_n for_o these_o must_v communicate_v and_o be_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_a what_o then_o be_v say_v before_o to_o prove_v that_o no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v the_o common_a percipient_a be_v now_o strengthen_v when_o we_o add_v volition_n to_o all_o the_o other_o operation_n it_o must_v be_v conscious_a of_o for_o the_o more_o the_o direct_a operation_n be_v that_o must_v be_v unite_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_a and_o the_o more_o reflex_n operation_n be_v superad_v upon_o those_o direct_a still_o under_o the_o cognizance_n and_o dijudication_n of_o the_o same_o principle_n the_o great_a unity_n and_o simplicity_n be_v require_v in_o that_o principle_n or_o the_o grand_fw-fr cogitant_fw-la that_o perform_v they_o all_o and_o receive_v they_o all_o without_o confusion_n and_o you_o say_v 16._o pag._n 359._o §._o 16._o yourself_o unthinking_a particle_n of_o matter_n 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