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read_v correct_v p._n 121._o l._n 1._o r._n stagâ—ritâ—_n p._n 174._o l._n last_o but_o one_o r._n there_o by_o p._n 192._o l._n 21._o r._n halieuticâ—â—_n p._n 204._o l._n 24._o for_o there_o r._n they_o p._n 229._o l._n 5._o r._n note_v part_n ii_o p._n 46._o l._n last_o but_o one_o r._n admit_v p._n 48._o l._n 7._o r._n insite_fw-la p._n 50._o l._n 22._o insert_v perhaps_o before_o not_o p._n 64._o l_o 22._o r._n colic_n p._n 72._o l._n 19_o r._n come_v p._n 75._o l._n 11._o after_o manner_n make_v p._n 88_o l._n 19_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 94._o l._n 1._o bloâ—_n out_o â—_o and_o some_o other_o literal_a fault_n require_v amendment_n book_n write_v by_o the_o reverend_n mr._n john_n edward_n a_fw-la enquiry_n into_o several_a remarkable_a text_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o contain_v some_o difficulty_n in_o they_o with_o a_o probable_a resolution_n of_o they_o in_o two_o volume_n in_o 8_o o_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o authority_n stile_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n with_o a_o continue_a illustration_n of_o several_a difficult_a text_n throughout_o the_o whole_a work_n in_o three_o volume_n in_o 8_o o_o some_o thought_n concern_v the_o several_a cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o atheism_n especial_o in_o the_o present_a age_n with_o some_o brief_a reflection_n on_o socinianism_n and_o on_o a_o late_a book_n entitle_v the_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n as_o deliver_v in_o the_o scripture_n 8_o o_z now_o in_o the_o press_n and_o will_v speedy_o be_v publish_v a_o discourse_n show_v the_o unreasonableness_n of_o a_o late_a writer_n opinion_n concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o only_o one_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o of_o his_o other_o assertion_n in_o his_o late_a book_n of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n and_o in_o his_o vindication_n of_o it_o with_o a_o brief_a reply_n to_o another_o profess_v socinian_n writer_n all_o sell_v by_o jonathan_n robinson_n at_o the_o golden_a lion_n and_o john_n wyatt_n at_o the_o rose_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1696._o 1696._o aristotle_n pliny_n aelian_a theophrastus_n etc._n etc._n etc._n albertus_n magnus_n gesner_n aldrovandus_n jonston_n willoughby_n â—ay_n lister_n etc._n etc._n etc._n wisd._n 13.5_o 13.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antonin_n antonin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr monarchiâ_fw-la monarchiâ_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr placit_fw-la philosoph_n philosoph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dissertat_fw-la 3._o 3._o tota_n huius_fw-la mundi_fw-la concordia_fw-la ex_fw-la discordibus_fw-la constar_fw-la nat._n quaest._n l._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n clem._n alex._n admonit_n ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la gentes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quaest._n &_o resp._n resp._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr plantat_fw-la noë_n noë_n theory_n of_o the_o earth_n book_n 2._o chap._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr nat_n deor._n lib._n 2._o &_o lib._n de_fw-fr officiis_n officiis_n lord_n bacon_n wisdom_n of_o the_o ancient_n ancient_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just._n mart._n quaest._n &_o resp._n ad_fw-la graec._n graec._n append_v ad_fw-la part_n 1._o eth._n eth._n opera_fw-la philosoph_n philosoph_n essay_n concern_v the_o notion_n of_o nature_n nature_n sol_fw-la siderum_fw-la princeps_fw-la cujus_fw-la luce_fw-fr omne_fw-la vestiuntur_fw-la adu._n gent._n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o 18._o job_n 31.26_o &_o 36.32_o 36.32_o more_n nevoch_n l._n 3._o c._n 29._o 29._o problem_n de_fw-la creatione_fw-la creatione_fw-la cont._n cels._n l._n 5._o 5._o laert._n in_o epicuro_n &_o in_o heraclito_n heraclito_n in_o cratylo_n cratylo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicunt_fw-la sidera_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quòd_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o cursu_fw-la sint_fw-la saturn_n l._n 1._o c._n 23._o 23._o in_o his_o aurora_n aurora_n ovid._n fast._n l._n 6._o 6._o kepler_n epit._n astron._n copernic_n l._n 1._o 1._o dial._n 2._o 2._o epit._n astron._n copern_n lib._n 4._o 4._o lansberg_n progymnas_n progymnas_n geograph_n geograph_n jos._n 10.13_o 10.13_o isa._n 38.8_o 38.8_o discourse_n concern_v the_o style_n of_o scripture_n scripture_n de_fw-fr magnete_n l._n 6._o c._n 3._o 3._o psal._n 8.6_o etc._n etc._n etc._n immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n book_n 3._o chap._n 13._o 13._o lib._n 9_o sect._n 4._o cap._n 16._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la sect._n sect._n mr._n hook_n be_v attempt_v to_o prove_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n earth_n d._n burnet_n theoria_fw-la tellur_n tellur_n plut._n de_fw-fr isid._n &_o osir._n osir._n â—uid_fw-la cum_fw-la ordo_fw-la temporum_fw-la ac_fw-la frugum_fw-la stabili_fw-la varietate_fw-la distingultur_n nun_n auctorem_fw-la suum_fw-la parentémque_fw-la testatur_fw-la ver_n â—â—què_fw-fr cum_fw-la suis_fw-la floribus_fw-la &_o aestas_fw-la cum_fw-la suis_fw-la messibus_fw-la &_o autumni_fw-la maturitas_fw-la grata_fw-la &_o hibernae_fw-la olivitas_fw-la necessaria_fw-la etc._n etc._n minur_n fel._n in_o octau._n octau._n horat._n horat._n dr._n brown_a vulg._n er._n l._n 6._o c._n 5._o 5._o dr._n brown_a cyrus_n be_v garden_n ch_n 4._o 4._o psal._n 89.37_o 89.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plut._n de_fw-fr orac._n defect_n defect_n sidus_n in_o tenebrarum_fw-la remedium_fw-la ab_fw-la naturâ_fw-la repertum_fw-la nat_n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o 9_o theory_n of_o the_o earth_n book_n 2._o chap._n 11._o 11._o quanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la mundi_fw-la cohaerentiam_fw-la pertinent_a tamen_fw-la &_o spectaculum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la praebent_fw-la nulla_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la insatiabilior_fw-la species_n nulla_fw-la pulchrior_fw-la de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n deor._n ipse_fw-la mundus_fw-la quoties_fw-la per_fw-la noctem_fw-la ignes_fw-la suos_fw-la fudit_fw-la &_o tantum_fw-la stellarum_fw-la innumerabilium_fw-la refulsit_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la intentum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la tenet_fw-la le_fw-fr benefic_n l._n 4._o c._n 22._o 22._o manilius_n manilius_n tanta_fw-la dispositio_fw-la tanta_fw-la in_o servandis_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la temporibusque_fw-la constantia_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la aut_fw-la olim_fw-la sine_fw-la provido_fw-la artifice_n oriri_fw-la aut_fw-la constare_fw-la tot_fw-la seculis_fw-la sine_fw-la incolâ_fw-la potente_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la gubernari_fw-la sine_fw-la perito_fw-la &_o sciente_fw-la rectore_fw-la quod_fw-la ratio_fw-la ipsa_fw-la declarat_fw-la lactant._n instit._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o b._n ricciol_n almage_a nou._n vol._n 2._o 2._o dr._n brown_a cyrus_n '_o s_o garden_n ch_n 5._o 5._o hist._n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 1._o sect._n 11._o 11._o mr._n herbert_n poem_n of_o providence_n providence_n psal._n 147.4_o 147.4_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la theol._n gentil_n l._n 2._o c._n 35._o 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr monarch_n monarch_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la tam_fw-la apertum_fw-la tamque_fw-la perspicuum_fw-la quùm_fw-la coelum_fw-la suspicimus_fw-la coelestiáque_fw-la contemplari_fw-la sumus_fw-la quam_fw-la esse_fw-la â—liquod_fw-la numen_fw-la praestantissimae_fw-la mentis_fw-la quo_fw-la haec_fw-la reguntur_fw-la de_fw-fr nar_n â—eor_n l._n 1._o 1._o esse_fw-la igitur_fw-la deos_fw-la ita_fw-la perspicuum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la qui_fw-la neget_fw-la vix_fw-la eum_fw-la sanae_fw-la mentis_fw-la existâ—â—mem_fw-la existâ—â—mem_fw-la mon._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o 4._o hist._n hisp._n hisp._n about_o a._n d._n 1284._o 1284._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jer._n 10_o 1â—_n 1â—_n archaâ—olog_fw-la philos._n cap._n 8._o 8._o tycho_n brahe_n in_o epist._n epist._n shamajim_fw-fr à _fw-fr shame_n ibi_fw-la &_o majim_fw-la aquae_fw-la aquae_fw-la quid_fw-la mirabilius_fw-la aquis_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la stantibus_fw-la plin._n nat._n hist._n l._n 31._o c._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n deut._n 11.14_o joel_n 2.23_o 2.23_o cibus_fw-la arborum_fw-la imber_fw-la nat._n hist._n l._n 17._o c._n 2._o 2._o gen._n 19.13_o 19.13_o dr._n woodward_n nat._n hist._n of_o the_o earth_n part_v 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sympos_fw-la l._n 4._o quaest_n 2._o 2._o ignis_fw-la suâ_fw-la naturâ_fw-la in_o verticem_fw-la surgit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la nihil_fw-la illi_fw-la