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abuse_n of_o these_o endowment_n in_o a_o word_n whatever_o pain_n may_v be_v take_v to_o extinguish_v this_o natural_a light_n of_o the_o understanding_n yet_o since_o it_o be_v find_v so_o very_o hard_o i_o have_v almost_o say_v impossible_a for_o any_o considerate_a man_n to_o be_v diffident_a in_o the_o first_o article_n viz._n the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n it_o will_v be_v at_o best_a the_o most_o dangerous_a presumption_n or_o downright_a madness_n to_o discredit_v either_o his_o providence_n or_o our_o own_o immortality_n farewell_o errata_fw-la pag._n 8._o l._n 35._o r._n be_v not_o from_o eternity_n p._n 15._o l._n 9_o r._n allow_v p._n 16._o l._n 31._o r._n owe._n p._n 19_o l._n 12._o r._n unaccountable_o p._n 24._o l._n 17._o r._n phoenomenon_n l._n 19_o r._n a_o innumerable_a 20._o r._n corpuscle_n &_o six_o p._n 25._o l._n 2._o r._n great_a p._n 27._o l._n 20._o r._n this_o p._n 28._o l._n 17._o r._n world_n p._n 39_o last_o â—â—ne_n r._n mouth_n p._n 44._o l._n 35._o r._n conjunctureâ—_n p._n 45._o l._n 16._o r._n interposition_n p._n 46._o l._n 39_o r._n help_n p._n 47._o l._n 11._o r._n witty_o p._n 66._o l._n 4._o r._n ut_fw-la for_o ad_fw-la p._n 88_o l._n 1._o r._n description_n p._n 96._o l._n 17._o r._n it_o instead_o of_o in_o p._n 98._o l._n 10._o r._n hebitatione_n p._n 127._o l._n 9_o r._n imitable_a for_o infinite_a p._n 130._o l._n 23._o r._n scripture_n p._n 146._o last_o line_n r._n enthusiastic_a p._n 152._o l._n 17._o r._n enjoyment_n p._n 159._o l._n 23._o r._n be_v p._n 164._o l._n 10._o r._n visitationis_fw-la visitationis_fw-la see_v tâ—e_v account_n of_o the_o deâ—â—â—_n religion_n in_o oracle_n of_o reason_n mr._n bently_n three_o sermon_n at_o the_o lecture_n which_o be_v â—ounded_v by_o the_o honourable_a 〈…〉_z six_o sermon_n three_o sermon_n at_o â—â—lesâ—â—â—ture_n â—â—â—ture_z mr._n lock_n be_v essay_n of_o humane_a understanding_n seneca_n l._n 2._o the_o â—â—â—â—ion_n â—â—tural_a bentley_n 5_o serm._n boyle_n enquiry_n into_o the_o notion_n of_o nature_n â—â—â—le_a of_o quality_n and_o form_n the_o interest_n of_o reason_n in_o religion_n dr._n h_o y'_v new_a principle_n of_o philosophy_n enquiry_n into_o the_o evidence_n of_o christian_a faith_n faith_n according_a to_o mr._n boyle_n boyle_n psal._n 73._o lactantius_n lib._n 3._o c._n 17._o in_o ruffian_n lib._n 1._o dr_n stillingfleet_n serm._n at_o whitehall_n on_o luke_n 7.35_o des_fw-mi cartes_n upon_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n boil_v of_o nature_n lucret._n l._n 5._o rently_n four_o serm._n p._n 19_o 20._o 20._o dr._n williâ—_n see_v willis_n discourse_n of_o convulsion_n mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr clerk_n dissertation_n upon_o genesis_n dr._n ch_n n's_o dâ—rkness_n of_o atheism_n cicero_n de_fw-fr nat._n deorum_n lib._n 1._o vid._n theodoret_n hist._n eccles._n l._n 3._o c._n 20._o satyr_n 13._o vid._n charlton_n darkness_n of_o atheism_n eccl._n 3.18_o hind_n and_o panther_n vid._n willis_n de_fw-fr aâ—â—m_n aâ—â—m_n history_n of_o quality_n and_o form_n form_n see_v a_o discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o rational_a and_o irrational_a soul_n by_o m.s._n m.s._n m._n s._n see_v gibson_n epit._n anat._v anat._v 〈…〉_z v_o 1_o 1â—_n 1â—_n 1â—_n 14._o ad_fw-la l._n 208_o 209._o author_n of_o the_o discourse_n of_o rational_a and_o irrational_a soul_n vide_fw-la willis_n de_fw-fr anon._n 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la gas_n phy._n sect_n 3._o lib._n 10_o 11._o heb._n 4.12_o rom._n 7.21_o 22_o 23._o see_v the_o discourse_n of_o rational_a and_o irrational_a soul_n willis_n de_fw-fr anum_fw-la see_v charlton_n upon_o the_o soul_n immortality_n de_fw-fr anim._n brutorum_fw-la according_a to_o wiâ—â—s_n see_v charlton_n darkness_n of_o atheism_n essay_n of_o humane_a understanding_n understanding_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o government_n of_o of_o the_o thought_n see_v a_o treatise_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n by_o mr._n hobbs_n hobbs_n de_fw-fr off._n lib._n 1._o 1._o vid._n malebr_n de_fw-fr veritat_fw-la inquirend_n see_v mr._n norris_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n norris_n miscellan_o see_v dr._n s_o it_o be_v letter_n to_o a_o deist_n deist_n mr._n bently_n bently_n letter_n to_o the_o deist_n p._n 125._o oracle_n of_o reason_n p._n 88_o ibid._n p._n 195._o 195._o miscel._n p._n 212._o see_v the_o interest_n of_o reason_n in_o religion_n a_o discourse_n by_o mr._n f._n see_v a_o late_a treatise_n of_o humane_a reason_n reason_n of_o this_o treatise_n treatise_n palav_n see_v the_o occasional_a paper_n numb_a 1._o 1._o interest_n of_o reason_n in_o religion_n see_v baker_n chron._n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n pag._n 184._o id._n p._n 181._o p._n 403._o 403._o p._n 423._o p._n 449._o p._n 629._o p._n 734._o see_v the_o dipper_n dip_v by_o dr._n feat_o williamâ—â—s_n â—s_z first_o serm._n at_o mr._n boyleâ—â—_n â—â—_z lect._n an._n 1696._o 1696._o vbald_n p._n 14_o 16._o dr._n william_n three_o sermon_n anâ—_n 1695._o 1695._o john_n â—â—_o v_o 41._o for_o your_o far_a satisfaction_n you_o may_v consult_v a_o late_a impartial_a treatise_n of_o a_o ingenious_a author_n in_o his_o second_o edition_n of_o the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n grass_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n sermon_n before_o the_o king_n upon_o prov._n 14.9_o vid._n bentlys_n first_fw-mi serm._n at_o mr._n boyle_n lecture_n lecture_n prov._n 3.17_o see_v the_o discourse_n of_o rational_a and_o irrational_a soul_n vide_fw-la interest_n of_o reason_n in_o religion_n religion_n see_v sir_n samuel_n morland_n urim_n of_o conscience_n conscience_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o humane_a reason_n see_v bently_n first_o serm._n at_o mr._n boyle_n lecture_n see_v the_o oracle_n of_o reason_n p._n 89._o 89._o in_o his_o serm._n on_o phil._n 3.18_o see_v the_o discourse_n of_o rational_a and_o irrational_a soul_n by_o m.s._n m.s._n lock_n be_v essay_n of_o humane_a understanding_n maleb_n de_fw-fr verit._n inquirend_n dr._n h_o k_v first_o letâ—â—r_n dr._n h_o k_v second_o letter_n the_o interest_n of_o reason_n in_o religion_n religion_n joh._n 14.20_o the_o interest_n of_o reason_n in_o religion_n