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and_o like_o itself_o which_o can_v not_o be_v such_o if_o mankind_n have_v any_o other_o method_n of_o origination_n than_o now_o it_o have_v and_o in_o natural_a appearance_n cause_n and_o effect_n they_o think_v it_o not_o become_v the_o genius_n or_o spirit_n of_o a_o philosopher_n to_o call_v in_o any_o other_o assistant_n or_o producent_fw-la then_o what_o be_v and_o be_v the_o ordinary_a rule_n course_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o they_o now_o find_v it_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o think_v that_o they_o proceed_v consonant_o both_o to_o nature_n and_o to_o themselves_o 2._o because_o that_o among_o those_o ancient_a philosopher_n that_o either_o suppose_v the_o origination_n of_o mankind_n to_o be_v either_o casual_a as_o epicurus_n democritus_n etc._n etc._n or_o to_o be_v natural_a from_o the_o earth_n and_o conjunction_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o heavenly_a body_n in_o some_o periodical_a aspect_n or_o partly_o natural_a and_o partly_o fortuitous_a or_o at_o least_o 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semper_fw-la licentia_fw-la undis_fw-la erit_fw-la sed_fw-la peracto_fw-la exitio_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la extinctisque_fw-la pariter_fw-la feris_fw-la in_o quarum_fw-la homines_fw-la ingenia_fw-la transierant_fw-la iterum_fw-la aquas_fw-la terra_fw-la sorbebit_fw-la natura_fw-la pelagus_fw-la stare_v aut_fw-la intra_fw-la terminos_fw-la suos_fw-la furere_fw-la coget_fw-la &_o rejectus_fw-la è_fw-la nostris_fw-la sedibus_fw-la in_fw-la sua_fw-la secreta_fw-la pelletur_fw-la oceanus_n antiquus_fw-la ordo_fw-la revocabitur_fw-la omne_fw-la ex_fw-la integro_fw-la animal_n generabitur_fw-la dabitúrque_fw-la terris_fw-la homo_fw-la inscius_fw-la scelerum_fw-la &_o melioribus_fw-la auspiciis_fw-la natus_fw-la sed_fw-la illis_fw-la quoque_fw-la innocentia_fw-la non_fw-la durabit_fw-la nisi_fw-la dum_fw-la novi_fw-la sunt_fw-la and_o with_o this_o seem_v to_o accord_v the_o judgement_n of_o plutarch_n 2._o symposiac_a quaest_n 3._o and_o out_o of_o he_o macrob._n in_o 7._o saturnal_a 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