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differ_v according_a to_o their_o several_a education_n temperament_n and_o age_n now_o truth_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o conformity_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o the_o understanding_n the_o inequality_n of_o this_o rule_n must_v render_v the_o line_n which_o be_v draw_v by_o it_o many_o time_n very_o unlike_a and_o unequal_a also_o a_o three_o reason_n be_v prejudice_n which_o be_v either_o found_v in_o affection_n or_o hatred_n or_o in_o a_o overvalue_n of_o what_o we_o be_v relate_v to_o whether_o they_o be_v our_o friend_n or_o our_o native_a country_n but_o above_o all_o the_o prejudice_n we_o have_v from_o custom_n and_o education_n seem_v invincible_a a_o four_o reason_n be_v interest_n which_o be_v of_o wonderful_a influence_n to_o bias_n man_n in_o matter_n of_o mere_a belief_n witness_v the_o several_a engagement_n they_o lie_v under_o from_o the_o several_a opinion_n of_o religion_n the_o art_n and_o
chap._n 29._o employment_n chap._n 30._o study_n chap._n 31._o marriage_n and_o single-life_n chap._n 32._o death_n chap._n 33._o the_o conclusion_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o man_n to_o advance_v his_o own_o happiness_n courteous_a reader_n the_o hand_n in_o which_o these_o paper_n be_v write_v be_v something_o difficult_a to_o be_v read_v have_v occasion_v some_o error_n which_o if_o uncorrected_a will_v render_v the_o sense_n in_o many_o place_n very_o difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v as_o for_o mispointing_n and_o mispelling_n be_v such_o mistake_v as_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o press_n it_o be_v hope_v they_o may_v be_v pardon_v by_o your_o candour_n farewell_o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 4._o for_o thire_n read_v there_o p._n 9_o l._n 7._o f._n entail_v they_o upon_o r._n entai_o upon_o they_o p._n 15._o l._n 23._o f._n who_o thire_n r._n who_o p._n 21._o l._n 29._o f._n mere_a r._n mean_v p._n 33._o l._n 12._o r._n intend_v to_o deal_v with_o p._n 41._o l._n 18._o f._n body_n r._n body_n p._n 85._o l._n 7._o f._n light_a r._n light_n p._n 86._o l._n penult_n deal_n of_o p._n 88_o l._n 16._o f._n notion_n r._n notion_n p._n 89._o l._n 20._o f._n proportion_n r._n proposition_n p._n 112._o l._n 24._o f._n andronicus_n comnenus_n r._n andronicus_n comnenus_n p._n 124._o l._n 8._o f._n conquest_n r._n coquette_n p._n 130._o l._n ult_n f._n coercion_n r._n aversion_n p._n 150._o l._n 8._o f._n merit_n r._n mind_n p._n 155._o l._n 15._o f._n lucius_n sylla_n r._n lucius_n sylla_n p._n 156._o l._n 3._o f._n by_o r._n of_o p._n 176._o l._n 14._o f._n vice_n r._n view_n ibid._n l._n 17._o f._n the_o r._n a_o vast_a ibid._n l._n 22._o f._n art_n r._n act_n p._n 177._o l._n 1._o f._n how_o r._n here_o we_o p._n 190._o l._n 5._o f_o name_n r._n war_n p._n 198._o l._n 27._o f._n and_o a_o confessor_n r._n and_o a_o cordelier_n p._n 210._o l._n 9_o f._n live_v r._n levy_n p._n 212._o l._n 21._o f._n reserve_v r._n relieve_v p._n 212._o l._n 24._o f._n seem_v r._n seem_v p._n 224._o l._n 11._o f._n other_o r._n the_o other_o p._n 232._o l._n 21._o f._n have_v win_v r._n be_v win_v p._n 237._o l._n 25._o f._n as_o be_v r._n as_o be_v p._n 245._o l._n 4._o f._n step_n r._n slip_n p._n 246._o l._n 3._o f._n give_v rest_n to_o r._n grow_v into_o p._n 254._o l._n 22._o f._n serve_v r._n serve_v p._n 257._o l._n 16._o f._n favour_n r._n favourite_n p._n 260._o l._n 29._o f._n unsaw_n r._n unsow_n p._n 263._o l._n 13._o f_o monsieur_n facet_fw-la r._n mons_fw-la faret_fw-la p._n 265._o l._n 6._o f._n the_o moral_a virtue_n r._n their_o moral_a virtue_n p._n 267._o l._n 22._o f._n another_o r._n another_o p._n 268_v l._n 23._o f._n and_o to_o give_v r._n and_o will_v give_v p._n 273._o l._n 20._o f._n several_a science_n r._n liberal_a science_n p._n 275._o l._n 20._o f._n action_n r._n actor_n p._n 278._o l._n 13._o f._n do_v not_o r._n do_v not_o p._n 286._o l._n 29._o f._n fanatic_a clown_n r._n fanatic_a clan_n p._n 315._o l._n 10._o f._n and_o then_o tame_v r._n and_o then_o value_v p._n 319._o l._n 6._o f._n valerius_n r._n vatinius_n p._n 323._o l._n 22._o f._n come_v of_o the_o sea_n stand_v r._n come_v of_o the_o sea_n he_o stand_v p._n 333._o l._n 10._o f._n continue_v r._n continual_a p._n 334._o l._n 2._o f._n carrier_n r._n courier_n p._n 340._o l._n 14._o f._n by_o a_o right_a measure_n r._n by_o weight_n measure_n ibid._n l._n 16._o f._n compute_v the_o face_n r._n compute_v the_o force_n p._n 341._o l._n 9_o f._n alteration_n r._n altercation_n p._n 344._o l._n 26._o f._n yet_o man_n r._n that_o man_n p._n 369._o l._n 5._o f._n over_o the_o best_a r._n over_o the_o list_n ibid._n l._n 14._o f_o gueft_n r._n gift_n p._n 373._o l._n 1._o f._n remark_n r._n remora_n p._n 383._o l._n 21._o f._n such_o little_a r_o such_o like_a p._n 385._o l._n 13._o deal_n to_o be_v ibid._n l._n 23._o f._n peasure_n r._n pleasure_n p._n 389._o l._n 24._o f._n do_v toe_n intellctual_n r._n do_v to_o our_o intellectual_n p._n 381._o l._n 13._o f._n seat_n r._n sect_n p._n 401._o l._n 5._o f._n cause_v the_o name_n r._n carry_v the_o name_n p._n 404._o l._n 29._o f._n equity_n r._n equality_n p_o 399._o l._n 14._o f._n necessary_a good_n r._n accessary_a good_n p._n 408._o l._n r._n f._n teach_v the_o same_o sentence_n r._n teach_v to_o pass_v the_o same_o sentence_n p._n 409._o l._n 1._o f._n cheer_n and_o whereas_o r._n cheer_n whereas_o p._n ult.l.penult_n f._n in_o the_o open_a sigh_v r._n in_o the_o open_a light_n p._n 388._o l_o 23._o f._n examinion_n r._n examination_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n as_o also_o of_o the_o animal_n and_o rational_a faculty_n man_z the_o subject_a of_o this_o follow_a discourse_n be_v the_o subject_a also_o of_o our_o wonder_n if_o we_o consider_v he_o either_o in_o his_o first_o production_n or_o in_o the_o continuance_n and_o propagation_n of_o his_o race_n after_o that_o almighty_a god_n have_v in_o a_o wise_a and_o wonderful_a manner_n frame_v the_o world_n in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o create_v man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n and_o give_v he_o power_n and_o dominion_n over_o all_o live_a creature_n by_o this_o signify_v that_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o all_o their_o glorious_a body_n then_o in_o their_o great_a lustre_n and_o perfection_n be_v all_o make_v for_o the_o sake_n and_o service_n of_o this_o one_o noble_a creature_n with_o which_o he_o sum_v up_o the_o whole_a creation_n but_o wave_v these_o consideration_n together_o with_o the_o consequence_n of_o that_o happy_a state_n of_o which_o our_o nature_n be_v deprive_v as_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o be_v inform_v only_o by_o divine_a revelation_n it_o will_v be_v more_o suitable_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o discourse_n to_o consider_v man_n as_o he_o now_o stand_v in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n subject_n to_o generation_n and_o corruption_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o all_o the_o change_n incident_a to_o a_o mortal_a life_n and_o under_o this_o capacity_n we_o may_v consider_v he_o as_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o of_o a_o body_n first_o for_o his_o body_n and_o the_o generation_n of_o it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o humane_a race_n be_v propagate_v by_o the_o same_o way_n as_o that_o of_o bruit_n animal_n it_o will_v be_v a_o laborious_a though_o not_o a_o tedious_a curiosity_n to_o trace_v nature_n in_o its_o several_a advance_n from_o the_o imperfect_a state_n of_o a_o embryon_n to_o that_o of_o a_o mature_a offspring_n contain_v in_o a_o just_a and_o full_a formation_n of_o all_o its_o part_n but_o it_o be_v entertainment_n sufficient_a for_o our_o present_a thought_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a variety_n of_o part_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o humane_a body_n some_o be_v useful_a for_o life_n other_o for_o nutrition_n other_o again_o for_o motion_n let_v we_o but_o consider_v a_o little_a the_o receptacle_n of_o image_n the_o region_n of_o imagination_n the_o curious_a formation_n in_o all_o the_o instrument_n of_o sense_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o activity_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o delicate_a contexture_n of_o the_o nerve_n the_o various_a articulation_n of_o the_o voice_n the_o harmony_n of_o feature_n together_o with_o the_o proportion_n of_o member_n in_o a_o humane_a body_n any_o one_o of_o which_o consideration_n be_v sufficient_a to_o engross_v the_o study_n of_o one_o whole_a life_n and_o be_v many_o time_n the_o subject_n of_o a_o volume_n many_o nice_a and_o subtle_a question_n be_v start_v by_o the_o curious_a concern_v the_o use_n and_o frame_n of_o each_o particular_a organ_n of_o the_o body_n as_o also_o how_o the_o blood_n nutrition_n and_o sensation_n be_v make_v no_o less_o inquisitive_a have_v they_o be_v about_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o life_n which_o set_v the_o wheel_n of_o this_o curious_a engine_n on_o work_n as_o first_o whether_o there_o be_v one_o or_o more_o soul_n in_o man_n conformable_a to_o the_o animal_n and_o rational_a faculty_n also_o whether_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v propagate_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o that_o of_o other_o live_a creature_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v immediate_o create_v and_o infuse_v by_o god_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o question_n i_o shall_v first_o give_v my_o sense_n and_o notion_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o sensitive_a or_o animal_n soul_n which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o ethereal_a mass_n of_o spirit_n or_o flame_n rarify_v which_o the_o almighty_a in_o the_o first_o creation_n of_o thing_n infuse_v into_o every_o live_a creature_n after_o