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and_o nature_n be_v infinite_a in_o she_o own_o substance_n as_o well_o as_o in_o her_o part_n there_o in_o bulk_n here_o in_o number_n her_o knowledge_n in_o general_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v infinite_a too_o but_o in_o her_o particular_n it_o can_v but_o be_v finite_a and_o particular_a and_o this_o knowledge_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o each_o figure_n or_o creature_n for_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o this_o sense_n and_o knowledge_n i_o speak_v of_o be_v only_o a_o animal_n sense_n and_o knowledge_n as_o some_o have_v misinterpret_v for_o animal_n sense_n and_o knowledge_n be_v but_o particular_a and_o belong_v only_o to_o that_o sort_n of_o creature_n which_o be_v animal_n but_o i_o mean_v such_o sense_n and_o knowledge_n as_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o each_o figure_n so_o that_o animal_n creature_n have_v animal_n sense_n and_o knowledge_n vegetable_n a_o vegetative_a sense_n and_o knowledge_n mineral_n a_o mineral_n sense_n and_o knowledge_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o all_o kind_n and_o sort_n of_o creature_n and_o this_o be_v my_o opinion_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n which_o i_o submit_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o ingenious_a and_o impartial_a reader_n to_o consider_v whether_o it_o contain_v not_o as_o much_o probability_n as_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o principle_n be_v either_o whirlpool_n insensible_a minima_n gas_n blas_n and_o archaeus_n dusty_a atom_n thrust_v backward_o and_o forward_o which_o they_o call_v reaction_n and_o the_o like_a or_o of_o those_o that_o make_v the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n artificial_a experiment_n and_o prefer_v art_n before_o reason_n for_o my_o principle_n and_o ground_n be_v sense_n and_o reason_n and_o if_o they_o can_v hold_v i_o know_v not_o what_o will_v for_o where_o sense_n and_o reason_n have_v no_o admittance_n there_o nothing_o can_v be_v in_o order_n but_o confusion_n must_v needs_o take_v place_n 7._o 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