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till_o at_o length_n it_o pass_v undiscerned_a into_o a_o foreign_a subject_n but_o it_o be_v time_n to_o hasten_v our_o pace_n in_o the_o present_a controversy_n in_o which_o i_o can_v not_o to_o say_v truth_n have_v be_v very_o brief_a if_o i_o have_v but_o make_v a_o short_a rehearsal_n of_o the_o very_a head_n of_o such_o argument_n as_o overthrow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o think_v matter_n let_v we_o then_o pass_v by_o these_o low_a power_n of_o sense_n and_o fancy_n and_o memory_n and_o consider_v the_o more_o advance_a faculty_n of_o reason_n and_o here_o we_o shall_v perceive_v by_o the_o manner_n of_o mental_a work_n that_o reason_n be_v a_o power_n superior_a to_o imagination_n and_o much_o more_o to_o all_o the_o causality_n of_o corporeal_a pressure_n
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table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o introduction_n page_n mr._n hobbes_n and_o the_o student_n meet_v at_o buxton-well_a 2._o a_o instance_n of_o the_o train_n of_o imagination_n occasion_v there_o 4_o 5._o mr._n hobbes_n his_o fear_n &_o suspicious_a nature_n express_v in_o the_o instance_n of_o s._n roscius_n and_o parallel_v with_o the_o character_n of_o epicurus_n in_o cicero_n 5._o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o dialogue_n the_o student_n caution_n about_o moroseness_n profaneness_n etc._n etc._n mr._n hobbes_n accuse_v by_o des_fw-fr cartes_n in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n as_o a_o man_n with_o who_o no_o correspondence_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v des_fw-mi cartes_n himself_o note_v for_o profane_v the_o holy_a text._n 5_o 6._o mr._n hobbes_n defence_n against_o the_o charge_n of_o moroseness_n etc._n etc._n 7._o why_o des_fw-fr cartes_n a_o enemy_n to_o mr._n hobbes_n and_o how_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o explain_n of_o sense_n ibid._n mr._n hobbes_n creed_n in_o 12_o article_n 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scripture_n favour_v the_o doctrine_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cite_v by_o ignatius_n out_o of_o the_o n._n t._n 17._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o both_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n write_v of_o incorporeal_a substance_n 17_o 18._o mr._n hobbes_n argue_v against_o incorporeal_a substance_n from_o tertullian_n and_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n 19_o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o the_o incorporeitie_n of_o god_n be_v assert_v by_o athenagoras_n theophilus_n aut._n tatianus_n eusebius_n athanasius_n etc._n etc._n 19_o 20._o des_fw-mi cartes_n accuse_v mr._n hobbes_n of_o make_v false_a illation_n whatsoever_o the_o premise_n be_v 20._o a_o answer_n out_o of_o other_o place_n in_o tertullian_n to_o the_o word_n cite_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n 22._o mr._n hobbes_n write_v the_o same_o over_o and_o over_o especial_o about_o incorporeal_a substance_n 23._o that_o mr._n hobbes_n fix_v a_o wrong_a sense_n upon_o the_o word_n substance_n and_o matter_n 24_o 25._o a_o say_n of_o marcellus_n concern_v the_o make_n word_n free_a 24._o mr._n hobbes_n doctrine_n concern_v the_o incomprehensible_a nature_n of_o god_n 26._o how_o god_n be_v incomprehensible_a 27_o 28._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o idea_n of_o god_n what_o a_o idea_n be_v 31_o 32._o that_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v not_o advance_v above_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n 32_o 33._o that_o mr._n hobbes_n condemn_v himself_o by_o grant_v a_o conception_n of_o vacuum_n 35._o of_o the_o ancient_n call_v god_n the_o place_n of_o all_o thing_n 36._o the_o first_o article_n conclude_v with_o the_o apostrophe_n of_o arnobius_n 36_o 37._o article_n 2._o concern_v the_o trinity_n 37_o 38._o mr._n hobbes_n monstrous_a explication_n of_o that_o mystery_n 38._o mr._n hobbes_n submit_v to_o the_o annotation_n of_o the_o assembly_n 40._o pope_n alexander_n absurd_a proof_n of_o the_o trinity_n note_v by_o enjedinus_n ibid._n according_a to_o mr._n hobbes_n 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