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material_a and_o sensible_a world_n as_o of_o a_o right_a line_n or_o a_o exact_a circle_n which_o our_o author_n himself_o confess_v pag._n 283._o sect._n 6._o not_o to_o be_v real_o extant_a in_o nature_n and_o what_o do_v he_o think_v of_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n will_v he_o say_v that_o that_o be_v also_o derive_v from_o sensible_a object_n yes_o for_o say_v he_o pag._n 147._o sect._n 33._o if_o we_o examine_v the_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o the_o incomprehensible_a supreme_a be_v we_o shall_v find_v that_o we_o come_v by_o it_o the_o same_o way_n that_o be_v by_o sensation_n but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n how_o do_v this_o agree_v with_o what_o he_o say_v pag._n 341._o sect._n 2._o that_o we_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o all_o thing_n without_o we_o except_o only_o of_o god_n by_o our_o sense_n so_o than_o it_o seem_v we_o do_v not_o know_v the_o existence_n of_o god_n by_o our_o sense_n no_o then_o neither_o have_v we_o the_o idea_n of_o he_o by_o our_o 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