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the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n 262._o xvi_o how_o the_o entrance_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o world_n can_v consist_v with_o the_o goodness_n of_o providence_n 264._o cuphophron_n lunatic_n apologie_n whereby_o he_o will_v extenuate_v the_o heinousness_n of_o sin_n 268._o xviii_o a_o solid_a answer_n to_o the_o forego_n apology_n though_o usher_v in_o with_o something_o ludicrous_a preamble_n 281._o xix_o a_o more_o sober_a enquiry_n into_o that_o difficulty_n how_o the_o permission_n of_o sin_n in_o thâ—_n world_n can_v consi_v with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n 29â—_n xx._n the_o first_o attempt_n of_o satisfy_v the_o difficulty_n from_o that_o stoical_a position_n of_o 〈◊〉_d invincible_a freedom_n of_o man_n will._n 29â—_n xxi_o the_o second_o attempt_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o some_o high_a abuse_n of_o a_o vincibâ—_n freedom_n as_o also_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o freedom_n itself_o 299._o xxii_o the_o three_o and_o last_o from_o the_o questionableness_n whether_o 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of_o the_o meeting_n 348._o the_o three_o dialogue_n i._o conjecture_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o mirth_n that_o the_o meeting_n of_o some_o person_n natural_o excite_v in_o one_o another_o 350._o ii_o hylobares_n his_o relapse_n into_o dissettlement_n of_o mind_n touch_v providence_n with_o the_o cause_n thereof_o 355._o iii_o paucity_n of_o philosopher_n no_o blemish_n to_o divine_a providence_n 357._o iu_o reason_n in_o general_a of_o the_o gross_a deformity_n in_o the_o religion_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o savage_a nation_n as_o also_o of_o the_o variety_n of_o this_o deformity_n in_o manner_n &_o custom_n 361._o v._o of_o the_o barbarous_a custom_n of_o go_v naked_a 366._o vi_o of_o the_o ridiculous_a decking_n and_o adorn_n of_o the_o barbarian_n 369._o vii_o the_o lawlessness_n of_o the_o barbarian_n and_o their_o gross_a extravagancy_n touch_v wedlock_n apologize_v for_o by_o cuphophron_n advocate-general_n for_o the_o paynim_n 376._o viii_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o man_n of_o arcladam_n that_o lie_v in_o childbed_n for_o their_o wife_n 383._o ix_o of_o the_o pagan_n cruelty_n to_o their_o enemy_n and_o inhuman_a humanity_n to_o their_o friend_n 385._o x._o their_o kill_a man_n at_o funeral_n to_o accompany_v the_o dead_a 388._o xi_o the_o caraiamite_n murder_v good_a man_n to_o seize_v on_o their_o virtue_n 391._o xii_o of_o the_o anthropophagi_n or_o cannibal_n 393._o xiii_o of_o the_o atheism_n and_o the_o polytheism_n of_o the_o barbarian_n 398._o fourteen_o of_o their_o men-sacrifice_n 402._o xv._n of_o their_o worship_v the_o devil_n 404._o xvi_o of_o their_o sacrifice_a man_n to_o the_o devil_n 408._o xvii_o of_o self-sacrificer_n 416._o xviii_o the_o meaning_n of_o providence_n in_o permit_v such_o horrid_a usage_n in_o the_o world_n 419._o xix_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o pagan_n 421._o xx._n of_o their_o religious_a method_n of_o live_v in_o order_n to_o future_a happiness_n 430._o xxi_o of_o 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unsatisfied_a touch_v the_o goodness_n of_o providence_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sad_a scene_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 470._o xxvii_o a_o hypothesis_n that_o will_v secure_v the_o goodness_n of_o providence_n be_v the_o scene_n of_o thing_n on_o this_o earth_n ten_o time_n worse_o than_o it_o be_v 473._o xxviii_o bathynous_a his_o dream_n of_o the_o two_o key_n of_o providence_n contain_v the_o abovementioned_a hypothesis_n 480._o xxix_o his_o be_v so_o rude_o and_o forcible_o awake_v out_o of_o so_o divine_a a_o dream_n how_o consistent_a with_o the_o accuracy_n of_o providence_n 492._o xxx_o that_o that_o divine_a personage_n that_o appear_v to_o bathynous_n be_v rather_o a_o favourer_n of_o pythagorism_n than_o cartesianism_n 496._o xxxi_o the_o application_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n in_o the_o golden-key-paper_n for_o the_o clear_n all_o difficulty_n touch_v the_o moral_a evil_n in_o the_o world_n 502._o xxxii_o several_a objection_n against_o providence_n fetch_v from_o 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be_v now_o utter_o needless_a and_o your_o liquor_n be_v too_o good_a to_o be_v cast_v away_o in_o vain_a philoth._n we_o all_o overflow_n with_o such_o joy_n o_o cuphophron_n as_o no_o terrestrial_a wine_n can_v procure_v nor_o increase_v nor_o aught_o to_o diminish_v euist._n indeed_o i_o think_v we_o do_v philotheus_n i_o will_v not_o drink_v a_o glass_n of_o sack_n now_o no_o not_o for_o forty_o pound_n cuph._n i_o have_v not_o the_o luck_n of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n to_o contribute_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o excellent_a company_n in_o any_o thing_n my_o wine_n itself_o be_v as_o rejectaneous_a as_o my_o reason_n hyl._n o_o dear_a cuphophron_n be_v not_o you_o solicitous_a touch_v these_o thing_n i_o will_v assure_v you_o your_o performance_n be_v marvellous_a noble_a and_o worthy_a the_o great_a part_n and_o wit_n of_o cuphophron_n cuph._n it_o be_v a_o comfortable_a circumstance_n that_o the_o censure_n of_o hylobares_n be_v so_o favourable_a who_o humour_n be_v to_o abuse_v in_o i_o whatever_o be_v or_o be_v not_o abuseable_a but_o i_o profess_v to_o thou_o hylobares_n i_o be_v never_o so_o confound_v in_o all_o my_o life_n as_o in_o that_o point_n of_o the_o world_n possibility_n of_o be_v create_v from_o everlasting_a i_o be_o perfect_o puzzle_v in_o it_o to_o this_o very_a day_n hyl._n why_o i_o prithee_o cuphophron_n how_o many_o hour_n or_o rather_o minute_n be_v it_o since_o that_o confusion_n first_o surprise_v thou_o cuph._n my_o mind_n have_v be_v so_o jumble_v betwixt_o time_n and_o eternity_n xl._o that_o i_o think_v i_o can_v speak_v sense_n in_o neither_o only_o what_o a_o marvellous_a thing_n be_v this_o that_o god_n who_o be_v omnipotent_a as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v and_o who_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o can_v create_v sun_n and_o vortices_fw-la within_o a_o moment_n that_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a yet_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o create_v the_o world_n so_o soon_o but_o that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o eternity_n of_o duration_n necessary_o conceivable_a before_o the_o world_n creation_n bath_n yes_o cuphophron_n and_o this_o marvellous_o anticipate_v eternity_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o necessary_a eternal_a duration_n of_o god_n which_o nothing_o can_v reach_v or_o exhaust_v as_o that_o inmost_a extension_n or_o amplitude_n which_o will_v necessary_o remain_v after_o we_o have_v imagine_v all_o matter_n or_o whatever_o else_o be_v removable_a remove_v or_o exterminate_v out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o be_v look_v 〈◊〉_d no_o as_o the_o permanent_a expansion_n or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o radical_a essentiality_n 〈◊〉_d god_n cuph._n this_o be_v obscurum_fw-la per_fw-la obscuriuâ—â—_n bathynous_a but_o doubtless_o it_o be_v a_o highly-metaphysicall_a point_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d ought_v to_o muster_v up_o all_o his_o metaphysâ—â—call_a force_n that_o will_v grapple_v with_o 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v a_o noble_a game_n for_o i_o alone_o 〈◊〉_d myself_o to_o pursue_v in_o my_o arbour_n philop._n or_o on_o your_o pillow_n cuphoâ—â—phron_n for_o it_o be_v very_o late_o and_o â—_z fore_n courteous_a cuphophron_n we_o will_v 〈◊〉_d you_o good_a night_n cuph._n you_o say_v well_o philopolis_n 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o consult_v with_o one_o pillow_n as_o the_o proverb_n be_v and_o sleep_v upon_o it_o philop._n gentleman_n you_o will_v remember_v the_o appoint_a time_n to_o morrow_n philoth._n we_o will_v not_o fail_v you_o philopolis_n the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o dialogue_n finis_fw-la john_n 4._o 22._o exod._n 35._o 35._o exod._n 35._o 31._o 31._o antidote_n â—â—b_fw-la 2._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o sect_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o â—_o 12._o sect_n 1_o 2_o â—_o etc._n etc._n immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n lib._n 3._o 6._o 12_o 13._o princip_n â—_o part_n 1._o artic._n 28._o isai._n 1._o 3._o pro._n 12._o 10._o rom._n 7._o 23._o sect._n 14_o 15._o the_o preference_n of_o virtue_n and_o assurance_n of_o a_o happy_a immortality_n before_o thâ—_n pleasure_n and_o grandeur_n of_o thiâ—_n present_a world_n i._o ii_o 〈…〉_z his_o genius_n and_o of_o cuphophroâ—'s_n entertainment_n in_o his_o philosophical_a bower_n gen._n 28._o 16_o iii_o philopolis_n his_o quere_n touch_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n together_o with_o his_o sincere_a purpose_n of_o propose_v they_o iv._o hylobares_n interpos_n all_o of_o his_o quere_n first_o touch_v the_o existence_n of_o god_n and_o divine_a providence_n v._o the_o existence_n of_o god_n argue_v from_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—derly_a design_n discoverable_a 〈◊〉_d the_o phâ—â—nomenaâ—f_a â—f_z 〈◊〉_d vi_o 〈…〉_z vii_o that_o necessary_a 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o blind_a mâ—tteâ—_n 〈◊〉_d do_v as_o little_a towards_o the_o orderly_a effect_n in_o nature_n as_o the_o fortuitous_a jumble_v thereof_o viii_o that_o there_o be_v no_o phaenomenon_n in_o nature_n pure_o mechanical_a that_o there_o be_v no_o levitation_n or_o gravitation_n of_o the_o aether_n or_o of_o the_o vulgar_a element_n in_o their_o proper_a place_n whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o matter_n be_v motion_n be_v moderate_v from_o some_o divine_a principle_n x._o that_o the_o primordiall_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o mechanical_a but_o vital_a princip_n philos._n part_n 3._o sect_n 46_o 47._o xi_o instance_n of_o some_o simple_a phaenomena_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o mechanic_n mechanic_n dr._n more_o be_v antidote_n lib._n 2._o ch_n 2._o immort_n lib._n 3._o ch_n 12_o 13._o xii_o the_o fond_a and_o indiscreet_a hanker_a after_o the_o impossible_a pretension_n of_o solve_v all_o phaenomena_n mechanical_o free_o and_o just_o perstringe_v prov._n 27._o 19_o 〈…〉_z xiii_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n argue_v from_o the_o consent_n of_o nation_n from_o miracle_n and_o prophecy_n from_o his_o work_n in_o nature_n and_o from_o his_o idea_n fourteen_o 〈…〉_z xv._n the_o attribute_n of_o eternity_n xvi_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o all-comprehension_n of_o eternity_n with_o the_o answer_n thereto_o xvii_o another_o objection_n with_o its_o answer_n xviii_o the_o attribute_n of_o immutability_n xix_o of_o the_o dâ—ity's_n act_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la xx._n the_o attribute_n of_o omnisciency_n xxi_o the_o attribute_n of_o spirituality_n and_o that_o god_n can_v be_v material_a xxii_o the_o faâ—se_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n xxiii_o that_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a be_v in_o the_o world_n xxiv_o that_o extension_n and_o matter_n be_v not_o reciprocal_a xxv_o that_o there_o be_v a_o extension_n intrinsical_v to_o motion_n 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v a_o immovable_a extension_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o movable_a matter_n xxvii_o that_o this_o exteâ—sion_n distinct_a from_o matter_n be_v not_o imaginary_a but_o real_a diog._n laert_n in_o viâ—â—â—picuri_fw-la psal._n 90._o 1._o 2._o xxviii_o a_o fresh_a appeal_n touch_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o point_n to_o reason_n sense_n and_o imagination_n imagination_n priâ—â—_n philos._n pâ—r_n 2._o sect_n 10_o 11._o xxix_o the_o essential_a property_n of_o matter_n xxx_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n xxxi_o the_o attribute_n of_o omnipresency_n xxxii_o cuphophron_n be_v paradox_n of_o god_n be_v nowhere_o xxxiii_o the_o confutation_n of_o that_o pararadox_n xxxiv_o that_o all_o spirit_n be_v somewhere_o princ._n part_n 1._o artic._n 71._o xxxv_o the_o ground_n of_o cuphophron_n paradox_n that_o spirit_n be_v nowhere_o produce_v and_o examine_v xxxvi_o that_o god_n be_v essential_o present_a everywhere_o xxxvii_o the_o arborist_n affect_a liberty_n of_o dissent_v in_o unnecessary_a opinion_n and_o friendly_a abusiveness_n of_o one_o another_o in_o their_o philosophical_a meeting_n xxxviii_o the_o conâ—â—sion_n conâ—â—sion_n sect._n 14._o i._o the_o introduction_n contain_v philopolis_n his_o thanks_o for_o the_o last_o day_n discourse_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o by_o of_o inspiration_n and_o of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o present_a subject_n ii_o the_o two_o main_a hâ—ads_n of_o objection_n against_o providence_n with_o 〈…〉_z iii_o evil_n in_o general_n how_o consistent_a with_o the_o goodâ—ess_n of_o god_n iv._o the_o argument_n of_o lucretius_n against_o providence_n v._o providence_n argue_v against_o from_o the_o promiscuous_a fall_n of_o the_o rain_n and_o undiscriminate_v discharge_v of_o thunderclaps_a vi_o 〈…〉_z polyhist_o c._n 37._o lib._n 1._o c._n 4â—_n vii_o of_o death_n how_o consistent_a with_o the_o goodness_n of_o providence_n viii_o of_o disease_n ix_o of_o war_n famine_n pestilence_n and_o earthquake_n x._o â—f_o ill_a accident_n happen_v to_o brute_n â—_z whereby_o thâ—ir_a 〈◊〉_d become_v miserable_a xi_o of_o the_o cruelty_n and_o rapacity_n of_o animal_n xii_o of_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o element_n the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n and_o wrath_n of_o wild_a beast_n xiii_o of_o monstrosities_n iâ—_n nature_n hist._n nat._n l._n 7._o c._n 2._o â—ist_v nat._n l._n 5._o c._n 15._o fourteen_o of_o fool_n madman_n and_o man_n irreclamable_o wicked_a from_o their_o very_a birth_n xv._n the_o best_a use_n to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o sad_a see_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n xvi_o how_o the_o entrance_n of_o siâ—_n