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that_o these_o be_v only_o such_o id._n p._n 157._o twilight_n conjecture_n as_o our_o humane_a reason_n whereof_o we_o yet_o so_o vain_o boast_v can_v furnish_v we_o with_o so_o that_o indeed_o all_o philosophy_n except_v scepticism_n be_v little_o more_o than_o dotage_n a_o censure_n true_a enough_o though_o not_o so_o decent_a from_o the_o mouth_n of_o mr._n b._n a_o son_n shall_v not_o use_v his_o pen_n to_o let_v fall_v such_o blot_n on_o his_o father_n write_n and_o memory_n but_o how_o vain_o indeed_o to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n do_v he_o boast_v of_o reason_n when_o he_o call_v it_o the_o sovereign_a preface_n to_o oracle_n of_o reason_n p._n 3._o rule_n and_o touchstone_n the_o supreme_a and_o primitive_a director_n of_o every_o man_n if_o it_o give_v no_o better_o a_o light_n than_o this_o and_o what_o sorry_a oracle_n be_v it_o like_v to_o utter_v mr._n b._n tell_v we_o to_o be_v page_n 91._o sure_a the_o deist_n be_v no_o idolater_n none_o can_v accuse_v he_o of_o 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a_o false_a god_n which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v so_o mere_o because_o it_o be_v the_o religion_n establish_v by_o law_n be_v gross_a sneak_a hypocrisy_n which_o a_o man_n of_o honour_n will_v scorn_v and_o thereby_o we_o may_v guess_v at_o their_o moral_a virtue_n which_o they_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o as_o another_z of_o their_o fundamental_o and_o see_v the_o deist_n as_o they_o themselves_o say_v think_v so_o ib._n magnificent_o of_o god_n and_o mr._n b._n be_v such_o a_o zealous_a account_v of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o mr._n blount_n p._n 6._o assertor_n of_o the_o glory_n honour_n and_o adoration_n of_o one_o god_n let_v we_o a_o little_a examine_v this_o mr._n g._n say_v there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o pure_a page_n 187._o spirit_n independent_a of_o all_o body_n and_o matter_n and_o that_o they_o that_o advance_v the_o opinion_n of_o pure_a and_o immaterial_a substance_n trust_v to_o fancy_n and_o mere_a conjecture_n and_o so_o god_n be_v a_o mateiral_n be_v and_o have_v degrade_v the_o deity_n from_o a_o pure_a spirit_n into_o a_o body_n he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v there_o be_v answerable_a quality_n to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o for_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o this_o page_n 190._o uncontrovertible_a maxim_n nemo_n that_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la that_o the_o quality_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o of_o body_n be_v in_o god_n himself_o that_o be_v in_o a_o infinite_a degree_n of_o perfection_n the_o most_o pure_a of_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o body_n shall_v be_v derogatory_n to_o the_o purity_n of_o infinite_o inferior_a spirit_n and_o so_o god_n be_v a_o infinite_o hot_a dull_a and_o heavy_a body_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o be_v infinite_o cold_a and_o brisk_a and_o light_a too_o for_o there_o be_v body_n to_o which_o all_o these_o quality_n do_v belong_v and_o do_v not_o this_o man_n now_o think_v very_o magnificent_o of_o his_o
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high_a degree_n as_o these_o gentleman_n will_v have_v do_v in_o make_v the_o government_n felo_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la and_o accessary_a to_o its_o own_o ruin_n though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n as_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o have_v already_o mention_v yet_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o mr._n b._n page_n 128._o accuse_v sir_n h._n savil_n that_o he_o have_v so_o far_o complemented_a the_o jewish_a as_o to_o rob_v the_o english_a world_n of_o the_o five_o book_n of_o tacitus_n be_v history_n by_o omit_v any_o part_n of_o it_o in_o his_o version_n and_o yet_o he_o himself_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o fault_n and_o beside_o the_o mistranslation_n of_o what_o he_o give_v we_o have_v keep_v back_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o tacitus_n account_n but_o i_o suppose_v he_o think_v that_o wherever_o there_o be_v a_o jew_n it_o be_v fit_a there_o shall_v be_v somewhat_o of_o circumcision_n i_o will_v add_v but_o one_o more_o though_o i_o can_v produce_v 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some_o thing_n we_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a about_o and_o may_v content_o be_v so_o but_o not_o as_o to_o pardon_n and_o a_o future_a state_n in_o the_o book_n chap._n i._n pardon_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n p._n 1_o natural_a light_n can_v assure_v we_o that_o god_n will_v forgive_v p._n 2_o nor_n if_o he_o will_v how_o far_o pardon_n shall_v extend_v as_o to_o person_n or_o crime_n p._n 10._o nor_o of_o the_o term_n upon_o which_o p._n 18_o the_o plea_n that_o it_o will_v assure_v we_o of_o pardon_n upon_o mere_a repentance_n consider_v à _fw-la p._n 18._o ad_fw-la p._n 45._o nor_o when_o god_n will_v pardon_v p._n 45._o nor_o how_o often_o p._n 49_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o sih_n mean_v in_o heb._n 6.4_o and_z ch_z 10.26_o p._n 51_o nor_n to_o what_o degree_n god_n will_v forgive_v p._n 63_o under_o each_o of_o which_o head_n be_v show_v what_o assurance_n we_o have_v from_o revelation_n chap._n ii_o a_o future_a state_n of_o happiness_n a_o point_n of_o great_a importance_n p._n 72_o natural_a light_n can_v assure_v we_o there_o be_v such_o a_o state_n p._n 80_o the_o heathen_n uncertain_a of_o it_o p._n 81_o nor_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o it_o p._n 119._o the_o wretched_a notion_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o it_o p._n 120_o nor_n of_o its_o eternity_n and_o unchangeableness_n p._n 149_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o this_o p._n 150_o nor_o that_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o immediate_o after_o death_n p._n 168_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o this_o p._n 170_o nor_n who_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o p._n 175._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o this_o p._n 177_o nor_o the_o term_n of_o it_o p._n 183._o nor_o where_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o enable_v we_o to_o perform_v the_o term_n on_o which_o pardon_n and_o future_a happiness_n be_v suspend_v p._n 187_o under_o each_o of_o which_o head_n be_v show_v what_o satisfaction_n we_o have_v from_o revelation_n the_o close_a christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n to_o be_v love_v and_o adhere_v to_o p._n 201._o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a we_o do_v fall_v short_a of_o pardon_n and_o heaven_n p._n 205._o and_o clear_o up_o our_o right_n to_o they_o p._n 206._o direction_n for_o our_o so_o do_v ib._n in_o the_o appendix_n a._n w_n be_v logic_n like_o his_o religion_n p._n 213._o his_o objection_n against_o reveal_v religion_n that_o it_o have_v not_o and_o can_v not_o be_v universal_o know_v p._n 214._o the_o reason_n of_o so_o large_a a_o answer_n to_o it_o p._n 215._o the_o case_n of_o man_n different_a from_o that_o of_o other_o creature_n p._n 216._o the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o adam_n and_o noah_n p._n 217._o man_n own_o fault_n that_o it_o do_v not_o from_o they_o descend_v to_o all_o in_o every_o age_n ib._n god_n not_o oblige_v to_o spread_v it_o by_o miraculous_a method_n p._n 226._o preach_v to_o abraham_n and_o the_o jew_n though_o other_o nation_n not_o exclude_v thereby_o from_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n p._n 228_o the_o fault_n of_o christian_n and_o heathen_n that_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o further_o spread_v p._n 234._o a._n w_n be_v promise_n challenge_v p._n 235._o heathen_n leave_v to_o god_n p._n 236._o but_o certain_o in_o a_o better_a case_n than_o deist_n among_o we_o p._n 237_o no_o want_n of_o evidence_n for_o christianity_n but_o somewhat_o else_o in_o they_o p._n 238_o their_o hope_n from_o infinite_a mercy_n vain_a p._n 244._o sacrifice_n not_o mere_o symbolical_a nor_o repentance_n a_o expiation_n much_o less_o the_o only_a one_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o man_n p._n 246._o the_o contradiction_n and_o gross_a blunder_n of_o our_o modern_a deist_n p._n 254._o