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of_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o their_o yeaâ—_n be_v from_o thirty_o to_o fifty_o year_n at_o that_o age_n the_o fibres_fw-es of_o the_o brain_n have_v general_o acquire_v a_o moderate_a consistence_n the_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o sense_n for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v no_o far_o impression_n upon_o they_o so_o that_o they_o need_v no_o more_o then_o to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o violent_a passion_n which_o rare_o happen_v and_o this_o they_o may_v do_v provide_v they_o careful_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n that_o excite_v they_o so_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v no_o long_o distract_v with_o such_o kind_n of_o interruption_n may_v with_o more_o ease_n apply_v itself_o to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o truth_n a_o man_n in_o such_o a_o estate_n and_o who_o have_v quit_v the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o his_o infancy_n who_o from_o his_o youth_n have_v acquire_v a_o promptness_n to_o meditation_n who_o not_o only_o retain_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a 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it_o be_v to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n since_o it_o confirm_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o in_o their_o present_a thought_n and_o opinion_n but_o man_n be_v not_o only_o confirm_v in_o their_o error_n when_o they_o be_v arrive_v at_o the_o age_n of_o forty_o or_o fifty_o year_n they_o be_v also_o more_o subject_a to_o fall_v into_o new_a one_o because_o that_o believe_v themselves_o at_o that_o time_n able_a to_o judge_v of_o every_o thing_n as_o indeed_o it_o will_v become_v they_o to_o be_v so_o they_o decide_v with_o presumption_n and_o only_o consult_v their_o own_o prepossession_n for_o man_n never_o argue_v upon_o thing_n but_o in_o some_o relation_n to_o those_o idea_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o '_o they_o when_o a_o chemist_n will_v argue_v about_o some_o natural_a body_n present_o his_o three_o principle_n come_v into_o his_o mind_n a_o peripatic_a immediate_o think_v of_o the_o four_o element_n and_o the_o four_o first_o quality_n another_o philosopher_n refer_v every_o thing_n to_o other_o principle_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o be_v not_o immediate_o infect_v with_o the_o error_n to_o which_o it_o be_v subject_a or_o which_o do_v not_o augment_v the_o number_n of_o its_o error_n this_o consistence_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n produce_v another_o very_a bad_a effect_n especial_o in_o person_n more_o advance_v in_o year_n which_o be_v to_o make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o meditation_n they_o can_v set_v themselves_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o know_v and_o so_o they_o can_v never_o penetrate_v into_o those_o truth_n which_o be_v but_o a_o little_a conceal_v they_o can_v relish_v the_o most_o rational_a sentiment_n when_o they_o be_v support_v by_o principle_n which_o appear_v new_a to_o they_o though_o they_o be_v otherwise_o very_o intelligent_a in_o thing_n of_o which_o their_o year_n have_v give_v they_o great_a experience_n but_o all_o that_o i_o have_v here_o say_v extend_v no_o far_a than_o only_o to_o such_o as_o have_v spend_v their_o youth_n without_o make_v use_n of_o their_o wit_n or_o apply_v themselves_o to_o study_v to_o clear_v these_o thing_n it_o be_v requisite_a to_o know_v that_o we_o can_v learn_v any_o thing_n whatever_o it_o be_v without_o give_v our_o mind_n to_o it_o and_o that_o we_o can_v be_v attentive_a upon_o any_o thing_n if_o we_o do_v not_o imagine_v and_o admit_v a_o lively_a representation_n of_o it_o into_o the_o brain_n now_o that_o we_o may_v imagine_v object_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o some_o some_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n give_v way_n or_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v imprint_v on_o it_o some_o other_o motion_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v able_a to_o form_v the_o trace_n which_o be_v affix_v to_o the_o idea_n that_o represent_v those_o object_n to_o we_o so_o that_o if_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v but_o a_o little_a harden_v they_o will_v admit_v no_o inclination_n or_o motion_n but_o what_o they_o be_v former_o accustom_a to_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o soul_n can_v never_o imagine_v nor_o consequent_o be_v attentive_a upon_o what_o it_o desire_v but_o only_o upon_o thing_n that_o be_v familiar_a to_o it_o from_o hence_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v of_o great_a advantage_n for_o a_o man_n to_o exercise_n himself_o in_o merit_n â—ting_v upon_o all_o sort_n of_o subject_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o acquire_v a_o readiness_n to_o think_v upon_o what_o he_o please_v for_o as_o we_o acquire_v a_o extraordinary_a facility_n to_o stir_v our_o finger_n after_o various_a manner_n and_o with_o a_o swiftness_n even_o to_o wonder_v by_o frequent_a use_n in_o play_v upon_o instrument_n so_o the_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n the_o motion_n oâ—_n which_o be_v requisite_a to_o imagine_v what_o we_o desire_v do_v by_o use_n and_o custom_n acquire_v a_o certain_a easiness_n and_o slexibility_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o thing_n be_v imagine_v more_o easy_o more_o ready_o and_o more_o distinct_o now_o the_o best_a way_n to_o acquire_v this_o habitude_n which_o make_v the_o chief_a distinction_n betwixt_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o another_o person_n be_v to_o accustom_v ourselves_o in_o our_o youth_n to_o search_v after_o the_o truth_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v very_o difficult_a because_o at_o that_o age_n the_o fibre_n be_v more_o pliable_a and_o apt_a to_o give_v way_n nevertheless_o i_o do_v not_o pretend_v that_o this_o facility_n be_v to_o be_v acquire_v by_o those_o who_o be_v call_v man_n of_o study_n yet_o make_v it_o their_o business_n only_o to_o read_v without_o meditate_v and_o without_o search_v of_o themselves_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o question_n before_o they_o read_v it_o in_o a_o author_n for_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o by_o that_o mean_v only_o a_o man_n acquire_v a_o facility_n to_o remember_v thing_n that_o he_o have_v read_v it_o be_v every_o day_n observable_a that_o they_o who_o read_v much_o can_v never_o apply_v their_o mind_n to_o new_a thing_n that_o be_v tell_v they_o and_o that_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o learning_n hurry_v they_o to_o judge_v of_o those_o thing_n before_o they_o have_v conceive_v they_o in_o their_o mind_n throw_v they_o into_o those_o error_n which_o other_o man_n avoid_v but_o though_o the_o want_n of_o application_n be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o their_o error_n there_o be_v one_o that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o '_o they_o that_o in_o regard_n they_o always_o carry_v in_o their_o memory_n a_o infinite_a number_n of_o confuse_a species_n they_o present_o choose_v out_o some_o one_o which_o they_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o the_o dispute_n and_o because_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v tell_v they_o do_v not_o agree_v therewith_o they_o judge_v ridiculous_o that_o their_o opponent_n be_v deceive_v if_o you_o make_v it_o out_o to_o they_o that_o they_o themselves_o be_v deceive_v and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o understand_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n than_o they_o be_v mad_a and_o not_o able_a to_o apprehend_v what_o be_v say_v to_o they_o and_o they_o still_o keep_v steadfast_a to_o the_o first_o false_a species_n which_o their_o memory_n present_v to_o '_o they_o if_o you_o show_v they_o their_o mistake_n too_o apparent_o they_o will_v start_v a_o second_o and_o a_o three_o which_o they_o will_v defend_v sometime_o against_o all_o appearance_n of_o truth_n nay_o even_o against_o their_o own_o conscience_n because_o they_o have_v no_o respect_n or_o love_n for_o truth_n and_o because_o they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o other_o know_v better_a than_o themselves_o what_o ever_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v person_n of_o forty_o or_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n men._n iii_o
brain_n for_o that_o the_o soul_n always_o represent_v to_o herself_o those_o thing_n of_o which_o she_o have_v the_o large_a and_o deep_a trace_n to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v other_o example_n more_o compose_v a_o distemper_n be_v a_o novelty_n it_o make_v such_o havoc_n as_o surprise_v the_o world_n this_o imprint_n such_o deep_a trace_n in_o the_o brain_n that_o the_o distemper_n be_v always_o present_a to_o the_o mind_n suppose_v this_o disease_n for_o example_n be_v call_v the_o scurvy_a all_o distemper_n will_v be_v the_o scurvy_a the_o scurvy_a be_v new_a therefore_o all_o distemper_n shall_v be_v the_o scurvy_a the_o scurvy_a be_v attend_v with_o several_a symptom_n many_o of_o which_o be_v common_a to_o other_o disease_n that_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n if_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o sick_a person_n have_v any_o one_o of_o those_o symptom_n he_o shall_v be_v sick_a of_o the_o scurvy_a and_o they_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o other_o distemper_n that_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o same_o symptom_n they_o will_v expect_v that_o all_o the_o accident_n that_o they_o have_v know_v scorbutic_a person_n labour_v under_o befall_z they_o also_o they_o shall_v prescribe_v the_o same_o remedy_n and_o shall_v wonder_v why_o they_o do_v not_o work_v the_o same_o effect_n as_o they_o have_v wrought_v in_o other_o a_o author_n apply_v himself_o to_o one_o sort_n of_o study_n upon_o which_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o subject_a of_o his_o employment_n make_v so_o deep_a a_o impression_n and_o irradiate_a so_o vigorous_o over_o all_o the_o brain_n that_o many_o time_n they_o confound_v and_o deface_v the_o trace_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v very_o different_a one_o from_o another_o there_o be_v one_o for_o example_n who_o compile_v several_a volume_n upon_o the_o cross_n this_o make_v he_o see_v cross_n where_o ever_o he_o come_v nor_o be_v it_o without_o reason_n that_o father_n morin_n deride_v he_o for_o believe_v that_o a_o medal_n represent_v a_o cross_n when_o it_o represent_v quite_o another_o thing_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o such_o a_o sort_n of_o imagination_n as_o this_o it_o be_v that_o gilbert_n and_o several_a other_o after_o they_o have_v study_v the_o loadstone_n and_o admire_v its_o property_n will_v needs_o apply_v to_o magnetic_a quality_n a_o great_a number_n of_o natural_a effect_n which_o have_v not_o the_o least_o correspondence_n with_o they_o the_o example_n here_o cite_v be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o from_o this_o extraordinary_a easiness_n of_o the_o imagination_n to_o represent_v to_o itself_o the_o object_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o it_o and_o the_o difficulty_n which_o it_o undergo_v to_o imagine_v those_o which_o be_v new_a and_o unusual_a it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n be_v always_o form_v idea_n which_o may_v be_v call_v mix_v and_o impure_a and_o that_o the_o mind_n never_o judge_n of_o thing_n but_o with_o reference_n to_o itself_o and_o its_o first_o thought_n thus_o the_o different_a passion_n of_o man_n their_o inclination_n their_o condition_n their_o employment_n their_o quality_n their_o study_n in_o a_o word_n all_o their_o various_a manner_n of_o live_v produce_v very_o great_a difference_n in_o their_o idea_n and_o this_o it_o be_v that_o make_v they_o fall_v into_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o error_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v discourse_v more_o at_o large_a hereafter_o this_o be_v it_o that_o make_v the_o lord_n chancellor_n bacon_n utter_v these_o judicious_a expression_n all_o perception_n as_o well_o of_o the_o sense_n as_o of_o the_o mind_n be_v exit_fw-la analogia_fw-la hominis_fw-la not_o ex_fw-la analogia_fw-la vniversi_fw-la estque_fw-la intellectus_fw-la humanus_fw-la instar_fw-la speculi_fw-la inequalis_fw-la ad_fw-la radios_fw-la rerum_fw-la qui_fw-la svam_fw-la naturam_fw-la naturae_fw-la rerum_fw-la immiscet_fw-la camque_fw-la destorquet_n &_o inficit_fw-la chap._n iii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o trace_n and_o trace_n and_o between_o idea_n and_o idea_n among_o all_o material_a thing_n there_o be_v none_o more_o worthy_a the_o serious_a study_n of_o man_n than_o the_o structure_n of_o their_o body_n and_o the_o correspondence_n between_o all_o the_o part_n that_o compose_v it_o and_o of_o all_o spiritual_a thing_n there_o be_v none_o of_o which_o the_o knowledge_n be_v more_o necessary_a than_o that_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o how_o it_o be_v relate_v indispensable_o to_o god_n and_o natural_o to_o the_o body_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o perceive_v or_o know_v confuse_o that_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v unite_v one_o to_o another_o and_o that_o they_o be_v attend_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n that_o the_o trace_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o the_o brain_n likewise_o stir_v up_o the_o idea_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o the_o motion_n excite_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n excite_v the_o passion_n in_o the_o will._n it_o be_v requisite_a therefore_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o understand_v distinct_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o those_o different_a union_n and_o chief_o the_o effect_n which_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o produce_v we_o must_v understand_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o who_o be_v only_o able_a to_o act_v within_o we_o and_o to_o make_v we_o happy_a or_o miserable_a and_o it_o become_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o effect_n because_o we_o shall_v know_v ourselves_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v and_o other_o man_n with_o who_o we_o converse_v for_o then_o we_o shall_v understand_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o conduct_v govern_v and_o preserve_v ourselves_o in_o the_o most_o happy_a and_o perfect_a condition_n to_o which_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o attain_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o 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liberty_n consist_v page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o i._n of_o judgement_n and_o reason_n ii_o that_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o will._n iii_o what_o use_n must_v be_v make_v of_o its_o liberty_n in_o respect_n of_o they_o iv_o two_o general_a rule_n to_o avoid_v error_n and_o sin_n v._n necessary_a reflection_n upon_o these_o rule_n p._n 9_o chap._n 3._o i._o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n ii_o remark_n upon_o what_o have_v be_v say_v about_o the_o necessity_n of_o evidence_n p._n 16_o chap._n 4._o i._n of_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o error_n and_o that_o of_o these_o there_o be_v five_o principal_a one_o ii_o the_o general_a design_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n and_o the_o particular_a design_n of_o the_o first_o book_n p._n 22_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o sense_n i._o two_o way_n of_o explain_v how_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n ii_o that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o sense_n but_o our_o liberty_n which_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n iii_o a_o rule_n not_o to_o be_v 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unknown_a iii_o example_n of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n in_o respect_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n p._n 49_o chap._n 9_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a i._o a_o general_n proof_n of_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sight_n about_o motion_n ii_o that_o its_o necessary_a to_o know_v the_o distance_n of_o object_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o swiftness_n of_o their_o motion_n iii_o a_o examination_n of_o mean_n to_o know_v their_o distance_n p._n 54_o chap._n 10._o of_o error_n about_o sensible_a quality_n i._o a_o distinction_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n ii_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o sense_n iii_o to_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n be_v immediate_o unite_v iu._n how_o object_n act_n upon_o body_n v._o how_o upon_o the_o soul_n with_o reason_n why_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o perceive_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o body_n vi_o four_o thing_n which_o be_v confound_v in_o every_o
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the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o disquiet_n of_o our_o will._n ii_o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o negligence_n and_o ignorance_n iii_o first_o example_n morality_n little_o know_v to_o many_o men._n iv_o second_v example_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n dispute_v by_o some_o men._n v._o that_o our_o ignorance_n be_v exceed_o great_a in_o respect_n of_o abstract_a thing_n or_o such_o as_o have_v but_o little_a relation_n to_o we_o that_o vast_a capacity_n which_o the_o will_n have_v for_o all_o good_a in_o general_n will._n i._o the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o disquiet_n of_o our_o will._n because_o it_o be_v only_o form_v by_o a_o good_a which_o include_v all_o good_a in_o itself_o can_v be_v satisfy_v by_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o mind_n represent_v to_o it_o and_o yet_o that_o continual_a motion_n which_o god_n imprint_n in_o it_o towards_o good_n can_v stand_v still_o this_o motion_n never_o cease_v put_v the_o mind_n of_o necessity_n into_o a_o continual_a agitation_n the_o will_n which_o seek_v what_o it_o desire_v oblige_v the_o mind_n to_o represent_v all_o sort_n of_o object_n to_o itself_o the_o mind_n according_o do_v it_o but_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o relish_v they_o or_o if_o it_o do_v be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o they_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o relish_v they_o by_o reason_n that_o often_o the_o perception_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o accompany_v with_o pleasure_n for_o it_o be_v through_o pleasure_n that_o the_o soul_n relish_v its_o good_a and_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o it_o by_o reason_n that_o nothing_o can_v stop_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o he_o that_o give_v it_o whatever_o the_o mind_n represent_v to_o itself_o as_o its_o good_a be_v finite_a and_o whatever_o be_v finite_a may_v withdraw_v our_o love_n for_o a_o while_n but_o it_o can_v fix_v it_o when_o the_o mind_n consider_v very_o new_a and_o 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the_o error_n into_o which_o we_o fall_v in_o many_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o two_o follow_v we_o will_v explain_v what_o it_o be_v that_o produce_v in_o we_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o every_o thing_n that_o have_v something_o great_a or_o extraordinary_a in_o it_o it_o be_v something_o evident_a by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v ignorance_n ii_o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o negligence_n and_o ignorance_n first_o that_o the_o will_v seldom_o make_v use_n of_o the_o understanding_n unless_o on_o object_n that_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o we_o and_o that_o it_o very_o much_o neglect_v all_o other_o for_o be_v ever_o earnest_o desirous_a of_o felicity_n by_o the_o impression_n of_o nature_n it_o only_o turn_v the_o understanding_n towards_o such_o thing_n as_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o use_n to_o we_o and_o which_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n please_v we_o second_o that_o the_o will_n do_v not_o permit_v the_o understanding_n to_o apply_v itself_o long_o even_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v delight_v with_o because_o as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v create_v may_v indeed_o please_v we_o for_o a_o while_n but_o we_o be_v soon_o disgu_v with_o they_o and_o then_o our_o mind_n lay_v they_o by_o to_o seek_v for_o that_o which_o can_v satisfy_v it_o elsewhere_o three_o that_o the_o will_n be_v excite_v thus_o to_o make_v the_o mind_n run_v from_o object_n to_o object_n because_o it_o never_o cease_v to_o represent_v consuse_o to_o it_o or_o as_o at_o a_o distance_n that_o which_o include_v all_o being_n in_o itself_o as_o we_o have_v declare_v in_o the_o three_o book_n for_o the_o will_n be_v desirous_a as_o it_o be_v to_o draw_v its_o real_a good_a near_a to_o itself_o to_o be_v please_v with_o it_o and_o to_o receive_v from_o it_o the_o motion_n which_o animate_v it_o it_o excite_v the_o understanding_n to_o represent_v that_o good_a in_o some_o measure_n but_o than_o it_o be_v no_o long_o the_o general_n the_o universal_a the_o infinite_o perfect_a be_v which_o the_o mind_n perceive_v it_o be_v something_o that_o be_v bound_v and_o imperfect_a which_o not_o be_v able_a to_o stop_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o will_n nor_o to_o please_v it_o long_o it_o forsake_v it_o to_o turn_v after_o some_o other_o object_n and_o whereas_o the_o attention_n and_o application_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o discover_v abstract_v truth_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o mankind_n must_v live_v in_o a_o gross_a ignorance_n in_o respect_n even_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o they_o and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o express_v their_o blindness_n in_o what_o relate_v to_o abstract_a truth_n and_o which_o have_v no_o sensible_a relation_n to_o they_o but_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v these_o thing_n by_o example_n among_o all_o science_n morality_n have_v most_o relation_n to_o we_o it_o teach_v we_o all_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n men._n iii_o first_o example_n morality_n little_o know_v among_o many_o men._n towards_o our_o prince_n towards_o our_o friend_n and_o relation_n and_o general_o towards_o all_o that_o be_v about_o we_o moreover_o it_o teach_v we_o the_o way_n to_o be_v eternal_o happy_a and_o all_o man_n lie_v under_o a_o essential_a obligation_n or_o rather_o indispensible_a necessity_n to_o apply_v themselves_o whole_o to_o it_o and_o yet_o though_o there_o have_v be_v man_n on_o earth_n these_o six_o thousand_o year_n that_o science_n be_v still_o very_o imperfect_a that_o part_n of_o morality_n which_o relate_v to_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o which_o undoubted_o be_v the_o chief_a since_o it_o relate_v to_o eternity_n have_v hardly_o be_v know_v by_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o even_o in_o our_o day_n we_o find_v man_n of_o sense_n who_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a part_n of_o morality_n for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n where_o lie_v the_o difficulty_n to_o 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