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that_o if_o man_n shall_v of_o a_o sudden_a start_v up_o from_o under_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o have_v remain_v in_o darkness_n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o birth_n and_o all_o at_o once_o behold_v the_o land_n the_o sea_n and_o heaven_n the_o beauty_n the_o vast_a body_n and_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o the_o sun_n they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o deity_n and_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o whole_a which_o they_o contemplate_v be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o a_o god_n in_o short_a either_o we_o must_v believe_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v eternal_a or_o that_o the_o world_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o chance_n or_o else_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o allpowerful_a be_v which_o make_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o now_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o a_o dead_a and_o insensible_a mass_n such_o as_o be_v the_o matter_n be_v a_o eternal_a be_v and_o without_o any_o beginning_n because_o it_o will_v be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o absurdity_n 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extravagance_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o opinion_n whereby_o a_o man_n run_v the_o risk_a of_o be_v eternal_o miserable_a and_o hope_n for_o nothing_o but_o annihilation_n and_o whither_o tho'_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a proof_n of_o a_o judgement_n to_o come_v it_o be_v not_o better_o for_o they_o always_o to_o demean_v themselves_o as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v i_o say_v no_o more_o for_o this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o since_o our_o indifferent_a man_n be_v not_o assure_v that_o there_o be_v no_o judgement_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o build_v upon_o this_o opinion_n the_o indifferency_n of_o religion_n chap._n ix_o wherein_o be_v examine_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n true_a or_o false_a just_a or_o unjust_a among_o those_o who_o i_o call_v indifferent_a man_n there_o be_v some_o who_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o true_a or_o false_a just_a or_o unjust_a so_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v whatever_o a_o man_n please_v and_o to_o 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