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10 after what by my own acknowledgement I can never come to be ure of; the Anwer is, that at this rate he would put down all Natural Philoophy as far as it concerns it elf in earching into the Nature of Things: In uch noble and ublime Studies as thee, ’tis a Glory to arrive at Probability, and the Search it elf rewards the Pains. But there are many degrees of Probably, ome nearer Truth than other, in the determining of which lies the chief exercie of our Judgement. But beides the Noblenes and Pleaure of the Studies, may not we be o bold as to ay, they are no mall help to the Advancement of Widom and Morality? o far are they from being of no ue at all. For here we may mount from this dull Earth, and viewing it from on high, conider whether Nature has laid out all her Cot and Finery upon this mall Speck of Dirt. So, like Travellers into other ditant Countries, we hall be better able to judge of what’s done at home, know how to make a true Etimate of, and et its