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Rh know. He takes an Infant at the Inant of his Birth; he traces, Step by Step, the Progres of his Undertanding; examines what Things he has in common with Beats, and what he poees above them. Above all he conults himelf; the being concious that he himelf thinks. leave, ays he, to thoe who know more of this Matter than my elf, the examining whether the Soul exits before or after the Organization of our Bodies. But I confes that 'tis my Lot to be animated with one of thoe heavy Souls which do not think always; and I am even o unhappy as not to conceive, that 'tis more neceary the Soul hould think perpetually, than that Bodies hou'd be for ever in Motion. regard to my elf, I hall boat that I have the Honour to be as tupid in this Particular as Mr. Locke. No one hall ever make me believe, that I think always; and I am as little inclin'd as he cou'd be, to fancy that ome Weeks after I was conceiv'd, I was a very learned Soul; knowing at that Rh