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Rh to God in our examining of the firt Principles.

, we mut not be apprehenive, that any philoophical Opinion will ever prejudice the Religion of a Country. Tho' our Demontrations clah directly with our Myteries, that's nothing to the Purpose, for the latter are not less rever'd upon that Account by our Christian Philoophers, who know very well that the Objects of Reaon and thoe of Faith are of a very different Nature. Philoophers will never form a religious Sect, the Reaon of which is, their Writings are not calculated for the Vulgar, and they themelves are free from Enthuiam. If we divide Mankind into twenty Parts, 'twill be found that nineteen of thee conit of Perons employ'd in manual Labour, who will never know that uch a Man as Mr. Locke exited. In the remaining twentieth Part how few are Readers? And among uch as are o, twenty amue themelves with Romances to one who tudies Philoophy. The thinking Part of Mankind are confin'd to a very mall Number, and thee will never