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argument of the Epicureans, against, agrees well with their doctrine concerning the beginning of the world, and is every whit foolish and unreasonable

They tell us, that such an attendance upon the of nature and the actions of men. as Providence is too mean for God's supreme greatness, and  troublesome for his complete happiness; that his enjoyments and satisfactions would be interrupted with  cares: that he must be wearied with the endless continuance, and distracted with the infinite variety of  that men are too inconsiderable, for him to regard  they do; that he is so far from being concerned,  being either pleased or angry with them, that he is so much as a spectator of their actions: worshipping  blaspheming him, doing right or wrong to one  is all alike; nothing can move him to take notice,  less to interpose, or meddle to do them either good  harm. This kind of reasoning was justly despised the weakness in it, and justly suspected to be  crafty insinuation of Atheism, and a pursuance of  design against religion, than a way of good and  arguing, even in their own opinion.

How could men, that discourse clearly and constantly in many other matters, fall into such a gross as to conclude concerning the nature of God  infinitely perfect, from the defects and imperfection  a man?

Because we cannot attend long, nor to many things, but are tired with thinking, and perplexed