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14 But if we remove the Veil and look underneath, if laying aide the Expreions we et our elves attentively to conider the things themelves, which are uppoed to be expreed or marked thereby, we hall dicover much Emptines, Darknes, and Confuion; nay, if I mitake not, direct Impoibilities and Contradictions. Whether this be the cae or no, every thinking Reader is intreated to examine and judge for himelf.

IX. Having conidered the Object, I proceed to conider the Principles of this new Analyis by Momentums, Fluxions, or Infiniteimals; wherein if it hall appear that your capital Points, upon which the ret are uppoed to depend, include Error and fale Reaoning; it will then follow that you, who are at a los to conduct your elves, cannot with any decency et up for guides to other Men. The main Point in the method of Fluxions is to obtain the Fluxion or Momentum of the Rectangle or Product of two indeterminate Quantities. Inamuch as from thence are derived Rules for obtaining the Fluxions