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XLVIII. You may poibly hope to evade the Force of all that hath been aid, and to creen fale Principles and inconitent Reaonings, by a general Pretence that thee Objections and Remarks are Metaphyical. But this is a vain Pretence. For the plain Sene and Truth of what is advanced in the foregoing Remarks, I appeal to the Undertanding of every unprejudiced intelligent Reader. To the ame I appeal, whether the Points remarked upon are not mot incomprehenible Metaphyics. And Metaphyics not of mine, but your own. I would not be undertood to infer, that your Notions are fale or vain becaue they are Metaphyical. Nothing is either true or fale for that Reaon. Whether a Point be called Metaphyical or no avails little. The Quetion is whether it be clear or obcure, right or wrong, well or ill-deduced? XLIX. Al-