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the general ideas of the previous chapters well in mind as a basis of further discussion, we may proceed to consider particularly the organization of man. This will give a more definite idea of the constitution of the universe, and prepare for further investigation, confirmations, and conclusions.

That in man which first receives affection and thought from the Creator and has the faculty of self-consciousness, must necessarily be an organized form. This form is called the soul. That the soul is substantial is evident from the same reasons that prove the spiritual world to be substantial; namely, that causes originate in it superior to the nature of matter, and as causes can not exist apart from substance, the soul must be substantial.

The assertion that the soul is a substantial, organized form is not an hypothesis, but the