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\nparticular\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000I\u3000\u3000\u3000hoped\u3000\u3000\u3000gradually\u3000\u3000to\u3000\u3000\u3000perfect\u3000\u3000\u3000my\u3000\u3000\u3000judgments\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000\u3000\u3000not\u3000\u3000\u3000to\u3000\u3000\u3000suffer\u3000
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\n
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300020\u2026
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\n
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\n
\nfortune\uff1b\u3000and\u3000change\u3000my\u3000desires\u3000rather\u3000than\u3000the\u3000order\u3000of\u3000the\u3000world\uff1b\u3000and\u3000in\u3000
\n
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\nconsider\u3000all\u3000external\u3000goods\u3000as\u3000equally\u3000beyond\u3000our\u3000power\uff1b\u3000we\u3000shall\u3000no\u3000more\u3000
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\nwe\u3000\u3000\u3000shall\u3000\u3000\u3000no\u3000\u3000\u3000more\u3000\u3000\u3000desire\u3000\u3000\u3000health\u3000\u3000\u3000in\u3000\u3000\u3000disease\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000or\u3000\u3000\u3000freedom\u3000\u3000\u3000in\u3000\u3000\u3000imprisonment\uff1b\u3000
\n
\nthan\u3000we\u3000now\u3000do\u3000bodies\u3000incorruptible\u3000as\u3000diamonds\uff1b\u3000or\u3000the\u3000wings\u3000of\u3000birds\u3000to\u3000
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\nfly\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000with\u3002\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000But\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000I\u3000\u3000confess\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000there\u3000\u3000\u3000is\u3000\u3000need\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000\u3000\u3000prolonged\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000discipline\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000
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\nfrequently\u3000repeated\u3000meditation\u3000to\u3000accustom\u3000the\u3000mind\u3000to\u3000view\u3000all\u3000objects\u3000in\u3000
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\nthis\u3000\u3000\u3000light\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000\u3000\u3000I\u3000\u3000\u3000believe\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000in\u3000\u3000\u3000this\u3000\u3000\u3000chiefly\u3000\u3000\u3000consisted\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000secret\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000
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\n
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\n
\nincessantly\u3000with\u3000the\u3000consideration\u3000of\u3000the\u3000limits\u3000prescribed\u3000to\u3000their\u3000power\u3000
\n
\nby\u3000\u3000\u3000nature\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000they\u3000\u3000\u3000became\u3000\u3000\u3000so\u3000\u3000\u3000entirely\u3000\u3000\u3000convinced\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000nothing\u3000\u3000\u3000was\u3000\u3000\u3000at\u3000\u3000\u3000their\u3000
\n
\ndisposal\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000except\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000their\u3000\u3000\u3000own\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000thoughts\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000this\u3000\u3000conviction\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000was\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000\u3000itself\u3000
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\nsufficient\u3000to\u3000prevent\u3000their\u3000entertaining\u3000any\u3000desire\u3000of\u3000other\u3000objects\uff1b\u3000and\u3000over\u3000
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300027\u2026
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\n
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\n
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\n
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\n
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\n
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\n
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\n
\n
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\nGod\u3000to\u3000be\u3000pounded\u3000of\u3000these\u3000two\u3000natures\u3000and\u3000that\u3000consequently\u3000he\u3000was\u3000
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\nthe\u3000idea\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000a\u3000\u3000\u3000Perfect\u3000Being\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000I\u3000\u3000\u3000found\u3000that\u3000the\u3000existence\u3000of\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000Being\u3000\u3000\u3000was\u3000
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\nGod\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000who\u3000\u3000\u3000is\u3000\u3000\u3000this\u3000\u3000\u3000Perfect\u3000\u3000\u3000Being\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000is\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000or\u3000\u3000\u3000exists\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000as\u3000\u3000\u3000any\u3000\u3000\u3000demonstration\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000
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\ngeometry\u3000can\u3000be\u3002\u3000
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300029\u2026
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\nwhich\u3000is\u3000a\u3000mode\u3000of\u3000thinking\u3000limited\u3000to\u3000material\u3000objects\uff1b\u3000that\u3000all\u3000that\u3000is\u3000not\u3000
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\n
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\n
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\n
\nthe\u3000existence\u3000of\u3000God\u3000and\u3000of\u3000the\u3000soul\uff1b\u3000by\u3000the\u3000reasons\u3000I\u3000have\u3000adduced\uff1b\u3000I\u3000am\u3000
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\n
\nbody\uff1b\u3000and\u3000that\u3000there\u3000exist\u3000stars\u3000and\u3000an\u3000earth\uff1b\u3000and\u3000such\u3000like\uff1b\u3000are\u3000less\u3000certain\uff1b\u3000
\n
\nfor\uff1b\u3000although\u3000we\u3000have\u3000a\u3000moral\u3000assurance\u3000of\u3000these\u3000things\uff1b\u3000which\u3000is\u3000so\u3000strong\u3000
\n
\nthat\u3000there\u3000is\u3000an\u3000appearance\u3000of\u3000extravagance\u3000in\u3000doubting\u3000of\u3000their\u3000existence\uff1b\u3000
\n
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\n
\nsufficient\u3000reason\u3000to\u3000exclude\u3000entire\u3000assurance\uff1b\u3000in\u3000the\u3000observation\u3000that\u3000when\u3000
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\n
\nbody\u3000and\u3000that\u3000we\u3000see\u3000other\u3000stars\u3000and\u3000another\u3000earth\uff1b\u3000when\u3000there\u3000is\u3000nothing\u3000
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\n
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\n
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\nplease\uff1b\u3000I\u3000do\u3000not\u3000believe\u3000that\u3000they\u3000will\u3000be\u3000able\u3000to\u3000give\u3000any\u3000reason\u3000which\u3000can\u3000
\n
\nbe\u3000sufficient\u3000to\u3000remove\u3000this\u3000doubt\uff1b\u3000unless\u3000they\u3000presuppose\u3000the\u3000existence\u3000of\u3000
\n
\nGod\u3002\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000For\uff1b\u3000in\u3000the\u3000first\u3000place\u3000even\u3000the\u3000principle\u3000which\u3000I\u3000have\u3000already\u3000taken\u3000
\n
\nas\u3000a\u3000rule\uff1b\u3000viz\u3002\uff1b\u3000that\u3000all\u3000the\u3000things\u3000which\u3000we\u3000clearly\u3000and\u3000distinctly\u3000conceive\u3000
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\n
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300030\u2026
\n
\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000DISCOURSE\u3000ON\u3000THE\u3000METHOD\u3000OF\u3000RIGHTLY\u3000CONDUCTING\u3000THE\u3000REASON\uff1b\u3000AND\u3000
\n
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\n
\nPerfect\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Being\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000because\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000all\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000we\u3000\u3000\u3000possess\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000is\u3000\u3000derived\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000from\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000him\uff1a\u3000
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\nwhence\u3000it\u3000\u3000\u3000follows\u3000that\u3000our\u3000\u3000ideas\u3000\u3000\u3000or\u3000notions\uff1b\u3000\u3000which\u3000\u3000\u3000to\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000extent\u3000of\u3000\u3000\u3000their\u3000
\n
\nclearness\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000\u3000\u3000distinctness\u3000\u3000\u3000are\u3000\u3000\u3000real\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000\u3000\u3000proceed\u3000\u3000\u3000from\u3000\u3000\u3000God\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000must\u3000\u3000\u3000to\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000
\n
\nextent\u3000be\u3000true\u3002\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Accordingly\uff1b\u3000whereas\u3000we\u3000not\u3000infrequently\u3000have\u3000ideas\u3000or\u3000
\n
\nnotions\u3000in\u3000which\u3000some\u3000falsity\u3000is\u3000contained\uff1b\u3000this\u3000can\u3000only\u3000be\u3000the\u3000case\u3000with\u3000
\n
\nsuch\u3000as\u3000are\u3000to\u3000some\u3000extent\u3000confused\u3000and\u3000obscure\uff1b\u3000and\u3000in\u3000this\u3000proceed\u3000from\u3000
\n
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\ncircumstance\u3000of\u3000his\u3000being\u3000asleep\u3000would\u3000not\u3000militate\u3000against\u3000its\u3000truth\uff1b\u3000and\u3000
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\ndistinctly\u3000imagine\u3000the\u3000head\u3000of\u3000a\u3000lion\u3000joined\u3000to\u3000the\u3000body\u3000of\u3000a\u3000g \n
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\ndetermine\u3000whether\u3000a\u3000more\u3000special\u3000account\u3000of\u3000them\u3000would\u3000conduce\u3000to\u3000the\u3000
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\nshort\u3000time\u3000on\u3000all\u3000the\u3000principal\u3000difficulties\u3000which\u3000are\u3000usually\u3000treated\u3000of\u3000in\u3000
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\nphilosophy\uff1b\u3000but\u3000I\u3000have\u3000also\u3000observed\u3000certain\u3000laws\u3000established\u3000in\u3000nature\u3000by\u3000
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\nGod\u3000in\u3000such\u3000a\u3000manner\uff1b\u3000and\u3000of\u3000which\u3000he\u3000has\u3000impressed\u3000on\u3000our\u3000minds\u3000such\u3000
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\nnotions\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000after\u3000\u3000\u3000we\u3000\u3000\u3000have\u3000\u3000\u3000reflected\u3000\u3000\u3000sufficiently\u3000\u3000\u3000upon\u3000\u3000\u3000these\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000we\u3000\u3000\u3000cannot\u3000
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\nrepresent\u3000equally\u3000well\u3000on\u3000a\u3000plain\u3000surface\u3000all\u3000the\u3000different\u3000faces\u3000of\u3000a\u3000solid\u3000
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\nwhat\u3000elements\u3000and\u3000in\u3000what\u3000manner\u3000nature\u3000must\u3000produce\u3000them\uff1b\u3000I\u3000remained\u3000
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\nfunctions\u3000which\u3000might\uff1b\u3000as\u3000consequences\u3000of\u3000this\u3000supposition\uff1b\u3000exist\u3000in\u3000this\u3000
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\nthe\u3000body\uff1b\u3000and\u3000of\u3000which\u3000it\u3000has\u3000been\u3000said\u3000above\u3000that\u3000the\u3000nature\u3000distinctively\u3000
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300036\u2026
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\n
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\n
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\n
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\nstraightened\uff1b\u3000while\u3000adequate\u3000to\u3000hinder\u3000the\u3000blood\u3000already\u3000in\u3000the\u3000arm\u3000from\u3000
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\nconsistency\uff1b\u3000are\u3000more\u3000difficult\u3000to\u3000press\uff1b\u3000and\u3000also\u3000that\u3000the\u3000blood\u3000which\u3000
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\nligature\uff1b\u3000that\u3000is\uff1b\u3000towards\u3000the\u3000extremities\u3000of\u3000the\u3000arm\u3000through\u3000which\u3000it\u3000can\u3000
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\nestablishes\u3000what\u3000he\u3000has\u3000advanced\u3000respecting\u3000the\u3000motion\u3000of\u3000the\u3000blood\uff1b\u3000from\u3000
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\nthe\u3000existence\u3000of\u3000certain\u3000pellicles\uff1b\u3000so\u3000disposed\u3000in\u3000various\u3000places\u3000along\u3000the\u3000
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\nalthough\u3000this\u3000had\u3000been\u3000closely\u3000tied\u3000in\u3000the\u3000immediate\u3000neighborhood\u3000of\u3000the\u3000
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\nquarter\u3000than\u3000the\u3000heart\u3002\u3000
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000But\u3000there\u3000are\u3000many\u3000other\u3000circumstances\u3000which\u3000evince\u3000that\u3000what\u3000I\u3000have\u3000
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\nplace\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000difference\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000is\u3000\u3000\u3000observed\u3000\u3000\u3000between\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000blood\u3000\u3000\u3000which\u3000\u3000\u3000flows\u3000
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\nbeing\u3000rarefied\uff1b\u3000and\uff1b\u3000as\u3000it\u3000were\uff1b\u3000distilled\u3000by\u3000passing\u3000through\u3000the\u3000heart\uff1b\u3000it\u3000is\u3000
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\nthinner\uff1b\u3000and\u3000more\u3000vivid\uff1b\u3000and\u3000warmer\u3000immediately\u3000after\u3000leaving\u3000the\u3000heart\uff1b\u3000
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\nin\u3000other\u3000words\uff1b\u3000when\u3000in\u3000the\u3000arteries\uff1b\u3000than\u3000it\u3000was\u3000a\u3000short\u3000time\u3000before\u3000passing\u3000
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\ninto\u3000either\uff1b\u3000\u3000in\u3000other\u3000\u3000\u3000words\uff1b\u3000\u3000when\u3000it\u3000\u3000\u3000was\u3000in\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000veins\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000if\u3000\u3000\u3000attention\u3000be\u3000
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\nneighborhood\u3000of\u3000the\u3000heart\uff1b\u3000and\u3000is\u3000not\u3000so\u3000evident\u3000in\u3000parts\u3000more\u3000remote\u3000from\u3000
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300040\u2026
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\nlarger\u3000than\u3000the\u3000right\u3000cavity\u3000and\u3000the\u3000arterial\u3000vein\uff1b\u3000were\u3000it\u3000not\u3000that\u3000the\u3000blood\u3000
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\ndegree\uff1b\u3000than\u3000the\u3000blood\u3000which\u3000proceeds\u3000immediately\u3000from\u3000the\u3000hollow\u3000vein\uff1f\u3000
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\nAnd\u3000\u3000\u3000what\u3000\u3000\u3000can\u3000\u3000\u3000physicians\u3000\u3000\u3000conjecture\u3000\u3000\u3000from\u3000\u3000\u3000feeling\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000pulse\u3000\u3000\u3000unless\u3000\u3000\u3000they\u3000
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\nknow\u3000that\u3000according\u3000as\u3000the\u3000blood\u3000changes\u3000its\u3000nature\u3000it\u3000can\u3000be\u3000rarefied\u3000by\u3000
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\nthe\u3000\u3000\u3000warmth\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000heart\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000in\u3000\u3000\u3000a\u3000\u3000\u3000higher\u3000\u3000\u3000or\u3000\u3000\u3000lower\u3000\u3000\u3000degree\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000and\u3000\u3000\u3000more\u3000\u3000\u3000or\u3000\u3000\u3000less\u3000
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\nquickly\u3000than\u3000before\uff1f\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000And\u3000if\u3000it\u3000be\u3000inquired\u3000how\u3000this\u3000heat\u3000is\u3000municated\u3000
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\nmeans\u3000of\u3000the\u3000blood\uff1b\u3000which\uff1b\u3000passing\u3000through\u3000the\u3000heart\uff1b\u3000is\u3000there\u3000heated\u3000anew\uff1b\u3000
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\nand\u3000\u3000\u3000thence\u3000\u3000\u3000diffused\u3000\u3000\u3000over\u3000\u3000\u3000all\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000body\uff1f\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Whence\u3000\u3000\u3000it\u3000\u3000\u3000happens\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000that\u3000\u3000\u3000if\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000
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\nwhere\u3000it\u3000has\u3000been\u3000rarefied\u3000and\uff1b\u3000as\u3000it\u3000were\uff1b\u3000changed\u3000into\u3000vapors\uff1b\u3000to\u3000bee\u3000
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\nthe\u3000heart\uff1b\u3000and\u3000that\u3000in\u3000\u3000\u3000children\u3000who\u3000cannot\u3000use\u3000\u3000them\u3000while\u3000in\u3000the\u3000\u3000womb\uff1b\u3000
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\nthere\u3000is\u3000a\u3000hole\u3000through\u3000which\u3000the\u3000blood\u3000flows\u3000from\u3000the\u3000hollow\u3000vein\u3000into\u3000
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\nthe\u3000next\u3000place\uff1b\u3000how\u3000could\u3000digestion\u3000be\u3000carried\u3000on\u3000in\u3000the\u3000stomach\u3000unless\u3000the\u3000
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\ncertain\u3000of\u3000the\u3000more\u3000fluid\u3000parts\u3000of\u3000the\u3000blood\uff1b\u3000which\u3000assist\u3000in\u3000the\u3000dissolution\u3000
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300041\u2026
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\nneed\u3000be\u3000adduced\u3000to\u3000explain\u3000nutrition\uff1b\u3000and\u3000the\u3000production\u3000of\u3000the\u3000different\u3000
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\nhumors\u3000of\u3000the\u3000body\uff1b\u3000beyond\u3000saying\uff1b\u3000that\u3000the\u3000force\u3000with\u3000which\u3000the\u3000blood\uff1b\u3000in\u3000
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\naccording\u3000\u3000\u3000to\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000situation\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000shape\uff1b\u3000\u3000\u3000or\u3000\u3000\u3000smallness\u3000\u3000\u3000of\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000\u3000\u3000pores\u3000\u3000\u3000with\u3000\u3000\u3000which\u3000
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\nthey\u3000\u3000meet\uff1b\u3000\u3000some\u3000rather\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000than\u3000\u3000\u3000others\u3000flow\u3000\u3000into\u3000certain\u3000\u3000\u3000parts\uff1b\u3000in\u3000\u3000\u3000the\u3000same\u3000
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\nperforated\uff1b\u3000serve\u3000to\u3000separate\u3000different\u3000species\u3000of\u3000grain\uff1f\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000And\uff1b\u3000in\u3000the\u3000last\u3000
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\nplace\uff1b\u3000what\u3000above\u3000all\u3000is\u3000here\u3000worthy\u3000of\u3000observation\uff1b\u3000is\u3000the\u3000generation\u3000of\u3000
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\nthe\u3000animal\u3000spirits\uff1b\u3000which\u3000are\u3000like\u3000a\u3000very\u3000subtle\u3000wind\uff1b\u3000or\u3000rather\u3000a\u3000very\u3000pure\u3000
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\nand\u3000vivid\u3000flame\u3000which\uff1b\u3000continually\u3000ascending\u3000in\u3000great\u3000abundance\u3000from\u3000the\u3000
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\nheart\u3000to\u3000the\u3000brain\uff1b\u3000thence\u3000penetrates\u3000through\u3000the\u3000nerves\u3000into\u3000the\u3000muscles\uff1b\u3000
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\nmatters\u3000with\u3000sufficient\u3000minuteness\u3000in\u3000the\u3000treatise\u3000which\u3000I\u3000formerly\u3000thought\u3000
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\nalthough\u3000no\u3000longer\u3000animated\uff1b\u3000what\u3000changes\u3000must\u3000take\u3000place\u3000in\u3000the\u3000brain\u3000to\u3000
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300042\u2026
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\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000DISCOURSE\u3000ON\u3000THE\u3000METHOD\u3000OF\u3000RIGHTLY\u3000CONDUCTING\u3000THE\u3000REASON\uff1b\u3000AND\u3000
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\n
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\nand\u3000all\u3000the\u3000other\u3000qualities\u3000of\u3000external\u3000objects\u3000impress\u3000it\u3000with\u3000different\u3000ideas\u3000
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\n
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\n
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\nthis\u3000body\u3000as\u3000a\u3000machine\u3000made\u3000by\u3000the\u3000hands\u3000of\u3000God\uff1b\u3000which\u3000is\u3000inparably\u3000
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\nbetter\u3000arranged\uff1b\u3000and\u3000adequate\u3000to\u3000movements\u3000more\u3000admirable\u3000than\u3000is\u3000any\u3000
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\nwere\u3000there\u3000such\u3000machines\u3000exactly\u3000resembling\u3000organs\u3000and\u3000outward\u3000form\u3000an\u3000
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\ntherefore\u3000really\u3000men\u3002\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Of\u3000these\u3000the\u3000first\u3000is\u3000that\u3000they\u3000could\u3000never\u3000use\u3000words\u3000
\n
\nor\u3000other\u3000signs\u3000arranged\u3000in\u3000such\u3000a\u3000manner\u3000as\u3000is\u3000petent\u3000to\u3000us\u3000in\u3000order\u3000to\u3000
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\n
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\n\u2026\u3000Page\u300043\u2026
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\n
\n
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\n
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\nmight\u3000execute\u3000many\u3000things\u3000with\u3000equal\u3000or\u3000perhaps\u3000greater\u3000perfection\u3000than\u3000
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\ninstrument\u3000that\u3000is\u3000alike\u3000available\u3000on\u3000every\u3000occasion\uff1b\u3000these\u3000organs\uff1b\u3000on\u3000the\u3000
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\ncontrary\uff1b\u3000need\u3000a\u3000particular\u3000arrangement\u3000for\u3000each\u3000particular\u3000action\uff1b\u3000whence\u3000
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\n
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\nof\u3000these\u3000two\u3000tests\u3000we\u3000may\u3000likewise\u3000know\u3000the\u3000difference\u3000between\u3000men\u3000and\u3000
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\nand\u3000stupid\uff1b\u3000not\u3000even\u3000idiots\uff1b\u3000as\u3000to\u3000be\u3000incapable\u3000of\u3000joining\u3000together\u3000different\u3000
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\n
\ndoes\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000this\u3000\u3000inability\u3000\u3000\u3000arise\u3000\u3000\u3000from\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000want\u3000\u3000 \n
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\nin\u3000place\u3000of\u3000which\u3000men\u3000born\u3000deaf\u3000and\u3000dumb\uff1b\u3000and\u3000thus\u3000not\u3000less\uff1b\u3000but\u3000rather\u3000
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