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Mind we may conclude from the foregoing con- 

 siderations is not a principle confined to the body 

 or to any part of the body, which changes with every 

 wind, and holds its existence at a precarious tenure ; 

 but it is a spiritual essence, in which there is no 

 evidence of decay, and which is superior to time and 

 place in the ordinary sense of the words. It is abso- 

 lutely necessary to understand these high qualities of 

 mind at the commencement of our inquiry; for if 

 our notions on this subject are low and sensational, 

 we shall strive in vain to obtain any light upon the 

 connexion which exists between mind and body. 



II. 



The relation of mind to corporeity is a question of 

 great difficulty, and in order to find any answer it is 

 necessary to consult revelation, as well as to examine 

 nature ; for unless we avail ourselves of this double 

 means, the end of the search is more perplexed and 

 uncertain than the beginning. What, then, we may 

 ask, is the relation of mind to corporeity? Is it a 

 connexion which is necessary and inseparable, or is it 

 one that is dissolved at any time? These are the 

 questions which present themselves to our notice, and 

 which indicate the objects we must keep in view. 



In this inquiry we are very prone to anticipate 

 the verdict of reason, by saying that the union of 



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