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no consequence to these, though they be points, in 

 various respects, of great importance. A just rea- 

 soner removes from his consideration, not only what 

 he knows, but what he does not know, touching 

 matters not strictly connected with his argument, 

 i. e. not forming the very steps of his deduction : 

 beyond these, his knowledge and his ignorance are 

 alike relative. 



