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any error committed in the course of the investiga- 

 tion. 



u. It exemplifies the application of general principles 

 to the explanation of particular facts. 



in. It impresses the truth both of the principles and 

 the conclusion most strongly on the mind. 



Though an experiment can only prove a proposition 

 in one particular case, yet from a combination of 

 two or more experiments, such evidence of the ge- 

 neral proposition may arise, as to fall little short of 

 demonstration. 



14. The study of Natural Philosophy is accom- 

 panied with great advantages. 



i. It extends man's power over nature, by explain- 

 ing the principles of the various arts which he 

 practises. 



II. It improves and elevates the mind, by unfolding 

 to it the magnificence, the order, and the beauty 

 manifested in the construction of the material 

 world. 



in. It offers the most striking proofs of the benefi- 

 cence, the wisdom, and the power of the CREA- 

 TOR. 



SECT. II. 



