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tion of Errours, as well in Vhilcfofhy^ as in other matters 
of more concern, as Religion and Divine Worfhip : but 
tliefe not being the prefent fcope of our Author, he in this 
excellent and learned Effay fliews, that in Wiilofopliical In- 
quiries, the vulgarly received Notion of Nmre hath given 
great occafion of Ermur, being admitted without a due 
examination. 
The whole is divided into eight Sedions, the fcope of 
which is briefly as follows : 
In the firft Sedion, after having preinifed fbme thing of 
• the manner of conception in the rational foul , our Author, 
with his ufiial acutenefs, anfwers two Objeclions, fhewing, 
that it is neither ungrateful nor blameable, for a Son of A^^- 
//i;r^ to oppugn Nitture^ after this manner like wife, that 
there is fometimes a neceflity to recede froiii the commoa 
opinion of men. 
The fecoi^d Sedion reckons up the {everal vulgar accep- 
tations of the word Nature^ and then fubftitutes in their 
places,- other. Words and ExprelEons more fliitabje to the 
true notion of JV^/^m : 
-Ti^^^ third, examins the AriflMelim defitlilion of Natm^ 
and^g^rovesit idAite^intf icate an^ aflbrdingbo light, where^ 
by to explairj other things ; which done, our Nofele Au- 
thor lets forth the reafon why he eqdeavoi^rs to avGi^A^ 
frequent ufe of this word Nature. 
The fourth Section, in the firft place, examins feverai 
Axioms concerning Nature^ whereby fhe is defcribed after 
the vulgar apprehenfion ; and then lays down a much bet- 
ter dejmptira^^^^ her^, ^itt\: 2i moft learned dilTertation con- 
cerning the feverai forms of Ipcech relating thereto T Hei'e 
our Author diltinguiflies Nature into general, whidi he calls 
Cofmical Meehanifm , and particular, which he names bidi- 
ytdid^^l Mechamfm. In the conclufion is fliewn the original 
o£ 'Folytheifmj and how A^/?//^r^ came to be a made Goddefs 
by the Anti^nts. 
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