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EWS. Thefe expect a redeemer, p. 209, 210. For themselves but not for us, 210. The fincerity of that people not fo wonderful as Pafchal imagines, 213. Their great pride ibid. Why hated anciently, 231.

IGNORANCE. Pafchal ufes fophiftry in fpeaking of man's ignorance, 236. The true light in which it ought to be confidered, ibid. IMPULSION. A term as little understood in philosophy as that of attraction, III.

INFINITES in Geometry. Carried by Sir Ifaac Newton to a wonderful length, 122. & feq. INOCULATION. An artificial method of communicating the fmall-pox, firft brought from Afia. Origin of this invention; curious relation how it was first introduced into England, 64. Effect it had in that country, 65. Great benefit it might produce in other countries, efpecially in France, 66. The Chinese are said to have practifed it for a long courfe of years, 67. INSTINCT. A fecret one in man, very beneficial to him, 226, 227. INTEREST (felf). Not the fource of all diforders, as is falfely afferted by Pafchal, 214. Society could not fubfift were it not for this principle of felf-love, 215. God, had he thought proper, might have formed creatures whofe fole object fhould be the good of others; but he has fettled things on a different foot, 215.

INVENTIONS. Several great men have difputed for the honour of various inventions, 123.

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KENNET (Dr. Bafil).

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beautiful verfion of Pafchal's thoughts on religion, p. 199. Remark on a paffage of his tranflation, 201. Another, 207. Another, 212, &c.

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LAWS. The Jewish do not justly boaft the greatest antiquity, 211. The word LAWS. known before Homer's time, ibid. The Greeks and Romans did not borrow any laws from the Jews ibid. LEIBNITZ.

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Whether he invented Fluxions,

His difpute with Hartfoecher,

LIBERTY. Indolized fo much by the English, that they are even jealous of that of other nations, 45. Foundation of their liberties, 52, Thefe examined, 53, & feq.

LOCKE (Mr.). His character, 77. Idea of his philofophy, 80, & feq. He is accufed of a defign to deftroy religion, 82. A fine reflection of his on the proper ftudy of man, 250, 251.

LONGITUDE. Reward promifed in England to the man who shall discover it, 176. LULLY. Defpifed by the ignorant muficians in Italy, but admired by thofe of the greatest abilities, 149.

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ACHINES. Whether animals are mere machines? The authors argument against that opinion, 85, 86.

MAJESTY.

The people of England have the epithet majesty beftowed upon them by one of their members of parliament, 42.

MALLEBRANCHE (Father) Efteemed by the Quakers, and confidered by them as a favourer of their principles, 12.

MAN. When actually happy, in oppofition to an affertion of Pafchal, 237. Should ftudy fuch things as may be of advantage to him, 249. What he is may easily be difcovered, 202. Is not an enigma as fome imagine but feems to have his proper place in the fcale of beings, 203. The condition of man ought, in Pafchal's opinion, to ftrike us with horror, 207, 208; but according to his answerer, ought not to fuggeft fuch gloomy reflections, 208. We ought to conclude that the earth, man, and beafts, are directly what they should be, 209. Man is happy, fo long as he can engage in any diverfion, 229.

MATTER. The effence of matter, according to Sir Ifaac Newton, confifts in folidity and exter fion, 90.

MEASURE. That of the circumference of the ter: reftial globe, 105.

MEN. Are taught to be honeft, in oppofition to a remark of Pafchal, 239. Otherwise most would be knaves, 239, 240.

MERCHANTS (English). Their riches and generofity, 57. The greatest noblemen don't think trade derogatory to their titles. Examples

of this, 8.

MESSIAS (the). According to the Jews, will be a carnal, temporal prince, 228. MILTON.

MILTON. A daughter of that immortal poet relieved from the most extreme misery by the liberality of Queen Caroline, 64.

MIND (Man's.) It is impoffible for it to continue in a state of inactivity, unless reduced to idiocy, 225. We are not acquainted with its effence, 252. Is made for action, 226.

MIRACLES. Of the criterian of true and falfe ones, 241, 242.

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MISANTROPE of Moliere. Imitated by Wycherley in his comedy called the Plain-Dealer,

144. MUNTAGNE.

Cenfured for fome particulars, 232. Apologized for, ibid. Cenfured by Pafchal, for drawing his own picture, 240. Defended by Voltaire. ibid.

MONTAGUE (Lady Wortley.) The English are obliged to that lady for introducing the practice of inoculation among them. Her elogium

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MORALITY. An infalible point in it, 242. MURALT (Mr. de). In his letters on the English and French nations, did not expatiate enough on English comedies, 143.

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NATURES. One would man has two of thefe, 203. 204. This anfwerd, ibid. found in the fame man not contradictory, 204, 205. 'Tis abfurd to affert that man has two fouls, 205. Man and all nature are incomprehenfible, ibid.

NEWTON (Sir Ifaac). A favourer of the Soci

nian principles, 39. In the opinion of fome people, the greatest man that ever lived, 68..

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His philofophy quite different from that of Des Cartes, p, 90. The most curious and moft confiderable of his principles explained from 99, 131. He has obtained a univerfal monarchy over the sciences, 130.

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OBJECTS. Have not the fame effect on all eyes, 244, 245.

OLDFIELD (Mrs.) A celebrated English actress Her very honourable interment, 179. OPTICKS. Sir Ifaac Newton's wonderful difcoveries in that science, 114. nethod on

this occafion, 116. & feq.

ORDINATIONS (English). Defended by father Courayer. The obligations the English have to him for his work, 31.

ORIGINALS. There are but very few in nature, 243.

OTWAY Ridiculously imitated fome of ShakeSpeare's faults, 134.

OXFORD (late Earl of.) Confidered as the defender of the church of England, 30. Favours the defign of founding an academy, 185.

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PARLIAMENT (of Great Britain). Compared with the ancient Romans, 42. The parallel examined, ibid. and 53. Reflections on the English liberties and the authority of parliaments, 43, 44, & feq.

PASCHAL. Reflections on his thoughts concerning religion, 197, & feq. Motives of his writing them, 197 198. General defects of them, 198.

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