Miscellaneous works Author:John Toland Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: OF THE IMMATERIALITY OF THE SOUL, AND ITS DISTINCTION FROM THE Body: Mr. BENJAMIN BAYLY, M.A. Reftor of St. James's in Briftol. ' ... more » I N A LETTER TO . T is with no fmall pleafure and in- ftruftion that I have read thofe Papers, that lately pafs'd between you and the learned and reverend Mr.CLARKE, concerning the Immateriality of the Soul-, and although it would be too great prefump- tion in me, to pretend to determine on which fide the advantage in that Controverfy lay, yet certainty you engage me to you too powerly in fome particulars, and if I may not lay you demonftrate againft Mr. Clarke, yet I and the whole world muft fay, you demonftrate moft evidently your own incomparable parts and underftanding. So that if a man mould fancy you worfted in that difpute, yet however it was not Mr. Clarke that worfted you, tho a very learned and ingenious man; but that invincible thing, Truth, which at that time peradventurc one might conceit your enemy. But let that be as it will, 'my intention is not to meddle in it, but rather to pro- pofe to you an Argument of fomewhat a different kind, and which fecms to me freer from exception. And as your great Candour and Ingenuity, and the general Reputation you have for a man of unfpotted virtue, .as thcfe make you highly deferve any endeavours that can be ufed, to let you right in matters of an important nature; fo the fame virtues, I am fure, muft render any fuch endeavours highly acceptable to you, from whomfoever they proceed, and how weak focver they fliould prove. Tis true, you profcfs to believe the Soul immortal, from the authority of divine Revelation, and becaufe you profcfs to believe this grand principle of all Religion, it would be the utmoft uncharitable- nefs in any man to queftion it; efpeciall...« less