to God in our examining of the firſt Principles.
Besides, we muſt not be apprehenſive, that any philoſophical Opinion will ever prejudice the Religion of a Country. Tho' our Demonſtrations claſh directly with our Myſteries, that's nothing to the Purpose, for the latter are not less rever'd upon that Account by our Christian Philoſophers, who know very well that the Objects of Reaſon and thoſe of Faith are of a very different Nature. Philoſophers will never form a religious Sect, the Reaſon of which is, their Writings are not calculated for the Vulgar, and they themſelves are free from Enthuſiaſm. If we divide Mankind into twenty Parts, 'twill be found that nineteen of theſe conſiſt of Perſons employ'd in manual Labour, who will never know that ſuch a Man as Mr. Locke exiſted. In the remaining twentieth Part how few are Readers? And among ſuch as are ſo, twenty amuſe themſelves with Romances to one who ſtudies Philoſophy. The thinking Part of Mankind are confin'd to a very ſmall Number, and theſe will
