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yet a little while, till mine eyes shall behold the success of my undertaking to overthrow, by my metaphysics, the faith which thy son descended from heaven to plant, and to root out the knowlege and the love of thee from the earth."

Here are no rhetorical figures, no hyperbole's, or exaggerations. The matter is even so. I appeal, in the face of the world, Sir, to yourself, and to every man, who can read and understand the writings of Mr. Hume, whether this be not, in plain, honest English, the drift of his philosophy, as it is called;