A miscellaneous metaphysical essay; or, An hypothesis concerning the formation and generation of spiritual and material beings ...To which is added, some thoughts upon creation in general, upon pre-existence, the cabalistic account of the Mosaic creation, the formation of Adam, and fall of mankind; and upon the nature of Noah's delugeAs also upon the dormant state of the soul, from the creation to our birth, and from our death to the resurrection ... . conduce toour forming ourfelves^ and conforming B our 2 INTRODUCTION. our Adions to his Will, in hopes of at-taining to that everlafting Happin
A miscellaneous metaphysical essay; or, An hypothesis concerning the formation and generation of spiritual and material beings ...To which is added, some thoughts upon creation in general, upon pre-existence, the cabalistic account of the Mosaic creation, the formation of Adam, and fall of mankind; and upon the nature of Noah's delugeAs also upon the dormant state of the soul, from the creation to our birth, and from our death to the resurrection ... . conduce toour forming ourfelves^ and conforming B our 2 INTRODUCTION. our Adions to his Will, in hopes of at-taining to that everlafting Happinefs weexped in a future State : 1 thereforehope it will be pardonable in me to at-tempt to inlarge our Notions, and toendeavour to foar above our commonConception of Things, in hopes thatby feveral Attempts to inquire into thehidden Ways of Providence, fome Hintsmay be given to others to inlarge upon,and to induce others to think uponthefe Farts of Metaphyfical Knowlege,which may probably employ great Partof our Time in a future State, in con-templating the Works of Creation andProvidence. With this View 1 imbarkin fo difficult an Inquiry, and jfhall pro-pofe what Thoughts occur to me to becanvafsd, objeded to, or alterd, ac-cording as they may appear either rea-fonable or probable ; for, as our Ideasof Things may be very different, whatmay have the Appearance of Truth toone, may appear abfurd to another, orat leaft be Hable to many A Mifcellaneous METAPHYSICAL E S S A Y, C H A p. I. Of Being in general, H E firft thing we can be certainof, is, that we Are, that we havean Exiftence, that we Perceive,AcSj and have a Continuance inthe World; and that we arebounded and hmiled by other Beings, or fepa-rate Exiftencies, that adl without us, and in-dependent of us. As we find this Knowlegeof our Being or Exiftence has grown graduallyupon us, and we are liable to have our Con-fcioufnels and Perception taken av/ay, allthings appearing tranfient, both in ourfelves, B 2 a
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