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But this is idle subtilety, just as if a Man should prove that an House was built in an instant, because it could not be said to be built, 'till the instant it was finish'd; tho' for all this, nothing is more certain than that it was built by degrees. Or, suppose the time of arriving at Man's estate be at one and twenty, does it from hence follow, that a Man does not grow to be a Man by degrees, but is made a Man in an instant; because just before one and twenty he was not at Man's estate, |
But this is idle subtlety, just as if a Man should prove that an House was built in an instant, Because it could not be said to be built, till the instant it was finished; though for all this, nothing is more certain than that it was built by Degrees. Or, suppose the time of arriving At Man's estate be At one and twenty, does it from hence follow, that a Man does not grow to be a Man by Degrees, but is made a Man in an instant; Because just before one and twenty he was not At Man's estate, |
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