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I would not have thee look on my endeavors as a design of captivity. I intend not the conquest but the exercise of thy reason, not that, thou should swear allegiance to my dictates but compare my conclusions with Nature and examine their correspondence.

Thomas Vaughan

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Thomas Vaughan (17 April 1621 − 27 February 1666) was a Welsh clergyman, philosopher, and alchemist, who wrote in English. He is now remembered for his work in the field of natural magic. He also published under the pseudonym Eugenius Philalethes.

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Bless'd souls, whose care it was this first to know
And thus the mansions of the light attain:
How credible to hold that minds like these Transcend both human littleness and vice.
If Thou, O Jehovah, my God, wilt enlighten me, darkness shall be made light. p.56

Besides, their Aristotle is a poet in text, his principles are but fancies, and they stand more on our concessions, then his bottom.

They dwell altogether in the face, their endeavors are meer titillations, & their acquaintance with Nature is not at the heart.

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