Dialogue

 1 2|         what hinders its being an INSTRUMENT, subservient to the supreme
 2 2| production of our ideas?~PHIL. An instrument say you; pray what may be
 3 2|      wheels, and motions, of that instrument?~HYL. Those I pretend to
 4 2|           possible to frame of an instrument void of all sensible qualities,
 5 2|           I tell you Matter is an INSTRUMENT, I do not mean altogether
 6 2|        not the particular kind of instrument; but, however, I have some
 7 2|    however, I have some notion of INSTRUMENT IN GENERAL, which I apply
 8 2|        the most general notion of INSTRUMENT, as taken in a distinct
 9 2|       general nature or notion of INSTRUMENT?~HYL. That which is common
10 2|          instance, I never use an instrument to move my finger, because
11 2|         shew any example where an instrument is made use of in producing
12 2|        dependence, should need an instrument in his operations, or, not
13 2|        use of a lifeless inactive instrument to be incompatible with
14 2|    instruments. And the use of an instrument sheweth the agent to be
15 2|  unlimited agent useth no tool or instrument at all. The will of an Omnipotent
16 2|        maintain that Matter is an instrument. However, I would not be
17 2|        object, SUBSTRATUM, cause, instrument, or occasion? You have already
18 2|    extended being, neither cause, instrument, nor occasion, but Something
19 3|         action with or without an instrument. In case therefore you suppose
20 3|        act by the mediation of an instrument or occasion, called MATTER,
21 3|    thought, either of SUBSTRATUM, INSTRUMENT, OCCASION, or ABSOLUTE EXISTENCE.
22 3|         may concur, as a cause or instrument, in the productions of our