▁he ath en ish ▁in vention ▁... ▁the ▁ground ▁of ▁many ▁abs urd ▁and ▁super st it ious ▁opinions , ▁ab omin able ▁to ▁the ▁reform ed ▁churches ▁and ▁der og atory ▁in ▁general ▁to ▁true ▁Christian ity . ▁His ▁argument ▁was ▁possibly ▁suggested ▁by ▁John ▁Lock e ' s ▁spec ulation ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁a ▁power ▁of ▁thinking ▁might ▁be ▁' super added ' ▁to ▁matter . ▁He ▁maintain s , ▁partly ▁upon ▁script ural ▁arguments , ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁soul , ▁but ▁that ▁imm ort al ▁life ▁will ▁be ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁the ▁whole ▁man ▁at ▁the ▁res urre ction . ▁ ▁Rep lies ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁William ▁Nich ols ' s ▁Conference ▁with ▁a ▁The ist , ▁John ▁Turner ' s ▁V ind ic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Se par ate ▁Ex istence ▁of ▁the ▁Soul , ▁and ▁John ▁Br ought on ' s ▁Psych ologia . ▁Lock e , ▁in ▁letters ▁to ▁Anthony ▁Collins , ▁speak s ▁cont empt u ously ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁Psych ologia ▁and ▁of ▁Cow ard ' s ▁next ▁work , ▁The ▁Grand ▁Ess ay ; ▁or ▁a ▁V ind ic ation ▁of ▁Re ason ▁and ▁Religion ▁against ▁Imp ost ures ▁of ▁Philosoph y , ▁to ▁which ▁was ▁app ended ▁an ▁Ep istol ary ▁reply ▁to ▁the ▁Psych ologia . ▁After ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁this , ▁a ▁compla int ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 7 0 4 . ▁A