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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52427	Practical discourses upon the Beatitudes of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Vol. I written by John Norris, M.A., Rector of Bemerton near Sarum ; to which are added, Reflections upon a late Essay concerning human understanding ; with a reply to the remarks made upon them by the Athenian Society.	Norris, John, 1657-1711.; Norris, John, 1657-1711. Cursory reflections upon a book call'd An essay concerning human understanding.	1699 (1699)	Wing N1260; ESTC R15878	122,509	273

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original_a impression_n they_o will_v appear_v fair_o and_o clear_a in_o those_o person_n in_o who_o yet_o we_o find_v no_o footstep_n of_o they_o he_o mean_v in_o child_n who_o he_o say_v have_v no_o reserve_v no_o art_n of_o concealment_n to_o hinder_v they_o from_o shine_v out_o in_o their_o full_a lustre_n but_o how_o do_v the_o author_n know_v but_o that_o this_o natural_a impression_n may_v be_v so_o order_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o become_v legible_a till_o such_o a_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n and_o without_o such_o and_o such_o law_n and_o condition_n we_o know_v very_o well_o that_o we_o do_v not_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o think_v in_o general_a till_o such_o a_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n and_o the_o author_n himself_o confess_v pag._n 12._o sect._n 25._o that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o child_n begin_v to_o think_v and_o why_o then_o may_v there_o not_o be_v a_o time_n set_v for_o the_o arise_v of_o such_o and_o such_o particular_a thought_n and_o how_o 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be_v not_o only_o as_o certain_a but_o as_o vnconte_v proposition_n in_o morality_n as_o in_o any_o other_o science_n but_o our_o author_n demand_v pag._n 15._o sect._n 2._o where_o be_v that_o practical_a truth_n that_o be_v universal_o receive_v i_o answer_v by_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o 274_o page_n of_o his_o own_o book_n where_o he_o say_v sect._n 18._o that_o this_o proposition_n where_o there_o be_v no_o propriety_n there_o be_v no_o injustice_n be_v a_o proposition_n as_o certain_a as_o any_o demonstration_n in_o euclid_n i_o add_v and_o as_o plain_a too_o it_o need_v nothing_o to_o assure_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o but_o only_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o term_n and_o i_o further_a remark_n that_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o say_v that_o morality_n may_v be_v place_v among_o the_o science_n capable_a of_o demonstration_n well_o then_o if_o there_o may_v be_v proposition_n demonstrate_v in_o morality_n than_o those_o proposition_n must_v at_o last_o be_v resolve_v into_o principle_n evident_a and_o incontestable_a since_o otherwise_o there_o can_v be_v no_o demonstration_n there_o be_v therefore_o incontestable_a principle_n in_o morality_n and_o he_o confess_v as_o much_o in_o express_a term_n i_o doubt_v not_o say_v he_o in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o from_o principle_n as_o incontestable_a as_o those_o of_o the_o mathematics_n by_o necessary_a consequence_n the_o measure_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n may_v be_v make_v out_o to_o any_o one_o etc._n etc._n here_o he_o express_o own_v incontestable_a principle_n in_o morality_n that_o be_v incontestable_a truth_n that_o be_v truth_n that_o can_v be_v deny_v and_o therefore_o must_v be_v assent_v to_o and_o how_o then_o can_v he_o with_o any_o tolerable_a self-consistency_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o moral_a principle_n universal_o consent_v to_o if_o none_o be_v universal_o consent_v to_o than_o all_o be_v by_o some_o contest_v and_o yet_o he_o say_v there_o be_v in_o morality_n incontestable_a principle_n how_o to_o adjust_a this_o i_o no_o more_o know_v than_o he_o do_v to_o reconcile_v morality_n and_o mechanism_n his_o next_o argument_n be_v that_o there_o can_v any_o one_o moral_a rule_n be_v propose_v whereof_o a_o man_n may_v not_o just_o demand_v a_o reason_n pag._n 16._o sect._n 4._o well_o what_o then_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o innate_a i_o do_v not_o see_v the_o consequence_n why_o may_v not_o the_o same_o proposition_n be_v innate_a and_o yet_o deducible_a from_o reason_n too_o as_o well_o as_o the_o same_o proposition_n be_v the_o object_n of_o both_o faith_n and_o science_n why_o may_v not_o conclusion_n be_v innate_a as_o well_o as_o principle_n why_o may_v not_o god_n be_v suppose_v for_o a_o further_a security_n of_o our_o virtue_n to_o implant_v even_o those_o practical_a proposition_n upon_o our_o mind_n which_o be_v also_o capable_a of_o be_v demonstrate_v from_o principle_n of_o reason_n whether_o he_o have_v so_o do_v or_o no_o i_o do_v not_o dispute_v i_o only_o say_v that_o their_o dependence_n on_o reason_n be_v no_o argument_n that_o he_o have_v not_o he_o argue_v again_o pag._n 18._o sect._n 9_o from_o man_n transgress_v these_o moral_a rule_n with_o confidence_n and_o serenity_n which_o he_o say_v they_o can_v not_o do_v be_v they_o innate_a i_o do_v not_o apprehend_v here_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o a_o consequence_n why_o may_v not_o a_o innate_a law_n be_v transgress_v as_o well_o as_o a_o write_a law_n a_o innate_a law_n only_o dictate_v that_o such_o a_o thing_n ought_v or_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v and_o so_o do_v a_o write_a law_n he_o may_v therefore_o as_o well_o have_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o write_a law_n because_o it_o be_v transgress_v as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o innate_a law_n because_o it_o be_v transgress_v the_o author_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o weakness_n of_o this_o argument_n and_o therefore_o to_o strengthen_v it_o say_v he_o pag._n 19_o sect._n 12._o the_o break_n of_o a_o rule_n say_v you_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o it_o be_v unknown_a i_o grant_v it_o but_o the_o general_o allow_v breach_n of_o it_o any_o where_o be_v a_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v not_o innate_a here_o i_o remark_n by_o the_o way_n that_o he_o grant_v that_o the_o break_v of_o a_o law_n do_v not_o prove_v it_o not_o know_v and_o why_o then_o shall_v it_o prove_v it_o not_o innate_a if_o a_o know_a law_n may_v be_v transgress_v why_o may_v not_o a_o innate_a law_n innate_a be_v only_o another_o way_n of_o be_v know_v but_o say_v he_o the_o general_o allow_v breach_n of_o it_o prove_v it_o not_o innate_a i_o do_v not_o see_v the_o necessity_n of_o this_o neither_o the_o allow_v breach_n of_o a_o law_n be_v only_o a_o more_o aggravate_v breach_n of_o it_o and_o if_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o law_n do_v not_o prove_v it_o not_o to_o be_v innate_a why_o shall_v the_o allow_v breach_n of_o it_o do_v so_o and_o beside_o why_o may_v not_o a_o innate_a law_n be_v allowed_o break_v as_o well_o as_o a_o write_a law_n but_o say_v our_o author_n pag._n 21._o sect._n 14._o do_v man_n find_v such_o innate_a proposition_n stamp_v on_o their_o mind_n they_o will_v be_v easy_o able_a to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o truth_n and_o there_o will_v be_v nothing_o more_o easy_a than_o to_o know_v what_o and_o how_o many_o they_o be_v perhaps_o not_o so_o very_o easy_a for_o i_o see_v no_o absurdity_n in_o suppose_v and_o it_o be_v what_o i_o can_v very_o well_o conceive_v that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v sensible_a of_o a_o truth_n impress_v and_o yet_o not_o of_o the_o impression_n and_o so_o may_v not_o know_v that_o it_o be_v impress_v but_o think_v it_o come_v some_o other_o way_n and_o consequent_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o some_o other_o that_o do_v so_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o instance_n of_o inspiration_n since_o there_o have_v be_v prophet_n caiaphas_n for_o one_o joh._n 11._o 51._o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v divine_a inspiration_n from_o their_o own_o proper_a genuine_a thought_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o consequence_n to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o innate_a principle_n because_o we_o can_v distinguish_v they_o these_o be_v the_o main_a argument_n and_o to_o which_o all_o that_o be_v further_a offer_v may_v be_v reduce_v whereby_o this_o author_n impugn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o innate_a principle_n and_o i_o think_v neither_o any_o nor_o all_o of_o they_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o cause_n wherein_o they_o be_v engage_v and_o i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o be_v surprise_v at_o their_o deficiency_n that_o i_o think_v it_o absolute_o impossible_a for_o he_o or_o any_o man_n else_o upon_o his_o principle_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v

no_o innate_a truth_n for_o since_o with_o those_o of_o the_o peripatetic_a school_n he_o allow_v that_o idea_n be_v impress_v upon_o the_o mind_n from_o sensible_a object_n he_o can_v as_o another_o might_n object_n against_o the_o possibility_n of_o such_o impression_n he_o can_v say_v they_o be_v capable_a only_o of_o a_o figurative_a and_o metaphorical_a sense_n since_o according_a to_o he_o the_o same_o be_v literal_o and_o real_o do_v every_o day_n every_o hour_n every_o minute_n no_o he_o must_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a there_o may_v be_v such_o impression_n all_o the_o question_n than_o will_v be_v concern_v the_o time_v of_o it_o whether_o any_o of_o these_o impression_n be_v original_a character_n or_o no_o and_o why_o may_v they_o not_o be_v at_o first_o as_o well_o as_o afterward_o how_o can_v he_o or_o any_o man_n else_o tell_v upon_o his_o principle_n whether_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n have_v imprint_v any_o such_o or_o no_o or_o whether_o we_o bring_v 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which_o if_o it_o pretend_v to_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o figure_n and_o metaphor_n i_o take_v to_o be_v mere_a jargon_n and_o unintelligible_a cant._n you_o know_v sir_n i_o account_v for_o the_o mode_n of_o human_a understanding_n after_o a_o very_a different_a way_n namely_o by_o the_o presentialness_n of_o the_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ideal_o world_n to_o our_o soul_n wherein_o we_o see_v and_o perceive_v all_o thing_n for_o a_o full_a account_n of_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o my_o reason_n and_o religion_n and_o to_o my_o reflection_n late_o publish_v i_o can_v therefore_o by_o my_o principle_n admit_v of_o any_o such_o innate_a character_n in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n only_o i_o may_v and_o be_o also_o incline_v to_o admit_v something_o of_o near_a analogy_n with_o it_o suppose_v that_o god_n may_v and_o do_v exhibit_v some_o particular_a truth_n of_o the_o ideal_o world_n more_o early_o more_o clear_o and_o more_o constant_o to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o soul_n than_o other_o that_o by_o these_o she_o may_v be_v the_o better_o direct_v to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o reasonable_a life_n as_o animal_n by_o sensitive_a instinct_n and_o inclination_n be_v to_o the_o good_a of_o sense_n this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v strict_o either_o possible_a or_o true_a in_o that_o grey-headed_a venerable_a doctrine_n of_o innate_a or_o common_a principle_n have_v thus_o far_o consider_v our_o author_n impugnation_n of_o innate_a principle_n i_o come_v now_o to_o examine_v the_o original_a which_o he_o give_v to_o idea_n these_o he_o derive_v book_n 2._o chap._n 1._o from_o this_o double_a fountain_n sensation_n and_o reflection_n especial_o from_o the_o former_a tell_v we_o again_o and_o again_o that_o the_o sense_n let_v in_o idea_n and_o furnish_v the_o yet_o empty_a cabinet_n pag._n 8._o sect._n 15._o that_o the_o sense_n convey_v into_o the_o mind_n several_a distinct_a perception_n of_o thing_n pag._n 37._o sect._n 3_o and_o that_o the_o sense_n do_v furnish_v the_o soul_n with_o idea_n to_o think_v on_o pag._n 44._o sect._n 20._o with_o many_o other_o such_o expression_n these_o indeed_o be_v pretty_a smile_a sentence_n but_o before_o we_o go_v a_o step_v further_o i_o will_v wil_o know_v of_o the_o author_n what_o kind_n of_o thing_n these_o idea_n be_v which_o be_v thus_o let_v in_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o sense_n this_o indeed_o i_o expect_v a_o account_n of_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o work_n but_o since_o the_o author_n have_v be_v please_v to_o cast_v a_o shade_n upon_o this_o part_n i_o now_o demand_v what_o be_v these_o idea_n why_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o present_o whatsoever_o the_o mind_n perceive_v in_o itself_o or_o be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o perception_n that_o i_o call_v idea_n say_v he_o pag._n 55._o sect._n 8._o very_o good_a so_o much_o my_o lexicon_n will_v have_v tell_v i_o but_o this_o do_v not_o satisfy_v i_o will_v know_v what_o kind_n of_o thing_n he_o make_v these_o idea_n to_o be_v as_o to_o their_o essence_n or_o nature_n be_v they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n real_a being_n or_o not_o without_o doubt_v real_a being_n as_o have_v real_a property_n and_o real_o different_a one_o from_o another_o and_o represent_v thing_n real_o different_a well_o if_o real_a being_n than_o i_o demand_v be_v they_o substance_n or_o be_v they_o modification_n of_o substance_n he_o will_v not_o say_v they_o be_v modification_n for_o beside_o that_o a_o modification_n of_o substance_n can_v be_v a_o representative_a of_o a_o substance_n there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o likeness_n between_o a_o substance_n and_o a_o mode_n if_o a_o idea_n be_v a_o modification_n only_o it_o can_v subsist_v by_o itself_o but_o must_v be_v the_o modification_n of_o some_o substance_n or_o other_o whereof_o also_o there_o may_v be_v a_o idea_n which_o idea_n be_v as_o be_v suppose_v only_o a_o mode_n must_v have_v another_o substance_n and_o so_o on_o without_o 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