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A51674 Father Malebranche his treatise concerning the search after truth The whole work complete. To which is added the author's Treatise of nature and grace: being a consequence of the principles contained in the search. Together with his answer to the animadversions upon the first volume: his defence against the accusations of Monsieur De la Ville, &c. relating to the same subject. All translated by T. Taylor, M.A. late of Magdalen College in Oxford. Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Taylor, Thomas, 1669 or 70-1735.; Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715. Traité de la nature et de la grace. English. 1700 (1700) Wing M318; ESTC R3403 829,942 418

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his_o sensation_n see_v the_o illustration_n upon_o the_o 7._o ch._n of_o the_o 2_o d._n part_v of_o the_o 3_o d._n book_n v._o that_o it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o think_v all_o man_n have_v the_o same_o sensation_n of_o the_o same_o object_n iv_o a_o objection_n and_o answer_n this_o pagra●h_n be_v want_v in_o some_o edition_n and_o be_v obscure_a in_o the_o french_a and_o therefore_o have_v receive_v some_o alteration_n that_o it_o may_v be_v perspicuous_a i._o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n that_o accompany_v our_o sensation_n and_o which_o we_o confound_v with_o they_o ii_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o false_a judgement_n iii_o that_o error_n be_v not_o in_o our_o sensation_n but_o only_o in_o these_o judgement_n brown_a paper_n present_o take_v fire_n but_o the_o glass_n must_v be_v large_a or_o more_o convex_a to_o burn_v white_a paper_n i._o that_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sense_n serve_v we_o instead_o of_o general_a and_o very_a fruitful_a principle_n from_o whence_o to_o draw_v false_a conclusion_n and_o these_o conclusion_n again_o become_v other_o principle_n in_o in_o their_o turn_n ii_o the_o original_a of_o the_o difference_n attribute_v to_o object_n that_o these_o difference_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n iii_o the_o original_a of_o substantial_a form_n iv_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o all_o the_o other_o more_o general_a error_n of_o the_o school-philosophy_n i._o a_o instance_n take_v from_o morality_n which_o show_v that_o our_o sense_n offer_v we_o nothing_o but_o false_a good_n i_o will_v explain_v in_o the_o last_o book_n in_o what_o sense_n object_n act_v upon_o the_o body_n ii_o that_o god_n only_o be_v our_o good_a and_o that_o all_o sensible_a object_n can_v give_v we_o any_o sense_n of_o pleasure_n iii_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n make_v we_o liable_a to_o error_n even_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o sensible_a ii_o a_o example_n take_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o men._n iii_o that_o sensible_a and_o agreeable_a manner_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v i._o the_o error_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n ii_o error_n concern_v the_o quality_n and_o perfection_n of_o body_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v give_v we_o only_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n ii_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o report_n which_o our_o sense_n make_v of_o thing_n iii_o that_o it_o be_v no_o little_a thing_n to_o doubt_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v i._o a_o general_n idea_n of_o the_o imagination_n imagination_n by_o a_o natural_a judgement_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o precede_a book_n ii_o two_o faculty_n in_o the_o imagination_n a_o active_a and_o a_o passive_a iii_o a_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o book_n i._o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o change_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o general_n ii_o that_o the_o chyle_n enter_v the_o heart_n occasion_n a_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n iii_o that_o win●_n effect_n the_o same_o thing_n vinum_fw-la iuctator_n dolosus_fw-la est_fw-la numquid_fw-la non_fw-la ultra_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la in_o theman_n jer._n c._n 49._o v._n 7._o i._o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n ii_o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o spleen_n and_o other_o viscera_n iii_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o order_n of_o providence_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o our_o will._n i._o of_o the_o mewory_n ii_o of_o the_o habit_n habit_n i_o explain_v elsewhere_o wherein_o this_o power_n consist_v see_v the_o illustra●ions_n upon_o the_o intellectual_a memory_n and_o habit_n i._o that_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o so_o sudden_a change_n as_o the_o spirit_n ii_o three_o considerable_a change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o three_o different_a age_n of_o man._n i._o of_o the_o communication_n that_o be_v between_o the_o brain_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o her_o infant_n ii_o of_o the_o communication_n between_o our_o brain_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o imitation_n and_o compassion_n iii_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o monstrous_a child_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n species_n according_a to_o the_o first_o supposition_n supposition_n according_a to_o the_o second_o supposition_n iv_o a_o explication_n of_o some_o irregularity_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o will._n v._o a_o explication_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n rom._n ch._n 6.5.12_o 14_o etc._n etc._n vi_o objection_n and_o answer_n see_v the_o illustration_n i._o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o infant_n after_o his_o birth_n by_o his_o accompany_v with_o his_o mother_n his_o nurse_n and_o other_o person_n ii_o instruction_n for_o the_o good_a education_n of_o child_n s._n august_n qui_fw-la parcit_fw-la virgae_fw-la odit_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la prov._n 13.24_o i._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o woman_n ii_o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n in_o the_o perfection_n of_o their_o age._n iii_o concern_v the_o imagination_n of_o old_a men._n i._o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n three_o cause_n of_o the_o connection_n of_o trace_n with_o idea_n ii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connection_n of_o the_o trace_n i._o m●n_z of_o learning_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o error_n ii_o the_o cause_n why_o man_n have_v rather_o be_v guide_v by_o authority_n than_o make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o reason_n clarus_n ob_fw-la obscuram_fw-la linguam_fw-la lucretius_n veritas_fw-la filia_fw-la temporis_fw-la non_fw-la au●toritatis_fw-la see_v the_o first_o article_n of_o the_o precede_a chapter_n praelectiones_fw-la 13_o in_fw-la principium_fw-la elementorum_fw-la euclidis_fw-la euclidis_fw-la in_o qua●to_n i._o of_o the_o inventor_n of_o new_a system_n ii_o a_o considerable_a error_n of_o studious_a men._n i._o of_o effeminate_a mind_n ii_o of_o superficial_a mind_n iii_o of_o man_n of_o authority_n opusc._n 2._o iv_o of_o such_o as_o make_v experiment_n i._o of_o the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o communication_n of_o those_o error_n that_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n ii_o two_o thing_n that_o more_o especial_o increase_v the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o iii_o what_o the_o strong_a imagination_n be_v iv_o two_o kind_n of_o it_o v._o two_o considerable_a imperfection_n of_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n vi_o that_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n easy_o persuade_v artic._n 37._o of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n plutarch_n mor._n how_o to_o distinguish_v the_o flatterer_n from_o the_o friend_n diodor._fw-la sicul._n bibl._n lib._n 3._o see_v the_o illustration_n chap._n 2._o &_o 3_o de_fw-fr pallio_fw-la multos_fw-la etiam_fw-la vidi_fw-la postquam_fw-la bene_fw-la aestuassent_fw-la ut_fw-la eum_fw-la assequerentur_fw-la nihil_fw-la praeter_fw-la sudorem_fw-la &_o inanem_fw-la animi_fw-la fatigationem_fw-la lucratos_fw-la ab_fw-la ejus_fw-la lectione_n discessisse_fw-la sic_fw-la qui_fw-la scotinus_n haberi_fw-la viderique_fw-la dignus_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la cognomentum_fw-la habere_fw-la voluit_fw-la adeo_fw-la quod_fw-la voluit_fw-la a_o seipso_fw-la impetravit_fw-la &_o efficere_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la obtabat_fw-la valuit_fw-la ut_fw-la liquido_fw-la jurare_fw-la ausim_fw-la neminem_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempus_fw-la extitisse_fw-la qui_fw-la possit_fw-la jurare_fw-la hunc_fw-la libellum_fw-la a_o capite_fw-la ad_fw-la calcem_fw-la usque_fw-la totum_fw-la a_o se_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la bene_fw-la intellectum_fw-la quam_fw-la lectum_fw-la salm._n in_o epist._n ded_fw-we comment_fw-fr in_o tert._n epicurus_n ait_fw-fr injurias_fw-la tolerabiles_fw-la esse_fw-la sapienti_fw-la nos_fw-la injurias_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la sapientia_fw-la huius_fw-la mundi_fw-la stultitia_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la quod_fw-la hominibus_fw-la altum_fw-la est_fw-la abominatio_fw-la est_fw-la ante_fw-la deum_fw-la luc._n 16._o beaux_fw-fr esprits_fw-fr &_o esprits_fw-fr fort_n 1._o in_o philosophia_fw-la parum_fw-la diligens_fw-la 2._o velles_fw-fr eum_fw-la svo_fw-la ingenio_fw-la dixisse_fw-la alieno_fw-la judicio_fw-la 3._o si_fw-mi aliqua_fw-la contempsisset_fw-la etc._n etc._n consensu_fw-la eruditorum_fw-la quam_fw-la puerorum_fw-la amore_fw-la comprobaretur_fw-la quintil._n lib_n 10._o cap._n 2._o apoc._n 2._o conservus_fw-la tuus_fw-la sum_fw-la etc._n etc._n deum_fw-la adora_fw-la l._n 3._o c●_n 13_o l._n 2._o ch._n 10_o l._n 1._o ch._n 24_o l._n 2._o ch._n 17_o l._n 12._o ch_n 17._o l._n 2._o ch._n 12_o l._n 1._o ch._n 22_o i._o of_o imaginary_a witch_n of_o wolf-man_n ii_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o two_o first_o book_n i._o think_v only_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o soul_n sensation_n and_o imagination_n be_v only_o the_o modification_n of_o it_o