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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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to_o their_o passion_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o commotion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n i_o shall_v not_o explain_v these_o thing_n more_o at_o large_a because_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o judge_v of_o this_o age_n by_o the_o other_o before_o treat_v of_o and_o to_o conclude_v that_o old_a man_n have_v more_o difficulty_n than_o other_o at_o conceive_v what_o be_v say_v to_o they_o that_o they_o be_v more_o zealous_o devote_v to_o their_o prejudices_fw-la and_o ancient_a opinion_n and_o consequent_o be_v more_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v in_o their_o error_n in_o their_o corrupt_a habit_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o like_a nature_n it_o be_v only_a to_o be_v advertise_v that_o the_o state_n of_o old_a age_n be_v not_o precise_o determine_v to_o sixty_o or_o seventy_o year_n that_o all_o old_a man_n be_v not_o dotard_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v pass_v the_o sixti_v year_n be_v not_o always_o deliver_v from_o the_o passion_n of_o youth_n and_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o draw_v too_o general_a consequence_n from_o the_o principle_n establish_v chap._n ii_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n general_o run_v in_o the_o track_n of_o idea_n that_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o we_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o preposterous_a judgement_n i_o have_v i_o think_v explain_v in_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n the_o various_a change_n happen_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n according_a to_o different_a age_n wherefore_o suppose_v a_o man_n to_o have_v meditate_a a_o little_a upon_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o that_o subject_a he_o must_v necessary_o have_v a_o distinct_a knowledge_n enough_o of_o the_o imagination_n and_o of_o the_o most_o common_a natural_a cause_n of_o the_o difference_n observable_a between_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n since_o all_o the_o change_n happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n and_o the_o mind_n be_v only_o the_o consequence_n of_o those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o fibre_n that_o compose_v the_o brain_n but_o there_o be_v many_o particular_a and_o such_o as_o we_o may_v call_v moral_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n namely_o their_o different_a condition_n their_o various_a employment_n and_o in_o a_o word_n their_o several_a way_n of_o live_v which_o deserve_v to_o be_v attentive_o consider_v because_o these_o sort_n of_o change_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o numberless_a multitude_n of_o error_n every_o man_n judge_v of_o thing_n with_o reference_n to_o his_o own_o condition_n we_o think_v it_o not_o so_o much_o our_o business_n to_o stand_v to_o explain_v the_o effect_n of_o some_o less_o customary_a cause_n such_o as_o great_a disease_n surprise_v misfortune_n and_o other_o unexpected_a accident_n which_o make_v very_o violent_a impression_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o which_o sometime_o total_o subvert_v it_o because_o these_o thing_n be_v of_o very_o rare_a occurrence_n and_o beside_o the_o error_n such_o sort_n of_o person_n fall_v into_o be_v too_o gross_a to_o be_v contagious_a since_o they_o be_v palpable_a and_o discernible_a to_o all_o mankind_n but_o that_o we_o may_v perfect_o comprehend_v all_o the_o change_v the_o different_a condition_n and_o state_n of_o life_n produce_v in_o the_o imagination_n it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o be_v call_v to_o mind_n that_o our_o imagine_v object_n be_v only_o the_o frame_n image_n thereof_o to_o ourselves_o and_o that_o these_o image_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o trace_n delineate_v by_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o brain_n that_o we_o imagine_v thing_n so_o much_o strongly_a as_o these_o trace_n be_v more_o deep_a and_o better_o cut_v and_o as_o the_o animal_n spirit_n more_o frequent_o and_o violent_o pass_v through_o they_o that_o these_o spirit_n by_o their_o frequent_a course_n so_o plain_a and_o open_v the_o passage_n as_o to_o enter_v the_o same_o track_n with_o great_a readiness_n than_o any_o other_o neighbour_a part_n through_o which_o they_o either_o have_v not_o pass_v or_o not_o so_o frequent_o this_o be_v the_o most_o ordinary_a cause_n of_o the_o confusion_n and_o falsity_n of_o our_o idea_n for_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o action_n of_o external_n object_n or_o even_o by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o production_n of_o certain_a trace_n frequent_o produce_v other_o which_o indeed_o have_v some_o resemblance_n with_o they_o but_o be_v not_o altogether_o the_o trace_n of_o these_o same_o object_n nor_o those_o the_o soul_n desire_v to_o represent_v because_o the_o animal_n spirit_n find_v some_o resistance_n in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n through_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o pass_v be_v easy_o divert_v to_o throng_v into_o the_o deep_a trace_n of_o idea_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o we_o here_o be_v some_o very_a gross_a and_o sensible_a instance_n of_o these_o thing_n when_o those_o who_o be_v not_o extraordinary_a shortsighted_a behold_v the_o moon_n they_o see_v in_o she_o two_o eye_n a_o nose_n and_o a_o mouth_n in_o a_o word_n it_o look_v to_o they_o as_o if_o they_o see_v a_o face_n though_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o she_o of_o what_o they_o fancy_v they_o perceive_v many_o person_n see_v in_o she_o quite_o another_o thing_n and_o those_o who_o believe_v the_o moon_n to_o be_v such_o as_o she_o appear_v will_v quick_o be_v undeceive_v do_v they_o but_o behold_v she_o with_o telescope_n though_o of_o a_o moderate_a size_n or_o do_v they_o only_o consult_v the_o description_n hevelius_n riccioli_n and_o other_o have_v make_v public_a now_o the_o reason_n why_o a_o man_n usual_o see_v a_o face_n in_o the_o moon_n and_o not_o those_o irregular_a blotche_n that_o be_v in_o she_o be_v because_o the_o trace_n of_o a_o face_n which_o be_v imprint_v in_o the_o brain_n be_v very_o deep_a for_o that_o we_o frequent_o look_v on_o face_n and_o with_o great_a attention_n so_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n meet_v with_o opposition_n in_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n easy_o swerve_v from_o the_o direction_n the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n impress_n on_o they_o when_o a_o man_n behold_v she_o to_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o the_o trace_n whereunto_o nature_n have_v affix_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o face_n beside_o that_o the_o apparent_a magnitude_n of_o the_o moon_n differ_v not_o much_o from_o a_o common_a head_n at_o a_o certain_a distance_n she_o by_o her_o impression_n form_v such_o trace_n as_o have_v connection_n with_o those_o which_o represent_v a_o nose_n a_o mouth_n and_o eye_n and_o so_o she_o determine_v the_o spirit_n to_o take_v their_o course_n in_o the_o trace_n of_o a_o face_n there_o be_v some_o who_o discern_v in_o the_o moon_n a_o man_n on_o horseback_n or_o something_o else_o than_o a_o face_n because_o their_o imagination_n have_v be_v brisk_o smite_v with_o some_o particular_a object_n the_o trace_n of_o these_o object_n open_a at_o any_o thing_n that_o bear_v the_o least_o analogy_n to_o they_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n we_o imagine_v we_o see_v chariot_n man_n lion_n and_o other_o animal_n in_o the_o cloud_n when_o there_o be_v any_o little_a resemblance_n between_o their_o figure_n and_o these_o animal_n and_o all_o man_n especial_o those_o who_o be_v use_v to_o design_v see_v sometime_o head_n of_o man_n on_o wall_n whereon_o there_o be_v many_o irregular_a stain_n it_o be_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n still_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n enter_v without_o any_o direction_n of_o the_o will_n into_o the_o most_o familiar_a trace_n make_v man_n betray_v their_o secret_n of_o the_o great_a concernment_n and_o that_o when_o a_o man_n sleep_v he_o usual_o dream_v of_o object_n he_o have_v see_v in_o the_o daytime_n which_o have_v form_v very_o great_a trace_n in_o the_o brain_n because_o the_o soul_n be_v ever_o represent_v those_o thing_n whereof_o she_o have_v the_o great_a and_o deep_a trace_n but_o see_v other_o example_n of_o a_o more_o complex_fw-la kind_n a_o distemper_n be_v new_a and_o it_o make_v such_o havoc_n and_o destruction_n as_o amaze_v all_o men._n this_o imprint_n trace_n so_o deep_a in_o the_o brain_n that_o this_o disease_n be_v never_o absent_a from_o the_o mind_n if_o this_o disease_n be_v call_v for_o instance_n the_o scurvy_a all_o disease_n must_v present_o be_v call_v scurvy_a the_o scurvy_a be_v new_a therefore_o all_o new_a distemper_n be_v the_o scurvy_a the_o scurvy_a be_v accompany_v with_o a_o dozen_o symptom_n whereof_o many_o be_v common_a to_o other_o distemper_n that_o matter_n not_o if_o a_o sick_a person_n fortune_n to_o have_v any_o one_o of_o the_o symptom_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o scurvy_a and_o other_o distemper_n be_v never_o suspect_v or_o think_v of_o that_o have_v the_o same_o symptom_n it_o be_v
expect_v that_o all_o the_o accident_n which_o befall_v those_o that_o have_v be_v sick_a of_o the_o scurvy_a must_v befall_v he_o too_o the_o same_o medicine_n therefore_o be_v prescribe_v he_o and_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o amazement_n to_o find_v they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o effect_n as_o they_o have_v be_v know_v to_o have_v have_v in_o other_o a_o author_n apply_v himself_o to_o one_o kind_n of_o study_n the_o trace_n of_o the_o subject_a he_o be_v employ_v about_o be_v so_o deep_o imprint_v and_o make_v such_o lively_a radiation_n through_o the_o brain_n as_o to_o confound_v and_o efface_v sometime_o the_o trace_n of_o thing_n of_o a_o quite_o different_a kind_n there_o have_v be_v a_o man_n for_o instance_n that_o have_v write_v many_o bulky_a volume_n on_o the_o cross_n this_o make_v he_o discover_v a_o cross_n in_o every_o thing_n he_o look_v upon_o and_o it_o be_v with_o reason_n that_o father_n morinus_n handsome_o rally_v he_o for_o think_v a_o medal_n represent_v a_o cross_n though_o it_o represent_v quite_o another_o thing_n it_o be_v by_o such_o another_o unlucky_a turn_n of_o imagination_n gilbertus_n and_o many_o other_o after_o have_v study_v the_o loadstone_n and_o admire_v its_o property_n must_v needs_o reduce_v to_o these_o magnetic_a quality_n abundance_n of_o natural_a effect_n that_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o they_o in_o the_o world_n the_o instance_n i_o have_v here_o allege_v suffice_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o great_a facility_n of_o the_o imagination_n represent_v object_n that_o be_v familiar_a to_o it_o and_o the_o difficulty_n it_o find_v in_o imagine_v those_o that_o be_v novel_a be_v the_o reason_n of_o man_n form_v almost_o ever_o such_o idea_n as_o may_v be_v style_v mix_v and_o impure_a and_o of_o the_o mind_n be_v judge_v of_o thing_n only_o with_o relation_n to_o itself_o and_o its_o former_a thought_n and_o thus_o the_o different_a passion_n of_o man_n their_o inclination_n condition_n employment_n quality_n study_n final_o all_o their_o different_a way_n and_o scope_n of_o life_n put_v very_o considerable_a difference_n in_o their_o idea_n occasion_n they_o to_o fall_v into_o innumerable_a error_n which_o we_o shall_v explain_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o my_o lord_n bacon_n speak_v this_o most_o judicious_a sentence_n omnes_fw-la perceptiones_fw-la tam_fw-la sensûs_fw-la quam_fw-la mentis_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la analogiâ_fw-la hominis_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la analogiâ_fw-la universi_fw-la estque_fw-la intellectus_fw-la humanus_fw-la instar_fw-la speculi_fw-la inaequalis_fw-la ad_fw-la radios_fw-la rerum_fw-la qui_fw-la svam_fw-la naturam_fw-la naturae_fw-la rerum_fw-la immiscet_fw-la eamque_fw-la distorquet_fw-la &_o inficit_fw-la chap._n iii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connection_n between_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o the_o mutual_a connection_n there_o be_v between_o trace_n and_o trace_n idea_n and_o idea_n among_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o material_a being_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o worthy_a of_o the_o contemplation_n of_o man_n than_o the_o contexture_n of_o their_o own_o body_n and_o the_o correspondence_n find_v between_o the_o part_n that_o compose_v it_o and_o among_o all_o thing_n spiritual_a there_o be_v nothing_o the_o knowledge_n whereof_o be_v more_o necessary_a than_o that_o of_o their_o soul_n and_o of_o all_o the_o relation_n she_o be_v indispensable_o under_o to_o god_n and_o natural_o to_o the_o body_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v a_o confuse_a knowledge_n or_o sensation_n that_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v mutual_o connect_v to_o each_o other_o and_o that_o they_o be_v pursue_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n that_o the_o trace_n when_o excite_v in_o the_o brain_n excite_v the_o idea_n in_o the_o understanding_n and_o that_o the_o motion_n that_o arise_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n raise_v the_o passion_n in_o the_o will._n we_o ought_v as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a to_o have_v a_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o these_o different_a connection_n but_o especial_o of_o the_o effect_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o produce_v we_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o cause_n thereof_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v our_o guide_n and_o conductor_n who_o alone_o be_v capable_a of_o act_v in_o we_o and_o of_o render_v we_o happy_a or_o miserable_a and_o we_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o effect_n of_o they_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v ourselves_o as_o much_o as_o possible_a and_o other_o man_n with_o who_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o live_v so_o shall_v we_o know_v the_o mean_n both_o of_o conduct_v ourselves_o to_o and_o preserve_v ourselves_o in_o the_o most_o happy_a and_o perfect_a state_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o attain_v by_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o frame_v our_o life_n sociable_o with_o man_n by_o exact_o know_v the_o mean_n of_o make_v use_n of_o they_o in_o our_o exigency_n and_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o misery_n i_o pretend_v not_o to_o explain_v in_o this_o chapter_n a_o subject_a so_o vast_a and_o comprehensive_a nor_o have_v i_o that_o opinion_n of_o myself_o as_o to_o think_v i_o shall_v thorough_o do_v it_o in_o this_o whole_a work_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n i_o be_o still_o ignorant_a of_o and_o despair_v of_o ever_o know_v well_o and_o there_o be_v other_o which_o i_o presume_v i_o know_v but_o be_o unable_a to_o explicate_v for_o there_o be_v no_o mind_n so_o little_a and_o so_o narrow_a but_o may_v by_o meditation_n discover_v more_o truth_n than_o can_v be_v deduce_v at_o length_n by_o the_o most_o eloquent_a man_n in_o the_o world_n body_n we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o philosopher_n that_o the_o mind_n become_v body_n when_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n and_o that_o the_o body_n become_v mind_n when_o unite_v to_o the_o mind_n 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