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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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likewise_o that_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a but_o as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o obscurity_n in_o the_o subject_a we_o consider_v and_o we_o be_v not_o perfect_o assure_v we_o have_v discover_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o question_n as_o it_o most_o common_o happen_v in_o those_o which_o be_v abstruse_a and_o difficult_a and_o include_v many_o relation_n we_o be_v free_a to_o deny_v our_o consent_n and_o the_o will_n may_v still_o command_v the_o understanding_n to_o apply_v itself_o to_o something_o new_a which_o make_v we_o not_o so_o averse_a to_o believe_v that_o the_o judgement_n we_o form_n on_o such_o kind_n of_o subject_n be_v voluntary_a howbeit_o the_o generality_n of_o philosopher_n suppose_v that_o even_o the_o judgement_n we_o form_n upon_o thing_n obscure_a be_v no_o way_n voluntary_a and_o will_v have_v the_o consent_n to_o truth_n in_o general_n to_o be_v a_o action_n of_o the_o understanding_n which_o they_o call_v 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withstand_v the_o continual_a impression_n that_o his_o body_n and_o the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o childhood_n make_v upon_o his_o imagination_n recourse_n to_o prayer_n be_v needful_a that_o god_n may_v afford_v those_o supply_n wherewith_o his_o own_o strength_n can_v furnish_v he_o never_o fail_v still_o to_o resist_v his_o sense_n for_o that_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o perpetual_a employment_n of_o those_o who_o in_o imitation_n of_o st._n austin_n 72._o have_v a_o great_a love_n for_o truth_n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o volume_n chap._n i._n 1._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o understanding_n 2._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o will_n and_o wherein_o its_o liberty_n consist_v page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o 1._o of_o our_o judgement_n and_o reason_n 2._o that_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o will._n 3._o the_o use_v which_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o its_o liberty_n on_o their_o account_n 4._o two_o general_n rule_n for_o the_o avoid_v error_n and_o sin_n 5._o some_o necessary_a reflection_n on_o those_o rule_n 4_o chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n 2._o observation_n upon_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o evidence_n 7_o chap._n iu_o 1._o of_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o error_n whereof_o there_o be_v five_o principal_n 2._o the_o general_a design_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n 3._o the_o particular_a design_n of_o the_o first_o book_n 9_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o sense_n 1._o two_o way_n of_o explain_v how_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v our_o liberty_n and_o not_o our_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n 3._o a_o rule_n for_o avoid_v error_n in_o the_o use_n of_o our_o sense_n 10_o chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n in_o respect_n of_o extension_n absolute_o consider_v 2._o a_o continuation_n of_o these_o error_n about_o invisible_a object_n 3._o of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n touch_v extension_n relative_o consider_v 13_o chap._n vii_o 1._o of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n about_o figure_n 2._o we_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o least_o of_o they_o 3._o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o the_o great_a be_v not_o exact_a 4._o a_o explication_n of_o some_o natural_a judgement_n which_o prevent_v our_o deception_n 5._o that_o these_o very_a judgement_n deceive_v we_o in_o some_o particular_a juncture_n 18_o chap._n viii_o 1._o that_o our_o eye_n be_v incapable_a of_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o quantity_n or_o swiftness_n of_o motion_n consider_v in_o itself_o 2._o that_o duration_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o knowledge_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v unknown_a to_o we_o 3._o a_o instance_n of_o the_o error_n of_o sight_n about_o motion_n and_o rest_v 19_o chap._n ix_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a 1._o a_o general_n demonstration_n of_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sight_n concern_v motion_n 2._o that_o the_o distance_n of_o object_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v in_o order_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o quantity_n of_o their_o motion_n 3._o the_o medium_n whereby_o we_o know_v the_o distance_n of_o object_n be_v examine_v 21_o chap._n x._o of_o our_o error_n about_o sensible_a quality_n 1._o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n 2._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o sense_n 3._o to_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n be_v immediate_o unite_v 4._o a_o instance_n to_o explain_v the_o effect_n which_o object_n have_v upon_o our_o body_n 5._o what_o it_o be_v they_o produce_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o soul_n perceive_v not_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o body_n 6._o four_o thing_n which_o be_v general_o confound_v in_o every_o sensation_n 25_o chap._n xi_o 1._o the_o error_n we_o fall_v into_o concern_v the_o action_n of_o object_n against_o the_o external_a fibres_fw-fr of_o our_o sense_n 2._o the_o cause_n of_o this_o error_n 3._o a_o objection_n and_o answer_v 28_o chap._n xii_o 1._o of_o our_o error_n concern_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o our_o sense_n 2._o that_o we_o have_v no_o perception_n of_o these_o motion_n or_o that_o we_o confound_v they_o with_o our_o sensation_n 3._o a_o experiment_n that_o prove_v it_o 4._o three_o kind_n of_o sensation_n 5._o the_o error_n that_o accompany_v they_o ibid._n chap._n xiii_o 1._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sensation_n 2._o that_o a_o man_n know_v they_o better_o than_o he_o think_v he_o do_v 3._o a_o objection_n and_o answer_n 4._o why_o a_o man_n imagine_v he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o his_o own_o sensation_n 5._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 6._o a_o objection_n and_o answer_v 31_o chap._n fourteen_o 1._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 2._o the_o reason_n of_o these_o false_a judgement_n 3._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 35_o chap._n xv._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o particular_a error_n of_o the_o sight_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o exemplar_n of_o the_o general_a error_n of_o our_o sense_n 37_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o that_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sense_n serve_v we_o instead_o of_o general_n and_o very_o 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 their_o turn_n 2._o the_o origine_fw-la of_o essential_a difference_n 3._o concern_v substantial_a form_n 4._o of_o some_o other_o error_n of_o the_o school-philosophy_n 38_o chap._n xvii_o 1._o another_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 2._o that_o god_n alone_o be_v our_o true_a and_o proper_a good_n 3._o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n 39_o chap._n xviii_o 1._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 2._o a_o example_n take_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o men._n 3._o that_o sensible_a manner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v 41_o chap._n xix_o two_o other_o example_n 1._o the_o first_o concern_v our_o error_n about_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n 2._o the_o second_o concern_v those_o which_o respect_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o same_o body_n 42_o chap._n xx._n the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o book_n 1._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 2._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o report_v they_o make_v 3._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 44_o book_n the_o second_o chap._n i._n 1._o a_o general_n idea_n of_o the_o imagination_n 2._o that_o it_o
which_o in_o our_o ordinary_a way_n of_o conception_n be_v a_o decree_n posteriour_a to_o this_o order_n of_o nature_n mystery_n then_o of_o faith_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o thing_n of_o nature_n we_o ought_v equal_o to_o submit_v to_o faith_n and_o to_o evidence_n but_o in_o the_o concernment_n of_o faith_n we_o must_v not_o look_v for_o evidence_n as_o in_o those_o of_o nature_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o take_v up_o with_o faith_n that_o be_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o philosopher_n in_o a_o word_n to_o be_v a_o believer_n it_o be_v require_v to_o assent_v blind_o but_o to_o be_v a_o philosopher_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o see_v plain_o it_o be_v not_o however_o to_o be_v deny_v but_o there_o be_v some_o truth_n beside_o those_o of_o faith_n for_o which_o it_o will_v be_v unreasonable_a to_o demand_v indisputable_a demonstration_n as_o be_v those_o which_o relate_v to_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o history_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v their_o dependence_n on_o the_o will_n of_o men._n for_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o truth_n the_o one_o necessary_a the_o other_o contingent_a i_o call_v necessary_a truth_n those_o which_o be_v immutable_a by_o their_o nature_n and_o those_o which_o have_v be_v fix_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o change_n all_o other_o sort_n of_o truth_n be_v contingent_a mathematics_n physics_n metaphysic_n as_o also_o a_o great_a part_n of_o morality_n contain_v necessary_a truth_n history_n grammar_n private_a right_n or_o custom_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n as_o depend_v on_o the_o changeable_a will_n of_o man_n contain_v only_o contingent_a truth_n we_o demand_v therefore_o a_o exact_a observation_n of_o the_o rule_n we_o have_v be_v establish_v in_o the_o search_n of_o necessary_a truth_n the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o may_v be_v call_v science_n and_o we_o must_v be_v content_a with_o the_o great_a probability_n in_o history_n which_o include_v the_o knowledge_n of_o 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to_o make_v such_o advances_n in_o science_n as_o to_o be_v able_a on_o emergency_n to_o act_v with_o great_a certainty_n for_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o constant_a end_n of_o all_o man_n study_n and_o employment_n who_o make_v any_o use_n of_o thought_n the_o three_o and_o last_o thing_n be_v this_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o absolute_o despise_v probability_n since_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o many_o of_o they_o in_o conjunction_n have_v as_o convince_a a_o force_n as_o most_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o which_o nature_n there_o be_v infinite_a example_n to_o be_v find_v in_o physics_n and_o morality_n so_o that_o it_o be_v often_o expedient_a to_o amass_o together_o a_o sufficient_a number_n of_o they_o in_o subject_n not_o otherwise_o demonstrable_a in_o order_n to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n impossible_a to_o be_v find_v out_o any_o other_o way_n and_o now_o i_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o the_o law_n i_o impose_v be_v very_o rigorous_a and_o severe_a that_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o those_o who_o have_v rather_o renounce_v reason_v at_o all_o than_o reason_n on_o such_o condition_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o run_v so_o fast_o with_o such_o retard_v circumspection_n however_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v i_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v walk_v with_o great_a security_n in_o observe_v it_o and_o that_o hitherto_o those_o who_o have_v march_v so_o hasty_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o return_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n beside_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n who_o will_v agree_v with_o i_o in_o this_o that_o since_o monsieur_n des-cartes_n have_v discover_v more_o truth_n in_o thirty_o year_n than_o all_o the_o philosopher_n that_o precede_v he_o mere_o for_o his_o submission_n to_o that_o law_n if_o many_o other_o will_v study_v philosophy_n as_o he_o have_v do_v we_o shall_v in_o time_n be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v life_n as_o happy_a as_o be_v 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prejudices_fw-la we_o will_v endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o exact_a division_n of_o her_o manner_n of_o perception_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o so_o many_o head_n to_o one_o or_o other_o of_o which_o may_v be_v refer_v as_o we_o proceed_v the_o different_a error_n whereunto_o we_o be_v obnoxious_a the_o soul_n have_v three_o several_a way_n of_o perception_n by_o pure_a intellect_n by_o imagination_n and_o by_o the_o sense_n by_o pure_a intellect_n she_o perceive_v thing_n spiritual_a universals_z common_a notion_n the_o idea_n of_o perfection_n that_o of_o a_o be_v infinite_o perfect_a and_o in_o general_a all_o her_o own_o thought_n when_o she_o know_v they_o by_o a_o reflection_n make_v upon_o herself_o it_o be_v likewise_o by_o pure_a intellect_n she_o perceive_v material_a thing_n extension_n with_o its_o property_n for_o it_o be_v the_o pure_a understanding_n only_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o perceive_v a_o circle_n and_o a_o perfect_a square_n a_o figure_n of_o a_o thousand_o 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