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A51655 Malebranch's search after truth, or, A treatise of the nature of the humane mind and of its management for avoiding error in the sciences : vol I : done out of French from the last edition.; Recherche de la vérité. English Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715. 1694 (1694) Wing M315; ESTC R4432 349,306 512

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the_o optic_a nerve_n be_v and_o put_v in_o their_o room_n a_o little_a bit_n of_o paper_n that_o be_v very_o thin_a and_o place_v this_o eye_n in_o the_o hole_n of_o a_o window_n so_o that_o the_o apple_n be_v in_o the_o air_n and_o the_o back_n part_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v in_o the_o chamber_n which_o must_v be_v shut_v close_o so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v very_o dark_a and_o then_o all_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v without_o the_o chamber_n will_v appear_v upon_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o eye_n but_o represent_v upside_o down_o and_o if_o these_o colour_n shall_v happen_v not_o to_o be_v very_o lively_a if_o the_o object_n which_o be_v paint_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v too_o near_o the_o
very_o little_a we_o shall_v clear_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n to_o imagine_v so_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o object_n of_o our_o sense_n but_o i_o must_v here_o mention_v by_o the_o by_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v object_v against_o these_o term_n form_n and_o essential_a difference_n hony_n be_v certain_o honey_n by_o its_o form_n and_o it_o be_v thus_o that_o it_o essential_o differ_v from_o salt_n but_o this_o form_n or_o this_o essential_a difference_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o different_a configuration_n of_o its_o part_n it_o be_v this_o different_a configuration_n which_o cause_v honey_n to_o be_v honey_n and_o salt_n salt_n and_o although_o its_o only_a accidental_a to_o matter_n in_o general_n to_o have_v the_o configuration_n of_o the_o part_n of_o honey_n or_o salt_n and_o so_o to_o have_v the_o form_n of_o honey_n or_o salt_n it_o may_v nevertheless_o be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o honey_n or_o salt_n to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v to_o have_v such_o or_o such_o a_o configuration_n of_o part_n even_o as_o sensation_n of_o cold_a heat_n pleasure_n and_o pain_n be_v not_o essential_a to_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o soul_n but_o because_o it_o be_v by_o these_o sensation_n that_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v sensible_a of_o heat_n cold_a pleasure_n and_o pain_n chap._n xvii_o i._o another_o example_n draw_v from_o moral_n which_o show_v that_o our_o sense_n only_o offer_v we_o false_a good_n ii_o that_o it_o be_v god_n only_o who_o be_v our_o true_a good_n iii_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o my_o opinion_n that_o this_o prejudice_n our_o sensation_n be_v in_o object_n be_v a_o very_a fruitful_a principle_n of_o error_n in_o physics_n it_o must_v now_o be_v show_v from_o reason_n draw_v from_o moral_n that_o the_o same_o prejudice_n join_v with_o this_o that_o object_n be_v the_o only_a and_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o sensation_n be_v also_o very_o dangerous_a there_o be_v nothing_o so_o common_a in_o the_o world_n good_n i._o a_o example_n draw_v from_o moral_n that_o our_o sense_n only_o offer_v we_o false_a good_n as_o to_o see_v man_n who_o be_v wed_v to_o sensible_a good_n some_o love_n music_n other_o good_a eat_v and_o other_o be_v passionate_a for_o other_o thing_n now_o thus_o they_o reason_n to_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o all_o these_o object_n be_v good_n viz._n all_o these_o agreeable_a taste_n which_o please_v we_o in_o banquet_n these_o sound_n which_o affect_v the_o ear_n and_o these_o other_o pleasure_n which_o we_o perceive_v upon_o other_o occasion_n be_v certain_o include_v in_o sensible_a object_n or_o at_o least_o it_o be_v these_o object_n that_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o they_o or_o in_o sine_z we_o can_v have_v sensation_n without_o they_o now_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o doubt_v whether_o pleasure_n be_v good_a whether_o pain_n be_v evil_a we_o be_v inward_o convince_v thereof_o and_o consequent_o the_o object_n of_o our_o sense_n be_v very_o real_a good_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o enjoy_v that_o we_o may_v be_v happy_a this_o be_v the_o reason_v that_o we_o ordinary_o body_n i_o shall_v explain_v in_o the_o last_o book_n in_o what_o sense_n object_n work_v upon_o body_n and_o inconsiderate_o make_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o incline_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o our_o sensation_n be_v in_o object_n that_o object_n have_v in_o themselves_o the_o power_n of_o make_v we_o sensible_a that_o we_o look_v upon_o thing_n as_o our_o good_n which_o be_v infinite_o below_o we_o which_o can_v only_o act_v upon_o our_o body_n by_o produce_v some_o motion_n in_o their_o fibre_n but_o can_v never_o act_v upon_o our_o soul_n or_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n certain_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n which_o act_v upon_o itself_o upon_o occasion_n of_o what_o pass_v in_o the_o body_n nothing_o else_o but_o god_n can_v do_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n which_o cause_v pleasure_n or_o pain_n according_a to_o the_o different_a shake_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o its_o body_n as_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a it_o do_v not_o since_o it_o often_o perceive_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n without_o its_o consent_n i_o know_v no_o other_o hand_n that_o be_v powerful_a enough_o to_o produce_v this_o sensation_n in_o it_o but_o that_o of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n indeed_o there_o be_v none_o but_o god_n that_o be_v our_o true_a good_a pleasure_n ii_o that_o it_o be_v god_n only_o who_o be_v our_o good_a and_o that_o all_o sensible_a object_n can_v make_v we_o sensible_a of_o pleasure_n it_o be_v he_o only_o that_o can_v affect_v we_o with_o all_o these_o pleasure_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o who_o in_o his_o knowledge_n and_o love_n ha●●_n decree_v to_o excite_v they_o in_o we_o and_o these_o pleasure_n which_o he_o have_v link_v to_o the_o motion_n which_o pass_v in_o our_o body_n to_o make_v we_o careful_a of_o our_o own_o preservation_n be_v very_o little_a very_o weak_a and_o very_o short_a although_o we_o be_v enslave_v to_o they_o in_o this_o state_n whereinto_o sin_n have_v reduce_v we_o but_o the_o pleasure_n which_o he_o will_v excite_v in_o his_o elect_n in_o heaven_n be_v infinite_o great_a since_o he_o make_v we_o to_o know_v and_o love_v he_o for_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n great_a good_n affect_v we_o with_o great_a pleasure_n and_o since_o god_n be_v infinite_o above_o all_o thing_n the_o pleasure_n of_o those_o that_o shall_v enjoy_v he_o will_v certain_o surpass_v all_o pleasure_n what_o we_o have_v say_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o error_n sto●es_n iii_o the_o original_a of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o sto●es_n in_o reference_n to_o good_a do_v sufficient_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o falseness_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n and_o epicurean_o about_o the_o supreme_a good_a the_o epicurean_o place_v it_o in_o pleasure_n and_o because_o they_o feel_v it_o as_o well_o in_o vice_n as_o in_o virtue_n and_o even_o more_o common_o in_o the_o first_o than_o the_o second_o they_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o all_o sort_n of_o voluptuousness_n now_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o their_o error_n be_v that_o judge_v false_o there_o be_v something_o agreeable_a in_o the_o object_n of_o their_o sense_n or_o that_o they_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o pleasure_n they_o feel_v and_o be_v beside_o this_o convince_v by_o a_o inward_a sensation_n which_o they_o have_v in_o themselves_o that_o pleasure_n be_v a_o good_a for_o they_o or_o at_o least_o for_o the_o time_n they_o enjoy_v it_o they_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o government_n of_o all_o the_o passion_n which_o they_o apprehend_v will_v not_o incommode_v they_o afterward_o whereas_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v consider_v that_o the_o pleasure_n which_o be_v feel_v in_o sensible_a thing_n can_v be_v in_o these_o thing_n as_o their_o true_a cause_n nor_o after_o any_o other_o manner_n and_o consequent_o that_o sensible_a good_n can_v be_v such_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o soul_n they_o shall_v also_o have_v consider_v the_o other_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v explain_v the_o stoic_n on_o the_o contrary_a be_v persuade_v that_o sensible_a pleasure_n be_v only_o in_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o body_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n ought_v to_o have_v its_o particular_a good_a place_v its_o happiness_n in_o virtue_n now_o this_o be_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o their_o error_n they_o believe_v that_o sensible_a pain_n and_o pleasure_n be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n but_o only_o in_o the_o body_n they_o make_v use_v of_o this_o false_a judgement_n as_o a_o principle_n for_o other_o false_a conclusion_n as_o that_o pain_n be_v not_o a_o evil_a nor_o pleasure_n a_o good_a that_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sense_n be_v not_o good_a in_o themselves_o but_o that_o they_o be_v common_a to_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v that_o although_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n be_v deceive_v in_o many_o thing_n yet_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n in_o some_o for_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o happy_a consist_v in_o a_o accomplish_a virtue_n i_o will_v say_v in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o be_v a_o very_a great_a pleasure_n which_o continual_o attend_v they_o let_v we_o then_o well_o remember_v that_o external_a object_n include_v nothing_o neither_o agreeable_a nor_o disagreeable_a that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o pleasure_n and_o that_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n either_o to_o fear_v or_o love_v they_o but_o that_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o love_v because_o he_o only_o be_v able_a to_o punish_v or_o reward_v we_o to_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o pain_n or_o pleasure_n in_o fine_a it_o
as_o judge_n because_o that_o by_o their_o meditation_n they_o have_v acquire_v to_o themselves_o such_o a_o right_n of_o judge_v of_o the_o merit_n or_o demerit_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o it_o can_v but_o in_o justice_n be_v submit_v to_o they_o chap._n xx._n the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o book_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v only_o give_v we_o for_o our_o body_n ii_o that_o we_o must_v doubt_v of_o their_o testimony_n iii_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o inconsiderable_a thing_n to_o doubt_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v we_o have_v in_o my_o opinion_n body_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v only_o give_v we_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n sufficient_o discover_v the_o general_a error_n into_o which_o our_o sense_n betray_v we_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o proper_a object_n as_o also_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o perceive_v but_o by_o the_o understanding_n i_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o error_n we_o be_v subject_a to_o upon_o their_o occasion_n who_o cause_n may_v not_o be_v discover_v in_o some_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v already_o mention_v if_o they_o be_v well_o examine_v we_o have_v also_o see_v that_o our_o sense_n be_v very_o faithful_a and_o exact_a to_o instruct_v in_o the_o relation_n which_o all_o body_n that_o be_v about_o we_o have_v to_o one_o another_o but_o that_o they_o be_v incapable_a of_o inform_v we_o what_o body_n be_v in_o themselves_o that_o a_o right_a use_n of_o they_o tend_v only_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o health_n and_o life_n that_o we_o can_v sufficient_o despise_v they_o when_o they_o arrogate_v dominion_n over_o the_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o thief_n thing_n which_o i_o wish_v may_v be_v well_o remember_v in_o all_o this_o first_o book_n viz._n that_o we_o conceive_v well_o that_o our_o sense_n be_v only_o give_v we_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n that_o we_o six_o this_o thought_n in_o our_o mind_n and_o that_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o ignorance_n we_o be_v now_o involve_v in_o we_o seek_v for_o other_o assistance_n beside_o those_o which_o our_o sense_n afford_v ●s_a but_o if_o there_o be_v some_o person_n as_o certain_o there_o will_v be_v too_o many_o who_o be_v not_o persuade_v of_o there_o last_o proposition_n from_o what_o i_o have_v here_o advance_v sense_n ii_o we_o must_v distrust_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o sense_n i_o will_v at_o least_o desire_v this_o of_o they_o that_o they_o will_v only_o learn_v a_o little_a to_o distrust_v their_o sense_n and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o whole_o reject_v their_o testimony_n as_o false_a and_o deceitful_a that_o they_o will_v not_o refuse_v to_o doubt_v of_o it_o and_o indeed_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o enough_o have_v be_v say_v to_o create_v at_o least_o some_o scruple_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o reasonable_a person_n and_o consequent_o to_o excite_v they_o to_o make_v use_n of_o their_o liberty_n otherwise_o than_o they_o have_v yet_o do_v for_o if_o they_o begin_v to_o doubt_v whether_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o sense_n be_v true_a they_o will_v more_o easy_o refrain_v their_o assent_n and_o so_o keep_v themselves_o out_o of_o those_o error_n unto_o which_o they_o have_v hitherto_o be_v subject_n especial_o if_o they_o well_o remember_v that_o rule_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n never_o to_o give_v a_o entire_a assent_n but_o to_o thing_n entire_o evident_a and_o to_o which_o they_o can_v refrain_v consent_v without_o know_v certain_a that_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o their_o liberty_n if_o they_o do_v not_o consent_v beside_o do_v iii_o th●●_n it_o be_v not_o a_o inconsiderable_a thing_n to_o doubt_v as_o one_o ought_v to_o do_v let_v no_o one_o imagine_v that_o he_o have_v make_v but_o a_o small_a advancement_n if_o he_o have_v only_o learn_v to_o doubt_v to_o doubt_v with_o judgement_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o so_o small_a a_o thing_n as_o people_n imagine_v for_o here_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o doubt_v and_o doubt_v we_o doubt_v through_o passion_n and_o brutality_n through_o blindness_n and_o malice_n and_o last_o through_o fancy_n and_o only_o because_o we_o will_v doubt_v but_o we_o doubt_v also_o with_o prudence_n and_o caution_n with_o wisdom_n and_o penetration_n of_o mind_n academic_n and_o atheist_n doubt_v upon_o the_o first_o ground_n true_a philosopher_n on_o the_o second_o the_o first_o doubt_n be_v a_o doubt_n of_o darkness_n which_o do_v not_o conduct_v we_o into_o light_n but_o always_o remove_v we_o from_o it_o the_o second_o doubt_n be_v beget_v of_o light_n and_o assist_v we_o in_o some_o manner_n to_o produce_v it_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n those_o who_o doubt_v only_o after_o the_o first_o manner_n do_v not_o apprehend_v what_o it_o be_v to_o doubt_v with_o judgement_n they_o laugh_v at_o what_o defearte_n teach_v we_o about_o doubt_v in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o metaphysical_a meditation_n because_o it_o 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