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annex_v to_o she_o or_o brute_n which_o be_v material_a entity_n may_v have_v thought_n knowledge_n and_o reason_n annex_v to_o they_o and_o since_o mr._n locke_n affirm_v very_o rational_o that_o one_o of_o his_o idea_n be_v not_o another_o i_o can_v but_o think_v he_o become_v the_o more_o oblige_v to_o show_v out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o two_o thing_n liquid_o and_o precise_o how_o those_o two_o nature_n be_v distinguish_v or_o else_o his_o way_n of_o idea_n will_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v mere_o fantastic_a and_o unphilosophical_a be_v most_o unlike_a the_o idea_n in_o the_o divine_a understanding_n the_o original_a ground_n of_o all_o truth_n which_o do_v not_o confound_v nature_n but_o establish_v they_o in_o a_o most_o perfect_a distinction_n to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v and_o no_o other_o i_o press_v not_o here_o how_o no_o discourse_n at_o all_o in_o philosophy_n can_v be_v conclusive_a unless_o the_o nature_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n be_v perfect_o and_o clear_o contradistinguish_v nor_o repeat_v what_o i_o have_v show_v reflex_n 9_o §_o 7._o that_o our_o natural_a notion_n teach_v we_o to_o distinguish_v perfect_o between_o body_n and_o spirit_n which_o his_o idea_n do_v not_o but_o confound_v they_o and_o thence_o deprave_v our_o natural_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n i_o know_v he_o say_v but_o prove_v not_o that_o the_o have_v general_a idea_n put_v a_o perfect_a difference_n between_o brute_n and_o we_o to_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v former_o i_o add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n easy_a to_o have_v general_a idea_n they_o be_v but_o imperfect_a perception_n of_o the_o thing_n than_o to_o have_v reason_n as_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v demonstrate_v and_o have_v be_v manifest_v above_o 5._o as_o for_o make_v something_o out_o of_o nothing_o or_o create_v after_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o existence_n be_v essential_a to_o god_n self-existence_n and_o not_o accidental_a to_o he_o which_o mr._n l._n clear_o demonstrate_v it_o follow_v thence_o and_o out_o of_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o causality_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o wonderment_n or_o hard_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v create_v but_o that_o if_o he_o please_v to_o operate_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la this_o be_v his_o peculiar_a action_n since_o nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o every_o thing_n act_v as_o it_o be_v whence_o if_o god_n essence_n and_o his_o very_a nature_n be_v existence_n or_o actual_a be_v it_o be_v demonstrable_a that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o as_o peculiar_a to_o he_o to_o cause_v actual_a be_v or_o create_v as_o it_o be_v for_o fire_n to_o heat_n or_o light_a to_o enlighten_v but_o moreover_o that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a effect_n that_o can_v immediate_o or_o without_o the_o intervention_n of_o second_o cause_n proceed_v from_o he_o 6._o i_o much_o fear_n that_o it_o may_v seem_v something_o to_o weaken_v the_o true_a argument_n for_o the_o possibility_n of_o creation_n to_o why_o bring_v the_o instance_n of_o our_o thought_n move_v our_o body_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o god_n power_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v because_o we_o can_v comprehend_v its_o operation_n for_o 1._o mr._n locke_n think_v he_o experience_n this_o viz._n that_o the_o soul_n move_v the_o body_n whereas_o we_o do_v not_o experience_n that_o god_n create_v any_o thing_n 2._o as_o mr._n locke_n have_v show_v very_o ingenious_o that_o only_o the_o man_n be_v free_a so_o i_o affirm_v it_o be_v the_o man_n that_o wrought_v upon_o himself_o move_v his_o body_n and_o not_o his_o thought_n only_o and_o that_o as_o when_o we_o gain_v our_o first_o notion_n the_o man_n be_v act_v upon_o both_o according_a to_o his_o corporeal_a and_o spiritual_a part_n so_o every_o new_a act_n he_o have_v afterward_o that_o proceed_v from_o he_o as_o he_o be_v
the_o ideist_n behave_v themselves_o as_o to_o this_o point_n 6._o how_o far_o the_o author_n engage_v to_o clear_v this_o difficulty_n 7._o the_o first_o cause_n carry_v on_o the_o course_n of_o second_o cause_n by_o immediate_a disposition_n 8._o and_o therefore_o he_o affist_n nature_n if_o dispose_v when_o it_o can_v reach_v 9_o therefore_o if_o the_o matter_n can_v be_v dispose_v for_o a_o rational_a soul_n god_n will_v give_v it_o 10._o there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o disposition_n in_o matter_n 11._o therefore_o some_o material_a part_n by_o which_o immediate_o the_o soul_n have_v notion_n from_o the_o object_n 12._o therefore_o effluvium_n be_v send_v from_o body_n to_o that_o part._n 13._o therefore_o man_n be_v true_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v corporeo-spiritual_a 14._o therefore_o some_o chief_a part_n in_o he_o which_o be_v primary_o corporeo-spiritual_a or_o have_v both_o those_o nature_n in_o it_o 15._o which_o be_v affect_v according_a to_o both_o those_o nature_n because_o of_o their_o identification_n in_o that_o part_n 16._o the_o peculiar_a temper_n of_o that_o part_n consist_v in_o indifferency_n 17._o that_o part_n very_o tender_a and_o sensible_a yet_o not_o tenacious_a §_o 18._o that_o part_v the_o most_o noble_a of_o all_o material_a nature_n 19_o perhaps_o it_o be_v reflexive_a of_o light_n or_o lucid._n 20._o the_o effluvium_n have_v in_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o body_n whence_o they_o be_v send_v 21._o they_o affect_v that_o part_n as_o thing_n distinct_a from_o the_o man._n 22._o why_o they_o imprint_v abstract_a notion_n 23._o the_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n render_v those_o notion_n perfect_o distinct_a and_o indivisible_a 24._o whence_o complex_n notion_n come_v 25._o the_o soul_n can_v alone_o produce_v any_o new_a act_n in_o herself_o 26._o but_o by_o the_o phantasm_n exciting_a she_o anew_o 27._o how_o reminiscence_n be_v make_v 28._o memory_n and_o reminiscence_n inexplicable_a unless_o phantasm_n remain_v in_o the_o brain_n the_o manner_n how_o reminiscence_n be_v make_v in_o brute_n 29._o how_o reflection_n be_v connatural_o make_v 30._o direct_v notion_n be_v common_a to_o all_o mankind_n and_o their_o word_n proper_a reflex_n one_o improper_a and_o their_o word_n metaphorical_a 31._o whence_o we_o come_v to_o have_v negative_a notion_n 32._o but_o those_o negative_a notion_n do_v not_o abstract_n from_o the_o subject_a 33._o how_o we_o come_v to_o have_v a_o notion_n of_o nothing_n 34._o hence_o great_a care_n to_o be_v have_v lest_o we_o take_v nonentities_a or_o nothing_o for_o thing_n 35._o logical_a notion_n be_v real_a one_o 36._o the_o test_n to_o try_v artificial_a notion_n hence_o all_o philosophy_n be_v real_a knowledge_n 37._o how_o our_o soul_n come_v to_o have_v fantastic_a notion_n or_o as_o we_o call_v they_o fancy_n how_o to_o avoid_v be_v delude_v by_o they_o 38._o how_o we_o may_v discourse_v evident_o of_o those_o nature_n of_o which_o we_o have_v no_o proper_a notion_n §_o 39_o we_o can_v have_v no_o proper_a notion_n of_o god_n be_v essence_n 40._o the_o author_n speak_v not_o here_o of_o compare_v notion_n or_o of_o judgement_n 41._o the_o author_n apology_n for_o this_o discourse_n and_o what_o can_v be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o go_v about_o to_o confute_v it_o preliminary_n five_o §_o 1._o the_o design_n of_o the_o author_n here_o §_o 2._o the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n existence_n 3._o the_o extreme_a danger_n of_o misconceive_a it_o 4._o the_o mean_v of_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n 5._o the_o mean_v of_o entity_n or_o essence_n 6._o the_o mean_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n or_o of_o power_n and_o act._n 7._o what_o be_v mean_v literal_o by_o the_o common_a say_v that_o matter_n and_o form_n compound_v body_n 8._o the_o literal_a mean_v of_o substantial_a or_o essential_a form_n the_o reason_n why_o some_o modern_n oppose_v substantial_a or_o essential_a form_n the_o mean_v of_o metaphysical_a composition_n and_o divisibility_n 9_o what_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n 10._o the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n substance_n the_o word_n improper_a 11._o that_o the_o word_n support_v and_o inhering_n take_v metaphorical_o may_v be_v allow_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v ridicule_v 12._o the_o mean_v of_o suppositum_fw-la or_o hypostasis_fw-la 13._o the_o mean_v of_o suppositality_n 14._o the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n individuum_fw-la 15._o the_o mean_v of_o substantia_fw-la prima_fw-la and_o substantia_fw-la secunda_fw-la 16._o the_o word_n accident_n be_v improper_a §_o 17._o the_o word_n mode_n more_o proper_a 18._o the_o word_n quantity_n be_v very_o proper_a 19_o the_o word_n extension_n very_o improper_a 20._o the_o mean_v of_o divisibility_n impenetrability_n space_n and_o measurability_n 21._o a_o short_a explication_n what_o quantity_n quality_n and_o relation_n be_v 22._o what_o transcendent_n be_v 23._o the_o five_o sort_n of_o transcendent_n 24._o great_a care_n to_o be_v have_v that_o transcendent_a word_n be_v not_o hold_v univocal_a 25._o what_o great_a error_n spring_v thence_o show_v in_o the_o univocal_a acception_n of_o the_o transcendent_a word_n compound_v 26._o the_o cartesian_o unadvised_a in_o go_v ultra_fw-la crepidam_fw-la reflection_n first_o §_o 1._o the_o excellent_a wit_n and_o unbiased_a ingenuity_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o essay_n acknowledge_v 2._o it_o be_v probable_a he_o have_v take_v a_o prejudice_n against_o metaphysic_n 3._o the_o incomparable_a excellency_n of_o the_o science_n of_o metaphysic_n show_v from_o the_o object_n it_o treat_v of_o 4._o and_o from_o the_o manner_n by_o which_o it_o handle_v they_o 5._o the_o knowledge_n of_o these_o high_a object_n attainable_a by_o natural_a reason_n 6._o mr._n locke_n tenet_n of_o no_o innate_a idea_n solid_o ground_v and_o unanswerable_a reflection_n second_o §_o 1._o in_o what_o the_o author_n agree_v and_o disagree_v with_o mr._n locke_n 2._o we_o may_v have_v notion_n without_o perceive_v we_o have_v they_o §_o 3._o we_o may_v think_v without_o be_v conscious_a that_o we_o think_v 4._o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v conscious_a or_o know_v we_o know_v without_o a_o new_a act_n of_o reflection_n 5._o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v conscious_a of_o or_o know_v our_o present_a reflex_n act_n but_o by_o a_o new_a reflex_n one_o hence_o we_o can_v never_o come_v to_o know_v our_o last_o reflection_n 6._o it_o be_v utter_o deny_v that_o consciousness_n cause_v individuation_n the_o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o opinion_n that_o man_n do_v always_o think_v reflection_n three_o §_o 1._o no_o notion_n simple_a but_o that_o of_o existence_n the_o order_n of_o our_o notion_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o nature_n 2._o the_o word_n solidity_n arbitrary_o and_o abusive_o take_v by_o mr._n locke_n 3._o his_o solidity_n not_o at_o all_o essential_a to_o body_n 4._o space_n without_o body_n or_o vacuum_n be_v a_o mere_a groundless_a fancy_n 5._o the_o contrary_a to_o that_o tenet_n demonstrate_v 6._o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o true_a experiment_n to_o prove_v a_o vacuum_n reflection_n four_o §_o 1._o mr._n locke_n first_o chapter_n commendable_a §_o 2._o privative_a notion_n connotate_v the_o subject_a 3._o mere_a motion_n make_v upon_o the_o sense_n insufficient_a to_o give_v we_o knowledge_n of_o the_o object_n 4._o sensible_n quality_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o object_n as_o in_o the_o mind_n §_o 5._o the_o pretence_n of_o god_n voluntary_a annex_v improper_a cause_n to_o effect_n be_v unphilosophical_a 6._o the_o power_n in_o the_o object_n to_o cause_v sensation_n and_o knowledge_n be_v improper_o such_o reflection_n five_o §_o 1._o idea_n or_o notion_n be_v not_o actual_a perception_n but_o the_o object_n perceive_v and_o durable_o remain_v it_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o memory_n to_o make_v it_o consist_v in_o the_o revive_v idea_n the_o mind_n can_v revive_v perception_n 2._o idea_n in_o the_o fancy_n may_v fade_v but_o notion_n be_v never_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n reflection_n six_o §_o 1._o if_o brute_n can_v know_v they_o may_v have_v general_a notion_n and_o abstract_n and_o compare_v too_o 2._o the_o distinguish_v our_o notion_n guide_v our_o reason_n and_o judgement_n right_a 3._o all_o complex_n ideas_n or_o notion_n must_v consist_v of_o simple_a one_o unite_v in_o the_o thing_n 4._o otherwise_o they_o be_v groundless_a fancy_n 5._o the_o manner_n how_o all_o complex_n ideas_n or_o notion_n be_v make_v elaborate_o explain_v 6._o how_o the_o doctrine_n of_o cartesius_n mr._n locke_n and_o j._n s._n differ_v as_o to_o this_o point_n reflection_n seven_o §_o 1._o extension_n not_o well_o explicate_v immensity_n worse_o 2._o place_n well_o explicate_v 3._o body_n and_o extension_n not_o the_o same_o notion_n §_o 4._o space_n can_v be_v without_o extension_n 5._o extension_n and_o space_n differ_v only_o formal_o or_o in_o some_o nice_a respect_n 6._o the_o common_a explication_n of_o extension_n defend_v 7._o
point_n elucidate_v by_o abstract_n and_o concrete_a word_n hence_o space_n without_o body_n or_o vacuum_n be_v a_o contradiction_n the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n aristotle_n neglect_v to_o show_v particular_o how_o knowledge_n be_v make_v late_a philosopher_n be_v at_o a_o great_a puzzle_n about_o it_o how_o the_o school_n explicate_v this_o point_n how_o the_o ideist_n behave_v themselves_o as_o to_o this_o point_n how_o far_o the_o author_n engage_v to_o clear_v this_o difficulty_n the_o first_o cause_n carry_v on_o the_o course_n of_o second_o cause_n by_o immediate_a disposition_n and_o therefore_o he_o assist_v nature_n if_o dispose_a when_o it_o can_v reach_v therefore_o if_o the_o matter_n can_v be_v dispose_a for_o a_o rational_a soul_n god_n will_v give_v it_o there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o disposition_n in_o matter_n therefore_o some_o material_a part_n by_o which_o immediate_o the_o soul_n have_v notion_n from_o the_o object_n therefore_o effluvium_n be_v send_v from_o body_n to_o that_o part._n therefore_o man_n be_v true_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v corporeo-spiritual_a therefore_o some_o chief_a part_n in_o he_o which_o be_v primary_o corporeo-spiritual_a or_o have_v both_o those_o nature_n in_o it_o which_o be_v affect_v according_a to_o both_o those_o nature_n because_o of_o their_o identification_n in_o that_o part._n the_o peculiar_a temper_n of_o that_o part_n consist_v in_o indifferency_n that_o part_n very_o tender_a and_o sensible_a yet_o not_o tenacious_a that_o part_n the_o most_o noble_a of_o all_o material_a nature_n perhaps_o it_o be_v reflexive_a of_o light_n or_o lucid._n the_o effluvium_n have_v in_o they_o the_o naturee_n of_o the_o body_n whence_o they_o be_v send_v they_o affect_v that_o part_n as_o thing_n distinct_a from_o the_o man._n why_o they_o imprint_v abstract_a notion_n the_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n render_v those_o notion_n perfect_o distinct_a and_o indivisible_a whence_o complex_n notion_n come_v come_v method_n to_o science_n book_n 1_o lesle_n 3._o §_o 2._o the_o soul_n can_v alone_o produce_v any_o new_a act_n in_o herself_o but_o by_o the_o phantasm_n exciting_a she_o anew_o how_o reminiscence_n be_v make_v memory_n and_o reminiscence_n inexplicable_a unless_o phantasm_n remain_v in_o the_o brain_n the_o manner_n how_o reminiscence_n be_v make_v in_o brutus_n how_o reflection_n be_v connatural_o make_v direct_v notion_n common_a to_o all_o mankind_n and_o their_o word_n proper_a reflex_n one_o improper_a and_o their_o word_n metaphorical_a whence_o we_o come_v to_o have_v negative_a notion_n but_o negative_a notion_n as_o they_o be_v negative_a do_v not_o abstract_n from_o the_o subject_a how_o we_o come_v to_o have_v a_o notion_n of_o nothing_n hence_o great_a care_n be_v to_o be_v have_v lest_o we_o take_v nonentities_a or_o nothing_o for_o thing_n logical_a notion_n be_v real_a one_o the_o test_n to_o try_v artificial_a notion_n notion_n see_v method_n to_o science_n b._n 1._o l._n 7._o §._o 13_o 14._o hence_o all_o philosophy_n be_v real_a knowledge_n how_o our_o soul_n come_v to_o have_v fantastic_a notion_n or_o as_o we_o call_v they_o fancy_n how_o to_o avoid_v be_v delude_v by_o they_o how_o we_o may_v discourse_v evident_o of_o those_o nature_n of_o which_o we_o have_v no_o proper_a notion_n we_o can_v have_v no_o proper_a notion_n of_o god_n essence_n the_o author_n speak_v not_o here_o of_o compare_v notion_n or_o of_o judgement_n the_o author_n apology_n for_o this_o discourse_n and_o what_o can_v be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o go_v about_o to_o confute_v it_o the_o design_n of_o the_o author_n here_o here_o book_n 1._o lesle_n 11._o the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n existence_n existence_n method_n 1._o b._n 1._o l._n 2._o §_o 14._o the_o extreme_a danger_n of_o misconceive_a it_o the_o meaning_n of_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n thing_n b._n 3._o l._n 7._o 7._o ibid._n the_o mean_v of_o entity_n or_o essence_n the_o mean_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n or_o of_o power_n and_o act._n what_o be_v mean_v literal_o by_o the_o common_a say_n that_o matter_n and_o form_n compound_v body_n the_o literal_a mean_v of_o substantial_a or_o essential_a form_n the_o reason_n why_o some_o modern_n oppose_v substantial_a or_o essential_a form_n the_o mean_v of_o metaphysical_a composition_n and_o divisibility_n what_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n substance_n the_o word_n improper_a that_o the_o word_n support_v and_o inhering_n take_v metaphorical_o may_v be_v allow_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v ridicule_v the_o meaning_n of_o suppositum_fw-la or_o hypostasis_fw-la the_o mean_v of_o suppositality_n the_o mean_v of_o the_o word_n individuum_fw-la the_o mean_v of_o substantia_fw-la prima_fw-la and_o substantiasecunda_fw-la the_o word_n accident_n be_v improper_a the_o word_n mode_n more_o proper_a the_o word_n quantity_n be_v very_o proper_a the_o word_n extension_n very_o improper_a the_o mean_v 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ground_v and_o unanswerable_a in_o what_o the_o author_n agree_v and_o disagree_v with_o mr._n locke_n we_o may_v have_v notion_n without_o perceive_v we_o have_v they_o we_o may_v think_v without_o be_v conscious_a that_o we_o think_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v conscious_a or_o know_v we_o know_v without_o a_o new_a act_n of_o reflection_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v conscious_a of_o or_o know_v our_o present_a reflex_n act_n but_o by_o a_o new_a reflex_n one_o hence_o we_o can_v never_o come_v to_o know_v our_o last_o reflection_n it_o be_v utter_o deny_v that_o consciousness_n cause_v individuation_n the_o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o opinion_n that_o man_n do_v always_o think_v no_o notion_n simple_a but_o that_o of_o existence_n the_o order_n of_o our_o notion_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o nature_n the_o word_n solidity_n arbitrary_o and_o abusive_o take_v by_o m._n l._n his_o solidity_n not_o at_o all_o essential_a to_o body_n space_n without_o body_n or_o vacuum_n be_v a_o mere_a groundless_a fancy_n the_o contrary_a to_o that_o tenet_n demonstrate_v therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o true_a experiment_n to_o prove_v a_o vacuum_n vacuum_n method_n to_o science_n b._n 1._o l._n 2._o §._o 14._o mr._n locke_n first_o chapter_n commendable_a privative_a notion_n must_v connotate_v the_o subject_a subject_a see_v prelim._n 3_o §._o 9_o 10_o 11._o mere_a motion_n make_v upon_o the_o sense_n insufficient_a to_o give_v we_o knowledge_n of_o the_o object_n object_n prelim._n 4._o §._o 26_o 27_o 28_o etc._n etc._n sensible_n quality_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o object_n as_o in_o the_o mind_n the_o pretence_n of_o god_n voluntary_a annex_v improper_a cause_n to_o effect_n be_v unphilosophical_a the_o power_n in_o the_o object_n to_o cause_v sensation_n and_o knowledge_n be_v improper_o such_o such_o b._n 1._o l._n 7._o §._o 9_o 10_o 11._o idea_n or_o notion_n be_v not_o actual_a perception_n but_o the_o object_n perceive_v and_o durable_o remain_v it_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o memory_n to_o make_v it_o consist_v in_o the_o revive_v idea_n the_o mind_n can_v revive_v perception_n perception_n prelim._n 4._o §_o 26_o 27_o 28._o idea_n in_o the_o fancy_n may_v fade_v but_o notion_n be_v never_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n if_o brute_n can_v know_v they_o may_v have_v general_a notion_n and_o abstract_v and_o compare_v too_o the_o distinguish_v our_o notion_n guide_v our_o reason_n and_o judgement_n right_a all_o complex_n idea_n or_o notion_n must_v consist_v of_o simple_a one_o unite_v in_o the_o thing_n otherwise_o they_o be_v groundless_a fancy_n the_o manner_n how_o all_o complex_n ideas_n or_o notion_n be_v make_v elaborate_o explain_v how_o the_o doctrine_n of_o cartesius_n mr._n locke_n and_o j._n s._n differ_v as_o to_o this_o point_n extension_n not_o well_o explicate_v immensity_n worse_o place_v well_o explicate_v body_n and_o extension_n not_o the_o same_o notion_n space_n can_v be_v without_o extension_n extension_n and_o space_n differ_v only_o formal_o or_o in_o some_o
can_v it_o have_v this_o power_n to_o alter_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n or_o turn_v they_o from_o corporeal_a into_o spiritual_a when_o as_o yet_o it_o have_v no_o knowledge_n at_o all_o in_o it_o as_o before_o those_o species_n be_v refine_v and_o fit_v to_o be_v receive_v in_o it_o it_o have_v none_o last_o be_v those_o species_n they_o put_v when_o purify_v perfect_o like_o the_o thing_n or_o imperfect_o if_o perfect_o like_a than_o they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o it_o as_o our_o notion_n be_v and_o so_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o then_o those_o species_n of_o they_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o thing_n be_v there_o in_o person_n as_o it_o be_v there_o can_v need_v no_o proxy_n of_o species_n to_o stand_v for_o it_o nor_o can_v it_o bear_v any_o sense_n to_o call_v the_o thing_n a_o species_n of_o itself_o if_o they_o be_v imperfect_o like_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v no_o more_o but_o resemblance_n of_o it_o and_o then_o it_o be_v already_o abundant_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o thing_n can_v never_o be_v know_v by_o they_o so_o that_o they_o can_v make_v nothing_o cohere_v how_o our_o first_o rudiment_n or_o material_n of_o knowledge_n can_v get_v into_o the_o soul_n or_o how_o the_o thing_n can_v come_v to_o be_v know_v by_o they_o 5._o the_o ideist_n on_o this_o occasion_n have_v take_v two_o way_n and_o both_o of_o they_o very_o short_a one_o which_o be_v to_o skip_v over_o point_n all_o those_o difficulty_n at_o one_o leap_n the_o cartesian_o tell_v we_o in_o one_o word_n that_o god_n give_v the_o soul_n her_o idea_n or_o as_o some_o of_o they_o say_v some_o of_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v she_o her_o be_v and_o that_o by_o have_v those_o idea_n in_o she_o she_o come_v to_o know_v and_o so_o by_o make_v this_o quick_a work_n the_o question_n be_v at_o a_o end_n this_o be_v soon_o say_v but_o not_o so_o easy_o prove_v some_o rub_n i_o have_v put_v in_o the_o way_n of_o this_o pretence_n to_o hinder_v its_o currency_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o my_o method_n and_o in_o the_o book_n itself_o as_o occasion_n present_v and_o shall_v add_v many_o more_o in_o case_n their_o opposition_n shall_v invite_v i_o to_o it_o but_o what_o need_v any_o more_o since_o mr._n locke_n have_v already_o confute_v that_o position_n beyond_o possibility_n of_o any_o rational_a reply_n other_o ideist_n there_o be_v who_o think_v it_o their_o best_a play_n to_o abstract_n total_o from_o that_o hard_a question_n and_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o they_o have_v idea_n and_o resemblance_n in_o their_o head_n when_o they_o know_v they_o content_v themselves_o with_o that_o without_o proceed_v to_o examine_v distinct_o what_o they_o be_v or_o how_o they_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o nature_n these_o man_n do_v certain_o act_v more_o prudent_o than_o the_o former_a for_o it_o be_v much_o more_o wise_a and_o safe_a in_o order_n to_o the_o common_a good_a of_o learning_n to_o wave_v a_o obscure_a point_n total_o than_o by_o advance_v false_a position_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o universal_a concern_v in_o philosophy_n to_o affirm_v what_o can_v be_v maintain_v though_o i_o must_v declare_v that_o i_o can_v see_v but_o that_o such_o a_o fundamental_a point_n which_o influence_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o science_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v pretermit_v for_o which_o reason_n i_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o lay_v the_o ground_n for_o it_o in_o the_o two_o first_o lesson_n of_o my_o method_n reserve_v a_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o it_o till_o further_a occasion_n shall_v be_v present_v which_o seem_v to_o offer_v itself_o at_o present_a 6._o yet_o i_o do_v not_o judge_v this_o opportunity_n so_o press_v or_o proper_a as_o to_o oblige_v i_o to_o treat_v such_o a_o large_a point_n full_o or_o difficulty_n to_o set_v myself_o to_o demonstrate_v and_o smooth_v every_o step_n i_o take_v in_o this_o untrodden_a and_o rugged_a way_n this_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o that_o part_n of_o metaphysic_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o particular_o as_o it_o be_v the_o form_n of_o such_o a_o animal_n body_n which_o may_v not_o improper_o be_v call_v physics_n or_o animasticks_n beside_o it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o boldness_n to_o pretend_v to_o pursue_v such_o a_o abstruse_a point_n quite_o thorough_a with_o evident_a demonstration_n yet_o i_o think_v i_o may_v promise_v my_o reader_n that_o the_o position_n i_o shall_v lay_v down_o orderly_o to_o clear_v it_o will_v have_v that_o coherence_n among_o themselves_o and_o be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o the_o maxim_n of_o divers_a other_o science_n that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a in_o just_a reason_n to_o find_v any_o considerable_a flaw_n in_o it_o i_o take_v my_o rise_n from_o the_o remote_a principle_n that_o can_v concern_v that_o point_n and_o these_o be_v my_o thought_n 7._o it_o belong_v to_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o his_o world_n by_o cause_n and_o effect_n and_o disposition_n on_o the_o matter_n be_v side_n by_o disposition_n to_o further_a production_n thus_o wood_n be_v heat_v by_o degree_n ere_o it_o become_v fire_n and_o break_v out_o into_o a_o flame_n and_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o every_o thing_n in_o nature_n there_o be_v be_v many_o previous_a alteration_n of_o the_o matter_n ere_o it_o acquire_v another_o form_n or_o become_v another_o thing_n 8._o wherefore_o it_o belong_v also_o to_o the_o same_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n that_o if_o in_o the_o reach_v ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o world_n the_o subject_n be_v dispose_v for_o something_o that_o can_v be_v compass_v by_o the_o power_n of_o second_o cause_n to_o step_v in_o to_o nature_n assistance_n and_o help_v she_o immediate_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n thus_o when_o the_o individuality_n be_v complete_v that_o be_v when_o the_o potentiality_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v ultimate_o determine_v and_o particularise_v by_o second_o cause_n so_o that_o it_o be_v become_v distinct_a from_o all_o other_o entity_n or_o apt_a to_o be_v this_o and_o so_o fit_v for_o existence_n which_o existence_n second_o cause_n can_v give_v god_n who_o generous_a bounty_n stand_v ever_o ready_a to_o bestow_v unenvious_o on_o his_o creature_n all_o the_o good_a they_o be_v capable_a of_o do_v give_v they_o existence_n immediate_o by_o himself_o 9_o therefore_o if_o there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o disposition_n in_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o embryo_n that_o grow_v ripe_a it_o be_v apt_a as_o it_o far_o as_o be_v on_o the_o matter_n side_n to_o act_v comparative_o which_o be_v the_o disposition_n for_o rationality_n and_o that_o this_o can_v be_v do_v but_o by_o have_v a_o form_n in_o it_o of_o a_o superior_a or_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o second_o cause_n can_v produce_v it_o be_v certain_a god_n will_v by_o himself_o assist_v it_o by_o infuse_v such_o a_o form_n 10._o there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o disposition_n in_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o embryo_n to_o work_v comparative_o that_o be_v to_o judge_n and_o discourse_n matter_n since_o we_o experience_n that_o we_o do_v this_o actual_o now_o in_o part_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o something_o that_o be_v near_o it_o or_o belong_v to_o it_o 11._o wherefore_o since_o this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o have_v those_o material_n in_o we_o of_o which_o compound_v or_o compare_v object_n we_o be_v to_o judge_n and_o discourse_n which_o we_o call_v simple_a apprehension_n or_o notion_n it_o follow_v that_o there_o must_v be_v such_o a_o disposition_n in_o some_o bodily_a part_n as_o to_o convey_v into_o the_o soul_n such_o notion_n 12._o wherefore_o since_o body_n in_o their_o whole_a quantity_n or_o bulk_n can_v be_v convey_v by_o the_o sense_n into_o the_o brain_n part._n the_o author_n of_o nature_n have_v order_v that_o all_o body_n upon_o the_o least_o motion_n of_o natural_a cause_n 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modes_n not_o be_v distinct_a entity_n from_o the_o thing_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v but_o the_o thing_n itself_o or_o the_o man_n thus_o modify_v it_o follow_v that_o man_n determine_v himself_o to_o action_n or_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n 12._o three_o since_o man_n have_v neither_o his_o be_v his_o power_n his_o action_n nor_o consequent_o the_o circumstance_n by_o god._n which_o he_o come_v to_o be_v imbue_v with_o his_o good_a thought_n from_o whence_o he_o have_v the_o proposal_n of_o his_o true_a good_a and_o of_o those_o incomparable_a motive_n to_o pursue_v it_o from_o himself_o but_o have_v all_o these_o from_o the_o maker_n and_o orderer_n of_o the_o world_n and_o since_o this_o series_n of_o internal_a and_o external_n cause_n call_v in_o christian_a language_n god_n grace_n do_v produce_v this_o determination_n of_o himself_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o be_v predetermine_v by_o god_n the_o first_o cause_n thus_o to_o determine_v himself_o as_o far_o as_o there_o be_v entity_n or_o goodness_n in_o his_o action_n 13._o four_o since_o all_o our_o power_n be_v by_o the_o intent_n of_o nature_n ordain_v to_o perfect_v we_o and_o that_o power_n call_v freedom_n freedom_n do_v not_o perfect_a any_o man_n while_o he_o determine_v himself_o to_o that_o which_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o eternal_a misery_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o more_o he_o be_v determine_v to_o virtue_n and_o true_a goodness_n the_o more_o free_a he_o be_v again_o since_o a_o man_n be_v free_a when_o he_o act_v according_a to_o the_o true_a inclination_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o the_o true_a natural_a inclination_n of_o a_o man_n be_v to_o act_v according_a to_o right_a reason_n that_o be_v virtuous_o it_o follow_v that_o freedom_n be_v then_o most_o true_o such_o and_o the_o man_n most_o true_o free_a when_o he_o be_v determine_v to_o virtuous_a action_n whence_o irrationality_n or_o sin_n be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v slavery_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o freedom_n from_o which_o slavery_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n mere_o and_o sole_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n our_o redeemer_n have_v free_v we_o 14._o five_o we_o experience_v that_o the_o lively_a proposal_n of_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a good_n when_o it_o arrive_v to_o that_o will._n pitch_n that_o there_o be_v hic_fw-mi &_o nunc_fw-la such_o a_o plenitude_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la subjecti_fw-la of_o such_o object_n or_o motive_n that_o it_o hinder_v the_o co-appearance_n coexistence_n and_o much_o more_o the_o competition_n of_o the_o contrary_a motive_n do_v always_o carry_v the_o will_n or_o the_o man_n along_o with_o it_o for_o the_o object_n of_o the_o will_n be_v a_o appear_v good_a and_o no_o other_o good_a in_o that_o juncture_n at_o least_o considerable_o appear_v because_o the_o mind_n be_v full_a of_o the_o other_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_n to_o good_a in_o common_a which_o man_n be_v natural_o determine_v to_o must_v needs_o carry_v the_o soul_n no_o other_o as_o be_v say_v then_o appear_v whence_o mr._n locke_n position_n that_o uneasiness_n alone_o be_v present_a and_o his_o deduction_n thence_o that_o therefore_o nothing_o but_o uneasiness_n determine_v the_o will_n to_o act_v be_v show_v to_o be_v groundless_a for_o a_o appear_v good_a can_v but_o be_v always_o present_a to_o the_o soul_n otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o appear_v or_o be_v a_o appear_v good_n 15._o six_o hence_o wrong_v judgement_n arise_v either_o through_o want_n of_o information_n as_o when_o man_n be_v not_o imbue_v come_v with_o sufficient_a knowledge_n of_o eternal_a good_n or_o else_o through_o want_n of_o consideration_n whence_o by_o not_o perfect_o weigh_v and_o compare_v both_o they_o come_v to_o prefer_v temporal_a good_n before_o eternal_a one_o 16._o last_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o sin_n do_v not_o always_o spring_v from_o false_a speculative_a judgement_n but_o from_o their_o judgement_n be_v disproportionate_a for_o it_o be_v 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very_o full_o and_o clear_o especial_o i_o recommend_v to_o his_o perusal_n the_o 9th_o 10_o 11_o and_o 12_o section_n where_o i_o discourse_n of_o that_o unmutual_a relation_n of_o the_o measure_n to_o the_o thing_n measure_v the_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o which_o be_v far_o more_o useful_a than_o any_o other_o piece_n of_o this_o subject_a however_o it_o lay_v out_o of_o mr._n locke_n road_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o speculation_n as_o regard_n or_o not_o regard_v the_o thing_n as_o their_o ground_n 3._o review_v his_o 26_o chapter_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_v etc._n etc._n i_o find_v that_o he_o acquaint_v we_o very_o exact_o how_o we_o effect_n gain_v the_o idea_n of_o they_o by_o our_o sense_n but_o he_o proceed_v not_o to_o show_v we_o which_o yet_o he_o often_o do_v in_o other_o occasion_n in_o what_o the_o nature_n of_o causality_n consist_v which_o be_v of_o the_o chief_a use_n in_o philosophy_n for_o what_o be_v the_o learned_a part_n of_o the_o world_n the_o better_a 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prove_v they_o have_v actual_a be_v and_o therefore_o a_o fortiori_fw-la they_o be_v capable_a to_o be_v or_o thing_n whence_o we_o must_v correct_v our_o negative_a expression_n of_o they_o by_o our_o reason_n and_o hold_v they_o be_v positive_a thing_n all_o notion_n of_o thing_n be_v positive_a far_o we_o can_v as_o evident_o discourse_v of_o those_o being_n or_o thing_n though_o negative_o express_v as_o we_o can_v of_o any_o body_n v_o g._n if_o a_o angel_n be_v non-quantus_a we_o can_v demonstrate_v it_o be_v non-extensus_a non-locabilis_a etc._n etc._n and_o from_o its_o have_a no_o matter_n or_o power_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o potentiality_n and_o change_n it_o be_v hence_o collect_v that_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n and_o therefore_o that_o once_o determine_v it_o be_v immutable_a at_o least_o natural_o last_o i_o affirm_v that_o this_o presuppose_a we_o can_v discourse_v far_o more_o clear_o of_o spirit_n than_o of_o body_n for_o there_o be_v thousand_o of_o accident_n belong_v intrinsical_o or_o extrinsecal_o to_o every_o individual_a body_n whence_o all_o our_o confusion_n and_o ignorance_n of_o it_o come_v whereas_o in_o a_o pure_a spirit_n there_o be_v only_o three_o or_o four_o notion_n viz._n be_v knowledge_n will_n and_o operation_n for_o we_o to_o reflect_v on_o and_o manage_v and_o therefore_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o be_v as_o far_o as_o this_o consideration_n carry_v more_o clear_o attainable_a than_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o body_n reflection_n fourteen_o on_o the_o 24_o 25_o 26_o and_o 27_o chapter_n 1._o the_o 24_o chapter_n of_o the_o collective_a idea_n of_o substance_n give_v i_o no_o occasion_n to_o reflect_v only_o when_o he_o lay_v as_o it_o be_v for_o his_o ground_n that_o the_o they_o mind_n have_v a_o power_n to_o compare_v or_o collect_v many_o idea_n into_o one_o i_o be_o to_o suppose_v he_o mean_v that_o the_o mind_n do_v not_o this_o of_o herself_o alone_o without_o the_o joint-acting_a of_o the_o body_n as_o have_v be_v often_o prove_v above_o for_o otherwise_o the_o whole_a or_o the_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o action_n 2._o the_o 25_o chapter_n give_v we_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o relation_n and_o very_o clear_o express_v which_o he_o second_v with_o ground_n divers_a other_o solid_a truth_n viz._n that_o some_o term_n which_o seem_v absolute_a be_v relative_n that_o relation_n can_v be_v only_o betwixt_o two_o thing_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v capable_a of_o relation_n what_o i_o reflect_v on_o be_v that_o he_o give_v we_o not_o the_o true_a difference_n between_o real_a and_o mere_o verbal_a relation_n nor_o the_o true_a reason_n why_o some_o relative_n term_n have_v and_o other_o have_v not_o correlate_n he_o think_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o call_v some_o of_o they_o extrinsecaldenomination_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o verbal_a relation_n proceed_v from_o defect_n in_o our_o language_n or_o because_o we_o want_v a_o word_n to_o signify_v they_o whereas_o this_o matter_n not_o a_o jot_n since_o we_o can_v have_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o relation_n in_o our_o mind_n if_o we_o have_v good_a ground_n for_o it_o whether_o we_o have_v a_o word_n to_o signify_v it_o or_o no_o or_o rather_o if_o we_o have_v a_o real_a ground_n for_o it_o we_o shall_v quick_o invent_v either_o some_o one_o word_n or_o else_o some_o circumlocution_n to_o express_v it_o let_v we_o see_v then_o what_o our_o principle_n in_o this_o affair_n say_v to_o we_o 3._o relation_n be_v not_o here_o take_v for_o our_o act_n of_o relate_v for_o then_o it_o will_v belong_v to_o another_o common_a head_n of_o notion_n call_v action_n but_o for_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v refer_v by_o our_o comparative_a power_n to_o another_o wherefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o ground_n in_o the_o thing_n for_o our_o thus_o refer_v in_o
nor_o consequent_o in_o proper_a speech_n a_o thing_n it_o follow_v again_o that_o that_o complexion_n of_o acccident_n which_o give_v the_o thing_n its_o primigenial_a constitution_n in_o the_o very_a first_o instant_a it_o be_v thus_o ultimate_o determine_v to_o be_v this_o or_o different_a from_o all_o other_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a do_v true_o and_o proper_o individuate_v it_o note_v that_o this_o discourse_n hold_v equal_o in_o elementary_a mix_v live_v vegetable_a and_o animal_n individuum_n allow_v only_o for_o the_o small_a or_o great_a number_n of_o accident_n which_o go_v to_o the_o constitute_v each_o of_o they_o respective_o why_o mr._n lock_v who_o allow_v the_o complexion_n of_o accident_n to_o constitute_v the_o specific_a nature_n shall_v not_o follow_v the_o same_o principle_n in_o make_v a_o great_a complexion_n of_o the_o modes_n intrinsical_o distinguish_v the_o individuum_fw-la from_o all_o other_o and_o so_o constitute_v it_o i_o can_v imagine_v it_o be_v so_o perfect_o consonant_a and_o necessary_o consequent_a to_o his_o own_o doctrine_n and_o agreeable_a to_o evident_a principle_n 7._o apply_v then_o this_o discourse_n to_o man_n since_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a method_n of_o god_n wisdom_n as_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o constitute_v nature_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o course_n of_o it_o by_o disposition_n on_o the_o matter_n be_v side_n and_o therefore_o to_o adjust_a and_o fit_a that_o which_o supervene_v to_o what_o pre-exists_a and_o especial_o to_o suit_v the_o form_n to_o the_o matter_n and_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o embryo_n pre-exists_a to_o the_o infusion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o peculiar_a matter_n to_o its_o form_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v adjust_v to_o the_o bodily_a or_o animal_n part_n and_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n that_o part_n of_o it_o call_v the_o fancy_n be_v better_a or_o worse_o fit_a as_o far_o as_o be_v on_o its_o side_n to_o perform_v such_o action_n when_o it_o be_v ripe_a or_o more_o or_o less_o fit_a to_o work_v comparative_o in_o which_o all_o judge_a and_o discourse_v 10._o consist_v there_o will_v be_v infuse_v a_o soul_n apt_a to_o judge_v and_o discourse_v more_o perfect_o or_o less_o perfect_o according_a as_o the_o matter_n require_v and_o be_v it_o otherwise_o so_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v apt_a to_o work_v more_o perfect_o than_o the_o body_n be_v able_a to_o go_v along_o with_o it_o first_o that_o great_a degree_n of_o rationality_n in_o the_o soul_n will_v be_v lose_v and_o in_o vain_a and_o next_o the_o man_n god_n workmanship_n will_v be_v disproportion_v and_o in_o a_o manner_n monstrous_a in_o his_o most_o essential_a part_n put_v then_o those_o part_n orderly_o fit_v to_o one_o another_o which_o can_v only_o be_v do_v as_o be_v show_v by_o suit_v the_o superven_a part_n to_o that_o which_o pre-existed_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o as_o the_o bodily_a or_o mere_o animal_n matter_n of_o man_n the_o embryo_n be_v in_o the_o instant_a before_o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v and_o the_o man_n make_v individual_o different_a from_o all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a or_o from_o all_o other_o embryo_n and_o so_o be_v consequent_o just_a to_o such_o a_o degree_n fit_a by_o the_o peculiar_a disposition_n of_o its_o brain_n as_o it_o be_v conjoin_v instrument_n to_o act_v with_o the_o soul_n comparative_o so_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o soul_n be_v proportion_v to_o that_o matter_n as_o its_o form_n that_o any_o two_o soul_n shall_v be_v perfect_o alike_o or_o equal_a in_o rationality_n or_o rather_o that_o any_o two_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o capacity_n of_o know_v or_o reason_v to_o the_o selfsame_a degree_n for_o be_v they_o equal_o rational_a those_o two_o man_n will_v be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n essential_o or_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o such_o a_o species_n in_o regard_n that_o though_o they_o may_v have_v many_o accidental_a difference_n yet_o they_o will_v have_v nothing_o in_o the_o line_n of_o such_o a_o rational_a ens_fw-la or_o man_n to_o distinguish_v they_o essential_o or_o make_v and_o constitute_v they_o formal_o two_o such_o entity_n or_o thing_n as_o we_o call_v man_n or_o rational_a animal_n 8._o this_o premised_a i_o come_v to_o examine_v mr._n l_n discourse_n upon_o this_o subject_a he_o imagine_v existence_n be_v the_o principle_n individuation_n of_o individuation_n which_o can_v consist_v with_o no_o show_n of_o reason_n for_o since_o thing_n in_o common_a can_v exist_v and_o therefore_o what_o be_v ultimate_o determine_v to_o be_v this_o thing_n or_o a_o individuum_fw-la can_v only_o be_v capable_a of_o actual_a be_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o individual_a thing_n must_v in_o priority_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n be_v first_o constitute_v such_o ere_o it_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o existence_n wherefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o existence_n consider_v it_o how_o we_o will_v can_v be_v in_o any_o manner_n the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la be_v presuppose_v to_o it_o again_o since_o as_o have_v be_v show_v above_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o thing_n or_o a_o individuum_fw-la speak_v of_o creature_n be_v capable_a to_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o actual_a be_v or_o existence_n shall_v constitute_v the_o potentiality_n or_o capacity_n of_o be_v any_o more_o than_o the_o mere_a power_n of_o walk_v can_v constitute_v or_o denominate_v a_o man_n actual_o walk_v beside_o both_o logic_n and_o metaphysic_n demonstrate_v that_o existence_n it_o be_v the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n who_o be_v essential_o a_o infinitly-pure_a actuality_n of_o be_v be_v therefore_o the_o most_o actual_a of_o any_o notion_n we_o have_v or_o can_v have_v wherefore_o since_o whatever_o do_v difference_n or_o distinguish_v another_o must_v necessary_o be_v more_o actual_a than_o the_o notion_n distinguish_v it_o follow_v that_o existence_n be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o most_o perfect_o uniform_a and_o undistinguishable_a effect_n that_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o creature_n whatsoever_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v its_o own_o precise_a nature_n or_o notion_n for_o reflection_n will_v inform_v we_o clear_o that_o whatever_o notion_n be_v distinguishable_a be_v potential_a and_o that_o the_o distinguish_a notion_n be_v more_o actual_a than_o it_o since_o than_o no_o notion_n can_v be_v more_o actual_a than_o be_v that_o of_o existence_n it_o follow_v it_o can_v possible_o be_v distinguish_v at_o all_o whence_o follow_v this_o unexpected_a though_o clear_a consequence_n that_o if_o existence_n do_v constitute_v the_o individuality_n all_o the_o individuum_n in_o the_o world_n as_o have_v one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a constituter_n will_v be_v but_o one_o individuum_fw-la 9_o next_o mr._n l._n fancy_n that_o the_o exist_v of_o a_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o time_n and_o place_n constitute_v the_o identity_n of_o a_o thing_n essence_n and_o the_o be_v in_o several_a time_n and_o place_n constitute_v its_o diversity_n by_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o discern_v that_o he_o distinguish_v not_o between_o the_o extrinsical_a mark_n and_o sign_n by_o which_o we_o may_v know_v the_o distinction_n of_o individual_n and_o what_o intrinsical_o and_o essential_o constitute_v or_o make_v they_o differeut_fw-fr thing_n who_o see_v not_o that_o time_n and_o place_n be_v mere_o extrinsical_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o substance_n or_o rather_o toto_fw-la genere_fw-la different_a from_o it_o as_o belong_v to_o other_o common_a head_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v too_o superficial_a consideration_n for_o their_o identity_n and_o diversity_n which_o be_v relation_n ground_v on_o their_o essence_n to_o consist_v in_o they_o beside_o time_n and_o place_n be_v evident_o no_o more_o but_o circumstance_n of_o the_o thing_n wherefore_o that_o very_a word_n circumstance_n show_v plain_o that_o they_o can_v be_v intrinsecal_n much_o less_o essential_a to_o it_o and_o it_o evidence_n moreover_o that_o they_o suppose_v the_o thing_n already_o constitute_v to_o which_o they_o be_v annex_v though_o then_o practical_a man_n may_v have_v light_a thence_o to_o distinguish_v individuum_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o improper_a for_o philosopher_n or_o speculative_a reflecter_n to_o make_v the_o entity_n of_o thing_n which_o ground_n the_o relation_n of_o identity_n and_o diversity_n to_o consist_v in_o these_o outward_a sign_n and_o circumstantial_a token_n 10._o this_o learned_a gentleman_n conceive_v there_o must_v be_v a_o different_a reason_n for_o the_o individual_a identity_n of_o man._n too_o to_o make_v way_n to_o which_o he_o premise_n and_o will_v persuade_v we_o gratis_o that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o same_o substance_n another_o the_o same_o man_n and_o a_o three_o to_o be_v the_o same_o person_n but_o i_o must_v forestall_v all_o his_o subsequent_a discourse_n by_o deny_v this_o preliminary_n to_o they_o for_o speak_v of_o 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thither_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o idea_n for_o if_o it_o come_v or_o be_v bring_v thither_o let_v it_o be_v by_o what_o mean_v it_o will_v it_o be_v most_o incontestable_o evident_a that_o after_o it_o be_v come_v or_o bring_v thither_o it_o be_v there_o nor_o can_v all_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n avoid_v this_o consequence_n unless_o plain_a word_n must_v lose_v their_o signification_n wherefore_o mr._n l._n in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o own_o principle_n shall_v not_o have_v say_v that_o the_o mind_n do_v not_o know_v thing_n immediate_o but_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o idea_n but_o that_o it_o do_v not_o know_v they_o at_o all_o neither_o mediate_o nor_o immediate_o for_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o knowledge_n at_o all_o they_o must_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n where_o only_o the_o knowledge_n be_v which_o come_v over_o thus_o far_o to_o our_o position_n 4._o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o mr._n locke_n have_v here_o §_o 3._o put_v the_o objection_n against_o the_o ideist_n as_o strong_o and_o home_n enforce_v as_o it_o be_v possible_a but_o i_o must_v still_o persist_v and_o avow_v that_o neither_o his_o own_o excellent_a wit_n which_o have_v he_o light_v on_o right_a principle_n can_v reach_v to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o possibility_n nor_o all_o the_o world_n join_v in_o his_o assistance_n can_v clear_v that_o objection_n so_o as_o to_o satisfy_v any_o intelligent_a man_n who_o be_v true_a to_o his_o reason_n guide_v itself_o as_o it_o ought_v by_o connexion_n of_o term_n and_o not_o by_o fancy_n nor_o show_v that_o by_o his_o idea_n any_o knowledge_n at_o all_o of_o the_o thing_n can_v be_v possible_o have_v first_o he_o allege_v the_o agreement_n or_o conformity_n of_o the_o thing_n with_o his_o simple_a idea_n and_o i_o reply_v that_o he_o can_v by_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ideist_n shâ—w_o that_o the_o thing_n do_v agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o his_o simple_a idea_n at_o all_o to_o demonstrate_v which_o i_o argue_v thus_o ere_o he_o can_v know_v that_o the_o representation_n and_o the_o thing_n represent_v do_v agree_v common_a sense_n tell_v we_o he_o must_v have_v both_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o thing_n in_o his_o compare_v power_n that_o be_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o so_o he_o may_v take_v a_o view_n of_o both_o of_o they_o and_o consider_v they_o in_o order_n to_o one_o another_o and_o by_o do_v this_o see_v whether_o the_o one_o do_v true_o resemble_v the_o other_o or_o no._n but_o this_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o ideist_n who_o do_v not_o allow_v that_o the_o thing_n can_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n but_o the_o idea_n only_o next_o he_o allege_v that_o his_o complex_n idea_n be_v archetype_n and_o not_o conformable_a to_o the_o thing_n as_o the_o other_o be_v but_o to_o themselves_o only_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v they_o can_v lead_v we_o into_o error_n because_o they_o can_v but_o represent_v themselves_o i_o pass_v by_o the_o oddness_n of_o the_o position_n that_o the_o idea_n which_o be_v a_o picture_n shall_v be_v a_o picture_n of_o itself_o or_o represent_v itself_o i_o only_o note_v that_o this_o allegation_n which_o shall_v clear_v the_o point_n quite_o lose_v it_o and_o give_v it_o up_o for_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o his_o idea_n do_v give_v we_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v evident_a and_o confess_v they_o can_v give_v we_o this_o knowledge_n of_o they_o but_o by_o represent_v they_o now_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o his_o complex_n idea_n be_v not_o copy_n of_o the_o thing_n nor_o represent_v they_o but_o themselves_o only_o whence_o be_v evident_o conclude_v that_o we_o be_v never_o the_o near_o to_o the_o know_v of_o thing_n by_o they_o no_o not_o oblique_o and_o at_o second_o hand_n or_o by_o the_o intervention_n of_o those_o idea_n or_o similitude_n represent_v they_o as_o be_v pretend_v former_o whence_o for_o any_o thing_n he_o have_v produce_v we_o may_v just_o doubt_v whether_o such_o idea_n be_v not_o whimsical_a fancy_n without_o any_o reality_n at_o all_o since_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v they_o even_o that_o slight_a relation_n to_o the_o thing_n of_o so_o much_o as_o represent_v they_o but_o which_o be_v much_o worse_o he_o affirm_v §_o 5._o that_o those_o idea_n themselves_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o archetype_n and_o the_o thing_n no_o otherwise_o regard_v but_o as_o they_o be_v conformable_a to_o they_o now_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o strange_a way_n of_o prove_v the_o reality_n of_o our_o knowledge_n by_o idea_n to_o affirm_v that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o regard_v the_o thing_n but_o as_o conformable_a to_o our_o idea_n be_v not_o this_o to_o make_v philosophy_n not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n but_o of_o idea_n only_o and_o to_o pretend_v that_o the_o thing_n must_v only_o be_v hold_v true_a if_o it_o be_v conformable_a to_o our_o idea_n he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v fancy_n for_o he_o express_o say_v these_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v make_v by_o the_o mind_n and_o not_o take_v from_o the_o thing_n nor_o like_v it_o and_o whatever_o be_v neither_o the_o res_fw-la nor_o so_o much_o as_o like_v it_o can_v neither_o have_v reality_n nor_o show_v of_o reality_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v a_o mere_a fancy_n now_o these_o complex_fw-la idea_n reach_v much_o far_a than_o all_o the_o other_o do_v viz._n to_o modes_n substance_n and_o relation_n as_o be_v see_v book_n 1_o chap._n 12._o so_o that_o this_o discourse_n of_o he_o destroy_v the_o reality_n of_o our_o knowledge_n in_o almost_o all_o the_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o know_v he_o will_v perhaps_o say_v those_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o certain_a power_n to_o cause_n they_o find_v in_o the_o thing_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o bring_v the_o thing_n as_o be_v their_o cause_n into_o their_o mind_n but_o the_o argument_n return_v still_o with_o the_o same_o force_n for_o if_o they_o bring_v the_o thing_n into_o the_o mind_n than_o the_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o mind_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v thither_o add_v that_o this_o make_v they_o resemblance_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o deny_v for_o the_o effect_n be_v a_o participation_n of_o the_o cause_n must_v necessary_o resemble_v it_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a effect_n nor_o can_v he_o say_v they_o make_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n because_o they_o be_v make_v up_o of_o simple_a one_o for_o as_o the_o simple_a idea_n only_o make_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n by_o represent_v it_o so_o these_o other_o not_o represent_v it_o have_v lose_v the_o power_n of_o make_v we_o know_v it_o at_o all_o so_o that_o let_v they_o turn_v which_o way_n they_o will_v either_o the_o thing_n
ens_fw-la adequate_o divide_v into_o body_n and_o spirit_n 8._o vacuum_n must_v either_o be_v res_n or_o modus_fw-la rei_fw-la otherwise_o we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n of_o it_o 9_o the_o extravagant_a argument_n for_o vacuum_n refute_v 10._o we_o can_v set_v bound_n to_o space_n time_n and_o to_o all_o duration_n but_o god_n 11._o annihilation_n imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o omnipotency_n but_o of_o impotency_n 12._o the_o cartesian_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v vacuum_n 13._o the_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o vacuum_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o plenum_fw-la no_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o reflection_n eight_o §_o 1._o the_o plain_a sense_n of_o the_o vulgar_a give_v we_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o time_n 2._o duration_n be_v not_o succession_n but_o rather_o opposite_a to_o it_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o strange_a paradox_n to_o say_v the_o notion_n of_o succession_n or_o duration_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o train_n of_o idea_n in_o our_o mind_n 4._o our_o not_o perceive_v duration_n when_o we_o sleep_v no_o argument_n for_o it_o 5._o this_o tenet_n be_v against_o experience_n 6._o and_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o resemblance_n too_o 7._o one_o motion_n if_o know_v and_o regular_a may_v and_o must_v be_v a_o measure_n to_o another_o 8._o there_o be_v no_o show_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o equality_n of_o the_o period_n of_o duration_n can_v possible_o be_v take_v from_o the_o train_n of_o our_o idea_n 9_o this_o odd_a tenet_n not_o positive_o assert_v by_o mr._n locke_n reflection_n nine_o §_o 1._o imaginary_a time_n before_o the_o world_n a_o mere_a illusion_n of_o fancy_n 2._o they_o who_o advance_v tenet_n against_o nature_n must_v alter_v the_o mean_v of_o those_o word_n that_o express_v our_o natural_a notion_n 3._o god_n immensity_n not_o commensurate_a to_o a_o infinite_o expand_v space_n 4._o we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n of_o a_o vacuum_n but_o a_o fancy_n only_o 5._o scripture-text_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o argument_n for_o philosopher_n unless_o they_o be_v most_o plain_a and_o literal_o mean_v 6._o only_o self-existence_n and_o what_o flow_v from_o that_o notion_n be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n 7._o our_o natural_a notion_n assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v mere_a fancy_n to_o explicate_v god_n attribute_n by_o respect_n to_o corporeal_a nature_n reflection_n ten_o §_o 1._o endless_a addition_n of_o number_n can_v never_o give_v we_o the_o notion_n of_o infinity_o 2._o how_o we_o come_v to_o have_v that_o notion_n 3._o and_o with_o what_o ease_n 4._o the_o notion_n of_o infinite_a be_v most_o perfect_o positive_a 5._o duration_n easy_o conceivable_a without_o succession_n reflection_n eleven_o §_o 1._o thought_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v sensation_n §_o 2._o think_v be_v the_o action_n and_o not_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n §_o 3._o mr._n locke_n position_n that_o thing_n be_v good_a or_o evil_a only_a in_o reference_n to_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n be_v true_a and_o solid_n reflection_n twelve_o §_o 1._o the_o due_a commendation_n of_o mr._n locke_n doctrine_n in_o this_o chapter_n of_o power_n 2._o that_o some_o spiritual_a agent_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n of_o body_n the_o will_n can_v move_v our_o body_n 3._o the_o understanding_n and_o will_v not_o distinct_a power_n 4._o man_n freedom_n or_o self-determination_n deduce_v from_o principle_n 5._o the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o brute_n in_o their_o determination_n to_o action_n 6._o man_n natural_o pursue_v what_o be_v according_a to_o reason_n or_o virtuous_a therefore_o his_o nature_n have_v be_v pervert_v since_o his_o creation_n 7._o therefore_o supernatural_a motive_n be_v add_v to_o strengthen_v man_n weaken_v nature_n or_o reason_n 8._o supernatural_a motive_n be_v the_o strong_a will_v always_o prevail_v be_v they_o due_o apply_v to_o a_o subject_a dispose_v 9_o why_o the_o understanding_n and_o will_n must_v be_v the_o same_o power_n substantial_o 10._o how_o to_o conquer_v in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n 11._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o man_n determin_n himself_o to_o action_n 12._o yet_o as_o predetermined_a by_o god_n 13._o determination_n to_o virtuous_a action_n do_v perfect_a and_o not_o destroy_v freedom_n 14._o good_a if_o evident_o appear_v such_o do_v certain_o determine_v the_o will._n 15._o how_o wrong_v judgement_n come_v §_o 16._o sin_n general_o spring_v from_o true_a but_o disproportionate_a judgement_n 17._o of_o uneasiness_n and_o mr._n locke_n discourse_n concern_v it_o 18._o good_a be_v the_o only_a determiner_n of_o the_o will_n and_o not_o uneasiness_n 19_o prove_v from_o our_o natural_a desire_n of_o happiness_n 20._o the_o appearance_n of_o good_a be_v of_o great_a weight_n but_o in_o a_o manner_n disregard_v by_o mr._n locke_n 21._o put_v this_o appearance_n his_o reason_n do_v not_o conclude_v 22._o prove_v because_o ease_n be_v not_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o soul_n 23._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o point_n state_v 24._o mr._n locke_n omit_v here_o the_o idea_n of_o power_n to_o be_v a_o thing_n though_o nature_n suggest_v and_o force_v it_o reflection_n thirteen_o thirteen_o 1._o our_o mixture_n of_o our_o notion_n be_v regular_a mr._n locke'_v irregular_a and_o disorderly_o 2._o without_o know_v what_o substance_n or_o thing_n be_v we_o can_v pretend_v to_o philosophy_n 3._o all_o our_o notion_n and_o among_o they_o that_o of_o substance_n or_o res_n be_v take_v from_o the_o thing_n 4._o we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o notion_n of_o substance_n or_o thing_n 5._o we_o know_v the_o more_o inferior_a notion_n of_o thing_n less_o perfect_o and_o individual_a essence_n the_o least_o of_o all_o 6._o to_o gain_v a_o distinct_a notion_n of_o substance_n or_o thing_n we_o must_v consider_v it_o abstract_o from_o its_o modes_n single_o consider_v 7._o the_o literal_a truth_n how_o substance_n and_o its_o accident_n or_o the_o thing_n and_o its_o mode_n be_v exact_o know_v §_o 8._o it_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o know_v extension_n it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n self-evident_a 9_o the_o cohesion_n of_o extend_v part_n be_v above_o physical_a proof_n and_o can_v only_o be_v know_v by_o metaphysic_n 10._o whence_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o seek_v for_o natural_a efficient_a cause_n for_o those_o effect_n that_o depend_v on_o formal_a cause_n 11._o we_o may_v have_v clear_a knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n by_o reflection_n 12._o the_o reason_n why_o and_o the_o manner_n how_o reflection_n fourteen_o fourteen_o 1._o the_o mind_n alone_o do_v not_o collect_v notion_n or_o compare_v they_o 2._o verbal_a relation_n come_v not_o from_o defect_n in_o our_o language_n but_o for_o want_v of_o a_o real_a ground_n 3._o what_o causality_n be_v and_o what_o ground_n the_o relation_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n 4._o the_o know_v the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n must_v antecede_v the_o knowledge_n of_o identity_n and_o diversity_n 5._o what_o give_v the_o ground_n to_o specify_v all_o notion_n 6._o what_o give_v the_o ground_n to_o our_o notion_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la 7._o how_o individual_a man_n be_v constitute_v 8._o existence_n can_v possible_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n 9_o the_o outward_a circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n can_v conduce_v to_o constitute_v the_o individual_a essence_n 10._o a_o individual_a man_n be_v formal_o a_o individual_a thing_n of_o that_o kind_a and_o a_o individual_a person_n too_o §_o 11._o the_o essence_n of_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o vulgar_a nor_o from_o extravagant_a supposition_n 12._o consciousness_n can_v constitute_v personal_a identity_n 13._o that_o consciousness_n be_v inseparable_a from_o every_o individual_a man._n 14._o yet_o angel_n who_o be_v pure_a act_n be_v constitute_v in_o part_n by_o the_o act_n of_o know_v themselves_o 15._o no_o soul_n be_v indifferent_a to_o any_o matter_n the_o notion_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la be_v essential_a the_o substance_n be_v the_o same_o though_o some_o quantity_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v come_v and_o go_v reflection_n fifteen_o §_o 1._o that_o be_v only_o true_a virtue_n which_o be_v according_a to_o right_a reason_n 2._o how_o we_o come_v to_o have_v confuse_a idea_n or_o notion_n 3._o the_o whole_a thing_n as_o it_o need_v not_o so_o it_o can_v be_v know_v clear_o 4._o the_o metaphysical_a reason_n why_o this_o complexion_n of_o accident_n which_o constitute_v individuum_n shall_v be_v almost_o infinite_o various_a 5._o we_o can_v sufficient_o know_v thing_n without_o comprehend_v full_o this_o complexion_n 6._o no_o formal_a truth_n or_o falsehood_n in_o idea_n or_o notion_n reflection_n sixteen_o sixteen_o 1._o whence_o proper_a and_o metaphorical_a notion_n and_o word_n have_v their_o origin_n 2._o the_o general_n rule_v to_o know_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o word_n §_o 3._o word_n of_o art_n most_o liable_a to_o be_v mistake_v 4._o the_o way_n how_o to_o avoid_v be_v
nice_a respect_n the_o common_a explication_n of_o extension_n defend_v ens_fw-la adequate_o divide_v into_o body_n and_o spirit_n vacuum_n must_v either_o be_v res_n or_o modus_fw-la rei_fw-la otherwise_o we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n of_o it_o it_o preliminary_n 4._o §._o 39_o the_o extravagant_a argument_n for_o vacuum_n refute_v psal._n 103._o v_o 24._o we_o can_v set_v bound_n to_o space_n time_n and_o to_o all_o duration_n but_o god_n annihilation_n imply_v a_o contradiction_n and_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o omnipotency_n but_o of_o impotency_n the_o cartesian_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v vacuum_n the_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o vacuum_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o plenum_fw-la no_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o the_o plain_a sense_n of_o the_o vulgar_a give_v we_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o time_n duration_n be_v not_o succession_n but_o rather_o opposite_a to_o it_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a paradox_n to_o say_v the_o notion_n of_o succession_n or_o duration_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o train_n of_o idea_n in_o our_o head_n our_o not_o perceive_v duration_n when_o we_o sleep_v no_o argument_n for_o it_o this_o tenet_n be_v against_o experience_n and_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o of_o resemblance_n too_o one_o motion_n if_o know_v and_o regular_a may_v and_o must_v be_v a_o measure_n to_o another_o there_o be_v no_o show_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o equality_n of_o the_o period_n of_o duration_n can_v possible_o be_v take_v from_o the_o train_n of_o our_o idea_n this_o odd_a tenet_n not_o positive_o assert_v by_o mr._n l._n imaginarytime_n before_o the_o world_n a_o mere_a illusion_n of_o fancy_n they_o who_o advance_v tenet_n against_o nature_n must_v alter_v the_o mean_v of_o those_o word_n that_o express_v our_o natural_a notion_n god_n immensity_n not_o commensurate_a to_o a_o infinite_o expand_v space_n we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n of_o a_o vacuum_n but_o a_o fancy_n only_o scripture-text_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o argument_n for_o 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commendation_n of_o mr._n l_n doctrine_n in_o this_o chapter_n of_o power_n that_o some_o spiritual_a agent_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n of_o body_n the_o will_n can_v move_v our_o body_n body_n preliminary_n 4._o §._o 25._o 26._o refl_fw-mi 5._o §._o 1._o the_o understanding_n and_o will_n not_o distinct_a power_n man_n freedom_n or_o self_n determination_n deduce_v from_o principle_n the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o brute_n in_o their_o determination_n to_o action_n man_n natural_o pursue_v what_o be_v according_a to_o reason_n or_o virtuous_a therefore_o his_o nature_n have_v be_v pervert_v since_o his_o creation_n therefore_o supernatural_a motive_n be_v add_v to_o strengthen_v man_n weaken_a nature_n or_o reason_n supernatural_a motive_n be_v the_o strong_a will_v always_o prevail_v be_v they_o due_o apply_v to_o a_o subject_a dispose_v why_o the_o understanding_n and_o will_n must_v be_v the_o same_o power_n substantial_o how_o to_o conquer_v in_o our_o spiritual_a warfare_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o man_n determine_v himself_o to_o action_n yet_o as_o predetermine_v by_o god._n determination_n to_o virtuous_a action_n do_v perfect_a and_o not_o destroy_v freedom_n good_a if_o evident_o appear_v such_o do_v certain_o determine_v the_o will._n how_o wrong_v judgement_n come_v sin_n general_o spring_v from_o true_a but_o disproportionate_a judgement_n of_o uneasiness_n and_o mr._n l_n discourse_n concern_v it_o good_a be_v the_o only_a determiner_n of_o the_o will_n and_o not_o uneasiness_n prove_v from_o our_o natural_a desire_n of_o happiness_n the_o appearance_n of_o the_o good_a be_v of_o great_a weight_n but_o in_o a_o manner_n disregard_v by_o mr._n locke_n put_v this_o appearance_n his_o reason_n do_v not_o conclude_v prove_v because_o ease_n be_v not_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o soul_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o point_n state_v mr._n l._n omit_v here_o the_o idea_n of_o power_n to_o be_v a_o thing_n though_o nature_n suggest_v iâ—_n our_o mixture_n of_o our_o notion_n be_v regular_a mr._n l.'s_n irregular_a and_o disorderly_a without_o know_v what_o substance_n or_o thing_n be_v we_o cannos_fw-la pretend_v to_o philosophy_n all_o our_o notion_n and_o among_o they_o that_o of_o substance_n or_o res_n be_v take_v from_o the_o thing_n we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o notion_n of_o substance_n or_o thing_n we_o know_v the_o more_o inferior_a notion_n of_o thing_n less_o perfect_o and_o the_o individual_a essence_n lest_o of_o all_o to_o gain_v a_o distinct_a notion_n of_o substance_n or_o thing_n i_o must_v consider_v it_o abstract_o from_o its_o modes_n single_o consider_v the_o literal_a truth_n how_o substance_n and_o its_o accident_n or_o the_o thing_n and_o its_o mode_n be_v distinct_o know_v it_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o know_v extension_n be_v be_v in_o a_o manner_n self-evident_a the_o cohesion_n of_o extend_v part_n be_v above_o physical_a proof_n and_o can_v only_o be_v know_v by_o metaphysic_n whence_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o seek_v for_o natural_a efficient_a cause_n for_o those_o effect_n that_o depend_v on_o formal_a cause_n we_o may_v have_v clear_a knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n by_o reflection_n the_o reason_n why_o and_o the_o manner_n how_n how_n reflex_n 9_o §._o 7._o 7._o see_v method_n to_o science_n b._n 4._o c._n 6._o §._o 18._o the_o mind_n alone_o do_v not_o collect_v notion_n or_o compare_v they_o verbal_a relation_n come_v not_o from_o defect_n in_o our_o language_n but_o for_o want_v of_o a_o real_a ground_n what_o causality_n be_v and_o what_o ground_n the_o relation_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n the_o know_v the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n must_v anteceede_v the_o knowledge_n of_o identity_n and_o diversity_n what_o give_v the_o ground_n to_o specify_v all_o notion_n what_o give_v the_o ground_n to_o our_o notion_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la how_o individual_a man_n be_v constitute_v constitute_v method_n to_o science_n b._n 2._o l._n 1._o §._o 10._o existence_n can_v possible_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n the_o outward_a circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n can_v conduce_v to_o constitute_v the_o individual_a essence_n a_o individual_a man_n be_v formal_o a_o individual_a thing_n of_o that_o kind_a and_o a_o individual_a person_n too_o the_o essence_n of_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o vulgar_a nor_o from_o extravagant_a supposition_n consciousness_n can_v constitute_v personal_a identity_n identity_n reflex_n 2._o §_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o that_o consciousness_n be_v inseparable_a from_o every_o individual_a man._n yet_o angel_n who_o be_v pure_a act_n be_v constitute_v in_o part_n by_o the_o act_n of_o know_v themselves_o no_o soul_n be_v indifferent_a to_o any_o matter_n the_o notion_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la be_v essential_a the_o substance_n be_v the_o same_o though_o some_o quantity_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v come_v and_o go_v that_o be_v only_o true_a virtue_n which_o be_v according_a to_o right_a reason_n how_o we_o come_v to_o have_v confuse_a idea_n or_o notion_n the_o whole_a thing_n as_o it_o need_v not_o so_o it_o can_v be_v know_v clear_o the_o metaphysical_a reason_n why_o this_o complexion_n of_o accident_n which_o constitute_v individuum_n shall_v be_v almost_o infinite_o various_a various_a job_n 36._o 26._o we_o can_v sufficient_o know_v thing_n without_o comprehend_v full_o this_o complexion_n no_o formal_a truth_n or_o falsehood_n in_o idea_n or_o notion_n whence_o proper_a and_o metaphorical_a notion_n and_o word_n have_v their_o origin_n the_o general_n rule_v to_o know_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o word_n word_n of_o art_n most_o liable_a to_o be_v mistake_v the_o way_n how_o to_o avoid_v be_v mistake_v in_o word_n of_o art_n even_o in_o term_n of_o art_n the_o thing_n be_v chief_o signify_v metaphysical_a word_n not_o unintelligible_a but_o most_o clear_n this_o three_o book_n concern_v word_n seem_v unnecessary_a whence_o j._n s._n be_v not_o much_o concern_v to_o