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to_o move_v as_o man_n usual_o have_v or_o those_o of_o his_o own_o size_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o identity_n and_o diversity_n another_o occasion_n the_o mind_n take_v of_o compare_v be_v the_o very_o be_v of_o thing_n when_o consider_v a_o thing_n as_o exist_v at_o any_o certain_a time_n or_o place_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o itself_o as_o exist_v at_o any_o other_o time_n etc._n etc._n we_o form_v the_o idea_n of_o identity_n and_o diversity_n when_o we_o see_v any_o thing_n in_o any_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n we_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n and_o can_v be_v no_o other_o how_o like_o soever_o it_o may_v be_v in_o all_o other_o respect_n we_o conceive_v it_o impossible_a that_o two_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n shall_v exist_v together_o in_o the_o same_o place_n we_o conclude_v that_o whatever_o exist_v any_o where_o at_o the_o same_o time_n exclude_v all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o be_v there_o itself_o alone_o when_o therefore_o we_o demand_v 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mind_n of_o the_o speaker_n three_o word_n the_o sign_n of_o these_o idea_n four_o those_o sign_n put_v together_o by_o affirmation_n or_o negation_n otherwise_o than_o the_o idea_n they_o stand_v for_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o speaker_n since_o language_n be_v make_v complex_fw-la idea_n be_v usual_o get_v by_o the_o explication_n of_o those_o term_n that_o stand_v for_o they_o for_o since_o they_o consist_v of_o simple_a idea_n combine_v they_o may_v by_o word_n stand_v for_o those_o simple_a idea_n be_v represent_v to_o the_o mind_n of_o one_o who_o understand_v those_o word_n tho'_o that_o combination_n of_o simple_a idea_n be_v never_o offer_v to_o his_o mind_n by_o the_o real_a existence_n of_o thing_n mix_v modes_n have_v their_o unity_n from_o a_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n combine_v those_o several_a simple_a idea_n together_o and_o consider_v they_o as_o one_o complex_fw-la one_o the_o mark_n of_o this_o union_n be_v one_o name_n give_v to_o that_o combination_n man_n seldom_o reckon_v any_o number_n of_o idea_n to_o make_v one_o complex_fw-la one_o but_o such_o collection_n as_o there_o be_v name_n for_o thus_o the_o kill_v of_o a_o old_a man_n be_v as_o fit_a to_o be_v unite_v into_o one_o complex_n idea_n as_o that_o of_o a_o father_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o name_n for_o it_o it_o be_v not_o take_v for_o a_o particular_a complex_fw-la idea_n nor_o a_o distinct_a species_n of_o action_n from_o that_o of_o kill_v any_o other_o man._n those_o collection_n of_o idea_n have_v name_n general_o affix_v which_o be_v of_o frequent_a use_n in_o conversation_n in_o which_o case_n man_n endeavour_v to_o communicate_v their_o thought_n to_o one_o another_o with_o all_o possible_a dispatch_n those_o other_o which_o they_o have_v seldom_o occasion_n to_o mention_v they_o tie_v not_o together_o nor_o give_v they_o name_n this_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o there_o be_v word_n in_o every_o language_n which_o can_v be_v render_v by_o any_o one_o single_a word_n of_o another_o for_o the_o fashion_n and_o custom_n of_o one_o nation_n make_v several_a combination_n of_o idea_n familiar_a in_o one_o which_o another_o have_v never_o any_o occasion_n to_o make_v such_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o greek_n proscriptio_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n this_o also_o occasion_n the_o constant_a change_n of_o language_n because_o the_o change_n of_o custom_n and_o opinion_n bring_v with_o it_o new_a combination_n of_o idea_n which_o to_o avoid_v long_a description_n have_v new_a name_n annex_v to_o they_o and_o so_o they_o become_v new_a species_n of_o complex_n modes_n of_o all_o our_o simple_a idea_n those_o that_o have_v have_v most_o mix_v modes_n make_v out_o of_o they_o be_v think_v and_o motion_n which_o comprehend_v in_o they_o all_o action_n and_o power_n from_o whence_o these_o action_n be_v conceive_v to_o flow_v for_o action_n be_v the_o great_a business_n of_o mankind_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o several_a modes_n of_o think_v and_o motion_n shall_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o idea_n of_o they_o observe_v and_o lay_v up_o in_o memory_n and_o have_v name_n assign_v they_o for_o without_o such_o complex_fw-la idea_n with_o name_n to_o they_o man_n can_v not_o easy_o hold_v any_o communication_n about_o they_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v the_o modes_n of_o action_n distinguish_v by_o their_o cause_n mean_n object_n end_n instrument_n time_n place_n and_o other_o circumstance_n as_o also_o of_o the_o power_n sit_v for_o those_o action_n thus_o boldness_n be_v the_o power_n to_o do_v or_o speak_v what_o we_o intend_v without_o fear_n or_o disorder_n which_o power_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n when_o it_o have_v be_v acquire_v by_o the_o frequent_a do_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v that_o idea_n we_o call_v habit_n when_o forward_o and_o ready_a upon_o every_o occasion_n to_o break_v into_o action_n we_o call_v it_o disposition_n thus_o testiness_n be_v a_o disposition_n or_o aptness_n to_o be_v angry_a power_n be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o action_n the_o substance_n wherein_o these_o power_n be_v whenthey_a exert_n this_o power_n be_v call_v cause_n and_o the_o substance_n thereupon_o produce_v or_o the_o simple_a idea_n introduce_v into_o any_o subject_n effect_n the_o efficacy_n whereby_o the_o new_a substance_n or_o idea_n be_v produce_v be_v call_v in_o the_o subject_a exert_v that_o power_n action_n in_o the_o subject_a wherein_o any_o simple_a idea_n be_v change_v or_o produce_v passion_n which_o efficacy_n in_o intellectual_a agent_n we_o can_v i_o think_v conceive_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o modes_n of_o think_v and_o will_v in_o corporeal_a agent_n nothing_o else_o but_o modification_n of_o motion_n whatever_o sort_n of_o action_n beside_o these_o produce_v any_o effect_n i_o confess_v myself_o to_o have_v no_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o and_o therefore_o many_o word_n which_o seem_v to_o express_v some_o action_n signify_v nothing_o of_o the_o action_n but_o bare_o the_o effect_n with_o some_o circumstance_n of_o the_o subject_a wrought_v on_o or_o cause_n operate_a thus_o creation_n annihilation_n contain_v in_o they_o no_o idea_n of_o the_o action_n or_o manner_n whereby_o they_o be_v produce_v but_o bare_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o thing_n do_v and_o when_o a_o countryman_n say_v the_o cold_a freeze_v water_n tho'_o the_o word_n freeze_a seem_v to_o import_v some_o action_n yet_o it_o true_o signify_v nothing_o but_o the_o effect_n viz._n that_o water_n that_o be_v before_o fluid_a be_v become_v hard_o and_o consistent_a without_o contain_v any_o idea_n of_o the_o action_n whereby_o it_o be_v do_v chap._n xxiii_o of_o our_o complex_n idea_n or_o substance_n the_o mind_n observe_v several_a simple_a idea_n to_o go_v constant_o together_o which_o be_v presume_v to_o belong_v to_o one_o thing_n be_v call_v when_o so_o unite_v by_o one_o name_n and_o by_o mistake_n afterward_o consider_v as_o one_o simple_a idea_n we_o imagine_v not_o these_o 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and_o darkness_n motion_n and_o rest_n etc._n etc._n be_v equal_o positive_a in_o the_o mind_n tho'_o some_o of_o their_o cause_n may_v be_v mere_a privation_n a_o enquiry_n into_o their_o cause_n concern_v not_o the_o idea_n as_o in_o the_o understanding_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n exist_v without_o we_o thus_o a_o painter_n have_v distinct_a idea_n of_o white_a and_o black_a as_o well_o as_o the_o philosopher_n who_o tell_v we_o what_o kind_n of_o particle_n and_o how_o range_v in_o the_o surface_n occasion_v those_o colour_n that_o a_o privative_a cause_n may_v produce_v a_o positive_a idea_n appear_v from_o shadow_n which_o tho'_o nothing_o but_o the_o absence_n of_o light_n be_v discernible_a and_o cause_n clear_a and_o positive_a idea_n the_o natural_a reason_n of_o which_o may_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o since_o sensation_n be_v produce_v only_o by_o different_a degree_n and_o mode_n of_o motion_n in_o our_o animal_n spirit_n various_o agitate_a by_o external_a object_n the_o abatement_n of_o any_o former_a motion_n must_v as_o necessary_o produce_v a_o new_a sensation_n as_o the_o increase_n and_o variation_n of_o it_o and_o thereby_o introduce_v a_o new_a idea_n we_o have_v some_o negative_a name_n which_o stand_v for_o no_o positive_a idea_n but_o consist_v whole_o in_o negation_n of_o some_o certain_a idea_n as_o silence_n invisible_a these_o signify_v not_o any_o idea_n in_o the_o mind_n but_o their_o absence_n it_o will_v be_v useful_a to_o distinguish_v idea_n as_o they_o be_v perception_n in_o our_o mind_n from_o what_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n that_o cause_v such_o perception_n in_o we_o for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v the_o former_a exact_a image_n and_o resemblance_n of_o something_o inherent_a in_o the_o subject_n most_o of_o those_o of_o sensation_n be_v in_o the_o mind_n no_o more_o the_o likeness_n of_o something_o exist_v without_o we_o than_o the_o name_n that_o stand_v for_o they_o be_v the_o likeness_n of_o our_o idea_n which_o yet_o upon_o hear_v they_o be_v apt_a to_o excite_v in_o we_o whatsoever_o the_o mind_n perceive_v in_o itself_o or_o be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o perception_n thought_n or_o understanding_n that_o i_o call_v a_o idea_n and_o the_o power_n to_o produce_v any_o idea_n in_o our_o mind_n i_o call_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o subject_n wherein_o that_o power_n be_v thus_o a_o snowball_n have_v the_o power_n to_o produce_v in_o we_o the_o idea_n of_o white_a cold_a and_o round_a those_o power_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o snowball_n i_o call_v quality_n and_o as_o they_o be_v sensation_n or_o perception_n in_o our_o understanding_n i_o call_v they_o idea_n which_o idea_n if_o i_o speak_v of_o sometime_o as_o in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o i_o will_v be_v understand_v to_o mean_v those_o quality_n in_o the_o object_n which_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o these_o quality_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n first_o original_a or_o primary_n such_o be_v solidity_n extension_n motion_n or_o rest_n number_n and_o figure_n these_o be_v inseparable_a from_o body_n and_o such_o as_o it_o constant_o keep_v in_o all_o its_o change_n and_o alteration_n thus_o take_v a_o grain_n of_o wheat_n divide_v it_o into_o two_o part_n each_o part_n have_v still_o solidity_n extension_n figure_n mobility_n divide_v it_o again_o and_o it_o still_o retain_v the_o same_o quality_n and_o will_v do_v so_o still_o tho'_o you_o divide_v it_o on_o till_o the_o part_n become_v insensible_a the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v how_o body_n operate_v upon_o one_o another_o and_o that_o be_v manifest_o by_o impulse_n and_o nothing_o else_o for_o body_n can_v operate_v on_o what_o it_o do_v not_o touch_v nor_o when_o it_o do_v touch_v any_o other_o way_n than_o by_o motion_n if_o so_o then_o when_o external_a object_n which_o be_v not_o unite_v to_o our_o mind_n produce_v idea_n in_o we_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o some_o motion_n must_v be_v thence_o continue_v by_o our_o nerve_n or_o animal_n spirit_n to_o the_o brain_n or_o seat_n of_o sensation_n and_o since_o extension_n figure_n motion_n etc._n etc._n may_v be_v perceive_v at_o a_o distance_n by_o the_o sight_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o some_o body_n must_v come_v from_o they_o to_o the_o eye_n and_o thereby_o convey_v to_o the_o brain_n some_o motion_n which_o produce_v those_o idea_n we_o have_v in_o we_o second_o secondary_a quality_n such_o as_o colour_n smell_v taste_n sound_n &c_n &c_n which_o whatever_a reality_n we_o by_o mistake_n may_v attribute_v to_o they_o be_v in_o truth_n nothing_o in_o the_o object_n themselves_o but_o power_n to_o produce_v various_a sensation_n in_o we_o and_o depend_v on_o the_o quality_n beforementioned_a the_o idea_n of_o primary_n quality_n of_o body_n be_v resemblance_n of_o they_o and_o their_o pattern_n real_o exist_v in_o body_n themselves_o but_o the_o idea_n produce_v in_o we_o by_o secundary_a quality_n have_v no_o resemblance_n of_o they_o at_o all_o and_o what_o be_v sweet_a blue_n or_o warm_a in_o the_o idea_n be_v but_o the_o certain_a bulk_n figure_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o insensible_a part_n in_o the_o body_n themselves_o which_o we_o call_v so_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o fire_n at_o one_o distance_n produce_v in_o we_o the_o sensation_n of_o warmth_n which_o at_o a_o near_a approach_n cause_v the_o sensation_n of_o pain_n now_o what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o say_v that_o the_o idea_n of_o warmth_n be_v actual_o in_o the_o fire_n but_o that_o of_o pain_n not_o in_o the_o fire_n which_o the_o same_o fire_n produce_v in_o we_o the_o same_o way_n the_o bulk_n number_n figure_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o part_n of_o fire_n be_v real_o in_o it_o whether_o we_o perceive_v they_o or_o no_o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v call_v real_a quality_n because_o they_o real_o exist_v in_o that_o body_n but_o light_n and_o heat_n be_v no_o more_o real_o in_o it_o than_o sickness_n or_o pain_n take_v away_o the_o sensation_n of_o they_o let_v not_o the_o eye_n see_v light_a or_o colour_n nor_o the_o ear_n hear_v sound_n let_v the_o palate_n not_o taste_n or_o the_o nose_n smell_v and_o all_o colour_n taste_n odour_n and_o sound_v as_o they_o be_v such_o particular_a idea_n vanish_v and_o cease_v and_o be_v reduce_v to_o their_o cause_n that_o be_v bulk_n motion_n figure_n etc._n etc._n of_o part_n these_o secondary_a quality_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n first_o immediate_o perceivable_a which_o by_o immediate_o operate_n on_o our_o body_n produce_v several_a different_a idea_n in_o we_o second_o mediate_o perceivable_a which_o by_o operate_n on_o other_o body_n change_v their_o primary_n quality_n so_o as_o to_o render_v they_o capable_a of_o produce_v idea_n in_o we_o different_a from_o what_o they_o do_v before_o these_o last_o be_v power_n in_o body_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o particular_a constitution_n of_o those_o primary_n and_o original_a quality_n to_o make_v such_o a_o change_n in_o the_o bulk_n figure_n texture_n etc._n etc._n of_o another_o body_n as_o to_o make_v it_o operate_v on_o our_o sense_n different_a from_o what_o it_o do_v before_o as_o in_o fire_n to_o make_v lead_v fluid_a these_o two_o last_o be_v nothing_o but_o power_n relate_v to_o other_o body_n and_o result_v from_o the_o different_a modification_n of_o the_o original_a quality_n be_v yet_o otherwise_o think_v of_o the_o former_a be_v esteem_v real_a quality_n but_o the_o late_a bare_o power_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o mistake_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o our_o idea_n of_o sensible_a quality_n contain_v nothing_o in_o they_o of_o bulk_n figure_n etc._n etc._n we_o can_v think_v they_o the_o effect_n of_o those_o primary_n quality_n which_o appear_v not_o to_o our_o sense_n to_o operate_v in_o their_o production_n and_o with_o which_o they_o have_v not_o any_o apparent_a congruity_n or_o conceivable_a connexion_n
can_v never_o total_o represent_v to_o it_o which_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o plain_a contradiction_n this_o will_v be_v plain_o if_o we_o consider_v infinity_o in_o number_n the_o infinity_o of_o number_n to_o the_o end_n of_o who_o addition_n every_o one_o perceive_v there_o be_v no_o approach_n easy_o appear_v to_o any_o one_o that_o reflect_v on_o it_o but_o how_o clear_a soever_o this_o idea_n of_o the_o infinity_o of_o number_n be_v there_o be_v nothing_o yet_o more_o evident_a than_o the_o absurdity_n of_o the_o actual_a idea_n of_o infinite_a number_n chap._n xviii_o of_o other_o simple_a modes_n the_o mind_n have_v several_a distinct_a idea_n of_o slide_v rolling_n walk_v creep_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v all_o but_o the_o different_a modification_n of_o motion_n swift_a and_o slow_n be_v two_o different_a idea_n of_o motion_n the_o measure_n whereof_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o distance_n of_o time_n and_o space_n put_v together_o the_o like_a variety_n we_o have_v in_o sound_n every_o articulate_a word_n be_v a_o different_a modification_n of_o sound_n as_o be_v also_o note_n of_o different_a length_n put_v together_o which_o make_v that_o complex_n idea_n call_v tune_n the_o modes_n of_o colour_n may_v be_v also_o very_o various_a some_o of_o which_o we_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o the_o different_a degree_n or_o as_o they_o be_v term_v shade_n of_o the_o same_o colour_n but_o since_o we_o seldom_o make_v assemblage_n of_o colour_n without_o take_v in_o figure_n also_o as_o in_o paint_v etc._n etc._n those_o which_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o do_v most_o common_o belong_v to_o mix_a modes_n as_o beauty_n rainbow_n etc._n etc._n all_o compound_v taste_n and_o smell_v be_v also_o modes_n make_v up_o of_o the_o simple_a idea_n of_o those_o sense_n but_o they_o be_v such_o as_o general_o we_o have_v no_o name_n for_o can_v be_v set_v down_o in_o writing_n but_o must_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o thought_n and_o experience_n of_o the_o reader_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o modes_n of_o think_v when_o the_o mind_n turn_v its_o view_n inward_o upon_o its_o self_n think_v be_v the_o first_o idea_n that_o occur_v wherein_o it_o observe_v a_o great_a variety_n of_o modification_n and_o thereof_o frame_v to_o itself_o distinct_a idea_n thus_o the_o perception_n annex_v to_o any_o impression_n on_o the_o body_n make_v by_o a_o external_a object_n be_v call_v sensation_n when_o a_o idea_n recur_v without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o object_n it_o be_v call_v remembrance_n when_o seek_v after_o by_o the_o mind_n and_o bring_v again_o in_o view_n it_o be_v recollection_n when_o hold_v there_o long_o under_o attentive_a consideration_n it_o be_v contemplation_n when_o idea_n float_v in_o the_o mind_n without_o regard_n or_o reflection_n it_o be_v call_v in_o french_a resvery_n our_o language_n have_v scarce_o a_o name_n for_o it_o when_o the_o idea_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o as_o it_o be_v register_v in_o the_o memory_n it_o be_v attention_n when_o the_o mind_n fix_v its_o view_n on_o any_o one_o idea_n and_o consider_v it_o on_o all_o side_n it_o be_v intention_n and_o study_n sleep_v without_o dream_v be_v rest_n from_o all_o these_o and_o dream_v be_v the_o perception_n of_o idea_n in_o the_o mind_n not_o suggest_v by_o any_o external_a object_n or_o know_v occasion_n nor_o under_o any_o choice_n or_o conduct_n of_o the_o understanding_n of_o these_o various_a mode_n of_o think_v the_o mind_n form_n as_o distinct_a idea_n as_o it_o do_v of_o white_a and_o red_a a_o square_a or_o a_o circle_n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o modes_n of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n pleasure_n and_o pain_n be_v simple_a idea_n which_o we_o receive_v both_o from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n there_o be_v thought_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o sensation_n accompany_v with_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n their_o cause_n be_v term_v good_a or_o evil._n for_o thing_n be_v esteem_v good_a or_o evil_a only_a in_o reference_n to_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n that_o we_o call_v good_a which_o be_v apt_a to_o cause_n or_o increase_v pleasure_n or_o diminish_v pain_n in_o we_o to_o procure_v or_o preserve_v the_o possession_n of_o any_o good_a or_o absence_n of_o any_o evil_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o we_o call_v evil_a which_o be_v apt_a to_o produce_v or_o increase_v any_o pain_n or_o diminish_v any_o pleasure_n in_o we_o or_o else_o to_o procure_v we_o any_o evil_a or_o deprive_v we_o of_o any_o good_a by_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n i_o will_v be_v understand_v to_o mean_v of_o body_n or_o mind_n as_o they_o be_v common_o distinguish_v tho'_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v only_o different_a constitution_n of_o the_o mind_n sometime_o occasion_v by_o disorder_n in_o the_o body_n sometime_o by_o thought_n of_o the_o mind_n pleasure_n and_o pain_n and_o their_o cause_n good_a and_o evil_a be_v the_o hinge_n upon_o which_o our_o passion_n turn_v by_o reflect_v on_o the_o various_a modification_n or_o temper_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o internal_a sensation_n which_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n good_a and_o evil_n produce_v in_o we_o we_o may_v thence_o form_v to_o ourselves_o the_o idea_n of_o our_o passion_n thus_o by_o reflect_v upon_o the_o thought_n we_o have_v of_o the_o delight_n which_o any_o thing_n be_v apt_a to_o produce_v in_o we_o we_o have_v a_o idea_n we_o call_v love_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o thought_n of_o the_o pain_n which_o any_o thing_n present_a or_o absent_a produce_v in_o we_o be_v what_o we_o call_v hatred_n desire_n be_v that_o uneasiness_n which_o a_o man_n find_v in_o himself_o upon_o the_o absence_n of_o any_o thing_n the_o present_a enjoyment_n of_o which_o carry_v the_o idea_n of_o delight_n with_o it_o joy_n be_v a_o delight_n of_o the_o mind_n arise_v from_o the_o present_a or_o assure_v approach_v possession_n of_o a_o good_n sorrow_n be_v a_o uneasiness_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o the_o thought_n of_o a_o good_a lose_v or_o the_o sense_n of_o a_o present_a evil._n hope_n be_v 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receive_v from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o collective_a idea_n of_o substance_n there_o be_v other_o idea_n of_o substance_n which_o may_v be_v call_v collective_a which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o many_o particular_a substance_n consider_v as_o unite_v into_o one_o idea_n as_o a_o troop_n army_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o mind_n make_v by_o its_o power_n of_o composition_n these_o collective_a idea_n be_v but_o the_o artificial_a draught_n of_o the_o mind_n bring_v thing_n remote_a and_o independent_a into_o one_o view_n the_o better_a to_o contemplate_v and_o discourse_v of_o they_o unite_v into_o one_o conception_n and_o signify_v by_o one_o name_n for_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n so_o remote_a which_o the_o mind_n can_v by_o this_o art_n of_o composition_n bring_v into_o one_o idea_n as_o be_v visible_a in_o that_o signify_v by_o the_o name_n universe_n chap._n xxv_o of_o relation_n there_o be_v another_o sett_n of_o idea_n which_o the_o mind_n get_v from_o the_o compare_v of_o one_o thing_n with_o another_o when_o the_o mind_n so_o consider_v one_o thing_n that_o it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v bring_v it_o to_o and_o set_v it_o by_o another_o and_o carry_v its_o view_n from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o this_o be_v relation_n or_o respect_n and_o the_o denomination_n give_v to_o thing_n intimate_v that_o respect_n be_v what_o we_o call_v relative_n and_o the_o thing_n so_o bring_v together_o relate_v thus_o when_o i_o call_v cajus_n husband_n or_o white_a i_o intimate_v some_o other_o person_n or_o thing_n in_o both_o case_n with_o which_o i_o compare_v he_o any_o of_o our_o idea_n may_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o relation_n where_o language_n have_v fail_v to_o give_v correlative_a name_n there_o the_o relation_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o in_o concubine_n which_o be_v a_o relative_n name_n as_o well_o as_o wife_n the_o idea_n of_o
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thousand_o tho'_o it_o be_v plain_a we_o have_v no_o precise_a idea_n of_o its_o figure_n so_o as_o to_o distinguish_v it_o by_o that_o from_o one_o that_o have_v but_o nine_o hundred_o ninety_o nine_o side_n the_o not_o observe_v this_o cause_v no_o small_a error_n in_o man_n thought_n and_o confusion_n in_o their_o discourse_n chap._n xxx_o of_o real_a and_o fantastical_a idea_n our_o idea_n in_o reference_n to_o thing_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v take_v or_o which_o they_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o represent_v come_v under_o a_o threefold_a distinction_n and_o be_v first_o either_o real_a or_o fantastical_a second_o adequate_a or_o inadequate_a three_o true_a or_o false_a by_o real_a idea_n i_o mean_v such_o as_o have_v a_o foundation_n in_o nature_n such_o as_o have_v a_o conformity_n with_o the_o real_a be_v and_o existence_n of_o thing_n or_o with_o their_o archetype_n fantastical_a be_v such_o as_o have_v no_o foundation_n in_o nature_n nor_o any_o conformity_n with_o that_o reality_n of_o be_v to_o which_o they_o be_v refer_v as_o to_o their_o archetype_n by_o examine_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o idea_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o first_o our_o simple_a idea_n be_v all_o real_a not_o that_o they_o be_v image_n or_o representation_n of_o what_o do_v exist_v but_o as_o they_o be_v the_o certain_a effect_n of_o power_n in_o thing_n without_o we_o ordain_v by_o our_o maker_n to_o produce_v in_o we_o such_o sensation_n they_o be_v real_a idea_n in_o we_o whereby_o we_o distinguish_v the_o quality_n that_o be_v real_o in_o thing_n themselves_o their_o reality_n lie_v in_o the_o steady_a correspondence_n they_o have_v with_o the_o distinct_a constitution_n of_o real_a being_n but_o whether_o they_o answer_v to_o those_o constitution_n as_o to_o cause_n or_o pattern_n it_o matter_n not_o it_o suffice_v that_o they_o be_v constant_o produce_v by_o they_o complex_fw-la ideas_n be_v arbitrary_a combination_n of_o simple_a idea_n put_v together_o and_o unite_v 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