which_o the_o most_o general_a term_n be_v affirm_v by_o term_n which_o be_v so_o less_o as_o when_o we_o affirm_v the_o genera_n of_o species_n or_o of_o the_o individual_n 2._o when_o two_o abstract_a idea_n be_v affirm_v by_o one_o another_o the_o proposition_n include_v no_o real_a truth_n but_o only_o regard_v the_o signification_n of_o word_n if_o all_o these_o ridiculous_a proposition_n be_v banish_v from_o discourse_n the_o way_n to_o come_v at_o some_o knowledge_n will_v be_v much_o less_o entangle_v with_o dispute_n than_o it_o be_v 9_o universal_a proposition_n which_o include_v a_o truth_n or_o a_o certain_a falsehood_n concern_v the_o essence_n only_o the_o knowledge_n of_o existence_n extend_v not_o itself_o beyond_o particular_a being_n it_o be_v visible_a we_o have_v a_o knowledge_n of_o simple_a view_n of_o our_o existence_n and_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o evident_a 10._o there_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v find_v without_o be_v oblige_v to_o go_v out_o of_o ourselves_o to_o seek_v proof_n 1._o although_o god_n have_v give_v we_o no_o idea_n of_o himself_o which_o be_v innate_a though_o he_o have_v not_o imprint_v in_o our_o soul_n any_o original_a character_n that_o may_v make_v we_o read_v his_o existence_n have_v give_v to_o our_o mind_n the_o faculty_n they_o have_v yet_o he_o have_v not_o leave_v himself_o without_o testimony_n see_v we_o have_v sense_n intellect_n and_o reason_n which_o can_v want_v proof_n of_o his_o existence_n whilst_o we_o subsist_v we_o can_v just_o complain_v of_o our_o ignorance_n in_o this_o regard_n see_v he_o have_v furnish_v we_o so_o abundant_o with_o mean_n whereby_o to_o know_v he_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o end_n for_o which_o we_o exist_v and_o for_o our_o felicity_n which_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o our_o interest_n but_o though_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n be_v a_o truth_n the_o most_o easy_a to_o be_v discover_v by_o reason_n yet_o his_o own_o evidence_n be_v equal_a if_o i_o be_o not_o mistake_v to_o that_o of_o mathematical_a demonstration_n nevertheless_o it_o require_v attention_n and_o the_o mind_n must_v apply_v itself_o to_o draw_v it_o from_o some_o contestable_a part_n of_o our_o knowledge_n by_o a_o regular_a deduction_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o as_o great_a a_o uncertainty_n and_o in_o as_o great_a a_o ignorance_n in_o respect_n to_o this_o truth_n as_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o other_o proposition_n which_o may_v evident_o be_v demonstrate_v to_o show_v that_o we_o be_v capable_a to_o know_v and_o to_o know_v with_o certainty_n that_o there_o be_v god_n and_o to_o show_v how_o we_o come_v to_o this_o knowledge_n i_o believe_v we_o only_o need_v to_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o upon_o the_o undoubted_a knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o our_o own_o existence_n 2._o i_o believe_v it_o be_v contestable_a that_o man_n know_v certain_o that_o he_o exi_v and_o that_o he_o be_v something_o if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o can_v doubt_v thereof_o i_o declare_v it_o be_v not_o to_o he_o that_o i_o speak_v no_o more_o than_o i_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o dispute_v against_o pure_a nought_o and_o to_o undertake_v to_o convince_v a_o nonbeing_a to_o be_v something_o 3._o beside_o man_n know_v by_o a_o knowledge_n of_o simple_a view_n that_o pure_a nought_o can_v no_o more_o produce_v a_o real_a be_v than_o the_o same_o nought_o can_v be_v equal_a to_o two_o strait_a angle_n if_o there_o by_o any_o that_o know_v that_o nonbeing_a or_o absence_n of_o every_o be_v can_v be_v equal_a to_o two_o strait_a angle_n its_o impossible_a he_o shall_v conceive_v any_o of_o euclides_n demonstration_n if_o we_o know_v that_o some_o real_a be_v exi_v and_o that_o nonbeing_a can_v produce_v nothing_o it_o be_v by_o a_o mathematical_a evidence_n that_o there_o be_v something_o from_o all_o eternity_n see_v that_o which_o be_v not_o of_o all_o eternity_n have_v a_o beginning_n and_o that_o every_o thing_n that_o have_v a_o beginning_n have_v be_v produce_v by_o some_o other_o thing_n 4._o it_o be_v by_o the_o same_o evidence_n that_o every_o be_v which_o draw_v its_o existence_n and_o its_o beginning_n from_o another_o derive_v also_o from_o another_o all_o that_o it_o have_v and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o we_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o all_o these_o faculty_n draw_v their_o origine_fw-la from_o some_o place_n therefore_o the_o eternal_a source_n of_o all_o the_o being_n must_v also_o be_v the_o source_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o their_o power_n or_o faculty_n so_o that_o this_o be_v must_v be_v almighty_a 5._o beside_o this_o man_n find_v in_o himself_o some_o perception_n and_o knowledge_n we_o may_v therefore_o yet_o advance_v from_o one_o degree_n and_o assure_v ourselves_o not_o only_o that_o some_o be_v exist_v but_o that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n some_o intelligent_a be_v 6._o there_o have_v then_o be_v a_o time_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o intelligent_a be_v and_o in_o which_o knowledge_n have_v begin_v to_o exist_v or_o there_o also_o have_v be_v a_o intelligent_a be_v from_o all_o eternity_n if_o it_o be_v say_v there_o have_v be_v a_o time_n in_o which_o no_o be_v have_v knowledge_n and_o in_o which_o the_o eternal_a be_v be_v destitute_a of_o intelligence_n i_o reply_v that_o it_o be_v then_o impossible_a that_o any_o knowledge_n shall_v ever_o have_v exi_v for_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a that_o a_o thing_n absolute_o destitute_a of_o knowledge_n and_o which_o blind_o act_v without_o any_o perception_n shall_v produce_v a_o intelligent_a be_v as_o its_o impossible_a that_o a_o triangle_n shall_v make_v for_o itself_o three_o angle_n that_o shall_v be_v big_a than_o two_o strait_a one_o it_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o matter_n without_o sense_n that_o it_o shall_v produce_v to_o itself_o sense_n perception_n and_o knowledge_n as_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o triangle_n that_o it_o shall_v make_v to_o itself_o angle_n which_o shall_v be_v big_a than_o two_o strait_a one_o 7._o therefore_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o what_o we_o infallible_o find_v in_o our_o nature_n reason_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o certain_a and_o evident_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a be_v most_o powerful_a and_o most_o intelligent_a what_o name_n soever_o we_o give_v it_o whether_o we_o call_v god_n or_o otherwise_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o evident_a and_o in_o consider_v well_o this_o idea_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a thence_o to_o draw_v all_o the_o attribute_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v in_o this_o eternal_a be_v it_o seem_v clear_a to_o i_o by_o what_o i_o have_v say_v that_o we_o have_v a_o knowledge_n more_o certain_a of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n than_o of_o any_o thing_n else_o whatever_o that_o our_o sense_n have_v not_o immediate_o discover_v to_o we_o i_o believe_v i_o may_v say_v even_o that_o we_o know_v more_o certain_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n than_o that_o we_o know_v there_o be_v something_o else_o without_o we_o when_o i_o say_v that_o we_o know_v i_o mean_v that_o we_o have_v in_o our_o power_n this_o knowledge_n which_o can_v fail_v we_o if_o we_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o it_o as_o we_o do_v in_o other_o disquisition_n 11._o we_o can_v know_v the_o existence_n of_o other_o thing_n but_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o sense_n in_o this_o our_o knowledge_n extend_v itself_o not_o beyond_o that_o which_o we_o perceive_v by_o their_o mean_n the_o existence_n of_o any_o other_o thing_n whatever_o have_v no_o necessary_a connection_n with_o any_o of_o the_o idea_n which_o be_v in_o our_o memory_n we_o can_v infer_v thence_o the_o existence_n of_o any_o particular_a idea_n and_o we_o can_v have_v no_o knowledge_n thereof_o but_o by_o a_o actual_a perception_n of_o our_o sense_n 12._o to_o augment_v our_o knowledge_n we_o must_v regulate_v our_o idea_n in_o the_o same_o method_n whereof_o we_o make_v use_v in_o a_o search_n of_o truth_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n where_o our_o idea_n be_v but_o imperfect_a copy_n we_o can_v have_v but_o a_o very_a little_a general_a knowledge_n of_o they_o because_o few_o of_o our_o abstract_a idea_n have_v a_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o a_o coexistence_n that_o may_v be_v discover_v and_o therefore_o upon_o this_o consideration_n we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o augment_v our_o knowledge_n by_o particular_a experience_n and_o observation_n but_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o mood_n and_o relation_n our_o idea_n be_v archetype_n and_o be_v the_o real_a as_o well_o as_o the_o nominal_a essence_n of_o kind_n we_o may_v acquire_v a_o general_a knowledge_n by_o the_o only_a consideration_n of_o our_o abstract_a idea_n and_o as_o to_o these_o idea_n our_o search_n regard_v
physician_n to_o gather_v from_o the_o use_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n some_o of_o the_o particular_a end_n to_o which_o they_o be_v destine_v we_o may_v even_o in_o some_o occasion_n upon_o the_o knowledge_n which_o we_o have_v of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o disposition_n of_o certain_a part_n establish_v probable_a conjecture_n about_o the_o use_n of_o these_o part_n mr._n boyle_n speak_v here_o only_o of_o such_o end_n which_o regard_v the_o good_a and_o preservation_n of_o animal_n in_o particular_a those_o who_o have_v any_o knowledge_n in_o anatomy_n can_v doubt_v of_o it_o if_o they_o consider_v the_o whole_a machine_n of_o human_a body_n and_o the_o regular_a function_n which_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o part_n perform_v therein_o without_o the_o one_o hinder_v the_o other_o though_o their_o office_n be_v very_o different_a it_o evident_o appear_v that_o several_a part_n be_v destine_v to_o certain_a effect_n and_o that_o they_o be_v just_o dispose_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o that_o intent_n because_o if_o there_o happen_v any_o change_n this_o effect_n either_o cease_v entire_o or_o be_v not_o produce_v without_o much_o difficulty_n the_o epicurean_o object_n that_o man_n make_v use_v of_o their_o member_n in_o many_o thing_n not_o that_o they_o have_v they_o give_v they_o for_o that_o design_n but_o because_o we_o have_v find_v out_o by_o experience_n that_o they_o be_v proper_a for_o they_o nil_fw-la ideo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la natum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la ut_fw-la uti_fw-la possemus_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la natum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la procreate_v usum_fw-la lucret._n lib._n 4._o but_o chief_o there_o be_v several_a part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o perform_v their_o function_n without_o our_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o and_o without_o our_o know_v how_o such_o be_v our_o inward_a part_n the_o heart_n the_o liver_n the_o spleen_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o to_o the_o member_n which_o we_o move_v as_o we_o please_v although_o we_o can_v employ_v they_o before_o they_o be_v form_v it_o follow_v not_o in_o any_o respect_n from_o thence_o that_o a_o blind_a power_n have_v preside_v over_o their_o formation_n without_o know_v what_o they_o shall_v be_v good_a for_o that_o be_v only_o a_o supposition_n as_o little_a reasonable_a as_o that_o of_o a_o man_n will_v be_v who_o shall_v maintain_v that_o a_o book_n be_v not_o make_v to_o be_v read_v but_o that_o we_o read_v it_o because_o chance_n have_v form_v it_o and_o write_v it_o after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o we_o have_v power_n to_o read_v it_o suppose_v we_o know_v well_o the_o structure_n of_o one_o part_n we_o may_v often_o affirm_v or_o deny_v certain_a uses_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o it_o those_o who_o write_v former_o of_o anatomy_n and_o optic_n believe_v as_o well_o as_o the_o philosopher_n of_o the_o school_n that_o vision_n be_v make_v in_o the_o crystalline_a humour_n but_o the_o jesuit_n scheiner_n have_v show_v the_o first_o thing_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o eye_n that_o this_o part_n of_o the_o eye_n not_o be_v proper_a for_o that_o purpose_n another_o shall_v be_v seek_v for_o which_o may_v be_v only_o the_o coat_n or_o membrane_n of_o the_o eye_n my._n boyle_n affirm_v that_o have_v demand_v of_o the_o famous_a harvey_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n what_o it_o be_v that_o may_v have_v give_v he_o occasion_n to_o find_v the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n he_o answer_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o valvulae_fw-la or_o folds_n which_o permit_v the_o vein_n to_o bring_v back_o the_o blood_n to_o the_o heart_n but_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o go_v to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o body_n only_o by_o the_o artery_n 3._o 180._o there_o be_v thing_n so_o proper_a and_o so_o well_o dispose_v for_o certain_a use_v either_o in_o the_o universe_n consider_v in_o its_o utmost_a extent_n or_o in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n so_o that_o we_o may_v just_o conclude_v that_o body_n be_v make_v by_o a_o intelligent_a be_v which_o have_v thus_o design_o dispose_v they_o mr._n boyle_n demonstrate_v this_o thesis_n by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o example_n draw_v from_o divers_a animal_n of_o europe_n america_n and_o asia_n where_o he_o examine_v only_o the_o exterior_a action_n without_o engage_v himself_o into_o any_o refine_a disquisition_n because_o what_o we_o see_v be_v sufficient_a to_o convince_v a_o rational_a man_n that_o a_o intelligent_a be_v form_v the_o world_n we_o shall_v not_o stop_v at_o it_o because_o every_o person_n can_v present_v to_o himself_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o convince_a example_n and_o like_v unto_o those_o which_o our_o author_n relate_v there_o be_v no_o body_n this_o day_n in_o europe_n who_o have_v any_o learning_n that_o believe_v pure_a chance_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v animal_n but_o there_o be_v man_n who_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v form_v by_o the_o know_a rule_n of_o motion_n or_o at_o least_o by_o rule_n which_o we_o know_v not_o yet_o they_o must_v grant_v that_o a_o intelligent_a be_v establish_v these_o rule_n as_o descartes_n do_v or_o say_v that_o they_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n in_o matter_n as_o well_o as_o in_o motion_n whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o there_o have_v be_v animal_n on_o earth_n from_o all_o eternity_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o history_n and_o good_a sense_n moreover_o the_o suppose_v that_o matter_n move_v of_o itself_o be_v to_o suppose_v as_o incomprehensible_a a_o thing_n as_o the_o great_a absurdity_n of_o the_o most_o ridiculous_a religion_n so_o that_o the_o proof_n of_o mr._n boyle_n may_v serve_v to_o destroy_v this_o sentiment_n though_o it_o do_v not_o direct_o aim_v at_o it_o 4._o 214._o we_o ought_v not_o precipitately_a to_o conclude_v nor_o assert_v too_o affirmative_o that_o a_o thing_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o particular_a end_n for_o which_o any_o body_n have_v be_v form_v or_o the_o motive_n which_o induce_v the_o author_n of_o nature_n to_o produce_v it_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v some_o end_n that_o be_v design_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o body_n which_o be_v so_o clear_a and_o remarkable_a that_o it_o can_v be_v doubt_v but_o these_o body_n be_v effective_o form_v for_o these_o use_v as_o the_o eye_n to_o see_v but_o there_o be_v several_a effect_n either_o necessary_a or_o profitable_a for_o the_o conservation_n of_o animal_n to_o which_o effect_n one_o part_n be_v not_o sensible_o more_o proper_a than_o the_o other_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a likewise_o to_o observe_v the_o chief_a and_o the_o most_o considerable_a use_n of_o each_o part_n as_o appear_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o whole_a animal_n who_o member_n be_v examine_v be_v itself_o but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o consequent_o it_o can_v be_v affirm_v that_o his_o member_n have_v no_o relation_n but_o to_o himself_o only_o and_o not_o with_o the_o whole_a creation_n whereof_o it_o make_v a_o part._n 2._o there_o be_v danger_n in_o affirm_v that_o a_o member_n be_v not_o design_v to_o such_o a_o use_n because_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o it_o can_v better_o perform_v this_o function_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o dispose_v without_o consider_v whether_o this_o structure_n which_o be_v judge_v the_o best_a for_o this_o particular_a effect_n will_v not_o be_v more_o disadvantageous_a to_o the_o animal_n in_o some_o other_o regard_n or_o if_o it_o will_v not_o be_v contrary_a to_o some_o other_o end_n that_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n may_v have_v propose_v to_o himself_o in_o the_o production_n of_o this_o animal_n 3._o it_o be_v hard_o to_o determine_v what_o the_o principal_a use_n of_o a_o member_n be_v because_o it_o may_v be_v equal_o destine_v to_o several_a 4._o nature_n can_v accomplish_v the_o same_o end_n by_o divers_a way_n equal_o sufficient_a for_o that_o intent_n though_o they_o be_v not_o all_o equal_o commodious_a mr._n boyle_n believe_v that_o these_o two_o consideration_n ought_v to_o be_v join_v together_o because_o they_o be_v often_o find_v to_o be_v unite_v we_o imagine_v sometime_o without_o reason_n that_o nature_n employ_v but_o a_o part_n in_o some_o one_o function_n whereas_o the_o effect_n which_o she_o propose_v to_o herself_o be_v oft_o produce_v by_o a_o series_n of_o operation_n which_o succeed_v one_o another_o and_o to_o which_o different_a member_n do_v diverse_o concontribute_v beside_o that_o a_o animal_n can_v subsist_v only_o by_o the_o mean_n either_o of_o the_o solid_a or_o liquid_a part_n which_o be_v see_v in_o it_o when_o it_o be_v open_v it_o be_v a_o machine_n that_o may_v be_v call_v hydraulico-pneumatic_a who_o function_n and_o perhaps_o the_o principal_a one_o be_v not_o simple_o perform_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o other_o sensible_a liquor_n because_o they_o be_v liquor_n but_o partly_o by_o their_o motion_n partly_o by_o a_o
civility_n and_o to_o know_v the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n from_o that_o of_o fancy_n and_o the_o ungoverned_a sense_n appetite_n without_o respect_n to_o justice_n be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o man_n till_o orpheus_n if_o we_o believe_v the_o mythologist_n by_o the_o harmony_n of_o his_o verse_n redeem_v they_o from_o that_o slavery_n the_o judicious_a mr._n rhymer_n be_v of_o opinion_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n that_o tragedy_n be_v at_o first_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o athenian_n so_o that_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n verse_n be_v so_o far_o esteem_v as_o not_o to_o be_v consecrate_v even_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o and_o it_o be_v with_o no_o little_a reluctance_n the_o priest_n suffer_v the_o poet_n to_o direct_v it_o to_o a_o mean_a use_n but_o whatever_o be_v the_o origin_n of_o it_o we_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v always_o in_o esteem_n with_o the_o great_a and_o most_o flourish_a nation_n as_o greece_n and_o rome_n '_o will_v be_v to_o repeat_v that_o which_o be_v know_v to_o every_o one_o to_o tell_v the_o value_n the_o athenian_n have_v for_o it_o since_o mr._n rhymer_n tell_v we_o that_o government_n lay_v out_o more_o in_o the_o representation_n of_o their_o play_n than_o in_o their_o most_o expensive_a war_n alexander_n be_v so_o great_a a_o admirer_n of_o it_o that_o he_o envy_v the_o happiness_n of_o dead_a achilles_n for_o be_v praise_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o homer_n and_o augustus_n in_o who_o time_n rome_n be_v most_o flourish_a make_v virgil_n his_o companion_n though_o bear_v of_o mean_a parent_n and_o no_o nation_n that_o have_v flourish_v in_o poetry_n ever_o hold_v up_o its_o head_n after_o the_o decay_n of_o that_o but_o to_o pass_v from_o the_o praise_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o poetry_n we_o advise_v the_o candidate_n for_o the_o laurel_n that_o they_o first_o consider_v the_o difficulty_n of_o be_v a_o good_a poet_n since_o unless_o they_o rise_v to_o a_o perfection_n in_o their_o kind_n they_o reap_v but_o infamy_n by_o expose_v themselves_o as_o ambitious_a of_o a_o thing_n they_o can_v not_o attain_v mediocrity_n as_o we_o have_v say_v be_v intolerable_a in_o poetry_n however_o excusable_a in_o other_o affair_n they_o must_v also_o consider_v that_o to_o arrive_v to_o a_o excellence_n they_o must_v take_v the_o right_a method_n suppose_v they_o have_v by_o nature_n a_o good_a fund_z first_o they_o must_v think_v and_o weigh_v with_o themselves_o and_o their_o friend_n of_o judgement_n what_o their_o talon_n be_v for_o one_o may_v be_v able_a to_o write_v a_o witty_a and_o extraordinary_a song_n who_o will_v be_v dull_a in_o a_o work_n of_o a_o great_a fatigue_n mr._n waler_n get_v a_o reputation_n not_o by_o write_v much_o but_o well_o and_o his_o little_a short_a copy_n of_o verse_n be_v preferable_a in_o our_o opinion_n to_o the_o voluminous_a poem_n of_o some_o other_o who_o will_v have_v their_o performance_n swell_v into_o a_o bulk_n and_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o work_v for_o their_o bigness_n not_o intrinsic_a value_n we_o be_v pretty_a confident_a it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v for_o the_o disreputation_n of_o sir_n william_n davenant_n it_o will_v not_o have_v for_o the_o disreputation_n of_o william_n davenant_n if_o the_o world_n have_v never_o see_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o but_o his_o gondibert_n and_o the_o much_o more_o excellent_a shakespeare_n will_v not_o have_v be_v less_o admire_v if_o a_o abundance_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v print_v for_o his_o be_v omit_v mr._n cow_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n we_o be_v sure_a therefore_o our_o advice_n be_v to_o a_o young_a poet_n that_o he_o never_o be_v ambitious_a of_o writing_n much_o a_o little_a gold_n be_v worth_a a_o great_a heap_n of_o lead_n let_v he_o often_o make_v trial_n of_o what_o his_o shoulder_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v before_o he_o launche_n into_o the_o ocean_n of_o the_o critic_n let_v he_o often_o correct_v and_o consult_v his_o judicious_a friend_n it_o be_v horace_n his_o advice_n to_o the_o piso_n to_o be_v a_o perfect_a poet_n a_o man_n must_v be_v a_o general_a scholar_n skilled_v both_o in_o the_o tongue_n and_o science_n must_v be_v perfect_a in_o history_n and_o moral_a philosophy_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o give_v he_o a_o insight_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o passion_n to_o move_v which_o be_v his_o chief_a aim_n and_o business_n nor_o can_v he_o draw_v a_o virtuous_a character_n unless_o he_o know_v what_o be_v the_o just_a composition_n of_o it_o a_o poet_n be_v to_o represent_v mankind_n at_o least_o the_o noble_a part_n which_o he_o can_v never_o do_v if_o he_o be_v not_o thorough_o skilled_a in_o knowledge_n of_o it_o be_v thus_o qualify_v diligence_n and_o exercise_n will_v furnish_v you_o with_o facility_n in_o your_o composition_n and_o read_v the_o best_a author_n and_o critic_n as_o casaubon_n scaliger_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o our_o english_a way_n of_o write_v play_n we_o mean_v mr._n rhymer_n translation_n of_o rapine_n and_o examination_n of_o the_o play_n of_o the_o last_o age_n mr._n drydens_n essay_n on_o dramatic_a poesy_n and_o most_o of_o his_o preface_n l'_fw-mi abbe_n hedelius_fw-la whole_a art_n of_o the_o stage_n my_o lord_n roscommon_n translation_n of_o horace_n his_o art_n of_o poetry_n etc._n etc._n it_o will_v be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o your_o perusal_n any_o far_a particular_a direction_n here_o will_v be_v too_o long_a a_o task_n for_o his_o place_n since_o it_o be_v the_o business_n of_o these_o several_a treatise_n we_o mention_v to_o perfect_v a_o artist_n in_o this_o kind_a we_o shall_v only_o therefore_o here_o place_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o latin_a and_o english_a poet_n which_o be_v to_o be_v peruse_v with_o great_a care_n and_o regard_n latin_n virgil_n horace_n ovid._n catullus_n tibullus_n lucan_n statius_n seneca_n terence_n plautus_n silius_n italicus_n juvenal_n &_o persius_n martial_a valerius_n flaccus_n claudian_n ausonius_n propertius_n casimir_n buchannan_n etc._n etc._n english_a chancer_n spencer_n sheakspear_n johnson_n beaumond_n and_o fletcher_n draiton_n daniel_n sr._n john_n suckling_n sr._n john_n denham_n chasshaw_n cowley_n sr._n william_n davenant_n dr._n donn_n mr._n dryden_n mr._n otway_n mr._n lee._n mrs._n behn_n mrs._n phillips_n several_a collection_n of_o poem_n paint_v paint_v be_v in_o that_o esteem_n with_o the_o ingenious_a of_o this_o age_n that_o it_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a to_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o argument_n to_o increase_v it_o by_o set_v before_o they_o the_o value_v the_o ancient_n put_v upon_o performance_n of_o this_o nature_n we_o will_v not_o therefore_o transcribe_v from_o pliny_n the_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o greece_n and_o rome_n for_o picture_n of_o the_o prime_a master_n and_o indeed_o the_o relation_n we_o find_v in_o pliny_n will_v seem_v almost_o incredible_a if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o we_o every_o day_n see_v those_o of_o our_o modern_a master_n in_o that_o art_n sell_v for_o 1000_o or_o 1500_o pound_n apiece_o nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o repeat_v what_o we_o have_v former_o advance_v concern_v the_o first_o invention_n of_o it_o that_o be_v so_o very_o obscure_a that_o the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v say_v or_o gather_v from_o author_n amount_v only_o to_o a_o probability_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v much_o to_o our_o purpose_n to_o enumerate_v the_o several_a excellent_a piece_n this_o art_n produce_v when_o it_o flourish_v in_o greece_n though_o we_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o altogether_o unfit_a to_o be_v know_v to_o such_o as_o have_v any_o desire_n to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o this_o noble_a study_n which_o may_v be_v say_v to_o surpass_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sense_n itself_o by_o which_o we_o judge_v of_o it_o for_o it_o persuade_v the_o eye_n against_o the_o evidence_n of_o themselves_o that_o there_o be_v a_o substance_n more_o than_o real_o there_o be_v raise_v a_o flat_a to_o a_o bulky_a round_n or_o other_o figure_n nay_o present_v the_o eye_n with_o a_o prospect_n of_o miles_n in_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o hand_n and_o that_o so_o lively_a that_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o satisfaction_n we_o dwell_v upon_o the_o view_n as_o if_o we_o be_v satish_v there_o be_v more_o than_o a_o flat_a thin_a superficies_n that_o entertain_v we_o a_o great_a master_n dispute_v in_o a_o treatise_n of_o paint_v and_o statuary_n which_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v give_v it_o to_o paint_v because_o a_o statue_n have_v the_o dimension_n and_o bulk_n of_o a_o man_n but_o a_o picture_n deceive_v the_o eye_n and_o make_v that_o appear_v round_o which_o be_v plain_a and_o flat_a stone_n at_o most_o can_v give_v but_o the_o feature_n and_o proportion_n but_o picture_n give_v also_o the_o colour_n there_o be_v
innate_a or_o natural_a idea_n to_o suppose_v the_o mind_n occupy_v by_o idea_n before_o it_o have_v receive_v they_o from_o without_o be_v to_o suppose_v a_o thing_n contradictory_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o what_o i_o will_v say_v when_o i_o affirm_v that_o we_o have_v not_o nor_o can_v have_v any_o idea_n but_o from_o the_o sensation_n or_o from_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o its_o idea_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o they_o be_v of_o two_o kind_n simple_a and_o complex_n it_o be_v of_o the_o simple_a that_o i_o now_o speak_v such_o as_o be_v the_o whiteness_n of_o this_o paper_n the_o sweetness_n of_o this_o sugar_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o mind_n perceive_v no_o variety_n nor_o any_o composition_n but_o a_o perception_n only_o or_o a_o uniform_a idea_n i_o say_v that_o we_o have_v none_o of_o these_o idea_n but_o by_o sensation_n or_o by_o reflection_n the_o mind_n in_o this_o regard_n be_v absolute_o passive_a and_o can_v produce_v to_o itself_o any_o new_a idea_n though_o of_o those_o that_o it_o already_o have_v it_o may_v compose_v other_o and_o so_o make_v thereof_o complex_n idea_n with_o a_o very_a great_a variety_n as_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n therefore_o though_o we_o can_v deny_v but_o it_o be_v as_o possible_a to_o god_n to_o give_v we_o a_o six_o sense_n as_o it_o be_v to_o give_v we_o the_o five_o we_o have_v nevertheless_o we_o can_v form_v to_o ourselves_o any_o idea_n that_o may_v come_v to_o we_o by_o the_o six_o sense_n and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o one_o bear_v blind_a have_v no_o idea_n of_o colour_n because_o it_o can_v be_v have_v but_o by_o mean_n of_o one_o of_o those_o five_o sense_n whereof_o he_o have_v always_o be_v destitute_a i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v here_o a_o enumeration_n of_o all_o the_o idea_n that_o be_v the_o particular_a object_n of_o each_o of_o the_o sense_n because_o it_o will_v not_o be_v of_o any_o great_a use_n for_o my_o design_n to_o give_v a_o list_n of_o idea_n whereof_o the_o most_o part_n present_v themselves_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o because_o the_o great_a part_n have_v no_o name_n for_o colour_n except_v and_o some_o few_o quality_n that_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o touch_n to_o which_o man_n have_v give_v particular_a name_n although_o a_o great_a deal_n less_o than_o their_o great_a variety_n will_v require_v taste_v odour_n and_o sound_n whereof_o the_o diversity_n be_v not_o less_o have_v but_o seldom_o name_n except_o in_o general_a term_n though_o the_o taste_n of_o milk_n and_o the_o taste_n of_o cherry_n be_v as_o far_o distant_a as_o white_a be_v from_o red_a notwithstanding_o we_o do_v not_o see_v that_o they_o have_v particular_a name_n sweet_a sour_a salt_n rough_a and_o bitter_a be_v almost_o all_o the_o name_n we_o have_v for_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o different_a sapour_n that_o be_v find_v in_o nature_n therefore_o without_o apply_v myself_o to_o make_v a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o simple_a idea_n that_o belong_v to_o each_o sense_n i_o shall_v only_o mark_v that_o some_o of_o these_o idea_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o mind_n by_o one_o only_a sense_n as_o the_o colour_n by_o that_o of_o the_o sight_n the_o sound_v by_o the_o ear_n the_o hot_a and_o the_o cold_a by_o the_o touch._n beside_o these_o be_v other_o that_o come_v to_o the_o mind_n by_o more_o than_o one_o sense_n as_o motion_n rest_v space_n and_o figure_n which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o the_o sight_n and_o the_o touch._n there_o be_v also_o idea_n of_o reflection_n alone_o as_o those_o of_o think_v of_o will_v and_o of_o all_o their_o different_a manner_n in_o fine_a there_o be_v other_o that_o we_o receive_v by_o all_o the_o method_n of_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n as_o number_n existence_n power_n pleasure_n etc._n etc._n these_o in_o general_n be_v all_o the_o simple_a idea_n or_o at_o least_o the_o most_o part_n whereof_o we_o be_v capable_a and_o which_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o all_o our_o notion_n of_o which_o all_o the_o other_o idea_n be_v compose_v and_o beyond_o which_o we_o have_v neither_o thought_n nor_o knowledge_n chapter_n 3_o 4_o 5_o and_o 6._o 7._o i_o shall_v yet_o remark_n something_o about_o simple_a idea_n after_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v how_o the_o complex_n one_o be_v compose_v viz._n that_o herein_o we_o be_v easy_o mistake_v and_o that_o we_o often_o judge_v that_o they_o be_v resemblance_n of_o some_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o those_o object_n that_o perform_v they_o in_o we_o but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v nothing_o like_o although_o they_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o manner_n whereby_o body_n operate_v upon_o we_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o sense_n i_o only_o pretend_v to_o expound_v historical_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o to_o mark_v the_o way_n and_o manner_n by_o which_o our_o mind_n receive_v the_o subject_n of_o its_o notion_n and_o by_o what_o degree_n it_o come_v at_o they_o i_o shall_v be_v unwilling_a to_o engage_v myself_o here_o into_o a_o physical_a speculation_n it_o be_v notwithstanding_o necessary_a to_o expound_v brief_o this_o subject_n to_o avoid_v confusion_n and_o obscurity_n for_o the_o better_a discover_v the_o nature_n of_o sensible_a idea_n and_o make_v they_o more_o intelligible_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o distinguish_v they_o as_o they_o be_v perception_n and_o idea_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o as_o they_o form_n in_o body_n the_o cause_n of_o those_o perception_n that_o be_v in_o we_o i_o call_v a_o idea_n every_o immediate_a object_n every_o perception_n that_o be_v in_o our_o mind_n when_o it_o think_v i_o call_v quality_n of_o the_o subject_a the_o power_n or_o the_o faculty_n it_o have_v of_o produce_v a_o certain_a idea_n in_o the_o mind_n thus_o i_o call_v ideas_n whiteness_n coldness_n roundness_n etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v perception_n or_o sensation_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o ball_n of_o snow_n that_o can_v produce_v these_o idea_n in_o we_o i_o call_v they_o quality_n the_o original_a quality_n that_o may_v be_v remark_v in_o body_n be_v solidity_n extent_n figure_n number_n motion_n or_o rest._n in_o whatever_o quality_n the_o body_n may_v be_v these_o quality_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o call_v they_o original_n or_o first_o quality_n what_o we_o ought_v to_o consider_v after_o that_o be_v the_o manner_n whereby_o body_n act_v upon_o one_o another_o for_o my_o part_n i_o conceive_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o a_o impulse_n when_o therefore_o they_o produce_v in_o we_o the_o idea_n of_o some_o of_o their_o original_a quality_n which_o be_v real_o in_o they_o as_o those_o of_o the_o extension_n and_o the_o figure_n that_o sense_n perceive_v when_o the_o object_n we_o look_v upon_o be_v at_o a_o certain_a distance_n they_o must_v needs_o press_v our_o organ_n by_o mean_n of_o some_o insensible_a particle_n which_o come_v from_o the_o object_n to_o our_o eye_n and_o which_o by_o a_o continuation_n of_o motion_n that_o they_o have_v cause_v therein_o shake_v our_o brain_n and_o produce_v in_o we_o these_o idea_n thus_o we_o can_v find_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o impulse_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o some_o insensible_a body_n which_o produce_v in_o our_o mind_n the_o idea_n of_o these_o original_a quality_n thus_o we_o may_v conceive_v after_o what_o manner_n the_o idea_n of_o the_o colour_n and_o odour_n of_o a_o violet_n can_v be_v produce_v in_o we_o as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o the_o figure_n it_o be_v by_o a_o particular_a motion_n produce_v in_o the_o organ_n by_o the_o impulse_n of_o particle_n of_o a_o certain_a bigness_n figure_n number_n and_o motion_n and_o continue_v even_o unto_o the_o brain_n for_o it_o be_v not_o more_o difficult_a to_o conceive_v that_o god_n can_v stick_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o colour_n or_o of_o a_o odour_n to_o motion_n to_o which_o they_o have_v no_o resemblance_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v that_o he_o have_v apply_v the_o idea_n of_o pain_n to_o the_o motion_n of_o a_o bit_n of_o iron_n which_o divide_v our_o flesh_n to_o which_o motion_n the_o pain_n bear_v no_o resemblance_n what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o colour_n and_o odour_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o sound_v and_o taste_n and_o to_o some_o tangible_a quality_n as_o the_o heat_n and_o cold_a for_o the_o idea_n of_o these_o quality_n and_o some_o other_o like_v they_o be_v perfect_o distinguish_v from_o every_o perception_n of_o bigness_n figure_n motion_n &c._n &c._n can_v be_v resemblance_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v real_o in_o the_o object_n which_o produce_v in_o we_o these_o idea_n therefore_o i_o call_v second_o quality_n the_o power_n that_o body_n have_v of_o produce_v
and_o that_o all_o the_o simple_a idea_n whereof_o it_o be_v compose_v if_o it_o be_v complex_fw-la shall_v be_v fix_v and_o constant_a this_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o complex_fw-la idea_n but_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v a_o particular_a care_n in_o word_n that_o express_v the_o idea_n of_o morality_n which_o be_v compose_v of_o divers_a simple_a idea_n be_v not_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v till_o we_o have_v fix_v in_o our_o mind_n the_o complex_fw-la idea_n which_o we_o will_v denote_v by_o every_o word_n we_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o a_o easy_a enumeration_n of_o all_o that_o enter_v into_o this_o idea_n and_o to_o resolve_v it_o into_o all_o the_o simple_a idea_n which_o compose_v it_o for_o want_v of_o this_o it_o happen_v that_o our_o word_n become_v so_o obscure_a and_o equivocal_a that_o neither_o other_o nor_o ourselves_o can_v tell_v what_o we_o will_v say_v 3._o one_o ought_v to_o accommodate_v his_o idea_n as_o much_o as_o possible_a to_o the_o common_a signification_n that_o the_o word_n have_v in_o the_o ordinary_a usage_n the_o usage_n be_v that_o which_o determine_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o every_o particular_a person_n ought_v not_o to_o make_v such_o change_n as_o he_o please_v therein_o but_o because_o the_o common_a usage_n have_v leave_v a_o great_a part_n of_o word_n not_o to_o say_v the_o most_o part_n in_o a_o very_a extravagant_a signification_n and_o man_n often_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o common_a word_n in_o a_o sense_n somewhat_o particular_a it_o be_v often_o necessary_a to_o mark_v in_o what_o sense_n we_o make_v use_v of_o word_n especial_o when_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o principal_a subject_n of_o the_o discourse_n or_o of_o the_o question_n this_o interpretation_n of_o our_o term_n if_o we_o will_v be_v correct_v aught_o to_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o different_a kind_n of_o the_o idea_n that_o they_o signify_v the_o best_a and_o even_o in_o several_a occasion_n the_o only_a way_n of_o make_v know_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o simple_a idea_n be_v to_o present_v it_o to_o the_o sense_n the_o only_a mean_n to_o mark_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o name_n of_o mix_v mood_n at_o least_o of_o the_o word_n that_o belong_v to_o morality_n be_v definition_n and_o the_o best_a mean_n to_o understand_v the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o part_n of_o body_n be_v to_o show_v the_o body_n we_o discourse_v on_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n to_o define_v the_o name_n whereof_o we_o make_v use_v because_o on_o the_o one_o side_n several_a of_o the_o quality_n which_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o body_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v express_v by_o word_n and_o on_o the_o other_o since_o many_o other_o thing_n among_o they_o can_v without_o much_o pain_n and_o preparation_n be_v discover_v by_o the_o sense_n 10._o i_o have_v show_v what_o the_o signification_n be_v of_o word_n and_o what_o care_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v that_o we_o may_v not_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v thereby_o deceive_v that_o be_v necessary_a before_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o notion_n which_o make_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o follow_a book_n before_o i_o finish_v this_o i_o shall_v say_v only_o one_o word_n of_o the_o common_a distinction_n of_o term_n because_o i_o believe_v it_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o clear_n our_o idea_n it_o be_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o term_n abstract_v and_o concrete_a upon_o which_o we_o may_v mark_v 1._o that_o two_o abstract_a idea_n be_v never_o affirm_v at_o once_o 2._o that_o simple_a idea_n and_o mood_n have_v concrete_a name_n as_o well_o as_o abstract_n but_o that_o substance_n have_v but_o concretes_n save_v some_o few_o abstract_n word_n affect_v by_o scholastics_n which_o they_o never_o can_v bring_v into_o common_a use_n as_o corporeity_n animality_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o remark_n teach_v we_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o two_o distinct_a idea_n be_v two_o distinct_a essence_n which_o can_v be_v affirm_v both_o at_o once_o the_o second_o include_v a_o clear_a assertion_n that_o man_n have_v no_o idea_n of_o the_o real_a essence_n of_o the_o kind_n of_o substance_n see_v they_o have_v in_o their_o tongue_n no_o term_n to_o express_v they_o book_n iu._n we_o have_v treat_v in_o the_o two_o precede_a book_n of_o the_o idea_n and_o word_n in_o this_o we_o treat_v of_o knowledge_n 1._o it_o be_v show_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n that_o knowledge_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o perception_n of_o agreement_n or_o of_o disagreement_n which_o be_v between_o two_o idea_n this_o convenience_n or_o disconvenience_n may_v be_v reduce_v for_o a_o great_a clearness_n to_o these_o four_o 1._o identity_n 2._o coexistence_n 3._o real_a existence_n 4._o relation_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a act_n of_o our_o intellect_n be_v to_o perceive_v the_o idea_n it_o have_v to_o see_v what_o each_o of_o they_o be_v and_o in_o what_o they_o differ_v from_o other_o without_o that_o the_o mind_n can_v not_o either_o have_v variety_n of_o thought_n nor_o discourse_n nor_o judge_n nor_o reason_n upon_o what_o it_o think_v it_o be_v by_o this_o faculty_n that_o the_o mind_n perceive_v what_o idea_n it_o have_v when_o it_o see_v a_o violet_n and_o by_o which_o it_o know_v that_o blue_n be_v not_o yellow_a second_o our_o idea_n of_o substance_n consist_v as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o a_o certain_a mass_n of_o simple_a idea_n which_o be_v note_v by_o a_o specific_a name_n the_o most_o part_n of_o our_o disquisition_n touch_v substance_n tend_v to_o know_v what_o other_o quality_n they_o have_v which_o refer_v to_o this_o to_o wit_n what_o other_o idea_n do_v coexi_v and_o be_v find_v unite_v with_o other_o our_o complex_fw-la idea_n thus_o to_o seek_v if_o gold_n be_v fix_v be_v to_o seek_v if_o be_v able_a to_o be_v in_o the_o fire_n without_o be_v consume_v be_v a_o idea_n that_o coexi_v in_o the_o same_o subject_n with_o the_o idea_n of_o yellow_a colour_n of_o weight_n of_o malleability_n and_o fusibility_n whereof_o our_o idea_n of_o gold_n be_v compose_v the_o three_o sort_n of_o agreement_n be_v to_o know_v if_o a_o real_a existence_n agree_v or_o not_o to_o some_o thing_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o idea_n in_o our_o mind_n the_o last_o sort_n of_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o the_o idea_n consist_v in_o some_o other_o relation_n which_o may_v be_v between_o two_o idea_n thus_o this_o enunciation_n sweetness_n be_v not_o bitterness_n mark_v a_o disconvenience_n of_o idendity_n thus_o iron_n be_v susceptible_a of_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o loadstone_n signify_v a_o agree_n of_o coexistence_n these_o word_n god_n exi_v include_v a_o agree_n of_o real_a existence_n this_o proposition_n two_o triangle_n whereof_o the_o base_a be_v equal_a and_o which_o be_v betwixt_o two_o parallel_a line_n be_v equal_a mark_v a_o convenience_n of_o relation_n 2._o according_a to_o the_o different_a manner_n wherewith_o we_o perceive_v the_o convenience_n or_o the_o disconvenience_n of_o our_o idea_n the_o evidence_n wherewith_o we_o know_v they_o be_v different_a sometime_o the_o mind_n perceive_v the_o convenience_n or_o disconvenience_n of_o two_o idea_n immediate_o thus_o it_o see_v that_o red_a be_v not_o yellow_a that_o a_o circle_n be_v not_o a_o triangle_n that_o three_o be_v more_o than_o two_o and_o be_v equal_a to_o two_o and_o one_o that_o be_v what_o may_v be_v call_v intuitive_a knowledge_n or_o of_o a_o simple_a view_n it_o be_v upon_o this_o simple_a view_n that_o be_v found_v all_o the_o certitude_n and_o all_o the_o evidence_n of_o our_o notion_n and_o indeed_o every_o one_o find_v that_o this_o evidence_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o can_v imagine_v nor_o consequent_o require_v a_o great_a one_o for_o no_o body_n can_v believe_v himself_o capable_a of_o a_o great_a certitude_n than_o to_o know_v that_o a_o idea_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o mind_n be_v such_o as_o he_o perceive_v it_o and_o that_o two_o idea_n among_o which_o he_o see_v a_o difference_n be_v different_a and_o be_v not_o real_o the_o same_o therefore_o in_o the_o follow_a degree_n of_o our_o knowledge_n which_o i_o call_v demonstration_n this_o intuition_n or_o simple_a view_n be_v necessary_a in_o all_o the_o connection_n of_o middle_a idea_n without_o which_o we_o can_v come_v at_o any_o general_a knowledge_n nor_o to_o any_o certainty_n 2._o when_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o two_o idea_n can_v immediate_o be_v perceive_v but_o the_o mind_n make_v some_o other_o idea_n to_o intervene_v to_o show_v it_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v demonstration_n therefore_o the_o mind_n not_o be_v able_a to_o join_v three_o angle_n of_o a_o triangle_n with_o
two_o strait_a one_o so_o that_o it_o may_v perceive_v immediate_o their_o equality_n it_o make_v use_v of_o some_o other_o angle_n to_o measure_v they_o for_o to_o produce_v a_o knowledge_n of_o this_o nature_n we_o must_v know_v with_o a_o simple_a view_n the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o two_o middle_a idea_n whereof_o we_o make_v use_v in_o each_o degree_n of_o deduction_n for_o without_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o demonstration_n and_o one_o can_v show_v the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o two_o idea_n that_o he_o consider_v for_o either_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o two_o idea_n be_v not_o evident_a by_o itself_o that_o be_v to_o say_v can_v be_v perceive_v immediate_o we_o still_o need_v proof_n to_o show_v it_o this_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n may_v be_v call_v a_o reason_v or_o demonstrative_a knowledge_n and_o how_o certain_a soever_o it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v never_o so_o clear_a nor_o so_o evident_a as_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o simple_a view_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v this_o the_o memory_n must_v intervene_v to_o retain_v the_o connection_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o a_o demonstration_n together_o and_o we_o must_v be_v sure_o we_o omit_v none_o thereof_o which_o in_o a_o long_a deduction_n demand_v a_o extraordinary_a attention_n if_o we_o design_v to_o avoid_v error_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v in_o this_o little_a abridgement_n of_o what_o be_v common_o believe_v that_o demonstration_n belong_v but_o to_o idea_n which_o regard_v quantity_n these_o be_v the_o two_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n that_o we_o have_v of_o general_a truth_n as_o for_o the_o existence_n of_o some_o particular_a finite_a being_n we_o perceive_v they_o by_o our_o sense_n and_o we_o can_v call_v this_o knowledge_n sensible_a knowledge_n though_o it_o have_v not_o all_o the_o certitude_n of_o the_o two_o first_o degree_n of_o knowledge_n notwithstanding_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o it_o have_v something_o more_o than_o simple_a probability_n 3._o from_o what_o have_v now_o be_v say_v it_o follow_v 1._o that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o knowledge_n where_o we_o have_v no_o idea_n 2._o that_o our_o knowledge_n of_o a_o simple_a view_n extend_v not_o itself_o so_o far_o as_o our_o idea_n because_o we_o can_v compare_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o after_o a_o manner_n so_o immediate_a that_o we_o may_v discover_v the_o agreement_n that_o we_o look_v for_o 3._o that_o our_o reason_v knowledge_n can_v make_v we_o to_o perceive_v the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o all_o the_o idea_n where_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o simple_a view_n fail_v we_o because_o we_o can_v find_v middle_a idea_n that_o may_v unite_v they_o after_o a_o intuitive_a manner_n 4._o that_o the_o sensible_a knowledge_n not_o extend_v itself_o further_o than_o the_o actual_a presence_n of_o the_o particular_a object_n that_o strike_v our_o sense_n it_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n less_o extension_n than_o the_o two_o precede_a one_o what_o i_o pretend_v to_o conclude_v from_o all_o this_o be_v that_o our_o knowledge_n be_v not_o only_o infinite_o below_o the_o extent_n of_o being_n but_o that_o it_o also_o fail_v we_o in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o disquisition_n that_o we_o can_v make_v upon_o the_o idea_n we_o have_v first_o of_o all_o as_o to_o what_o regard_v the_o whole_a extent_n of_o being_n if_o we_o compare_v this_o small_a corner_n of_o earth_n upon_o which_o we_o be_v confine_v with_o this_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n whereof_o we_o have_v some_o knowledge_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o as_o a_o point_n but_o if_o we_o carry_v our_o thought_n yet_o further_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o this_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n whereof_o we_o have_v some_o knowledge_n be_v in_o itself_o how_o immense_a soever_o it_o seem_v but_o as_o a_o point_n in_o regard_n to_o that_o which_o be_v altogether_o beyond_o our_o discovery_n and_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o vegetable_a the_o reasonable_a and_o corporal_a animal_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o different_a order_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o other_o thing_n with_o their_o different_a quality_n more_o proportionable_a perhaps_o to_o other_o sense_n than_o we_o and_o whereof_o we_o have_v no_o notion_n if_o we_o make_v i_o say_v a_o little_a reflection_n upon_o the_o number_n the_o variety_n and_o excellency_n of_o being_n that_o may_v exist_v and_o which_o without_o doubt_n do_v exist_v in_o a_o extent_n as_o immense_a as_o be_v that_o of_o the_o universe_n we_o shall_v with_o reason_n conclude_v that_o the_o thing_n whereof_o we_o have_v some_o idea_n be_v in_o a_o very_a small_a number_n in_o comparison_n to_o those_o that_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o know_v in_o the_o second_o place_n if_o we_o consider_v in_o what_o a_o small_a number_n how_o imperfect_a and_o superficial_a be_v the_o idea_n that_o we_o have_v of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v near_o we_o that_o we_o can_v know_v they_o better_o and_o which_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o best_a know_v to_o we_o in_o fine_a if_o we_o mark_v by_o how_o little_a we_o can_v discover_v by_o those_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n we_o have_v cause_n enough_o to_o infer_v from_o thence_o that_o our_o mind_n be_v extreme_o limit_v that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n proportionable_a to_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o being_n and_o that_o man_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o know_v all_o thing_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o regard_n of_o identity_n and_o of_o diversity_n our_o knowledge_n of_o a_o simple_a view_n be_v as_o much_o extend_v as_o our_o very_a idea_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o scarce_o have_v any_o general_a knowledge_n of_o the_o coexistence_n of_o idea_n because_o not_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v the_o cause_n whereof_o the_o second_o quality_n of_o the_o substance_n do_v depend_v nor_o to_o see_v any_o connection_n between_o these_o cause_n and_o our_o idea_n there_o be_v very_o few_o case_n in_o the_o which_o we_o can_v know_v the_o coexistence_n of_o any_o other_o idea_n with_o the_o complex_fw-la idea_n that_o we_o have_v of_o some_o sort_n of_o substance_n and_o thereby_o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o substance_n be_v reduce_v almost_o to_o nothing_o as_o for_o what_o concern_v other_o relation_n of_o our_o idea_n it_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v how_o far_o our_o knowledge_n can_v reach_v i_o believe_v nevertheless_o that_o if_o we_o study_v well_o morality_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o mood_n it_o will_v be_v as_o capable_a of_o demonstration_n as_o the_o mathematics_n as_o to_o the_o existence_n we_o have_v our_o own_o a_o knowledge_n of_o simple_a view_n a_o demonstrative_a knowledge_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n and_o a_o sensible_a knowledge_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o some_o few_o other_o thing_n i_o shall_v not_o put_v in_o this_o little_a abridgement_n the_o particular_a example_n that_o i_o give_v to_o show_v the_o small_a extent_n of_o our_o knowledge_n what_o i_o have_v say_v here_o suffice_v i_o think_v for_o to_o convince_v we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o what_o we_o know_v and_o those_o thing_n of_o whiâ—â—_n we_o be_v in_o a_o irreparable_a ignorance_n bâ—â—â—des_v the_o extent_n of_o our_o knowledge_n in_o the_o species_n of_o thing_n we_o may_v therein_o consider_v another_o sort_n of_o extent_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o universality_n when_o our_o idea_n be_v abstract_n the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o they_o be_v general_a the_o abstract_a idea_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o kind_n what_o name_v soever_o be_v give_v they_o and_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o general_a and_o eternal_a truth_n 4._o it_o will_v perhaps_o be_v say_v that_o this_o knowledge_n which_o we_o make_v to_o consist_v in_o the_o consideration_n of_o idea_n may_v be_v chimerical_a and_o leave_v we_o in_o a_o entire_a ignorance_n of_o what_o thing_n real_o be_v in_o themselves_o see_v we_o see_v that_o man_n can_v and_o even_o often_o have_v idea_n altogether_o extravagant_a to_o that_o i_o answer_v that_o our_o knowledge_n be_v as_o real_a as_o our_o idea_n be_v conformable_a to_o thing_n and_o no_o more_o to_o be_v able_a to_o know_v what_o idea_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o reality_n of_o thing_n we_o must_v consider_v the_o different_a sort_n of_o idea_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v above_o 1._o we_o can_v not_o doubt_v but_o simple_a idea_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o thing_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v a_o conformity_n of_o resemblance_n but_o the_o conformity_n that_o be_v between_o a_o constant_a effect_n and_o its_o cause_n because_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o able_a to_o form_v any_o simple_a idea_n those_o it_o have_v must_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o power_n of_o produce_v they_o which_o be_v in_o thing_n and_o this_o conformity_n be_v sufficient_a to_o
give_v a_o real_a knowledge_n 2._o nevertheless_o our_o complex_n idea_n except_v those_o of_o substance_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o reality_n of_o thing_n and_o we_o can_v assure_v ourselves_o because_o they_o be_v archetype_n which_o the_o mind_n have_v form_v and_o not_o copy_n by_o which_o it_o pretend_v to_o represent_v something_o existent_a out_o of_o itself_o we_o have_v a_o design_n in_o our_o discourse_n and_o in_o our_o reason_n touch_v this_o sort_n of_o idea_n to_o mark_v any_o thing_n that_o exi_v but_o only_o as_o it_o be_v conformable_a to_o these_o idea_n 3._o but_o our_o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o substance_n be_v form_v upon_o design_n to_o represent_v the_o archetype_n existent_a without_o we_o we_o can_v be_v assure_v that_o our_o knowledge_n touch_v these_o idea_n be_v real_a but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o real_a existence_n of_o thing_n themselves_o which_o the_o simple_a idea_n include_v in_o a_o combination_n such_o as_o be_v that_o whereof_o our_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v form_v it_o may_v coexi_v together_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v that_o not_o know_v the_o real_a constitution_n whereof_o these_o quality_n depend_v we_o can_v know_v but_o by_o experience_n what_o quality_n can_v or_o can_v exist_v together_o in_o one_o same_o subject_n if_o we_o gather_v in_o a_o complex_fw-la idea_n other_o quality_n than_o those_o that_o can_v exist_v together_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o substance_n which_o this_o idea_n shall_v represent_v shall_v be_v only_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o chimaera_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v form_v ourselves_o and_o not_o of_o any_o real_a be_v 5._o according_a to_o this_o description_n of_o knowledge_n we_o may_v come_v to_o discover_v what_o truth_n be_v which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o conjunction_n or_o the_o separation_n of_o sign_n according_a as_o thing_n themselves_o agree_v or_o disagree_v by_o conjunction_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o siâ—â—s_v i_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o affirm_v or_o in_o deny_v and_o that_o which_o be_v call_v position_n as_o the_o sign_n whereof_o we_o 〈◊〉_d use_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n idea_n and_o word_n the_o proposition_n be_v likewise_o of_o two_o sort_n mental_a and_o verbal_a truth_n be_v likewise_o of_o two_o kind_n real_a or_o pure_o verbal_a a_o real_a truth_n be_v find_v in_o a_o proposition_n when_o it_o be_v affirmative_a or_o negative_a according_a as_o the_o idea_n themselves_o be_v conformable_a to_o their_o archetype_n a_o verbal_a truth_n be_v include_v in_o a_o proposition_n when_o it_o be_v affirmative_a or_o negative_a according_a to_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o our_o idea_n though_o these_o idea_n have_v no_o agreement_n with_o their_o archetype_n 6._o truth_n represent_v itself_o common_o to_o our_o mind_n or_o in_o be_v consider_v as_o include_v in_o certain_a proposition_n it_o be_v of_o importance_n to_o examine_v what_o proposition_n be_v capable_a to_o bring_v into_o our_o mind_n a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o general_a truth_n 1._o in_o general_a proposition_n where_o we_o suppose_v that_o the_o term_n signify_v kind_n which_o consist_v in_o real_a existence_n and_o distinct_a from_o nominal_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o certain_a knowledge_n because_o not_o know_v this_o real_a essence_n we_o can_v know_v what_o quality_n have_v a_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n with_o this_o unknown_a essence_n nor_o even_o ever_o discover_v that_o the_o being_n belong_v to_o this_o kind_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o happen_v often_o in_o the_o proposition_n which_o regard_v substance_n and_o not_o in_o those_o that_o concern_v the_o other_o thing_n because_o we_o do_v not_o suppose_v that_o the_o other_o thing_n have_v a_o real_a essence_n distinct_a from_o the_o nominal_a 2._o in_o all_o the_o general_a proposition_n where_o be_v substitute_v term_n in_o place_n only_o of_o the_o nominal_a essence_n or_o from_o the_o abstract_n idea_n so_o that_o the_o kind_n be_v determine_v by_o that_o only_a we_o be_v capable_a of_o certainty_n as_o far_o as_o we_o perceive_v the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o these_o abstract_n idea_n but_o this_o very_a little_a regard_n substance_n because_o we_o can_v discover_v but_o in_o very_a few_o reincounters_a the_o necessary_a coexistence_n or_o the_o incompatibility_n of_o the_o other_o idea_n with_o those_o that_o compose_v the_o complex_fw-la idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o some_o kind_n of_o substance_n 7._o there_o be_v certain_a proposition_n which_o be_v call_v maxim_n which_o some_o do_v look_v upon_z as_o bear_v with_o we_o and_o which_o the_o most_o part_n look_v upon_o as_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o knowledge_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v well_o what_o we_o have_v say_v touch_v the_o knowledge_n of_o simple_a view_n or_o self-evidence_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o these_o axiom_n so_o much_o boast_v of_o be_v not_o innate_a and_o have_v no_o more_o evidence_n by_o themselves_o than_o a_o thousand_o other_o proposition_n whereof_o some_o be_v know_v before_o 〈◊〉_d axiom_n and_o whereof_o other_o be_v know_v as_o ready_o and_o as_o clear_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v not_o innate_a and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o our_o knowledge_n and_o reason_n as_o some_o believe_v it_o be_v allow_v that_o these_o maxim_n be_v evident_a in_o themselves_o all_o that_o be_v be_v and_o it_o be_v impossible_a a_o thing_n shall_v be_v and_o shall_v not_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o intellect_n and_o of_o the_o idea_n it_o have_v and_o if_o we_o think_v that_o the_o intellect_n can_v but_o know_v its_o proper_a idea_n and_o not_o know_v that_o the_o idea_n that_o be_v distinct_a in_o it_o be_v so_o we_o shall_v of_o necessity_n remark_n that_o these_o axiom_n that_o be_v believe_v to_o be_v the_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o knowledge_n and_o reason_v be_v no_o more_o evident_a in_o themselves_o than_o these_o proposition_n one_o be_v one_o red_a be_v red_a and_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o one_o shall_v be_v two_o and_o that_o red_a shall_v be_v blue_n we_o also_o know_v evident_o and_o even_o soon_o these_o proposition_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o other_o that_o those_o that_o be_v common_o call_v maxim_n be_v there_o any_o one_o that_o can_v imagine_v that_o a_o child_n know_v not_o that_o a_o seed_n of_o herb_n against_o worm_n be_v not_o sugar_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o axiom_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o same_o thing_n shall_v be_v and_o not_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n our_o knowledge_n of_o simple_a view_n extend_v to_o all_o our_o idea_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o identity_n and_o consequent_o all_o the_o proposition_n which_o regard_v this_o sort_n of_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n whether_o they_o be_v conceive_v in_o more_o or_o less_o general_a term_n if_o the_o idea_n that_o they_o signify_v be_v know_v these_o proposition_n i_o say_v be_v equal_o evident_a by_o themselves_o as_o we_o know_v very_o few_o thing_n with_o a_o knowledge_n of_o a_o simple_a view_n in_o respect_n to_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o coexistence_n so_o we_o can_v form_v thereupon_o but_o very_o few_o general_a proposition_n evident_a by_o themselves_o and_o a_o very_a small_a number_n of_o axiom_n in_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o agreement_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o agreement_n of_o relation_n mathematician_n have_v form_v divers_a general_a proposition_n touch_v the_o equality_n to_o which_o they_o have_v give_v the_o name_n of_o axiom_n though_o these_o proposition_n have_v no_o other_o certainty_n than_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o other_o general_a proposition_n evident_a by_o themselves_o although_o when_o one_o have_v render_v to_o himself_o these_o axiom_n familiar_a man_n often_o make_v use_v thereof_o to_o show_v the_o absurdity_n of_o false_a reason_n and_o of_o erroneous_a opinion_n in_o the_o less_o general_a idea_n notwithstanding_o the_o manner_n wherewith_o our_o mind_n have_v acquire_v knowledge_n be_v not_o by_o beginning_n with_o these_o general_a proposition_n and_o thence_o draw_v consequence_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o beginning_n by_o particular_a observation_n and_o thence_o extend_v by_o degree_n its_o knowledge_n to_o more_o general_n view_n 8._o beside_o these_o proposition_n there_o be_v other_o whereof_o several_a be_v certain_a but_o it_o teach_v we_o no_o real_a truth_n because_o they_o regard_v only_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n 1._o when_o we_o affirm_v some_o part_n of_o a_o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o the_o name_n of_o this_o same_o idea_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n when_o we_o affirm_v a_o part_n of_o a_o definition_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n define_v this_o proposition_n only_o regard_v the_o signification_n of_o term_n and_o such_o be_v all_o the_o proposition_n in_o
not_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o coexistence_n but_o respect_v other_o relation_n more_o easy_a to_o be_v discover_v than_o that_o of_o coexistence_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o make_v further_a progress_n to_o augment_v this_o knowledge_n we_o must_v establish_v in_o our_o mind_n clear_a and_o constant_a idea_n with_o their_o name_n or_o sign_n and_o after_o that_o exact_o consider_v their_o connection_n their_o agreement_n and_o their_o dependency_n as_o to_o know_v if_o we_o can_v not_o find_v some_o method_n as_o profitable_a in_o regard_n to_o the_o other_o mood_n as_o algebra_n in_o regard_n to_o the_o idea_n of_o quantity_n to_o discover_v their_o relation_n it_o be_v they_o that_o can_v be_v determine_v aforehand_o yet_o we_o ought_v never_o to_o despair_v of_o it_o notwithstanding_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o morality_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o much_o great_a degree_n of_o certainty_n than_o it_o have_v be_v hitherto_o if_o after_o have_v apply_v the_o term_n of_o morality_n to_o clear_v and_o constant_a idea_n we_o examine_v they_o free_o and_o without_o prejudice_n 13._o knowledge_n be_v not_o innate_a nor_o present_v not_o itself_o always_o to_o our_o intellect_n we_o must_v often_o bring_v in_o our_o search_n both_o application_n and_o study_n and_o it_o be_v that_o which_o depend_v upon_o our_o will_n but_o when_o we_o have_v examine_v some_o idea_n with_o their_o agreement_n and_o disagreement_n by_o all_o mean_n that_o we_o have_v and_o with_o all_o the_o exactness_n whereof_o we_o be_v capable_a it_o depend_v not_o upon_o our_o will_n to_o know_v or_o not_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n that_o concern_v these_o idea_n 14._o our_o knowledge_n extend_v not_o itself_o to_o every_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o we_o we_o supply_v it_o by_o what_o we_o call_v judgement_n by_o which_o our_o mind_n conclude_v that_o idea_n agree_v or_o disagree_v to_o wit_n that_o a_o proposition_n be_v true_a or_o false_a without_o have_v a_o evidence_n that_o may_v produce_v a_o certain_a knowledge_n 15._o the_o foundation_n upon_o which_o we_o receive_v these_o proposition_n as_o true_a be_v what_o we_o call_v probability_n and_o the_o manner_n wherewith_o the_o mind_n receive_v these_o proposition_n be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v consent_n belief_n or_o opinion_n that_o which_o consist_v to_o receive_v a_o opinion_n as_o true_a without_o have_v a_o certain_a knowledge_n that_o it_o be_v so_o effective_o here_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o probability_n 1._o the_o conformity_n of_o something_o with_o that_o which_o we_o know_v or_o with_o our_o experience_n 2._o the_o testimony_n of_o other_o found_v upon_o what_o they_o know_v or_o what_o they_o have_v experience_v 16._o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o treat_v of_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o assurance_n or_o of_o doubt_n which_o depend_v upon_o these_o two_o thing_n diversify_v by_o circumstance_n that_o concur_v with_o other_o or_o that_o counterbalance_v they_o but_o they_o be_v in_o too_o great_a a_o number_n for_o to_o be_v note_v in_o particular_n in_o this_o extract_n 17._o error_n be_v not_o the_o failure_n of_o knowledge_n but_o a_o fault_n of_o judgement_n which_o cause_v man_n to_o give_v their_o consent_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o true_a the_o cause_n ear_n 1._o want_v of_o proof_n such_o as_o may_v or_o may_v not_o be_v have_v 2._o the_o little_a ability_n man_n have_v to_o make_v use_n thereof_o 3._o the_o want_n of_o will_n to_o make_v use_n thereof_o 4._o the_o false_a rule_n of_o probability_n which_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o 4._o doubtless_o opinion_n suppose_v as_o principle_n hypothesis_n receive_v unruly_a passion_n and_o authority_n 18._o reason_v by_o which_o we_o know_v demonstration_n and_o probability_n have_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o four_o part_n the_o first_o consist_v in_o discovery_n of_o proof_n the_o second_o in_o range_v they_o in_o such_o order_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o find_v the_o truth_n the_o three_o in_o clear_a perception_n or_o a_o evident_a connection_n of_o idea_n in_o each_o part_n of_o the_o consequence_n the_o four_o in_o carry_v strait_a judgement_n and_o draw_v a_o just_a conclusion_n from_o the_o whole_a it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o syllogism_n be_v not_o the_o great_a instrument_n of_o reason_n that_o be_v serve_v but_o in_o the_o three_o part_n and_o only_o to_o show_v to_o other_o that_o the_o connection_n of_o two_o idea_n or_o rather_o of_o two_o word_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o a_o three_o one_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a but_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o subservient_fw-fr to_o reason_n when_o it_o seek_v for_o some_o new_a knowledge_n or_o will_v discover_v some_o unknown_a truth_n and_o the_o proof_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v ground_v which_o be_v the_o principal_a use_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o reason_n and_o not_o to_o triumph_v in_o dispute_n or_o to_o reduce_v to_o silence_v those_o that_o will_v be_v litigious_a 19_o some_o man_n oppose_v so_o often_o faith_n to_o reason_n that_o if_o we_o know_v not_o distinct_o their_o limit_n we_o shall_v run_v a_o hazard_n to_o entangle_v ourselves_o in_o our_o search_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o subject_a of_o reason_v be_v proposition_n which_o we_o may_v know_v by_o the_o natural_a use_n of_o our_o faculty_n and_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o idea_n that_o we_o have_v by_o sensation_n by_o reflection_n the_o matter_n of_o faith_n be_v those_o which_o be_v discover_v to_o we_o by_o a_o supernatural_a revelation_n if_o we_o careful_o consider_v the_o distinct_a principle_n of_o these_o two_o thing_n we_o shall_v know_v in_o what_o faith_n exclude_v reason_n or_o impose_v silence_n to_o it_o and_o in_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o hearken_v to_o reason_n as_o a_o lawful_a judge_n of_o a_o matter_n 1._o a_o proposition_n which_o we_o pretend_v to_o have_v receive_v by_o a_o original_n and_o immediate_a revelation_n can_v be_v admit_v as_o a_o undoubted_a matter_n of_o faith_n if_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o clear_a and_o evident_a principle_n of_o our_o natural_a knowledge_n because_o that_o though_o god_n can_v lie_v notwithstanding_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o man_n to_o who_o the_o revelation_n be_v make_v shall_v know_v it_o come_v from_o god_n with_o more_o certainty_n than_o he_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o principle_n of_o reason_n 2._o but_o a_o original_a revelation_n can_v impose_v silence_n upon_o reason_n in_o a_o proposition_n wherein_o reason_n give_v but_o a_o probable_a assurance_n because_o the_o assurance_n that_o we_o have_v that_o this_o revelation_n come_v from_o god_n be_v clear_a than_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o probable_a 3._o if_o it_o can_v be_v grant_v that_o original_a revelation_n may_v contradict_v our_o clear_a and_o evident_a natural_a knowledge_n it_o can_v yet_o be_v less_o grant_v to_o what_o we_o know_v by_o tradition_n only_o because_o that_o although_o that_o which_o god_n reveal_v can_v be_v call_v in_o question_n nevertheless_o he_o to_o who_o the_o revelation_n have_v not_o be_v immediate_o make_v but_o who_o hold_v it_o from_o the_o relation_n of_o other_o man_n can_v never_o know_v that_o god_n have_v make_v this_o revelation_n nor_o that_o he_o understand_v well_o the_o word_n in_o which_o they_o be_v propose_v to_o he_o nor_o even_o that_o he_o ever_o have_v read_v or_o hear_v this_o proposition_n which_o we_o suppose_v to_o be_v reveal_v to_o another_o with_o as_o much_o certainty_n as_o he_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v evident_a by_o themselves_o it_o have_v be_v reveal_v that_o the_o trumpet_n shall_v sound_v and_o the_o dead_a shall_v rise_v but_o i_o see_v not_o how_o those_o that_o hold_v that_o revelation_n only_o be_v the_o object_n of_o faith_n can_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o this_o proposition_n be_v a_o revelation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o reveal_v that_o such_o a_o proposition_n advance_v by_o such_o a_o man_n be_v a_o revelation_n the_o question_n recur_v to_o wit_n whether_o i_o understand_v this_o proposition_n in_o its_o true_a sense_n 20._o in_o fine_a conformable_a to_o these_o principle_n i_o conclude_v in_o divide_v the_o science_n into_o three_o kind_n the_o first_o which_o i_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n whether_o spiritual_a or_o corporal_a or_o some_o of_o their_o propriety_n in_o their_o true_a nature_n we_o propose_v in_o this_o no_o other_o end_n than_o simple_a speculation_n the_o second_o which_o i_o name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contain_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o our_o operation_n comprehend_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o our_o power_n and_o chief_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o our_o manner_n this_o second_o science_n propose_v the_o action_n for_o its_o end_n the_o three_o to_o which_o
i_o give_v the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sign_n to_o wit_n of_o idea_n and_o word_n as_o also_o serve_v to_o other_o sort_n of_o science_n it_o may_v be_v if_o this_o last_o be_v well_o consider_v it_o will_v produce_v a_o logic_n and_o critic_n different_a from_o those_o we_o have_v see_v till_o now_o that_o beast_n be_v mere_a machine_n divide_v into_o two_o dissertation_n at_o amsterdam_n by_o j._n darmanson_n in_o his_o philosophical_a conference_n in_o twelves_o without_o the_o name_n of_o a_o printer_n 1684._o if_o any_o thing_n can_v mortify_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n it_o be_v certain_o the_o controversy_n which_o have_v be_v raise_v not_o long_o since_o betwixt_o the_o cartesian_o and_o other_o philosopher_n touch_v the_o soul_n of_o beast_n all_o man_n believe_v without_o contestation_n until_o the_o time_n of_o mr._n descartes_n that_o beast_n have_v knowledge_n philosopher_n in_o that_o have_v no_o different_a thought_n from_o the_o people_n they_o believe_v as_o well_o as_o the_o vulgar_a that_o there_o be_v the_o utmost_a evidence_n for_o it_o they_o only_o dispute_v among_o themselves_o whether_o the_o knowledge_n of_o animal_n extend_v itself_o to_o reason_n or_o no_o and_o to_o universal_a idea_n or_o if_o it_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o perception_n of_o sensible_a object_n most_o of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n have_v believe_v that_o beast_n reason_v but_o among_o christian_a philosopher_n the_o most_o common_a opinion_n be_v the_o contrary_n they_o be_v content_v almost_o all_o to_o attribute_v a_o sentiment_n unto_o they_o i_o say_v almost_o all_o for_o there_o have_v be_v always_o some_o who_o have_v maintain_v that_o they_o be_v not_o deprive_v of_o the_o faculty_n of_o reason_v mr._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr one_o of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a peripatetic_n of_o this_o age_n have_v open_o declare_v for_o this_o party_n in_o which_o undoubted_o he_o have_v be_v incomparable_o more_o judicious_a than_o any_o other_o of_o aristotle_n follower_n because_o perhaps_o never_o any_o opinion_n be_v more_o unlikely_a to_o be_v maintain_v than_o this_o that_o the_o action_n of_o beast_n issue_n from_o a_o know_a principle_n and_o nevertheless_o that_o beast_n have_v not_o the_o strength_n to_o conclude_v one_o thing_n from_o another_o however_o it_o be_v in_o this_o particular_a dispute_n all_o man_n be_v unite_v in_o this_o fix_a point_n and_o in_o this_o article_n of_o belief_n that_o beast_n have_v a_o sentiment_n the_o most_o subtle_a will_v have_v engage_v that_o there_o will_v never_o have_v be_v any_o man_n so_o foolish_a as_o to_o dare_v to_o maintain_v the_o contrary_n there_o have_v nevertheless_o be_v one_o in_o the_o last_o age_n who_o dare_v assert_v this_o paradox_n in_o a_o place_n wherein_o it_o will_v be_v the_o least_o suspect_v that_o so_o new_a a_o doctrine_n shall_v take_v birth_n i_o shall_v be_v well_o understand_v if_o i_o add_v only_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spanish_a physician_n that_o publish_v this_o doctrine_n a_o medina_n del_fw-it campo_n in_o 1554._o in_o a_o book_n which_o have_v cost_v he_o 30_o year_n labour_n and_o which_o he_o entitle_v antoniana_n margarita_n to_o honour_v his_o father_n mother_n name_n who_o shall_v ever_o guess_v that_o spain_n where_o the_o liberty_n of_o opinion_n be_v less_o suffer_v than_o that_o of_o the_o body_n be_v in_o turkey_n shall_v produce_v so_o rash_a a_o philosopher_n as_o to_o maintain_v that_o animal_n feel_v not_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o here_o and_o every_o where_o for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o it_o be_v just_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o suppress_v the_o name_n of_o this_o gallant_a man_n who_o have_v be_v the_o first_o author_n as_o we_o know_v of_o of_o this_o unheard_a paradox_n he_o be_v call_v gamesius_n pereira_n and_o live_v in_o the_o last_o age_n and_o not_o in_o the_o twelve_o as_o a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n have_v affirm_v who_o place_n the_o quality_n of_o abbot_n gerard_n at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o discourse_n upon_o the_o courtier_n philosophy_n this_o gamesius_n pereira_n be_v brisk_o attack_v by_o a_o divine_a of_o salamanca_n name_v michael_n de_fw-fr palacios_n and_o answer_v he_o as_o sharp_o without_o lose_v any_o argument_n that_o he_o have_v advance_v for_o beast_n be_v machine_n but_o he_o make_v no_o sect_n his_o opinion_n immediate_o fall_v he_o have_v not_o the_o honour_n do_v he_o as_o to_o fear_v he_o so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o much_o more_o know_v to_o our_o age_n than_o if_o he_o have_v never_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a likelihood_n that_o mr._n descartes_n who_o read_v but_o little_a never_o hear_v talk_v of_o he_o yet_o man_n will_v have_v that_o he_o have_v draw_v from_o this_o spanish_a physician_n the_o opinion_n which_o he_o have_v concern_v beast_n for_o in_o say_v so_o people_z think_v to_o take_v away_o from_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o invention_n and_o that_o it_o be_v still_o so_o much_o gain_v upon_o he_o but_o what_o be_v most_o certain_a be_v that_o gamesius_n pereira_n have_v not_o draw_v his_o paradox_n from_o true_a principle_n and_o not_o have_v penetrate_v into_o its_o consequence_n can_v not_o hinder_v mr._n descartes_n from_o find_v it_o first_o by_o a_o philosophical_a method_n it_o be_v notwithstanding_o very_o probable_a that_o he_o find_v it_o without_o seek_v for_o it_o very_o likely_a he_o begin_v and_o end_v his_o meditation_n without_o think_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n and_o without_o abandon_v the_o opinion_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v thereof_o in_o his_o infancy_n and_o it_o be_v only_o in_o consider_v the_o sequel_n of_o that_o principle_n concern_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o cogitive_a substance_n from_o that_o of_o the_o extend_a substance_n that_o he_o perceive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o animal_n overturn_v all_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o his_o system_n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v that_o he_o have_v then_o need_v that_o this_o objection_n shall_v be_v make_v he_o and_o that_o before_o it_o do_v not_o come_v into_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v therefore_o through_o mere_a necessity_n that_o he_o maintain_v that_o beast_n can_v feel_v if_o he_o can_v have_v defend_v his_o principle_n without_o it_o he_o have_v never_o concern_v himself_o with_o a_o opinion_n which_o not_o only_o have_v always_o appear_v undoubtful_a to_o all_o the_o world_n but_o which_o be_v also_o clothe_v with_o almost_o a_o invincible_a evidence_n this_o evidence_n make_v i_o say_v at_o first_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o likely_a to_o mortify_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n than_o the_o controversy_n concern_v the_o knowledge_n of_o beast_n for_o in_o fine_a what_o can_v be_v more_o mortify_v than_o to_o see_v the_o state_n wherein_o this_o controversy_n be_v now_o on_o the_o one_o side_n by_o mr._n descartes_n a_o opinion_n uphold_v which_o never_o appear_v before_o in_o the_o world_n but_o once_o and_o which_o take_v birth_n rather_o through_o capriciousness_n than_o reason_n for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v gamesius_n pereira_n know_v not_o very_o well_o himself_o why_o he_o maintain_v it_o which_o opinion_n have_v be_v adopt_v by_o mr._n descartes_n only_o because_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o throw_v himself_o into_o this_o precipice_n to_o confirm_v what_o he_o have_v once_o advance_v in_o fine_a what_o so_o ready_o contradict_v the_o natural_a light_n of_o many_o person_n that_o it_o be_v say_v open_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o france_n and_o for_o our_o age_n to_o have_v produce_v a_o philosopher_n who_o have_v be_v able_a with_o success_n to_o put_v off_o that_o monstrous_a opinion_n that_o beast_n be_v machine_n what_o do_v we_o see_v on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o opinion_n general_o approve_v of_o all_o man_n who_o have_v be_v since_o adam_n until_o these_o latter_a year_n and_o which_o so_o possess_v our_o mind_n by_o i_o know_v not_o what_o evidence_n that_o accompany_v it_o that_o man_n be_v not_o more_o persuade_v that_o they_o enjoy_v a_o pleasure_n in_o eat_v than_o they_o be_v that_o beast_n do_v feel_v some_o likewise_o when_o they_o feed_v yet_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o these_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o opinion_n which_o the_o cartesian_o have_v be_v force_v to_o strive_v against_o they_o boast_v of_o have_v after_o three_o or_o four_o year_n dispute_v reduce_v it_o into_o so_o poor_a a_o condition_n that_o it_o can_v be_v no_o long_o preserve_v but_o by_o a_o appeal_n to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o what_o hunter_n and_o fisherman_n will_v say_v on_o it_o as_o for_o philosophical_a reason_n they_o say_v it_o can_v bring_v any_o either_o for_o its_o defence_n or_o to_o oppose_v the_o contrary_n this_o be_v very_o humble_v and_o what_o may_v make_v we_o trouble_v for_o opinion_n which_o appear_v the_o most_o
that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o thing_n make_v for_o our_o use_n and_o which_o notwithstanding_o we_o do_v not_o know_v and_o that_o the_o thing_n whereof_o we_o actual_o make_v use_v may_v have_v other_o use_n which_o be_v beside_o unknown_a to_o we_o libertine_n have_v long_a since_o object_v that_o if_o other_o animal_n have_v be_v make_v for_o man_n they_o will_v not_o come_v into_o the_o world_n in_o a_o better_a state_n than_o he_o whereas_o there_o be_v several_a produce_v in_o a_o condition_n of_o defend_v themselves_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o air_n and_o of_o seek_v their_o livelihood_n without_o the_o help_n of_o another_o to_o these_o slight_a advantage_n be_v oppose_v that_o of_o reason_n which_o have_v enable_v man_n to_o form_n society_n and_o to_o become_v master_n of_o all_o other_o animal_n by_o their_o policy_n this_o reason_n evince_n that_o man_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o whole_a globe_n of_o the_o world_n or_o a_o extent_n of_o much_o great_a matter_n without_o intelligence_n so_o that_o do_v but_o look_v upon_o the_o outside_n of_o thing_n with_o regard_n only_o to_o the_o littleness_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n deny_v that_o the_o earth_n and_o some_o of_o the_o celestial_a body_n be_v make_v for_o he_o because_o they_o be_v infinite_o great_a and_o because_o a_o intelligence_n such_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v much_o more_o excellent_a than_o all_o these_o body_n mr._n boil_v moreover_o draw_v from_o this_o consideration_n a_o important_a consequence_n which_o be_v that_o though_o man_n receive_v no_o use_n from_o some_o distant_a part_n of_o his_o body_n he_o can_v nevertheless_o receive_v a_o very_a great_a one_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o intelligence_n which_o animate_v it_o which_o raise_v itself_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o more_o distant_a object_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o author_n and_o acknowledge_v in_o a_o thousand_o way_n his_o power_n and_o his_o wisdom_n and_o also_o render_v he_o the_o homage_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o believe_v that_o among_o the_o end_n of_o god_n in_o produce_v these_o vast_a body_n which_o their_o excessive_a distance_n have_v not_o rob_v from_o our_o sight_n he_o have_v propose_v to_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o the_o innumerable_a intelligence_n which_o he_o have_v cover_v with_o human_a body_n this_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a inference_n that_o man_n have_v ever_o make_v thereof_o as_o mr._n boyle_n show_v but_o if_o we_o will_v yet_o consider_v man_n as_o covered_z with_o a_o body_n we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o commit_v a_o gross_a fault_n whereinto_o we_o fall_v by_o imagine_v that_o nothing_o can_v go_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o have_v be_v make_v for_o man_n but_o that_o which_o all_o man_n have_v always_o make_v use_n of_o we_o ought_v to_o look_v upon_o man_n from_o his_o origin_n upon_o this_o earth_n until_o his_o dissolution_n he_o change_v habitation_n as_o do_v a_o family_n which_o in_o divers_a time_n make_v use_v of_o divers_a thing_n although_o none_o of_o his_o member_n do_v immediate_o participate_v of_o these_o uses_n thus_o a_o infinity_o of_o thing_n whence_o much_o profit_n be_v draw_v of_o late_a have_v notwithstanding_o be_v make_v for_o man_n though_o he_o make_v no_o use_n of_o they_o some_o age_n before_o we_o we_o may_v see_v particular_o example_n thereof_o in_o the_o original_a iv._o 103._o the_o four_o question_n be_v to_o know_v with_o what_o precaution_n physician_n ought_v to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o supposition_n of_o final_a cause_n thence_o two_o sort_n of_o consequence_n may_v be_v draw_v the_o one_o relate_v to_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n as_o when_o from_o the_o constant_a use_n of_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v make_v for_o that_o so_o after_o have_v acknowledge_v the_o use_n of_o eye_n we_o ascend_v to_o the_o creator_n by_o say_v that_o in_o create_v the_o eye_n he_o have_v a_o design_n to_o make_v a_o machine_n as_o proper_a to_o produce_v that_o which_o we_o call_v vision_n the_o other_o consequence_n conclude_v from_o the_o supposition_n of_o certain_a end_n that_o body_n ought_v to_o be_v dispose_v after_o a_o certain_a manner_n because_o otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o be_v proper_a to_o produce_v the_o effect_n for_o which_o they_o be_v create_v mr._n boyle_n reduce_v what_o he_o have_v to_o say_v upon_o this_o question_n to_o five_o proposition_n upon_o which_o he_o make_v divers_a remark_n which_o be_v brief_o there_o as_o also_o some_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a reflection_n which_o be_v make_v upon_o they_o 1._o 107._o as_o for_o celestial_a body_n in_o general_a it_o be_v folly_n to_o conclude_v any_o thing_n about_o their_o nature_n from_o the_o supposition_n that_o god_n have_v produce_v they_o for_o the_o use_n of_o man._n those_o who_o say_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o place_n which_o man_n inhabit_v and_o the_o sun_n have_v be_v create_v to_o light_v this_o earth_n it_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o sun_n turn_v round_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o the_o earth_n about_o the_o sun_n against_o the_o rule_n we_o have_v relate_v they_o suppose_v that_o the_o only_a end_n which_o god_n propose_v to_o himself_o in_o create_v the_o sun_n be_v to_o light_v the_o earth_n and_o though_o that_o be_v so_o their_o consequence_n may_v be_v deny_v as_o to_o what_o regard_v the_o fix_v star_n whereof_o some_o be_v so_o distant_a that_o there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o the_o telescope_n to_o discern_v they_o it_o be_v yet_o more_o rash_a to_o suppose_v that_o they_o be_v only_o produce_v for_o our_o earth_n though_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o we_o may_v draw_v from_o they_o both_o moral_a and_o and_o physical_a uses_n it_o will_v be_v also_o a_o mere_a presumption_n to_o conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o they_o be_v dispose_v after_o such_o a_o certain_a manner_n because_o that_o will_v seem_v more_o commodious_a for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o pretend_a king_n of_o the_o universe_n it_o be_v much_o more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o god_n may_v have_v propose_v end_v which_o we_o see_v not_o in_o the_o symmetry_n of_o the_o world_n can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v more_o excellent_a being_n than_a we_o be_v take_v no_o share_n therein_o and_o that_o god_n in_o create_v it_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o they_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o several_a divine_n have_v conjecture_v with_o mr._n boyle_n that_o the_o angel_n be_v create_v before_o the_o material_a world_n that_o they_o may_v render_v god_n the_o praise_n due_a to_o he_o for_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n it_o may_v be_v these_o intelligence_n perceive_v at_o first_o sight_n in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o heaven_n what_o we_o discover_v only_o with_o difficulty_n by_o the_o telescope_n and_o in_o other_o body_n which_o we_o know_v not_o a_o profound_a wisdom_n and_o as_o admirable_a end_n as_o those_o which_o we_o observe_v in_o body_n which_o be_v near_o and_o most_o know_v to_o we_o to_o descend_v from_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n though_o it_o be_v very_o rational_o believe_v that_o god_n make_v for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n metal_n and_o mineral_n be_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o can_v procure_v there_o will_v be_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o that_o which_o be_v round_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n more_o than_o fifteen_o hundred_o league_n below_o our_o foot_n be_v make_v for_o we_o and_o even_o only_o for_o that_o end_n there_o can_v never_o yet_o a_o thousand_o step_n be_v dug_n into_o a_o strait_a line_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o appearance_n that_o the_o industry_n of_o man_n shall_v ever_o find_v the_o mean_n to_o pierce_v the_o earth_n diametrical_o for_o a_o mile_n and_o without_o that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v nor_o apply_v to_o their_o use_n what_o it_o hide_v in_o its_o centre_n we_o may_v notwithstanding_o judge_v by_o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o what_o the_o earth_n include_v in_o its_o bulk_n may_v contribute_v something_o to_o the_o order_n and_o symmetry_n of_o its_o vortex_n wherein_o it_o be_v place_v it_o may_v also_o be_v say_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v produce_v not_o for_o themselves_o or_o upon_o a_o design_n of_o immediate_o receive_v some_o benefit_n but_o because_o they_o be_v necessary_a subject_n of_o what_o god_n have_v direct_o design_v to_o create_v so_o god_n it_o may_v be_v be_v the_o remote_a cause_n of_o eclipse_n but_o yet_o they_o be_v a_o necessary_a series_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o he_o do_v not_o think_v but_o that_o this_o motion_n shall_v be_v change_v to_o avoid_v eclipse_n 2._o 142._o it_o be_v permit_v to_o a_o
it_o the_o best_a i_o can_v in_o the_o night_n to_o my_o great_a microscope_n and_o then_o to_o another_o that_o be_v less_o but_o i_o can_v not_o find_v any_o light_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o these_o instrument_n neither_o in_o this_o bit_n nor_o in_o any_o of_o the_o drop_n of_o water_n which_o shine_v before_o and_o which_o i_o have_v put_v into_o glass_n the_o ten_o of_o may_v i_o examine_v a_o little_a bit_n of_o this_o fish_n with_o my_o great_a telescope_n at_o the_o bright_a beam_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o shine_v most_o of_o the_o precede_a night_n but_o we_o remark_v nothing_o considerable_a it_o be_v surface_n seem_v whitish_a and_o dry_a with_o deep_a inequality_n and_o the_o rest_n as_o well_o as_o i_o think_v they_o see_v a_o vapour_n rather_o obscure_a than_o luminous_a which_o raise_v from_o this_o fish_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o small_a dust_n and_o small_a sparkle_n which_o be_v almost_o imperceptible_a notwithstanding_o we_o be_v very_o certain_a of_o have_v see_v they_o for_o we_o reckon_v they_o and_o we_o all_o agree_v in_o their_o number_n their_o order_n and_o their_o place_n yet_o i_o be_o not_o so_o assure_v of_o this_o vapour_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v but_o that_o i_o be_o afraid_a the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n deceive_v we_o and_o that_o this_o vapour_n be_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o air._n have_v make_v trial_n in_o the_o day_n with_o a_o great_a microscope_n upon_o this_o bit_n we_o examine_v it_o at_o night_n but_o it_o give_v no_o more_o light_n whether_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o with_o glass_n or_o otherwise_o see_v it_o be_v dry_a i_o think_v that_o by_o wet_v it_o with_o hospital_n and_o handle_v it_o i_o can_v make_v it_o shine_v a_o little_a which_o also_o happen_v but_o this_o lustre_n last_v not_o long_o and_o beside_o there_o be_v see_v some_o small_a sparkle_n which_o disappear_v immediate_o we_o perceive_v they_o with_o our_o eye_n without_o make_v use_n of_o spectacle_n the_o fish_n as_o yet_o have_v no_o ill_a smell_n and_o have_v not_o lose_v their_o savour_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n even_o of_o the_o most_o delicate_a palate_n therefore_o i_o cause_v two_o to_o be_v keep_v to_o make_v other_o experiment_n two_o or_o three_o day_n afterward_o when_o they_o shall_v begin_v to_o be_v corrupt_v hope_v to_o find_v more_o light_a therein_o but_o i_o find_v nothing_o of_o what_o i_o expect_v neither_o in_o stir_v the_o water_n nor_o in_o draw_v out_o the_o fish_n a_o extract_v of_o a_o english_a journal_n contain_v divers_a experiment_n about_o petrification_n though_o there_o have_v be_v already_o much_o write_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o stone_n be_v form_v notwithstanding_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o a_o perfect_a history_n therefore_o the_o curious_a aught_o to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o this_o matter_n to_o perfect_v it_o and_o to_o discover_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o transmutation_n for_o beside_o other_o advantage_n which_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o this_o knowledge_n it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o hinder_v a_o stone_n from_o generate_a in_o human_a body_n or_o to_o dissolve_v it_o when_o it_o be_v form_v to_o this_o end_n there_o have_v already_o be_v give_v in_o divers_a place_n of_o the_o english_a journal_n several_a relation_n touch_v this_o matter_n as_o the_o history_n of_o a_o monstrous_a calf_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o belly_n of_o its_o dam_n lay_v upon_o a_o great_a stone_n which_o weigh_v more_o than_o twenty_o pound_n as_o also_o that_o a_o certain_a sandy_a earth_n in_o england_n convert_v into_o a_o stone_n such_o wood_n as_o be_v put_v therein_o although_o there_o be_v no_o petrify_a spring_n in_o it_o there_o be_v also_o mention_v make_v of_o two_o stone_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o left_a ventricle_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o belcarras_n one_o of_o which_o be_v of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o almond_n and_o the_o other_o be_v one_o inch_n broad_a and_o two_o in_o length_n mr._n boyle_n relate_v in_o his_o essay_n of_o firmness_n several_a such_o history_n upon_o which_o he_o make_v very_o curious_a reflection_n there_o be_v also_o several_a other_o example_n in_o the_o micrography_n of_o mr._n hook_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o helmont_n entitle_v de_fw-fr lithiasi_fw-la where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o relate_v what_o pareus_n say_v of_o a_o child_n petrify_v that_o be_v to_o be_v see_v former_o at_o paris_n and_o which_o serve_v for_o a_o whet_v stone_n to_o he_o that_o keep_v it_o there_o may_v several_a other_o history_n be_v add_v still_o more_o surprise_v if_o they_o be_v suspect_v as_o that_o of_o a_o entire_a company_n of_o man_n and_o of_o a_o company_n of_o beast_n which_o according_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o aventius_n and_o purchas_n be_v convert_v into_o a_o stone_n and_o what_o acosta_n speak_v of_o a_o company_n of_o spanish_a cavalier_n to_o who_o a_o like_a accident_n happen_v dr._n beale_n tell_v we_o upon_o this_o subject_a that_o there_o be_v a_o inspection_n about_o the_o time_n of_o easter_n into_o the_o matrix_fw-la of_o a_o woman_n whence_o a_o stone_n be_v draw_v which_o she_o carry_v for_o eight_o or_o nine_o year_n with_o unsufferable_a torment_n of_o which_o she_o be_v since_o entire_o well_o cure_v he_o assure_v that_o he_o have_v see_v the_o stone_n and_o that_o have_v then_o weigh_v it_o in_o excellent_a balance_n he_o find_v it_o weigh_v near_o four_o ounce_n but_o that_o its_o weight_n be_v since_o a_o great_a deal_n diminish_v and_o be_v become_v very_o light_a for_o a_o stone_n of_o the_o bigness_n he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v of_o a_o whitish_a colour_n a_o little_o clear_a than_o that_o of_o ash_n he_o believe_v it_o be_v not_o much_o different_a from_o that_o which_o scaliger_n speak_v of_o and_o after_o he_o mr._n boyle_n in_o his_o essay_n of_o firmness_n which_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o air_n become_v like_o plaster_n as_o much_o in_o consistence_n as_o colour_n it_o have_v no_o considerable_a unevenness_n and_o its_o figure_n be_v almost_o oval_a but_o one_o of_o the_o end_n be_v not_o so_o much_o like_o a_o hen_n egg_n as_o the_o other_o which_o be_v big_a and_o more_o obtuse_a than_o that_o of_o a_o goose-egg_n this_o stone_n be_v now_o give_v to_o the_o royal_a society_n with_o the_o certificate_n of_o the_o chirurgeon_n who_o make_v the_o operation_n and_o of_o several_a credible_a person_n who_o be_v present_a thereat_o micrographia_fw-la or_o some_o philosophical_a description_n of_o minute_n body_n make_v by_o magnify_v glass_n with_o observation_n and_o inquiry_n thereupon_o by_o r._n hook_n fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n in_o fol._n lond._n one_o of_o the_o great_a obstacle_n which_o be_v in_o the_o progress_n of_o natural_a science_n be_v that_o the_o ancient_n being_n entire_o take_v up_o to_o perfect_a reason_n have_v neglect_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sense_n have_v rather_o choose_v to_o guess_v the_o most_o part_n of_o thing_n than_o to_o see_v they_o notwithstanding_o as_o the_o soul_n know_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n the_o operation_n of_o the_o sense_n serve_v not_o less_o to_o acquire_v a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o nature_n than_o those_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o they_o be_v even_o more_o necessary_a that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n be_v infinite_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o our_o imagination_n it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o know_v what_o it_o have_v do_v than_o to_o imagine_v what_o he_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o make_v to_o remedy_v this_o defect_n the_o modern_n have_v endeavour_v to_o perfect_a the_o operation_n of_o the_o sense_n particular_o that_o of_o sight_n which_o be_v the_o most_o necessary_a of_o all_o as_o it_o be_v the_o noble_a have_v invent_v two_o kind_n of_o glass_n the_o telescope_n to_o draw_v near_o the_o object_n which_o be_v invisible_a because_o of_o their_o distance_n and_o the_o microscope_n to_o magnify_v those_o which_o be_v imperceptible_a because_o of_o their_o smallness_n and_o with_o these_o two_o instrument_n they_o have_v discover_v more_o thing_n in_o a_o few_o year_n than_o the_o ancient_n have_v do_v with_o all_o their_o reason_n for_o the_o course_n of_o many_o age_n by_o this_o mean_v all_o nature_n have_v appear_v new_a unto_o we_o for_o the_o telescope_n have_v show_v we_o in_o the_o firmament_n new_a motion_n new_a star_n and_o new_a meteor_n and_o the_o microscope_n have_v discover_v unto_o we_o upon_o the_o earth_n a_o little_a world_n altogether_o new_a and_o have_v make_v we_o perceive_v in_o each_o thing_n a_o infinity_n of_o small_a creature_n which_o be_v not_o less_o admirable_a than_o all_o those_o which_o have_v be_v know_v hitherto_o the_o ingenious_a mr._n hook_n have_v make_v several_a curious_a observation_n with_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o
between_o they_o be_v only_o about_o little_a accent_n as_o metheg_n and_o makkaph_n and_o munach_n and_o pashta_n single_a and_o double_a and_o the_o division_n about_o the_o point_n be_v only_o about_o holem_n and_o kamets_n katuph_n and_o kamets_n gadol_n and_o pathak_n and_o sheva_n and_o kateph_n pathak_n and_o so_o of_o dagesh_n and_o raphah_n and_o milhill_n and_o milrah_n etc._n etc._n but_o do_v elias_n suppose_v these_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o punctation_n nay_o he_o say_v the_o quite_o contrary_a be_v evident_a in_o the_o word_n immediate_o before_o these_o of_o maimonides_n and_o thus_o say_v elias_n but_o as_o to_o the_o division_n that_o be_v between_o ben_n asher_n and_o ben_n naphthali_n be_v only_o about_o point_n and_o accent_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o they_o be_v write_v after_o the_o point_n and_o the_o accent_n be_v found_v and_o this_o say_v he_o be_v easy_a to_o understand_v masoret_fw-la hamasoret_n pref._n 3._o pag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v for_o the_o difference_n be_v about_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o punctation_n both_o point_n vowel_n and_o accent_n all_o those_o part_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v before_o in_o be_v or_o they_o can_v not_o have_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o division_n or_o difference_n between_o they_o obj._n what_o make_v ben_n asher_n so_o long_o about_o it_o if_o he_o only_o correct_v it_o sol._n the_o nature_n and_o weight_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o make_v it_o a_o standard_n by_o which_o to_o try_v all_o copy_n of_o their_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n wherein_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o observe_v exact_o and_o compare_v faithful_o by_o the_o best_a copy_n every_o letter_n point_n and_o accent_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o after_o that_o to_o write_v it_o over_o until_o that_o there_o neither_o want_v nor_o yet_o abound_v one_o letter_n point_n or_o accent_n of_o all_o the_o bible_n be_v a_o work_n wherein_o many_o year_n may_v be_v take_v up_o without_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n because_o he_o be_v long_o in_o exact_a correct_v of_o it_o so_o that_o here_o as_o elias_n leave_v capellus_n so_o also_o the_o testimony_n do_v not_o help_v he_o at_o all_o and_o other_o he_o have_v none_o 2._o as_o capellus_n leave_v elias_n about_o the_o sense_n of_o maimonides_n so_o they_o differ_v great_o in_o the_o method_n and_o order_n wherein_o they_o suppose_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o punctation_n be_v invent_v capellus_n conceit_v they_o be_v 500_o year_n in_o compile_v after_o this_o manner_n 1._o they_o distinguish_v the_o verse_n by_o two_o thick_a stroke_n for_o soph_n pasuk_fw-mi 2._o next_o to_o that_o they_o place_v the_o five_o long_a vowel_n a_o e_o i_o o_o u._n 3_o then_o the_o pause_n or_o great_a stop_v by_o the_o accent_n 4._o then_o the_o lesser_a stop_v etc._n etc._n but_o he_o bring_v no_o testimony_n to_o prove_v it_o and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o his_o own_o single_a conjecture_n now_o elias_n say_v they_o be_v all_o make_v at_o one_o time_n a._n d._n 500_o and_o that_o in_o another_o manner_n for_o elias_n say_v that_o next_o unto_o the_o place_n of_o the_o period_n they_o place_v the_o colon_n or_o athnack_n and_o then_o the_o sakeph_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a say_v elias_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v all_o this_o before_o they_o place_v the_o point_n because_o that_o many_o of_o the_o point_n be_v change_v by_o reason_n of_o athnack_n and_o soph_n pasuk_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o on_o this_o account_n capellus_n his_o opinion_n be_v absurd_a for_o the_o vowel_n can_v not_o be_v place_v before_o athnack_n and_o the_o other_o accent_n which_o change_v the_o vowel_n one_o into_o another_o be_v fix_v and_o that_o the_o point_n can_v be_v 500_o year_n in_o compose_v viz._n from_o a._n d._n 500_o until_o a._n d._n 1040._o as_o capellus_n think_v they_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o masoretic_n note_n and_o the_o time_n unavoidable_o to_o be_v allot_v for_o the_o same_o do_v evince_n for_o the_o masorite_n have_v make_v their_o note_n on_o the_o anomaly_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n so_o that_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o punctation_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v finish_v long_o before_o their_o time_n who_o yet_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v before_o the_o time_n of_o ben_n asher_n because_o the_o grammarian_n succeed_v he_o and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o any_o masorite_n of_o their_o time_n which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v omit_v if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o critic_n in_o grammar-learning_n among_o they_o as_o the_o masorite_n be_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v as_o absurd_a to_o suppose_v these_o masorite_n to_o be_v before_o ben_n asher_n as_o it_o be_v to_o suppose_v they_o since_o his_o time_n because_o 1._o they_o have_v then_o be_v contemporary_a with_o the_o author_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n and_o before_o the_o author_n of_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n which_o be_v most_o absurd_a as_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o masoretic_n note_n which_o do_v manifest_o show_v that_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o punctation_n be_v long_o before_o those_o observation_n for_o else_o we_o must_v suppose_v there_o be_v several_a set_v of_o masorite_n that_o do_v successive_o arise_v after_o every_o set_a of_o author_n of_o each_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n as_o it_o be_v gradual_o invent_v and_o place_v but_o this_o we_o can_v imagine_v because_o 1._o the_o first_o set_a of_o masorite_n must_v then_o have_v be_v so_o near_o the_o author_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n which_o be_v invent_v before_o their_o time_n as_o to_o have_v be_v able_a to_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o anomaly_n which_o if_o they_o have_v know_v no_o doubt_n but_o they_o will_v have_v mention_v they_o there_o be_v no_o way_n like_o it_o to_o restrain_v posterity_n from_o alter_v of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o main_a end_n of_o all_o their_o observation_n so_o to_o keep_v they_o even_o as_o they_o find_v they_o and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o every_o set_a of_o masorite_n successive_o 2._o then_o the_o first_o set_a of_o masorite_n must_v have_v be_v author_n of_o the_o punctation_n itself_o rather_o than_o bare_a annnotator_n on_o it_o be_v much_o more_o fit_a than_o after_o age_n so_o to_o be_v for_o if_o they_o dare_v only_o observe_v the_o anomaly_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n which_o be_v before_o they_o how_o then_o dare_v any_o who_o come_v after_o their_o time_n become_v author_n who_o have_v no_o more_o nor_o yet_o so_o much_o skill_n and_o ability_n for_o the_o same_o for_o the_o succeed_a author_n must_v place_v the_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o shape_v thereof_o according_a as_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o force_n sound_v or_o pronunciation_n thereof_o from_o these_o masotite_n who_o be_v their_o predecessor_n who_o yet_o dare_v not_o attempt_v any_o such_o thing_n themselves_o 3._o if_o the_o masorite_n be_v of_o such_o distant_a and_o divers_a age_n there_o will_v then_o be_v a_o proportionable_a difference_n in_o their_o style_n and_o dialect_n and_o those_o who_o make_v note_n on_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o punctation_n will_v have_v be_v know_v by_o their_o style_n dialect_n or_o authority_n from_o those_o who_o make_v their_o note_n on_o the_o last_o part_n of_o it_o but_o there_o be_v no_o mark_n or_o means_n leave_v whereby_o we_o can_v discern_v who_o be_v first_o or_o who_o be_v last_o by_o any_o difference_n of_o style_n dialect_n or_o authority_n in_o any_o one_o part_n of_o the_o masoretic_n note_n from_o another_o part_n of_o it_o so_o that_o these_o masorite_n can_v not_o be_v before_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o punctation_n be_v finish_v nor_o yet_o since_o ben_fw-mi asher_n time_n and_o therefore_o the_o punctation_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v finish_v before_o ben_n asher_n time_n which_o hold_v good_a against_o the_o three_o opinion_n which_o be_v that_o they_o be_v begin_v and_o end_v by_o ben_n asher_n as_o also_o do_v what_o elias_n have_v say_v before_o about_o it_o and_o therefore_o no_o testimony_n be_v bring_v by_o any_o for_o this_o opinion_n and_o few_o or_o none_o at_o this_o time_n contend_v for_o it_o we_o need_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o it_o but_o see_v capellus_n will_v be_v account_v to_o be_v for_o the_o main_a of_o elias_n his_o opinion_n though_o he_o differ_v from_o he_o in_o these_o particular_n as_o to_o the_o time_n take_v up_o in_o compose_v the_o punctation_n and_o the_o
so_o that_o they_o be_v half_o naked_a beside_o which_o they_o suffer_v both_o their_o beard_n and_o hair_n to_o grow_v this_o dress_n with_o their_o particular_a manner_n of_o carriage_n draw_v many_o child_n after_o they_o and_o expose_v they_o to_o their_o ridicule_n yet_o for_o all_o the_o apparent_a severity_n they_o be_v very_o debauch_v as_o they_o walk_v the_o street_n this_o aspersion_n be_v often_o cast_v upon_o they_o especial_o when_o out_o of_o greece_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grec_n imposteur_fw-fr their_o garment_n be_v general_o black_a and_o dirty_a and_o if_o any_o one_o be_v see_v to_o affect_v the_o same_o slovenliness_n he_o be_v certain_a to_o have_v the_o same_o reproach_n render_v he_o as_o st._n jerome_n make_v appear_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o marcellus_n upon_o the_o infirmity_n of_o blasill_n the_o christian_a monk_n with_o their_o habit_n inherit_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o philosopher_n also_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o some_o author_n that_o the_o heathen_n call_v they_o through_o contempt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d black_a casack_n and_o say_v templo_fw-la they_o be_v no_o mark_n of_o virtue_n so_o that_o it_o be_v but_o wear_v a_o mourn_a dress_n and_o that_o it_o import_v not_o what_o they_o appear_v outward_o since_o acdesii_fw-la there_o be_v nothing_o but_o excessive_a vanity_n within_o now_o to_o return_v to_o justin_n antiquity_n assure_v we_o he_o live_v very_o conformable_o to_o the_o habit_n he_o wear_v he_o go_v to_o rome_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o antonine_n the_o pious_a and_o fix_v his_o abide_v there_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n against_o the_o heathen_n marcionite_n and_o other_o heretic_n in_o pursuit_n of_o which_o he_o write_v several_a book_n that_o have_v be_v lose_v about_o the_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n he_o present_v to_o antonine_n his_o apology_n for_o the_o christian_a religion_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o emperor_n publish_v a_o edict_n and_o send_v into_o all_o asia_n command_v that_o the_o christian_n shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a form_n of_o justice_n whereas_o before_o they_o take_v away_o their_o good_n banish_v they_o and_o sometime_o put_v they_o to_o death_n without_o any_o formality_n at_o all_o in_o dr._n cave_n there_o be_v some_o critical_a observation_n on_o the_o date_n of_o this_o edict_n by_o which_o he_o plain_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v antonine_n and_o not_o marcus_n aurelius_n as_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v suppose_v after_o have_v publish_a this_o apology_n justin_n make_v a_o voyage_n into_o asia_n where_o he_o come_v acquaint_v with_o trypho_n the_o jew_n which_o dr._n cave_n believe_v to_o be_v r._n tarpho_n who_o be_v friend_n to_o r._n akiba_n that_o be_v so_o often_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o thalmud_n trypho_n have_v retire_v from_o judea_n after_o the_o war_n of_o barchocheas_n and_o justin_n find_v he_o at_o ephesus_n dispute_v with_o he_o for_o two_o day_n of_o which_o he_o give_v a_o account_n to_o the_o public_a in_o a_o book_n entitle_v a_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n from_o thence_o return_v to_o rome_n he_o compose_v that_o apology_n which_o be_v call_v the_o first_o though_o it_o be_v real_o the_o second_o and_o present_v it_o to_o marcus_n aurelius_n lucius_n verus_n for_o a_o certainty_n not_o be_v at_o that_o time_n at_o rome_n justin_n have_v great_a contest_v also_o with_o one_o crescens_n a_o cynic_n philosopher_n who_o under_o the_o pretend_a austerity_n of_o a_o philosophical_a life_n conceal_v many_o shameful_a disorder_n wherefore_o justin_n call_v he_o a_o philosopher_n and_o no_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o man_n enrage_v against_o justin_n resolve_v to_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o ruin_v he_o he_o find_v it_o not_o difficult_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o excessive_a superstition_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n to_o that_o end_n who_o have_v also_o a_o very_a ill_a opinion_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o these_o word_n of_o his_o book_n 11._o §_o 3._o such_o be_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o must_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v extinguish_v and_o dissipate_v like_o a_o vapour_n or_o whether_o it_o subsist_v this_o disposition_n must_v proceed_v from_o its_o own_o judgement_n not_o from_o a_o passion_n pure_o which_o trouble_v it_o as_o be_v often_o see_v in_o the_o christian_n but_o from_o a_o calm_a and_o solid_a reason_v such_o as_o may_v be_v inspire_v to_o another_o without_o make_v use_n of_o discourse_n full_a of_o figure_n and_o exaggeration_n the_o circumstance_n of_o iustin_n death_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o account_n of_o his_o martyrdom_n seq_n which_o dr._n cave_n believe_v to_o be_v true_a their_o shortness_n he_o say_v be_v no_o little_a sign_n that_o they_o have_v be_v take_v from_o ancient_a memoir_n without_o be_v correct_v and_o add_v to_o in_o latter_a age_n as_o many_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n have_v be_v it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o have_v doubt_v whether_o those_o act_n contain_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o justin_n according_a to_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o their_o suspicion_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v well_o ground_v because_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o it_o especial_o the_o time_n and_o death_n of_o this_o martyr_n which_o be_v when_o rusticus_n be_v praefect_n of_o rome_n as_o st._n epiphanius_n confirm_v rusticus_n be_v a_o great_a man_n both_o in_o the_o war_n and_o state_n very_o much_o incline_v to_o philosophy_n and_o particular_o that_o of_o the_o stoic_n he_o have_v be_v governor_n to_o marcus_n aurelius_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o this_o emperor_n where_o be_v the_o chief_a lesson_n that_o he_o learn_v of_o he_o before_o this_o rusticus_n justin_n and_o six_o other_o christian_n be_v bring_v after_o they_o have_v be_v first_o put_v in_o prison_n he_o ask_v they_o if_o they_o be_v christian_n they_o all_o free_o confess_v it_o public_o and_o refuse_v to_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o roman_a deity_n be_v behead_v baronius_n conclude_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o 165th_o year_n after_o christ_n as_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o the_o alexandrian_a chronology_n that_o say_v a_o little_a after_o justin_n have_v present_v his_o second_o apology_n to_o the_o emperor_n he_o receive_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n dr._n cave_n after_o the_o relation_n of_o iustin_n death_n give_v a_o character_n of_o his_o virtue_n and_o learning_n in_o the_o 152._o manner_n of_o a_o panegyric_n as_o he_o do_v to_o all_o the_o live_v he_o have_v write_v where_o all_o along_o he_o mingle_v eloquence_n with_o the_o critical_a part_n of_o his_o history_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o although_o ancient_n have_v extreme_o praise_v the_o learning_n of_o justin_n this_o holy_a man_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o hebrew_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o etymology_n he_o give_v of_o the_o word_n 331._o satanas_n which_o he_o say_v come_v from_o sata_fw-la and_o from_o nas_fw-la that_o in_o hebrew_n and_o syriac_a signify_v a_o apostate_n whereas_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o termination_n in_o as_o be_v from_o the_o greek_a and_o be_v add_v to_o the_o word_n satan_n which_o signify_v in_o hebrew_a a_o enemy_n the_o etymology_n that_o justin_n give_v to_o this_o word_n without_o doubt_n make_v trypho_n laugh_v this_o show_v that_o some_o modern_n have_v not_o be_v very_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o write_n of_o our_o martyr_n because_o that_o a_o false_a etymology_n of_o the_o word_n osanna_n be_v find_v in_o his_o book_n entitle_v question_n and_o answer_n to_o the_o orthodox_n they_o have_v conclude_v it_o to_o be_v none_o of_o iustin_n who_o according_a to_o they_o understand_v hebrew_n very_o well_o because_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o palestine_n mr._n rivet_n 5._o also_o give_v this_o reason_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v criticus_n sacer_n from_o whence_o sundius_fw-la have_v take_v it_o and_o add_v to_o this_o treatise_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la which_o consist_v almost_o of_o nothing_o else_o but_o what_o other_o that_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n have_v say_v before_o he_o 153._o dr._n cave_n inform_v we_o that_o this_o author_n who_o pretend_v to_o have_v read_v the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_n his_o citation_n of_o which_o savour_n infinite_o more_o of_o ostentation_n than_o judgement_n or_o fidelity_n have_v sufficient_o declare_v his_o ignorance_n in_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o father_n with_o who_o he_o have_v pretend_v to_o be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v when_o he_o make_v that_o remark_n on_o justin._n though_o dr._n cave_n do_v not_o look_v upon_o this_o work_n as_o he_o but_o reject_v it_o for_o other_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o many_o other_o that_o have_v be_v
division_n without_o except_v even_o the_o spaniard_n although_o he_o have_v be_v pretty_a bountiful_a to_o they_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o manner_n and_o wit_n of_o the_o chinese_n be_v admirable_a they_o keep_v no_o memoir_n of_o their_o warlike_a prince_n and_o reserve_v their_o eulogy_n for_o the_o peace_n maker_n and_o righteous_a they_o never_o delight_v in_o conquest_n unless_o the_o desire_n of_o live_v under_o so_o wise_a a_o government_n invite_v by_o their_o neighbour_n to_o submit_v but_o they_o constrain_v none_o be_v only_o concern_v if_o man_n who_o want_v this_o happiness_n refuse_v to_o participate_v with_o they_o they_o acknowledge_v none_o as_o gentleman_n but_o man_n of_o learning_n it_o be_v derogatory_n among_o they_o and_o reduce_v they_o into_o a_o plebeian_n state_n to_o forsake_v this_o profession_n the_o counsellor_n and_o favourite_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v all_o philosopher_n and_o when_o he_o commit_v a_o fault_n they_o reprehend_v he_o with_o so_o much_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n that_o the_o prophet_n take_v not_o more_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n if_o they_o do_v make_v use_v of_o this_o privilege_n the_o people_n censure_v they_o and_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o weak_a man_n and_o degenerate_a from_o the_o courage_n of_o confutius_n and_o other_o philosopher_n who_o have_v retire_v from_o the_o court_n in_o a_o time_n of_o tyranny_n they_o reproach_n they_o to_o their_o face_n with_o cowardice_n and_o say_v that_o they_o be_v neither_o philosopher_n nor_o man_n of_o honour_n since_o for_o their_o own_o private_a interest_n they_o abandon_v the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a as_o for_o their_o wit_n mr._n vossius_fw-la believe_v they_o surpass_v all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o after_o have_v learn_v from_o they_o the_o compass_n printing_n and_o many_o other_o admirable_a thing_n he_o doubt_v not_o but_o there_o remain_v much_o fine_a invention_n among_o they_o than_o we_o have_v borrow_v of_o they_o he_o tell_v we_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o their_o skill_n in_o physic_n and_o above_o all_o their_o art_n in_o know_v the_o disease_n by_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o pulse_n they_o be_v so_o admirable_a in_o that_o respect_n that_o they_o look_v not_o upon_o a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o good_a physician_n if_o after_o have_v feel_v divers_a place_n of_o the_o sick_a person_n arm_v he_o do_v not_o without_o ask_v question_n discover_v from_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o distemper_n proceed_v as_o well_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o it_o be_v very_o pleasant_a to_o read_v all_o the_o curious_a thing_n that_o mr._n vossius_fw-la have_v relate_v upon_o this_o subject_n and_o upon_o the_o ability_n of_o this_o nation_n in_o all_o the_o noble_a arts._n he_o pretend_v that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o powder_n and_o cannon_n many_o age_n before_o the_o european_n be_v acquaint_v with_o they_o and_o add_v to_o it_o the_o original_a and_o progress_n of_o powder_n among_o the_o people_n of_o europe_n the_o other_o piece_n which_o compose_v mr._n vossius_n work_n be_v not_o less_o worthy_a of_o particular_a observation_n but_o have_v be_v long_o upon_o this_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o be_v brief_a upon_o what_o follow_v 1._o he_o treat_v upon_o the_o construction_n of_o galley_n very_o learned_o 2._o on_o the_o reformation_n of_o longitude_n the_o author_n maintain_v that_o the_o observation_n of_o eclipse_n have_v more_o confound_v this_o matter_n than_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o because_o they_o have_v not_o sufficient_o regard_v either_o refraction_n or_o shadow_n he_o correct_v many_o error_n that_o concern_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o have_v be_v render_v much_o less_o than_o real_o it_o be_v he_o show_v also_o that_o the_o like_a fault_n have_v be_v commit_v upon_o many_o eastern_a part_n of_o asia_n and_o say_v that_o the_o dispute_n betwixt_o the_o portuguese_n and_o spaniard_n touch_v the_o division_n of_o the_o new_a world_n have_v produce_v strange_a alteration_n both_o in_o longitude_n and_o geography_n 3._o he_o speak_v of_o navigation_n into_o the_o indies_n and_o japan_n by_o the_o north_n this_o treatise_n contain_v many_o curious_a and_o useful_a observation_n 4._o he_o examine_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o circle_n which_o appear_v sometime_o about_o the_o moon_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v some_o thought_n perfect_o new_a for_o he_o believe_v these_o circle_n proceed_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o the_o moon_n because_o they_o produce_v their_o image_n reverse_v in_o the_o air_n that_o be_v under_o they_o which_o he_o maintain_v by_o some_o experiment_n among_o other_o he_o relate_v this_o that_o some_o english_a merchant_n be_v on_o the_o pick_n of_o tenariff_n observe_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o sun_n arise_v the_o shadow_n of_o this_o high_a mountain_n conver_v not_o only_o all_o the_o isle_n of_o teneriff_n but_o also_o the_o great_a canary_n and_o all_o the_o sea_n even_o unto_o the_o horizon_n where_o the_o top_n of_o the_o pick_n seem_v to_o appear_v reverse_v which_o send_v back_o its_o shadow_n into_o the_o air._n he_o tell_v we_o a_o very_a surprise_v thing_n viz._n that_o the_o shadow_n of_o this_o mountain_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o the_o levant_n to_o the_o place_n even_o from_o whence_o the_o light_n come_v since_o the_o great_a canary_n which_o be_v at_o the_o east_n of_o this_o pick_n be_v cover_v with_o the_o shadow_n what_o he_o add_v concern_v the_o sea_n between_o this_o mountain_n and_o the_o grand_a canary_n be_v very_o remarkable_a for_o he_o say_v it_o appear_v not_o large_a than_o the_o thames_n although_o there_o be_v fourteen_o league_n between_o these_o two_o isle_n 5._o he_o treat_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o heavy_a body_n and_o explain_v it_o according_a to_o the_o cartesian_o by_o the_o diurnal_a motion_n of_o the_o earth_n upon_o its_o centre_n but_o establish_v a_o principle_n unknown_a to_o mr._n des_n cartes_n viz._n that_o a_o body_n which_o be_v move_v circular_o approach_v near_a to_o the_o centre_n than_o be_v possible_a when_o its_o axis_n be_v perpendicular_a to_o the_o horizon_n but_o if_o its_o axis_n be_v parallel_n to_o the_o horizon_n than_o it_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o centre_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o relate_v a_o experiment_n that_o he_o say_v be_v make_v some_o time_n ago_o and_o which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o mr._n hugens_n give_v we_o by_o mr._n rohault_n for_o whereas_o mr._n hugens_n say_v that_o the_o particle_n of_o spanish_a wax_n dip_v in_o a_o vessel_n full_a of_o water_n which_o be_v turn_v upon_o a_o pirot_n be_v remove_v far_o from_o the_o centre_n and_o soon_o arrive_v to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o vessel_n mr._n vossius_fw-la have_v find_v out_o that_o ball_n of_o lead_n and_o iron_n throw_v into_o a_o vessel_n of_o water_n which_o be_v move_v circular_o tend_v towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o vessel_n whereas_o bowl_n of_o wood_n which_o float_n upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n make_v towards_o the_o side_n of_o it_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n be_v a_o treatise_n upon_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o sibyl_n which_o mr._n vossius_fw-la publish_v in_o the_o year_n 1672._o there_o be_v also_o the_o answer_n that_o he_o make_v sometime_o after_o to_o the_o objection_n of_o mr._n simon_n scatter_v throughout_o his_o critical_a history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o a_o reply_n to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o discourse_n which_o concern_v he_o in_o father_n simons_n disquisitiones_fw-la criticae_fw-la de_fw-la varâ—s_fw-la bibliorum_fw-la editionibus_fw-la historia_fw-la plantarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n or_o ray_n history_n of_o plant_n tom._n one_a london_n 1686._o since_o baubin_n publish_v his_o history_n of_o plant_n and_o parkinson_n his_o botanic_n theatre_n a_o great_a number_n of_o plant_n have_v be_v discover_v that_o appear_v not_o in_o their_o collection_n several_a author_n have_v describe_v many_o that_o be_v unknown_a to_o the_o botanist_n that_o live_v before_o they_o but_o no_o one_o yet_o have_v ever_o gather_v they_o together_o in_o one_o piece_n like_o our_o present_a author_n who_o have_v also_o use_v much_o more_o method_n than_o have_v yet_o be_v observe_v on_o the_o same_o subject_a he_o divide_v plant_n into_o gender_n and_o kind_n and_o give_v a_o account_n of_o those_o that_o resemble_v they_o in_o their_o principal_a part_n as_o in_o their_o flower_n seed_n and_o film_n which_o cover_v they_o he_o think_v this_o method_n be_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o easy_a to_o attain_v in_o a_o little_a time_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o botanic_n and_o doubt_v not_o but_o any_o one_o that_o will_v apply_v himself_o to_o this_o study_n may_v without_o the_o help_n of_o a_o master_n by_o follow_v these_o rule_n to_o accomplish_v it_o and_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o plant_n if_o any_o plant_n shall_v be_v find_v which_o come_v not_o under_o these_o
it_o be_v thus_o i_o take_v a_o vessel_n full_a of_o water_n the_o depth_n of_o four_o inch_n the_o diameter_n whereof_o be_v seven_o inch_n 2_o 10_o in_o which_o i_o place_v a_o thermometer_n afterward_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o chaâ—ingdish_n full_a of_o hot_a coal_n i_o bring_v the_o water_n to_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o heat_n as_o we_o feel_v in_o the_o hot_a summer_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o thermometer_n that_o be_v do_v i_o tie_v this_o vessel_n without_o take_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o it_o to_o one_o end_n of_o the_o beam_n of_o a_o balance_n and_o put_v on_o the_o other_o side_n weight_n exact_o of_o the_o same_o heaviness_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o preserve_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o heat_n in_o the_o water_n by_o the_o chafe_a dish_n of_o coal_n either_o draw_v it_o near_o or_o put_v it_o at_o a_o far_a distance_n i_o soon_o observe_v that_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o water_n sensible_o diminish_v and_o in_o about_o 2_o hour_n space_n 233_o grain_n of_o water_n be_v evaporate_v although_o no_o fume_v be_v observe_v to_o ascend_v and_o the_o water_n appear_v not_o hot_a to_o the_o touch_n this_o quantity_n of_o water_n evaporate_n in_o so_o small_a a_o time_n seem_v very_o considerable_a for_o it_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o in_o 24_o hour_n it_o will_v evaporate_v six_o ounce_n of_o water_n from_o so_o small_a a_o surface_n which_o be_v a_o circle_n of_o 8_o inch_n diameter_n to_o draw_v a_o exact_a computation_n from_o this_o experiment_n and_o to_o determine_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o water_n that_o be_v thus_o evaporate_v i_o make_v use_v of_o the_o experiment_n that_o doctor_n bernard_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v make_v at_o oxford_n it_o be_v that_o the_o quantity_n of_o water_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o cubic_n foot_n weigh_v 76_o pound_n of_o troy_n weight_n this_o number_n be_v divide_v by_o 1728._o which_o be_v the_o number_n of_o the_o cubic_n inches_n contain_v in_o this_o foot_n give_v 253_o grain_n and_o â…“_n or_o one_o ½_o ounce_n 13_o grain_n â…“_n for_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o cubic_n inch_n of_o water_n the_o weight_n then_o of_o 233_o grain_n be_v 233_o 253_o or_o 35_o part_n of_o a_o cubic_n inch_n divide_v into_o 38._o now_o the_o area_n of_o a_o circle_n the_o diameter_n whereof_o be_v 7_o inch_n 2_o 10_o contain_v 49_o inch_n square_a by_o which_o divide_v the_o quantity_n of_o the_o evaporate_v water_n viz._n 35_o 38_o of_o a_o inch_n the_o quotient_n be_v 38_o 1862_o or_o 1_o 5.3_o from_o whence_o it_o appear_v the_o quantity_n of_o this_o water_n be_v the_o 53_o part_n of_o a_o inch_n but_o for_o the_o facility_n of_o the_o calculation_n we_o will_v suppose_v it_o be_v but_o the_o 60_o part_n if_o then_o the_o water_n as_o hot_a as_o the_o air_n be_v in_o summer_n exhale_v the_o 60_o part_n of_o a_o inch_n in_o two_o hour_n from_o the_o surface_n describe_v in_o twelve_o hour_n it_o will_v exhale_v the_o 10_o part_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n to_o furnish_v all_o rain_n fountain_n and_o dew_n this_o calculation_n may_v even_o suppose_v the_o sea_n without_o its_o diminish_n or_o overflow_a like_o the_o caspian_a sea_n which_o be_v always_o of_o a_o equal_a height_n and_o suppose_v also_o the_o current_n which_o they_o say_v be_v always_o in_o the_o straits_n of_o gibraltar_n although_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n receive_v a_o great_a number_n of_o considerable_a river_n to_o make_v a_o estimation_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o water_n which_o be_v exhale_v by_o vapour_n from_o the_o sea_n i_o believe_v one_o need_n only_o consider_v it_o during_o the_o time_n the_o sun_n be_v up_o for_o as_o for_o the_o night_n as_o much_o water_n fall_v in_o dew_n or_o even_o more_o than_o it_o draw_v up_o in_o vapour_n during_o that_o time_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o summer_n day_n be_v above_o 12_o hour_n but_o this_o length_n of_o the_o day_n be_v counterbalanced_n by_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o be_v up_o and_o before_o the_o water_n be_v hot_a thus_o if_o i_o suppose_v that_o if_o it_o raise_v every_o day_n in_o vapour_n 1_o 10_o of_o a_o inch_n the_o extent_n already_o observe_v from_o the_o sea_n this_o supposition_n can_v be_v reject_v according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n 10_o inch_n square_a from_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n will_v furnish_v every_o day_n in_o vapour_n a_o cubic_n inch_n of_o water_n each_o foot_n the_o square_a whereof_o produce_v half_o a_o pint_n 4_o foot_n square_a gallon_n a_o mile_n square_a 6914_o tun_n and_o a_o degree_n square_a suppose_v it_o to_o be_v 60_o english_a mile_n will_v exhale_v in_o vapour_n 33_o million_o of_o tun_n if_o we_o give_v to_o the_o mediterranean_a 40_o degree_n in_o length_n and_o 4_o degree_n in_o breadth_n in_o respect_n to_o those_o place_n that_o be_v broad_a and_o those_o that_o be_v narrow_a the_o least_o without_o doubt_n that_o can_v be_v give_v will_v be_v a_o 160_o degree_n square_a and_o by_o consequence_n all_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n in_o a_o summer_n day_n will_v emit_v in_o vapour_n 5280_o million_o of_o tun_n this_o quantity_n of_o vapour_n although_o very_o great_a be_v however_o the_o least_o that_o can_v be_v suppose_v according_a to_o the_o experiment_n that_o i_o have_v relate_v it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v another_o thing_n that_o one_o can_v reduce_v to_o certain_a rule_n it_o be_v the_o wind_n which_o from_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n take_v more_o particle_n than_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n evaporate_v as_o may_v be_v easy_o conceive_v if_o we_o do_v but_o reflect_v on_o the_o wind_n which_o sometime_o blow_n it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o make_v a_o true_a estimation_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o water_n that_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n receive_v from_o the_o river_n that_o fall_v into_o it_o unless_o one_o have_v some_o way_n to_o measure_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n and_o their_o rapidity_n all_o that_o can_v be_v do_v in_o this_o affair_n be_v rather_o to_o give_v they_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o water_n than_o indeed_o they_o have_v than_o to_o take_v from_o they_o that_o be_v to_o suppose_v they_o great_a than_o they_o be_v according_a to_o all_o appearance_n and_o afterward_o to_o compare_v the_o quantity_n of_o water_n that_o the_o thames_n carry_v into_o the_o sea_n with_o that_o of_o those_o river_n which_o we_o shall_v calculate_v the_o mediterranean_a sea_n receive_v these_o nine_o considerable_a river_n the_o eber_n name_n the_o rhone_n tiber_n the_o po_n the_o danube_n the_o nester_n the_o boristhenus_fw-la the_o tanais_n and_o the_o nile_n other_o be_v neither_o so_o celebrate_v nor_o so_o large_a we_o will_v suppose_v that_o each_o of_o these_o nine_o river_n have_v ten_o time_n as_o much_o water_n as_o the_o thames_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o that_o have_v real_o ten_o time_n as_o much_o but_o to_o comprehend_v in_o our_o calculation_n other_o river_n that_o be_v less_o which_o discharge_v themselves_o into_o the_o mediterranean_a the_o bigness_n of_o which_o we_o can_v no_o otherwise_o make_v any_o estimation_n of_o to_o measure_v the_o water_n of_o the_o thames_n i_o take_v it_o at_o kingston_n bridg_n where_o the_o reflux_n never_o happen_v and_o where_o the_o water_n always_o run_v downward_o the_o breadth_n of_o it_o be_v 100_o yard_n and_o its_o depth_n 3_o suppose_v it_o every_o where_o equal_a in_o which_o computation_n i_o be_o certain_a i_o give_v it_o rather_o more_o extent_n than_o it_o real_o have_v the_o water_n be_v then_o in_o this_o place_n 300_o yard_n square_a that_o multiply_v by_o 48_o thousand_o be_v i_o believe_v the_o quantity_n of_o water_n that_o be_v draw_v up_o admit_v 2000_o each_o hour_n or_o 84480_o yard_n give_v 25344000_o yard_n of_o water_n which_o will_v be_v drain_v in_o a_o day_n that_o be_v 2030000_o tun_n each_o day_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o by_o what_o i_o have_v add_v more_o to_o the_o channel_n of_o this_o river_n than_o it_o real_o have_v i_o have_v sufficient_o compensated_a by_o comprehend_v therein_o the_o river_n of_o brent_n lea_n wandal_n and_o of_o darwent_n which_o be_v of_o some_o consideration_n and_o which_o discharge_v themselves_o into_o the_o thames_n below_o kingston_n bridg._n now_o if_o every_o one_o of_o these_o nine_o river_n have_v ten_o time_n more_o water_n than_o the_o thames_n it_o will_v it_o follow_v that_o from_o each_o river_n will_v every_o day_n run_v into_o the_o sea_n 203_o million_o of_o tun_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a will_v be_v but_o 1827_o million_o of_o tun_n which_o be_v but_o a_o little_a more_o than_o the_o three_o part_n of_o what_o i_o have_v show_v be_v evaporate_v out_o of_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n in_o 12_o hour_n time_n the_o
knowledge_n be_v still_o want_v what_o become_v of_o these_o vapour_n when_o they_o be_v raise_v in_o the_o air_n and_o from_o whence_o come_v that_o current_n which_o always_o appear_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o strait_o of_o gibraltar_n but_o mr._n halley_n send_v we_o back_o once_o more_o to_o examine_v it_o only_a advertise_n the_o reader_n that_o to_o make_v the_o experiment_n which_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o he_o must_v make_v use_n of_o water_n which_o have_v be_v salt_v to_o the_o same_o degree_n that_o the_o common_a sea_n water_n be_v dissolve_v therein_o one_o forty_o part_n of_o salt_n mistake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la de_fw-fr punctorum_fw-la origine_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la &_o authoritate_fw-la or_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o antiquity_n divine_a original_a and_o authority_n of_o the_o point_n vowel_n and_o accent_n that_o be_v place_v to_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n in_o two_o part_n by_o a_o member_n of_o the_o athenian_a society_n quod_fw-la superest_fw-la de_fw-la vocalium_fw-la &_o accentuum_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la eorum_fw-la sententiae_fw-la subscribo_fw-la qui_fw-la linguam_fw-la hebraeam_fw-la tamquam_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n as_o for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n i_o be_o of_o their_o opinion_n who_o maintain_v the_o hebrew_n language_n as_o the_o exact_a pattern_n of_o all_o other_o to_o have_v be_v plain_o write_v with_o they_o from_o the_o beginning_n see_v that_o they_o who_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v do_v not_o only_o make_v doubtful_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o in_o my_o judgement_n whole_o pluck_v it_o up_o by_o the_o root_n for_o without_o the_o vowel_n and_o note_n of_o distinction_n it_o have_v nothing_o firm_a and_o certain_a anton._n rodulph_n cevallerius_n rudimenta_fw-la hebraicae_fw-la linguae_fw-la cap._n 4._o pag._n 16._o london_n print_v for_o john_n dunton_n at_o the_o raven_n in_o the_o poultry_n mdcxcii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o antiquity_n and_o original_a of_o the_o point_n vowel_n and_o accent_n that_o be_v place_v to_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n in_o two_o part_n the_o first_o part_n wherein_o the_o opinion_n of_o elias_n levita_n ludivicus_n capellus_n dr._n walton_n and_o other_o for_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o point_n be_v consider_v their_o evidence_n for_o the_o same_o examine_v and_o the_o improbability_n of_o their_o conceit_n that_o the_o masorite_n of_o tiberias_n point_v the_o text_n be_v at_o large_a discover_v from_o the_o silence_n of_o the_o jew_n about_o it_o their_o testimony_n against_o it_o the_o unfitness_n of_o the_o time_n place_n and_o person_n of_o late_o assign_v for_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o point_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o masora_n and_o of_o the_o masoretic_n note_n on_o the_o verse_n word_n letter_n point_n vowel_n and_o accent_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n their_o observation_n on_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o keri_n u_o ketib_n the_o word_n write_v full_o or_o defective_a the_o ittur_fw-la sopherim_n the_o tikkun_n sopherim_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o masora_n and_o from_o other_o consideration_n the_o second_o part_n contain_v the_o principal_a testimony_n and_o argument_n of_o jew_n and_o christian_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o antiquity_n divine_a original_a and_o authority_n of_o the_o point_n vowel_n and_o accent_n wherein_o the_o chief_a objection_n of_o elias_n capellus_n and_o other_o be_v either_o obviate_v or_o brief_o answer_v the_o cause_n occasion_n and_o method_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o prooemium_fw-la or_o introduction_n among_o our_o abstract_n of_o book_n that_o have_v a_o more_o particular_a relation_n to_o ecclesiastic_n such_o as_o the_o various_a edition_n of_o the_o bible_n iurieu'_v system_v of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o insert_v this_o our_o own_o follow_v collection_n which_o perhaps_o may_v more_o particular_o treat_v of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o masora_n than_o any_o piece_n yet_o extant_a it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o all_o scholar_n that_o be_v design_v for_o the_o study_n of_o the_o original_a tongue_n and_o will_v help_v to_o make_v good_a our_o title-page_n the_o young_a student_n library_n we_o have_v herein_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v some_o prejudices_fw-la and_o reconcile_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o learned_a on_o this_o great_a and_o weighty_a subject_n which_o be_v of_o no_o less_o consequence_n than_o the_o receive_n or_o reject_v the_o bible_n itself_o we_o must_v not_o enlarge_v in_o preface_v to_o any_o work_n where_o the_o work_v themselves_o be_v to_o be_v abstracts_n but_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o subject_n itself_o advice_n to_o the_o young_a student_n of_o divinity_n recommend_v the_o study_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o their_o original_a language_n together_o with_o the_o write_n and_o commentary_n of_o the_o rabbin_n thereupon_o with_o direction_n for_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o man_n and_o brethren_n your_o work_n be_v the_o great_a as_o st._n paul_n say_v who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n consider_v what_o knowledge_n the_o work_n you_o must_v account_v for_o at_o the_o last_o tribunal_n do_v most_o require_v and_o attend_v it_o hoc_fw-la age_n you_o be_v to_o have_v the_o care_n of_o soul_n and_o to_o your_o trust_n be_v commit_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n your_o great_a concern_v therefore_o be_v to_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v reveal_v in_o his_o word_n that_o you_o may_v teach_v it_o other_o and_o defend_v it_o against_o all_o opposer_n this_o be_v all_o you_o be_v entrust_v with_o and_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o to_o wit_n the_o bible_n this_o word_n or_o mind_n of_o god_n be_v contain_v perfect_o in_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n and_o greek_a testament_n only_o translation_n be_v no_o further_o god_n word_n than_o they_o do_v express_v the_o sense_n thereof_o which_o in_o all_o place_n they_o can_v perfect_o do_v without_o more_o word_n than_o be_v allow_v to_o to_o be_v in_o a_o translation_n these_o sacred_a original_n be_v the_o standard_n and_o rule_n of_o our_o life_n worship_n and_o doctrine_n and_o the_o fate_n of_o all_o translation_n depend_v on_o their_o preservation_n if_o therefore_o the_o teacher_n need_v not_o know_v nor_o be_v able_a to_o defend_v the_o original_a none_o else_o need_v then_o be_v the_o translation_n of_o it_o needless_a and_o so_o the_o scripture_n itself_o and_o thereby_o all_o religion_n and_o ministry_n to_o boot_v if_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v needful_a they_o be_v all_o so_o for_o they_o stand_v or_o fall_v together_o now_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n we_o must_v first_o know_v what_o the_o word_n themselves_o do_v signify_v and_o proper_o and_o literal_o mean_a this_o we_o can_v do_v in_o many_o place_n without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o rabbin_n or_o of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o they_o which_o be_v much_o the_o same_o and_o that_o on_o several_a account_n which_o render_v their_o work_n needful_a as_o leusden_n in_o philologus_n hebraeo-mixtus_a pag._n 115_o etc._n etc._n and_o other_o do_v manifest_a as_o 1_o st_z because_o many_o word_n as_o to_o the_o grammar_n and_o sense_n of_o they_o can_v not_o be_v know_v without_o the_o help_n of_o those_o master_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joel_n 2.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joel_n 2.8_o etc._n etc._n 2._o there_o be_v many_o word_n but_o once_o use_v in_o scripture_n especial_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n and_o be_v call_v the_o apax_n legomena_fw-la or_o ein_fw-mi lo_o chobe_a bemikrâ—_n which_o we_o can_v know_v the_o meaning_n of_o without_o their_o help_n and_o herein_o they_o be_v singular_a though_o they_o lament_v the_o loss_n they_o have_v be_v put_v to_o about_o they_o vid._n kimchi_n in_o his_o preface_n on_o miklol_n also_o kimchi_n in_o his_o preface_n on_o sepher_n sherashim_n tell_v a_o story_n how_o they_o know_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o word_n a_o besom_n in_o the_o prophet_n sweep_v with_o the_o besom_n of_o destruction_n till_o in_o arabia_n a_o rabbin_z hear_v a_o woman_n say_v to_o her_o daughter_n take_v the_o besom_n and_o sweep_v the_o house_n so_o joel_n 2.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sword_n to_o conclude_v there_o be_v very_o many_o such_o word_n but_o once_o use_v which_o as_o they_o can_v be_v know_v by_o the_o bible_n alone_o so_o neither_o can_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n be_v know_v wherein_o they_o be_v till_o they_o be_v first_o know_v and_o this_o be_v in_o many_o place_n 3._o many_o phrase_n and_o divers_a way_n of_o speech_n be_v very_o dubious_a in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v well_o illustrate_v and_o explain_v by_o the_o rabbin_n as_o joel_n 1.20_o jonah_n 1.5_o judg._n 12.7_o gen._n 2.2_o etc._n etc._n and_o