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disposition_n proper_o previous_a to_o that_o form_n and_o therefore_o do_v as_o true_o by_o inform_v that_o matter_n make_v or_o constitute_v the_o man_n one_o thing_n as_o any_o other_o corporeal_a form_n do_v any_o body_n in_o nature_n 14._o therefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o chief_a corporeal_a part_n in_o man_n which_o be_v immediate_o unite_v with_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o the_o matter_n with_o its_o form_n and_o therefore_o be_v primary_o corporeo-spiritual_a and_o include_v both_o nature_n whence_o when_o that_o part_n be_v affect_v after_o its_o peculiar_a nature_n corporeal_o the_o soul_n be_v affect_v after_o its_o nature_n that_o be_v spiritual_o or_o know_o which_o part_n cartesius_n think_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o glandula_n pinealis_fw-la 15._o therefore_o the_o manner_n how_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o those_o corporeal_a effluvium_n do_v come_v to_o affect_v the_o soul_n part._n and_o cause_n in_o her_o spiritual_a notion_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v because_o of_o the_o immediate_a identification_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n in_o that_o part_n whence_o follow_v that_o the_o one_o can_v be_v affect_v but_o the_o other_o must_v be_v affect_v too_o after_o its_o different_a manner_n proper_a to_o its_o distinct_a nature_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n abate_v the_o diversity_n peculiar_a to_o each_o of_o those_o nature_n as_o when_o the_o matter_n of_o wood_n be_v wrought_v upon_o the_o form_n of_o it_o or_o the_o complexion_n of_o accident_n make_v up_o one_o thing_n with_o it_o do_v also_o suffer_v change_n whence_o by_o the_o way_n be_v see_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o receive_a maxim_n that_o actiones_fw-la &_o passiones_fw-la sunt_fw-la suppositorum_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a thing_n which_o act_n or_o suffer_v though_o according_a to_o this_o or_o that_o part_n of_o it_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o whole_a thing_n be_v conceive_v though_o by_o a_o inadequate_a notion_n we_o conceive_v but_o but_o one_o part_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v distinct_o 16._o this_o part_n immediate_o inform_v by_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v spiritual_a which_o we_o will_v call_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n must_v indifferency_n whatever_o it_o be_v be_v of_o a_o temper_n the_o most_o indifferent_a to_o all_o body_n and_o to_o their_o several_a modes_n as_o can_v be_v conceive_v and_o as_o far_o as_o matter_n can_v bear_v abstract_v from_o they_o all_o both_o that_o it_o may_v be_v connatural_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o different_a effluvium_n by_o which_o their_o several_a nature_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o also_o more_o fit_a to_o beget_v in_o the_o soul_n universal_a notion_n such_o as_o be_v those_o of_o ens_fw-la or_o be_v by_o which_o all_o the_o negotiation_n of_o our_o interior_a act_n of_o judge_v and_o discourse_v be_v manage_v though_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o judge_v that_o those_o general_a notion_n be_v also_o cause_v when_o the_o impression_n be_v confuse_v or_o indistinct_a as_o those_o of_o ens_fw-la or_o be_v be_v and_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o rest_n in_o proportion_n thus_o when_o we_o see_v a_o thing_n afar_o off_o and_o have_v but_o a_o confuse_a view_n of_o it_o it_o only_o appear_v to_o we_o to_o be_v something_o we_o know_v not_o particular_o what_o or_o a_o thing_n without_o make_v we_o know_v in_o the_o least_o what_o kind_a of_o thing_n or_o body_n it_o be_v afterward_o come_v near_o we_o discern_v it_o move_v itself_o whence_o we_o gain_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o live_a thing_n then_o approach_v still_o near_o we_o by_o a_o more_o distinct_a impression_n know_v it_o be_v a_o horse_n and_o last_o when_o it_o be_v within_o convenient_a distance_n to_o give_v we_o a_o perfect_o distinct_a view_n of_o it_o we_o know_v it_o be_v such_o a_o particular_a horse_n of_o our_o own_o 17._o that_o part_n call_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n must_v moreover_o be_v the_o most_o sensible_a and_o the_o most_o tender_a that_o can_v tenacious_a be_v imagine_v that_o as_o be_v say_v the_o least_o effluvium_n may_v affect_v it_o and_o yet_o it_o must_v not_o be_v of_o a_o glutinous_a nature_n so_o as_o to_o entangle_v they_o and_o make_v they_o stick_v there_o but_o that_o reverberate_v thence_o they_o may_v light_v in_o some_o near_a adjacent_a place_n to_o serve_v by_o their_o renew_a impulse_n afterward_o for_o the_o use_v of_o memory_n and_o to_o excite_v again_o former_a knowledge_n as_o also_o as_o will_v be_v show_v to_o cause_v reflex_n acts._n that_o it_o must_v not_o be_v in_o the_o least_o glutinous_a appear_v hence_o evident_o that_o do_v the_o effluvium_n stick_v there_o we_o shall_v whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o perpetual_o contemplate_v or_o think_v of_o those_o object_n which_o will_v also_o hinder_v our_o perception_n of_o other_o by_o mingle_v the_o former_a effluvium_n with_o those_o which_o supervene_v 18._o the_o orderly_a disposure_n of_o the_o world_n by_o gradual_a step_n arise_v from_o less_o perfect_a nature_n to_o those_o which_o nature_n be_v more_o noble_a and_o more_o perfect_a do_v evince_n that_o this_o part_n call_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n be_v the_o most_o supreme_o noble_a production_n of_o material_a thing_n and_o near_o ally_v as_o it_o be_v to_o spiritual_a nature_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v so_o that_o all_o the_o best_a perfection_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o corporeal_a thing_n be_v centre_v in_o it_o whence_o though_o it_o be_v too_o rude_a to_o affirm_v with_o a_o certain_a learned_a physician_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o base_a part_n of_o man_n body_n than_o the_o intestinum_fw-la rectum_fw-la yet_o i_o can_v approve_v of_o cartesius_n his_o conceit_n that_o it_o be_v a_o glandule_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o ignobl_a part_n we_o have_v but_o judge_v it_o have_v a_o peculiar_a temperature_n of_o its_o own_o not_o only_o specifical_o distinct_a from_o other_o part_n but_o that_o they_o be_v scarce_o in_o any_o degree_n to_o be_v parallel_v to_o it_o 19_o whether_o among_o its_o other_o special_a quality_n it_o partake_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o body_n which_o in_o the_o dark_a lucid._n do_v reflect_v light_a and_o that_o the_o glossy_a and_o lively_a appearance_n and_o resemblance_n which_o we_o call_v fancy_n or_o phantasm_n do_v spring_n thence_o i_o leave_v to_o other_o to_o determine_v i_o think_v it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o those_o who_o make_v the_o septum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la to_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n to_o embrace_v that_o opinion_n 20._o those_o effluvium_n send_v out_o from_o body_n have_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o those_o body_n in_o they_o or_o rather_o be_v themselves_o send_v lesser_a body_n of_o the_o selfsame_a nature_n as_o the_o small_a imperceptible_a part_n of_o bread_n and_o flesh_n be_v true_o bread_n and_o flesh_n which_o be_v cut_v off_o by_o natural_a agent_n from_o the_o great_a lump_n and_o therefore_o by_o application_n of_o themselves_o they_o imprint_v the_o very_a body_n itself_o or_o a_o body_n of_o that_o nature_n on_o that_o material_a part_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n whence_o the_o soul_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n affect_v after_o her_o manner_n or_o know_o as_o that_o part_n be_v affect_v she_o have_v also_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o that_o body_n as_o far_o as_o the_o sense_n exhibit_v it_o put_v in_o she_o by_o that_o conformable_a impression_n when_o she_o have_v a_o notion_n of_o it_o 21._o therefore_o those_o effluvium_n strike_v the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n and_o immediate_o as_o have_v be_v say_v fall_v off_o from_o man._n it_o do_v affect_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n distinct_a from_o the_o mâ—n_z for_o they_o be_v not_o there_o as_o belong_v at_o all_o to_o the_o intrinsical_a constitution_n of_o the_o body_n but_o as_o mere_a stranger_n to_o it_o whence_o the_o soul_n have_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o body_n in_o she_o and_o consequent_o be_v that_o body_n as_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n from_o she_o which_o illustrate_v the_o explication_n of_o know_v give_v former_o and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v another_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v another_o 22._o the_o reason_n why_o those_o effluvium_n contain_v the_o essence_n or_o nature_n of_o the_o body_n whence_o they_o flow_v do_v not_o notion_n breed_v a_o notion_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o whole_a essence_n be_v because_o they_o be_v convey_v to_o that_o part_n by_o many_o different_a conduit_n the_o sense_n which_o be_v diverse_a and_o each_o of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o circumstance_n apt_a to_o be_v affect_v diverse_o do_v therefore_o receive_v and_o imprint_v they_o after_o a_o different_a manner_n for_o example_n those_o which_o by_o the_o smart_a motion_n of_o the_o air_n do_v come_v in_o through_o the_o drum_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o consequent_o by_o the_o auditory_a nerve_n which_o
all_o its_o part_n continue_v or_o coherent_a as_o duality_n do_v make_v a_o stone_n and_o a_o tree_n formal_o two_o or_o rotundity_n in_o a_o body_n make_v it_o round_o or_o any_o other_o formal_a cause_n be_v engage_v by_o its_o very_a essence_n to_o put_v its_o formal_a effect_n which_o will_v induce_v a_o clear_a contradiction_n if_o it_o shall_v not_o 10._o it_o be_v not_o in_o this_o occasion_n only_o but_o in_o many_o other_o too_o that_o great_a scholar_n puzzle_v their_o wit_n to_o find_v out_o cause_n natural_a cause_n for_o divers_a effect_n the_o true_a reason_n for_o which_o be_v only_o owe_v to_o trans-natural_a one_o or_o from_o these_o altissimae_fw-la causae_fw-la which_o only_a metaphysic_n give_v we_o and_o it_o happen_v also_o not_o seldom_o that_o man_n beat_v their_o brain_n to_o find_v out_o efficient_n for_o that_o which_o depend_v only_o on_o formal_a cause_n who_o most_o certain_a causality_n depend_v on_o no_o second_a cause_n but_o only_o on_o the_o first_o cause_n god_n creative_a wisdom_n which_o establish_v their_o essence_n to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v let_v any_o one_o ask_v a_o naturalist_n why_o rotundity_n do_v formal_o make_v a_o thing_n round_o and_o you_o will_v see_v what_o a_o plunge_v he_o will_v be_v put_v to_o not_o find_v in_o all_o nature_n a_o proper_a reason_n for_o it_o the_o same_o in_o other_o term_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o mr._n locke_n perplexity_n how_o extend_v part_n do_v cohere_v to_o which_o the_o proper_a and_o most_o satisfactory_a answer_n be_v because_o there_o be_v quantity_n in_o they_o which_o be_v essential_o continue_v and_o so_o do_v formal_o give_v coherence_n of_o part_n to_o body_n its_o subject_a by_o the_o same_o mean_n we_o have_v a_o clear_a reason_n afford_v we_o why_o body_n impel_v one_o another_o which_o mr._n locke_n think_v be_v inexplicable_a for_o put_v one_o body_n to_o be_v thrust_v against_o another_o the_o body_n that_o be_v passive_a must_v either_o be_v shove_v forward_o or_o there_o must_v necessary_o be_v penetration_n of_o part_n unless_o perhaps_o at_o first_o the_o impulsive_a force_n be_v so_o slight_a and_o leisurely_o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o cause_v only_o some_o degree_n of_o condensation_n every_o thing_n therefore_o act_v as_o it_o be_v if_o the_o body_n or_o the_o quantity_n of_o it_o be_v extend_v or_o have_v one_o part_n without_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a its_o part_n shall_v be_v penetrate_v or_o be_v one_o within_o the_o other_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o passive_a body_n must_v necessary_o ensue_v 11._o to_o proceed_v mr._n locke_n make_v account_v we_o have_v as_o clear_v a_o knowledge_n of_o spirit_n as_o we_o have_v of_o body_n and_o reflection_n then_o argue_v that_o we_o ought_v no_o more_o to_o deny_v the_o existence_n of_o those_o than_o of_o these_o which_o i_o shall_v like_v well_o do_v he_o maintain_v and_o prove_v first_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o bodily_a substance_n be_v clear_o intelligible_a but_o to_o make_v those_o notion_n which_o be_v most_o essential_a and_o proper_a to_o body_n and_o most_o obvious_a of_o all_o other_o viz._n their_o entity_n or_o substance_n and_o their_o extension_n to_o be_v unintelligible_a and_o then_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o that_o of_o bodily_a substance_n which_o he_o take_v such_o pain_n to_o show_v be_v not_o clear_a at_o all_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v no_o great_a argument_n for_o their_o clearness_n nor_o their_o existence_n neither_o but_o rather_o a_o strong_a argument_n against_o both_o the_o parallel_n amount_v to_o this_o that_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o 12._o as_o for_o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v of_o spiritual_a nature_n my_o principle_n oblige_v i_o to_o discourse_v it_o thus_o we_o can_v have_v how_n no_o proper_a or_o direct_a notion_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n because_o they_o can_v make_v no_o impression_n on_o our_o sense_n yet_o as_o be_v show_v 7._o above_o our_o reflection_n on_o the_o operation_n and_o modes_n which_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n make_v we_o acknowledge_v those_o modes_n be_v not_o corporeal_a and_o therefore_o that_o the_o immediate_a subject_n of_o those_o modes_n our_o soul_n be_v not_o a_o body_n but_o of_o another_o nature_n vast_o different_a which_o we_o call_v spiritual_a our_o reason_n assure_v we_o also_o 18._o by_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o body_n can_v neither_o proceed_v immediate_o from_o god_n nor_o from_o our_o soul_n which_o presuppose_v both_o that_o and_o many_o other_o motion_n to_o her_o be_v that_o there_o must_v be_v another_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n distinct_a from_o our_o soul_n from_o which_o that_o motion_n proceed_v which_o therefore_o be_v active_a and_o so_o in_o act_n itself_o be_v not_o a_o compart_n but_o a_o whole_a and_o subsistent_a alone_a which_o we_o call_v angel_n their_o operation_n prove_v they_o have_v actual_a be_v and_o therefore_o a_o fortiori_fw-la they_o be_v capable_a to_o be_v or_o thing_n whence_o we_o must_v correct_v our_o negative_a expression_n of_o they_o by_o our_o reason_n and_o hold_v they_o be_v positive_a thing_n all_o notion_n of_o thing_n be_v positive_a far_o we_o can_v as_o evident_o discourse_v of_o those_o being_n or_o thing_n though_o negative_o express_v as_o we_o can_v of_o any_o body_n v_o g._n if_o a_o angel_n be_v non-quantus_a we_o can_v demonstrate_v it_o be_v non-extensus_a non-locabilis_a etc._n etc._n and_o from_o its_o have_a no_o matter_n or_o power_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o potentiality_n and_o change_n it_o be_v hence_o collect_v that_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a act_n and_o therefore_o that_o once_o determine_v it_o be_v immutable_a at_o least_o natural_o last_o i_o affirm_v that_o this_o presuppose_a we_o can_v discourse_v far_o more_o clear_o of_o spirit_n than_o of_o body_n for_o there_o be_v thousand_o of_o 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extraneous_a to_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v from_o effluvium_n in_o the_o memory_n thus_o reexcit_v for_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o as_o divine_v or_o rather_o christian_n faith_n tell_v we_o that_o christ_n have_v two_o distinct_a nature_n in_o the_o same_o suppositum_fw-la all_o his_o operation_n proper_a to_o he_o as_o such_o be_v therefore_o theanthropicae_fw-la or_o such_o as_o be_v agreeable_a and_o belong_v to_o both_o the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n so_o man_n consist_v of_o both_o a_o corporeal_a and_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o thence_o be_v a_o corporeo-spiritual_a thing_n all_o his_o operation_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n must_v be_v corporeo-spiritual_a whence_o he_o have_v no_o act_n pure_o spiritual_a or_o uncompounded_a with_o the_o co-operation_n of_o that_o corporeal_a part_n which_o receive_v those_o effluvium_n call_v by_o we_o fancy_n or_o without_o its_o concurrence_n which_o give_v we_o far_o light_n to_o see_v how_o our_o soul_n can_v reflect_v on_o she_o own_o operation_n but_o the_o fancy_n must_v go_v along_o and_o by_o what_o be_v say_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o conclude_v from_o which_o of_o those_o part_n the_o operation_n must_v begin_v anew_o viz._n from_o that_o part_n from_o which_o it_o do_v begin_v at_o first_o hence_o come_v that_o say_v of_o the_o school_n that_o the_o soul_n have_v notion_n or_o know_v speculando_fw-la phantasmata_fw-la which_o be_v pretty_a fanciful_a word_n and_o though_o they_o may_v perhaps_o have_v a_o good_a mean_v yet_o it_o be_v very_o unphilosophical_o express_v for_o it_o make_v the_o soul_n to_o speculate_v which_o if_o it_o have_v any_o sense_n at_o all_o signify_v to_o know_v the_o phantasm_n or_o idea_n in_o the_o imagination_n when_o as_o yet_o she_o have_v no_o knowledge_n in_o she_o at_o all_o all_o her_o notion_n which_o be_v the_o first_o element_n of_o knowledge_n be_v cause_v in_o she_o by_o those_o effluvium_n previous_o to_o she_o know_v either_o they_o or_o any_o thing_n else_o 13._o from_o what_o be_v say_v above_o it_o be_v see_v that_o those_o direct_v notion_n which_o be_v thus_o natural_o imprint_v be_v metaphorical_a common_a to_o all_o mankind_n in_o the_o main_a however_o they_o may_v in_o each_o man_n differ_v in_o some_o degree_n and_o consequent_o the_o word_n we_o agree_v on_o to_o express_v those_o natural_a notion_n be_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n proper_a word_n whereas_o those_o notion_n make_v by_o mere_a reflection_n as_o be_v those_o of_o spiritual_a nature_n be_v therefore_o improper_a as_o have_v no_o proper_a phantasm_n to_o imprint_v they_o connatural_o on_o the_o mind_n whence_o also_o the_o word_n that_o express_v they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v take_v or_o translate_v from_o natural_a object_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v improper_a or_o metaphorical_a 31._o from_o this_o exact_a distinctness_n of_o our_o notion_n even_o to_o a_o indivisible_a or_o from_o this_o that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v not_o another_o notion_n our_o mind_n have_v a_o appendage_n of_o a_o negation_n tack_v to_o every_o notion_n so_o that_o it_o become_v very_o familiar_a to_o she_o whence_o she_o can_v have_v a_o negative_a notion_n of_o every_o thing_n she_o conceive_v while_o the_o consider_v it_o as_o limit_v or_o reach_v thus_o far_o and_o no_o far_o or_o be_v this_o and_o no_o other_o of_o which_o nature_n be_v all_o the_o mode_n of_o ens_fw-la they_o be_v limit_v conception_n of_o it_o no_o notion_n be_v perfect_o positive_a but_o that_o of_o ens_fw-la or_o be_v 32._o hence_o the_o soul_n can_v have_v also_o the_o notion_n of_o indivisibility_n immortality_n immensity_n and_o innumerable_a such_o subject_a like_a but_o it_o be_v very_o special_o to_o be_v remark_v that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n of_o those_o negative_n as_o take_a abstract_o from_o the_o thing_n or_o subject_n for_o otherwise_o non_fw-fr entity_n formal_o as_o such_o may_v be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v impossible_a for_o nothing_o formal_o as_o such_o i_o add_v nor_o vacuum_n can_v have_v no_o effluvium_n send_v from_o it_o to_o the_o brain_n nor_o consequent_o any_o intelligibility_n nor_o can_v any_o possible_a notion_n be_v frame_v of_o it_o wherefore_o baldness_n signify_v the_o head_n quatenus_fw-la have_v no_o hair_n on_o it_o blindness_n the_o eye_n quatenus_fw-la have_v no_o sight_n immensity_n the_o thing_n quatenus_fw-la not_o capable_a to_o be_v measure_v etc._n etc._n hence_o 33._o the_o notion_n we_o have_v of_o nothing_n or_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la be_v only_o that_o of_o ens_fw-la in_o its_o whole_a latitude_n with_o a_o negation_n nothing_n annex_v to_o it_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o in_o particular_a entity_n incorporeal_a signify_v non_fw-la corpus_fw-la or_o as_o indivisible_a signify_v non-quantum_a etc._n etc._n 24._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o come_v to_o conceive_v and_o sometime_o express_v non_fw-la ens_fw-la as_o a_o ens_fw-la as_o grammarian_n do_v when_o thing_n they_o define_v a_o noun_n to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o yet_o make_v nihil_fw-la which_o signify_v nothing_o a_o noun_n subjective_n and_o put_v adjective_n to_o it_o whence_o philosopher_n must_v take_v very_o great_a care_n lest_o seduce_v by_o our_o manner_n of_o conceive_v nonens_a as_o a_o thing_n they_o come_v to_o fancy_v or_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v formal_o something_o as_o do_v the_o asserter_n of_o vacuum_n and_o too_o many_o other_o in_o like_a occasion_n for_o then_o i_o beg_v their_o pardon_n for_o my_o plainness_n their_o discourse_n upon_o it_o can_v be_v no_o wise_a than_o be_v those_o ingenious_a verse_n make_v to_o show_v how_o rare_a a_o thing_n nothing_o be_v nor_o indeed_o so_o wise_a for_o those_o poet_n do_v this_o ludicrous_o to_o show_v their_o wit_n but_o these_o do_v it_o serious_o and_o make_v account_n that_o in_o do_v so_o they_o show_v their_o skill_n and_o wisdom_n which_o i_o must_v think_v be_v mere_a folly_n 35._o the_o notion_n of_o genus_fw-la species_n subject_a predicate_v and_o general_o of_o all_o term_n of_o art_n which_o be_v not_o fantastic_a one_o but_o wise_o conduce_v to_o clear_a and_o range_v our_o notion_n in_o order_n to_o gain_v science_n be_v nothing_o but_o several_a abstract_n notion_n of_o the_o thing_n precise_o consider_v according_a to_o some_o manner_n of_o be_v it_o have_v in_o our_o understanding_n for_o animal_n and_o homo_fw-la be_v evident_o abstract_a or_o inadequate_a notion_n of_o peter_n take_v he_o as_o he_o exist_v in_o nature_n but_o when_o we_o call_v animal_n a_o genus_fw-la or_o homo_fw-la a_o species_n or_o when_o in_o this_o proposition_n petrus_n est_fw-la homo_fw-la we_o say_v petrus_n be_v the_o subject_a and_o homo_fw-la the_o predicate_fw-la we_o speak_v of_o they_o precise_o as_o they_o exist_v in_o the_o understanding_n for_o in_o nature_n or_o out_o of_o the_o understanding_n there_o can_v be_v no_o universals_z but_o only_a individual_n none_o
else_o be_v determine_v to_o be_v this_o or_o that_o ens_fw-la or_o capable_a of_o exist_v nor_o can_v proposition_n be_v any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o mind_n whereas_o in_o the_o understanding_n the_o notion_n of_o animal_n be_v real_o large_a and_o that_o of_o homo_fw-la narrow_a which_o artist_n call_v genus_fw-la and_o species_n and_o in_o the_o foresay_a proposition_n petrus_n and_o homo_fw-la which_o be_v its_o part_n be_v as_o true_o in_o our_o mind_n the_o subject_a and_o predicate_v as_o that_o proposition_n itself_o be_v there_o or_o as_o the_o thing_n as_o exist_v in_o nature_n be_v white_a or_o black_n 36._o this_o then_o be_v the_o test_n to_o try_v all_o the_o speculation_n make_v by_o logician_n and_o other_o reflecter_n or_o artist_n viz._n notion_n to_o examine_v whether_o they_o suit_n with_o and_o be_v build_v on_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o as_o they_o exist_v in_o our_o mind_n that_o they_o conduce_v to_o order_v our_o notion_n so_o as_o may_v clear_v the_o way_n to_o science_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_o impertinent_a and_o shallow_a ground_a fancy_n as_o they_o too_o frequent_o be_v particular_o the_o 14._o entia_fw-la rationis_fw-la which_o make_v such_o a_o noise_n in_o the_o school_n corollary_n ii_o whence_o upon_o the_o main_a be_v clear_o discover_v how_o all_o true_a philosophy_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o knowledge_n knowledge_n of_o thing_n either_o as_o they_o have_v their_o be_v in_o nature_n which_o be_v do_v by_o direct_a act_n or_o else_o in_o the_o understanding_n only_o which_o be_v know_v by_o reflex_n one_o 37._o beside_o those_o impression_n which_o cause_n our_o direct_a and_o reflex_n act_n there_o be_v other_o which_o breed_v mere_a whimsy_n fancy_n coin_v by_o the_o fancy_n and_o be_v pure_o chimerical_a for_o our_o fancy_n have_v innumerable_a effluvium_n or_o atom_n in_o it_o of_o many_o sort_n which_o be_v ofttimes_o agitate_a disorderly_a hence_o it_o come_v that_o it_o conjoin_v and_o imprint_n incoherent_a phantasm_n on_o the_o seat_n of_o knowledge_n and_o so_o make_v apprehension_n of_o they_o in_o our_o mind_n such_o as_o be_v those_o of_o a_o golden_a earth_n a_o hircoceruus_n a_o elephant_n support_v the_o world_n a_o chimaera_n and_o such_o like_a this_o most_o common_o happen_v in_o dream_n conceit_a prophecy_n and_o enthusiastic_a revelation_n especial_o those_o cause_v by_o the_o spleen_n nor_o be_v groundless_a speculation_n exempt_v from_o this_o enormity_n general_o this_o happen_v when_o our_o thought_n be_v unattentive_a to_o the_o thing_n in_o nature_n who_o direct_a impression_n keep_v our_o fancy_n orderly_o and_o firm._n now_o there_o be_v little_a harm_n in_o our_o apprehend_v those_o extravagant_a connexion_n the_o danger_n be_v lest_o speculater_n seduce_v by_o imagination_n do_v come_v to_o judge_n that_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o in_o nature_n as_o they_o fancy_v they_o which_o must_v necessary_o fill_v their_o mind_n with_o caprichio_n and_o frantic_a conceit_n the_o way_n to_o avoid_v these_o inconvenience_n they_o be_v first_o to_o attend_v heedful_o to_o the_o direct_a impression_n from_o the_o thing_n without_o we_o and_o to_o examine_v whether_o the_o connexion_n of_o those_o fancy_n be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n or_o no._n second_o to_o make_v right_o and_o strong_a judgement_n concern_v those_o common_a notion_n we_o have_v from_o nature_n which_o keep_v our_o thought_n and_o discourse_n steady_a and_o solid_a especial_o to_o keep_v a_o attentive_a consideration_n that_o as_o all_o these_o notion_n come_v from_o the_o thing_n so_o they_o be_v still_o the_o thing_n conceive_v according_a to_o somewhat_o that_o be_v in_o it_o and_o to_o take_v care_n we_o do_v not_o make_v they_o forget_v their_o original_a nor_o disow_v the_o thing_n from_o whence_o only_o as_o be_v modes_n mere_o depend_v on_o it_o they_o have_v any_o kind_n of_o be_v at_o all_o nor_o consequent_o intelligibility_n three_o to_o observe_v the_o methodical_a rule_n and_o maxim_n of_o true_a logic_n which_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o distinguish_v our_o notion_n exact_o and_o to_o keep_v they_o distinct_a lest_o we_o blunder_v in_o our_o discourse_n and_o which_o do_v withal_o show_v we_o what_o be_v the_o way_n how_o to_o frame_v true_a connexion_n or_o right_a judgement_n and_o discourse_n but_o the_o last_o and_o best_a mean_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o be_v mislead_v by_o fancy_n or_o follow_v its_o vagary_n be_v the_o study_n of_o metaphysic_n which_o be_v build_v on_o the_o high_a steady_a and_o clear_a principle_n abstract_n from_o all_o fancy_n and_o will_v scarce_o ever_o permit_v those_o who_o who_o be_v well_o verse_v in_o it_o to_o fall_v into_o error_n and_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n more_o pervert_v all_o true_a science_n than_o do_v the_o admit_v those_o disorder_a fancy_n because_o be_v clean_o express_v they_o have_v sometime_o a_o lively_a appearance_n for_o solid_a truth_n nay_o lay_v they_o often_o for_o ground_n and_o self-evident_a principle_n this_o this_o i_o say_v be_v the_o main_a source_n of_o all_o hypothetical_n philosophy_n and_o of_o all_o erroneous_a scheme_n of_o doctrine_n not_o ground_v on_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v at_o best_a shallow_a and_o superficial_a and_o if_o pursue_v home_o to_o their_o principle_n plain_a nonsense_n the_o usual_a and_o proper_a effect_n of_o ungoverned_a fancy_n 38._o of_o those_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o come_v in_o by_o our_o sense_n as_o body_n do_v but_o be_v of_o a_o different_a or_o opposite_a nature_n notion_n of_o which_o therefore_o we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n but_o by_o join_v a_o negation_n to_o the_o notion_n of_o body_n such_o as_o be_v indivisible_a incorporeal_a immaterial_a immortal_a and_o in_o general_a all_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o their_o proper_a modes_n we_o can_v have_v no_o proper_a effluvium_n or_o phantasm_n as_o be_v evident_a wherefore_o also_o the_o notion_n we_o have_v of_o they_o and_o consequent_o the_o word_n by_o which_o we_o express_v they_o be_v all_o improper_a or_o metaphorical_a which_o if_o not_o reflect_v on_o will_v breed_v innumerable_a error_n the_o best_a notion_n we_o can_v frame_v of_o they_o be_v that_o of_o thing_n with_o a_o negation_n of_o body_n and_o of_o all_o the_o mode_n of_o body_n join_v to_o it_o which_o do_v not_o so_o much_o tell_v we_o what_o it_o be_v as_o what_o it_o be_v not_o or_o rather_o it_o give_v we_o a_o blind_a but_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o what_o kind_n of_o nature_n it_o must_v be_v because_o it_o tell_v we_o of_o what_o kind_n of_o nature_n it_o can_v be_v the_o difference_n which_o constitute_v that_o nature_n and_o its_o opposite_a be_v contradictory_n which_o force_v it_o to_o be_v either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o we_o may_v discourse_v consequent_o or_o scientifical_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o connotate_v the_o negation_n of_o body_n full_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o body_n themselves_o for_o as_o we_o can_v conclude_v evident_o from_o the_o notion_n of_o body_n that_o it_o be_v divisible_a changeable_a placeable_n movable_a thus_o or_o thus_o qualify_v etc._n etc._n so_o we_o may_v conclude_v with_o equal_a evidence_n from_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o a_o body_n that_o it_o be_v not_o divisible_a not_o extend_v not_o movable_a not_o placeable_a not_o affect_v with_o any_o physical_a quality_n etc._n etc._n 39_o last_o as_o for_o the_o notion_n we_o have_v of_o god_n however_o the_o a_o est_fw-fr of_o such_o a_o supreme_a be_v be_v many_o essence_n way_n evident_a and_o demonstrable_a yet_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la of_o such_o a_o be_v be_v the_o most_o obscure_a that_o can_v be_v imagine_v for_o first_o since_o he_o must_v have_v innumerable_a perfection_n in_o his_o nature_n and_o the_o notion_n we_o have_v of_o every_o ordinary_a suppositum_fw-la in_o nature_n be_v therefore_o confuse_a and_o obscure_a because_o it_o ground_n many_o notion_n which_o we_o can_v clear_o conceive_v at_o once_o or_o have_v a_o distinct_a apprehension_n of_o they_o it_o follow_v that_o much_o less_o can_v the_o divine_a nature_n be_v clear_o conceive_v by_o we_o in_o this_o state_n which_o comprehend_v all_o the_o best_a perfection_n find_v in_o the_o whole_a universality_n of_o creature_n and_o infinite_o more_o second_o it_o be_v yet_o hard_o to_o frame_v a_o notion_n of_o a_o be_v in_o which_o those_o innumerable_a perfection_n be_v not_o find_v single_a but_o be_v all_o of_o they_o centre_v in_o one_o most_o simple_a and_o most_o uncompounded_a formality_n which_o contain_v in_o itself_o eminent_o all_o the_o excellency_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v conceive_v in_o creature_n and_o million_o of_o time_n great_a and_o more_o three_o as_o we_o can_v have_v no_o notion_n of_o
support_v its_o modes_n in_o their_o be_v nor_o will_v it_o do_v we_o any_o harm_n loqui_fw-la cum_fw-la vulgo_fw-la to_o speak_v as_o vulgar_a philosopher_n use_v provide_v we_o do_v sentire_fw-la cum_fw-la doctis_fw-la or_o make_v wise_a judgement_n of_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o those_o word_n than_o they_o perhaps_o ever_o mean_v 12._o the_o word_n suppositum_fw-la be_v another_o name_n of_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n in_o a_o manner_n though_o not_o altogether_o the_o same_o hypostasis_fw-la with_o substance_n for_o substance_n be_v i_o conceive_v mean_v for_o the_o essential_a notion_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v contradistinguisht_v from_o accidental_a or_o unessential_a one_o and_o suppositum_fw-la do_v over_o and_o above_o relate_v also_o to_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o to_o the_o complexion_n of_o accident_n which_o constitute_v its_o essence_n and_o not_o only_o to_o the_o mode_n as_o each_o of_o they_o single_o be_v a_o mere_a accident_n and_o have_v be_v by_o it_o or_o in_o it_o whence_o the_o notion_n of_o suppositum_fw-la be_v the_o most_o confuse_a of_o any_o other_o and_o signify_v that_o which_o have_v all_o the_o form_n in_o it_o whatever_o whether_o they_o be_v essential_a one_o or_o accidental_a and_o not_o only_o those_o modes_n or_o accident_n which_o natural_o belong_v to_o it_o at_o first_o as_o property_n or_o inseparable_a accident_n but_o those_o also_o which_o accrue_v to_o it_o since_o and_o be_v mere_o accidental_a to_o it_o 13._o hence_o there_o can_v be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n suppositality_n which_o be_v the_o abstract_n of_o the_o suppositality_n suppositum_fw-la for_o it_o signify_v manifest_o the_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o precise_a notion_n of_o the_o suppositum_fw-la or_o of_o what_o have_v all_o the_o aforesaid_a form_n in_o it_o how_o agreeable_a this_o discourse_n be_v to_o christian_a language_n and_o principle_n will_v easy_o appear_v to_o solid_a divine_n 14._o the_o word_n individuum_fw-la which_o be_v another_o name_n of_o ens_fw-la use_v by_o the_o learned_a and_o as_o be_v see_v in_o those_o usual_a individuum_fw-la word_n the_o same_o individual_a thing_n be_v get_v into_o our_o vulgar_a language_n be_v a_o logical_a expression_n distinguish_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o particular_a only_a which_o be_v proper_o a_o thing_n from_o the_o generical_a and_o specifical_a notion_n in_o regard_n both_o these_o latter_a do_v bear_v a_o division_n of_o their_o notion_n into_o more_o inferior_a one_o and_o so_o that_o each_o of_o the_o inferior_a one_o contain_v the_o whole_a superior_a nature_n in_o it_o which_o the_o other_o do_v signify_v as_o the_o whole_a definiton_n notion_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o animal_n or_o of_o a_o sensitive_a live_a thing_n be_v find_v in_o man_n and_o also_o in_o brute_n and_o the_o whole_a definition_n or_o notion_n of_o man_n be_v find_v in_o socrates_n and_o plato_n but_o the_o particular_a nature_n of_o socrates_n and_o plato_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o those_o word_n and_o their_o definition_n can_v they_o bear_v any_o can_v be_v divide_v into_o more_o which_o have_v the_o particular_a nature_n of_o socrates_n and_o plato_n in_o they_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v call_v individuum_n that_o be_v such_o as_o can_v be_v divide_v into_o more_o which_o have_v the_o nature_n signify_v by_o those_o word_n in_o they_o as_o can_v the_o generical_a and_o specifical_a notion_n of_o animal_n and_o homo_fw-la whence_o individuum_n be_v the_o low_a and_o narrow_a notion_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v in_o the_o line_n of_o ens._n 15._o the_o individuum_fw-la be_v call_v by_o the_o latin_a school_n substantia_fw-la prima_fw-la and_o the_o superior_a notion_n in_o the_o substantiasecunda_fw-la line_n of_o ens._n substantiae_fw-la secundae_fw-la which_o signify_v that_o only_a individuum_n be_v in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n entia_fw-la or_o capable_a of_o exist_v for_o since_o as_o be_v show_v above_o nothing_o that_o be_v common_a or_o undetermined_a can_v exist_v none_o of_o the_o other_o can_v have_v any_o actual_a be_v at_o all_o but_o in_o the_o individuum_fw-la as_o a_o kind_n of_o metaphysical_a part_n of_o its_o entire_a notion_n and_o a_o part_n in_o what_o sense_n soever_o that_o word_n be_v take_v can_v not_o possible_o be_v but_o in_o the_o whole_a if_o this_o than_o be_v their_o meaning_n as_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o true_a and_o solid_a only_o i_o must_v note_v that_o it_o be_v less_o proper_o and_o less_o logical_o express_v and_o that_o aristotle_n speak_v more_o exact_o when_o he_o call_v the_o former_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o primò_fw-la substantia_fw-la and_o the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o secundò_fw-la substantia_fw-la which_o word_n denote_v that_o the_o former_a be_v ens_fw-la in_o its_o primary_n and_o proper_a signification_n of_o that_o word_n and_o the_o latter_a only_o analogical_o that_o be_v in_o a_o secondary_a and_o improper_a sense_n which_o prima_n and_o secunda_fw-la substantia_fw-la do_v not_o express_v for_o both_o these_o may_v be_v proper_o entia_fw-la still_o for_o any_o thing_n those_o word_n tell_v we_o though_o one_o of_o they_o may_v have_v a_o order_n of_o priority_n to_o the_o other_o as_o prima_fw-la and_o secunda_fw-la in_o some_o such_o sense_n as_o we_o call_v god_n the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la consider_v he_o in_o order_n to_o creature_n 16._o from_o word_n use_v by_o philosopher_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o line_n of_o ens_fw-la we_o come_v to_o those_o which_o be_v make_v improper_a use_n of_o to_o express_v the_o mode_n or_o manner_n how_o a_o thing_n be_v which_o in_o a_o general_a appellation_n the_o school_n have_v call_v accident_n this_o word_n be_v certain_o very_o improper_a for_o who_o can_v think_v that_o quantity_n or_o as_o they_o will_v needs_o call_v it_o extension_n be_v accidental_a to_o body_n or_o as_o some_o may_v take_v that_o equivocal_a word_n that_o it_o be_v but_o by_o chance_n or_o by_o accident_n that_o body_n have_v any_o bigness_n in_o they_o at_o all_o the_o best_a sense_n i_o can_v give_v it_o in_o pursuance_n to_o my_o own_o ground_n be_v this_o that_o accidental_a which_o be_v the_o denominative_a from_o accident_n may_v mean_v such_o notion_n as_o be_v not_o essential_a or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o they_o may_v mean_v the_o thing_n consider_v as_o to_o that_o in_o it_o which_o have_v no_o way_n any_o order_n to_o be_v nor_o express_v any_o such_o order_n by_o the_o word_n which_o signify_v its_o notion_n and_o be_v this_o sense_n universal_o accept_v and_o attribute_v to_o the_o word_n accident_n it_o will_v be_v a_o true_a and_o solid_a one_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o none_o of_o the_o word_n that_o signify_v any_o of_o those_o accident_n do_v in_o the_o least_o import_n in_o its_o signification_n either_o be_v or_o any_o respect_n or_o order_n to_o it_o as_o do_v ens_fw-la and_o all_o those_o word_n which_o do_v formal_o and_o proper_o express_v it_o or_o belong_v to_o it_o whence_o the_o notion_n signify_v by_o such_o word_n be_v not_o essential_a one_o or_o relate_v proper_o and_o precise_o to_o the_o essence_n but_o modish_a as_o we_o may_v term_v it_o or_o express_v some_o manner_n how_o the_o thing_n be_v which_o be_v a_o quite_o different_a notion_n from_o that_o of_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n or_o of_o what_o formal_o be_v find_v in_o that_o line_n i_o do_v believe_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o learned_a schoolman_n do_v take_v the_o word_n accident_n in_o this_o sense_n though_o the_o propriety_n of_o that_o word_n fetch_v from_o its_o radix_fw-la do_v not_o invite_v much_o less_o oblige_v they_o to_o do_v so_o i_o doubt_v also_o that_o the_o usage_n of_o that_o word_n in_o that_o warrantable_a sense_n i_o have_v now_o assign_v be_v not_o so_o common_a and_o universal_o current_n even_o among_o the_o schoolman_n as_o to_o force_v it_o to_o bear_v that_o sense_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o think_v that_o accident_n be_v certain_a kind_n of_o little_a adventitious_a entity_n much_o less_o among_o the_o modern_a ideist_n who_o through_o their_o shortness_n in_o logic_n and_o metaphysic_n do_v make_v quantity_n or_o extension_n the_o essential_a form_n of_o body_n which_o be_v to_o put_v bigness_n in_o the_o line_n of_o be_v or_o to_o make_v bigness_n and_o be_v or_o the_o mode_n and_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v in_o the_o same_o line_n of_o notion_n and_o intrinsical_a to_o one_o another_o whereas_o a_o thing_n must_v first_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v ever_o it_o can_v be_v after_o such_o a_o mode_n or_o manner_n 17._o for_o the_o reason_n late_o give_v i_o can_v but_o judge_v that_o the_o word_n mode_n or_o as_o some_o call_v it_o modification_n proper_a be_v far_o more_o proper_a than_o the_o word_n accident_n to_o signify_v those_o last_o nine_o common_a head_n
act_n only_o till_o afterward_o we_o come_v to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o by_o a_o new_a act_n which_o be_v to_o know_v it_o not_o by_o experience_n but_o by_o reflection_n my_o reason_n why_o i_o be_o so_o positive_a in_o my_o assertion_n be_v this_o nothing_o can_v be_v know_v by_o any_o act_n of_o knowledge_n but_o the_o object_n of_o that_o act_n for_o the_o object_n of_o know_v and_o the_o thing_n know_v be_v the_o same_o almost_o in_o the_o very_a term_n and_o perfect_o the_o same_o in_o sense_n put_v case_n then_o i_o know_v by_o a_o direct_a impression_n what_o we_o call_v extension_n in_o this_o case_n extension_n be_v the_o sole_a object_n of_o that_o act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o not_o my_o act_n of_o knowledge_n itself_o therefore_o i_o be_o not_o conscious_a i_o know_v that_o be_v i_o do_v not_o know_v i_o know_v when_o i_o have_v the_o act_n of_o know_v extension_n for_o be_v it_o so_o extension_n will_v not_o be_v the_o sole_a object_n of_o that_o act_n but_o the_o complex_n make_v up_o of_o extension_n and_o the_o act_n itself_o by_o which_o i_o know_v extension_n which_o object_n be_v of_o disparate_a nature_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o different_n acts._n beside_o this_o will_v hinder_v any_o external_n object_n or_o corporeal_a mode_n to_o be_v know_v distinct_o for_o the_o idea_n of_o it_o will_v be_v confound_v and_o mingle_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a compart_n viz._n my_o very_a act_n itself_o for_o this_o act_n be_v know_v according_a to_o he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o extension_n must_v needs_o make_v up_o part_n of_o the_o object_n of_o this_o act._n last_o if_o we_o know_v our_o own_o act_n experiential_o we_o shall_v confound_v direct_a knowledge_n with_o keflex_n one_o for_o if_o i_o understand_v mr._n lock_v right_o he_o with_o good_a reason_n make_v the_o internal_a operation_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o the_o reflex_n act_n and_o that_o the_o genuine_a difference_n of_o those_o two_o sort_n of_o act_n do_v consist_v in_o this_o that_o by_o direct_a one_o we_o know_v the_o object_n which_o be_v in_o nature_n or_o without_o we_o and_o by_o reflex_n one_o what_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n or_o her_o operation_n and_o not_o the_o thing_n in_o nature_n otherwise_o than_o as_o they_o be_v in_o that_o act_n but_o if_o i_o be_v conscious_a or_o know_v that_o i_o know_v when_o i_o know_v the_o object_n without_o i_o i_o must_v by_o the_o same_o act_n know_v what_o be_v within_o i_o and_o what_o be_v without_o i_o both_o at_o once_o and_o so_o my_o act_n of_o direct_a knowledge_n will_v be_v reflex_n or_o rather_o that_o one_o act_n will_v be_v both_o direct_a and_o reflex_n which_o make_v it_o chimerical_a 5._o the_o same_o argument_n demonstrate_v that_o we_o can_v be_v conscious_a of_o our_o reflex_n act_v at_o the_o very_a time_n we_o produce_v one_o they_o for_o my_o first_o reflex_n act_n have_v for_o its_o sole_a object_n that_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o i_o have_v immediate_o before_o by_o a_o direct_a one_o and_o my_o second_o reflex_n act_n have_v for_o its_o object_n the_o first_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n each_o succeed_a reflection_n have_v for_o its_o object_n that_o act_n which_o immediate_o precede_v wherefore_o if_o the_o first_o reflex_n act_n have_v for_o its_o object_n at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o the_o direct_a and_o itself_o too_o that_o be_v do_v we_o when_o we_o first_o reflect_v know_v by_o that_o very_a act_n itself_o that_o we_o do_v thus_o reflect_v than_o the_o second_o reflex_n act_n will_v be_v forestall_v and_o have_v no_o proper_a object_n leave_v for_o it_o to_o clear_v this_o better_a let_v we_o assign_v one_o reflection_n to_o be_v the_o last_o it_o be_v not_o the_o last_o reflection_n unless_o the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v that_o reflection_n which_o be_v the_o last_o but_o one_o wherefore_o unless_o that_o reflection_n that_o go_v last_o before_o be_v know_v by_o that_o act_n and_o the_o last_o of_o all_o remain_v unknown_a the_o last_o will_v have_v two_o object_n viz._n the_o precede_a reflection_n and_o its_o self_n too_o this_o seem_v to_o i_o as_o plain_a reason_n as_o plain_n can_v be_v and_o i_o believe_v mr._n locke_n different_a thought_n proceed_v from_o not_o advert_v with_o what_o incredible_a celerity_n our_o reflex_n thought_n do_v general_o succeed_v the_o direct_a one_o and_o one_o another_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o not_o aware_a of_o the_o imperceptible_a time_n between_o they_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o conceit_n that_o the_o reflex_n act_n be_v experiential_o know_v by_o the_o very_a act_n itself_o since_o then_o nothing_o can_v be_v know_v by_o any_o act_n but_o the_o object_n of_o that_o act_n and_o as_o might_n easy_o be_v show_v it_o will_v confound_v our_o natural_a notion_n reflection_n strange_o to_o say_v the_o act_n be_v its_o own_o object_n it_o follow_v that_o it_o can_v be_v know_v by_o its_o self_n but_o must_v be_v know_v if_o at_o all_o by_o the_o next_o reflection_n whence_o result_v this_o certain_a and_o evident_a corollary_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a we_o shall_v ever_o come_v to_o know_v our_o last_o reflection_n 6._o these_o be_v my_o reason_n why_o i_o recede_v from_o mr._n lock_v in_o his_o opinion_n that_o a_o man_n can_v think_v without_o be_v individuation_n conscious_a of_o it_o but_o the_o consequence_n he_o seem_v to_o draw_v thence_o that_o therefore_o consciousness_n be_v that_o which_o cause_v individuation_n i_o must_v absolute_o deny_v and_o can_v but_o judge_v that_o it_o draw_v after_o it_o a_o train_n of_o far_a consequence_n which_o be_v altogether_o extravagant_a of_o which_o more_o when_o we_o come_v to_o examine_v his_o principle_n of_o individuation_n as_o for_o the_o position_n that_o man_n do_v always_o think_v which_o he_o impugn_v and_o in_o my_o judgement_n quite_o overthrow_v i_o think_v can_v but_o wonder_v what_o the_o asserter_n of_o it_o mean_v they_o grant_v the_o soul_n have_v modes_n and_o affection_n peculiar_a to_o her_o own_o nature_n and_o consequent_o of_o which_o she_o be_v proper_o the_o subject_a why_o she_o may_v not_o therefore_o retain_v they_o in_o she_o habitual_o as_o it_o be_v without_o exert_v or_o exercise_v they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n may_v those_o proper_a to_o its_o nature_n be_v altogether_o unconceivable_a indeed_o be_v the_o soul_n in_o this_o condition_n she_o have_v here_o a_o pure_a act_n as_o angel_n be_v it_o will_v consist_v with_o good_a reason_n but_o be_v here_o in_o a_o potential_a state_n as_o appear_v by_o she_o be_v capable_a still_o of_o new_a knowledge_n and_o her_o be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o that_o one_o actual_a thing_n call_v man_n and_o depend_v on_o the_o material_a compart_n in_o her_o operation_n i_o can_v see_v on_o what_o principle_n either_o physical_a or_o metaphysical_a they_o can_v pretend_v to_o ground_v such_o a_o paradox_n this_o make_v i_o fear_n that_o this_o tenet_n savour_v strong_o of_o that_o 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