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they_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o judge_n of_o they_o it_o be_v no_o defect_n in_o a_o limit_a mind_n not_o to_o know_v certain_a thing_n it_o be_v only_o a_o defect_n to_o pretend_v to_o judge_n of_o they_o ignorance_n be_v a_o necessary_a evil_n but_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o avoid_v error_n therefore_o i_o do_v not_o condemn_v man_n for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o many_o thing_n but_o only_o for_o give_v rash_a judgement_n about_o those_o thing_n when_o thing_n have_v a_o great_a relation_n to_o we_o be_v sensible_a we_o v_o that_o our_o ignorance_n be_v exceed_o great_a in_o respect_n of_o abstract_a thing_n or_o such_o as_o have_v but_o little_a relation_n to_o we_o and_o fall_v easy_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o imagination_n we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o mind_n apply_v itself_o to_o they_o and_o may_v have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o they_o for_o when_o we_o know_v that_o thing_n have_v a_o relation_n to_o we_o we_o think_v upon_o they_o with_o some_o inclination_n and_o when_o we_o find_v that_o they_o concern_v we_o we_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o they_o with_o pleasure_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v more_o learned_a than_o we_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n if_o the_o uneasiness_n and_o toss_n of_o our_o will_n do_v not_o disturb_v and_o fatigue_n our_o attention_n continual_o but_o when_o thing_n be_v abstract_a and_o not_o very_o sensible_a it_o be_v difficult_a to_o attain_v any_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o they_o not_o that_o abstract_a thing_n be_v very_o intricate_a but_o because_o the_o attention_n and_o sight_n of_o the_o mind_n begin_v and_o end_v common_o with_o the_o sensible_a prospect_n of_o object_n for_o we_o seldom_o think_v on_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o we_o see_v and_o feel_v and_o only_o as_o long_o as_o we_o see_v and_o feel_v it_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o if_o the_o mind_n can_v easy_o apply_v itself_o to_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n without_o be_v any-wise_a bias_v by_o opinion_n and_o if_o the_o uneasiness_n of_o the_o will_n do_v not_o continual_o disturb_v its_o application_n we_o shall_v meet_v no_o great_a difficulty_n in_o many_o natural_a question_n which_o we_o look_v upon_o as_o not_o to_o be_v explain_v and_o we_o may_v easy_o be_v deliver_v of_o our_o ignorance_n and_o error_n in_o relation_n to_o they_o for_o example_n it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a truth_n to_o any_o man_n of_o sense_n that_o creation_n and_o annihilation_n be_v thing_n which_o surpass_v the_o common_a force_n of_o nature_n therefore_o if_o man_n do_v remain_v attentive_a to_o that_o pure_a notion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o reason_n they_o will_v not_o so_o easy_o admit_v the_o creation_n and_o annihilation_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o new_a being_n as_o of_o substantial_a form_n real_a quality_n and_o faculty_n they_o will_v look_v into_o the_o distinct_a idea_n we_o have_v of_o extension_n figure_n and_o motion_n for_o the_o reason_n of_o natural_a effect_n which_o be_v not_o always_o so_o difficult_a as_o people_n imagine_v all_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v so_o connect_v together_o and_o prove_v each_o other_o the_o effect_n of_o fire_n as_o those_o of_o canon_n and_o of_o mine_n be_v very_o surprise_v and_o their_o cause_n not_o very_o well_o know_v nevertheless_o if_o man_n instead_o of_o rely_v on_o the_o impression_n of_o their_o sense_n and_o on_o some_o false_a or_o deceitful_a experiment_n do_v firm_o fix_v on_o that_o bare_a notion_n of_o the_o mind_n alone_o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o a_o body_n that_o be_v very_o little_a agitate_a to_o produce_v a_o violent_a motion_n since_o it_o can_v communicate_v no_o more_o move_a power_n than_o it_o have_v its_o self_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a from_o that_o alone_a to_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v a_o subtle_a and_o invisible_a matter_n that_o it_o be_v very_o much_o agitate_a and_o disperse_v in_o h_o all_o body_n and_o several_a other_o like_a thing_n which_o will_v teach_v we_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n and_o also_o be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o we_o to_o discover_v other_o truth_n yet_o more_o conceal_v for_o since_o canon_n and_o mine_n have_v such_o great_a motion_n and_o all_o the_o visible_a body_n about_o they_o be_v not_o in_o a_o sufficient_a agitation_n to_o produce_v they_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a proof_n that_o there_o be_v other_o invisible_a and_o insensible_a body_n which_o have_v at_o least_o as_o much_o agitation_n as_o the_o canon_n ball_n but_o with_o be_v very_o subtle_a and_o thin_a may_v alone_o free_o pass_v and_o without_o break_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o canon_n before_o it_o be_v fire_v that_o be_v as_o mounseur_fw-fr descartes_n have_v explain_v it_o more_o at_o large_a before_o their_o have_v surround_v the_o hard_a and_o gross_a part_n of_o the_o salt-petre_a of_o which_o the_o powder_n be_v compose_v but_o when_o the_o fire_n be_v put_v to_o it_o that_o be_v when_o those_o subtle_a and_o extreme_o agitate_a particle_n have_v surround_v the_o gross_a and_o solid_a part_n of_o the_o salt-petre_a and_o have_v thus_o communicate_v their_o very_a strong_a and_o violent_a motion_n to_o they_o than_o all_o do_v burst_n of_o necessity_n because_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o canon_n which_o leave_v a_o open_a passage_n on_o all_o side_n for_o the_o subtle_a part_n before_o mention_v while_o they_o be_v alone_o be_v not_o large_a enough_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o gross_a part_n of_o the_o salt-petre_a and_o some_o other_o of_o which_o the_o powder_n be_v compose_v when_o they_o have_v receive_v into_o themselves_o the_o agitation_n of_o the_o subtle_a part_n which_o surround_v they_o for_o as_o the_o water_n of_o river_n which_o flow_v under_o bridges_n do_v not_o shake_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o smallness_n of_o its_o particle_n thus_o the_o very_a subtle_a and_o very_o thin_a matter_n i_o have_v mention_v pass_v continual_o through_o the_o pore_n of_o all_o body_n without_o make_v any_o sensible_a alteration_n in_o they_o but_o then_o likewise_o as_o the_o say_a river_n be_v capable_a of_o break_v down_o a_o bridge_n when_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o some_o great_a flake_n of_o ice_n or_o some_o other_o more_o solid_a body_n by_o force_v they_o against_o it_o with_o its_o own_o motion_n so_o subtle_a matter_n be_v capable_a of_o produce_v the_o surprise_a effect_n we_o see_v in_o canon_n and_o in_o mine_n when_o have_v communicate_v to_o the_o part_n of_o the_o powder_n which_o float_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o its_o motion_n which_o be_v infinite_o more_o violent_a and_o more_o rapid_n than_o that_o of_o river_n and_o torrent_n the_o say_v part_n of_o the_o powder_n can_v free_o pass_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n which_o enclose_v they_o by_o reason_n they_o be_v too_o gross_a so_o that_o they_o violent_o break_v they_o to_o force_v they_o a_o free_a passage_n but_o man_n do_v not_o easy_o apprehend_v those_o subtle_a small_a particle_n which_o they_o repute_v chimera_n because_o they_o do_v not_o see_v they_o contemplatio_fw-la ferè_fw-la definit_a cum_fw-la aspectu_fw-la say_v bacon_n the_o great_a part_n even_o of_o philosopher_n invent_v some_o new_a entity_n rather_o than_o not_o to_o talk_v upon_o those_o matter_n which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o and_o if_o any_o body_n object_n against_o their_o false_a and_o incomprehensible_a supposition_n that_o fire_n must_v needs_o be_v compose_v of_o part_n that_o be_v in_o very_o great_a agitation_n since_o it_o produce_v such_o violent_a motion_n and_o that_o a_o thing_n can_v communicate_v that_o which_o it_o have_v not_o which_o be_v undoubted_o a_o most_o clear_a and_o most_o solid_a objection_n they_o confound_v all_o by_o some_o frivolous_a imaginary_a distinction_n as_o that_o of_o equivocal_a and_o univocal_a cause_n in_o order_n to_o seem_v to_o say_v something_o though_o in_o reality_n they_o say_v nothing_o for_o it_o be_v a_o general_a notion_n among_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o learning_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o real_a equivocal_a cause_n in_o nature_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v invent_v mere_o by_o the_o ignorance_n of_o men._n therefore_o man_n must_v apply_v themselves_o more_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o clear_a and_o distinct_a notion_n if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o understand_v nature_n they_o must_v check_v and_o stop_v the_o inconstancy_n and_o levity_n of_o their_o will_n a_o little_a if_o they_o design_v to_o penetrate_v deep_o into_o thing_n for_o their_o mind_n will_v ever_o be_v weak_a superficial_a and_o discursive_a while_o their_o will_n remain_v light_a inconstant_a and_o rove_a it_o be_v true_a it_o require_v some_o fatigue_n and_o man_n must_v constrain_v themselves_o to_o become_v attentive_a and_o to_o search_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o thing_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v without_o pain_n it_o be_v shameful_a for_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o
9_o chap._n 3._o i._n that_o philosopher_n dissipate_v their_o mind_n by_o apply_v it_o to_o subject_n which_o include_v too_o many_o relation_n and_o which_o depend_v upon_o too_o many_o thing_n without_o keep_v any_o order_n in_o their_o study_n ii_o a_o example_n draw_v from_o aristotle_n iii_o that_o geometrician_n on_o the_o contrary_a proceed_v well_o in_o a_o enquiry_n after_o truth_n especial_o those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o algebra_n iv_o that_o their_o method_n increase_v the_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o aristotle_n logic_n weaken_v it_o v._o another_o defect_n of_o studious_a person_n p._n 15_o chap._n 4._o i._o the_o mind_n can_v long_o apply_v itself_o to_o any_o object_n which_o neither_o relate_v to_o itself_o nor_o to_o infinity_o ii_o the_o inconstancy_n and_o consequent_o the_o error_n of_o the_o will_n proceed_v from_o this_o defect_n of_o application_n iii_o our_o sensation_n affect_v we_o more_o than_o the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n iu._n what_o be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o manner_n v._o and_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n p._n 20_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o pure_a understanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o idea_n chap._n 1._o i._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o idea_n that_o they_o true_o exist_v and_o that_o they_o be_v necessary_a to_o perceive_v all_o material_a object_n ii_o a_o division_n of_o all_o the_o mode_n by_o which_o external_n object_n may_v be_v see_v p._n 29_o chap._n 2._o that_o material_a object_n do_v not_o emit_v species_n which_o resemble_v they_o p._n 33_o chap._n 3._o that_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o power_n of_o produce_v idea_n the_o cause_n of_o man_n error_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o subject_a p._n 35_o chap._n 4._o that_o we_o do_v not_o sie_a object_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o idea_n which_o be_v create_v with_o we_o and_o that_o god_n do_v not_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o so_o often_o as_o we_o have_v occasion_n for_o they_o p._n 41_o chap._n 5_o that_o the_o mind_n neither_o see_v the_o essence_n nor_o existence_n of_o object_n in_o consider_v its_o own_o perfection_n that_o none_o but_o god_n see_v they_o in_o that_o manner_n p._n 44_o chap._n 6._o that_o we_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n p._n 46_o chap._n 7._o i._n four_o different_a way_n of_o see_v thing_n ii_o how_o we_o know_v god_n iii_o how_o we_o know_v body_n iv_o how_o we_o know_v our_o soul_n v._n how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o man_n and_o pure_a spirit_n p._n 55_o chap._n 8._o i._o the_o intimate_v presence_n of_o the_o wander_v idea_n of_o be_v in_o general_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o irregular_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o chimera_n of_o common_a philosophy_n which_o hinder_v many_o philosopher_n from_o discover_v the_o solidity_n of_o the_o true_a principle_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n ii_o example_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o matter_n p._n 6â—_n chap._n 9_o i._o the_o last_o general_n cause_n of_o our_o error_n ii_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o always_o present_a to_o the_o mind_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v desire_v iii_o that_o all_o finite_a mind_n be_v liable_a to_o error_n and_o why_o iv_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v only_a body_n or_o spirit_n nor_o that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n as_o we_o conceive_v spirit_n p._n 71_o chap._n 10._o example_n of_o some_o physical_a error_n into_o which_o man_n fall_v because_o they_o suppose_v that_o thing_n which_o differ_v in_o their_o nature_n quality_n extension_n duration_n and_o proportion_n be_v alike_o in_o all_o thing_n p._n 77_o chap._n 11._o example_n of_o some_o error_n of_o morality_n which_o depend_v on_o the_o same_o principle_n p._n 87_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o foree_n first_o book_n p._n 91_o book_n iv_o of_o the_o inclination_n and_o natural_a motion_n of_o the_o mind_n chap._n 1._o i._n it_o be_v necessary_a the_o mind_n have_v inclination_n as_o well_o as_o the_o body_n motion_n ii_o god_n act_n the_o humane_a mind_n only_o for_o himself_o iii_o man_n mind_n be_v only_o incline_v to_o particular_a good_a through_o the_o motion_n they_o have_v to_o good_a in_o general_n iv_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o chief_a natural_a inclination_n which_o will_v make_v up_o the_o division_n of_o this_o four_o book_n p._n 1_o chap._n 2._o i._o the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o disquiet_n of_o our_o will._n ii_o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o negligence_n and_o ignorance_n iii_o first_o example_n morality_n little_o know_v to_o many_o men._n iu._n second_o example_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n dispute_v by_o some_o men._n v._o that_o our_o ignorance_n be_v exceed_o great_a in_o respect_n of_o abstract_a thing_n or_o such_o as_o have_v but_o little_a relation_n to_o we_o p._n 7_o chap._n 3._o i._o curiosity_n be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a ii_o three_o rule_n to_o moderate_v it_o iii_o explanation_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o rule_n p._n 20_o chap._n 4._o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a i._o explanation_n of_o the_o second_o rule_n of_o curiosity_n ii_o explanation_n of_o the_o three_o p._n 27_o chap._n 5._o i._n of_o the_o second_o natural_a inclination_n or_o of_o self-love_n ii_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o love_n of_o be_v and_o wellbeing_a or_o of_o greatness_n and_o pleasure_n p._n 31_o chap._n 6._o i._n of_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o every_o thing_n that_o raise_v we_o above_o other_o person_n ii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o pious_a person_n iii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o the_o superstitious_a and_o hypocrite_n iv_o of_o voetius_fw-la a_o enemy_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr descartes_n p._n 35_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o desire_n of_o science_n and_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o pretender_n to_o learning_n p._n 42_o chap._n 8._o i._n of_o the_o desire_n of_o be_v think_v learned_a ii_o of_o the_o conversation_n of_o pretender_n to_o learning_n iii_o of_o their_o work_n p._n 48_o chap._n 9_o how_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o honour_n and_o riches_n lead_v we_o to_o error_n p._n 56_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n in_o relation_n to_o morality_n i._o we_o must_v shun_v pleasure_n though_o it_o make_v we_o happy_a ii_o it_o must_v not_o incline_v we_o to_o the_o love_n of_o sensible_a delight_n p._n 58_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n in_o relation_n to_o speculative_a science_n i._o how_o it_o hinder_v we_o from_o discover_v truth_n ii_o some_o example_n p._n 65_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o effect_n which_o the_o thought_n of_o future_a bliss_n and_o suffering_n be_v capable_a of_o produce_v in_o the_o mind_n p._n 79_o chap._n 13._o i._n of_o the_o three_o natural_a inclination_n which_o be_v the_o friendship_n we_o have_v for_o other_o men._n ii_o it_o induce_v we_o to_o approve_v our_o friend_n thought_n and_o to_o deceive_v they_o by_o false_a praise_n p._n 85_o a_o search_n after_o truth_n book_n i._o of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o sense_n chap._n i._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o understanding_n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o will_n and_o wherein_o its_o liberty_n consist_v error_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n misery_n the_o corrupt_a principle_n that_o have_v produce_v evil_a in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v this_o which_o beget_v and_o cherish_v in_o our_o soul_n all_o the_o evil_n that_o afflict_v we_o and_o we_o can_v never_o expect_v a_o true_a and_o solid_a happiness_n but_o by_o a_o serious_a endeavour_n to_o avoid_v it_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o man_n be_v miserable_a only_o because_o they_o be_v sinner_n and_o criminal_n and_o they_o will_v be_v neither_o if_o they_o do_v not_o make_v themselves_o the_o slave_n of_o sin_n by_o assent_v to_o error_n if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o that_o error_n be_v the_o origin_n of_o man_n misery_n how_o very_o just_a 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