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intellectual_a perception_n wherefore_o i_o entreat_v those_o to_o who_o god_n shall_v discover_v my_o wander_n to_o put_v i_o in_o the_o right_a way_n that_o so_o this_o treatise_n which_o i_o offer_v as_o a_o essay_n who_o subject_a be_v well_o worthy_a the_o application_n of_o man_n may_v by_o degree_n arrive_v to_o its_o perfection_n this_o undertake_n be_v at_o first_o ettempt_v only_o with_o design_n of_o instruct_v myself_o but_o some_o person_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n if_o publish_v i_o the_o willing_a submit_v to_o their_o reason_n because_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a so_o well_o suit_v with_o the_o desire_n i_o have_v of_o advantage_v myself_o the_o best_a mean_n say_v they_o of_o be_v inform_v in_o any_o matter_n be_v to_o communicate_v our_o opinion_n about_o it_o to_o the_o learned_a this_o quicken_v our_o own_o attention_n as_o well_o as_o provoke_v they_o sometime_o they_o have_v
include_v two_o faculty_n a_o active_a and_o a_o passive_a 3._o a_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o book_n 45_o chap._n ii_o 1_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o change_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o general_n 2._o that_o the_o chyle_n enter_v the_o heart_n occasion_n a_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n 3._o that_o wine_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n 47_o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o air_n employ_v in_o respiration_n cause_v some_o change_n in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n 48_o chap._n iu_o 1._o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n 2._o of_o that_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o spleen_n and_o viscera_n 3._o that_o all_o that_o be_v perform_v without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o our_o will_n but_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o a_o providence_n 49_o chap._n v._o 1._o of_o memory_n 2._o of_o habit_n 51_o chap._n vi_o 1._o that_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o so_o sudden_a change_n as_o the_o spirit_n 2._o three_o different_a change_n incident_a to_o the_o three_o different_a age_n 53_o chap._n vii_o 1._o of_o the_o communication_n there_o be_v between_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o her_o infant_n 2._o of_o the_o communication_n that_o be_v between_o our_o brain_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o imitation_n and_o to_o compassion_n 3._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o monstrous_a child_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n 4._o a_o explication_n of_o some_o irregularity_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o of_o some_o inclination_n of_o the_o will._n 5._o concern_v concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n 6._o objection_n and_o answer_n 54_o chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o infant_n after_o his_o birth_n by_o his_o accompany_v with_o his_o mother_n his_o nurse_n and_o other_o person_n 2._o some_o instruction_n for_o their_o good_a education_n 61_o the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n 1._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o woman_n 2._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o men._n 3._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o old_a man_n 64_o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n general_o run_v in_o the_o track_n of_o idea_n that_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o we_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o preposterous_a judgement_n 66_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n there_o be_v between_o trace_n and_o trace_n idea_n and_o idea_n 68_o chap._n iu_o 1._o that_o man_n of_o learning_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o error_n 2._o the_o cause_n why_o man_n have_v rather_o be_v guide_v by_o authority_n than_o make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o reason_n 71_o chap._n v._o two_o pernicious_a effect_n read_v have_v upon_o the_o imagination_n 72_o chap._n vi_o that_o man_n of_o learn_v general_o be_v so_o opinionate_a with_o a_o author_n that_o their_o principal_a drift_n be_v the_o know_v what_o he_o hold_v without_o care_v to_o know_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v hold_v 74_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o prepossession_n of_o commentator_n 76_o chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o the_o inventor_n of_o new_a system_n 2._o the_o last_o error_n of_o man_n of_o learn_v 79_o chap._n ix_o 1._o of_o effeminate_a mind_n 2._o of_o superficial_a mind_n 3._o of_o man_n of_o authority_n 4._o of_o the_o experimental_a philosopher_n 81_o the_o three_o part._n chap_n i._o of_o the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o communication_n of_o those_o error_n that_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n 2._o two_o thing_n that_o more_o especial_o increase_v this_o disposition_n 3._o what_o that_o strong_a imagination_n be_v 4._o that_o there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o it_o of_o fool_n and_o of_o those_o that_o have_v a_o strong_a imagination_n in_o the_o sense_n it_o be_v here_o take_v 5._o two_o considerable_a imperfection_n of_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n 6._o of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v to_o persuade_v and_o impose_v on_o other_o 84_o chap._n ii_o general_n instance_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n 87_o chap._n iii_o 1._o of_o the_o force_n of_o some_o author_n imagination_n 2._o of_o tertullian_n 90_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o seneca_n 91_o chap._n v._o of_o montagne_n book_n 95_o chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o witch_n in_o imagination_n and_o of_o wolf-man_n 2._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o two_o first_o book_n 99_o book_n the_o three_o chap._n i._n 1._o thought_n be_v only_o essential_a to_o the_o mind_n sensation_n and_o imagination_n be_v only_o the_o modification_n of_o it_o 2._o we_o know_v not_o all_o the_o modification_n our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o 3._o they_o be_v different_a from_o our_o knowledge_n and_o our_o love_n nor_o be_v they_o always_o consequence_n of_o they_o 101_o chap._n ii_o 1._o the_o mind_n be_v limit_v can_v comprehend_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o infinite_a nature_n 2._o it_o be_v limitation_n be_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o a_o great_a many_o error_n 3._o and_o especial_o of_o heresy_n 4._o the_o mind_n must_v be_v submit_v unto_o faith_n 105_o chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o philosopher_n dissipate_v or_o dissolve_v the_o force_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o subject_n include_v too_o many_o relation_n and_o depend_v on_o too_o many_o thing_n and_o by_o observe_v no_o method_n in_o their_o study_n 2._o a_o instance_n take_v from_o aristotle_n 3._o that_o geometrician_n on_o the_o contrary_n take_v a_o good_a method_n in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n especial_o those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o algebra_n and_o analytic_n 4._o that_o their_o method_n increase_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o aristotle_n logic_n lessen_v it_o 5._o another_o fault_n of_o learned_a man_n 107_o chap._n iu_o 1._o the_o mind_n can_v dwell_v long_o upon_o object_n that_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o it_o or_o that_o include_v not_o something_o of_o infinity_o in_o they_o 2._o the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o want_n of_o application_n and_o consequent_o of_o error_n 3._o our_o sensation_n take_v we_o up_o more_o than_o the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n 4._o which_o be_v the_o source_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o moral_n 5._o and_o of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n 109_o second_o part_n concern_v pure_a understanding_n chap._n i._n 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o idea_n that_o they_o real_o exist_v and_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o perceive_v all_o material_a object_n 2._o a_o particularization_n of_o all_o the_o way_n possible_a for_o we_o to_o perceive_v external_a object_n 112_o chap._n ii_o that_o material_a object_n emit_v not_o species_n which_o resemble_v they_o 114_o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o power_n to_o produce_v idea_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o error_n man_n be_v guilty_a of_o upon_o this_o subject_a 115_o chap._n iv_o that_o we_o perceive_v not_o object_n by_o mean_n of_o idea_n create_v with_o we_o that_o god_n do_v not_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o every_o moment_n we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o 117_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o mind_n perceive_v neither_o the_o essence_n nor_o the_o existence_n of_o object_n by_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 118_o chap._n vi_o that_o we_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n 119_o chap._n vii_o 1._o four_o different_a manner_n of_o perception_n 2._o how_o it_o be_v that_o we_o know_v god_n 3._o how_o we_o know_v body_n 4._o how_o we_o know_v our_o own_o soul_n 5._o how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o man_n and_o pure_a spirit_n 122_o chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o intimate_a presence_n of_o the_o indefinite_a idea_n of_o be_v in_o general_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o disorderly_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o chimaera_n of_o the_o vulgar_a philosophy_n which_o hinder_v many_o philosopher_n from_o acknowledge_v the_o solidity_n of_o true_a principle_n of_o physics_n 2._o a_o instance_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o matter_n 124_o chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o last_o general_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n 2._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 when_o we_o will_v have_v they_o 3._o that_o every_o finite_a mind_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n and_o why_o 4._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n and_o spirit_n nor_o that_o god_n be_v a_o
the_o sight_n be_v the_o first_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o comprehensive_a of_o all_o the_o sense_n insomuch_o that_o have_v it_o be_v give_v we_o for_o the_o discovery_n of_o truth_n it_o alone_o have_v have_v more_o to_o do_v than_o all_o the_o other_o wherefore_o if_o we_o can_v overthrow_v the_o authority_n the_o eye_n obtain_v over_o our_o reason_n it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o undeceive_v we_o and_o to_o possess_v we_o with_o a_o general_a distrust_n of_o all_o the_o other_o sense_n our_o business_n therefore_o be_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o we_o ought_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o rely_v on_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o sight_n in_o our_o judgement_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n but_o only_o in_o discover_v the_o relation_n they_o have_v to_o the_o welfare_n and_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n that_o our_o eye_n general_o deceive_v we_o in_o all_o the_o representation_n they_o make_v of_o thing_n in_o the_o magnitude_n in_o the_o figure_n and_o motion_n of_o body_n in_o light_n and_o colour_n which_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n we_o see_v that_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v real_o what_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o all_o mankind_n be_v mistake_v in_o they_o and_o that_o hereby_o we_o fall_v into_o other_o error_n numberless_a and_o infinite_a we_o begin_v with_o extension_n lo_o consider_v then_o the_o reason_n that_o induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o our_o eye_n never_o represent_v it_o to_o we_o such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o with_o glass_n we_o discover_v as_o often_o as_o we_o please_v animal_n much_o less_o than_o a_o grain_n of_o sand_n which_o be_v almost_o invisible_a 1668._o nay_o there_o have_v be_v see_v a_o thousand_o time_n less_o than_o they_o these_o animate_v atom_n walk_v and_o move_v no_o less_o than_o other_o animal_n therefore_o they_o must_v have_v leg_n and_o foot_n bone_n in_o their_o leg_n to_o support_v they_o muscle_n to_o move_v they_o tendon_n and_o infinite_a fibre_n in_o every_o muscle_n last_o blood_n or_o animal_n spirit_n extreme_o subtle_a and_o refine_a either_o to_o fill_v or_o make_v these_o muscle_n move_v successive_o without_o this_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v they_o live_v be_v nourish_v or_o translate_v their_o little_a body_n into_o different_a place_n according_a to_o the_o different_a impression_n of_o object_n or_o rather_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o those_o man_n themselves_o have_v spend_v all_o their_o life_n in_o anatomy_n and_o in_o disclose_v nature_n to_o imagine_v the_o number_n the_o diversity_n the_o delicacy_n of_o all_o the_o part_n these_o little_a body_n be_v necessary_o compound_v of_o whereby_o they_o live_v and_o perform_v all_o those_o thing_n we_o see_v they_o do_v the_o imagination_n be_v lose_v and_o confound_v at_o so_o incredible_a a_o littleness_n it_o can_v catch_v the_o vanish_v part_n nor_o take_v hold_v of_o they_o as_o be_v too_o little_a to_o be_v grasp_v by_o it_o and_o though_o 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occasional_a cause_n intelligent_a and_o enlighten_v by_o eternal_a wisdom_n to_o remedy_v the_o defect_n which_o shall_v unavoidable_o happen_v in_o the_o work_n that_o be_v form_v by_o general_a law_n the_o collision_n of_o body_n which_o determine_v the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o general_a law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o occasional_a cause_n without_o understanding_n and_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o there_o must_v be_v imperfection_n in_o the_o world_n and_o monster_n produce_v which_o be_v not_o of_o such_o account_n as_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n shall_v descend_v to_o remedy_v they_o by_o particular_a wi_n but_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o intelligent_a occasional_a cause_n illuminate_v with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o word_n and_o susceptible_a of_o particular_a will_n according_a to_o the_o particular_a exigency_n of_o the_o work_n he_o form_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o future_a world_n will_v be_v infinite_o more_o perfect_a than_o the_o 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of_o the_o general_n law_n of_o grace_n by_o which_o god_n will_v have_v all_o man_n save_v in_o his_o son_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o show_v in_o general_n by_o reason_n that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o believe_v god_n act_n in_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n by_o particular_a wi_n for_o though_o by_o reason_n separate_v from_o faith_n it_o can_v be_v demonstrate_v that_o god_n have_v constitute_v the_o will_n of_o man-god_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o his_o gift_n yet_o it_o may_v without_o faith_n be_v show_v that_o he_o distribute_v they_o not_o to_o man_n by_o particular_a will_n and_o that_o in_o two_o manner_n a_o priori_fw-la and_o a_o posteriori_fw-la that_o be_v by_o the_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o serve_v to_o prove_v this_o truth_n first_o then_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o priori_fw-la a_o wise_a be_v
his_o sensation_n see_v the_o illustration_n upon_o the_o 7._o ch._n of_o the_o 2_o d._n part_v of_o the_o 3_o d._n book_n v._o that_o it_o be_v a_o error_n to_o think_v all_o man_n have_v the_o same_o sensation_n of_o the_o same_o object_n iv_o a_o objection_n and_o answer_n this_o pagraâ—h_n be_v want_v in_o some_o edition_n and_o be_v obscure_a in_o the_o french_a and_o therefore_o have_v receive_v some_o alteration_n that_o it_o may_v be_v perspicuous_a i._o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n that_o accompany_v our_o sensation_n and_o which_o we_o confound_v with_o they_o ii_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o false_a judgement_n iii_o that_o error_n be_v not_o in_o our_o sensation_n but_o only_o in_o these_o judgement_n brown_a paper_n present_o take_v fire_n but_o the_o glass_n must_v be_v large_a or_o more_o convex_a to_o burn_v white_a paper_n i._o that_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sense_n serve_v we_o instead_o of_o general_a and_o very_a fruitful_a principle_n from_o whence_o to_o draw_v false_a conclusion_n and_o these_o conclusion_n again_o become_v other_o principle_n in_o in_o their_o turn_n ii_o the_o original_a of_o the_o difference_n attribute_v to_o object_n that_o these_o difference_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n iii_o the_o original_a of_o substantial_a form_n iv_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o all_o the_o other_o more_o general_a error_n of_o the_o school-philosophy_n i._o a_o instance_n take_v from_o morality_n which_o show_v that_o our_o sense_n offer_v we_o nothing_o but_o false_a good_n i_o will_v explain_v in_o the_o last_o book_n in_o what_o sense_n object_n act_v upon_o the_o body_n ii_o that_o god_n only_o be_v our_o good_a and_o that_o all_o sensible_a object_n can_v give_v we_o any_o sense_n of_o pleasure_n iii_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n make_v we_o liable_a to_o error_n even_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o sensible_a ii_o a_o example_n take_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o men._n iii_o that_o sensible_a and_o agreeable_a manner_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v i._o the_o error_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n ii_o error_n concern_v the_o quality_n and_o perfection_n of_o body_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v give_v we_o only_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o body_n ii_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o report_n which_o our_o sense_n make_v of_o thing_n iii_o that_o it_o be_v no_o little_a thing_n to_o doubt_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v i._o a_o general_n idea_n of_o the_o imagination_n imagination_n by_o a_o natural_a judgement_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o precede_a book_n ii_o two_o faculty_n in_o the_o imagination_n a_o active_a and_o a_o passive_a iii_o a_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o book_n i._o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o change_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o general_n ii_o that_o the_o chyle_n enter_v the_o heart_n occasion_n a_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n iii_o that_o winâ—_n effect_n the_o same_o thing_n vinum_fw-la iuctator_n dolosus_fw-la est_fw-la numquid_fw-la non_fw-la ultra_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la in_o theman_n jer._n c._n 49._o v._n 7._o i._o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n ii_o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o spleen_n and_o other_o viscera_n iii_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o order_n of_o providence_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o our_o will._n i._o of_o the_o mewory_n ii_o of_o the_o habit_n habit_n i_o explain_v elsewhere_o wherein_o this_o power_n consist_v see_v the_o illustraâ—ions_n upon_o the_o intellectual_a memory_n and_o habit_n i._o that_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o so_o sudden_a change_n as_o the_o spirit_n ii_o three_o considerable_a change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o three_o different_a age_n of_o man._n i._o of_o the_o communication_n that_o be_v between_o the_o brain_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o her_o infant_n ii_o of_o the_o communication_n between_o our_o brain_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o imitation_n and_o compassion_n iii_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o monstrous_a child_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n species_n according_a to_o the_o first_o supposition_n supposition_n according_a to_o the_o second_o supposition_n iv_o a_o explication_n of_o some_o irregularity_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o will._n v._o a_o explication_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n rom._n ch._n 6.5.12_o 14_o etc._n etc._n vi_o objection_n and_o answer_n see_v the_o illustration_n i._o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o infant_n after_o his_o birth_n by_o his_o accompany_v with_o his_o mother_n his_o nurse_n and_o other_o person_n ii_o instruction_n for_o the_o good_a education_n of_o child_n s._n august_n qui_fw-la parcit_fw-la virgae_fw-la odit_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la prov._n 13.24_o i._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o woman_n ii_o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n in_o the_o perfection_n of_o their_o age._n iii_o concern_v the_o imagination_n of_o old_a men._n i._o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n three_o cause_n of_o the_o connection_n of_o trace_n with_o idea_n ii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connection_n of_o the_o trace_n i._o mâ—n_z of_o learning_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o error_n ii_o the_o cause_n why_o man_n have_v rather_o be_v guide_v by_o authority_n than_o make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o reason_n clarus_n ob_fw-la obscuram_fw-la linguam_fw-la lucretius_n veritas_fw-la filia_fw-la temporis_fw-la non_fw-la auâ—toritatis_fw-la see_v the_o first_o article_n of_o the_o precede_a chapter_n praelectiones_fw-la 13_o in_fw-la principium_fw-la elementorum_fw-la euclidis_fw-la euclidis_fw-la in_o quaâ—to_n i._o of_o the_o inventor_n of_o new_a system_n ii_o a_o considerable_a error_n of_o studious_a men._n i._o of_o effeminate_a mind_n ii_o of_o superficial_a mind_n iii_o of_o man_n of_o authority_n opusc._n 2._o iv_o of_o such_o as_o make_v experiment_n i._o of_o the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o communication_n of_o those_o error_n that_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n ii_o two_o thing_n that_o more_o especial_o increase_v the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o iii_o what_o the_o strong_a imagination_n be_v iv_o two_o kind_n of_o it_o v._o two_o considerable_a imperfection_n of_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n vi_o that_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n easy_o persuade_v artic._n 37._o of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n plutarch_n mor._n how_o to_o distinguish_v the_o flatterer_n from_o the_o friend_n diodor._fw-la sicul._n bibl._n lib._n 3._o see_v the_o illustration_n chap._n 2._o &_o 3_o de_fw-fr pallio_fw-la multos_fw-la etiam_fw-la vidi_fw-la postquam_fw-la bene_fw-la aestuassent_fw-la ut_fw-la eum_fw-la assequerentur_fw-la nihil_fw-la praeter_fw-la sudorem_fw-la &_o inanem_fw-la animi_fw-la fatigationem_fw-la lucratos_fw-la ab_fw-la ejus_fw-la lectione_n discessisse_fw-la sic_fw-la qui_fw-la scotinus_n haberi_fw-la viderique_fw-la dignus_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la cognomentum_fw-la habere_fw-la voluit_fw-la adeo_fw-la quod_fw-la voluit_fw-la a_o seipso_fw-la impetravit_fw-la &_o efficere_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la obtabat_fw-la valuit_fw-la ut_fw-la liquido_fw-la jurare_fw-la ausim_fw-la neminem_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempus_fw-la extitisse_fw-la qui_fw-la possit_fw-la jurare_fw-la hunc_fw-la libellum_fw-la a_o capite_fw-la ad_fw-la calcem_fw-la usque_fw-la totum_fw-la a_o se_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la bene_fw-la intellectum_fw-la quam_fw-la lectum_fw-la salm._n in_o epist._n ded_fw-we comment_fw-fr in_o tert._n epicurus_n ait_fw-fr injurias_fw-la tolerabiles_fw-la esse_fw-la sapienti_fw-la nos_fw-la injurias_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la sapientia_fw-la huius_fw-la mundi_fw-la stultitia_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la quod_fw-la hominibus_fw-la altum_fw-la est_fw-la abominatio_fw-la est_fw-la ante_fw-la deum_fw-la luc._n 16._o beaux_fw-fr esprits_fw-fr &_o esprits_fw-fr fort_n 1._o in_o philosophia_fw-la parum_fw-la diligens_fw-la 2._o velles_fw-fr eum_fw-la svo_fw-la ingenio_fw-la dixisse_fw-la alieno_fw-la judicio_fw-la 3._o si_fw-mi aliqua_fw-la contempsisset_fw-la etc._n etc._n consensu_fw-la eruditorum_fw-la quam_fw-la puerorum_fw-la amore_fw-la comprobaretur_fw-la quintil._n lib_n 10._o cap._n 2._o apoc._n 2._o conservus_fw-la tuus_fw-la sum_fw-la etc._n etc._n deum_fw-la adora_fw-la l._n 3._o câ—_n 13_o l._n 2._o ch._n 10_o l._n 1._o ch._n 24_o l._n 2._o ch._n 17_o l._n 12._o ch_n 17._o l._n 2._o ch._n 12_o l._n 1._o ch._n 22_o i._o of_o imaginary_a witch_n of_o wolf-man_n ii_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o two_o first_o book_n i._o think_v only_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o soul_n sensation_n and_o imagination_n be_v only_o the_o modification_n of_o it_o