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property_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n better_o than_o any_o of_o those_o that_o be_v before_o he_o and_o who_o have_v succeed_v he_o until_o our_o age_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o he_o have_v not_o attribute_v to_o external_n body_n all_o the_o sensible_a quality_n which_o we_o perceive_v by_o their_o mean_n for_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o clear_o contain_v in_o the_o idea_n he_o have_v of_o matter_n so_o that_o one_o may_v confident_o say_v that_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n have_v not_o be_v know_v clear_o enough_o till_o of_o late_a year_n some_o fancy_n they_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o mind_n other_o be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o know_v any_o thing_n about_o it_o the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n be_v insensible_a of_o the_o vsefulness_n of_o that_o knowledge_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n they_o despise_v it_o but_o all_o these_o common_a opinion_n be_v rather_o effect_n of_o the_o imagination_n and_o inclination_n of_o man_n than_o the_o consequence_n of_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a sight_n of_o their_o mind_n it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o look_v within_o themselves_o there_o to_o discover_v their_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n but_o they_o delight_v in_o curious_a discovery_n and_o fine_a science_n never_o look_v within_o themselves_o they_o be_v insensible_a of_o the_o disorder_n that_o happen_v there_o they_o think_v they_o be_v well_o because_o they_o be_v insensible_a they_o find_v fault_n with_o those_o who_o know_v their_o own_o distemper_n apply_v remedy_n to_o it_o and_o say_v that_o they_o make_v themselves_o sick_a because_o they_o endeavour_v to_o cure_v themselves_o but_o these_o great_a genius_n who_o penetrate_v into_o the_o most_o mysterious_a secret_n of_o nature_n who_o in_o their_o mind_n ascend_v into_o the_o heaven_n and_o who_o descend_v even_o into_o the_o abyss_n aught_o to_o remember_v what_o they_o be_v these_o great_a object_n perhaps_o only_o serve_v to_o dazzle_v they_o the_o mind_n must_v go_v out_o of_o itself_o to_o attain_v to_o so_o many_o thing_n but_o it_o can_v do_v it_o without_o be_v dissipate_v man_n be_v not_o bear_v to_o become_v astronomer_n or_o chemist_n to_o spend_v all_o their_o life_n in_o gaze_v through_o a_o telescope_n or_o in_o sweat_v at_o a_o furnace_n in_o order_n to_o infer_v little_a insignificant_a consequence_n from_o their_o laborious_a observation_n i_o grant_v that_o a_o astronomer_n be_v the_o first_o that_o discover_v land_n sea_n and_o mountain_n in_o the_o moon_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o observe_v spot_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o exact_o calculate_v their_o motion_n i_o grant_v that_o a_o chemist_n have_v at_o last_o find_v the_o secret_a of_o fix_v mercury_n or_o make_v the_o alkaist_n by_o which_o vanhelmont_n boast_v he_o can_v dissolve_v all_o body_n but_o be_v they_o become_v the_o wise_a or_o the_o happy_a for_o this_o they_o may_v have_v get_v some_o reputation_n by_o it_o in_o the_o world_n but_o if_o they_o have_v consider_v it_o that_o reputation_n have_v only_o increase_v their_o servitude_n man_n may_v look_v upon_o astronomy_n chemistry_n and_o most_o science_n as_o proper_a divertisement_n for_o a_o gentleman_n but_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v delude_v by_o they_o nor_o to_o prefer_v they_o to_o the_o science_n of_o man_n for_o the_o imagination_n fix_v a_o certain_a idea_n of_o grandeur_n upon_o astronomy_n because_o that_o science_n consider_v great_a object_n glorious_a object_n object_n which_o be_v infinite_o above_o all_o that_o be_v about_o we_o the_o mind_n ought_v not_o blind_o to_o embrace_v that_o idea_n we_o shall_v make_v ourselves_o judge_n and_o master_n of_o it_o and_o divest_v it_o of_o that_o sensible_a greatness_n which_o astonish_v our_o reason_n the_o mind_n ought_v to_o judge_v of_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o its_o internal_a knowledge_n without_o harken_v to_o the_o false_a and_o confuse_a testimony_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o imagination_n and_o if_o it_o examine_v all_o humane_a science_n by_o the_o pure_a light_n of_o truth_n which_o guide_v it_o we_o dare_v affirm_v that_o it_o will_v despise_v most_o of_o they_o and_o will_v have_v more_o respect_n for_o that_o which_o teach_v we_o what_o we_o be_v than_o for_o all_o other_o whatever_n therefore_o we_o choose_v to_o advise_v those_o who_o be_v lover_n of_o truth_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o work_n according_a to_o the_o answer_n they_o will_v receive_v from_o the_o sovereign_a master_n of_o all_o man_n after_o have_v make_v their_o application_n to_o he_o by_o serious_a reflection_n rather_o than_o to_o prevent_v they_o by_o a_o long_a discourse_n which_o they_o may_v perhaps_o look_v upon_o as_o common_a place_n or_o the_o vain_a ornament_n of_o a_o preface_n if_o they_o think_v this_o subject_a worthy_a their_o application_n and_o study_n they_o be_v desire_v again_o not_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o matter_n it_o contain_v by_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a manner_n in_o which_o they_o be_v express_v but_o to_o look_v within_o themselves_o to_o hear_v there_o the_o decision_n they_o be_v to_o follow_v and_o according_a to_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o judge_v because_o we_o be_v persuade_v that_o man_n can_v teach_v each_o other_o and_o those_o that_o hear_v we_o do_v not_o learn_v the_o truth_n we_o speak_v to_o their_o ear_n unless_o he_o that_o have_v discover_v they_o to_o we_o reveal_v they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o their_o mind_n we_o find_v ourselves_o oblige_v to_o advise_v those_o who_o will_v profitable_o read_v this_o work_n not_o to_o believe_v we_o upon_o our_o word_n out_o of_o inclination_n nor_o to_o oppose_v what_o we_o say_v out_o of_o aversion_n for_o though_o we_o 40._o we_o nolite_fw-la putâ—re_fw-la quemquam_fw-la hominem_fw-la aliquid_fw-la discere_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la admonere_fw-la possumus_fw-la per_fw-la strepitum_fw-la vocis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a intus_fw-la qui_fw-la doceat_fw-la in_o anis_fw-la fit_a strepitus_fw-la noster_fw-la aug._n in_o joan._n auditus_fw-la per_fw-la i_o factus_fw-la intellectus_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la dixit_fw-la aliquis_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la eos_fw-la vestrum_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la eum_fw-la videtis_fw-la si_fw-mi intellexistis_fw-la fratres_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o cordi_fw-la vestro_fw-la munus_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la aug._n in_o joan._n tr._n 40._o think_v we_o have_v advance_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o have_v learn_v by_o meditation_n we_o shall_v be_v very_o sorry_a that_o other_o shall_v content_v themselves_o to_o retain_v and_o believe_v our_o sentiment_n without_o know_v they_o or_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v deceive_v either_o for_o want_v of_o understand_v they_o or_o because_o we_o be_v deceive_v aust_n deceive_v the_o book_n de_fw-fr magistro_fw-la of_o st._n aust_n the_o pride_n of_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a who_o will_v be_v believe_v upon_o their_o word_n seem_v insupportable_a to_o we_o they_o will_v not_o allow_v we_o to_o consult_v god_n after_o they_o have_v speak_v because_o they_o do_v not_o consult_v he_o themselves_o they_o be_v angry_a as_o soon_o as_o any_o body_n oppose_v their_o sentiment_n and_o they_o will_v needs_o force_v man_n to_o prefer_v the_o obscurity_n of_o their_o imagination_n to_o the_o pure_a light_n of_o truth_n which_o guide_v the_o mind_n we_o be_v thanks_o be_v to_o god_n far_o from_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v though_o we_o be_v often_o accuse_v of_o it_o we_o desire_v indeed_o that_o man_n shall_v believe_v the_o fact_n and_o experience_n we_o relate_v because_o those_o thing_n can_v be_v learn_v by_o the_o application_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o the_o sovereign_n and_o universal_a reason_n but_o as_o for_o all_o truth_n that_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o true_a idea_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o eternal_a truth_n represent_v in_o the_o recess_n of_o our_o psal_n our_o
sensation_n p._n 64_o chap._n 11._o i._n of_o the_o error_n we_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o action_n of_o object_n upon_o the_o external_n fibres_n of_o our_o sense_n ii_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o error_n iii_o a_o objection_n and_o answer_n p._n 71_o chap._n 12._o i._n of_o the_o error_n concern_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o our_o sense_n ii_o that_o either_o we_o perceive_v not_o these_o motion_n or_o else_o confound_v they_o with_o our_o sensation_n iii_o experience_n which_o prove_v it_o iv_o torâ—e_v sort_n of_o sensation_n v._o the_o error_n which_o accompany_v they_o p._n 73_o chap._n 13._o i._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o sensation_n ii_o that_o we_o know_v they_o better_o than_o we_o believe_v we_o do_v iii_o a_o objection_n and_o answer_n iu._n why_o we_o imagine_v we_o know_v nothing_o of_o our_o sensation_n v._o that_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o in_o believe_v that_o all_o man_n have_v the_o same_o sensation_n of_o the_o same_o object_n vi_o objection_n and_o answer_n p._n 80_o chap._n 14._o i._n 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 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 p._n 90_o chap._n 15._o a_o explanation_n of_o the_o particular_a error_n of_o sight_n which_o may_v serve_v we_o as_o a_o example_n of_o the_o general_a error_n of_o our_o sense_n p._n 95_o chap._n 16._o i._n that_o the_o error_n of_o our_o sense_n be_v the_o most_o general_a and_o fruitful_a principle_n whence_o we_o draw_v all_o the_o false_a conclusion_n which_o in_o their_o turn_n also_o serve_v we_o for_o principle_n ii_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o essential_a difference_n iii_o of_o substantial_a form_n iv_o of_o some_o other_o error_n in_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o school_n p_o 97_o chap._n 17._o i._n another_o example_n draw_v from_o moral_n which_o show_v that_o our_o sense_n only_o offer_v we_o false_a good_n ii_o that_o it_o be_v god_n only_o who_o be_v our_o true_a good_n iii_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stolck_n p._n 102_o chap._n 18._o i._n our_o sense_n deceive_v we_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o sensible_a ii_o a_o example_n draw_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o men._n iii_o we_o must_v not_o confide_v in_o sensible_a habit_n p._n 105_o chap._n 19_o two_o other_o example_n i._o the_o first_o of_o our_o error_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o body_n ii_o the_o second_o of_o these_o that_o relate_v to_o the_o quality_n of_o these_o body_n p._n 109_o chap._n 20._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o book_n i._o that_o our_o sense_n be_v only_o give_v we_o for_o our_o body_n ii_o that_o we_o must_v doubt_v of_o their_o testimony_n iii_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o inconsiderable_a thing_n to_o doubt_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v p._n 113_o book_n ii_o of_o the_o imagination_n the_o first_o part._n chap._n 1._o i._o a_o general_n idea_n of_o the_o imagination_n ii_o that_o it_o include_v two_o faculty_n the_o one_o active_a and_o the_o other_o passive_n iii_o the_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v to_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n and_o the_o design_n of_o this_o second_o book_n p._n 117_o chap._n 2._o i._n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o change_n to_o which_o they_o be_v subject_a in_o general_n ii_o that_o the_o chyle_n go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o thereby_o produce_v some_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n iii_o that_o wine_n have_v the_o same_o effect_n p._n 122_o chap._n 3._o that_o the_o air_n one_o breath_n cause_n likewise_o some_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n p._n 126_o chap._n 4._o i._n of_o the_o change_n wrought_v in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n by_o the_o nerve_n that_o go_v to_o the_o lung_n and_o heart_n ii_o of_o that_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n that_o pass_v from_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o spleen_n and_o so_o into_o the_o bowel_n iii_o that_o all_o this_o be_v do_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o out_o will_v but_o can_v be_v effect_v with_o out_o a_o providence_n p._n 128_o chap._n 5._o i._n of_o the_o memory_n ii_o of_o habit_n p._n 134_o chap._n 6._o i._n that_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o such_o quick_a change_n as_o the_o spirit_n be_v ii_o three_o different_a change_n in_o the_o three_o different_a age_n p._n 139_o chap._n 7._o i._n of_o the_o communication_n which_o be_v between_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o her_o child_n ii_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 carry_v we_o to_o imitation_n and_o compassion_n iii_o a_o explanation_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o monstrous_a child_n and_o of_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n iv_o some_o irregularity_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o some_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_v explain_v v._o of_o concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n vi_o objection_n and_o answer_n p._n 141_o chap._n 8._o i._o the_o change_n that_o happen_v to_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o child_n after_o it_o be_v bear_v by_o the_o conversation_n it_o have_v with_o its_o nurse_n its_o mother_n and_o other_o person_n ii_o advice_n how_o to_o educate_v it_o well_o p._n 160_o the_o second_o part._n of_o the_o imagination_n chap._n 1._o i._n of_o the_o imagination_n of_o woman_n ii_o of_o that_o of_o men._n iii_o of_o that_o of_o old_a people_n p._n 161_o chap._n 2._o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n usual_o observe_v the_o trace_n of_o idea_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o we_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o we_o never_o make_v a_o sound_a judgement_n of_o thing_n p._n 168_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o trace_n and_o trace_n and_o between_o idea_n and_o idea_n p._n 172_o chap._n 4._o i._n that_o studious_a man_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o error_n ii_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o rather_o choose_v to_o follow_v authority_n than_o make_v use_v of_o their_o judgement_n p._n 182_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o ill_a effect_n that_o read_n have_v upon_o the_o imagination_n p._n 187_o chap._n 6._o that_o studious_a person_n be_v usual_o prejudice_v in_o favour_n of_o some_o author_n so_o that_o their_o principal_a alm_n be_v to_o know_v whathe_v believe_v without_o mind_v what_o he_o ought_v to_o believe_v p._n 190_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o commentator_n p._n 196_o chap._n 8._o i._n of_o the_o inventor_n of_o new_a system_n ii_o the_o last_o error_n of_o studious_a person_n p._n 204_o chap._n 9_o i._n of_o esseminate_a wit_n ii_o of_o superficial_a wit_n iii_o of_o person_n of_o authority_n iv_o of_o those_o that_o make_v experiment_n p._n 209_o the_o three_o part._n of_o the_o contagious_a communication_n of_o strong_a imagination_n chap._n 1._o i._n of_o our_o inclination_n 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 error_n that_o depend_v upon_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n two_o two_o principal_a cause_n that_o increase_v this_o inclination_n iii_o what_o a_o strong_a imagination_n be_v iv_o that_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o it_o of_o mad_a man_n and_o of_o such_o who_o have_v a_o strong_a imagination_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v here_o mean_v v._o two_o considerable_a defect_n of_o those_o that_o have_v a_o strong_a imagination_n vi_o of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v to_o perswage_v and_o impose_v p._n 219_o chap._n 2_o general_n example_n of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o imagination_n p._n 232_o chap._n 3._o i._n of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o imagination_n of_o certain_a author_n ii_o of_o tertullian_n p._n 241_o chap._n 4._o of_o seneca_n imagination_n p._n 244_o chap._n 5._o of_o montagne_n book_n p._n 253_o chap._n 6._o i._n of_o imaginary_a wizard_n and_o lycanthropi_n or_o wolf-man_n ii_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o two_o first_o book_n p._n 263_o book_n iii_o of_o the_o understanding_n or_o pure_a mind_n chap._n 1._o i._o think_v only_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o mind_n sensation_n and_o imagination_n be_v only_o its_o modification_n ii_o we_o know_v not_o all_o the_o modification_n our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o iii_o they_o be_v different_a from_o our_o knowledge_n and_o love_n and_o be_v not_o always_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o p._n 1_o chap._n 2._o i._o the_o mind_n be_v limit_v can_v comprehend_v any_o thing_n that_o relate_v to_o infinity_o ii_o its_o limitation_n be_v the_o original_a of_o many_o error_n iii_o and_o chief_o of_o heresy_n iv_o we_o must_v submit_v our_o mind_n to_o faith_n p._n
and_o afterward_o as_o shall_v be_v explain_v in_o the_o three_o book_n he_o may_v by_o the_o union_n which_o he_o have_v with_o the_o universal_a be_v or_o that_o which_o include_v every_o good_a think_v of_o other_o thing_n and_o consequent_o love_v other_o good_n in_o fine_a we_o may_v compare_v all_o other_o good_n love_v they_o according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o degree_n in_o which_o they_o be_v lovely_a and_o refer_v they_o to_o he_o which_o include_v they_o all_o and_o which_o be_v only_o worthy_a to_o limit_v our_o love_n as_o be_v only_o able_a to_o fill_v all_o our_o capacity_n of_o love_v almost_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n as_o of_o the_o love_n of_o good_a we_o love_v the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n as_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o good_a by_o a_o natural_a impression_n and_o this_o impression_n as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o carry_v we_o towards_o good_a be_v not_o invincible_a its_o only_a so_o by_o the_o evidence_n or_o by_o 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which_o represent_v it_o book_n see_v chap._n 7._o 2d_o part_n of_o the_o 3d_o book_n thus_o not_o know_v our_o soul_n by_o its_o idea_n as_o i_o shall_v explain_v hereafter_o but_o only_o by_o the_o internal_a sentiment_n we_o have_v thereof_o we_o know_v not_o by_o a_o simple_a sight_n but_o only_o by_o reason_v whether_o whiteness_n light_n colour_n and_o other_o weak_a and_o languish_v sensation_n be_v not_o modification_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o for_o the_o lively_a sensation_n such_o as_o pain_n and_o pleasure_n we_o easy_o judge_v they_o be_v within_o we_o because_o we_o be_v very_o sensible_a that_o they_o affect_v we_o and_o have_v no_o need_n to_o know_v they_o by_o their_o idea_n to_o perceive_v they_o belong_v we_o as_o for_o indifferent_a sensation_n the_o soul_n be_v very_o much_o perplex_v with_o they_o for_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n it_o will_v follow_v the_o natural_a judgement_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o therefore_o it_o remove_v from_o it_o as_o much_o as_o possible_a these_o sort_n of_o sensation_n to_o attribute_v they_o to_o the_o object_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o can_v avoid_v feel_v within_o self_n that_o they_o belong_v to_o it_o especial_o when_o these_o sensation_n come_v near_o those_o that_o i_o call_v strong_a and_o lively_a so_o that_o it_o be_v after_o this_o manner_n that_o it_o guide_v itself_o in_o the_o judgement_n it_o make_v of_o they_o if_o a_o sensation_n affect_v it_o very_o much_o it_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v in_o its_o own_o body_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o object_n and_o if_o it_o touch_v it_o but_o a_o little_a the_o soul_n believe_v it_o only_o in_o the_o object_n and_o if_o this_o sensation_n be_v exact_o in_o the_o medium_fw-la between_o the_o strong_a and_o weak_a than_o it_o know_v not_o what_o to_o
distinguish_v it_o from_o admiration_n from_o desire_n and_o love_n from_o a_o square_a a_o circle_n and_o motion_n in_o fine_a he_o discern_v it_o very_o different_a from_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o this_o pain_n that_o he_o feel_v now_o if_o he_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o pain_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v how_o he_o can_v have_v any_o certainty_n that_o what_o he_o feel_v be_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n we_o have_v some_o knowledge_n therefore_o of_o what_o we_o immediate_o feel_v when_o we_o see_v colour_n or_o when_o we_o have_v any_o other_o sensation_n and_o even_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o if_o we_o know_v it_o not_o we_o can_v know_v no_o sensible_a object_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a we_o can_v not_o distinguish_v water_n from_o wine_n if_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o the_o sensation_n we_o have_v of_o one_o of_o they_o be_v different_a from_o those_o we_o have_v of_o the_o other_o and_o so_o of_o all_o thing_n we_o know_v by_o our_o sense_n it_o be_v true_a that_o if_o i_o be_v press_v and_o require_v to_o explain_v what_o pain_n pleasure_n and_o colour_n be_v etc._n etc._n i_o can_v not_o do_v it_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v by_o word_n but_o it_o follow_v not_o from_o thence_o that_o if_o i_o see_v colour_n or_o burn_v myself_o i_o do_v not_o know_v at_o least_o after_o some_o manner_n what_o i_o actual_o feel_v now_o the_o reason_n why_o all_o sensation_n can_v be_v well_o explain_v by_o word_n as_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v be_v answer_n iii_o objection_n and_o answer_n because_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o affix_v the_o idea_n of_o thing_n to_o such_o name_n as_o they_o please_v they_o may_v call_v heaven_n ouranos_n schamajim_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o greek_n and_o hebrew_n do_v but_o even_o those_o man_n can_v at_o their_o pleasure_n affix_v their_o sensation_n to_o word_n or_o even_o to_o any_o other_o thing_n they_o see_v not_o colour_n although_o they_o speak_v of_o they_o if_o they_o open_v not_o 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when_o he_o that_o hear_v we_o have_v not_o the_o same_o idea_n as_o we_o that_o speak_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o colour_n not_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o sound_n of_o word_n or_o to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o ear_n but_o to_o that_o of_o the_o optic_a nerve_n they_o can_v be_v represent_v to_o the_o blind_a since_o their_o optic_a nerve_n can_v be_v shake_v by_o colour_a object_n we_o have_v then_o some_o knowledge_n of_o our_o sensation_n let_v we_o now_o see_v from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o seek_v yet_o to_o know_v they_o and_o believe_v ourselves_o ignorant_a thereof_o this_o be_v without_o doubt_n the_o reason_n the_o soul_n sensation_n iv_o why_o it_o be_v we_o imagine_v we_o do_v not_o know_v our_o own_o sensation_n since_o original_a sin_n be_v become_v as_o it_o be_v corporeal_a by_o its_o inclination_n its_o love_n for_o sensible_a thing_n continual_o diminish_v the_o union_n or_o relation_n that_o it_o have_v to_o intelligible_a thing_n it_o be_v with_o great_a disgust_n that_o it_o conceive_v thing_n which_o do_v not_o produce_v some_o sensation_n in_o it_o and_o it_o immediate_o cease_v to_o consider_v they_o it_o do_v all_o that_o be_v in_o its_o power_n to_o produce_v some_o image_n in_o its_o brain_n which_o represent_v they_o and_o it_o be_v so_o much_o accustom_v to_o this_o kind_n of_o conception_n from_o our_o infancy_n that_o it_o even_o think_v it_o can_v know_v what_o it_o can_v imagine_v yet_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o not_o be_v corporeal_a can_v be_v represent_v to_o the_o mind_n by_o corporeal_a image_n as_o our_o soul_n with_o all_o its_o modification_n but_o when_o our_o soul_n will_v represent_v to_o itself_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o sensation_n it_o do_v all_o it_o can_v to_o form_v a_o corporeal_a image_n thereof_o it_o seek_v itself_o in_o all_o corporeal_a being_n and_o take_v itself_o sometime_o for_o one_o and_o sometime_o for_o another_o one_o while_o for_o air_n and_o then_o again_o for_o fire_n or_o for_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o part_n of_o its_o body_n thus_o be_v willing_a to_o find_v itself_o among_o body_n and_o imagine_v its_o own_o modification_n which_o be_v its_o sensation_n to_o be_v the_o modification_n of_o body_n we_o must_v not_o wonder_v if_o it_o err_v and_o be_v entire_o ignorant_a of_o itself_o what_o yet_o induce_v it_o further_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o imagine_v its_o sensation_n be_v that_o it_o judge_n they_o to_o be_v in_o the_o object_n and_o that_o they_o be_v even_o modification_n thereof_o and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v something_o corporeal_a and_o which_o can_v be_v imagine_v it_o judge_n therefore_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o its_o sensation_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o motion_n that_o cause_v they_o or_o in_o some_o other_o modification_n of_o a_o body_n but_o when_o it_o find_v that_o which_o be_v different_a from_o what_o it_o feel_v which_o be_v neither_o corporeal_a nor_o can_v be_v represent_v by_o corporeal_a image_n this_o 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sensation_n error_n proceed_v from_o the_o judgement_n we_o make_v by_o which_o we_o think_v that_o our_o sensation_n be_v in_o the_o object_n first_o it_o be_v not_o a_o error_n to_o be_v ignorant_a that_o the_o action_n of_o object_n consist_v in_o the_o motion_n of_o some_o of_o their_o part_n and_o that_o this_o motion_n communicate_v itself_o to_o the_o organ_n of_o our_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o two_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o each_o sensation_n for_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o be_v ignorant_a of_o a_o thing_n and_o have_v a_o false_a notion_n of_o it_o second_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o not_o in_o the_o three_o which_o be_v proper_o sensation_n when_o we_o feel_v heat_n see_v light_n colour_n
be_v only_o in_o god_n and_o from_o god_n that_o we_o can_v expect_v pleasure_n for_o which_o we_o have_v so_o strong_a so_o natural_a and_o so_o just_a a_o inclination_n chap._n xviii_o i._o our_o sense_n deceive_v we_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o sensible_a ii_o a_o example_n draw_v from_o the_o conversation_n of_o men._n iii_o we_o must_v not_o confide_v in_o sensible_a habit_n we_o have_v sufficient_o explain_v the_o error_n of_o our_o sense_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o object_n as_o of_o light_n colour_n and_o other_o sensible_a quality_n we_o must_v now_o show_v how_o they_o seduce_v we_o about_o object_n to_o which_o they_o have_v no_o relation_n by_o obstruct_v our_o serious_a attention_n and_o incline_v we_o to_o judge_n of_o they_o upon_o their_o testimony_n this_o be_v what_o deserve_v very_o well_o to_o be_v explain_v attention_n and_o application_n of_o mind_n sensible_a i._o that_o our_o sense_n deceive_v we_o in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o sensible_a to_o the_o 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pleasure_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o measure_n of_o period_n upon_o the_o relation_n of_o gesture_n with_o word_n upon_o the_o beauty_n of_o a_o face_n upon_o the_o air_n and_o manner_n of_o one_o that_o speak_v however_o after_o it_o have_v hear_v it_o must_v judge_n this_o be_v the_o custom_n thus_o its_o judgement_n must_v be_v different_a according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o impression_n which_o it_o shall_v receive_v by_o the_o sense_n if_o for_o example_n he_o that_o speak_v deliver_v himself_o easy_o if_o he_o keep_v a_o agreeable_a measure_n in_o his_o period_n if_o he_o have_v the_o air_n of_o a_o gentleman_n and_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o if_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o quality_n if_o he_o have_v a_o great_a retinue_n if_o he_o speak_v with_o authority_n and_o gravity_n if_o other_o hear_v he_o with_o respect_n and_o silence_n if_o he_o converse_v with_o wit_n of_o the_o first_o classis_fw-la in_fw-la sine_fw-la if_o he_o be_v happy_a enough_o to_o please_v and_o 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be_v above_o their_o ordinary_a capacity_n be_v only_o delirious_a and_o extravagant_a notion_n these_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o man_n their_o eye_n and_o ear_n judge_v of_o truth_n and_o not_o of_o reason_n even_o in_o these_o very_a thing_n which_o depend_v only_o on_o reason_n because_o man_n be_v only_o affect_v with_o sensible_a and_o agreeable_a object_n and_o scarce_o ever_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o strong_a and_o serious_a attention_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o truth_n thing_n iii_o we_o must_v not_o rest_v upon_o a_o sensible_a and_o agreeable_a manner_n of_o do_v 〈◊〉_d thing_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v very_o unjust_a to_o judge_n of_o thing_n after_o that_o manner_n and_o to_o despise_v truth_n because_o it_o want_v those_o ornament_n which_o please_v and_o slatter_v our_o sense_n philosopher_n and_o discern_a person_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a to_o inquire_v more_o industrious_o into_o agreeable_a matter_n than_o into_o truth_n itself_o and_o to_o feed_v their_o mind_n 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