reduce_v it_o to_o insensible_a part_n can_v never_o take_v away_o either_o solidity_n extension_n figure_n or_o mobility_n from_o any_o body_n but_o only_o make_v two_o distinct_a body_n or_o more_o of_o one_o which_o altogether_o after_o division_n have_v their_o certain_a number_n §_o 11._o the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v how_o body_n operate_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o that_o be_v manifest_o by_o impulse_n and_o nothing_o else_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v that_o body_n shall_v operate_v on_o what_o it_o do_v not_o touch_v which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o imagine_v it_o can_v operate_v where_o it_o be_v not_o or_o when_o it_o do_v touch_v operate_v any_o other_o way_n than_o by_o motion_n §_o 12._o if_o then_o body_n can_v operate_v at_o a_o distance_n if_o external_a object_n be_v not_o unite_v to_o our_o mind_n when_o they_o produce_v idea_n in_o it_o and_o yet_o we_o perceive_v these_o original_a quality_n in_o such_o of_o they_o as_o single_o 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therefore_o i_o call_v they_o secundary_a quality_n §_o 15._o from_o whence_o i_o think_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o draw_v this_o observation_n that_o the_o idea_n of_o primary_n quality_n of_o body_n be_v resemblance_n of_o they_o and_o their_o pattern_n do_v real_o exist_v in_o the_o body_n themselves_o but_o the_o idea_n produce_v in_o we_o by_o these_o secundary_a quality_n have_v no_o resemblance_n of_o they_o at_o all_o there_o be_v nothing_o like_o our_o idea_n exist_v in_o the_o body_n themselves_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n we_o denominate_v from_o they_o only_o a_o power_n to_o produce_v those_o sensation_n in_o we_o and_o what_o be_v sweet_a blue_n or_o warm_a in_o idea_n be_v but_o the_o certain_a bulk_n figure_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o insensible_a part_n in_o the_o body_n themselves_o we_o call_v so_o §_o 16._o flame_n be_v denominate_v hot_a and_o lighâ—â—_n snow_n white_a and_o cold_a and_o manna_n white_a and_o sweet_a from_o the_o idea_n thâ—â—_n produce_v in_o we_o 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the_o other_o idea_n in_o we_o and_o can_v do_v neither_o but_o by_o the_o bulk_n figure_n number_n and_o motion_n of_o its_o solid_a part_n §_o 17._o the_o particular_a bulk_n number_n figure_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o part_n of_o fire_n or_o snow_n be_v real_o in_o they_o whether_o any_o one_o sense_n perceive_v they_o or_o no_o and_o therefore_o they_o may_v be_v call_v real_a quality_n they_o real_o exist_v in_o those_o body_n but_o light_n heatt_z whiteness_n or_o coldness_n be_v no_o more_o real_o in_o they_o than_o sickness_n or_o pain_n be_v in_o manna_n take_v away_o the_o sensation_n of_o they_o let_v not_o the_o eye_n see_v light_a or_o colour_n nor_o the_o ear_n hear_v sound_n let_v the_o palate_n not_o taste_n nor_o the_o nose_n smell_v and_o all_o colour_n taste_n odour_n and_o sound_v as_o they_o be_v such_o particular_a idea_n vanish_v and_o cease_v and_o be_v reduce_v to_o their_o cause_n i._n e._n bulk_n figure_n and_o motion_n of_o part_n §_o 18._o a_o piece_n of_o 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they_o not_o this_o also_o every_o one_o ready_o agree_v to_o and_o yet_o man_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o think_v that_o sweetness_n and_o whiteness_n be_v not_o real_o in_o manna_n which_o be_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o manna_n by_o the_o motion_n size_n and_o figure_n of_o its_o particle_n on_o the_o eye_n and_o palate_n as_o the_o pain_n and_o sickness_n cause_v by_o manna_n be_v confess_o nothing_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o its_o operation_n on_o the_o stomach_n and_o gut_n by_o the_o size_n motion_n and_o figure_n of_o its_o insensible_a part_n for_o by_o nothing_o else_o can_v a_o body_n operate_v as_o have_v be_v prove_v as_o if_o it_o can_v not_o operate_v on_o the_o eye_n and_o palate_n and_o
shall_v often_o think_v and_o that_o a_o long_a while_n together_o and_o not_o be_v conscious_a to_o itself_o the_o next_o moment_n after_o that_o it_o have_v think_v §_o 19_o to_o suppose_v the_o soul_n to_o think_v and_o the_o man_n not_o perceive_v it_o be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o make_v two_o person_n in_o one_o man_n and_o if_o one_o consider_v well_o these_o man_n way_n of_o speak_v one_o shall_v be_v lead_v into_o a_o suspicion_n that_o they_o do_v so_o for_o they_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n always_o think_v do_v never_o that_o i_o remember_v say_v that_o a_o man_n always_o think_v can_v the_o soul_n think_v and_o not_o the_o man_n or_o a_o man_n think_v and_o not_o be_v conscious_a of_o it_o this_o perhaps_o will_v be_v suspect_v of_o jargon_n in_o other_o if_o they_o say_v the_o man_n think_v always_o but_o be_v not_o always_o conscious_a of_o it_o they_o may_v as_o well_o say_v his_o body_n be_v extend_v without_o have_v part_n for_o it_o be_v altogether_o 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seem_v easy_a to_o make_v one_o self_n invisible_a to_o other_o than_o to_o make_v another_o thought_n visible_a to_o i_o which_o be_v not_o visible_a to_o himself_o but_o it_o be_v but_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o substance_n that_o always_o think_v and_o the_o business_n be_v do_v if_o such_o a_o definition_n be_v of_o any_o authority_n i_o know_v not_o what_o it_o can_v serve_v for_o but_o to_o make_v many_o man_n suspect_v that_o they_o have_v no_o soul_n at_o all_o since_o they_o find_v a_o good_a part_n of_o their_o life_n pass_v away_o without_o think_v for_o no_o definition_n that_o i_o know_v no_o supposition_n of_o any_o sect_n be_v of_o force_n enough_o to_o destroy_v constant_a experience_n and_o perhaps_o it_o be_v the_o affectation_n of_o know_v beyond_o what_o we_o perceive_v that_o make_v so_o much_o useless_a dispute_n and_o noise_n in_o the_o world_n §_o 20._o i_o see_v no_o reason_n therefore_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o soul_n think_v before_o the_o sense_n have_v furnish_v it_o with_o idea_n to_o think_v on_o and_o as_o those_o be_v increase_v and_o retain_v so_o it_o come_v by_o exercise_n to_o improve_v its_o faculty_n of_o think_v in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o afterward_o by_o compound_v those_o idea_n and_o reflect_v on_o its_o own_o operation_n it_o increase_v its_o stock_n as_o well_o as_o facility_n in_o remember_v imagine_v reason_v and_o other_o mode_n of_o think_v §_o 21._o he_o that_o will_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v inform_v by_o observation_n and_o experience_n and_o not_o make_v his_o own_o hypothesis_n the_o rule_n of_o nature_n will_v find_v few_o sign_n of_o a_o soul_n accustom_v to_o much_o think_n in_o a_o new_a bear_v child_n and_o much_o few_o of_o any_o reason_v at_o all_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o rational_a soul_n shall_v think_v so_o much_o and_o not_o reason_n at_o all_o and_o he_o that_o will_v consider_v that_o infant_n new_o come_v into_o the_o world_n spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o time_n in_o sleep_n and_o be_v seldom_o awake_a but_o when_o either_o hunger_n call_v for_o the_o teat_n or_o some_o pain_n the_o most_o importunate_a of_o all_o sensation_n or_o some_o other_o violent_a idea_n force_v the_o mind_n to_o perceive_v and_o attend_v to_o it_o he_o i_o say_v who_o consider_v this_o will_n perhaps_o find_v reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o a_o foetus_fw-la in_o the_o mother_n womb_n differ_v not_o much_o from_o the_o state_n of_o a_o vegetable_a but_o pass_v the_o great_a part_n of_o its_o time_n without_o perception_n or_o thought_n do_v very_o little_a but_o sleep_n in_o a_o place_n where_o it_o need_v not_o seek_v for_o food_n and_o be_v surround_v with_o liquor_n always_o equal_o soft_a and_o near_o of_o the_o same_o temper_n where_o the_o eye_n have_v no_o light_n and_o the_o ear_n so_o shut_v up_o be_v not_o very_o susceptible_a of_o sound_n and_o where_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o variety_n or_o change_v of_o object_n to_o move_v the_o sense_n §_o 22._o follow_v a_o child_n from_o its_o birth_n and_o observe_v the_o alteration_n that_o time_n make_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v as_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o sense_n come_v more_o and_o more_o to_o be_v furnish_v with_o idea_n it_o come_v to_o be_v more_o and_o more_o awake_a think_v more_o the_o more_o it_o have_v matter_n to_o think_v on_o after_o some_o time_n it_o begin_v to_o know_v the_o object_n which_o be_v most_o familiar_a with_o it_o have_v make_v last_v impression_n thus_o it_o come_v by_o degree_n to_o know_v the_o person_n it_o daily_o converse_v with_o and_o distinguish_v they_o from_o stranger_n which_o be_v instance_n and_o effect_n of_o its_o come_n to_o retain_v and_o distinguish_v the_o idea_n the_o sense_n convey_v to_o it_o and_o so_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o the_o mind_n by_o degree_n improve_v in_o these_o and_o advance_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o those_o other_o faculty_n of_o enlarge_a compound_v and_o abstract_v its_o idea_n and_o of_o reason_v about_o they_o and_o reflect_v upon_o all_o these_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o hereafter_o §_o 23._o if_o it_o shall_v be_v demand_v then_o when_o a_o man_n begin_v to_o have_v any_o idea_n i_o think_v the_o true_a answer_n be_v when_o he_o first_o have_v any_o sensation_n for_o since_o there_o appear_v not_o to_o be_v any_o idea_n in_o the_o mind_n before_o the_o sense_n have_v convey_v any_o in_o i_o conceive_v that_o idea_n in_o the_o understanding_n be_v coeval_fw-fr with_o sensation_n which_o be_v such_o a_o impression_n or_o motion_n make_v in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o make_v it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o understanding_n §_o 24._o the_o impression_n then_o that_o be_v make_v on_o our_o sense_n by_o outward_a object_n that_o be_v extrinsical_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o its_o own_o operation_n about_o these_o impression_n reflect_v on_o by_o its_o self_n as_o proper_a object_n to_o be_v contemplate_v by_o it_o be_v i_o conceive_v the_o original_a of_o all_o knowledge_n and_o the_o first_o capacity_n of_o (null)_o intellect_n be_v that_o the_o mind_n be_v fit_v to_o receive_v the_o impression_n make_v on_o it_o either_o through_o the_o sense_n by_o outward_a object_n or_o by_o its_o own_o operation_n when_o it_o reflect_v on_o they_o this_o be_v the_o first_o step_n a_o man_n make_v towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o the_o groundwork_n whereon_o to_o build_v all_o those_o notion_n which_o ever_o he_o shall_v have_v natural_o in_o this_o world_n all_o those_o sublime_a thought_n which_o tower_n above_o the_o cloud_n and_o reach_v as_o high_a as_o heaven_n its_o self_n take_v their_o
desire_v any_o one_o to_o assign_v any_o simple_a idea_n which_o it_o receive_v not_o from_o one_o of_o those_o inlet_n beforementioned_a or_o any_o complex_fw-la idea_n not_o make_v out_o of_o those_o simple_a one_o nor_o will_v it_o be_v so_o strange_a to_o think_v these_o few_o simple_a idea_n sufficient_a to_o employ_v the_o quick_a thought_n or_o large_a capacity_n and_o to_o furnish_v the_o material_n of_o all_o that_o various_a knowledge_n and_o more_o various_a fancy_n and_o opinion_n of_o all_o mankind_n if_o we_o consider_v how_o many_o word_n may_v be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o various_a composition_n of_o 24_o letter_n or_o if_o go_v one_o step_n far_o we_o will_v but_o reflect_v on_o the_o variety_n of_o combination_n may_v be_v make_v with_o bare_o one_o of_o these_o idea_n viz._n number_n who_o stock_n be_v inexhaustible_a and_o true_o infiniteâ—_n and_o what_o a_o large_a and_o immense_a field_n do_v excursion_n alone_o afford_v the_o mathematician_n chap._n viii_o some_o far_a consideration_n concern_v our_o simple_a idea_n §_o 1._o concern_v the_o simple_a idea_n of_o sensation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v so_o constitute_v in_o nature_n as_o to_o be_v able_a by_o affect_v our_o sense_n to_o cause_v any_o perception_n in_o the_o mind_n do_v thereby_o produce_v in_o the_o understanding_n a_o simple_a idea_n which_o whatever_o be_v the_o external_a cause_n of_o it_o when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o our_o discern_a faculty_n it_o be_v by_o the_o mind_n look_v on_o and_o consider_v there_o to_o be_v a_o real_a positive_a idea_n in_o the_o understanding_n as_o much_o as_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o though_o perhaps_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v but_o a_o privation_n in_o the_o subject_n §_o 2._o thus_o the_o idea_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a light_a and_o darkness_n white_a and_o black_a motion_n and_o rest_n be_v equal_o clear_a and_o positive_a idea_n in_o the_o mind_n though_o perhaps_o some_o 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other_o colour_n as_o clear_o perfect_o and_o distinct_o in_o his_o understanding_n and_o perhaps_o more_o distinct_o than_o the_o philosopher_n who_o have_v busy_v himself_o in_o consider_v their_o nature_n and_o think_v he_o know_v how_o far_o either_o of_o they_o be_v in_o its_o cause_n positive_a or_o privative_a and_o the_o idea_n of_o black_a be_v no_o less_o positive_a in_o his_o mind_n than_o that_o of_o white_a however_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o colour_n in_o the_o external_a object_n may_v be_v only_o a_o privation_n §_o 4._o if_o it_o be_v the_o design_n of_o my_o present_a undertake_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o natural_a cause_n and_o manner_n of_o perception_n i_o shall_v offer_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o a_o privative_a cause_n may_v in_o some_o case_n at_o least_o produce_v a_o positive_a idea_n viz._n that_o all_o sensation_n be_v produce_v in_o we_o only_o by_o different_a degree_n and_o mode_n of_o motion_n in_o our_o animal_n spirit_n various_o agitate_a by_o external_a object_n the_o abatement_n of_o any_o former_a motion_n must_v as_o necessary_o produce_v a_o new_a sensation_n as_o the_o variation_n or_o increase_n of_o it_o and_o so_o introduce_v a_o new_a idea_n which_o depend_v only_o on_o a_o different_a motion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o that_o organ_n §_o 5._o but_o whether_o this_o be_v so_o or_o no_o i_o will_v not_o here_o determine_v but_o appeal_v to_o every_o one_o be_v own_o experience_n whether_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o man_n though_o it_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o the_o absence_n of_o light_n and_o the_o more_o the_o absence_n of_o light_n be_v the_o more_o discernible_a be_v the_o shadow_n do_v not_o when_o a_o man_n look_v on_o it_o cause_n as_o clear_a and_o positive_a a_o idea_n in_o his_o mind_n as_o a_o man_n himself_o though_o cover_v over_o with_o clear_a sunshine_n and_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o shadow_n be_v a_o positive_a thing_n indeed_o we_o have_v negative_a name_n to_o which_o there_o be_v no_o positive_a idea_n but_o they_o consist_v whole_o in_o negation_n of_o some_o certain_a idea_n as_o silence_n invisible_a but_o these_o signify_v not_o any_o idea_n in_o the_o mind_n but_o their_o absence_n §_o 6._o and_o thus_o one_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o see_v darkness_n for_o suppose_v a_o hole_n perfect_o dark_a from_o whence_o no_o light_n be_v reflect_v it_o be_v certain_a one_o may_v see_v the_o figure_n of_o it_o or_o it_o may_v be_v paint_v and_o whether_o the_o ink_n i_o write_v with_o make_v any_o other_o idea_n be_v a_o question_n the_o privative_a cause_n i_o have_v here_o assign_v of_o positive_a idea_n be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n but_o in_o truth_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o determine_v whether_o there_o be_v real_o any_o idea_n from_o a_o privative_a cause_n till_o it_o be_v determine_v whether_o rest_v be_v any_o more_o a_o privation_n than_o motion_n §_o 7._o to_o discover_v the_o nature_n of_o our_o idea_n the_o better_a and_o to_o discourse_v of_o they_o intelligible_o it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o distinguish_v they_o as_o they_o be_v idea_n or_o perception_n in_o our_o mind_n and_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n that_o cause_n such_o perception_n in_o we_o that_o sow_n may_v not_o think_v as_o perhaps_o usual_o be_v do_v that_o they_o be_v exact_o the_o image_n and_o resemblance_n of_o something_o inherent_a in_o the_o subject_n most_o of_o those_o of_o sensation_n be_v in_o the_o mind_n no_o more_o the_o likeness_n of_o something_o exist_v without_o we_o than_o the_o name_n that_o stand_v for_o they_o be_v the_o likeness_n of_o our_o idea_n which_o yet_o upon_o hear_v they_o be_v apt_a to_o excite_v in_o we_o §_o 8._o whatsoever_o the_o mind_n perceive_v in_o itself_o or_o be_v the_o immediate_a object_n of_o perception_n thought_n or_o understanding_n that_o i_o call_v idea_n and_o the_o power_n to_o produce_v any_o idea_n in_o our_o mind_n i_o call_v quality_n of_o the_o subject_a wherein_o that_o power_n be_v thus_o a_o snowball_n have_v the_o power_n to_o produce_v in_o we_o the_o idea_n of_o white_a cold_a and_o round_o the_o power_n to_o produce_v those_o idea_n in_o we_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o snowball_n i_o call_v quality_n and_o as_o they_o be_v sensation_n or_o perception_n in_o our_o underwanding_n i_o call_v they_o idea_n which_o idea_n if_o i_o speak_v of_o sometime_o as_o in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o i_o will_v be_v understand_v to_o mean_v those_o quality_n in_o the_o object_n which_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o §_o 9_o concern_v these_o quality_n we_o may_v i_o think_v observe_v these_o primary_n one_o in_o body_n that_o produce_v simple_a idea_n in_o we_o viz._n solidity_n extension_n motion_n or_o rest_n number_n and_o figure_n §_o 10._o these_o which_o i_o call_v original_a or_o primary_n quality_n of_o body_n be_v whole_o inseparable_a from_o it_o and_o such_o as_o in_o all_o the_o alteration_n and_o change_n it_o suffer_v all_o the_o force_n can_v be_v 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quality_n and_o the_o other_o only_o for_o bare_a power_n seem_v to_o be_v because_o the_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o distinct_a colour_n sound_n etc._n etc._n contain_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o they_o of_o bulk_n figure_n or_o motion_n we_o be_v not_o apt_a to_o think_v they_o the_o effect_v of_o these_o primary_n quality_n which_o appear_v not_o to_o our_o sense_n to_o operate_v in_o their_o production_n and_o with_o which_o they_o have_v not_o any_o apparent_a congruity_n or_o conceivable_a connexion_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v so_o forward_o to_o imagine_v that_o those_o idea_n be_v the_o resemblance_n of_o something_o real_o exist_v in_o the_o object_n themselves_o since_o sensation_n discover_v nothing_o of_o bulk_n figure_n or_o motion_n of_o part_n in_o their_o production_n nor_o can_v reason_n show_v how_o body_n by_o their_o bulk_n figure_n and_o motion_n shall_v produce_v in_o the_o mind_n the_o idea_n of_o blue_a or_o yellow_a etc._n etc._n but_o in_o the_o other_o 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propriety_n of_o the_o english_a tongue_n signify_v that_o sort_n of_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n about_o its_o idea_n wherein_o the_o mind_n be_v active_a where_o it_o with_o some_o degree_n of_o voluntary_a attention_n consider_v any_o thing_n for_o in_o bare_a naked_a perception_n the_o mind_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n only_o passive_a and_o what_o it_o perceive_v it_o can_v avoid_v perceive_v §_o 2._o what_o perception_n be_v every_o one_o will_v know_v better_o by_o reflect_v on_o what_o he_o do_v himself_o when_o he_o see_v hear_v feel_v etc._n etc._n or_o think_v than_o by_o any_o discourse_n of_o i_o whoever_o reflect_v on_o what_o pass_v in_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o mind_n can_v miss_v it_o and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o reflect_v all_o the_o word_n in_o the_o world_n can_v make_v he_o have_v any_o notion_n of_o it_o §_o 3._o this_o be_v certain_a that_o whatever_o alteration_n be_v make_v in_o the_o body_n if_o they_o reach_v not_o the_o mind_n whatever_o impression_n 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the_o mind_n there_o follow_v no_o perception_n and_o though_o the_o motion_n that_o use_v to_o produce_v the_o idea_n of_o sound_n be_v make_v in_o the_o ear_n yet_o no_o sound_n be_v hear_v want_v of_o sensation_n in_o this_o case_n be_v not_o through_o any_o defect_n in_o the_o organ_n or_o that_o his_o ear_n be_v less_o affect_v than_o at_o other_o time_n when_o he_o do_v hear_v but_o that_o which_o use_v to_o produce_v the_o idea_n though_o convey_v in_o by_o the_o usual_a organ_n not_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o understanding_n there_o follow_v no_o sensation_n so_o that_o wherever_o there_o be_v sense_n or_o perception_n there_o some_o idea_n be_v actual_o produce_v and_o present_a in_o the_o understanding_n §_o 5._o therefore_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o child_n by_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o sense_n about_o object_n that_o affect_v they_o in_o the_o womb_n receive_v some_o few_o idea_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v as_o the_o unavoidable_a effect_n either_o of_o the_o 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since_o we_o oftentimes_o find_v a_o disease_n quite_o strip_v the_o mind_n of_o all_o its_o idea_n and_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o fever_n in_o a_o few_o day_n calcines_fw-la all_o those_o image_n to_o dust_n and_o confusion_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o last_v as_o if_o carve_v in_o marble_n §_o 6._o but_o concern_v the_o idea_n themselves_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o remark_n that_o those_o that_o be_v often_o refresh_v among_o which_o be_v those_o that_o be_v convey_v into_o the_o mind_n by_o more_o way_n than_o one_o by_o a_o frequent_a return_n of_o the_o object_n or_o action_n that_o produce_v they_o fix_v themselves_o best_o in_o the_o memory_n and_o remain_v clear_a and_o long_a there_o and_o therefore_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o original_a quality_n of_o body_n viz._n solidity_n extension_n figure_n motion_n and_o rest_v and_o those_o that_o almost_o constant_o affect_v our_o body_n as_o heat_n and_o cold_a and_o those_o which_o be_v the_o affection_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o 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dispatch_n by_o short_a and_o comprehensive_a sign_n than_o the_o true_a and_o precise_a nature_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o exist_v have_v in_o the_o frame_n their_o abstract_n idea_n chief_o pursue_v that_o end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v furnish_v with_o store_n of_o general_n and_o various_o comprehensive_a name_n so_o that_o in_o this_o whole_a business_n of_o genera_n and_o species_n the_o genus_fw-la or_o more_o comprehensive_a be_v but_o a_o partial_a conception_n of_o what_o be_v in_o the_o species_n and_o the_o species_n but_o a_o partial_a idea_n of_o what_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o each_o individual_a if_o therefore_o any_o one_o will_v think_v that_o a_o man_n and_o a_o horse_n and_o a_o animal_n and_o a_o plant_n etc._n etc._n be_v distinguish_v by_o real_a essence_n make_v by_o nature_n he_o must_v think_v nature_n to_o be_v very_o liberal_a of_o these_o real_a essence_n make_v one_o for_o body_n another_o for_o a_o animal_n and_o another_o for_o a_o horse_n and_o all_o 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the_o sort_n belong_v true_o to_o it_o and_o it_o be_v of_o that_o species_n and_o thus_o any_o thing_n be_v true_a gold_n perfect_a metal_n all_o which_o determination_n of_o the_o species_n it_o be_v plain_a depend_v on_o the_o understanding_n of_o man_n make_v this_o or_o that_o complex_fw-la idea_n §_o 35._o this_o then_o in_o short_a be_v the_o case_n nature_n make_v many_o particular_a thing_n which_o do_v agree_v one_o with_o another_o in_o many_o sensible_a quality_n and_o probable_o too_o in_o their_o internal_a frameâ—_n and_o constitution_n but_o â—tis_o not_o this_o real_a essence_n that_o distinguish_v they_o into_o species_n it_o be_v men_n who_o take_v occasion_n from_o the_o quality_n they_o find_v unite_v in_o they_o and_o wherein_o they_o observe_v often_o several_a individual_n to_o agree_v range_v they_o into_o sort_n in_o order_n to_o their_o name_n for_o the_o convenience_n of_o comprehensive_a sign_n under_o which_o particular_a individual_n according_a to_o 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the_o idea_n of_o which_o fill_v of_o space_n be_v that_o where_o we_o imagine_v any_o space_n take_v up_o by_o a_o solid_a substance_n we_o conceive_v it_o so_o to_o possess_v it_o that_o it_o exclude_v all_o other_o solid_a substance_n and_o will_v for_o ever_o hinder_v any_o two_o other_o body_n that_o move_v towards_o one_o another_o in_o a_o strait_a line_n from_o come_v to_o touch_v one_o another_o unless_o it_o remove_v from_o between_o they_o in_o a_o line_n not_o parallel_n to_o that_o they_o move_v in_o this_o idea_n of_o it_o the_o body_n we_o ordinary_o handle_v sufficient_o furnish_v we_o with_o §_o 3._o this_o resistance_n whereby_o it_o keep_v other_o body_n out_o of_o the_o space_n it_o possess_v be_v so_o great_a that_o no_o force_n how_o great_a soever_o can_v surmount_v it_o all_o the_o body_n in_o the_o world_n press_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n on_o all_o side_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v the_o resistance_n it_o will_v make_v as_o soft_a as_o it_o be_v to_o their_o approach_v one_o another_o till_o it_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o their_o way_n whereby_o our_o idea_n of_o solidity_n be_v distinguish_v both_o from_o pure_a space_n which_o be_v capable_a neither_o of_o resistance_n nor_o motion_n and_o the_o ordinary_a idea_n of_o hardness_n for_o a_o man_n may_v conceive_v two_o body_n at_o a_o distance_n so_o as_o they_o may_v approach_v one_o another_o without_o touch_v or_o displace_v any_o solid_a thing_n till_o their_o superficies_n come_v to_o meet_v whereby_o i_o think_v we_o have_v the_o clear_a idea_n of_o space_n without_o solidity_n for_o not_o to_o go_v so_o far_o as_o annihilation_n of_o any_o particular_a body_n i_o ask_v whether_o a_o man_n can_v have_v the_o idea_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o single_a body_n alone_o without_o any_o other_o other_o succeed_v immediate_o into_o its_o place_n which_o i_o think_v it_o be_v evident_a he_o can_v the_o idea_n of_o motion_n in_o one_o body_n no_o more_o include_v the_o idea_n of_o motion_n in_o another_o than_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o square_a figure_n in_o one_o body_n include_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o square_a figure_n in_o another_o i_o do_v not_o ask_v whether_o body_n do_v so_o exist_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o body_n can_v real_o be_v without_o the_o motion_n of_o another_o to_o determine_v this_o either_o way_n be_v to_o beg_v the_o question_n for_o or_o against_o a_o vacuum_n but_o my_o question_n be_v whether_o one_o can_v have_v the_o idea_n of_o one_o body_n move_v whilst_o other_o be_v at_o rest_n and_o i_o think_v this_o no_o one_o will_v denyâ—_n if_o so_o than_o the_o place_v it_o desert_v give_v we_o the_o idea_n of_o pure_a space_n without_o solidity_n whereinto_o another_o body_n may_v enter_v without_o either_o resistance_n or_o protrusion_n of_o any_o thing_n when_o the_o sucker_n in_o a_o pump_n be_v draw_v the_o space_n it_o fill_v in_o the_o tube_n be_v certain_o the_o same_o whether_o any_o other_o body_n follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o sucker_n or_o no_o nor_o do_v it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o upon_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o body_n another_o that_o be_v only_o contiguous_a to_o it_o shall_v not_o follow_v it_o the_o necessity_n of_o such_o a_o motion_n be_v build_v only_o on_o the_o supposition_n that_o the_o world_n be_v full_a but_o not_o on_o the_o distinct_a idea_n of_o space_n and_o solidity_n which_o be_v as_o different_a as_o resistance_n and_o not_o resistance_n protrusion_n and_o not_o protrusion_n and_o that_o man_n have_v idea_n of_o space_n without_o body_n their_o very_a dispute_n about_o a_o vacuum_n plain_o demonstrate_v as_o be_v show_v in_o another_o place_n §_o 4._o solidity_n be_v hereby_o also_o difference_v from_o hardness_n in_o that_o solidity_n consist_v in_o repletion_n and_o so_o a_o
delight_n or_o uneasiness_n which_o be_v the_o name_n i_o shall_v most_o common_o use_v for_o those_o two_o sort_n of_o idea_n §_o 3._o the_o infinite_o wise_a author_n of_o our_o be_v have_v give_v we_o the_o power_n over_o several_a part_n of_o our_o body_n to_o move_v or_o keep_v they_o at_o rest_n as_o we_o think_v fit_a and_o also_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o they_o to_o move_v ourselves_o and_o other_o contiguous_a body_n in_o which_o consist_v all_o the_o action_n of_o our_o body_n he_o have_v also_o give_v a_o power_n to_o our_o mind_n in_o several_a instance_n to_o choose_v among_o its_o idea_n which_o it_o will_v think_v on_o and_o to_o pursue_v the_o enquiry_n of_o this_o or_o that_o subject_a with_o consideration_n and_o attention_n to_o excite_v we_o to_o these_o action_n of_o think_v and_o motion_n that_o we_o be_v capaple_n of_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o join_v to_o several_a thought_n and_o several_a sensation_n a_o perception_n of_o delight_n this_o if_o it_o be_v whole_o separate_v from_o all_o our_o outward_a sensation_n and_o inward_a thought_n we_o shall_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o prefer_v one_o thought_n or_o action_n to_o another_o negligence_n to_o attention_n or_o motion_n to_o rest._n and_o so_o we_o shall_v neither_o stir_v our_o body_n nor_o employ_v our_o mind_n but_o let_v our_o thought_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o run_v a_o drift_n without_o any_o direction_n or_o design_n and_o suffer_v the_o idea_n of_o our_o mind_n like_o unregarded_a shadow_n to_o make_v their_o appearance_n there_o as_o it_o happen_v without_o attend_v to_o they_o in_o which_o state_n man_n however_o furnish_v with_o the_o faculty_n of_o understanding_n and_o will_n will_v be_v a_o very_a idle_a unactive_a creature_n and_o pass_v his_o time_n only_o in_o a_o lazy_a lethargic_a dream_n it_o have_v therefore_o please_v our_o wise_a creator_n to_o annex_v to_o several_a object_n and_o the_o idea_n we_o receive_v from_o they_o as_o also_o to_o several_a of_o 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harm_n they_o will_v do_v and_o as_o advice_n to_o withdraw_v from_o they_o but_o he_o not_o design_v our_o preservation_n bare_o but_o the_o preservation_n of_o every_o part_n and_o organ_n in_o its_o perfection_n have_v in_o many_o case_n annex_v pain_n to_o those_o very_a idea_n which_o delight_v we_o thus_o heat_v that_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o we_o in_o one_o degree_n by_o a_o little_o great_a increase_n of_o it_o prove_v no_o ordinary_a torment_n and_o the_o most_o pleasant_a of_o all_o sensible_a object_n light_v itself_o if_o there_o be_v too_o much_o of_o it_o if_o increase_v beyond_o a_o due_a proportion_n to_o our_o eye_n cause_n a_o very_a painful_a sensation_n which_o be_v wise_o and_o favourable_o so_o order_v by_o nature_n that_o when_o any_o object_n do_v by_o the_o vehemence_n of_o its_o operation_n disorder_n the_o instrument_n of_o sensation_n who_o structure_n can_v but_o be_v very_o nice_a and_o delicate_a we_o may_v by_o the_o pain_n be_v warn_v to_o withdraw_v before_o the_o organ_n be_v quite_o put_v out_o of_o order_n and_o so_o be_v unfit_a for_o its_o proper_a sunction_n for_o the_o future_a the_o consideration_n of_o those_o object_n that_o produce_v it_o may_v well_o persuade_v we_o that_o this_o be_v the_o end_n or_o use_v of_o pain_n for_o though_o great_a light_n be_v insufferable_a to_o our_o eye_n yet_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o darkness_n do_v not_o at_o all_o disease_n they_o because_o that_o cause_v no_o disorderly_a motion_n in_o it_o leave_v that_o curious_a organ_n unharmed_a in_o its_o natural_a state_n but_o yet_o excess_n of_o cold_a as_o well_o as_o heat_n pain_n we_o because_o it_o be_v equal_o destructive_a to_o that_o temper_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o several_a function_n of_o the_o body_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o moderate_a degree_n of_o warmth_n or_o if_o you_o please_v a_o motion_n of_o the_o insensible_a part_n of_o our_o body_n confine_v within_o certain_a bound_n §_o 5._o beyond_o all_o this_o we_o may_v find_v another_o reason_n why_o god_n have_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o several_a degree_n of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n in_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o environ_v and_o affect_v we_o and_o blend_v they_o together_o in_o almost_o all_o that_o our_o thought_n and_o sense_n have_v to_o do_v with_o that_o we_o find_v imperfection_n dissatisfaction_n and_o want_v of_o complete_a happiness_n in_o all_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o creature_n can_v afford_v we_o may_v be_v lead_v to_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o he_o with_o who_o there_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o who_o right_a hand_n be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o §_o 6._o though_o what_o i_o have_v here_o say_v may_v not_o perhaps_o make_v the_o idea_n of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n clear_a to_o we_o than_o our_o own_o experience_n do_v which_o be_v the_o only_a way_n that_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o have_v they_o yet_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v annex_v to_o so_o many_o other_o idea_n serve_v to_o give_v we_o due_a sentiment_n of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o sovereign_a disposer_n of_o all_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v unsuitable_a to_o the_o main_a end_n of_o these_o inquiry_n the_o knowledge_n and_o veneration_n of_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o all_o our_o thought_n and_o the_o proper_a business_n of_o all_o understanding_n §_o 7._o existence_n and_o unity_n be_v two_o other_o idea_n that_o be_v suggest_v to_o the_o understanding_n by_o every_o object_n without_o and_o every_o idea_n within_o when_o idea_n be_v in_o our_o mind_n we_o consider_v they_o as_o be_v actual_o there_o as_o well_o as_o we_o consider_v thing_n to_o be_v actual_o without_o we_o which_o be_v that_o they_o exist_v or_o have_v existence_n and_o whatever_o we_o can_v consider_v as_o one_o thing_n whether_o a_o real_a be_v or_o idea_n suggest_v to_o the_o understanding_n the_o idea_n of_o unity_n §_o 8._o power_n also_o be_v another_o of_o those_o simple_a idea_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n for_o observe_v in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o do_v and_o can_v think_v and_o that_o we_o can_v at_o pleasure_n move_v several_a part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o be_v at_o rest_n the_o effect_n also_o that_o natural_a body_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v in_o one_o another_o occur_v every_o moment_n to_o our_o sense_n we_o both_o these_o way_n get_v the_o idea_n of_o power_n §_o 9_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v another_o idea_n which_o though_o suggest_v by_o our_o sense_n yet_o be_v more_o constant_o offer_v we_o by_o what_o pass_v in_o our_o own_o mind_n and_o that_o be_v the_o idea_n of_o succession_n for_o if_o we_o will_v look_v immediate_o into_o ourselves_o and_o reflect_v on_o what_o be_v observable_a there_o we_o shall_v find_v our_o idea_n always_o whilst_o we_o be_v awake_a or_o have_v any_o thought_n pass_v in_o train_n one_o go_v and_o another_o come_n without_o intermission_n §_o 10._o these_o if_o they_o be_v not_o all_o be_v at_o least_o as_o i_o think_v the_o most_o considerable_a of_o those_o simple_a idea_n which_o the_o mind_n have_v and_o out_o of_o which_o be_v make_v all_o its_o other_o knowledge_n all_o which_o it_o receive_v only_o by_o the_o two_o forementioned_a way_n of_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n nor_o let_v any_o one_o think_v these_o too_o narrow_a bound_n for_o the_o capacious_a mind_n of_o man_n to_o expatiate_v in_o which_o take_v its_o flight_n far_o than_o the_o star_n and_o can_v be_v confine_v by_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o world_n that_o extend_v its_o thought_n often_o even_o beyond_o the_o utmost_a expansion_n of_o matter_n and_o make_v excursion_n into_o that_o incomprehensible_a inane_fw-la i_o grant_v all_o this_o but_o
a_o continuity_n and_o to_o divide_v mental_o be_v to_o make_v in_o the_o mind_n two_o superficies_n where_o before_o there_o be_v a_o continuity_n and_o consider_v they_o as_o remove_v one_o from_o the_o other_o which_o can_v only_o be_v do_v in_o thing_n consider_v by_o the_o mind_n as_o capable_a of_o be_v separate_v and_o by_o separation_n of_o acquire_v new_a distinct_a superficies_n which_o they_o then_o have_v not_o but_o be_v capable_a of_o but_o neither_o of_o these_o way_n of_o separation_n whether_o real_a or_o mental_a be_v as_o i_o think_v compatible_a to_o pure_a space_n §_o 13._o it_o be_v true_a a_o man_n may_v consider_v so_o much_o of_o such_o a_o space_n as_o be_v answerable_a or_o commensurate_a to_o a_o foot_n without_o consider_v the_o rest_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o partial_a consideration_n but_o not_o so_o much_o as_o mental_a separation_n or_o division_n since_o a_o man_n can_v no_o more_o mental_o divide_v without_o consider_v two_o superficies_n separate_v 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there_o be_v any_o praise_n etc._n etc._n phil._n 4.8_o §_o 12._o if_o any_o one_o shall_v imagine_v that_o i_o have_v forget_v my_o own_o notion_n of_o a_o law_n when_o i_o make_v the_o law_n whereby_o man_n judge_v of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o consent_n of_o private_a man_n who_o have_v not_o authority_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o law_n especial_o want_v that_o which_o be_v so_o necessary_a and_o essential_a to_o a_o law_n a_o power_n to_o enforce_v it_o i_o think_v i_o may_v say_v that_o he_o who_o imagine_v commendation_n and_o disgrace_n not_o to_o be_v strong_a motive_n on_o man_n to_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o the_o opinion_n and_o rule_n of_o those_o with_o who_o they_o converse_v seem_v little_o skilled_a in_o the_o nature_n or_o history_n of_o mankind_n the_o great_a part_n whereof_o he_o shall_v find_v to_o govern_v themselves_o chief_o if_o not_o sole_o by_o this_o law_n of_o fashion_n and_o so_o they_o do_v that_o which_o keep_v 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he_o must_v be_v of_o a_o strange_a and_o unusual_a constitution_n who_o can_v content_v himself_o to_o live_v in_o constant_a disgrace_n and_o disrepute_n with_o his_o own_o particular_a society_n solitude_n many_o man_n have_v seek_v and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o but_o no_o body_n that_o have_v the_o least_o thought_n or_o sense_n of_o a_o man_n about_o he_o can_v live_v in_o society_n under_o the_o constant_a dislike_n and_o ill_a opinion_n of_o his_o familiar_n and_o those_o he_o converse_v with_o this_o be_v a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o (null)_o sufferance_n and_o he_o must_v be_v make_v up_o of_o irreconcilable_a contradiction_n who_o can_v take_v pleasure_n in_o company_n and_o yet_o be_v insensible_a of_o contempt_n and_o disgrace_n from_o his_o companion_n §_o 13._o these_o three_o then_o first_o the_o law_n of_o god_n second_o the_o law_n of_o politic_a society_n three_o the_o law_n of_o fashion_n or_o private_a censure_n be_v those_o to_o which_o man_n various_o compare_v 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the_o hypothesis_n in_o natural_a philosophy_n §_o 14._o but_o whether_o natural_a philosophy_n be_v capable_a of_o certainty_n or_o no_o the_o way_n to_o enlarge_v our_o knowledge_n as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v capable_a seem_v to_o i_o in_o short_a to_o be_v these_o two_o first_o the_o first_o be_v to_o get_v and_o settle_v in_o our_o mind_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v clear_a distinct_a and_o constant_a idea_n of_o those_o thing_n we_o will_v consider_v and_o know_v for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o our_o knowledge_n can_v exceed_v our_o idea_n where_o they_o be_v either_o imperfect_a or_o obscure_a we_o can_v expect_v to_o have_v certain_a and_o perfect_a knowledge_n second_o the_o other_o be_v the_o art_n of_o find_v out_o those_o intermediate_v idea_n which_o may_v show_v we_o the_o agreement_n or_o repugnancy_n of_o other_o idea_n which_o can_v be_v immediate_o compare_v §_o 15._o that_o these_o two_o and_o not_o the_o rely_v on_o maxim_n and_o draw_v consequence_n from_o some_o 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already_o know_v under_o the_o name_n of_o argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la §_o 22._o four_o the_o four_o be_v the_o use_n of_o proof_n draw_v from_o any_o of_o the_o foundation_n of_o knowledge_n or_o probability_n this_o i_o call_v argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la this_o alone_a of_o all_o the_o four_o bring_v true_a instruction_n with_o it_o and_o advance_v we_o in_o our_o way_n to_o knowledge_n for_o 1._o it_o argue_v not_o another_o man_n opinion_n to_o be_v right_a because_o i_o out_o of_o respect_n or_o any_o other_o consideration_n but_o that_o of_o conviction_n will_v not_o contradict_v he_o 2._o it_o prove_v not_o another_o man_n to_o be_v in_o the_o right_a way_n nor_o that_o i_o ought_v to_o take_v the_o same_o with_o he_o because_o i_o know_v not_o a_o better_a 3._o nor_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o another_o man_n be_v in_o the_o right_a way_n because_o he_o have_v show_v i_o that_o i_o be_o in_o the_o wrong_n i_o may_v be_v modest_a and_o therefore_o not_o oppose_v another_o man_n persuasion_n i_o may_v be_v ignorant_a and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v a_o better_a i_o may_v be_v in_o a_o error_n and_o another_o may_v show_v i_o that_o i_o be_o so_o this_o may_v dispose_v i_o perhaps_o for_o the_o reception_n of_o truth_n but_o help_v i_o not_o to_o it_o that_o must_v come_v from_o proof_n and_o argument_n and_o light_n arise_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n themselves_o and_o not_o from_o my_o shamefacedness_n ignorance_n or_o error_n §_o 23._o by_o what_o have_v be_v before_o say_v of_o reason_n we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o make_v some_o guess_n at_o thâ—_n distinction_n of_o thing_n into_o those_o that_o be_v according_a to_o above_z and_o contrary_a to_o reason_n 1._o according_a to_o reason_n be_v such_o proposition_n who_o truth_n we_o can_v discover_v by_o examine_v and_o trace_v those_o idea_n we_o have_v from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n and_o by_o natural_a deduction_n find_v to_o be_v true_a or_o probable_a 2._o above_o reason_n be_v such_o proposition_n who_o truth_n or_o probability_n we_o can_v by_o reason_n derive_v from_o those_o principle_n 3._o contrary_n to_o reason_n be_v such_o proposition_n as_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o or_o irreconcilable_a to_o our_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n thus_o the_o existence_n of_o one_o god_n be_v according_a to_o reason_n the_o existence_n of_o more_o than_o one_o god_n contrary_a to_o reason_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n after_o death_n above_o reason_n above_o reason_n also_o may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o double_a sense_n viz._n above_o probability_n or_o above_o certainty_n and_o in_o that_o large_a sense_n also_o contrary_a to_o reason_n be_v i_o suppose_v sometime_o take_v §_o 24._o there_o be_v another_o use_n of_o the_o word_n reason_n wherein_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o faith_n which_o though_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o very_a improper_a way_n of_o speak_v yet_o common_a use_n have_v so_o authorize_v it_o that_o it_o will_v be_v 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but_o since_o reason_n and_o faith_n be_v by_o some_o man_n oppose_v we_o will_v so_o consider_v they_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n xviii_o of_o faith_n and_o reason_n and_o their_o distinct_a province_n §_o 1._o it_o have_v be_v above_o show_v 1._o that_o we_o be_v of_o necessity_n ignorant_a and_o want_v knowledge_n of_o all_o sort_n where_o we_o want_v idea_n 2._o that_o we_o be_v ignorant_a and_o want_v rational_a knowledge_n where_o we_o want_v proof_n 3._o that_o we_o want_v general_a knowledge_n and_o certainty_n as_o far_o as_o we_o want_v clear_a and_o determine_v specific_a idea_n 4._o that_o we_o want_v probability_n to_o direct_v our_o assent_n in_o matter_n where_o we_o have_v neither_o knowledge_n of_o our_o own_o nor_o testimony_n of_o other_o man_n to_o bottom_v our_o reason_n upon_o from_o these_o thing_n thus_o premise_v i_o think_v we_o may_v come_v to_o lay_v down_o the_o measure_n and_o boundary_n between_o faith_n and_o reason_n the_o want_n whereof_o 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probability_n there_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o choice_n to_o take_v which_o side_n we_o please_v if_o manifest_a odds_o appear_v on_o either_o the_o great_a probability_n i_o think_v in_o that_o case_n will_v determine_v the_o assent_n and_o a_o man_n can_v no_o more_o avoid_v assent_v or_o take_v it_o to_o be_v true_a where_o he_o perceive_v the_o great_a probability_n than_o he_o can_v avoid_v know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a where_o he_o perceive_v the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o any_o two_o idea_n if_o this_o be_v so_o the_o foundation_n of_o error_n will_v lie_v in_o wrong_a measure_n of_o probability_n as_o the_o foundation_n of_o vice_n in_o wrong_a measure_n of_o good_n §_o 17._o four_o the_o four_o and_o last_o wrong_a measure_n of_o probability_n i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o which_o keep_v in_o ignorance_n or_o error_n more_o people_n than_o all_o the_o other_o together_o be_v that_o which_o i_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n i_o mean_v the_o giving_z up_o our_o assent_n to_o the_o common_a receive_v opinion_n either_o of_o our_o friend_n or_o party_n neighbourhood_n or_o country_n how_o many_o man_n have_v no_o other_o ground_n for_o their_o tenet_n than_o the_o suppose_a honesty_n or_o learning_n or_o number_n of_o those_o of_o the_o same_o profession_n as_o if_o honest_a or_o bookish_a man_n can_v not_o err_v or_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o vote_n of_o the_o multitude_n yet_o this_o with_o most_o man_n serve_v the_o turn_n the_o tenet_n have_v have_v the_o attestation_n of_o reverend_a antiquity_n it_o come_v to_o i_o with_o the_o passport_n of_o former_a age_n and_o therefore_o i_o be_o secure_a in_o the_o reception_n i_o give_v it_o other_o man_n have_v be_v and_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n for_o that_o be_v all_o be_v say_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v reasonable_a for_o i_o to_o embrace_v it_o a_o man_n may_v more_o justifiable_o throw_v up_o cross_n and_o pile_n for_o his_o opinion_n than_o take_v they_o up_o by_o such_o measure_n all_o man_n be_v liable_a to_o error_n and_o most_o man_n be_v in_o many_o point_n by_o passion_n or_o interest_n under_o temptation_n to_o it_o if_o we_o can_v but_o see_v the_o secret_a motive_n that_o influence_v the_o man_n of_o name_n and_o learning_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o leader_n of_o party_n we_o shall_v not_o always_o find_v that_o it_o be_v the_o embrace_v of_o truth_n for_o its_o own_o sake_n that_o make_v they_o espouse_v the_o doctrine_n they_o own_v and_o maintain_v this_o at_o least_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v not_o a_o opinion_n so_o absurd_a which_o a_o man_n may_v not_o receive_v upon_o this_o ground_n there_o be_v no_o error_n to_o be_v name_v which_o have_v not_o have_v its_o professor_n and_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o want_v crooked_a path_n to_o walk_v in_o if_o he_o think_v he_o be_v in_o the_o right_a way_n wherever_o he_o have_v the_o footstep_n of_o other_o to_o follow_v §_o 18._o but_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a noise_n be_v make_v in_o the_o world_n about_o error_n and_o opinion_n i_o must_v do_v mankind_n that_o right_o as_o to_o say_v there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o man_n in_o error_n and_o wrong_a opinion_n as_o be_v common_o suppose_v not_o that_o i_o think_v they_o embrace_v the_o truth_n but_o indeed_o because_o concern_v those_o doctrine_n they_o keep_v such_o a_o stir_n about_o they_o have_v no_o thought_n no_o opinion_n at_o all_o for_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v a_o little_a catechise_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o partisan_n of_o most_o of_o the_o sect_n in_o the_o world_n he_o will_v not_o find_v concern_v those_o matter_n they_o be_v so_o zealous_a for_o that_o they_o have_v any_o opinion_n of_o their_o own_o much_o less_o will_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v that_o they_o take_v they_o upon_o the_o examination_n of_o argument_n and_o appearance_n of_o probability_n they_o be_v resolve_v to_o stick_v to_o a_o party_n that_o education_n or_o interest_n have_v engage_v they_o in_o and_o there_o like_o the_o common_a soldier_n of_o a_o army_n show_v their_o courage_n and_o warmth_n as_o their_o leader_n direct_v without_o ever_o examine_v or_o so_o much_o as_o know_v the_o cause_n they_o contend_v for_o if_o a_o man_n life_n show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o serious_a regard_n to_o religion_n for_o what_o reason_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o he_o beat_v his_o head_n about_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o church_n and_o trouble_v himself_o to_o examine_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o or_o that_o doctrine_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o he_o to_o obey_v his_o leader_n to_o have_v his_o hand_n and_o his_o tongue_n ready_a for_o the_o support_n of_o the_o common_a cause_n and_o thereby_o approve_v himself_o to_o those_o who_o can_v give_v he_o credit_n preferment_n or_o protection_n in_o that_o society_n thus_o man_n become_v professor_n of_o and_o combatant_n for_o those_o opinion_n they_o be_v never_o convince_v of_o nor_o proselyte_n to_o no_o nor_o ever_o have_v so_o much_o as_o float_v in_o their_o head_n and_o though_o one_o can_v say_v there_o be_v few_o improbable_a opinion_n in_o the_o world_n than_o there_o be_v yet_o this_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v few_o that_o actual_o assent_v to_o they_o than_o be_v imagine_v chap._n xx._n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o science_n §_o 1._o all_z that_o can_v fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o (null)_o understanding_n be_v either_o first_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o their_o relation_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o operation_n or_o second_o that_o which_o man_n himself_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o a_o rational_a and_o voluntary_a agent_n for_o the_o attainment_n of_o any_o end_n especial_o happiness_n or_o three_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n whereby_o the_o knowledge_n of_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o be_v attain_v and_o communicate_v i_o think_v science_n may_v be_v divide_v proper_o into_o these_o three_o sort_n §_o 2._o first_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o proper_a being_n their_o constitution_n property_n and_o operation_n whereby_o i_o mean_v not_o only_a matter_n and_o body_n but_o spirit_n also_o which_o have_v their_o proper_a nature_n constitution_n and_o operation_n as_o well_o as_o body_n this_o in_o a_o little_a more_o enlarge_v sense_n of_o the_o word_n i_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o natural_a philosophy_n the_o end_n of_o this_o be_v bare_a speculative_a truth_n and_o whatsoever_o can_v afford_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n any_o such_o fall_v under_o this_o branch_n whether_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o angel_n spirit_n body_n or_o any_o other_o of_o their_o affection_n as_o number_n and_o figure_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o skill_n of_o right_o apply_v our_o own_o power_n and_o action_n for_o the_o attainment_n of_o thing_n good_a and_o useful_a the_o most_o considerable_a under_o this_o head_n be_v ethic_n which_o be_v the_o seek_v out_o those_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o (null)_o action_n which_o lead_v to_o happiness_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o practice_v they_o the_o end_n of_o this_o be_v not_o bare_a speculation_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n but_o right_o and_o a_o conduct_v suitable_a to_o it_o §_o 4._o three_o the_o three_o branch_n may_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o doctrine_n of_o sign_n the_o most_o usual_a whereof_o being_n word_n it_o be_v apt_o enough_o term_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d logic_n the_o business_n whereof_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o sign_n the_o mind_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o understanding_n of_o thing_n or_o convey_v its_o knowledge_n to_o other_o for_o since_o the_o thing_n the_o mind_n contemplate_v be_v none_o of_o they_o beside_o itself_o present_a to_o the_o understanding_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o something_o else_o as_o a_o sign_n or_o representation_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o consider_v shall_v be_v present_a to_o it_o and_o these_o be_v idea_n and_o because_o the_o idea_n of_o one_o man_n mind_n can_v immediate_o be_v lay_v open_a to_o the_o view_n of_o another_o nor_o be_v themselves_o lay_v up_o any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o memory_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o let_v they_o go_v and_o lose_v they_o therefore_o to_o communicate_v our_o idea_n one_o to_o another_o as_o well_o as_o record_v they_o for_o our_o own_o use_n sign_n of_o our_o idea_n be_v also_o necessary_a those_o which_o man_n have_v find_v most_o convenient_a and_o therefore_o general_o make_v use_n of_o be_v articulate_a sound_n the_o consideration_n then_o of_o idea_n and_o word_n as_o the_o great_a instrument_n of_o knowledge_n make_v no_o despicable_a part_n of_o their_o contemplation_n who_o will_v take_v a_o
which_o happen_v to_o they_o there_o and_o so_o depend_v on_o something_o exterior_a to_o the_o mind_n no_o otherwise_o differ_v in_o their_o manner_n of_o production_n from_o other_o idea_n derive_v from_o sense_n but_o only_o in_o the_o precedency_n of_o time_n whereas_o those_o innate_a principle_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v of_o quite_o another_o nature_n not_o come_v into_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o accidental_a alteration_n in_o or_o operation_n on_o the_o body_n but_o as_o it_o be_v original_a character_n impress_v upon_o it_o in_o the_o very_a first_o moment_n of_o its_o be_v and_o constitution_n §_o 7._o as_o there_o be_v some_o idea_n which_o we_o may_v reasonable_o suppose_v may_v be_v introduce_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o life_n and_o be_v there_o so_o after_o they_o be_v bear_v those_o idea_n be_v the_o early_a imprint_v which_o happen_v to_o be_v the_o sensible_a quality_n which_o first_o occur_v to_o they_o among_o which_o light_n be_v not_o the_o least_o considerable_a nor_o of_o the_o weak_a efficacy_n and_o how_o covetous_a the_o mind_n be_v to_o be_v furnish_v with_o all_o such_o idea_n as_o have_v no_o pain_n accompany_v they_o may_v be_v a_o little_a guess_v by_o what_o be_v observable_a in_o child_n newborn_a who_o always_o turn_v their_o eye_n to_o that_o part_n from_o whence_o the_o light_n come_v lay_v they_o how_o you_o please_v but_o the_o idea_n that_o be_v most_o familiar_a at_o first_o be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o divers_a circumstance_n of_o child_n first_o entertainment_n in_o the_o world_n the_o order_n wherein_o the_o several_a idea_n come_v at_o first_o into_o the_o mind_n be_v very_o various_a and_o uncertain_a also_o neither_o be_v it_o much_o material_a to_o know_v it_o §_o 8._o we_o be_v far_a to_o consider_v concern_v perception_n that_o the_o idea_n we_o receive_v by_o sensation_n be_v often_o in_o grow_v people_n alter_v by_o the_o judgement_n without_o our_o take_a notice_n of_o it_o when_o we_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n a_o round_a globe_n of_o any_o uniform_a colour_n v_o g._n gold_n alabaster_n or_o jet_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o idea_n thereby_o imprint_v in_o our_o mind_n be_v of_o a_o flat_a circle_n various_o shadow_v with_o several_a degree_n of_o light_n and_o brightness_n come_v to_o our_o eye_n but_o we_o have_v by_o use_n be_v accustom_v to_o perceive_v what_o kind_n of_o appearance_n convex_v body_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v in_o we_o what_o alteration_n be_v make_v in_o the_o reflection_n of_o light_n by_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o sensible_a figure_n of_o body_n the_o judgement_n present_o by_o a_o habitual_a custom_n alter_v the_o appearance_n into_o their_o cause_n so_o that_o from_o that_o which_o true_o be_v variety_n of_o shadow_n or_o colour_n collect_v the_o figure_n it_o make_v it_o pass_v for_o a_o mark_n of_o figure_n and_o frame_v to_o itself_o the_o perception_n of_o a_o convex_a figure_n and_o a_o uniform_a colour_n when_o the_o idea_n we_o receive_v from_o thence_o be_v only_o a_o plain_a various_o colour_v as_o be_v evident_a in_o paint_v §_o 9_o but_o this_o be_v not_o i_o think_v usual_a in_o any_o of_o our_o idea_n but_o those_o receive_v by_o sight_n because_o sight_n the_o most_o comprehensive_a of_o all_o our_o sense_n convey_v to_o our_o mind_n the_o far_o different_a idea_n of_o light_n and_o colour_n which_o be_v peculiar_a only_o to_o that_o sense_n and_o also_o of_o space_n figure_n and_o motion_n the_o several_a variety_n whereof_o change_v the_o appearance_n of_o its_o proper_a object_n viz._n light_n and_o colour_n it_o accustom_n itself_o by_o use_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o one_o by_o the_o other_o this_o in_o many_o case_n by_o a_o settle_a habit_n in_o thing_n whereof_o we_o have_v frequent_a experience_n be_v perform_v so_o constant_o and_o so_o quick_a that_o we_o take_v that_o for_o the_o perception_n of_o our_o sensation_n which_o be_v but_o a_o idea_n form_v by_o our_o judgement_n so_o that_o one_o viz._n that_o of_o sensation_n serve_v only_o to_o excite_v the_o other_o and_o be_v scarce_o take_v notice_n of_o itself_o as_o a_o man_n who_o read_v and_o hear_v with_o attention_n and_o understanding_n take_v little_a notice_n of_o the_o character_n or_o sound_v but_o of_o the_o idea_n that_o be_v excite_v in_o he_o by_o they_o §_o 10._o nor_o need_v we_o wonder_v that_o this_o be_v do_v with_o so_o little_a notice_n if_o we_o consider_v how_o very_o quick_a the_o action_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v perform_v for_o as_o itself_o take_v up_o no_o space_n have_v no_o extension_n so_o its_o action_n seem_v to_o require_v no_o time_n but_o many_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v crowd_v into_o a_o instant_a i_o speak_v this_o in_o comparison_n to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o body_n any_o one_o may_v easy_o observe_v this_o in_o his_o own_o thought_n who_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o reflect_v on_o they_o how_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instant_n do_v our_o mind_n with_o one_o glance_n see_v all_o the_o part_n of_o a_o demonstration_n which_o may_v very_o well_o be_v call_v along_o one_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o time_n it_o will_v require_v to_o put_v it_o into_o word_n and_o step_v by_o step_n show_v it_o another_o second_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o surprise_v that_o this_o be_v do_v in_o we_o with_o so_o little_a notice_n if_o we_o consider_v how_o the_o facility_n we_o get_v of_o do_v thing_n by_o a_o custom_n of_o do_v make_v they_o often_o pass_v in_o we_o without_o our_o noticeâ—_n habit_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v begin_v very_o early_o come_v at_o last_o to_o produce_v action_n in_o we_o which_o often_o escape_v our_o observation_n how_o frequent_o do_v we_o in_o a_o day_n cover_v our_o eye_n with_o our_o eyelid_n without_o perceive_v that_o we_o be_v at_o all_o in_o the_o dark_a man_n that_o by_o custom_n have_v get_v the_o use_n of_o a_o byword_n do_v almost_o in_o every_o sentence_n pronounce_v sound_a which_o though_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o other_o they_o themselves_z neither_o hear_v nor_o observe_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o so_o strange_a that_o our_o mind_n shall_v often_o change_v the_o idea_n of_o its_o sensation_n into_o that_o of_o its_o judgement_n and_o make_v one_o serve_v only_o to_o excite_v the_o other_o without_o our_o take_a notice_n of_o it_o §_o 11._o this_o faculty_n of_o perception_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v that_o which_o put_v the_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o animal_n kingdom_n and_o â—he_v inferior_a part_n of_o nature_n for_o however_o vegetable_n have_v many_o of_o they_o some_o degree_n of_o motion_n and_o upon_o the_o different_a application_n of_o other_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o they_o do_v very_o brisk_o alter_v their_o figure_n and_o motion_n and_o so_o have_v obtain_v the_o name_n of_o sensitive_a plant_n from_o a_o motion_n which_o have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o that_o which_o in_o animal_n follow_v upon_o sensationâ—_n yet_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v all_o bare_a mechanism_n and_o no_o otherwise_o produce_v than_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o wild_a oatbeard_n by_o the_o insinuation_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o moisture_n or_o the_o shorten_n of_o a_o rope_n by_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n all_o which_o be_v do_v without_o any_o sensation_n in_o the_o subject_a or_o the_o have_v or_o receive_v any_o idea_n §_o 12._o perception_n i_o believe_v be_v in_o some_o degree_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o animal_n though_o in_o some_o possible_o the_o avenue_n provide_v for_o the_o reception_n of_o sensation_n be_v so_o few_o by_o nature_n and_o the_o perception_n they_o be_v receive_v with_o so_o obscure_a and_o dull_a that_o it_o come_v extreme_o short_a of_o the_o quickness_n and_o variety_n of_o sensation_n which_o be_v in_o other_o animal_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o and_o wise_o adapt_v to_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o that_o sort_n of_o animal_n who_o be_v thus_o constitute_v by_o nature_n so_o that_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o maker_n plain_o appear_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o this_o stupendous_a fabric_n and_o all_o the_o several_a degree_n and_o rank_n of_o creature_n in_o it_o §_o 13._o we_o may_v i_o think_v from_o the_o make_v of_o a_o oyster_n or_o cockle_n reasonable_o conclude_v that_o it_o have_v not_o so_o many_o nor_o so_o quick_a sense_n as_o a_o man_n or_o several_a other_o animal_n nor_o if_o it_o have_v will_v it_o in_o that_o state_n and_o incapacity_n of_o transfer_v itself_o from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o be_v better_v by_o they_o what_o good_a will_v sight_n and_o hear_v do_v to_o a_o creature_n that_o can_v move_v itself_o to_o or_o from_o the_o object_n wherein_o at_o a_o distance_n it_o perceive_v good_a or_o