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the_o sense_n 5._o because_o a_o idea_n from_o actual_a sensation_n and_o another_o from_o memory_n be_v very_o distinct_a perception_n 6._o three_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n which_o accompany_v actual_a sensation_n accompany_v not_o the_o return_v of_o those_o idea_n without_o the_o external_a object_n 7._o four_o our_o sense_n assist_v one_o another_o testimony_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o outward_a thing_n 8._o this_o certainty_n be_v as_o great_a as_o our_o condition_n needs_o 9_o but_o reach_v no_o far_a than_o actual_a sensation_n 10._o folly_n to_o expect_v demonstration_n in_o every_o thing_n 11._o past_a existence_n be_v know_v by_o memory_n 12._o the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n not_o knowable_a 13._o particular_a proposition_n concern_v existence_n be_v knowable_a 14._o and_o general_a proposition_n concern_v abstract_a idea_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o improvement_n of_o our_o knowledge_n sect_n 1._o knowledge_n be_v not_o from_o maxim_n 2._o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o opinion_n 3._o but_o from_o the_o compare_v clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n 4._o dangerous_a to_o build_v upon_o precarious_a principle_n 5._o this_o no_o certain_a way_n to_o truth_n 6._o but_o to_o compare_v clear_a complete_a idea_n under_o steady_a name_n 7._o the_o true_a method_n of_o advance_v knowledge_n be_v by_o consider_v our_o abstract_n idea_n 8._o by_o which_o morality_n also_o may_v be_v make_v clear_a 9_o but_o knowledge_n of_o body_n be_v to_o be_v improve_v only_o by_o experience_n 10._o this_o may_v procure_v we_o convenience_n not_o science_n 11._o we_o be_v fit_v for_o moral_a knowledge_n and_o natural_a improvement_n 12._o but_o must_v beware_v of_o hypothesis_n and_o wrong_a principle_n 13._o the_o true_a use_n of_o hypothesis_n 14._o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n with_o settle_a name_n and_o the_o find_n of_o those_o which_o show_v their_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n be_v the_o way_n to_o enlarge_v our_o knowledge_n 15._o mathematics_n a_o instance_n of_o it_o chap._n xiii_o some_o other_o consideration_n concern_v our_o knowledge_n sect_n 1._o our_o knowledge_n partly_o necessary_a partly_o voluntary_a 2._o the_o application_n voluntary_a but_o we_o know_v as_o thing_n be_v not_o as_o we_o please_v 3._o instance_n in_o number_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o judgement_n sect_n 1._o our_o knowledge_n be_v short_a we_o want_v something_o else_o 2._o what_o use_v to_o be_v make_v of_o this_o twilight_n estate_n 3._o judgement_n supply_v the_o want_n of_o knowledge_n 4._o judgement_n be_v the_o presume_a thing_n to_o be_v so_o without_o perceive_v it_o chap._n xv._n of_o probability_n sect_n 1._o probability_n be_v the_o appearance_n of_o agreement_n upon_o fallible_a proof_n 2._o it_o be_v to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o knowledge_n 3._o be_v that_o which_o make_v we_o presume_v thing_n to_o be_v true_a before_o we_o know_v they_o to_o be_v so_o 4._o the_o ground_n of_o probability_n be_v two_o conformity_n with_o our_o own_o experience_n or_o the_o testimony_n of_o other_o experience_n 5._o in_o this_o all_o the_o agreement_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v aught_o to_o be_v examine_v before_o we_o come_v to_o a_o judgement_n 6._o they_o be_v capable_a of_o great_a variey_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o assent_n sect_n 1._o our_o assent_n ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o ground_n of_o probability_n 2._o these_o can_v always_o be_v all_o actual_o in_o view_n and_o then_o we_o must_v content_v ourselves_o with_o the_o remembrance_n that_o we_o once_o see_v ground_n for_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o assent_n 3._o the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o this_o if_o our_o former_a judgement_n be_v not_o right_o make_v 4._o the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o be_v mutual_a charity_n and_o forbearance_n 5._o probability_n be_v either_o of_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o speculation_n 6._o the_o concurrent_a experience_n of_o all_o other_o man_n with_o we_o produce_v assurance_n approach_v to_o knowledge_n 7._o unquestionable_a testimony_n and_o experience_n for_o the_o most_o part_n produce_v confidence_n 8._o fair_a testimony_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n indifferent_a produce_v also_o confident_a belief_n 9_o experience_n and_o testimony_n clash_v infinite_o vary_v the_o degree_n of_o probability_n 10._o traditional_a testimony_n the_o more_o more_o their_o removed_z the_o less_o their_o proof_n 11._o yet_o history_n be_v of_o great_a use_n 12._o in_o thing_n which_o sense_n can_v discover_v analogy_n be_v the_o great_a rule_n of_o probability_n 13._o one_o case_n where_o contrary_a experience_n lessen_v not_o the_o testimony_n 14._o the_o bare_a testimony_n of_o revelation_n be_v the_o high_a certainty_n chap._n xvii_o of_o reason_n sect_n 1._o various_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n reason_n 2._o wherein_o reason_v consist_v 3._o it_o be_v four_o part_n 4._o syllogism_n not_o the_o great_a instrument_n of_o reason_n 5._o help_v little_a in_o demonstration_n less_o in_o probability_n 6._o serve_v not_o to_o increase_v our_o knowledge_n but_o fence_n with_o it_o 7._o other_o help_n shall_v be_v seek_v 8._o we_o reason_v about_o particular_n 9_o first_o reason_n fail_v we_o for_o want_v of_o idea_n 10._o second_o because_o of_o obscure_a and_o imperfect_a idea_n 11._o three_o for_o want_v of_o intermediate_v idea_n 12._o four_o because_o of_o wrong_a principle_n 13._o five_o because_o of_o doubtful_a term_n 14._o our_o high_a degree_n of_o knowledge_n be_v intuitive_a without_o reason_v 15._o the_o next_o be_v demonstration_n by_o reason_v 16._o to_o supply_v the_o narrowness_n of_o this_o we_o have_v nothing_o but_o judgement_n upon_o probable_a reason_n 17._o intuition_n demonstration_n judgement_n 18._o consequence_n of_o word_n and_o consequence_n of_o idea_n 19_o four_o sort_n of_o argument_n first_o ad_fw-la verecundiam_fw-la 20._o second_o ad_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la 21._o three_o ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la 22._o four_o ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la 23._o above_o contrary_a and_o according_a to_o reason_n 24._o reason_n and_o faith_n not_o opposite_a chap._n xviii_o of_o faith_n and_o reason_n and_o their_o distinct_a province_n sect_n 1._o necessary_a to_o know_v their_o boundary_n 2._o faith_n and_o reason_n what_o as_o contradistinguish_v 3._o no_o new_a simple_a idea_n can_v be_v convey_v by_o traditional_a revelation_n 4._o traditional_a revelation_n may_v make_v we_o know_v proposition_n knowable_a also_o by_o reason_n but_o not_o with_o the_o same_o certainty_n that_o reason_n do_v 5._o revelation_n can_v be_v admit_v against_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o reason_n 6._o traditional_a revelation_n much_o less_o 7._o thing_n above_o reason_n 8._o or_o not_o contrary_a to_o reason_n if_o reveal_v be_v matter_n of_o faith_n 9_o revelation_n in_o matter_n where_o reason_n can_v judge_v or_o but_o probable_o aught_o to_o be_v hearken_v to_o 10._o in_o matter_n where_o reason_n can_v afford_v certain_a knowledge_n that_o be_v to_o be_v hearken_v to_o 11._o if_o the_o boundary_n be_v not_o set_v between_o faith_n and_o reason_n no_o enthusiasm_n or_o extravagancy_n in_o religion_n can_v be_v contradict_v chap._n xix_o of_o wrong_a assent_n or_o error_n sect_n 1._o cause_n of_o error_n 2._o first_o want_v of_o proof_n 3._o obj._n what_o shall_v become_v of_o those_o who_o want_v they_o answer_v 4._o people_n hinder_v from_o enquiry_n 5._o second_o want_v of_o skill_n to_o use_v they_o 6._o three_o want_v of_o will_n to_o use_v they_o 7._o four_o wrong_v measure_n of_o probability_n whereof_o 8_o 10._o first_o doubtful_a proposition_n take_v for_o principle_n 11._o second_o receive_v hypothesis_n 12._o three_o predominant_a passion_n 13._o the_o mean_n of_o evade_n probability_n one_a suppose_a fallacy_n 14._o two_o suppose_a argument_n for_o the_o contrary_n 15._o what_o probability_n determine_v the_o assent_n 16._o where_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o suspend_v it_o 17._o four_o authority_n 18._o man_n not_o in_o so_o many_o error_n as_o be_v imagine_v chap._n xx._n division_n of_o the_o science_n sect_n 1._o three_o sort_n 2._o first_o physica_n 3._o second_o practica_fw-la 4._o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o this_o be_v the_o first_o division_n of_o the_o object_n of_o knowledge_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la gruber_n apud_fw-la thevenot_n part_v 4._o p._n 23._o 23._o lambert_n apud_fw-la there-not_a p._n 38._o 38._o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la nili_n origine_fw-la c._n 18.19_o 18.19_o p._n mart._n dec._n 1._o have_v des_fw-fr incas_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 12._o 12._o lery_z c._n 16._o 16._o rhoe_n apud_fw-la thevenot_n p_o 2._o 2._o jo._n de_fw-fr lery_z c._n 16._o 16._o a_o gry_a be_v 1_o â—â—_o of_o a_o line_n a_o line_n 1_o 10_o of_o a_o inch_n a_o inch_n 1_o 1â—_n of_o a_o philosophical_a foot_n a_o philosophical_a foot_n 1_o â—_o of_o a_o pendulum_fw-la who_o diadromsâ—_n in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 45_o degree_n be_v each_o equal_a to_o one_o second_o of_o time_n or_o 1_o 6â—_n of_o a_o minute_n i_o have_v affect_o make_v use_v of_o this_o measure_n here_o and_o the_o part_n of_o it_o under_o a_o decimal_n division_n with_o name_n to_o theâ—â—_n because_o i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v of_o general_a convenience_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o common_a measure_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o letter_n
this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n where_o knowledge_n and_o plenty_n seem_v to_o vie_v each_o with_o other_o yet_o to_o any_o one_o that_o will_v serious_o reflect_v on_o it_o i_o suppose_v it_o will_v appear_v past_a doubt_n that_o be_v the_o use_n of_o iron_n lose_v among_o we_o we_o shall_v in_o a_o few_o age_n be_v unavoidable_o reduce_v to_o the_o want_v and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o ancient_a savage_a american_n who_o natural_a endowment_n and_o provision_n come_v no_o way_n short_a of_o those_o of_o the_o most_o flourish_a and_o polite_a notion_n so_o that_o he_o who_o first_o make_v know_v the_o use_n of_o that_o one_o contemptible_a mineral_n may_v be_v true_o style_v the_o father_n of_o art_n and_o author_n of_o plenty_n §_o 12._o i_o will_v not_o therefore_o be_v think_v to_o disesteem_n or_o dissuade_v the_o study_n of_o nature_n i_o ready_o agree_v the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o work_n give_v we_o occasion_n to_o admire_v revere_a and_o glorify_v their_o author_n and_o if_o right_o direct_v may_v be_v of_o great_a benefit_n to_o mankind_n than_o the_o monument_n of_o exemplary_a charity_n that_o have_v at_o so_o great_a charge_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o founder_n of_o hospital_n and_o almshouse_n he_o that_o first_o invent_v print_v discover_v the_o use_n of_o the_o compass_n or_o make_v public_a the_o virtue_n and_o right_a use_n of_o kin_n kina_n do_v more_o for_o the_o propagation_n of_o knowledge_n for_o the_o acquisition_n of_o conveniency_n of_o life_n and_o save_v more_o from_o the_o grave_a than_o those_o who_o build_v college_n work-house_n and_o hospital_n all_o that_o i_o will_v say_v be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v too_o forward_o possess_v with_o the_o opinion_n or_o expectation_n of_o knowledge_n where_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v or_o by_o way_n that_o will_v not_o attain_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o take_v doubtful_a system_n for_o complete_a science_n nor_o unintelligible_a notion_n for_o scientifical_a demonstration_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o body_n we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o glean_v what_o we_o can_v from_o particular_a experiment_n since_o we_o can_v from_o a_o discovery_n of_o their_o real_a essence_n grasp_v at_o a_o time_n whole_a sheaf_n and_o in_o bundle_n comprehend_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o whole_a species_n together_o where_o our_o enquiry_n be_v concern_v coexistence_n or_o repugnancy_n to_o co-exist_a which_o by_o contemplation_n of_o our_o idea_n we_o can_v discover_v there_o experience_v observation_n and_o natural_a history_n must_v give_v we_o by_o our_o sense_n and_o by_o retail_n a_o insight_n into_o corporeal_a substance_n the_o knowledge_n of_o body_n we_o must_v get_v by_o our_o sense_n wary_o employ_v in_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o quality_n and_o operation_n on_o one_o another_o and_o what_o we_o hope_v to_o know_v of_o separate_a spirit_n in_o this_o world_n we_o must_v i_o think_v expect_v only_o from_o revelation_n he_o that_o shall_v consider_v how_o little_a general_a maxim_n precarious_a principle_n and_o hypothesis_n lay_v down_o at_o pleasure_n have_v promote_v true_a knowledge_n or_o help_v to_o satisfy_v the_o inquiry_n of_o rational_a man_n after_o real_a improvement_n how_o little_a i_o say_v the_o set_v out_o at_o the_o end_n have_v for_o many_o age_n together_o advance_a man_n progress_n towards_o the_o knowledge_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n will_v think_v we_o have_v reason_n to_o thank_v those_o man_n who_o in_o this_o latter_a age_n have_v take_v another_o course_n and_o have_v tread_v out_o to_o we_o though_o not_o a_o easy_a way_n to_o learned_a ignorance_n yet_o a_o sure_a way_n to_o profitable_a knowledge_n §_o 13._o not_o that_o we_o may_v not_o to_o explain_v any_o phoenomena_fw-la of_o nature_n make_v use_n of_o any_o probable_a hypothesis_n whatsoever_o hypothesis_n if_o they_o be_v well_o make_v be_v at_o least_o great_a help_n to_o the_o memory_n and_o often_o direct_v we_o to_o new_a discovery_n but_o my_o mean_v be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o take_v up_o any_o one_o too_o hasty_o which_o the_o mind_n that_o will_v always_o penetrate_v into_o the_o cause_n of_o thing_n and_o have_v principle_n to_o rest_v on_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o do_v till_o we_o have_v very_o well_o examine_v particular_n and_o make_v several_a experiment_n in_o that_o thing_n we_o will_v explain_v by_o our_o hypothesis_n and_o see_v whether_o it_o will_v agree_v to_o they_o all_o whether_o our_o principle_n will_v carry_v we_o quite_o through_o and_o not_o be_v as_o inconsistent_a with_o one_o phaenomenon_n of_o nature_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o accommodate_v and_o explain_v another_o and_o at_o least_o that_o we_o take_v care_n that_o the_o name_n of_o principle_n deceive_v we_o not_o nor_o impose_v on_o we_o by_o make_v we_o receive_v that_o for_o a_o unquestionable_a truth_n which_o be_v real_o at_o best_a but_o a_o very_a doubtful_a conjecture_n such_o as_o be_v most_o i_o have_v almost_o say_v all_o of_o 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 general_a proposition_n be_v the_o right_a method_n of_o improve_n our_o knowledge_n in_o other_o idea_n of_o modes_n the_o consideration_n of_o mathematical_a knowledge_n will_v easy_o inform_v we_o where_o first_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o that_o have_v not_o a_o perfect_a and_o clear_a idea_n of_o those_o angles_n or_o figure_n of_o which_o he_o desire_v to_o know_v any_o thing_n be_v utter_o thereby_o uncapable_a of_o any_o knowledge_n about_o they_o suppose_v but_o a_o man_n not_o to_o have_v a_o perfect_a exact_a idea_n of_o a_o right_a angle_n a_o scalenum_n or_o trapezium_fw-la and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o clear_a that_o he_o will_v in_o vain_a seek_v any_o demonstration_n about_o they_o and_o far_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o influence_n of_o those_o maxim_n which_o be_v take_v for_o principle_n in_o mathematics_n that_o have_v lead_v the_o master_n of_o that_o science_n into_o those_o wonderful_a discovery_n they_o have_v make_v let_v a_o man_n of_o good_a part_n know_v all_o the_o maxim_n general_o make_v use_n of_o in_o mathematics_n never_o so_o perfect_o and_o contemplate_v their_o extent_n and_o and_o consequence_n as_o much_o as_o he_o please_v he_o will_v by_o their_o assistence_n i_o suppose_v scarce_o ever_o come_v to_o know_v that_o the_o square_a of_o the_o hypotieneuson_n in_o a_o right_a angle_a triangle_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o square_n of_o the_o two_o other_o side_n the_o knowledge_n that_o the_o whole_a be_v equal_a to_o all_o its_o part_n and_o if_o you_o take_v equal_a from_o equal_a the_o remainder_n will_v be_v equal_a etc._n etc._n help_v he_o not_o i_o presume_v to_o this_o demonstration_n and_o a_o man_n may_v i_o think_v poor_a long_a enough_o on_o those_o axiom_n without_o ever_o see_v one_o jot_n the_o more_o of_o mathematical_a truth_n they_o have_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o thought_n otherways_o apply_v the_o mind_n have_v other_o object_n other_o view_v before_o it_o far_o different_a from_o those_o maxim_n when_o it_o first_o get_v the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o truth_n in_o mathematics_n which_o man_n well_o enough_o acquaint_v with_o those_o receive_a axiom_n but_o ignorant_a of_o their_o method_n who_o first_o make_v these_o demonstration_n can_v never_o sufficient_o admire_v and_o who_o know_v what_o method_n may_v hereafter_o be_v find_v out_o to_o enlarge_v our_o knowledge_n in_o other_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o algebra_n in_o mathematics_n which_o so_o ready_o find_v out_o idea_n of_o quantity_n to_o measure_v other_o by_o who_o equality_n or_o proportion_n we_o can_v otherwise_o very_o hardly_o or_o perhaps_o never_o come_v to_o know_v chap._n xiii_o some_o far_a consideration_n concern_v our_o knowledge_n §_o 1._o our_o knowledge_n as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o this_o have_v a_o great_a conformity_n with_o our_o sight_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o whole_o necessary_a nor_o
loadstone_n draw_v iron_n and_o the_o part_n of_o a_o candle_n successive_o melt_v turn_v into_o flame_n and_o give_v we_o both_o light_n and_o heat_n these_o and_o the_o like_a effect_n we_o see_v and_o know_v but_o the_o cause_n that_o operate_v and_o the_o manner_n they_o be_v produce_v in_o we_o can_v only_o guess_v and_o probable_o conjecture_v for_o these_o and_o the_o like_o come_v not_o within_o the_o scrutiny_n of_o (null)_o sense_n can_v be_v examine_v by_o they_o or_o be_v attest_v by_o any_o body_n and_o therefore_o can_v appear_v more_o or_o less_o probable_a only_o as_o they_o more_o or_o less_o agree_v to_o truth_n that_o be_v establish_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o as_o they_o hold_v proportion_n to_o other_o part_n of_o our_o knowledge_n and_o observation_n analogy_n in_o these_o matter_n be_v the_o only_a help_n we_o have_v and_o it_o be_v from_o that_o alone_o we_o draw_v all_o our_o ground_n of_o probability_n thus_o observe_v that_o the_o bare_a rub_n of_o two_o body_n violent_o one_o upon_o another_o produce_v heat_n and_o very_o often_o fire_n itself_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v that_o what_o we_o call_v heat_n and_o fire_n consist_v in_o a_o certain_a violent_a agitation_n of_o the_o imperceptible_a minute_n part_n of_o the_o burn_a matterâ—_n observe_v likewise_o that_o the_o different_a refraction_n of_o pellucid_a body_n produce_v in_o our_o eye_n the_o different_a appearance_n of_o several_a colour_n and_o also_o that_o the_o different_a range_v and_o lay_v the_o superficial_a part_n of_o several_a body_n as_o of_o velvet_n water_v silk_n etc._n etc._n do_v the_o like_a we_o think_v it_o probable_a that_o the_o colour_n and_o shine_v of_o body_n be_v in_o they_o nothing_o but_o the_o different_a arangement_n and_o refraction_n of_o their_o minute_n and_o insensible_a part_n thus_o find_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o fall_v under_o (null)_o observation_n that_o there_o be_v a_o gradual_a connexion_n of_o one_o with_o another_o without_o any_o great_a or_o discernible_a gap_n between_o in_o all_o that_o great_a variety_n of_o thing_n we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v so_o close_o link_v together_o that_o in_o the_o several_a rank_n of_o being_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o discover_v the_o bound_n betwixt_o they_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v persuade_v that_o in_o such_o gentle_a step_n thing_n in_o perfection_n ascend_v upward_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o say_v where_o sensible_a and_o rational_a begin_v and_o where_o insensible_a and_o irrational_a end_n and_o who_o be_v there_o quick-sighted_a enough_o to_o determine_v precise_o which_o be_v the_o low_a species_n of_o live_a thing_n and_o which_o the_o first_o of_o those_o which_o have_v no_o life_n thing_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v observe_v lessen_v and_o augment_v as_o the_o quantity_n do_v in_o a_o regular_a cone_n where_o though_o there_o be_v a_o manifest_a odds_o betwixt_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o diametre_fw-la at_o remote_a distance_n yet_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o upper_a and_o under_o where_o they_o touch_v one_o another_o be_v hardly_o discernible_a the_o difference_n be_v exceed_o great_a between_o some_o man_n and_o some_o animal_n but_o if_o we_o will_v compare_v the_o understanding_n and_o ability_n of_o some_o man_n and_o some_o brute_n we_o shall_v find_v so_o little_a difference_n that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o say_v that_o that_o of_o the_o man_n be_v either_o clear_a or_o large_a observe_v i_o say_v such_o gradual_a and_o gentle_a descent_n downward_o in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o be_v beneath_o man_n the_o rule_n of_o analogy_n may_v make_v it_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v so_o also_o in_o thing_n above_o we_o and_o our_o observation_n and_o that_o there_o be_v several_a rank_n of_o intelligent_a being_n excel_v we_o in_o several_a degree_n of_o perfection_n ascend_v upward_o towards_o the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o the_o creator_n by_o gentle_a step_n and_o difference_n that_o be_v every_o one_o at_o no_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o next_o to_o it_o this_o sort_n of_o probability_n which_o be_v the_o best_a conduct_n of_o rational_a experiment_n and_o the_o rise_v of_o hypothesis_n have_v also_o its_o use_n and_o influence_n and_o a_o wary_a reason_v from_o analogy_n lead_v we_o often_o into_o the_o discovery_n of_o truth_n and_o useful_a production_n which_o will_v otherwise_o lie_v conceal_v §_o 13._o though_o the_o common_a experience_n and_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o thing_n have_v just_o a_o mighty_a influence_n on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o make_v they_o give_v or_o refuse_v credit_n to_o any_o thing_n propose_v to_o their_o belief_n yet_o there_o be_v one_o case_n wherein_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o fact_n lessen_v not_o the_o assent_n to_o a_o fair_a testimony_n give_v of_o it_o for_o where_o such_o supernatural_a event_n be_v suitable_a to_o end_n aim_v at_o by_o he_o who_o have_v the_o power_n to_o change_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n there_o under_o such_o circumstance_n they_o may_v be_v the_o fit_a to_o procure_v belief_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o they_o be_v beyond_o or_o contrary_a to_o ordinary_a observation_n this_o be_v the_o proper_a case_n of_o miracle_n which_o well_o attest_v do_v not_o only_o find_v credit_n themselves_o but_o give_v it_o also_o to_o other_o truth_n which_o need_v such_o confirmation_n §_o 14._o beside_o those_o we_o have_v hitherto_o mention_v there_o be_v one_o sort_n of_o proposition_n that_o challenge_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o our_o assent_n upon_o bare_a testimony_n whether_o the_o thing_n propose_v agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o common_a experience_n and_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o thing_n or_o no._n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o the_o testimony_n be_v of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o can_v deceive_v nor_o be_v deceive_v and_o that_o be_v of_o god_n himself_o this_o carry_v with_o it_o certainty_n beyond_o doubt_n evidence_n beyond_o exception_n this_o be_v call_v by_o a_o peculiar_a name_n revelation_n and_o our_o assent_n to_o it_o faith_n which_o have_v as_o much_o certainty_n as_o our_o knowledge_n itself_o and_o we_o may_v as_o well_o doubt_v of_o our_o own_o be_v as_o we_o can_v whether_o any_o revelation_n from_o god_n be_v true_a so_o that_o faith_n be_v a_o settle_a and_o sure_a principle_n of_o assent_n and_o assurance_n and_o leave_v no_o manner_n of_o room_n for_o doubt_n or_o hesitation_n only_o we_o must_v be_v sure_a that_o it_o be_v a_o divine_a revelation_n and_o that_o we_o understand_v it_o right_o else_o we_o shall_v expose_v ourselves_o to_o all_o the_o extravagancy_n of_o enthusiasm_n and_o all_o the_o error_n of_o wrong_a principle_n if_o we_o have_v faith_n and_o assurance_n in_o what_o be_v not_o divine_a revelation_n and_o therefore_o in_o those_o case_n our_o assent_n can_v be_v rational_o no_o high_o than_o the_o evidence_n of_o its_o be_v a_o revelation_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o expression_n it_o be_v deliver_v in_o if_o the_o evidence_n of_o its_o be_v a_o revelation_n or_o that_o this_o its_o true_a sense_n be_v only_o on_o probable_a proof_n our_o assent_n can_v reach_v no_o high_o than_o a_o assurance_n or_o diffidence_n arise_v from_o the_o more_o or_o less_o apparent_a probability_n of_o the_o proof_n but_o of_o faith_n and_o the_o precedency_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v before_o other_o argument_n of_o persuasion_n i_o shall_v speak_v more_o hereafter_o where_o i_o treat_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v ordinary_o place_v in_o contradistinction_n to_o reason_n though_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o assent_n found_v on_o the_o high_a reason_n chap._n xvii_o of_o reason_n §_o 1._o the_o word_n reason_n in_o the_o english_a language_n have_v different_a signification_n sometime_o it_o be_v take_v for_o true_a and_o clear_a principle_n sometime_o for_o clear_a and_o fair_a 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