some_o body_n viz._n to_o animal_n as_o one_o of_o the_o proper_a and_o intrinsical_a difference_n of_o that_o genus_fw-la as_o be_v show_v above_o 3._o notwithstanding_o man_n can_v be_v both_o body_n and_o spirit_n formal_o for_o than_o he_o must_v necessary_o be_v two_o entity_n in_o distinct_a line_n of_o substance_n the_o one_o under_o the_o genus_fw-la of_o body_n the_o other_o of_o spirit_n whence_o he_o will_v be_v vnum_fw-la and_o non-vnum_a in_o the_o same_o regard_n or_o according_a to_o the_o same_o formal_a notion_n that_o be_v he_o will_v be_v ens_fw-la and_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la and_o consist_v formal_o of_o two_o thing_n as_o perfect_o distinct_a as_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o ape_n and_o even_o be_v more_o monstrous_a than_o a_o hircocervus_n or_o chimaera_n because_o he_o will_v be_v formal_o that_o be_v essential_o make_v up_o of_o two_o more-generically-opposit_a thing_n than_o these_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v wherefore_o the_o notion_n of_o man_n be_v deduce_v by_o 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soul_n do_v carry_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o those_o object_n along_o with_o they_o and_o imprint_v they_o in_o the_o soul_n which_o print_v or_o as_o it_o be_v stamp_n as_o receive_v in_o the_o understanding_n we_o call_v notion_n 5._o wherefore_o notion_n be_v the_o first_o and_o rude_a draught_n of_o knowledge_n be_v most_o simple_a and_o natural_o wrought_v in_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o stroke_n of_o occur_v object_n without_o any_o industry_n or_o active_a concurrence_n on_o our_o part_n 6._o that_o these_o notion_n be_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n or_o the_o thing_n itself_o exist_v in_o we_o intellectual_o and_o not_o a_o bare_a idea_n or_o similitude_n of_o it_o appear_v hence_o evident_o that_o when_o we_o say_v interior_o or_o judge_v a_o stone_n be_v hard_a we_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o affirm_v that_o the_o likeness_n or_o idea_n of_o a_o stone_n be_v hard_a but_o the_o very_a stone_n itself_o and_o be_v it_o not_o so_o the_o proposition_n will_v be_v false_a 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represent_v be_v to_o that_o which_o represent_v it_o which_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o very_a stone_n itself_o 9_o nor_o need_v it_o cause_v any_o wonder_n that_o the_o same_o ens_fw-la or_o thing_n may_v have_v diverse_a manner_n of_o exist_v one_o corporeal_a the_o other_o intellectual_a or_o spiritual_a since_o the_o thing_n v._n g._n peter_n 〈…〉_z abstract_n even_o from_o existence_n it_o self_n for_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o notion_n or_o mean_v of_o that_o word_n that_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o it_o exist_v or_o not_o exist_v much_o more_o than_o do_v the_o notion_n of_o thing_n abstract_n from_o that_o be_v be_v indifferent_a to_o all_o manner_n of_o exist_v 10._o the_o word_n notion_n simple_a apprehension_n conception_n and_o mean_v be_v all_o synonymous_a term_n they_o be_v call_v notion_n because_o they_o be_v the_o part_n or_o element_n of_o knowledge_n which_o put_v and_o consider_v together_o make_v cognition_n wâ—ich_a be_v proper_a and_o complete_a 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juicy_a hard_a etc._n etc._n 2._o we_o can_v consider_v one_o of_o those_o notion_n without_o consider_v the_o other_o for_o we_o experience_n that_o we_o can_v abstract_n the_o notion_n of_o round_a from_o the_o notion_n of_o heavy_a or_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n and_o consider_v it_o apart_o and_o discourse_n of_o it_o according_o 3._o note_v that_o since_o the_o object_n or_o thing_n in_o our_o understanding_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v consider_v diverse_o hence_o notion_n get_v the_o name_n of_o considerability_n and_o diverse_a notion_n be_v say_v to_o be_v diverse_a considerability_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o yet_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o diverse_o consider_v 3._o whether_o or_o no_o there_o be_v any_o knower_n of_o a_o superior_a order_n that_o can_v at_o one_o intuitive_a view_n comprehend_v the_o whole_a thing_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o soul_n in_o this_o state_n can_v have_v no_o science_n of_o any_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o by_o these_o abstract_a notion_n for_o since_o 15._o our_o notion_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o our_o knowledge_n or_o science_n and_o as_o will_v be_v see_v short_o we_o have_v no_o notion_n of_o any_o object_n but_o by_o impression_n on_o the_o sense_n and_o those_o impression_n do_v different_o affect_v we_o and_o so_o breed_v different_a or_o abstract_a notion_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o we_o can_v no_o otherwise_o know_v any_o thing_n here_o but_o by_o different_n that_o be_v abstract_v partial_a or_o inadequate_a notion_n 4._o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o science_n that_o it_o be_v distinct_a and_o clear_a and_o not_o gross_a and_o confused_a this_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o very_a term_n for_o science_n signify_v a_o distinct_a and_o clear_a knowledge_n 5._o our_o soul_n can_v in_o this_o state_n wield_v more_o notion_n at_o once_o nor_o consider_v they_o or_o discourse_v clear_o of_o they_o together_o or_o rather_o indeed_o not_o at_o all_o this_o will_v appear_v evident_o by_o 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our_o common_a view_n and_o have_v we_o a_o glass_n that_o magnify_v more_o there_o will_v be_v find_v still_o more_o and_o more_o particularity_n than_o do_v appear_v when_o we_o observe_v it_o former_o wherefore_o since_o every_o new_a observation_n we_o can_v possible_o make_v beget_v a_o new_a notion_n in_o we_o 15._o and_o all_o our_o knowledge_n be_v ground_v on_o our_o notion_n we_o can_v no_o more_o know_v the_o last_o considerability_n which_o be_v in_o the_o thing_n than_o we_o can_v know_v the_o least_o part_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o quantity_n or_o in_o the_o difference_n of_o figure_n colour_n and_o other_o respect_n which_o each_o of_o those_o very_a least_o part_n may_v have_v and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o all_o knowable_a by_o we_o in_o this_o state_n 7._o much_o less_o can_v we_o in_o this_o state_n know_v perfect_o or_o discourse_v scientifical_o of_o any_o whole_a individual_a thing_n or_o as_o the_o school_n call_v it_o the_o suppositum_fw-la take_v in_o bulk_n for_o *_o since_o all_o the_o considerability_n that_o integrate_a it_o and_o consequent_o the_o notion_n it_o beget_v in_o we_o be_v blend_v confuse_o in_o the_o entire_a notion_n of_o the_o suppositum_fw-la or_o thing_n again_o since_o these_o be_v 6._o innumerable_a and_o many_o of_o they_o unknowable_a by_o we_o it_o follow_v that_o no_o one_o of_o they_o that_o be_v nothing_o in_o that_o whole_a suppositum_fw-la can_v be_v distinct_o or_o clear_o know_v while_o we_o discourse_v of_o that_o which_o have_v they_o all_o in_o bulk_n that_o be_v while_o we_o discourse_v of_o they_o all_o at_o once_o and_o consequent_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o suppositum_fw-la which_o contain_v they_o all_o can_v be_v clear_o or_o perfect_o know_v by_o we_o nor_o discourse_v of_o scientifical_o 8._o wherefore_o we_o can_v know_v in_o this_o state_n any_o one_o entire_a thing_n perfect_o since_o we_o can_v never_o have_v any_o perfect_a science_n of_o it_o 7._o either_o take_v it_o in_o 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