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propriety_n there_o be_v no_o injustice_n be_v a_o proposition_n as_o certain_a as_o any_o demonstration_n in_o euclid_n for_o the_o idea_n of_o property_n be_v a_o right_a to_o any_o thing_n and_o the_o idea_n to_o which_o the_o name_n injustice_n be_v give_v be_v the_o invasion_n or_o violation_n of_o that_o right_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o these_o idea_n be_v thus_o establish_v and_o these_o name_n annex_v to_o they_o i_o can_v as_o certain_o know_v this_o proposition_n to_o be_v true_a as_o that_o a_o triangle_n have_v three_o angle_n equal_a to_o two_o right_a one_o again_o no_o government_n allow_v absolute_a liberty_n the_o idea_n of_o government_n be_v the_o establishment_n of_o society_n upon_o certain_a rule_n or_o law_n which_o require_v conformity_n to_o they_o and_o the_o idea_n of_o absolute_a liberty_n be_v for_o any_o one_o to_o do_v whatever_o he_o please_v i_o be_o as_o capable_a of_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o proposition_n as_o of_o any_o in_o mathematics_n §_o 19_o that_o which_o in_o this_o respect_n have_v give_v the_o advantage_n to_o the_o idea_n of_o quantity_n and_o make_v they_o think_v more_o capable_a of_o certainty_n and_o demonstration_n be_v first_o that_o they_o can_v be_v set_v down_o and_o represent_v by_o sensible_a mark_n which_o have_v a_o great_a and_o near_a correspondence_n with_o they_o than_o any_o word_n or_o sound_n whatsoever_o diagram_n draw_v on_o paper_n be_v copy_n of_o the_o idea_n in_o the_o mind_n and_o not_o liable_a to_o the_o uncertainty_n that_o word_n carry_v in_o their_o signification_n a_o angle_n circle_n or_o square_a draw_v in_o line_n lie_v open_a to_o the_o view_n and_o can_v be_v mistake_v it_o remain_v unchangeable_o and_o may_v at_o leisure_n be_v consider_v and_o examine_v and_o the_o demonstration_n be_v revise_v and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o
take_v from_o the_o bulk_n or_o motion_n of_o body_n 8._o they_o belong_v to_o all_o beingsâ—_n 9_o all_o the_o part_n of_o extension_n be_v extension_n and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o duration_n be_v duration_n 10._o their_o part_n inseparable_a 11._o duration_n be_v as_o a_o line_n expansion_n as_o a_o solid_a 12._o duration_n have_v never_o two_o part_n together_o expansion_n altogether_o chap._n xvi_o of_o number_n sect_n 1._o number_v the_o simple_a and_o most_o universal_a idea_n 2._o it_o be_v modes_n make_v by_o addition_n 3._o each_o mode_n distinct_a 4._o therefore_o demonstration_n in_o number_n the_o most_o precise_a 5_o 6._o name_n necessary_a to_o number_n 7._o why_o child_n number_v not_o early_o 8._o number_n measure_v all_o measurable_n chap._n xvii_o of_o infinity_o sect_n 1._o infinity_o in_o its_o original_a intention_n attribute_v to_o space_n duration_n and_o number_n 2_o 3._o how_o we_o come_v by_o the_o idea_n of_o infinity_o 4._o our_o idea_n of_o space_n boundless_a 5._o and_o so_o of_o duration_n 6._o why_o other_o idea_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o infinity_o 7._o difference_n between_o infinity_n of_o space_n and_o space_n infinite_a 8._o we_o have_v no_o idea_n of_o infinite_a space_n 9_o number_n afford_v we_o the_o clear_a idea_n of_o infinity_o 10_o 11._o our_o different_a conception_n of_o the_o infinity_o of_o number_n duration_n and_o expansion_n 12._o infinite_a divisibility_n 13_o 14_o 17_o 18._o no_o positive_a idea_n of_o infinite_a 15_o 16_o 19_o what_o be_v positive_a what_o negative_a in_o our_o idea_n of_o infinite_a 20._o some_o think_v they_o have_v a_o positive_a idea_n of_o eternity_n and_o not_o space_n 21._o suppose_a positive_a idea_n of_o infinity_o cause_n of_o mistake_v 22._o all_o these_o idea_n from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n chap._n xviii_o of_o other_o simple_a modes_n sect_n 1_o 2._o modes_n of_o motion_n 3._o modes_n of_o sound_n 5._o modes_n of_o taste_n 7._o modes_n of_o colour_n 8._o why_o some_o modes_n have_v and_o other_o have_v not_o name_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o modes_n of_o think_v sect_n 1_o 2._o sensation_n remembrance_n contemplation_n etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o various_a attention_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o think_v 4._o hence_o probable_a that_o think_v be_v the_o action_n not_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xx._n of_o modes_n of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n sect_n 1._o pleasure_n and_o pain_n simple_a idea_n 2._o good_a and_o evil_a what_o 3._o our_o passion_n move_v by_o good_a and_o evil._n 4._o love_n 5._o hatred_n 6._o desire_n 7._o joy._n 8._o sorrow_n 9_o hope_n 10._o fear_n 11._o despair_n 12._o anger_n 13._o envy_n 14._o what_o passion_n all_o man_n have_v 15_o 16._o pleasure_n and_o pain_n what_o 17._o shame_n 18._o these_o instance_n to_o show_v how_o our_o idea_n of_o the_o passion_n be_v get_v from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n châ—p_n xxi_o of_o power_n sect_n 1._o this_o idea_n how_o get_v 2._o power_n active_a and_o passive_a 3._o power_n include_v relation_n 4._o the_o clear_a idea_n of_o active_a power_n have_v from_o spirit_n 5._o will_n and_o understanding_n two_o power_n 6._o faculty_n 7._o whence_o the_o idea_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n 8_o 12._o liberty_n what_o 9_o suppose_n the_o understanding_n and_o will._n 10._o belong_v not_o to_o volition_n 11._o voluntary_a oppose_v to_o involuntary_a not_o to_o necessary_a 13._o necessity_n what_o 14_o 20._o liberty_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o will._n 21._o but_o to_o the_o agent_n or_o man._n 22_o 24._o in_o respect_n of_o willing_a a_o man_n be_v not_o free_a 25_o 28._o the_o will_v determine_v by_o something_o without_o it_o 29._o the_o great_a apparent_a good_n determine_v the_o will._n 30_o 32._o this_o be_v a_o perfection_n of_o (null)_o nature_n 33._o and_o take_v not_o away_o liberty_n 34_o 35._o why_o man_n choose_v different_o 36._o why_o they_o choose_v amiss_o 38._o from_o the_o different_a appearance_n of_o good_n 39_o and_o judge_v amiss_o on_o these_o appearance_n 40_o 42._o first_o in_o compare_v present_a and_o future_a 43._o second_o in_o think_v wrong_n of_o the_o greatness_n or_o certainty_n of_o the_o consequence_n of_o any_o action_n 44._o cause_n of_o wrong_a judgement_n ignorance_n inadvertency_n sloth_n passion_n fashion_n etc._n etc._n 45._o preference_n of_o vice_n to_o virtue_n a_o manifest_a wrong_a judgement_n 47._o recapitulation_n chap._n xxii_o of_o mix_a modes_n sect_n 1._o mix_v modes_n what_o 2._o make_a by_o the_o mind_n 3._o sometime_o get_v by_o the_o explication_n of_o their_o name_n 4._o the_o name_n tie_v the_o part_n of_o the_o mix_a modes_n into_o one_o idea_n 5._o the_o cause_n of_o make_v mix_v modes_n 6._o why_o word_n in_o one_o language_n have_v none_o answer_v in_o another_o 7._o and_o language_n change_v 8._o mix_v modes_n where_o they_o exist_v 9_o how_o we_o get_v the_o idea_n of_o mix_a modes_n 10._o motion_n think_v and_o power_n have_v be_v most_o modify_v 11._o several_a word_n seem_v to_o signify_v action_n signify_v but_o the_o effect_n 12._o mix_v modes_n make_v also_o of_o other_o idea_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o complex_n idea_n of_o substance_n sect_n 1._o idea_n of_o substance_n how_o make_v 2._o our_o idea_n of_o substance_n in_o general_n 3_o 6._o of_o the_o sort_n of_o substance_n 4._o no_o clear_a idea_n of_o substance_n in_o general_n 5._o as_o clear_v a_o idea_n of_o spirit_n as_o body_n 7._o power_n a_o great_a part_n of_o our_o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o substance_n 8._o and_o why_o 9_o three_o sort_n of_o idea_n make_v our_o complex_fw-la one_o of_o sustances_n 10_o 11._o the_o now_o secondary_a quality_n of_o body_n will_v disappear_v if_o we_o can_v discover_v the_o primary_n one_o of_o their_o minute_n part_n 12._o our_o faculty_n of_o discovery_n suit_v to_o our_o state_n 13._o conjecture_n about_o spirit_n 14._o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o substance_n 15._o idea_n of_o spiritual_a substance_n as_o clear_a as_o of_o bodily_a substance_n 16._o no_o idea_n of_o abstract_n substance_n 17._o the_o cohesion_n of_o solid_a part_n and_o impulse_n the_o primary_n idea_n of_o body_n 18._o think_v and_o motivity_n the_o primary_n idea_n of_o spirit_n 19_o 21._o spirit_n capable_a of_o motion_n 22._o idea_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n compare_v 23_o 27._o cohesion_n of_o solid_a part_n in_o body_n as_o hard_o to_o be_v conceive_v as_o think_v in_o a_o soul_n 28_o 29._o communication_n of_o motion_n by_o impulse_n or_o by_o thought_n equal_o intelligible_a 30._o idea_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n compare_v 31._o the_o notion_n of_o spirit_n involve_v no_o more_o difficulty_n in_o it_o than_o that_o of_o body_n 32._o we_o know_v nothing_o beyond_o our_o simple_a idea_n 33_o 35._o idea_n of_o god_n 36._o no_o idea_n in_o our_o complex_n one_o of_o spirit_n but_o those_o get_v from_o sensation_n or_o reflection_n 37._o recapitulation_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o collective_a idea_n of_o substance_n sect_n 1._o one_o idea_n 2._o make_a by_o the_o power_n of_o compose_v in_o the_o mind_n 3._o all_o artificial_a thing_n be_v collective_a idea_n chap._n xxv_o of_o relation_n sect_n 1._o relation_n what_o 2._o relation_n without_o correlative_a term_n not_o easy_o perceive_v 3._o some_z seem_o absolute_a term_n contain_v relation_n 4._o relation_n different_a from_o the_o thing_n relate_v 5._o change_v of_o relation_n may_v be_v without_o any_o change_n in_o the_o subject_a 6._o relation_n only_o betwixt_o two_o thing_n 7._o all_o thing_n capable_a of_o relation_n 8._o the_o idea_n of_o relation_n clear_a often_o than_o of_o the_o subject_n relate_v 9_o relation_n all_o terminate_v in_o simple_a idea_n 10._o term_n lead_v the_o mind_n beyond_o the_o subject_a denominate_v be_v relative_n 11._o conclusion_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o cause_n of_o effect_n and_o other_o relation_n sect_n 1._o whence_o their_o idea_n get_v 2._o creation_n generation_n make_v alteration_n 3_o 4._o relation_n of_o time_n 5._o relation_n of_o place_n and_o extension_n 6._o absolute_a term_n often_o stand_v for_o relation_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o other_o relation_n sect_n 1._o proportional_a 2._o natural_a 3._o institute_v 4._o moral_a 5._o moral_a good_a and_o evil._n 6._o moral_a rule_n 7._o law_n 8._o divine_a law_n the_o measure_n of_o sin_n and_o duty_n 9_o civil_a law_n the_o measure_n of_o crime_n and_o innocence_n 10_o 11._o philosophical_a law_n the_o measure_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n 12._o its_o enforcement_n commendation_n and_o discredit_v 13._o these_o three_o law_n the_o rule_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil._n 14_o 15._o morality_n be_v the_o relation_n of_o action_n to_o these_o rule_n 16._o the_o denomination_n of_o action_n often_o mislead_v we_o 17._o relation_n innumerable_a 18._o all_o relation_n terminate_v in_o simple_a idea_n 19_o we_o have_v ordinary_a as_o clear_v or_o clear_a notion_n of_o the_o relation_n as_o of_o its_o foundation_n 20._o the_o notion_n of_o
evil_a and_o will_v not_o quickness_n of_o sensation_n be_v a_o inconvenience_n to_o a_o animal_n that_o must_v lie_v still_o where_o chance_n have_v once_o place_v it_o and_o there_o receive_v the_o afflux_n of_o cold_a or_o warm_a clean_a or_o foul_a water_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o come_v to_o it_o §_o 14._o but_o yet_o i_o can_v but_o think_v there_o be_v some_o small_a dull_a perception_n whereby_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o perfect_a insensibility_n and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v so_o we_o have_v plain_a instance_n even_o in_o mankind_n itself_o take_v one_o in_o who_o decrepit_a old_a age_n have_v blot_v out_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o past_a knowledge_n and_o clear_o wipe_v out_o the_o idea_n his_o mind_n be_v former_o store_v with_o and_o have_v by_o destroy_v his_o sight_n hear_v and_o smell_v quite_o and_o his_o taste_n to_o a_o great_a degree_n stop_v up_o almost_o all_o the_o passage_n for_o new_a one_o to_o enter_v or_o if_o there_o be_v some_o of_o the_o inlet_n yet_o half_o open_a the_o impression_n make_v be_v scarce_o perceive_v or_o not_o at_o all_o retain_v how_o far_o such_o a_o one_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o be_v boast_v of_o innate_a principle_n be_v in_o his_o knowledge_n and_o intellectual_a faculty_n above_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o cockle_n or_o a_o oyster_n i_o leave_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o if_o a_o man_n have_v pass_v sixty_o year_n in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v as_o well_o as_o three_o day_n i_o wonder_v what_o difference_n there_o will_v have_v be_v in_o any_o intellectual_a perfection_n between_o he_o and_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o animal_n perception_n then_o be_v the_o first_o step_n and_o degree_n towards_o knowledge_n and_o the_o inlet_n of_o all_o the_o material_n of_o it_o the_o few_o sense_n any_o man_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o creature_n have_v and_o the_o few_o and_o dull_a the_o impression_n be_v that_o be_v make_v by_o they_o and_o the_o dull_a the_o faculty_n be_v that_o be_v employ_v about_o they_o the_o more_o remote_a be_v they_o from_o that_o knowledge_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o some_o men._n but_o this_o be_v in_o great_a variety_n of_o degree_n as_o may_v be_v perceive_v among_o man_n can_v certain_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o several_a species_n of_o animal_n much_o less_o in_o their_o particular_a individual_n it_o suffice_v i_o only_o to_o have_v remark_v here_o that_o perception_n be_v the_o first_o operation_n of_o all_o our_o intellectual_a faculty_n and_o the_o inlet_n of_o all_o knowledge_n into_o our_o mind_n and_o i_o be_o apt_a too_o to_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v perception_n in_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o it_o which_o put_v the_o boundary_n between_o animal_n and_o the_o inferior_a rank_n of_o creature_n but_o this_o i_o mention_v only_o as_o my_o conjecture_n by_o the_o bye_n it_o be_v indifferent_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n which_o way_n the_o learned_a shall_v determine_v of_o it_o chap._n x._o of_o retention_n §_o 1._o the_o next_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n whereby_o it_o make_v a_o far_a progress_n towards_o knowledge_n be_v that_o i_o call_v retention_n or_o the_o keep_n of_o those_o simple_a idea_n which_o from_o sensation_n or_o reflection_n it_o have_v receive_v which_o be_v do_v two_o way_n first_o either_o by_o keep_v the_o idea_n which_o be_v bring_v into_o it_o for_o some_o time_n actual_o in_o view_n which_o be_v call_v contemplation_n §_o 2._o the_o other_o be_v the_o power_n to_o revive_v again_o in_o our_o mind_n those_o idea_n which_o after_o imprint_v have_v disappear_v or_o have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v lay_v aside_o out_o of_o sight_n and_o thus_o we_o do_v when_o we_o conceive_v heat_n or_o light_n yellow_a or_o sweet_a the_o object_n be_v remove_v and_o this_o be_v memory_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o storehouse_n of_o our_o idea_n for_o the_o narrow_a mind_n of_o man_n not_o be_v capable_a of_o have_v many_o idea_n under_o view_n and_o consideration_n at_o once_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o have_v a_o repository_n to_o lay_v up_o those_o idea_n which_o at_o another_o time_n it_o may_v have_v use_n of_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o memory_n that_o we_o be_v say_v to_o have_v all_o those_o idea_n in_o our_o understanding_n which_o though_o we_o do_v not_o actual_o contemplate_v yet_o we_o can_v bring_v in_o sight_n and_o make_v appear_v again_o and_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o thought_n without_o the_o help_n of_o those_o sensible_a quality_n which_o first_o imprint_v they_o there_o §_o 3._o attention_n and_o repetition_n help_v much_o to_o the_o fix_v any_o idea_n in_o our_o memory_n but_o those_o which_o natural_o at_o first_o make_v the_o deep_a and_o most_o last_a impression_n be_v those_o which_o be_v accompany_v with_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n the_o great_a business_n of_o the_o sense_n be_v to_o make_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o hurt_v or_o advantage_n the_o body_n it_o be_v wise_o order_v by_o nature_n as_o have_v be_v show_v that_o pain_n shall_v accompany_v the_o reception_n of_o several_a idea_n which_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o consideration_n and_o reason_v in_o child_n and_o act_v quick_a than_o consideration_n in_o grow_v man_n make_v both_o the_o young_a and_o old_a avoid_v painful_a object_n with_o that_o haste_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o preservation_n and_o in_o both_o settle_v in_o the_o memory_n a_o caution_n for_o the_o future_a §_o 4._o but_o concern_v the_o several_a degree_n of_o last_a wherewith_o idea_n be_v imprint_v on_o the_o memory_n we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v produce_v in_o the_o understanding_n either_o by_o the_o object_n affect_v the_o sense_n once_o bare_o and_o no_o more_o especial_o if_o the_o mind_n then_o otherwise_o employ_v take_v but_o little_a notice_n of_o it_o and_o set_v not_o on_o the_o stamp_n deep_a into_o itself_o or_o else_o when_o through_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n or_o 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supposition_n the_o most_o absurd_a and_o most_o incomprehensible_a of_o all_o other_o so_o far_o be_v our_o extension_n of_o body_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o cohesion_n of_o solid_a part_n from_o be_v clear_a or_o more_o distinct_a when_o we_o will_v inquire_v into_o the_o nature_n cause_n or_o manner_n of_o it_o than_o the_o idea_n of_o think_v §_o 28._o another_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o body_n be_v the_o power_n of_o communication_n of_o motion_n by_o impulse_n and_o of_o our_o soul_n the_o power_n of_o exciting_a of_o motion_n by_o thought_n these_o idea_n the_o one_o of_o body_n the_o other_o of_o our_o mind_n every_o day_n experience_n clear_o furnish_v we_o with_o but_o if_o here_o again_o we_o inquire_v how_o this_o be_v do_v we_o be_v equal_o in_o the_o dark_a for_o in_o the_o communication_n of_o motion_n by_o impulse_n wherein_o as_o much_o motion_n be_v lose_v to_o one_o body_n as_o be_v get_v to_o the_o other_o which_o be_v the_o ordinary_a case_n we_o can_v 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to_o advance_v one_o jot_n nor_o can_v it_o make_v any_o discovery_n when_o it_o will_v pry_v into_o the_o nature_n and_o hide_a cause_n of_o those_o idea_n §_o 30._o so_o that_o in_o short_a the_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o spirit_n compare_v with_o the_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o body_n stand_v thus_o the_o substance_n of_o spirit_n be_v unknown_a to_o we_o and_o so_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o body_n equal_o unknown_a to_o we_o two_o primary_n quality_n or_o property_n of_o body_n viz._n solid_a coherent_a part_n and_o impulse_n we_o have_v distinct_a clear_a idea_n of_o so_o likewise_o we_o know_v and_o have_v distinct_a clear_a idea_n of_o two_o primary_n quality_n or_o property_n of_o spirit_n viz._n think_v and_o a_o pour_v action_n i._n e._n a_o power_n of_o beginning_n or_o stop_v several_a thought_n or_o motion_n we_o have_v also_o the_o idea_n of_o several_a quality_n inherent_a in_o body_n and_o have_v the_o clear_a distinct_a idea_n of_o they_o which_o quality_n be_v but_o 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fain_o have_v instance_a any_o thing_n in_o our_o notion_n of_o spirit_n more_o perplex_v or_o near_o a_o contradiction_n than_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o body_n include_v in_o it_o the_o divisibility_n in_o infinitum_fw-la of_o any_o finite_a extension_n involve_v we_o whether_o we_o grant_v or_o deny_v it_o in_o consequence_n impossible_a to_o be_v explicate_v or_o make_v consistent_a consequence_n that_o carry_v great_a difficulty_n and_o more_o apparent_a absurdity_n than_o any_o thing_n can_v follow_v from_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o immaterial_a know_a substance_n §_o 32._o which_o we_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o wonder_v at_o since_o we_o have_v but_o some_o few_o superficial_a idea_n of_o thing_n discover_v to_o we_o only_o by_o the_o sense_n from_o without_o or_o by_o the_o mind_n reflect_v on_o what_o it_o experiment_n in_o itself_o within_o have_v no_o knowledge_n beyond_o that_o much_o less_o of_o the_o internal_a constitution_n and_o true_a nature_n of_o thing_n be_v 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from_o another_o and_o have_v as_o clear_v and_o distinct_a idea_n in_o we_o of_o think_v as_o of_o solidity_n i_o know_v not_o why_o we_o may_v not_o as_o well_o allow_v a_o think_v thing_n without_o solidity_n i._n e._n immaterial_a to_o exist_v as_o a_o solid_a thing_n without_o think_v i._n e._n matter_n to_o exist_v especial_o since_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a to_o conceive_v how_o think_v shall_v exist_v without_o matter_n than_o how_o matter_n shall_v think_v for_o whensoever_o we_o will_v proceed_v beyond_o these_o simple_a idea_n we_o have_v from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n and_o dive_v far_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n we_o fall_v present_o into_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n perplexedness_n and_o difficulty_n and_o can_v discover_v nothing_o far_o but_o our_o own_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n but_o which_o ever_o of_o these_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v clear_a that_o of_o body_n or_o spirit_n this_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o simple_a idea_n that_o make_v they_o 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idea_n of_o infinity_o and_o so_o put_v they_o together_o make_v our_o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o god_n for_o that_o the_o mind_n have_v such_o a_o power_n of_o enlarge_a some_o of_o its_o idea_n receive_v from_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n have_v be_v already_o show_v §_o 34._o if_o i_o find_v that_o i_o know_v some_o few_o thing_n and_o some_o of_o they_o or_o all_o perhaps_o imperfect_o i_o can_v frame_v a_o idea_n of_o know_v twice_o as_o many_o which_o i_o can_v double_v again_o as_o often_o as_o i_o can_v add_v to_o number_n and_o thus_o enlarge_v my_o idea_n of_o knowledge_n by_o extend_v its_o comprehension_n to_o all_o thing_n exist_v or_o possible_a the_o same_o also_o i_o can_v do_v of_o know_v they_o more_o perfect_o i._n e._n all_o their_o quality_n power_n cause_n consequence_n and_o relation_n etc._n etc._n till_o all_o be_v perfect_o know_v that_o be_v in_o they_o or_o can_v any_o way_n relate_v to_o they_o and_o thus_o frame_v the_o idea_n of_o infinite_a or_o boundless_a knowledge_n the_o same_o may_v also_o be_v do_v of_o power_n till_o we_o come_v to_o that_o we_o call_v infinite_a and_o also_o of_o the_o duration_n of_o existence_n without_o beginning_n or_o end_n and_o so_o frame_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o eternal_a be_v the_o degree_n or_o extent_n wherein_o we_o ascribe_v existence_n power_n wisdom_n and_o all_o other_o perfection_n which_o we_o can_v have_v any_o idea_n of_o to_o that_o sovereign_n be_v which_o we_o call_v god_n be_v all_o boundless_a and_o infinite_a we_o frame_v the_o best_a idea_n of_o he_o our_o mind_n be_v capable_a of_o all_o which_o be_v do_v i_o say_v by_o enlarge_a those_o simple_a idea_n we_o have_v take_v from_o the_o operation_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n by_o reflection_n or_o by_o our_o sense_n from_o exterior_a thing_n to_o that_o vastness_n to_o which_o infinity_o can_v extend_v they_o §_o 35._o for_o it_o be_v infinity_o which_o join_v to_o our_o idea_n of_o existence_n power_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n 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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
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
itself_o not_o to_o all_o the_o relation_n of_o all_o our_o idea_n 4._o four_o nor_o demonstrative_a knowledge_n 5._o five_o sensitive_a knowledge_n narrow_a than_o either_o 6._o six_o our_o knowledge_n therefore_o narrow_a than_o our_o idea_n 7._o how_o far_o our_o knowledge_n reach_v 8._o first_o our_o knowledge_n of_o identity_n and_o diversity_n as_o far_o as_o our_o idea_n 9_o second_o of_o coexistence_n a_o very_a little_a way_n 10._o because_o the_o connexion_n between_o most_o simple_a idea_n be_v unknown_a 11._o especial_o of_o secondary_a quality_n 12_o 14._o and_o far_o because_o all_o connexion_n between_o any_o secondary_a aâ—d_a primary_n quality_n be_v undiscoverable_a 15._o of_o repugnancy_n to_o co-exist_a large_a 16._o of_o the_o coexistence_n of_o power_n a_o very_a little_a way_n 17._o of_o the_o spirit_n yet_o narrow_a 18._o three_o of_o other_o relation_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o say_v how_o far_o morality_n capable_a of_o demonstration_n 19_o two_o thing_n have_v make_v moral_a idea_n think_v uncapable_a of_o demonstration_n their_o complexedness_n and_o want_v of_o sensible_a representation_n 20._o remedy_n of_o those_o difficulty_n 21._o four_o of_o real_a existence_n we_o have_v a_o intuitive_a knowledge_n of_o our_o own_o demonstrative_a of_o god_n sensible_a of_o some_o few_o other_o thing_n 22._o our_o ignorance_n great_a 23._o first_o one_o cause_n of_o it_o want_v of_o idea_n either_o such_o as_o we_o have_v no_o conception_n of_o or_o such_o as_o particular_o we_o have_v not_o 24._o because_o of_o their_o remoteness_n or_o 25._o because_o of_o their_o minuteness_n 26._o hence_o no_o science_n of_o body_n 27._o much_o less_o of_o spirit_n 28._o second_o want_v of_o a_o discoverable_a connexion_n between_o idea_n we_o have_v 29._o instance_n 30._o three_o want_v of_o trace_v our_o idea_n 31._o extent_n in_o respect_n of_o universality_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o reality_n of_o our_o knowledge_n sect_n 1._o objection_n knowledge_n place_v in_o idea_n may_v be_v all_o bare_a vision_n 2_o 3._o answer_v not_o so_o where_o idea_n agree_v with_o thing_n 4._o as_o first_o all_o simple_a idea_n do_v 5._o second_o all_o complex_fw-la idea_n except_o of_o substance_n 6._o hence_o the_o reality_n of_o mathematical_a knowledge_n 7._o and_o of_o moral_a 8._o existence_n not_o require_v to_o make_v it_o real_a 9_o nor_o will_v it_o be_v less_o true_a or_o certain_a because_o moral_a idea_n be_v of_o our_o own_o make_n and_o name_v 10._o mis-naming_a disturb_v not_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o knowledge_n 11._o idea_n of_o substance_n have_v their_o archetype_n without_o we_o 12._o so_o far_o as_o they_o agree_v with_o those_o so_o far_o our_o knowledge_n concern_v they_o be_v real_a 13._o in_o our_o inquiry_n about_o substance_n we_o must_v consider_v idea_n and_o not_o consine_n our_o thought_n to_o name_n or_o species_n suppose_v set_v out_o by_o name_n 14_o 17._o objection_n against_o a_o changeling_n be_v something_o between_o man_n and_o beast_n answer_v 18._o recapitulation_n chap._n v._o of_o truth_n in_o general_n sect_n 1._o what_o truth_n be_v 2._o a_o right_a join_n or_o separate_v of_o sign_n i_o e._n idea_n or_o word_n 3._o which_o make_v mental_a or_o verbal_a proposition_n 4._o mental_a proposition_n be_v very_o hard_a to_o be_v treat_v of_o 5_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o join_n or_o separate_a idea_n without_o word_n 6._o when_o mental_a proposition_n contain_v real_a truth_n and_o when_o verbal_a 7._o objection_n against_o verbal_a truth_n that_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o alchimerical_a 8._o answer_v real_a truth_n be_v about_o idea_n agree_v to_o thing_n 9_o falshood_n be_v the_o join_n of_o name_n otherwise_o than_o their_o idea_n agree_v 10._o general_a proposition_n to_o be_v treat_v of_o more_o at_o large_a 11._o moral_a and_o metaphysical_a truth_n chap._n vi_o of_o universal_a proposition_n their_o truth_n and_o certainty_n sect_n 1._o treat_v of_o word_n necessary_a to_o knowledge_n 2._o general_a truth_n hardly_o to_o be_v understand_v but_o in_o verbal_a proposition_n 3._o certainty_n twofold_n of_o truth_n and_o of_o knowledge_n 4._o no_o proposition_n can_v be_v know_v to_o be_v true_a where_o the_o essence_n of_o each_o species_n mention_v be_v not_o know_v 5._o this_o more_o particular_o concern_v substance_n 6._o the_o truth_n of_o few_o universal_a proposition_n concern_v substance_n be_v to_o be_v know_v 7._o because_o coexistence_n of_o idea_n in_o few_o case_n to_o be_v know_v 8_o 9_o instance_n in_o gold_n 10._o as_o far_o as_o any_o such_o coexistence_n can_v be_v know_v so_o far_o universal_a proposition_n may_v be_v certain_a but_o this_o will_v go_v but_o a_o little_a way_n because_o 11_o 12._o the_o quality_n which_o make_v our_o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o substance_n depend_v most_o on_o external_a remote_a and_o unperceived_a cause_n 13._o judgement_n may_v reach_v far_o but_o that_o be_v not_o knowledge_n 14._o what_o be_v requisite_a for_o our_o knowledge_n of_o substance_n 15._o whilst_o our_o idea_n of_o substance_n contain_v not_o their_o real_a constitution_n we_o can_v make_v but_o few_o general_a certain_a proposition_n concern_v they_o 16._o wherein_o lie_v the_o general_a certainty_n of_o proposition_n chap._n vii_o of_o maxim_n sect_n 1._o they_o be_v self-evident_a 2._o wherein_o that_o self-evidence_n consist_v 3._o self-evidence_n not_o peculiar_a to_o receive_v axiom_n 4._o first_o as_o to_o identity_n and_o diversity_n all_o proposition_n be_v equal_o self-evident_a 5._o second_o in_o coexistence_n we_o have_v few_o self-evident_a proposition_n 6._o three_o in_o other_o relation_n we_o may_v have_v 7._o four_o concern_v real_a existence_n we_o have_v none_o 8._o these_o axiom_n do_v not_o much_o influence_n our_o other_o knowledge_n 9_o 10._o because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o truth_n the_o first_o know_v 11._o what_o use_v these_o general_a maxim_n have_v 12._o maxim_n if_o care_n be_v not_o take_v in_o the_o use_n of_o word_n may_v prove_v contradictioâ—s_n 13._o instance_n in_o vacuum_n 14._o they_o prove_v not_o the_o existence_n of_o thing_n without_o we_o 15._o their_o application_n dangerous_a about_o complex_fw-la ideas_n 16_o 18_o instance_n in_o man._n 19_o little_a use_n of_o these_o maxim_n in_o proof_n where_o we_o have_v clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n 20._o their_o use_n dangerous_a where_o our_o idea_n be_v confuse_v chap._n viii_o of_o trifle_a proposition_n sect_n 1._o some_o proposition_n bring_v no_o increase_n to_o our_o knowledge_n 2_o 3._o as_o first_o identical_a proposition_n 4._o second_o when_o a_o part_n of_o any_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v predicate_v of_o the_o whole_a 5._o as_o part_v of_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o define_v 6._o instance_n man_n and_o palfry_n 7._o for_o this_o teach_v but_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n 8._o but_o no_o real_a knowledge_n 9_o general_a proposition_n concern_v substance_n be_v often_o trifle_v 10._o and_o why_o 11._o three_o use_v word_n various_o be_v trifle_v with_o they_o 12._o mark_n of_o verbal_a proposition_n first_o predication_n in_o abstract_n 13._o second_o a_o part_n of_o the_o definition_n predicate_v of_o any_o term_n chap._n ix_o of_o our_o knowledge_n of_o existence_n sect_n 1._o general_n certain_a proposition_n concern_v not_o existence_n 2._o a_o threefold_a knowledge_n of_o existence_n 3._o our_o knowledge_n of_o our_o own_o existence_n be_v intuitive_a chap._n x._o of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o god._n sect_n 1._o we_o be_v capable_a of_o know_v certain_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god._n 2._o man_n know_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v 3._o he_o know_v also_o that_o nothing_o can_v produce_v a_o be_v therefore_o something_o eternal_a 4._o that_o eternal_a be_v must_v be_v most_o powerful_a 5._o and_o most_o know_v 6._o and_o therefore_o god._n 7._o our_o idea_n of_o a_o most_o perfect_a be_v not_o the_o sole_a proof_n of_o a_o god._n 8._o something_o from_o eternity_n 9_o two_o sort_n of_o being_n cogitative_a and_o incogitative_a 10._o incogitative_a be_v can_v produce_v a_o cogitative_a 11_o 12._o therefore_o there_o have_v be_v a_o eternal_a wisdom_n 13._o whether_o material_a or_o no._n 14._o not_o material_a first_o because_o every_o particle_n of_o matter_n be_v not_o cogitative_a 15._o second_o one_o particle_n alone_o of_o matter_n can_v be_v cogitative_a 16._o three_o a_o system_fw-la of_o incogitative_a matter_n can_v be_v cogitative_a 17._o whether_o in_o motion_n or_o at_o rest_n 18_o 19_o matter_n not_o coeternal_a with_o a_o eternal_a mind_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o other_o thing_n sect_n 1._o be_v to_o be_v have_v only_o by_o sensation_n 2._o instance_n whiteness_n of_o this_o paper_n 3._o this_o though_o not_o so_o certain_a as_o demonstration_n yet_o may_v be_v call_v knowledge_n and_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o thing_n without_o we_o 4._o first_o because_o we_o can_v have_v they_o but_o by_o the_o inlet_n of_o