apply_v his_o thought_n right_o that_o way_n §_o 9_o but_o how_o can_v those_o man_n think_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n necessary_a to_o discover_v principle_n that_o be_v suppose_v innate_a when_o reason_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v they_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o faculty_n of_o deduce_v unknown_a truth_n from_o principle_n or_o proposition_n that_o be_v already_o know_v that_o certain_o can_v never_o be_v think_v innate_a which_o we_o have_v need_n of_o reason_n to_o discover_v unless_o as_o i_o have_v say_v we_o will_v have_v all_o the_o certain_a truth_n that_o reason_n ever_o teach_v we_o to_o be_v innate_a we_o may_v as_o well_o think_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n necessary_a to_o make_v our_o eye_n discover_v visible-object_n as_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v need_n of_o reason_n or_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o to_o make_v the_o understanding_n see_v what_o be_v original_o engrave_v in_o it_o and_o can_v be_v in_o the_o understanding_n before_o it_o be_v perceive_v by_o it_o 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so_o fond_a of_o whilst_o they_o make_v the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o principle_n to_o depend_v on_o the_o labour_n of_o our_o thought_n for_o all_o reason_v be_v search_n and_o cast_v about_o and_o require_v pain_n and_o application_n and_o how_o can_v it_o with_o any_o tolerable_a sense_n be_v suppose_v that_o what_o be_v imprint_v by_o nature_n as_o the_o foundation_n and_o guide_n of_o our_o reason_n shall_v need_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n to_o discover_v it_o §_o 11._o those_o who_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o reflect_v with_o a_o little_a attention_n on_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o understanding_n will_v find_v that_o this_o ready_a assent_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o some_o truth_n depend_v not_o either_o on_o native_a inscription_n nor_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n but_o on_o a_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n quite_o distinct_a from_o both_o of_o they_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o reason_n therefore_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o procure_v our_o assent_n to_o these_o maxim_n if_o by_o say_v that_o man_n know_v and_o assent_v to_o they_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v mean_v that_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n assist_v we_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o these_o maxim_n it_o be_v utter_o false_a and_o be_v it_o true_a will_v prove_v they_o not_o to_o be_v innate_a §_o 12._o if_o by_o know_v and_o assent_v to_o they_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v mean_v that_o this_o be_v the_o time_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o child_n come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o come_v also_o to_o know_v and_o assent_v to_o these_o maxim_n this_o also_o be_v false_a and_o frivolous_a first_o it_o be_v false_a because_o it_o be_v evident_a these_o maxim_n be_v not_o in_o the_o mind_n so_o early_o as_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o therefore_o the_o come_n to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v false_o assign_v as_o the_o time_n of_o their_o discovery_n how_o many_o instance_n of_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n may_v we_o observe_v in_o child_n a_o long_a time_n before_o they_o have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o this_o maxim_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o be_v and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o illiterate_a people_n and_o savage_n pass_v many_o year_n even_o of_o their_o rational_a age_n without_o ever_o think_v on_o this_o and_o the_o like_a general_a proposition_n i_o grant_v man_n come_v not_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o these_o general_a and_o more_o abstract_a truth_n which_o be_v think_v innate_a till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o i_o add_v nor_o then_o neither_o which_o be_v so_o because_o till_o after_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n those_o general_a abstract_n idea_n be_v not_o frame_v in_o the_o mind_n about_o which_o those_o general_a maxim_n be_v which_o be_v mistake_v for_o innate_a principle_n but_o be_v indeed_o discovery_n make_v and_o verity_n introduce_v and_o bring_v into_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o same_o way_n and_o discover_v by_o the_o same_o step_n as_o several_a other_o proposition_n which_o no_o body_n be_v ever_o so_o extravagant_a as_o to_o suppose_v innate_a this_o i_o hope_v to_o make_v plain_a in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o discourse_n i_o allow_v therefore_o a_o necessity_n that_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n before_o they_o get_v the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o general_a truth_n but_o deny_v that_o man_n come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n be_v the_o time_n of_o their_o discovery_n §_o 13._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o say_n that_o man_n know_v and_o assent_v to_o these_o maxim_n when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n amount_v in_o reality_n of_o fact_n to_o no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o they_o be_v never_o know_v nor_o take_v notice_n of_o before_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n but_o may_v possible_o be_v assent_v to_o sometime_o after_o during_o a_o man_n life_n but_o when_o be_v uncertain_a and_o so_o may_v all_o other_o knowable_a truth_n as_o well_o as_o these_o which_o therefore_o have_v no_o advantage_n nor_o distinction_n from_o other_o by_o this_o note_n of_o be_v know_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n nor_o be_v thereby_o prove_v to_o be_v innate_a but_o quite_o the_o contrary_n §_o 14._o but_o second_o be_v it_o true_a that_o the_o precise_a time_n of_o their_o be_v know_v and_o assent_v to_o be_v when_o man_n come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n neither_o will_v that_o prove_v they_o innate_a this_o way_n of_o argue_v be_v as_o frivolous_a as_o the_o supposition_n of_o itself_o be_v false_a for_o by_o what_o kind_n of_o logic_n will_v it_o appear_v that_o any_o notion_n be_v original_o by_o nature_n imprint_v in_o the_o mind_n in_o its_o first_o constitution_n because_o it_o come_v first_o to_o be_v observe_v and_o assent_v to_o when_o a_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o have_v quite_o a_o distinct_a province_n begin_v to_o exert_v itself_o and_o therefore_o the_o come_n to_o the_o use_n of_o speech_n if_o it_o be_v suppose_v the_o time_n that_o these_o maxim_n be_v first_o assent_v to_o which_o it_o may_v be_v with_o as_o much_o truth_n as_o the_o time_n when_o man_n come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n will_v be_v as_o good_a a_o proof_n that_o they_o be_v innate_a as_o to_o say_v they_o be_v innate_a because_o man_n assent_v to_o they_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n i_o agree_v then_o with_o these_o man_n of_o innate_a principle_n that_o there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n of_o these_o general_a and_o self-evident_a maxim_n in_o the_o mind_n till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o
current_a stream_n of_o antiquity_n or_o to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o balance_n against_o that_o of_o some_o learned_a doctor_n or_o otherwise_o approve_a writer_n whoever_o back_v his_o tenet_n with_o such_o authority_n think_v he_o ought_v thereby_o to_o carry_v the_o cause_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o style_v it_o impudence_n in_o any_o one_o who_o shall_v stand_v out_o against_o they_o this_o i_o think_v may_v be_v call_v argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la verecundiam_fw-la second_o §_o 20._o another_o way_n that_o man_n ordinary_o use_v to_o drive_v other_o and_o force_v they_o to_o submit_v their_o judgement_n and_o receive_v the_o opinion_n in_o debate_n be_v to_o require_v the_o adversary_n to_o admit_v what_o they_o allege_v as_o a_o proof_n or_o to_o assign_v a_o better_a and_o this_o i_o call_v argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la §_o 21._o three_o a_o three_o way_n be_v to_o press_v a_o man_n with_o consequence_n draw_v from_o his_o own_o principle_n or_o concession_n this_o be_v 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 folly_n either_o to_o oppose_v or_o hope_v to_o remedy_v it_o only_o i_o think_v it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o however_o faith_n be_v oppose_v to_o reason_n faith_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o firm_a assent_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o if_o it_o be_v regulate_v as_o be_v our_o duty_n can_v be_v afford_v to_o any_o thing_n but_o upon_o good_a reason_n and_o so_o can_v be_v opposite_a to_o it_o he_o that_o believe_v without_o have_v any_o reason_n for_o believe_v may_v be_v in_o love_n with_o his_o own_o fancy_n but_o neither_o seek_v truth_n as_o he_o ought_v nor_o pay_v the_o obedience_n due_a to_o his_o maker_n who_o will_v have_v he_o use_v those_o discern_a faculty_n he_o have_v give_v he_o to_o keep_v he_o out_o of_o mistake_n and_o error_n he_o that_o do_v not_o this_o to_o the_o best_a of_o his_o power_n however_o he_o sometime_o light_v on_o truth_n be_v in_o the_o right_n but_o by_o chance_n and_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o luckiness_n of_o the_o accident_n will_v excuse_v the_o irregularity_n of_o his_o proceed_n this_o at_o least_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o must_v be_v accountable_a for_o whatever_o mistake_v he_o run_v into_o whereas_o he_o that_o make_v use_v of_o the_o light_n and_o faculty_n god_n have_v give_v he_o and_o seek_v sincere_o to_o discover_v truth_n by_o those_o help_n and_o ability_n he_o have_v may_v have_v this_o satisfaction_n in_o do_v his_o duty_n as_o a_o rational_a creature_n that_o though_o he_o shall_v miss_v truth_n he_o will_v not_o miss_v the_o reward_n of_o it_o for_o he_o govern_v his_o assent_n right_a and_o place_n it_o as_o he_o shall_v who_o in_o any_o case_n or_o matter_n whatsoever_o believe_v or_o disbelieve_v according_a as_o reason_n direct_v he_o he_o that_o do_v otherwise_o transgress_v against_o his_o own_o light_n and_o misuse_v the_o faculty_n which_o be_v give_v he_o to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o search_v and_o follow_v the_o clear_a evidence_n and_o great_a probability_n 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 may_v possible_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n if_o not_o of_o great_a disorder_n yet_o at_o least_o of_o great_a dispute_n and_o perhaps_o mistake_v in_o the_o world_n for_o till_o it_o be_v resolve_v how_o far_o we_o be_v to_o be_v guide_v by_o reason_n and_o how_o far_o by_o faith_n we_o shall_v in_o vain_a dispute_n and_o endeavour_v to_o convince_v one_o another_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n §_o 2._o i_o find_v every_o sect_n as_o far_o as_o reason_n will_v help_v they_o make_v use_n of_o it_o glad_o and_o where_o it_o fail_v they_o they_o cry_v out_o it_o be_v matter_n of_o faith_n and_o above_o reason_n and_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o they_o can_v ever_o be_v convince_v by_o any_o who_o make_v use_v of_o the_o same_o plea_n without_o set_v down_o strict_a boundary_n between_o faith_n and_o reason_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o first_o point_n establish_v in_o all_o question_n where_o faith_n have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v reason_n therefore_o here_o as_o contradistinguish_v to_o faith_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o certainty_n or_o probability_n of_o such_o proposition_n or_o truth_n which_o the_o mind_n arrive_v at_o by_o deduction_n make_v from_o such_o idea_n which_o it_o have_v get_v by_o the_o use_n of_o its_o natural_a faculty_n viz._n by_o sensation_n or_o reflection_n i'faith_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v the_o assent_n to_o any_o proposition_n not_o thus_o make_v out_o by_o the_o deduction_n of_o reason_n but_o upon_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o proposer_n as_o come_v immediate_o from_o god_n which_o we_o call_v revelation_n §_o 3._o first_o then_o i_o say_v that_o no_o man_n inspire_v by_o god_n can_v by_o any_o revelation_n communicate_v to_o other_o any_o new_a simple_a idea_n which_o they_o have_v not_o before_o from_o sensation_n or_o reflection_n for_o
fact_n and_o daily_a observation_n §_o 21._o i_o easy_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v great_a number_n of_o opinion_n which_o by_o man_n of_o different_a country_n education_n and_o temper_n be_v receive_v and_o embrace_v as_o first_o and_o unquestionable_a principle_n many_o whereof_o both_o for_o their_o absurdity_n as_o well_o as_o opposition_n one_o to_o another_o it_o be_v impossible_a shall_v be_v true_a but_o yet_o all_o those_o proposition_n how_o remote_a soever_o from_o reason_n be_v so_o sacred_a somewhere_o or_o other_o that_o man_n even_o of_o good_a understanding_n in_o other_o matter_n will_v soon_o part_v with_o their_o life_n and_o whatever_o be_v dear_a to_o they_o than_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o doubt_n or_o other_o to_o question_n the_o truth_n of_o they_o §_o 22._o this_o however_o strange_a it_o may_v seem_v be_v that_o which_o every_o day_n experience_n confirm_v and_o will_v not_o perhaps_o appear_v so_o wonderful_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o way_n and_o step_n 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