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that_o other_o shall_v be_v content_v with_o the_o remembrance_n and_o belief_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o notion_n and_o fall_v into_o error_n for_o want_v of_o understanding_n we_o or_o because_o we_o have_v err_v before_o they_o that_o presumptuous_a pride_n of_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a who_o demand_v our_o belief_n upon_o their_o word_n seem_v intolerable_a they_o be_v angry_a with_o we_o for_o interrogate_a god_n when_o once_o they_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o because_o they_o interrogate_v he_o not_o themselves_o they_o grow_v warm_a upon_o every_o opposition_n to_o their_o opinion_n require_v a_o absolute_a preference_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o mist_n and_o darkness_n of_o their_o imagination_n before_o the_o pure_a light_n of_o truth_n which_o illuminate_v the_o mind_n we_o be_v thanks_o to_o god_n very_o remote_a from_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v though_o it_o be_v often_o charge_v upon_o we_o we_o demand_v indeed_o a_o resignation_n to_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o experiment_n we_o produce_v because_o there_o be_v thing_n not_o learn_v by_o the_o apply_v the_o mind_n to_o sovereign_n and_o universal_a reason_n but_o as_o to_o truth_n discoverable_a in_o the_o true_a idea_n of_o thing_n which_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n suggest_v to_o we_o in_o our_o most_o inward_a and_o secret_a reason_n psal._n herein_o we_o express_o caution_n against_o rest_v upon_o what_o we_o have_v think_v of_o they_o as_o judge_v it_o no_o small_a crime_n thus_o to_o equalise_v ourselves_o with_o god_n by_o usurp_v a_o power_n over_o the_o mind_n of_o men._n the_o chief_a reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o earnest_o desirous_a that_o those_o who_o read_v this_o work_n bring_v all_o possible_a application_n along_o with_o they_o be_v that_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v reprehend_v for_o the_o fault_n we_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o for_o we_o pretend_v not_o to_o be_v infallible_a we_o have_v so_o strict_a a_o union_n with_o and_o so_o strong_a a_o dependence_n on_o our_o body_n that_o we_o be_v just_o apprehensive_a lest_o we_o have_v sometime_o mistake_v the_o confuse_a noise_n wherewith_o it_o fill_v the_o imagination_n for_o the_o pure_a voice_n of_o truth_n which_o speak_v to_o the_o understanding_n be_v it_o god_n only_a who_o speak_v and_o do_v we_o judge_v only_o according_a to_o what_o we_o hear_v we_o may_v perhaps_o say_v in_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n 5.30_o as_o i_o hear_v i_o judge_v and_o my_o judgement_n be_v just_a but_o we_o have_v a_o body_n that_o speak_v loud_a than_o god_n himself_o but_o never_o speak_v the_o truth_n we_o have_v self-love_n which_o corrupt_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v all_o truth_n and_o we_o have_v pride_n which_o embolden_v we_o to_o judge_v without_o stay_v for_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o our_o judgement_n for_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n be_v that_o our_o judgement_n reach_v far_o than_o our_o pure_a intellectual_a perception_n wherefore_o i_o entreat_v those_o to_o who_o god_n shall_v discover_v my_o wander_n to_o put_v i_o in_o the_o right_a way_n that_o so_o this_o treatise_n which_o i_o offer_v as_o a_o essay_n who_o subject_a be_v well_o worthy_a the_o application_n of_o man_n may_v by_o degree_n arrive_v to_o its_o perfection_n this_o undertake_n be_v at_o first_o ettempt_v only_o with_o design_n of_o instruct_v myself_o but_o some_o person_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n if_o publish_v i_o the_o willing_a submit_v to_o their_o reason_n because_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a so_o well_o suit_v with_o the_o desire_n i_o have_v of_o advantage_v myself_o the_o best_a mean_n say_v they_o of_o be_v inform_v in_o any_o matter_n be_v to_o communicate_v our_o opinion_n about_o it_o to_o the_o learned_a this_o quicken_v our_o own_o attention_n as_o well_o as_o provoke_v they_o sometime_o they_o have_v
spirit_n according_a to_o our_o conception_n of_o spirit_n 128_o chap._n x._o some_o instance_n of_o error_n in_o physics_n wherein_o man_n be_v engage_v by_o suppose_v that_o the_o thing_n which_o differ_v in_o their_o nature_n their_o quality_n extension_n duration_n and_o proportion_n be_v alike_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n 130_o chap._n xi_o instance_n of_o some_o error_n of_o morality_n which_o depend_v on_o the_o same_o principle_n 133_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o three_o first_o book_n 134_o book_n the_o four_o chap._n i._n 1._o inclination_n be_v as_o necessary_a to_o spirit_n as_o motion_n to_o body_n 2._o god_n give_v no_o motion_n to_o spirit_n but_o what_o tend_v towards_o himself_o 3._o the_o tendency_n spirit_n have_v to_o particular_a good_n proceed_v but_o from_o their_o motion_n towards_o good_a in_o general_n 4._o the_o original_a of_o our_o chief_a natural_a inclination_n which_o will_v make_v up_o the_o division_n of_o this_o four_o book_n 137_o chap_n ii_o 1._o the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o restlessness_n of_o the_o will_n 2._o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o inadvertency_n and_o ignorance_n 3._o the_o first_o instance_n show_v that_o moral_n be_v but_o little_o know_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o men._n 4._o the_o second_o instance_n show_v that_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v controvert_v by_o some_o people_n 5._o that_o we_o be_v in_o extreme_a ignorance_n in_o point_n of_o abstract_n thing_n and_o which_o have_v but_o little_a reference_n to_o we_o 139_o chap._n iii_o 1._o curiosity_n be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a 2._o three_o rule_n to_o moderate_v it_o 3._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o rule_n 143_o chap._n iu_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a 1._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o second_o rule_n concern_v curiosity_n 2._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o three_o 146_o chap._n v._o 1._o of_o the_o second_o natural_a inclination_n or_o of_o self-love_n 2._o the_o division_n of_o it_o into_o love_n of_o be_v and_o of_o wellbeing_a or_o of_o greatness_n and_o pleasure_n 147_o chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o whatever_o elevate_v we_o above_o other_o 2._o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o religious_a person_n 3._o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o the_o superstitious_a and_o hypocrite_n 4._o of_o voetius_fw-la mr._n des_n cartes_n enemy_n 148_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o desire_n of_o science_n and_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o false_o learned_a 151_o chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o the_o desire_n of_o seem_v learned_a 2._o of_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o false_o learned_a 3._o of_o their_o work_n 153_o chap._n ix_o how_o the_o inclination_n for_o honour_n and_o riches_n conduce_v to_o error_n 155_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n with_o regard_n to_o morality_n 1._o that_o pleasure_n be_v to_o be_v shun_v though_o it_o make_v we_o happy_a 2._o it_o ought_v not_o to_o carry_v we_o to_o the_o love_a sensible_a good_n 156_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n with_o reference_n to_o speculative_a science_n 1._o how_o it_o disable_v we_o from_o discover_v truth_n 2._o some_o instance_n 159_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o effect_n which_o the_o thought_n of_o future_a happiness_n and_o misery_n be_v capable_a of_o produce_v in_o the_o mind_n 163_o chap._n xiii_o 1._o of_o the_o three_o natural_a inclination_n viz._n the_o friendship_n we_o have_v for_o other_o men._n 2._o it_o make_v we_o approve_v the_o thought_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o deceive_v they_o by_o undue_a praise_n 165_o tome_n ii_o book_n v._o chap._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o original_a of_o passion_n in_o general_a page_n 1_o chap_n ii_o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o mind_n with_o sensible_a thing_n or_o of_o the_o force_n and_o extent_n of_o the_o passion_n in_o general_n 3_o chap._n iii_o a_o particular_a explanation_n of_o all_o the_o change_n happen_v either_o to_o the_o body_n or_o soul_n in_o every_o passion_n 6_o chap._n iv_o that_o the_o pleasure_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o passion_n engage_v we_o in_o error_n and_o false_a judgement_n about_o good_a that_o we_o ought_v continual_o to_o resist_v they_o how_o to_o impugn_v libertinism_n 10_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o mind_n consist_v in_o its_o union_n with_o god_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o love_n of_o virtue_n and_o contrariwise_o that_o its_o imperfection_n proceed_v only_o from_o its_o dependency_n on_o the_o body_n cause_v by_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o passion_n 13_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o more_o general_a error_n of_o the_o passion_n with_o some_o particular_a instance_n 16_o chap._n vii_o of_o passion_n in_o particular_a and_o first_o of_o admiration_n and_o its_o ill_a effect_n 18_o chap._n viii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_a what_o good_a use_n can_v be_v make_v of_o admiration_n and_o other_o passion_n 24_o chap._n ix_o of_o love_n and_o aversion_n and_o their_o principal_a species_n 26_o chap._n x._o of_o passion_n in_o particular_a and_o in_o general_a of_o the_o way_n to_o explain_v they_o and_o to_o know_v the_o error_n they_o cause_v 29_o chap._n xi_o that_o all_o the_o passion_n justify_v themselves_o what_o judgement_n they_o cause_v we_o to_o make_v in_o their_o vindication_n 31_o chap._n xii_o that_o such_o passion_n as_o have_v evil_a for_o their_o object_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o unjust_a and_o that_o those_o that_o have_v the_o least_o mixture_n of_o knowledge_n be_v the_o most_o lively_a and_o sensible_a 34_o book_n the_o six_o chap._n i._n the_o design_n of_o this_o book_n two_o general_a way_n to_o keep_v to_o evidence_n in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o subject_a of_o this_o tract_n 36_o chap._n ii_o that_o attention_n be_v necessary_a to_o preserve_v evidence_n in_o our_o knowledge_n that_o the_o modification_n of_o the_o soul_n make_v she_o attentive_a but_o share_n and_o take_v up_o too_o much_o her_o capacity_n of_o perceive_v 37_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o use_n that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o the_o passion_n and_o sense_n to_o preserve_v the_o attention_n of_o the_o mind_n 39_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o use_n of_o imagination_n to_o make_v the_o mind_n attentive_a and_o especial_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o geometry_n 41_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o mean_n to_o improve_v the_o extent_n and_o capacity_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o arithmetic_n and_o algebra_n be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o it_o 46_o book_n the_o six_o part_n ii_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o rule_n that_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o search_n after_o truth_n 50_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o general_a rule_n that_o concern_v the_o subject_n of_o our_o study_n that_o school_n philosopher_n observe_v it_o not_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o several_a error_n in_o their_o physics_n 51_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a error_n in_o the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o ancient_n 54_o chap._n iu_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o general_a rule_n that_o the_o philosopher_n observe_v it_o not_o but_o that_o des_fw-mi cartes_n have_v exact_o follow_v it_o 57_o chap._n v._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o peripatetic_a philosophy_n in_o which_o be_v show_v that_o aristotle_n never_o observe_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o general_a rule_n and_o his_o four_o element_n with_o the_o elementary_a quality_n be_v examine_v 64_o chap._n vi_o general_n and_o necessary_a advice_n to_o proceed_v orderly_o in_o the_o search_n after_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o science_n 70_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o first_o rule_n concern_v particular_a question_n 74_o chap._n viii_o a_o application_n of_o the_o other_o rule_n to_o particular_a question_n 79_o chap._n ix_o the_o last_o instance_n to_o show_v the_o usefulness_n of_o this_o treatise_n wherein_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o part_n in_o body_n and_o withal_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o communication_n of_o motion_n be_v examine_v 85_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o three_o last_o book_n 96_o illustration_n upon_o the_o forego_n book_n 98_o f._n malbranche_n defence_n against_o the_o accusation_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ville_fw-fr 183_o of_o light_n and_o colour_n 193_o the_o end_n of_o the_o content_n f._n malebranche_n treatise_n concern_v the_o search_n after_o truth_n book_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o error_n of_o the_o sense_n chap._n i._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o understanding_n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o will_n and_o wherein_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v error_n be_v the_o universal_a cause_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o mankind_n it_o be_v the_o corrupt_a principle_n that_o have_v produce_v evil_a in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v
be_v perpendicular_o over_o our_o head_n and_o it_o be_v upon_o that_o account_n her_o diameter_n grow_v great_a in_o her_o ascent_n above_o the_o horizon_n because_o then_o she_o be_v approach_v near_a we_o the_o reason_n then_o that_o we_o see_v she_o greater_n when_o she_o rise_v be_v not_o the_o refraction_n of_o her_o ray_n meet_v with_o the_o vapour_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o earth_n since_o the_o image_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n form_v from_o those_o ray_n be_v lesser_a but_o it_o be_v the_o natural_a judgement_n we_o make_v of_o her_o remoteness_n occasion_v by_o she_o appear_v beyond_o those_o land_n which_o we_o see_v at_o a_o vast_a distance_n from_o we_o as_o have_v be_v before_o explain_v and_o i_o be_o amaze_v to_o find_v philosopher_n assert_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o appearance_n and_o delusion_n of_o our_o sense_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v discover_v than_o the_o great_a aequation_n of_o algebra_n this_o medium_fw-la whereby_o we_o judge_v of_o the_o 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