sow_v in_o corruption_n and_o weakness_n and_o dishonour_v either_o therefore_o he_o must_v speak_v of_o the_o same_o body_n or_o his_o meaning_n can_v be_v comprehend_v for_o what_o do_v all_o this_o relate_v to_o a_o conscious_a principle_n the_o apostle_n speak_v plain_o of_o that_o body_n which_o be_v once_o quicken_v and_o afterward_o fall_v to_o corruption_n and_o be_v to_o be_v restore_v with_o more_o noble_a quality_n 5â—_n for_o this_o corruptible_a must_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o this_o mortal_n must_v put_v on_o immortality_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o he_o can_v more_o express_o affirm_v the_o identity_n of_o this_o corruptible_a body_n with_o that_o after_o the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o principle_n of_o self-consciousness_n and_o so_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o sole_a foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n this_o be_v a_o article_n of_o it_o and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v always_o understand_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o your_o idea_n of_o personal_a identity_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o it_o for_o it_o make_v the_o same_o body_n which_o be_v here_o unite_v to_o the_o soul_n not_o to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n but_o any_o material_a substance_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o consciousness_n make_v the_o same_o body_n the_o dispute_n be_v not_o how_o far_o personal_a identity_n in_o itself_o may_v consist_v in_o the_o very_a same_o material_a substance_n for_o we_o allow_v the_o notion_n of_o personal_a identity_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o man_n under_o several_a change_n of_o matter_n but_o whether_o it_o do_v not_o depend_v upon_o a_o vital_a union_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o the_o life_n which_o be_v consequent_a upon_o it_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o resurrection_n the_o same_o material_a substance_n must_v be_v reunite_v or_o else_o it_o can_v be_v call_v a_o resurrection_n but_o a_o renovation_n i._n e._n it_o may_v be_v a_o new_a life_n but_o not_o a_o raise_v the_o body_n from_o the_o dead_a 2._o the_o next_o article_n of_o faith_n which_o your_o notion_n of_o idea_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o be_v no_o less_o than_o those_o of_o the_o trinity_n and_o of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o former_a by_o the_o first_o article_n of_o our_o church_n be_v express_v by_o three_o person_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n the_o latter_a be_v say_v art_n 2._o to_o be_v by_o the_o union_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n in_o one_o person_n let_v we_o now_o see_v whether_o your_o idea_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n can_v consist_v with_o these_o but_o before_o i_o come_v to_o that_o i_o must_v endeavour_v to_o set_v this_o matter_n right_a as_o to_o the_o dispute_n about_o the_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n which_o you_o have_v endeavour_v with_o all_o your_o art_n to_o perplex_v and_o confound_v and_o have_v bring_v in_o several_a interlocutor_n to_o make_v it_o look_v more_o like_o a_o entertainment_n of_o which_o afterward_o the_o original_a question_n be_v whether_o we_o can_v come_v to_o any_o certainty_n about_o the_o distinction_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n and_o my_o business_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o we_o can_v not_o because_o we_o have_v no_o simple_a idea_n by_o sensation_n or_o reflection_n 5._o without_o which_o you_o affirm_v that_o our_o understanding_n seem_v to_o you_o not_o to_o have_v the_o least_o glimmer_a of_o idea_n and_o that_o we_o have_v nothing_o in_o our_o mind_n which_o do_v not_o come_v in_o one_o of_o these_o two_o way_n these_o be_v your_o own_o word_n etc._n and_o then_o i_o undertake_v to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o we_o to_o have_v any_o simple_a idea_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n by_o sensation_n or_o reflection_n and_o that_o whether_o we_o consider_v nature_n as_o take_v for_o essential_a property_n or_o for_o that_o substance_n wherein_o that_o property_n lie_v whether_o we_o consider_v it_o in_o distinct_a individual_n or_o abstract_o still_o my_o design_n be_v to_o show_v that_o in_o your_o way_n of_o idea_n you_o can_v come_v to_o no_o certainty_n about_o they_o 260._o and_o as_o to_o person_n i_o show_v that_o the_o distinction_n of_o individual_n be_v not_o found_v mere_o on_o what_o occur_v to_o our_o sense_n but_o upon_o a_o different_a manner_n of_o subsistence_n which_o be_v in_o one_o individual_a and_o be_v not_o communicable_a to_o another_o and_o as_o to_o this_o i_o say_v that_o we_o may_v find_v within_o ourselves_o a_o intelligent_a substance_n by_o inward_a perception_n but_o whether_o that_o make_v a_o person_n or_o not_o must_v be_v understand_v some_o other_o way_n for_o if_o the_o mere_a intelligent_a substance_n make_v a_o person_n than_o there_o can_v be_v the_o union_n of_o two_o such_o nature_n but_o there_o must_v be_v two_o person_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o article_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n will_v appear_v to_o any_o one_o that_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o look_v into_o it_o but_o what_o say_v you_o in_o your_o first_o letter_n in_o answer_n to_o it_o as_o to_o nature_n you_o say_v 165._o that_o it_o be_v a_o collection_n of_o several_a idea_n combine_v into_o one_o complex_fw-la abstract_a idea_n which_o when_o they_o be_v find_v unite_v in_o any_o individual_a exi_n though_o join_v in_o that_o existence_n with_o several_a other_o idea_n that_o individual_a or_o particular_a be_v be_v true_o say_v to_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n to_o be_v in_o he_o forasmuch_o as_o these_o simple_a idea_n be_v find_v unite_v in_o he_o which_o answer_v the_o â—omplex_fw-la abstract_a idea_n to_o which_o the_o specific_a name_n be_v give_v by_o any_o one_o which_o abstract_a specific_a idea_n he_o keep_v the_o same_o when_o he_o apply_v the_o specific_a name_n stand_v for_o it_o to_o distinct_a individual_n and_o as_o to_o person_n 216_o in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n you_o say_v that_o the_o word_n person_n in_o itself_o signify_v nothing_o and_o so_o no_o idea_n belong_v to_o it_o nothing_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o true_a idea_n of_o it_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o common_a use_n of_o any_o language_n have_v appropriate_v it_o to_o any_o idea_n then_o that_o be_v the_o true_a idea_n of_o a_o person_n and_o so_o of_o nature_n against_o this_o i_o object_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o that_o letter_n 103._o that_o if_o these_o term_n real_o signify_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o but_o be_v only_o abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n which_o the_o common_a use_n of_o language_n have_v appropriate_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n than_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v only_a notion_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o all_o abstract_a and_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v and_o so_o one_o nature_n and_o three_o person_n can_v be_v no_o more_o 109._o to_o this_o you_o answer_v in_o your_o second_o letter_n that_o your_o notion_n of_o the_o term_n nature_n and_o person_n be_v that_o they_o be_v two_o sound_n that_o natural_o signify_v not_o one_o thing_n more_o than_o another_o nor_o in_o themselves_o signify_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o but_o have_v the_o signification_n which_o they_o have_v bare_o by_o imposition_n whoever_o imagine_v that_o word_n signify_v any_o otherwise_o than_o by_o imposition_n but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o these_o be_v mere_a word_n and_o name_n or_o not_o or_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o a_o real_a foundation_n in_o thing_n for_o such_o a_o distinction_n between_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o which_o i_o give_v this_o evident_a proof_n that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o nature_n in_o different_a individual_n every_o individual_a must_v make_v a_o different_a kind_a and_o what_o answer_v do_v you_o give_v to_o this_o plain_a reason_n nothing_o particular_a that_o i_o can_v find_v but_o in_o the_o general_a you_o say_v that_o all_o that_o you_o can_v find_v that_o i_o except_v against_o in_o your_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n be_v nothing_o but_o this_o 100_o viz._n that_o these_o be_v two_o sound_n which_o in_o themselves_o signify_v nothing_o and_o be_v this_o all_o indeed_o do_v not_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o these_o word_n which_o i_o be_o force_v to_o repeat_v on_o this_o occasion_n although_o i_o be_o very_o unwilling_a to_o fill_v page_n with_o repetition_n the_o question_n now_o between_o we_o come_v to_o this_o 107._o whether_o the_o common_a nature_n or_o essence_n of_o thing_n lie_v only_o in_o a_o abstract_n idea_n or_o a_o general_a name_n and_o the_o real_a essence_n consist_v only_o in_o particular_a being_n from_o which_o that_o nature_n be_v abstract_v the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o in_o form_v
the_o notion_n of_o common_a nature_n the_o mind_n do_v not_o abstract_n from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o particular_a being_n but_o it_o be_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o a_o antecedent_n foundation_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n upon_o which_o we_o form_v this_o abstract_n idea_n for_o if_o there_o be_v than_o it_o can_v be_v call_v a_o universal_a name_n only_o or_o a_o mere_a sign_n of_o a_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v form_v from_o put_v many_o simple_a idea_n together_o which_o name_n belong_v to_o all_o of_o such_o a_o sort_n as_o have_v those_o simple_a idea_n unite_v together_o in_o these_o word_n which_o you_o can_v deny_v to_o be_v in_o the_o place_n mention_v i_o think_v i_o have_v state_v the_o case_n fair_o between_o we_o and_o why_o do_v you_o not_o return_v a_o answer_n to_o they_o but_o instead_o of_o that_o you_o only_o mention_v another_o passage_n more_o liable_a to_o cavil_v where_o i_o say_v that_o upon_o your_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o defend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n 103._o for_o if_o these_o term_n real_o signify_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o but_o be_v only_o abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n which_o the_o common_a use_n of_o language_n have_v appropriate_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n than_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v only_a notion_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o all_o abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n be_v and_o so_o one_o nature_n and_o three_o person_n can_v be_v no_o more_o upon_o this_o you_o charge_v i_o with_o affirm_v that_o of_o you_o which_o you_o never_o say_v viz._n that_o these_o term_n be_v only_a abstract_n or_o complex_fw-la idea_n 112._o but_o your_o word_n be_v take_v therefore_o nature_n and_o person_n for_o the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n they_o be_v put_v to_o stand_v for_o 27._o and_o by_o enumerate_v all_o the_o simple_a idea_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o complex_fw-la idea_n that_o each_o of_o they_o be_v make_v to_o stand_v for_o we_o shall_v immediate_o see_v the_o whole_a difference_n that_o be_v between_o they_o these_o be_v your_o own_o word_n now_o from_o thence_o it_o appear_v that_o nature_n and_o person_n be_v term_n which_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n by_o your_o own_o confession_n but_o you_o never_o make_v these_o or_o any_o other_o term_n to_o be_v idea_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o such_o jargon_n but_o have_v not_o you_o say_v in_o your_o essay_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a common_a practice_n for_o name_n to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o instead_o of_o the_o idea_n themselves_o especial_o if_o the_o idea_n be_v very_o complex_fw-la nature_n and_o person_n you_o grant_v to_o be_v complex_fw-la idea_n and_o these_o term_n you_o confess_v be_v appropriate_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n therefore_o here_o be_v a_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o word_n for_o they_o be_v complex_fw-la idea_n themselves_o and_o they_o be_v make_v the_o sign_n of_o they_o and_o so_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sentence_n be_v capable_a of_o both_o those_o sense_n for_o it_o be_v true_a according_a to_o you_o that_o these_o term_n nature_n and_o person_n real_o signify_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o but_o be_v only_o complex_fw-la and_o abstract_a idea_n and_o those_o term_n be_v appropriate_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n so_o that_o nature_n and_o person_n be_v both_o idea_n themselves_o and_o those_o term_n be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n and_o the_o sense_n have_v not_o be_v liable_a to_o exception_n if_o and_o have_v be_v insert_v for_o if_o these_o term_n real_o signify_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o but_o be_v only_o abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n and_o which_o the_o common_a use_n have_v appropriate_v to_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o two_o idea_n etc._n etc._n but_o whether_o this_o be_v proper_o express_v or_o not_o according_a to_o your_o sense_n of_o idea_n the_o weight_n of_o the_o controversy_n depend_v not_o at_o all_o upon_o it_o but_o whether_o nature_n and_o person_n can_v be_v any_o other_o but_o abstract_n idea_n according_a to_o your_o own_o plain_a expression_n and_o if_o they_o be_v so_o they_o be_v no_o more_o than_o notion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o then_o the_o consequence_n must_v hold_v that_o one_o nature_n and_o three_o person_n can_v be_v no_o more_o upon_o which_o i_o say_v i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o defend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o i_o now_o add_v of_o the_o incarnation_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o undertake_v to_o make_v out_o 113._o but_o you_o very_o free_o say_v whether_o i_o right_o deduce_v from_o it_o this_o consequence_n viz._n and_o so_o one_o nature_n and_o three_o person_n can_v be_v no_o more_o be_v what_o you_o neither_o know_v not_o be_v concern_v to_o examine_v which_o i_o think_v be_v a_o expression_n can_v hardly_o drop_v from_o a_o person_n who_o do_v know_v how_o to_o declare_v his_o belief_n of_o three_o person_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o you_o pretend_v these_o be_v none_o of_o your_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n nor_o indeed_o any_o thing_n you_o can_v understand_v but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o consequence_n follow_v from_o your_o own_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o express_o by_o yourself_o in_o the_o former_a letter_n 109._o you_o tell_v i_o i_o make_v this_o inference_n a_o little_a in_o haste_n whether_o a_o man_n write_v in_o haste_n or_o not_o the_o world_n will_v judge_v by_o what_o appear_v and_o not_o by_o what_o he_o or_o any_o other_o say_v and_o i_o think_v it_o will_v appear_v that_o i_o do_v not_o make_v this_o inference_n in_o haste_n but_o from_o a_o deliberate_a consideration_n of_o your_o notion_n of_o the_o idea_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n 109._o but_o by_o those_o term_n signify_v nothing_o in_o themselves_o you_o say_v that_o you_o mean_v that_o they_o be_v two_o sound_n that_o natural_o signify_v not_o one_o thing_n more_o than_o another_o nor_o in_o themselves_o signify_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o but_o have_v the_o signification_n which_o they_o have_v bare_o by_o imposition_n and_o be_v this_o true_o all_o that_o you_o mean_v by_o it_o and_o do_v you_o think_v that_o peter_n and_o james_n and_o john_n signify_v any_o thing_n by_o nature_n be_v not_o all_o word_n make_v significative_a by_o imposition_n but_o be_v there_o no_o difference_n in_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n as_o they_o stand_v for_o sign_n of_o thing_n if_o they_o be_v word_n for_o particular_a substance_n than_o you_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v something_o real_o exist_v which_o be_v mean_v by_o those_o word_n but_o if_o they_o relate_v only_o to_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o mind_n than_o they_o signify_v they_o and_o no_o more_o and_o the_o question_n be_v which_o of_o these_o two_o you_o mean_v by_o those_o word_n nature_n and_o person_n and_o you_o plain_o affirm_v both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v complex_fw-la idea_n which_o be_v make_v only_o by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o therefore_o your_o meaning_n can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o understand_v you_o presume_v that_o upon_o more_o leisurely_o thought_n both_o myself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n will_v concur_v with_o you_o i_o never_o affect_v singularity_n and_o be_o ready_a to_o comply_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o any_o reasonable_a thing_n 110._o but_o you_o say_v that_o this_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n that_o they_o be_v two_o word_n that_o signify_v only_o by_o imposition_n be_v what_o will_v hold_v in_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o mankind_n no_o doubt_n of_o it_o but_o i_o must_v again_o and_o again_o tell_v you_o that_o be_v not_o the_o point_n in_o question_n but_o whether_o they_o be_v only_a abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n which_o have_v no_o other_o be_v but_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o to_o this_o you_o answer_v not_o a_o word_n i_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o think_v as_o you_o suggest_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o defense_n of_o the_o trinity_n 111._o that_o these_o two_o articulate_v sound_n shall_v have_v natural_a signification_n and_o that_o unless_o they_o be_v use_v in_o those_o signification_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o defend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n but_o i_o do_v affirm_v that_o those_o who_o make_v nature_n and_o person_n to_o be_v only_a abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n can_v neither_o defend_v nor_o reasonable_o believe_v it_o 112._o and_o this_o be_v make_v no_o extraordinary_a supposition_n necessary_a to_o the_o belief_n or_o defence_n of_o it_o but_o only_o that_o which_o in_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o mankind_n be_v necessary_a to_o it_o for_o if_o you_o have_v express_v your_o
comfort_n leave_v that_o you_o be_v not_o the_o first_o person_n who_o have_v run_v himself_o into_o insuperable_a difficulty_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o faith_n by_o this_o way_n of_o idea_n for_o des_n cartes_n himself_o do_v so_o in_o a_o remarkable_a manner_n he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o a_o great_a reach_n and_o capacity_n and_o spend_v many_o thought_n in_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o certainty_n from_o idea_n both_o as_o to_o incorporeal_a and_o corporeal_a substance_n and_o yet_o be_v miserable_o foil_v as_o to_o both_o of_o they_o his_o demonstration_n from_o his_o idea_n in_o his_o metaphysical_a meditation_n do_v not_o meet_v with_o the_o entertainment_n he_o promise_v himself_o from_o the_o inquisitive_a part_n of_o mankind_n for_o his_o objective_a reality_n from_o his_o idea_n give_v no_o satisfaction_n and_o his_o other_o argument_n be_v think_v to_o have_v no_o force_n unless_o it_o be_v take_v off_o from_o the_o idea_n and_o place_v upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o existence_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o to_o corporeal_a substance_n his_o fundamental_a mistake_n be_v in_o a_o wrong_a idea_n of_o matter_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o extension_n and_o upon_o this_o he_o build_v his_o systeme_n of_o nature_n but_o against_o this_o first_o false_a step_n many_o thing_n be_v object_v by_o his_o adversary_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o late_a dispute_n in_o france_n about_o his_o principle_n they_o object_v that_o his_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o matter_n make_v it_o necessary_a and_o impossible_a for_o god_n to_o annihilate_v it_o and_o his_o defender_n be_v drive_v to_o such_o shift_n as_o to_o god_n will_n and_o power_n that_o a_o indifferent_a person_n may_v thereby_o see_v how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o take_v up_o with_o idea_n as_o to_o the_o ground_n of_o certainty_n although_o neither_o himself_n nor_o his_o follower_n pretend_v to_o place_v it_o in_o any_o thing_n but_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o reconcile_v their_o idea_n with_o matter_n of_o faith_n they_o be_v so_o plunge_v that_o they_o can_v see_v no_o way_n to_o get_v through_o their_o difficulty_n 4._o for_o as_o mounseur_fw-fr huet_n observe_v although_o des_n cartes_n profess_v great_a submission_n to_o divine_a revelation_n yet_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o trial_n he_o judge_v his_o opinion_n can_v not_o be_v repugnant_a to_o it_o because_o he_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o they_o which_o show_v that_o he_o judge_v of_o revelation_n by_o his_o rule_n of_o certainty_n and_o whatever_o he_o pretend_v he_o do_v not_o take_v his_o measure_n of_o truth_n from_o revelation_n a_o late_a defender_n of_o des_n cartes_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o produce_v the_o word_n use_v by_o he_o in_o his_o principle_n wherein_o he_o own_v that_o in_o case_n of_o divine_a revelation_n if_o god_n declare_v any_o thing_n concern_v himself_o or_o other_o which_o exceed_v our_o capacity_n as_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o incarnation_n he_o will_v not_o refuse_v to_o believe_v they_o although_o he_o can_v not_o clear_o understand_v they_o this_o mounseur_fw-fr huet_n deny_v not_o viz._n that_o he_o make_v such_o a_o general_a profession_n of_o submission_n to_o revelation_n and_o own_v the_o mystery_n of_o faith_n but_o say_v he_o when_o it_o come_v to_o particular_a point_n than_o idea_n be_v to_o be_v the_o standard_n by_o which_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o revelation_n mounseur_fw-fr regis_fw-la in_o his_o reply_n say_v that_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o philosophical_a truth_n be_v of_o different_a kind_n and_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o contrariety_n but_o between_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n which_o make_v he_o run_v into_o that_o great_a absurdity_n that_o although_o in_o a_o philosophical_a sense_n god_n can_v do_v thing_n repugnant_a to_o reason_n yet_o in_o the_o way_n of_o faith_n he_o may_v and_o all_o this_o to_o preserve_v the_o certainty_n by_o idea_n when_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o repugnant_a to_o all_o kind_n of_o certainty_n than_o such_o a_o supposition_n but_o another_o great_a admirer_n of_o des_n cartes_n 56._o think_v this_o way_n unreasonable_a but_o des_n cartes_n he_o say_v have_v show_v the_o right_a method_n of_o certainty_n by_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n and_o therefore_o he_o call_v it_o no_o less_o than_o a_o divine_a certainty_n 8._o and_o he_o add_v that_o truth_n can_v be_v contrary_a to_o itself_o and_o he_o laugh_v at_o the_o distinction_n of_o philosophical_a and_o theological_a truth_n or_o the_o two_o way_n of_o certainty_n by_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n for_o truth_n be_v always_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o change_v not_o its_o countenance_n and_o if_o truth_n be_v a_o agreement_n of_o word_n with_o thing_n how_o can_v the_o same_o word_n agree_v in_o one_o book_n and_o differ_v in_o another_o for_o the_o same_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o truth_n wherever_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o he_o call_v it_o a_o most_o absurd_a opinion_n of_o those_o who_o say_v that_o god_n who_o be_v immutable_a shall_v teach_v that_o as_o truth_n in_o philosophy_n which_o be_v false_a in_o divinity_n but_o i_o return_v to_o you_o you_o seem_v to_o be_v not_o a_o little_a concern_v that_o i_o say_v that_o as_o you_o have_v state_v your_o notion_n of_o idea_n it_o may_v be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o that_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o defend_v such_o a_o accusation_n you_o say_v bring_v into_o any_o court_n in_o england_n will_v be_v think_v to_o show_v a_o great_a inclination_n to_o have_v the_o accuse_v be_v suspect_v rather_o than_o any_o evidence_n of_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o thing_n and_o so_o will_v immediate_o be_v dismiss_v without_o hear_v any_o plea_n to_o it_o but_o you_o must_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v that_o you_o have_v quite_o mistake_v my_o design_n which_o be_v not_o to_o accuse_v you_o but_o to_o show_v my_o own_o dissatisfaction_n as_o to_o the_o way_n you_o have_v take_v to_o clear_v yourself_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v have_v say_v so_o much_o for_o your_o own_o vindication_n as_o will_v have_v satisfy_v the_o world_n that_o your_o notion_n of_o idea_n be_v far_o from_o any_o tendency_n that_o way_n to_o which_o it_o be_v carry_v by_o he_o who_o make_v use_v of_o your_o expression_n but_o instead_o of_o that_o you_o explain_v it_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o make_v it_o far_o more_o suspicious_a that_o he_o have_v not_o pervert_v your_o meaning_n and_o that_o make_v i_o to_o say_v that_o as_o you_o have_v state_v it_o it_o may_v be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n it_o may_v be_v 58._o say_v you_o this_o be_v no_o evidence_n but_o only_o a_o inclination_n to_o accuse_v you_o so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o it_o show_v a_o inclination_n to_o favour_v you_o when_o i_o only_o say_v it_o may_v be_v for_o now_o you_o see_v that_o i_o think_v it_o be_v of_o such_o dangerous_a consequence_n and_o i_o must_v think_v so_o till_o you_o have_v clear_v it_o better_o but_o the_o notion_n of_o idea_n as_o you_o have_v state_v it_o relate_v to_o your_o whole_a book_n why_o shall_v you_o carry_v it_o far_o than_o i_o intend_v it_o the_o state_v of_o it_o i_o mention_v be_v in_o your_o first_o letter_n where_o you_o tell_v we_o what_o you_o mean_v by_o nature_n and_o person_n 60._o but_o you_o have_v find_v out_o two_o particular_n wherein_o it_o may_v be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n first_o in_o make_v so_o much_o use_v of_o the_o word_n ideas_n and_o your_o place_v certainty_n in_o idea_n as_o to_o the_o term_n of_o idea_n i_o have_v no_o objection_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n itself_o provide_v it_o be_v use_v in_o a_o common_a sense_n and_o no_o weight_n be_v lay_v upon_o it_o more_o than_o it_o can_v bear_v for_o i_o be_o for_o no_o new_a affect_a term_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o carry_v man_n mind_n out_o of_o the_o way_n they_o be_v like_o ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la which_o seem_v to_o give_v light_n but_o lead_v those_o that_o follow_v they_o into_o bogs_n like_a fontange_n which_o seem_v to_o set_v people_n head_n that_o wear_v they_o high_o but_o their_o understanding_n be_v just_a what_o they_o be_v before_o i_o always_o dislike_v the_o stoical_a improvement_n by_o new_a word_n or_o give_v new_a sense_n to_o old_a one_o but_o i_o tell_v you_o i_o shall_v never_o have_v mention_v this_o way_n of_o idea_n but_o for_o the_o ill_a use_n i_o find_v make_v of_o they_o and_o you_o may_v have_v enjoy_v the_o satisfaction_n you_o have_v in_o they_o long_o enough_o unless_o i_o have_v find_v they_o employ_v in_o do_v mischief_n 63._o which_o as_o you_o humble_o conceive_v amount_n to_o thus_o much_o and_o no_o more_o that_o i_o fear_v
for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n as_o in_o peter_n be_v distinct_a from_o that_o same_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v in_o james_n and_o john_n otherwise_o they_o will_v be_v but_o one_o person_n as_o well_o as_o one_o nature_n and_o what_o reply_n be_v make_v to_o this_o 137._o you_o can_v understand_v what_o this_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o i_o mean_v it_o of_o a_o particular_a subsistence_n and_o if_o you_o can_v for_o your_o life_n understand_v such_o easy_a thing_n how_o can_v i_o for_o my_o life_n help_v it_o read_v the_o word_n over_o again_o which_o be_v before_o they_o and_o join_v they_o together_o and_o this_o be_v the_o common_a nature_n with_o a_o particular_a subsistence_n proper_a to_o each_o of_o they_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n as_o in_o peter_n be_v distinct_a from_o that_o same_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v in_o james_n and_o john_n but_o i_o be_o real_o ashamed_a to_o be_v put_v to_o explain_v such_o thing_n i_o hope_v idea_n do_v not_o give_v another_o turn_v to_o common_a sense_n 138._o but_o you_o say_v that_o otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o be_v three_o person_n be_v to_o prove_v it_o by_o a_o proposition_n unintelligible_a to_o you_o because_o you_o do_v not_o yet_o apprehend_v what_o a_o person_n be_v of_o that_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n these_o word_n of_o i_o follow_v and_o this_o distinction_n of_o person_n in_o they_o be_v discern_v both_o by_o our_o sense_n as_o to_o their_o different_a accident_n and_o by_o our_o reason_n because_o they_o have_v a_o separate_a existence_n not_o come_v into_o it_o at_o once_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o be_v this_o unintelligible_a too_o 140._o you_o say_v it_o will_v hold_v as_o well_o for_o three_o physical_a atom_n which_o be_v three_o distinct_a individual_n and_o have_v three_o distinct_a nature_n in_o they_o as_o certain_o as_o three_o distinct_a men._n but_o be_v three_o atom_n as_o much_o three_o person_n as_o three_o man_n but_o you_o can_v discern_v the_o distinction_n by_o our_o sense_n as_o to_o their_o accident_n nor_o by_o your_o reason_n as_o to_o separate_v existence_n because_o god_n may_v create_v they_o at_o once_o therefore_o we_o can_v distinguish_v three_o humane_a person_n that_o way_n in_o this_o reason_v in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n or_o in_o any_o way_n suppose_v we_o put_v the_o common_a nature_n of_o a_o animal_n for_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man._n 141._o what_o follow_v therefore_o three_o animal_n be_v three_o distinct_a person_n as_o well_o as_o three_o man_n i_o think_v there_o be_v some_o cause_n for_o your_o dislike_a the_o common_a principle_n and_o method_n of_o reason_v i_o be_o force_v to_o give_v but_o short_a touch_n at_o such_o thing_n which_o i_o can_v answer_v more_o large_o without_o be_v think_v to_o make_v mark_n of_o distinction_n come_v we_o now_o therefore_o to_o the_o second_o sense_n of_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v take_v abstract_o without_o respect_n to_o individual_a person_n and_o then_o i_o say_v it_o make_v a_o entire_a notion_n of_o itself_o for_o however_o the_o same_o nature_n may_v be_v in_o different_a individual_n yet_o the_o nature_n in_o itself_o remain_v one_o and_o the_o same_o which_o appear_v from_o this_o evident_a reason_n that_o otherwise_o every_o individual_a must_v make_v a_o different_a kind_n be_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v any_o better_a no._n a_o entire_a notion_n of_o itself_o be_v a_o expression_n never_o meet_v with_o before_o 144._o a_o entire_a idea_n of_o itself_o have_v be_v very_o plain_a and_o easy_a but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o talk_v with_o man_n in_o their_o own_o dialect_n but_o if_o we_o put_v it_o so_o the_o difficulty_n remain_v what_o difficulty_n it_o than_o make_v no_o more_o a_o entire_a notion_n than_o the_o nature_n of_o peter_n be_v it_o not_o the_o same_o nature_n consider_v as_o common_a to_o all_o individual_n distinct_a from_o that_o nature_n as_o in_o peter_n i_o wish_v among_o all_o the_o way_n of_o enlarge_n knowledge_n you_o can_v think_v of_o some_o new_a way_n of_o convey_v notion_n into_o man_n mind_n for_o i_o find_v your_o way_n of_o idea_n will_v never_o do_v it_o for_o you_o can_v be_v bring_v one_o step_n beyond_o the_o first_o cast_n of_o idea_n and_o you_o will_v not_o allow_v that_o which_o i_o give_v for_o a_o evident_a reason_n 146._o to_o prove_v any_o thing_n towards_o clear_a apprehension_n of_o one_o common_a nature_n but_o if_o nature_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o different_a individual_n than_o there_o must_v be_v one_o common_a nature_n which_o make_v a_o entire_a notion_n of_o itself_o if_o it_o be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o than_o every_o individual_a must_v make_v a_o distinct_a kind_a can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o evident_a but_o you_o give_v one_o common_a answer_n 147._o i_o understand_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v mean_v in_o this_o whole_a paragraph_n as_o to_o the_o right_a apprehension_n of_o one_o common_a nature_n and_o so_o i_o be_o very_a well_o content_a to_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n be_v understanding_n and_o now_o i_o come_v at_o last_o to_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o person_n and_o here_o i_o be_o glad_a to_o find_v something_o you_o do_v understand_v which_o be_v great_a news_n 149._o this_o say_v you_o i_o understand_v very_o well_o that_o suppose_v peter_n james_n and_o john_n to_o be_v all_o three_o man_n and_o man_n be_v a_o name_n for_o one_o kind_a of_o animal_n they_o be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a do_v you_o mean_v that_o they_o have_v the_o same_o common_a essence_n or_o have_v only_o the_o same_o common_a name_n if_o you_o mean_v the_o former_a there_o must_v be_v a_o common_a nature_n if_o only_o the_o latter_a that_o can_v make_v they_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a for_o kind_a signify_v nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a name_n without_o it_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v you_o whether_o man_n and_o drill_v be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_a or_o not_o can_v you_o give_v no_o other_o answer_n but_o that_o the_o specific_a name_n man_n stand_v for_o one_o sort_n and_o the_o specific_a name_n drill_n for_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o kind_a be_v those_o name_n arbitrary_a or_o be_v they_o found_v on_o real_a and_o distinct_a property_n if_o they_o be_v arbitrary_a they_o have_v no_o other_o difference_n but_o what_o a_o dictionary_n give_v they_o if_o they_o be_v found_v on_o real_a and_o distinct_a property_n than_o there_o must_v be_v a_o real_a difference_n of_o kind_n found_v in_o nature_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o i_o desire_v but_o to_o go_v on_o you_o understand_v too_o very_o well_o that_o peter_n be_v not_o james_n and_o james_n be_v not_o john_n but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n in_o these_o individual_n you_o understand_v also_o that_o they_o may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o each_o other_o by_o our_o sense_n as_o to_o different_a feature_n and_o distance_n of_o place_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o follow_v you_o say_v you_o do_v not_o understand_v viz._n that_o suppose_v there_o be_v no_o such_o external_a difference_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o they_o as_o individual_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n for_o all_o that_o this_o come_v to_o as_o far_o as_o you_o can_v understand_v be_v that_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o distinction_n between_o several_a individual_n in_o the_o same_o common_a nature_n be_v that_o they_o be_v several_a individual_n in_o the_o same_o common_a nature_n 152._o you_o understand_v it_o seem_v that_o they_o be_v several_a individual_n that_o peter_n be_v not_o james_n and_o james_n be_v not_o john_n and_o the_o question_n be_v what_o this_o distinction_n be_v found_v upon_o whether_o upon_o our_o observe_v the_o difference_n of_o feature_n distance_n of_o place_n etc._n etc._n or_o on_o some_o antecedent_n ground_n i_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o the_o distinction_n of_o individuals_n antecedent_n to_o such_o accidental_a difference_n as_o be_v liable_a to_o our_o observation_n by_o our_o sense_n and_o the_o ground_n i_o go_v upon_o be_v this_o that_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o identity_n in_o man_n be_v the_o vital_a union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o since_o every_o man_n have_v a_o different_a soul_n unite_v to_o different_a particle_n of_o matter_n there_o must_v be_v a_o real_a distinction_n between_o they_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o what_o be_v accidental_a to_o they_o for_o if_o peter_n have_v a_o soul_n and_o body_n different_a from_o james_n and_o james_n from_o john_n they_o must_v have_v different_a principle_n of_o individuation_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o feature_n or_o place_n etc._n etc._n 149._o you_o say_v you_o can_v suppose_v a_o contradiction_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o place_n between_o they_o but_o that_o be_v
not_o the_o point_n whether_o when_o we_o consider_v they_o with_o respect_n to_o place_n there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o identity_n of_o place_n to_o two_o different_a body_n but_o whether_o we_o can_v consider_v two_o several_a individual_n of_o mankind_n without_o particular_a regard_n to_o place_n which_o i_o say_v we_o may_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o relation_n to_o place_n be_v a_o external_a difference_n but_o the_o real_a distinction_n of_o individual_n do_v not_o relate_v to_o any_o accident_n of_o the_o body_n because_o the_o individual_a consist_v of_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o you_o can_v judge_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o place_n of_o the_o body_n you_o say_v that_o when_o we_o see_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v in_o any_o place_n in_o any_o instant_n of_o time_n 1_o we_o be_v sure_a be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v that_o it_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n and_o not_o another_o which_o at_o that_o time_n exist_v in_o another_o place_n how_o like_a and_o undistinguish_v soever_o it_o may_v be_v in_o all_o other_o respect_n and_o in_o this_o consist_v identity_n but_o i_o think_v the_o identity_n of_o man_n depend_v neither_o upon_o the_o notion_n of_o place_n for_o his_o body_n nor_o upon_o the_o soul_n consider_v by_o itself_o but_o upon_o both_o these_o as_o actual_o unite_v and_o make_v one_o person_n which_o to_o i_o seem_v so_o clear_a and_o intelligible_a that_o i_o can_v imagine_v no_o objection_n against_o it_o i_o be_o certain_a you_o produce_v none_o my_o next_o word_n be_v and_o here_o lie_v the_o true_a idea_n of_o a_o person_n which_o arise_v from_o that_o manner_n of_o subsistence_n which_o be_v in_o one_o individual_a and_o be_v not_o communicable_a to_o another_o in_o your_o answer_n to_o this_o i_o pass_v over_o the_o trifle_a exception_n 155._o about_o the_o dissyllable_n person_n and_o the_o true_a idea_n and_o signification_n of_o the_o articulate_a sound_n and_o about_o here_o and_o herein_o etc._n etc._n be_v resolve_v to_o keep_v to_o what_o appear_v material_a and_o the_o only_a thing_n of_o that_o kind_n be_v 156._o that_o according_a to_o my_o sense_n of_o person_n it_o will_v as_o well_o agree_v to_o bucephalus_n as_o to_o alexander_n and_o the_o difference_n will_v be_v as_o great_a between_o bucephalus_n and_o podargus_n as_o between_o alexander_n and_o hector_n all_o be_v several_a individual_n in_o the_o same_o common_a nature_n but_o for_o your_o part_n you_o can_v understand_v that_o bucephalus_n and_o podargus_n be_v person_n in_o the_o true_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n person_n in_o the_o english_a tongue_n and_o whoever_o desire_v you_o shall_v for_o i_o express_o say_v that_o a_o person_n be_v a_o complete_a intelligent_a substance_n with_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n of_o subsistence_n and_o again_o for_o a_o person_n relate_v to_o something_o which_o do_v distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o intelligent_a substance_n in_o the_o same_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o apply_v my_o notion_n of_o person_n to_o any_o irrational_a creature_n although_o they_o be_v bucephalus_n and_o podargus_n and_o i_o think_v a_o man_n must_v strain_v hard_a to_o make_v such_o objection_n so_o direct_o against_o that_o idea_n of_o a_o person_n which_o i_o set_v down_o and_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o understand_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o distinction_n of_o individual_n as_o such_o and_o of_o intelligent_a individual_n and_o that_o manner_n of_o subsistence_n in_o they_o which_o make_v they_o distinct_a person_n 159._o but_o you_o say_v that_o i_o affirm_v that_o a_o individual_a intelligent_a substance_n be_v rather_o suppose_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o person_n than_o the_o proper_a definition_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o afterward_o i_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o definition_n of_o a_o person_n that_o it_o be_v a_o complete_a intelligent_a substance_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o the_o former_a place_n i_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o personality_n which_o i_o say_v lie_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o subsistence_n and_o not_o in_o the_o intelligent_a individual_a substance_n which_o be_v rather_o suppose_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o person_n for_o that_o which_o critical_o distinguish_v the_o person_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o personality_n but_o when_o we_o come_v to_o give_v a_o common_a definition_n of_o it_o there_o be_v no_o such_o necessity_n of_o insist_v upon_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n but_o upon_o the_o common_a acception_n of_o it_o person_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n i_o call_v it_o a_o complete_a intelligent_a substance_n because_o although_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o in_o itself_o yet_o we_o take_v person_n with_o relation_n to_o soul_n and_o body_n unite_v together_o and_o so_o the_o identity_n of_o person_n must_v take_v in_o both_o not_o only_o here_o but_o at_o the_o resurrection_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v go_v through_o all_o that_o i_o can_v find_v that_o seem_v material_a in_o the_o dialogue_n between_o you_o and_o your_o friend_n as_o to_o this_o subject_a and_o i_o assure_v you_o i_o have_v omit_v nothing_o which_o i_o apprehend_v have_v any_o appearance_n of_o difficulty_n in_o it_o and_o i_o find_v not_o the_o least_o reason_n to_o be_v unsatisfied_a in_o the_o account_n i_o have_v give_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n but_o i_o still_o think_v that_o it_o do_v tend_v very_o much_o to_o the_o right_a apprehension_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o i_o hope_v do_v far_o appear_v by_o the_o forego_n discourse_n and_o now_o to_o come_v to_o a_o conclusion_n of_o this_o whole_a debate_n for_o i_o intend_v not_o to_o draw_v this_o see_v any_o long_o have_v do_v as_o much_o as_o i_o think_v sit_v for_o myself_o to_o do_v i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o write_v again_o for_o my_o own_o vindication_n as_o to_o your_o first_o charge_n which_o i_o be_v contend_v to_o leave_v to_o the_o reader_n be_v judgement_n but_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o my_o former_a answer_n i_o have_v say_v that_o as_o you_o have_v state_v your_o notion_n of_o idea_n it_o may_v be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o that_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o i_o endeavour_v to_o defend_v 57_o this_o you_o call_v a_o new_a charge_n against_o your_o book_n and_o you_o complain_v that_o i_o do_v not_o specify_v the_o particular_n 59_o wherein_o i_o apprehend_v it_o may_v be_v of_o such_o dangerous_a consequence_n and_o you_o blame_v i_o for_o this_o say_n 84._o without_o show_v that_o it_o be_v so_o 85._o and_o that_o all_o the_o reason_n i_o give_v be_v that_o it_o be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o ill_a man_n to_o do_v mischief_n 57_o that_o when_o i_o say_v it_o may_v be_v it_o show_v only_o a_o inclination_n to_o accuse_v 84_o and_o prove_v nothing_o 85._o that_o danger_n may_v be_v apprehend_v where_o no_o danger_n be_v that_o if_o any_o thing_n must_v be_v lay_v aside_o because_o it_o may_v be_v ill_o use_v you_o do_v not_o know_v what_o will_v be_v innocent_a enough_o to_o be_v keep_v and_o last_o that_o the_o imputation_n of_o a_o tendency_n to_o scepticism_n 17â—_n and_o to_o the_o overthrow_v any_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v no_o small_a charge_n 171._o and_o that_o you_o can_v see_v any_o argument_n i_o have_v bring_v that_o your_o notion_n of_o idea_n tend_v to_o scepticism_n these_o thing_n lay_v together_o make_v i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o do_v that_o which_o i_o be_v unwilling_a 〈◊〉_d do_v till_o you_o have_v drive_v i_o to_o it_o which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o reason_n i_o have_v why_o i_o look_v on_o your_o notion_n of_o idea_n and_o of_o certainty_n by_o they_o as_o inconsistent_a with_o itself_o and_o with_o some_o important_a article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n what_o i_o have_v now_o do_v i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o do_v not_o with_o respect_n to_o myself_o but_o to_o some_o of_o the_o mystery_n of_o our_o faith_n which_o i_o do_v not_o charge_v you_o with_o oppose_v but_o with_o lay_v such_o foundation_n as_o do_v tend_v to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o they_o of_o which_o we_o have_v have_v too_o much_o experience_n already_o and_o may_v have_v more_o if_o your_o way_n of_o certainty_n by_o idea_n shall_v obtain_v which_o i_o can_v think_v it_o will_v among_o such_o as_o be_v capable_a and_o willing_a to_o judge_v impartial_o i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o this_o matter_n and_o as_o some_o may_v think_v it_o the_o first_o part_n of_o wisdom_n not_o to_o begin_v in_o such_o dispute_n and_o i_o be_o of_o their_o mind_n if_o they_o do_v not_o touch_v the_o christian_a faith_n so_o they_o can_v but_o judge_v it_o the_o next_o as_o i_o do_v to_o know_v when_o to_o make_v a_o end_n i_o be_o sir_n your_o
own_o mind_n in_o your_o former_a letter_n that_o must_v guide_v we_o in_o your_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n where_o you_o undertake_v to_o explain_v they_o for_o if_o nature_n and_o person_n be_v abstract_n and_o complex_fw-la idea_n as_o you_o say_v and_o such_o be_v only_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o you_o to_o reconcile_v these_o notion_n with_o the_o article_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o incarnation_n i_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o accuse_v you_o of_o deny_v these_o doctrine_n i_o hope_v you_o do_v not_o but_o i_o impute_v all_o this_o hesitancy_n and_o doubt_v only_o to_o your_o notion_n of_o idea_n which_o you_o have_v be_v so_o long_o form_v in_o your_o mind_n that_o as_o it_o often_o happen_v in_o such_o case_n one_o darling_n favourite_n notion_n prove_v too_o hard_o for_o some_o point_n of_o far_o great_a consequence_n when_o they_o be_v find_v inconsistent_a with_o it_o and_o because_o you_o have_v first_o fix_v your_o notion_n of_o idea_n and_o take_v much_o pain_n about_o they_o you_o think_v all_o other_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v entertain_v as_o they_o appear_v consistent_a with_o they_o but_o you_o can_v not_o but_o find_v that_o the_o article_n of_o three_o person_n and_o one_o nature_n and_o two_o nature_n and_o one_o person_n be_v not_o reconcileable_a with_o your_o idea_n of_o nature_n and_o person_n which_o be_v that_o they_o be_v complex_fw-la ideas_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n to_o be_v only_o two_o complex_fw-la idea_n for_o if_o nature_n as_o you_o say_v be_v a_o collection_n of_o several_a idea_n combine_v into_o one_o complex_fw-la abstract_a idea_n then_o two_o nature_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o two_o such_o collection_n or_o two_o abstract_a and_o complex_fw-la idea_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o when_o you_o make_v nature_n a_o abstract_a and_o complex_fw-la idea_n you_o speak_v of_o a_o specific_a idea_n but_o the_o humane_a nature_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o particular_a substance_n and_o this_o you_o assert_v to_o be_v a_o real_a thing_n and_o not_o to_o depend_v on_o the_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o this_o do_v not_o clear_a the_o matter_n for_o in_o your_o former_a letter_n you_o say_v that_o all_o the_o idea_n we_o have_v of_o particular_a distinct_a substance_n 32._o be_v nothing_o but_o several_a combination_n of_o simple_a idea_n which_o in_o corporeal_a substance_n be_v sensible_a quality_n in_o incorporeal_a be_v operation_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o utmost_a then_o which_o the_o idea_n of_o humane_a nature_n in_o christ_n come_v to_o be_v that_o there_o be_v in_o he_o the_o sensible_a quality_n and_o intellectual_a operation_n of_o a_o man_n with_o a_o unknown_a substance_n to_o support_v they_o which_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o simple_a idea_n but_o be_v suppose_v by_o they_o this_o be_v all_o i_o can_v make_v of_o your_o way_n of_o idea_n and_o so_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o assume_v the_o sensible_a quality_n and_o intellectual_a operation_n of_o a_o man_n to_o which_o a_o substratum_fw-la do_v belong_v but_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o simple_a idea_n so_o that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o idea_n at_o all_o of_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n but_o only_o a_o inference_n that_o since_o those_o be_v but_o accident_n there_o must_v be_v a_o substratum_fw-la to_o support_v they_o and_o consequent_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a substance_n in_o he_o make_v up_o of_o mind_n and_o body_n but_o if_o this_o have_v come_v in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n yet_o it_o can_v make_v out_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ._n for_o if_o it_o be_v in_o he_o no_o otherwise_o than_o in_o other_o man_n than_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n be_v quite_o go_v and_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v but_o like_o other_o man_n which_o do_v not_o answer_v to_o what_o the_o scripture_n say_v of_o the_o word_n be_v be_v make_v flesh_n and_o that_o god_n be_v manifest_a in_o the_o flesh._n there_o must_v be_v therefore_o something_o beyond_o the_o mere_a humane_a nature_n in_o he_o and_o either_o it_o must_v be_v only_o some_o divine_a operation_n upon_o and_o with_o it_o and_o that_o be_v no_o substance_n or_o if_o it_o be_v a_o substance_n it_o must_v either_o cohabit_v with_o it_o or_o else_o be_v unite_v to_o it_o if_o it_o only_o co-habit_n than_o there_o be_v two_o person_n dwell_v together_o in_o one_o body_n and_o the_o action_n of_o one_o can_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o other_o if_o there_o be_v a_o real_a union_n between_o they_o so_o as_o the_o act_n belong_v to_o one_o person_n then_o there_o must_v be_v such_o a_o manner_n of_o existence_n in_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v different_a from_o it_o in_o other_o person_n for_o in_o all_o other_o the_o act_n belong_v to_o the_o humane_a person_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o in_o christ_n than_o the_o divine_a act_n of_o christ_n must_v flow_v from_o the_o humane_a nature_n as_o the_o principle_n of_o they_o which_o be_v to_o confound_v the_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n and_o operation_n together_o if_o they_o come_v from_o the_o divine_a person_n than_o the_o humane_a nature_n must_v have_v another_o kind_n of_o subsistence_n than_o it_o have_v in_o other_o or_o else_o there_o must_v be_v two_o person_n 26._o and_o person_n be_v as_o you_o say_v a_o forensick_a term_n there_o must_v be_v two_o different_a capacity_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n which_o be_v so_o absurd_a a_o opinion_n as_o i_o think_v no_o one_o will_v assert_v if_o there_o be_v then_o but_o one_o person_n and_o two_o nature_n how_o can_v you_o possible_o reconcile_v this_o to_o your_o way_n of_o idea_n person_n say_v you_o 216._o in_o itself_o signify_v nothing_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o common_a use_n of_o any_o language_n have_v appropriate_v it_o to_o any_o idea_n then_o that_o be_v the_o true_a idea_n of_o a_o person_n i._n e._n man_n may_v call_v a_o person_n what_o they_o please_v for_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o common_a use_n require_v to_o it_o they_o may_v call_v a_o horse_n or_o a_o tree_n or_o a_o stone_n a_o person_n if_o they_o think_v fit_a but_o since_o the_o common_a use_n of_o language_n have_v appropriate_v it_o to_o a_o intelligent_a be_v that_o be_v a_o person_n and_o so_o you_o tell_v we_o 9_o that_o person_n stand_v for_o a_o think_v intelligent_a be_v that_o have_v reason_n and_o reflection_n and_o can_v consider_v itself_o as_o itself_o the_o same_o think_v be_v in_o different_a time_n and_o place_n how_o come_v person_n to_o stand_v for_o this_o and_o nothing_o else_o from_o whence_o come_v self-consciousness_n in_o different_a time_n and_o place_n to_o make_v up_o this_o idea_n of_o a_o person_n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a i_o be_o not_o now_o to_o inquire_v but_o how_o it_o come_v into_o this_o idea_n of_o a_o person_n have_v the_o common_a use_n of_o our_o language_n appropriate_v it_o to_o this_o sense_n if_o not_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a arbitrary_a idea_n and_o may_v as_o well_o be_v deny_v as_o affirm_v and_o what_o a_o fine_a pass_n be_v we_o come_v to_o in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n if_o a_o mere_a arbitrary_a idea_n must_v be_v take_v into_o the_o only_a true_a method_n of_o certainty_n but_o of_o that_o afterward_o we_o now_o proceed_v in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n as_o you_o give_v it_o we_o but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o true_a idea_n of_o a_o person_n than_o there_o can_v be_v no_o union_n of_o two_o nature_n in_o one_o person_n for_o if_o a_o intelligent_a conscious_a be_v be_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o person_n and_o the_o divine_a and_o human_a nature_n be_v intelligent_a conscious_a being_n than_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o union_n of_o two_o nature_n and_o one_o person_n be_v quite_o sink_v for_o here_o must_v be_v two_o person_n in_o this_o way_n of_o idea_n again_o if_o this_o be_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o person_n then_o where_o there_o be_v three_o person_n there_o must_v be_v three_o distinct_a intelligent_a being_n and_o so_o there_o can_v be_v three_o person_n in_o the_o same_o individual_a essence_n and_o thus_o both_o these_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o incarnation_n be_v past_a recovery_n go_v if_o this_o way_n of_o idea_n hold_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o form_v idea_n first_o and_o then_o judge_v of_o revelation_n by_o they_o and_o the_o believe_v of_o revelation_n on_o its_o proper_a ground_n and_o interpret_n the_o sense_n of_o it_o by_o the_o due_a measure_n of_o reason_n you_o may_v pretend_v what_o you_o please_v that_o you_o hold_v the_o assurance_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o certainty_n by_o
mean_v by_o these_o archetype_n in_o the_o mind_n which_o can_v deceive_v we_o i_o confess_v here_o be_v such_o thing_n say_v in_o order_n to_o certainty_n which_o be_v above_o my_o understanding_n if_o take_v with_o respect_n to_o thing_n as_o how_o we_o can_v but_o be_v infallible_o certain_a that_o all_o the_o knowledge_n we_o attain_v concern_v these_o idea_n be_v real_a and_o reach_n thing_n themselves_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v archetype_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v own_o make_v not_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o copy_n of_o any_o thing_n nor_o refer_v to_o the_o existence_n of_o any_o thing_n how_o can_v the_o certainty_n by_o these_o idea_n reach_v the_o thing_n themselves_o if_o they_o be_v archetype_n of_o the_o mind_n not_o refer_v to_o the_o existence_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o i_o suppose_v all_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o mathematical_a truth_n and_o so_o reach_v not_o the_o case_n which_o be_v concern_v the_o certainty_n of_o our_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o real_o exist_v 11._o 3._o you_o say_v there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o complex_fw-la idea_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o archetype_n without_o we_o may_v differ_v from_o they_o and_o so_o our_o knowledge_n about_o they_o may_v come_v short_a of_o be_v real_a now_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o desire_v to_o be_v make_v certain_a in_o and_o to_o find_v out_o such_o rule_n as_o will_v make_v our_o knowledge_n real_a but_o for_o all_o that_o i_o can_v see_v the_o hope_n of_o any_o criterion_n be_v quite_o lose_v as_o to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n how_o shall_v the_o mind_n when_o it_o perceive_v nothing_o but_o its_o own_o idea_n know_v that_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o thing_n themselves_o for_o upon_o these_o ground_n we_o can_v have_v no_o certainty_n as_o to_o simple_a idea_n but_o only_o as_o to_o the_o power_n of_o make_v impression_n on_o our_o sense_n but_o as_o to_o complex_fw-la idea_n as_o of_o substance_n our_o knowledge_n about_o they_o may_v come_v short_a of_o be_v real_a i._n e._n we_o can_v arrive_v to_o certainty_n about_o they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n because_o they_o may_v differ_v from_o the_o archetype_n without_o we_o and_o you_o confess_v 12._o that_o our_o idea_n be_v not_o very_o exact_a copy_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o real_a as_o far_o as_o we_o have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o they_o which_o will_v not_o be_v find_v to_o reach_v very_o far_o but_o to_o make_v it_o real_a concern_v substance_n the_o idea_n must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o real_a existence_n of_o thing_n and_o if_o our_o complex_fw-la idea_n may_v deceive_v we_o as_o to_o the_o thing_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v take_v what_o a_o account_n of_o certainty_n in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n be_v here_o and_o yet_o you_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n in_o that_o triumphant_a manner_n i_o think_v i_o have_v show_v wherein_o it_o be_v that_o certainty_n real_a certainty_n consist_v which_o whatever_n it_o be_v to_o other_o be_v to_o i_o heretofore_o one_o of_o those_o desiderata_n which_o i_o find_v great_a want_n of_o and_o for_o all_o that_o i_o can_v see_v may_v do_v so_o still_o for_o here_o be_v nothing_o say_v to_o distinguish_v the_o strong_a impression_n of_o fancy_n from_o the_o appearance_n of_o thing_n from_o that_o certainty_n of_o knowledge_n which_o come_v from_o the_o thing_n themselves_o for_o a_o confident_a opiniator_n will_v talk_v with_o great_a assurance_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o disagreement_n of_o thing_n with_o his_o idea_n than_o a_o man_n of_o far_o great_a judgement_n and_o more_o modesty_n and_o you_o have_v give_v we_o no_o rule_n to_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o opinion_n and_o rational_a certainty_n especial_o when_o the_o idea_n of_o fancy_n be_v find_v to_o agree_v with_o one_o another_o but_o i_o shall_v go_v a_o step_n far_a to_o show_v that_o the_o agreement_n of_o idea_n be_v no_o ground_n of_o certainty_n and_o that_o from_o a_o supposition_n relate_v to_o the_o present_a case_n we_o have_v see_v how_o possible_a it_o be_v for_o a_o ingenious_a person_n skill_v in_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n to_o contrive_v such_o a_o hypothesis_n that_o one_o part_n may_v agree_v with_o another_o so_o as_o that_o no_o discernible_a inconsistency_n may_v be_v find_v in_o it_o and_o yet_o all_o this_o may_v be_v build_v on_o such_o a_o foundation_n as_o can_v be_v consistent_a with_o your_o certainty_n by_o idea_n nay_o such_o as_o you_o be_v certain_a can_v be_v true_a the_o hypothesis_n i_o mean_v be_v that_o of_o des_fw-mi cartes_n for_o allow_v he_o his_o law_n of_o motion_n and_o his_o three_o element_n the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o idea_n of_o it_o agree_v with_o one_o another_o and_o yet_o all_o this_o be_v build_v upon_o space_n be_v the_o same_o with_o body_n and_o consequent_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o vacuum_n upon_o which_o his_o law_n of_o motion_n and_o his_o solution_n of_o the_o phaenomena_n be_v all_o build_v and_o therefore_o when_o a_o learned_a man_n of_o our_o own_o object_v that_o to_o he_o and_o think_v it_o of_o no_o great_a consequence_n to_o his_o philosophy_n he_o reply_v with_o some_o smartness_n 88_o that_o he_o be_v mistake_v for_o he_o take_v it_o for_o one_o of_o the_o most_o certain_a principle_n of_o his_o philosophy_n what_o certainty_n then_o can_v there_o be_v in_o idea_n when_o so_o absurd_a a_o principle_n as_o that_o shall_v be_v look_v on_o by_o so_o great_a a_o man_n as_o so_o certain_a a_o thing_n in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n as_o to_o build_v his_o whole_a system_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n upon_o it_o and_o his_o follower_n to_o this_o day_n stiff_o defend_v it_o who_o be_v otherwise_o ingenious_a men._n nothing_o now_o remain_v to_o be_v answer_v in_o your_o second_o letter_n but_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o defence_n of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o book_n concern_v nature_n and_o person_n for_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o instead_o of_o clear_v some_o press_a difficulty_n in_o my_o answer_n to_o your_o former_a letter_n you_o run_v back_o to_o my_o book_n and_o begin_v a_o new_a critic_n upon_o that_o part_n of_o it_o and_o take_v in_o the_o help_n of_o some_o ingenious_a person_n of_o your_o acquaintance_n to_o who_o i_o must_v show_v so_o much_o civility_n as_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o objection_n which_o i_o shall_v the_o rather_o do_v because_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v express_v in_o the_o first_o article_n of_o our_o religion_n by_o one_o nature_n and_o three_o person_n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n long_o before_o and_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o defend_v and_o no_o particular_a opinion_n of_o my_o own_o you_o tell_v i_o â—17_n that_o there_o have_v not_o be_v one_o of_o your_o acquaintance_n who_o own_v that_o he_o understand_v my_o mean_v but_o confess_v that_o the_o far_o he_o look_v into_o what_o i_o have_v say_v the_o more_o he_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n about_o nature_n and_o person_n but_o i_o hope_v i_o be_o not_o to_o answer_v for_o other_o man_n want_n of_o understanding_n in_o these_o matter_n which_o require_v great_a application_n of_o mind_n than_o most_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o allow_v themselves_o about_o they_o but_o i_o be_o to_o judge_v no_o otherwise_o of_o their_o sense_n and_o capacity_n than_o as_o you_o have_v represent_v they_o 118._o one_o say_v i_o begin_v with_o give_v two_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n nature_n one_o of_o they_o as_o it_o stand_v for_o property_n and_o this_o he_o understand_v but_o the_o other_o wherein_o nature_n be_v take_v for_o the_o thing_n itself_o wherein_o those_o property_n be_v he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o understand_v but_o he_o say_v he_o be_v not_o very_o well_o acquaint_v with_o greek_a and_o aristotle_n be_v bring_v to_o explain_v and_o settle_v the_o sense_n of_o nature_n but_o why_o do_v not_o this_o gentleman_n in_o the_o first_o place_n consider_v what_o it_o be_v i_o undertake_v to_o show_v which_o be_v that_o we_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o nature_n which_o come_v not_o in_o by_o our_o sense_n and_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n i_o say_v that_o nature_n and_o substance_n be_v of_o a_o equal_a extent_n and_o so_o that_o which_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o power_n and_o property_n be_v the_o nature_n whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o bodily_a or_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o although_o by_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n we_o know_v the_o power_n and_o property_n of_o thing_n yet_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n we_o be_v satisfy_v there_o must_v be_v such_o a_o nature_n or_o substance_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v subsist_v by_o themselves_o methinks_v if_o the_o
gentleman_n be_v so_o much_o at_o a_o loss_n as_o you_o represent_v he_o you_o shall_v have_v help_v he_o out_o by_o your_o relative_a idea_n for_o hard_a thing_n go_v down_o much_o better_a with_o some_o man_n mind_n in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o gilding_n the_o pill_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o you_o can_v have_v satisfy_v he_o that_o the_o understanding_n may_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o relative_a idea_n be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v of_o the_o be_v of_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o substance_n when_o i_o declare_v that_o i_o take_v they_o to_o be_v of_o equal_a extent_n as_o they_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o power_n and_o property_n but_o he_o say_v that_o this_o he_o understand_v not_o 120._o because_o nature_n extend_v to_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o substance_n do_v i_o not_o say_v that_o nature_n be_v sometime_o take_v only_o for_o property_n but_o that_o there_o must_v be_v another_o sense_n prove_v because_o there_o must_v be_v a_o subject_a wherein_o these_o property_n be_v and_o in_o that_o respect_n i_o say_v that_o nature_n and_o substance_n be_v of_o equal_a extent_n but_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o deduction_n aristotle_n take_v nature_n for_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n therefore_o nature_n and_o substance_n be_v of_o a_o equal_a extent_n what_o a_o hard_a fate_n do_v that_o man_n lie_v under_o that_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o severe_a critic_n he_o must_v have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o but_o and_o for_o and_o they_o and_o it_o for_o the_o least_o ambiguity_n in_o any_o of_o these_o will_v fill_v up_o page_n in_o a_o answer_n and_o make_v a_o book_n look_v considerable_a for_o the_o bulk_n of_o it_o and_o what_o must_v a_o man_n do_v who_o be_v to_o answer_v to_o all_o such_o objection_n about_o the_o use_n of_o particle_n but_o let_v any_o indifferent_a reader_n judge_n how_o i_o be_o use_v in_o this_o place_n my_o word_n be_v sometime_o nature_n be_v take_v for_o the_o thing_n itself_o in_o which_o those_o property_n be_v and_o so_o aristotle_n take_v nature_n for_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n which_o have_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o but_o nature_n and_o substance_n be_v of_o a_o equal_a extent_n do_v not_o any_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n see_v that_o i_o oppose_v this_o to_o aristotle_n sense_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n he_o confine_v it_o to_o that_o only_a i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v of_o equal_a extent_n with_o substance_n whether_o bodily_a or_o spiritual_a and_o those_o very_a word_n follow_v after_o if_o you_o have_v real_o such_o a_o conversation_n with_o a_o gentleman_n i_o be_o sorry_a for_o he_o and_o i_o think_v you_o do_v not_o deal_v so_o like_o a_o gentleman_n by_o he_o to_o expose_v he_o thus_o to_o the_o world_n but_o i_o perceive_v he_o be_v a_o philosopher_n too_o for_o he_o prove_v 119._o that_o aristotle_n be_v notion_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n will_v not_o hold_v do_v i_o ever_o say_v that_o it_o will_v i_o be_o far_o enough_o from_o think_v that_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n have_v a_o principle_n of_o motion_n from_o itself_o but_o may_v not_o i_o mention_v aristotle_n take_v nature_n for_o a_o substance_n although_o i_o present_o add_v his_o sense_n be_v too_o short_a and_o narrow_a because_o nature_n and_o substance_n be_v of_o equal_a extent_n but_o do_v not_o his_o notion_n of_o nature_n imply_v that_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o whatever_o aristotle_n think_v the_o notion_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o a_o principle_n of_o motion_n from_o itself_o but_o it_o be_v consider_v not_o as_o in_o itself_o as_o the_o cause_n but_o in_o itself_o as_o the_o subject_a and_o that_o philosophical_a gentleman_n may_v be_v please_v to_o consider_v that_o aristotle_n do_v not_o make_v motion_n to_o arise_v from_o matter_n but_o assert_v it_o to_o come_v from_o a_o first_o mover_n and_o say_v that_o those_o philosopher_n talk_v like_o man_n not_o well_o in_o their_o wit_n who_o attribute_v motion_n to_o matter_n of_o itself_o as_o i_o can_v easy_o prove_v if_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o methinks_v you_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v such_o a_o stranger_n to_o aristotle_n to_o let_v your_o acquaintance_n run_v into_o such_o blunder_n and_o then_o to_o print_v they_o for_o they_o but_o the_o gentleman_n be_v far_o plunge_v and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o get_v out_o 121._o he_o can_v for_o his_o life_n understand_v nature_n to_o be_v substance_n and_o substance_n to_o be_v nature_n where_o lie_v the_o difficulty_n be_v the_o repugnancy_n in_o the_o word_n or_o in_o the_o sense_n not_o in_o the_o word_n or_o sense_n either_o in_o greek_a or_o latin_n for_o the_o greek_a if_o i_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o mention_v that_o language_n in_o this_o case_n those_o who_o have_v be_v very_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o force_n of_o word_n therein_o have_v make_v nature_n of_o the_o same_o importance_n with_o substance_n so_o hesychius_n render_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d substance_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o bring_v the_o testimony_n of_o critic_n but_o of_o philosopher_n and_o aristotle_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o understand_v his_o own_o language_n 4._o he_o say_v positive_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o substance_n be_v call_v nature_n and_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v for_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o nature_n be_v a_o substance_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o aristotle_n say_v this_o because_o he_o take_v nature_n for_o such_o a_o substance_n as_o have_v the_o power_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o he_o look_v on_o that_o as_o the_o proper_a acception_n of_o nature_n but_o from_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o whatever_o substance_n have_v such_o a_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o be_v true_o and_o proper_o nature_n not_o as_o exclusive_a of_o a_o superior_a principle_n of_o motion_n but_o as_o have_v a_o internal_a selfmoving_a principle_n and_o herein_o aristotle_n differ_v from_o some_o modern_a philosopher_n who_o make_v all_o motion_n to_o come_v from_o the_o impulse_n of_o another_o body_n and_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a mode_n of_o matter_n continue_v from_o one_o body_n to_o another_o i_o confess_v aristotle_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n from_o those_o gentleman_n and_o look_v on_o motion_n as_o a_o effect_n of_o a_o inward_a principle_n and_o not_o mere_o of_o a_o external_n impulse_n but_o whether_o aristotle_n be_v mistake_v herein_o be_v not_o the_o question_n and_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o be_v not_o however_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o substance_n with_o a_o power_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o and_o nature_n have_v the_o same_o sense_n and_o none_o of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v the_o most_o severe_a critic_n upon_o aristotle_n have_v dispute_v that_o i_o remember_v against_o this_o sense_n of_o nature_n in_o he_o 4._o one_o of_o they_o find_v this_o fault_n that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o his_o physics_n 1._o where_o he_o do_v likewise_o treat_v of_o the_o sense_n of_o nature_n and_o there_o he_o take_v it_o for_o such_o a_o substance_n which_o have_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n within_o itself_o and_o by_o itself_o which_o he_o oppose_v to_o artificial_a thing_n as_o a_o bed_n or_o a_o garment_n and_o as_o much_o as_o this_o definition_n have_v be_v run_v down_o by_o some_o man_n if_o we_o set_v aside_o some_o affect_a obscurity_n in_o his_o philosophical_a write_n there_o be_v no_o such_o absurdity_n in_o it_o when_o he_o explain_v himself_o not_o to_o understand_v it_o of_o mere_a local_a motion_n or_o change_v of_o place_n but_o of_o all_o alteration_n incident_a to_o body_n so_o that_o nature_n in_o his_o sense_n be_v a_o substance_n endue_v with_o a_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o action_n and_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o do_v partake_v of_o nature_n in_o this_o sense_n he_o say_v be_v substance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o nature_n be_v always_o a_o subject_a and_o in_o a_o subject_a i._n e._n the_o substance_n itself_o be_v nature_n and_o that_o which_o be_v in_o it_o be_v according_a to_o nature_n and_o this_o sense_n of_o aristotle_n plutarch_n rely_v upon_o 1._o as_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n because_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o thing_n depend_v upon_o it_o but_o plutarch_n by_o no_o mean_n approve_v of_o those_o man_n opinion_n who_o make_v nature_n to_o be_v a_o original_a selfmoving_a principle_n 3._o for_o say_v he_o matter_n of_o itself_o can_v move_v without_o a_o efficient_a cause_n no_o more_o than_o any_o metal_n can_v frame_v itself_o into_o a_o particular_a form_n without_o a_o artificer_n
from_o whence_o we_o see_v that_o aristotle_n notion_n of_o nature_n be_v very_o consistent_a with_o a_o efficient_a cause_n of_o nature_n but_o your_o gentleman_n say_v 119._o that_o to_o those_o who_o admit_v not_o matter_n and_o motion_n to_o be_v eternal_a no_o nature_n in_o that_o sense_n will_v be_v leave_v since_o nature_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o corporeal_a substance_n which_o have_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o itself_o and_o such_o a_o sort_n of_o corporeal_a substance_n those_o man_n have_v no_o notion_n of_o at_o all_o and_o consequent_o none_o of_o nature_n which_o be_v such_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n but_o if_o aristotle_n do_v not_o suppose_v matter_n to_o move_v itself_o without_o a_o efficient_a cause_n as_o certain_o he_o do_v not_o than_o all_o this_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o his_o notion_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o substantial_a principle_n of_o life_n and_o action_n may_v remain_v good_a but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o his_o singular_a notion_n and_o that_o no_o other_o philosopher_n take_v it_o so_o which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_a that_o a_o great_a enemy_n of_o aristotle_n confess_v 207._o that_o the_o name_n of_o nature_n among_o the_o writer_n before_o he_o extend_v to_o all_o kind_n of_o being_n and_o not_o only_o to_o individual_a but_o to_o specific_a nature_n aristotle_n fault_n lie_v in_o apply_v nature_n only_o to_o corporeal_a substance_n and_o whatever_o be_v above_o they_o he_o look_v on_o as_o above_o nature_n but_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonist_n take_v nature_n to_o extend_v to_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o bodily_a substance_n which_o appear_v by_o timaeus_n locrus_n his_o book_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o beginning_n whereof_o he_o divide_v thing_n into_o two_o kind_n intellectual_a and_o corporeal_a and_o the_o former_a who_o nature_n be_v more_o excellent_a he_o derive_v immediate_o from_o the_o best_a principle_n viz._n god_n himself_o but_o to_o make_v this_o plain_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v four_o opinion_n among_o the_o old_a philosopher_n about_o nature_n some_o hold_v nature_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o matter_n and_o attribute_v the_o beginning_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o that_o alone_a such_o be_v the_o follower_n of_o anaximander_n and_o democritus_n other_o reject_v this_o doctrine_n as_o absurd_a and_o impious_a and_o hold_v a_o divine_a be_v above_o matter_n which_o give_v the_o beginning_n to_o motion_n and_o frame_v the_o world_n and_o they_o assert_v spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o these_o be_v the_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n and_o anaxagoras_n other_o assert_v the_o beginning_n of_o motion_n and_o of_o the_o world_n from_o a_o first_o cause_n but_o confine_v the_o sense_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o course_n of_o thing_n establish_v in_o this_o visible_a world_n by_o a_o universal_a providence_n at_o first_o and_o this_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o aristotle_n and_o his_o follower_n to_o the_o time_n of_o strato_n who_o attribute_v all_o to_o mere_a nature_n last_o there_o be_v some_o who_o make_v nature_n to_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n which_o form_v all_o thing_n which_o sometime_o they_o call_v god_n and_o sometime_o nature_n as_o be_v obvious_a in_o all_o the_o write_n of_o the_o stoic_n vis_fw-fr illum_fw-la naturam_fw-la vocare_fw-la non_fw-it peccabis_fw-la say_v seneca_n 45._o and_o in_o another_o place_n quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o divina_fw-la ratio_fw-la 8._o and_o again_o nec_fw-la deus_fw-la sine_fw-la naturâ_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la natura_fw-la sine_fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la utrumque_fw-la which_o he_o elsewhere_o call_v 8._o incorporalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la ingentium_fw-la operum_fw-la artifex_n with_o which_o balbus_n in_o cicero_n agree_v 2._o when_o he_o define_v nature_n from_o zeno_n to_o be_v a_o intelligent_a fire_n that_o produce_v all_o thing_n for_o what_o he_o call_v ignem_fw-la artificiosum_fw-la ad_fw-la gignendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n laertius_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o be_v call_v in_o cicero_n natura_n artifex_n consultrix_fw-la &_o provida_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o can_v agree_v to_o nothing_o but_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o when_o he_o explain_v what_o nature_n be_v he_o say_v that_o epicurus_n call_v all_o by_o the_o name_n of_o nature_n and_o divide_v it_o into_o matter_n and_o vacuity_n and_o the_o accident_n of_o both_o but_o we_o say_v he_o of_o the_o stoic_n by_o nature_n understand_v no_o inanimate_a thing_n which_o have_v no_o principle_n within_o to_o unite_v they_o as_o earth_n and_o stone_n but_o a_o live_a substance_n as_o a_o animal_n in_o which_o be_v no_o chance_n but_o order_n and_o contrivance_n and_o so_o plato_n say_v phileb_n that_o nature_n order_v all_o thing_n with_o reason_n and_o understanding_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v the_o divide_v be_v if_o we_o come_v low_o down_o among_o the_o philosopher_n we_o shall_v find_v nature_n take_v for_o a_o principle_n of_o life_n 2._o so_o sextus_n empiricus_n distinguish_v the_o union_n of_o matter_n in_o stone_n and_o wood_n from_o that_o which_o be_v in_o plant_n 324._o and_o this_o he_o call_v nature_n which_o be_v the_o low_a degree_n of_o it_o for_o afterward_o he_o speak_v of_o rational_a and_o intellectual_a nature_n and_o place_n god_n in_o the_o head_n of_o they_o 14._o antoninus_n distinguish_v nature_n in_o plant_n from_o a_o heap_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o matter_n in_o wood_n and_o stone_n 2._o but_o in_o another_o place_n he_o distinguish_v that_o which_o be_v mere_a nature_n in_o man_n viz._n what_o he_o have_v in_o common_a with_o plant_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o animal_n in_o he_o and_o that_o again_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o rational_a creature_n in_o he_o here_o indeed_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o property_n of_o those_o nature_n but_o he_o still_o suppose_v that_o where_o they_o be_v separate_v they_o be_v found_v in_o distinct_a substance_n so_o that_o i_o hope_v if_o the_o philosopher_n of_o old_a of_o all_o kind_n do_v understand_v the_o sense_n of_o nature_n and_o substance_n the_o gentleman_n may_v not_o continue_v in_o such_o a_o peremptory_a humour_n of_o say_v that_o for_o his_o life_n he_o can_v understand_v nature_n to_o be_v substance_n nor_o substance_n to_o be_v nature_n for_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o however_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o opinion_n of_o nature_n but_o i_o have_v something_o far_a to_o add_v concern_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o i_o think_v be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v despise_v it_o be_v observe_v by_o damascen_n 32._o that_o some_o of_o the_o philosopher_n make_v this_o difference_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o former_a be_v take_v for_o simple_a essence_n but_o the_o latter_a for_o essence_n with_o a_o specifical_a difference_n but_o that_o the_o christian_a writer_n take_v both_o of_o they_o for_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o more_o than_o one_o as_o a_o angel_n a_o man_n a_o horse_n etc._n etc._n so_o st._n chrysostom_n call_v angel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o st._n basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o all_o agree_v 1._o that_o incorporeal_a and_o invisible_a substance_n be_v real_a nature_n and_o the_o reason_n damascen_n give_v be_v that_o they_o have_v both_o the_o same_o original_a and_o you_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a way_n to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a idea_n for_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o which_o be_v the_o same_o so_o that_o if_o real_a existence_n belong_v to_o substance_n and_o nature_n have_v its_o name_n from_o thence_o too_o then_o substance_n and_o nature_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o importance_n and_o this_o notion_n of_o nature_n they_o do_v not_o take_v up_o mere_o from_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n but_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o in_o scripture_n as_o when_o st._n paul_n say_v they_o worship_v those_o which_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o god_n 4.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o alexandrian_a copy_n have_v it_o more_o clear_o i._n e._n which_o be_v not_o real_o and_o substantial_o go_n they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o the_o divine_a property_n be_v attribute_v to_o they_o but_o because_o they_o have_v not_o the_o divine_a essence_n they_o be_v say_v not_o to_o be_v god_n by_o nature_n and_o what_o sense_n will_v this_o gentleman_n make_v of_o the_o apostle_n word_n who_o can_v for_o his_o life_n understand_v that_o nature_n be_v the_o same_o
with_o substance_n he_o must_v understand_v this_o only_a of_o the_o property_n which_o belong_v to_o god_n but_o these_o property_n must_v be_v somewhere_o and_o so_o a_o substance_n must_v be_v suppose_v as_o the_o subject_a of_o they_o and_o what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v to_o exclude_v that_o which_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o those_o property_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o divine_a be_v as_o well_o as_o property_n and_o that_o be_v must_v have_v essential_a property_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o what_o imaginable_a reason_n can_v there_o be_v why_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v call_v the_o divine_a nature_n and_o if_o it_o be_v than_o substance_n and_o nature_n be_v the_o same_o i_o may_v easy_o pursue_v this_o far_a but_o i_o design_v to_o bring_v thing_n into_o as_o little_a a_o compass_n as_o i_o can_v but_o it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v something_o in_o our_o own_o language_n which_o hinder_v nature_n from_o be_v take_v for_o a_o substance_n and_o for_o this_o i_o appeal_v to_o a_o late_a ingenious_a and_o honourable_a person_n and_o philosopher_n of_o our_o own_o i_o mean_v mr._n boyle_n 27._o who_o have_v write_v a_o philosophical_a enquiry_n into_o the_o notion_n of_o nature_n and_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o various_a acceptation_n of_o it_o 1._o for_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n 2._o for_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o thing_n 3._o for_o what_o come_v to_o man_n by_o birth_n as_o a_o man_n be_v noble_a by_o nature_n 4._o for_o a_o internal_a principle_n of_o motion_n as_o that_o a_o stone_n be_v carry_v downward_o by_o nature_n 5._o for_o the_o establish_a course_n of_o thing_n as_o that_o nature_n make_v the_o night_n to_o succeed_v the_o day_n 6._o for_o a_o aggregate_v of_o power_n belong_v to_o a_o live_a body_n as_o that_o nature_n be_v strong_a or_o weak_a 7._o for_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n as_o when_o we_o say_v of_o a_o chimaera_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o nature_n 8._o for_o a_o semideity_n which_o be_v the_o notion_n he_o oppose_v but_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o he_o allow_v god_n and_o all_o the_o real_a being_n of_o the_o universe_n to_o have_v nature_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o he_o say_v 35._o the_o word_n essence_n be_v of_o great_a affinity_n to_o it_o if_o not_o of_o a_o adequate_a import_n but_o the_o real_a essence_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v a_o substance_n and_o therefore_o nature_n and_o substance_n be_v of_o the_o like_a importance_n the_o next_o thing_n fit_a to_o be_v consider_v be_v how_o far_o your_o certainty_n by_o idea_n and_o the_o certainty_n by_o reason_n differ_v from_o each_o other_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o debate_n stand_v thus_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o book_n 25._o that_o i_o grant_v that_o by_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n we_o come_v to_o know_v the_o power_n and_o property_n of_o thing_n but_o our_o reason_n be_v satisfy_v that_o there_o must_v be_v something_o beyond_o these_o because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v subsist_v by_o themselves_o so_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n proper_o belong_v to_o our_o reason_n and_o not_o to_o mere_a idea_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o you_o say_v that_o you_o can_v find_v no_o opposition_n between_o idea_n and_o reason_n but_o idea_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o understanding_n be_v one_o of_o the_o faculty_n employ_v about_o they_o to_o which_o i_o reply_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o but_o you_o may_v easy_o see_v that_o by_o reason_n i_o understand_v principle_n of_o reason_n allow_v by_o mankind_n which_o i_o think_v be_v very_o different_a from_o idea_n but_o i_o perceive_v reason_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v a_o thing_n you_o have_v no_o idea_n of_o or_o one_o as_o obscure_a as_o that_o of_o substance_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o seem_v too_o sharp_a and_o reflect_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o expression_n i_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o defend_v it_o but_o the_o worst_a of_o it_o be_v that_o your_o idea_n of_o reason_n be_v as_o obscure_a as_o that_o of_o substance_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a occasion_n for_o it_o the_o reader_n must_v judge_v when_o the_o faculty_n be_v put_v for_o the_o principle_n of_o reason_n can_v any_o man_n judge_v otherwise_o but_o that_o you_o have_v a_o very_a obscure_a idea_n of_o reason_n who_o can_v mistake_v the_o understanding_n for_o it_o 124._o but_o reason_n you_o say_v take_v for_o the_o faculty_n be_v as_o different_a from_o idea_n in_o your_o apprehension_n but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o point_n in_o dispute_n whether_o the_o notion_n of_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o idea_n or_o from_o reason_n you_o say_v the_o understanding_n be_v employ_v about_o they_o and_o what_o then_o i_o show_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n belong_v to_o reason_n and_o not_o to_o bare_a idea_n because_o idea_n come_v in_o by_o sensation_n and_o reflection_n by_o which_o we_o come_v to_o know_v the_o power_n and_o property_n of_o thing_n but_o we_o can_v come_v to_o know_v the_o notion_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o subject_a of_o they_o but_o by_o this_o reason_n that_o we_o be_v convince_v they_o can_v subsist_v of_o themselves_o and_o be_v this_o no_o more_o than_o to_o say_v the_o understanding_n be_v employ_v about_o idea_n but_o now_o you_o answer_v far_o that_o if_o reason_n be_v take_v for_o the_o faculty_n or_o the_o principle_n of_o reason_n allow_v by_o mankind_n reason_n and_o idea_n may_v consist_v together_o this_o lead_v i_o to_o the_o examination_n of_o that_o which_o may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n viz._n to_o show_v the_o difference_n of_o your_o method_n of_o certainty_n by_o idea_n and_o the_o method_n of_o certainty_n by_o reason_n and_o the_o way_n of_o certainty_n by_o reason_n lie_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o the_o certainty_n of_o principle_n 2._o the_o certainty_n of_o deduction_n as_o to_o the_o former_a the_o gentleman_n your_o defender_n in_o your_o book_n say_v that_o in_o your_o essay_n ibid._n in_o more_o place_n than_o one_o you_o have_v speak_v and_o that_o pretty_a large_o of_o self-evident_a proposition_n and_o maxim_n so_o that_o if_o i_o have_v ever_o read_v they_o i_o can_v doubt_v but_o you_o have_v idea_n of_o those_o common_a principle_n of_o reason_n â—â—_o what_o idea_n you_o have_v of_o they_o must_v appear_v from_o your_o book_n and_o i_o do_v there_o find_v a_o chapter_n of_o self-evident_a proposition_n and_o maxim_n which_o i_o can_v but_o think_v extraordinary_a for_o the_o design_n of_o it_o which_o be_v thus_o sum_v up_o in_o the_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v to_o show_v that_o these_o maxim_n as_o they_o be_v of_o little_a use_n where_o we_o have_v clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n so_o they_o be_v of_o dangerous_a use_n where_o our_o idea_n be_v not_o clear_a and_o distinct_a and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o fair_a way_n to_o convince_v i_o that_o your_o way_n of_o ideas_n be_v very_o consistent_a with_o the_o certainty_n of_o reason_n when_o the_o way_n of_o reason_n have_v be_v always_o suppose_v to_o proceed_v upon_o general_a principle_n and_o you_o assert_v they_o to_o be_v vseless_a and_o dangerous_a 4._o your_o first_o design_n you_o say_v be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o general_a maxim_n can_v add_v nothing_o to_o the_o evidence_n or_o certainty_n of_o knowledge_n which_o overthrow_v all_o that_o which_o have_v be_v account_v science_n and_o demonstration_n and_o must_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o scepticism_n because_o our_o true_a ground_n of_o certainty_n depend_v upon_o some_o general_a principle_n of_o reason_n to_o make_v this_o plain_a i_o shall_v put_v a_o case_n ground_v upon_o your_o word_n which_o be_v 17._o that_o you_o have_v discourse_v with_o very_o rational_a man_n who_o have_v actual_o deny_v that_o they_o be_v men._n these_o word_n i._n s._n understand_v as_o speak_v of_o themselves_o 378._o and_o charge_v they_o with_o very_o ill_a consequence_n but_o i_o think_v they_o be_v capable_a of_o another_o meaning_n however_o let_v we_o put_v the_o case_n that_o man_n do_v in_o earnest_a question_n whether_o they_o be_v man_n or_o not_o and_o then_o i_o do_v not_o see_v if_o you_o set_v aside_o general_a maxim_n how_o you_o can_v convince_v they_o that_o they_o be_v men._n for_o the_o way_n i_o look_v on_o as_o most_o apt_a to_o prevail_v upon_o such_o extraordinary_a sceptical_a man_n be_v by_o general_a maxim_n and_o principle_n of_o reason_n as_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o nothing_o can_v have_v no_o property_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o certainty_n as_o to_o real_a being_n for_o all_o our_o inward_a perception_n be_v only_o of_o some_o act_n or_o property_n as_o of_o think_v doubt_v reason_v etc._n etc._n and_o if_o a_o man_n
appear_v from_o yourself_o which_o will_v farther_o discover_v the_o inconsistency_n of_o your_o notion_n of_o idea_n and_o the_o reason_n i_o go_v upon_o be_v these_o 1._o that_o you_o confess_v that_o some_o of_o the_o most_o obvious_a idea_n be_v far_o from_o be_v self-evident_a 2._o that_o there_o may_v be_v contradictory_n opinion_n about_o some_o idea_n which_o you_o account_v most_o clear_a and_o distinct_a 3._o that_o grant_v the_o idea_n to_o be_v true_a there_o be_v no_o self-evidence_n of_o the_o connexion_n of_o they_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o demonstration_n 1._o that_o some_o of_o the_o most_o obvious_a idea_n be_v far_o from_o be_v self-evident_a by_o your_o own_o confession_n among_o these_o you_o can_v deny_v those_o of_o matter_n and_o motion_n of_o time_n and_o duration_n and_o of_o light_n to_o be_v very_o considerable_a but_o i_o shall_v prove_v from_o yourself_o that_o we_o can_v have_v no_o intuition_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o obvious_a to_o we_o and_o consequent_o can_v have_v no_o self-evident_a idea_n of_o they_o as_o to_o the_o idea_n of_o matter_n that_o you_o tell_v we_o 15._o consist_v in_o a_o solid_a substance_n every_o where_o the_o same_o and_o a_o body_n be_v a_o solid_a extend_v figure_v substance_n now_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n concern_v matter_n which_o i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o come_v to_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o and_o those_o be_v 1._o the_o manner_n of_o cohesion_n of_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n concern_v which_o you_o have_v these_o word_n 24._o for_o since_o no_o body_n be_v no_o far_o nor_o otherwise_o extend_v than_o by_o the_o union_n and_o cohesion_n of_o its_o solid_a part_n we_o shall_v very_o ill_o comprehend_v the_o extension_n of_o body_n without_o understanding_n wherein_o consist_v the_o union_n and_o cohesion_n of_o its_o part_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o as_o incomprehensible_a as_o the_o manner_n of_o think_v and_o how_o it_o be_v perform_v i_o will_v have_v any_o one_o intelligible_o explain_v to_o i_o 25._o how_o the_o part_n of_o gold_n or_o brass_n that_o but_o now_o in_o fusion_n be_v as_o loose_v from_o one_o another_o as_o the_o particle_n of_o water_n or_o the_o sand_n of_o a_o hourglass_n come_v in_o a_o few_o moment_n to_o be_v so_o unite_v and_o adhere_v so_o strong_o one_o to_o another_o that_o the_o utmost_a force_n of_o man_n arm_n can_v separate_v they_o a_o consider_v man_n will_v i_o suppose_v be_v here_o at_o a_o loss_n to_o satisfy_v his_o own_o or_o another_o man_n understanding_n and_o can_v you_o then_o imagine_v that_o we_o have_v intuition_n into_o the_o idea_n of_o matter_n or_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o come_v to_o a_o demonstration_n about_o it_o by_o the_o help_n of_o any_o intervening_a idea_n the_o idea_n of_o solidity_n or_o firm_a cohesion_n of_o part_n can_v be_v say_v to_o come_v from_o the_o idea_n of_o matter_n itself_o for_o then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o fluid_a matter_n whence_o then_o come_v the_o distinction_n between_o these_o idea_n of_o solid_a and_o fluid_a matter_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o cohesion_n of_o the_o solid_a part_n of_o matter_n be_v evident_a now_o what_o other_o idea_n do_v you_o compare_v and_o connect_v with_o this_o to_o make_v it_o evident_a how_o this_o solidity_n and_o matter_n come_v to_o have_v this_o agreement_n with_o each_o other_o be_v it_o by_o the_o density_n or_o compactedness_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o a_o little_a compass_n but_o that_o be_v as_o hard_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o viz._n how_o some_o part_n of_o matter_n come_v to_o take_v up_o so_o much_o less_o room_n and_o to_o stick_v close_o than_o other_o be_v it_o by_o bare_a rest_n of_o the_o part_n but_o how_o come_v the_o resistance_n of_o solid_a body_n to_o come_v only_o from_o rest_n be_v it_o from_o the_o pressure_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n no_o you_o say_v 24._o that_o in_o truth_n the_o pressure_n of_o a_o ambient_fw-la fluid_fw-la how_o great_a soever_o can_v be_v no_o intelligible_a cause_n of_o the_o cohesion_n of_o the_o solid_a part_n of_o matter_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o look_v for_o any_o thing_n like_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o cohesion_n of_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n 2._o and_o as_o little_o be_v we_o to_o expect_v it_o as_o to_o the_o divisibility_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o other_o thing_n i_o hope_v to_o find_v demonstrate_v in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n for_o you_o tell_v we_o 31._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o body_n be_v cumber_v with_o some_o difficulty_n which_o be_v very_o hard_a and_o perhaps_o impossible_a to_o be_v explain_v or_o understand_v by_o we_o and_o among_o these_o you_o particular_o instance_n in_o the_o divisibility_n of_o matter_n which_o you_o say_v whether_o we_o grant_v or_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v in_o infinitum_fw-la it_o involve_v we_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 so_o that_o i_o think_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o expect_v a_o demonstration_n in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n as_o to_o this_o matter_n the_o next_o be_v that_o of_o motion_n concern_v which_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o school_n be_v exquisite_a jargon_n 9_o that_o of_o the_o atomist_n be_v but_o put_v one_o synonymous_n word_n for_o another_o viz._n that_o motion_n be_v a_o passage_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o for_o passage_n may_v as_o well_o be_v define_v a_o motion_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o and_o the_o cartesian_a definition_n that_o it_o be_v the_o successive_a application_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o superficies_n of_o one_o body_n to_o those_o of_o another_o will_v not_o prove_v a_o much_o better_a definition_n of_o motion_n when_o well_o examine_v and_o what_o be_v there_o so_o evident_a as_o motion_n so_o that_o if_o our_o idea_n fail_v we_o in_o so_o plain_a a_o case_n what_o help_n can_v we_o hope_v from_o they_o in_o thing_n more_o abstruse_a and_o remote_a from_o our_o sense_n as_o to_o time_n and_o duration_n you_o say_v that_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o great_a man_n to_o one_o who_o ask_v what_o time_n be_v 2._o si_fw-mi non_fw-la rogas_fw-la intelligo_fw-la which_o amount_v to_o this_o the_o more_o i_o set_v myself_o to_o consider_v it_o the_o less_o i_o understand_v it_o may_v perhaps_o persuade_v one_o that_o time_n which_o reveal_v all_o other_o thing_n be_v itself_o not_o to_o be_v discover_v this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o self-evident_a idea_n of_o time_n but_o here_o you_o offer_v to_o furnish_v we_o with_o as_o clear_v and_o distinct_a idea_n as_o of_o many_o other_o which_o be_v think_v much_o less_o obscure_a however_o than_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o have_v not_o the_o knowledge_n by_o intuition_n but_o by_o rational_a deduction_n for_o you_o proceed_v from_o the_o idea_n of_o succession_n 32._o to_o that_o of_o duration_n by_o observe_v a_o distance_n in_o the_o part_n of_o succession_n and_o then_o from_o observe_v periodical_a motion_n we_o get_v idea_n of_o the_o measure_n of_o duration_n as_o minute_n hour_n day_n year_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o we_o proceed_v to_o imagine_v duration_n not_o yet_o come_v and_o such_o to_o which_o we_o can_v always_o add_v from_o which_o come_v the_o idea_n of_o eternity_n and_o by_o consider_v any_o part_n of_o duration_n with_o periodical_a measure_n we_o come_v to_o the_o idea_n of_o what_o we_o call_v time_n in_o general_n so_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o time_n in_o general_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v know_v by_o intuition_n that_o many_o step_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o order_n to_o it_o and_o some_o such_o as_o one_o will_v hardly_o have_v think_v of_o as_o how_o the_o idea_n of_o succession_n shall_v arise_v from_o a_o train_n of_o idea_n in_o our_o mind_n 4._o you_o say_v it_o be_v because_o we_o have_v no_o perception_n of_o duration_n but_o by_o consider_v the_o train_n of_o idea_n that_o take_v their_o turn_v in_o our_o understand_n what_o think_v you_o of_o those_o people_n that_o fail_v not_o in_o reckon_v the_o succession_n of_o time_n right_n for_o many_o year_n together_o by_o knot_n and_o notch_n on_o stick_n and_o figure_n without_o ever_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o idea_n or_o any_o thing_n like_o they_o but_o beside_o such_o arbitrary_a measure_n of_o time_n what_o need_v any_o recourse_n to_o idea_n when_o the_o return_v of_o day_n and_o month_n and_o year_n by_o the_o planetary_a motion_n be_v so_o easy_a and_o so_o universal_a if_o a_o man_n have_v no_o perception_n of_o duration_n when_o he_o sleep_v yet_o the_o time_n run_v on_o and_o night_n
they_o have_v a_o particular_a turn_v of_o their_o understanding_n about_o these_o matter_n for_o i_o can_v but_o think_v that_o those_o who_o be_v not_o very_o rational_a man_n may_v understand_v the_o difference_n between_o man_n and_o horse_n without_o be_v tell_v that_o although_o horse_n may_v be_v call_v by_o their_o name_n yet_o that_o these_o be_v real_a man_n and_o their_o constitution_n and_o nature_n be_v conformable_a to_o that_o idea_n which_o the_o general_a name_n man_n stand_v for_o but_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o to_o say_v that_o he_o that_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n be_v a_o man_n or_o what_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o drill_n be_v a_o drill_n and_o what_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o horse_n be_v a_o horse_n whether_o it_o be_v call_v peter_n or_o not_o call_v peter_n if_o this_o be_v real_o the_o discourse_n of_o your_o friend_n in_o private_a conversation_n you_o have_v be_v very_o oblige_v to_o they_o to_o publish_v it_o to_o the_o world_n for_o mankind_n be_v not_o so_o stupid_a as_o not_o to_o know_v a_o man_n from_o a_o horse_n or_o a_o drill_n but_o only_o by_o the_o specific_a name_n of_o man._n you_o may_v have_v a_o horse_n call_v peter_n if_o you_o please_v and_o another_o james_n and_o a_o three_o john_n but_o for_o all_o that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o that_o have_v the_o understanding_n of_o a_o man_n but_o will_v be_v able_a without_o your_o specific_a name_n to_o tell_v the_o difference_n of_o your_o horse_n peter_n from_o your_o man_n peter_n and_o call_v they_o by_o what_o name_n you_o please_v the_o difference_n will_v not_o depend_v upon_o they_o but_o upon_o the_o essential_a property_n which_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o so_o it_o will_v be_v own_v by_o all_o that_o have_v not_o this_o new_a turn_n of_o their_o understand_n but_o i_o plain_o see_v that_o a_o new_a notion_n when_o it_o have_v get_v deep_a into_o a_o man_n head_n do_v give_v a_o strange_a turn_v to_o his_o understanding_n so_o that_o he_o can_v see_v that_o which_o every_o one_o else_o can_v that_o have_v not_o the_o same_o tincture_n upon_o his_o mind_n and_o i_o remember_v a_o observation_n of_o you_o 13._o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o a_o man_n reason_n to_o fix_v his_o fancy_n long_o upon_o one_o sort_n of_o thought_n these_o idea_n be_v a_o very_a odd_a sort_n of_o spectacle_n to_o our_o understanding_n if_o they_o make_v they_o see_v and_o understand_v less_o than_o people_n of_o very_a ordinary_a capacity_n do_v for_o even_o the_o man_n who_o have_v the_o horse_n with_o the_o name_n peter_n and_o may_v have_v other_o by_o the_o name_n of_o james_n and_o john_n will_v not_o a_o little_a wonder_n at_o a_o grave_a philosopher_n that_o shall_v serious_o say_v to_o he_o you_o see_v friend_n that_o your_o horse_n have_v the_o name_n of_o man_n how_o do_v you_o know_v but_o that_o they_o be_v man_n know_v say_v the_o countryman_n i_o hope_v you_o be_v wise_a than_o to_o ask_v i_o such_o a_o question_n or_o what_o do_v you_o take_v i_o for_o if_o i_o can_v tell_v the_o difference_n of_o man_n from_o horse_n whatever_o name_n they_o have_v do_v not_o tell_v i_o of_o your_o specific_a name_n and_o conformity_n to_o your_o idea_n i_o know_v well_o enough_o the_o difference_n between_o my_o horse_n peter_n and_o my_o man_n peter_n without_o such_o gibberish_n my_o man_n peter_n and_o i_o can_v sit_v and_o chap_v logic_n together_o about_o our_o country_n affair_n and_o he_o can_v write_v and_o read_v and_o he_o be_v a_o very_a sharp_a fellow_n at_o a_o bargain_n but_o my_o horse_n peter_n can_v do_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o i_o never_o can_v find_v any_o thing_n like_o reason_n in_o he_o and_o do_v you_o think_v i_o do_v not_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o beast_n i_o pursue_v this_o no_o far_o lest_o the_o countryman_n shall_v be_v too_o rude_a to_o the_o gentleman_n with_o who_o you_o have_v this_o learned_a conversation_n about_o the_o difference_n of_o man_n and_o horse_n and_o drill_v but_o you_o or_o your_o friend_n or_o both_o 114._o be_v very_o hard_o set_v again_o about_o a_o common_a nature_n with_o a_o particular_a subsistence_n proper_a to_o each_o person_n for_o such_o be_v your_o misfortune_n you_o say_v 121._o that_o for_o your_o life_n you_o can_v find_v it_o out_o this_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n before_o for_o your_o life_n you_o can_v not_o understand_v nature_n and_o substance_n to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o now_o again_o for_o your_o life_n you_o can_v find_v out_o this_o where_o lie_v the_o monstrous_a difficulty_n of_o it_o you_o say_v you_o repeat_v and_o this_o twenty_o time_n to_o yourself_o and_o your_o weak_a understanding_n always_o rejolt_v at_o what_o my_o word_n be_v nature_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v in_o distinct_a individual_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v equal_o in_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n and_o this_o be_v the_o common_a nature_n with_o a_o particular_a subsistence_n proper_a to_o each_o of_o they_o you_o say_v 135._o that_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n in_o peter_n be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n if_o peter_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v a_o man_n but_o if_o it_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o horse_n your_o knowledge_n vanish_v can_v you_o for_o your_o life_n know_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o horse_n by_o their_o essential_a property_n whatever_o their_o name_n be_v if_o so_o there_o be_v a_o great_a turn_n of_o man_n understand_n than_o i_o imagine_v but_o again_o say_v you_o let_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o give_v that_o name_n to_o a_o horse_n who_o ever_o say_v or_o think_v so_o yet_o you_o can_v understand_v these_o word_n the_o common_a nature_n of_o a_o man_n be_v in_o peter_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o peter_n exist_v in_o peter_n and_o whatever_o exist_v in_o peter_n be_v particular_a but_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man_n be_v the_o general_a nature_n of_o man_n or_o else_o you_o understand_v not_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o common_a nature_n and_o it_o confound_v your_o understanding_n to_o make_v a_o general_n a_o particular_a to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n in_o the_o way_n of_o idea_n and_o in_o the_o way_n of_o reason_n in_o your_o way_n of_o idea_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o you_o can_v understand_v such_o a_o common_a nature_n as_o i_o speak_v of_o which_o subsist_v in_o several_a person_n because_o you_o say_v you_o can_v have_v no_o idea_n of_o real_a substance_n but_o such_o as_o be_v particular_a all_o other_o be_v only_o abstract_a idea_n and_o make_v only_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o i_o say_v that_o in_o the_o way_n of_o reason_n you_o may_v come_v to_o a_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o matter_n which_o be_v by_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o being_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o difference_n among_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o they_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o 110._o in_o my_o answer_n to_o your_o first_o letter_n that_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v being_n as_o god_n have_v order_v they_o in_o their_o several_a sort_n and_o rank_n and_o that_o he_o have_v distinguish_v they_o by_o essential_a property_n from_o each_o other_o as_o appear_v by_o mankind_n and_o brute_n and_o plant_n and_o that_o although_o the_o individual_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n agree_v in_o essential_a property_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o real_a difference_n between_o they_o in_o several_a accident_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o as_o to_o time_n place_n quality_n relation_n etc._n etc._n now_o that_o wherein_o they_o agree_v be_v the_o common_a nature_n and_o that_o wherein_o they_o differ_v be_v the_o particular_a subsistence_n and_o if_o this_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v why_o be_v it_o not_o answer_v here_o in_o the_o proper_a place_n for_o it_o be_v not_o that_o a_o real_a nature_n that_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o real_a property_n be_v not_o that_o nature_n real_o in_o all_o those_o who_o have_v the_o same_o essential_a property_n and_o therefore_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man_n must_v exist_v in_o peter_n because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o so_o in_o james_n and_o john_n and_o yet_o every_o one_o of_o these_o be_v so_o distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o that_o we_o may_v just_o say_v he_o have_v a_o particular_a subsistence_n with_o that_o common_a nature_n and_o this_o be_v no_o make_v a_o general_n a_o particular_a but_o distinguish_v one_o from_o the_o other_o which_o be_v a_o distinction_n so_o easy_a and_o necessary_a that_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o those_o who_o say_v that_o for_o their_o life_n they_o can_v find_v it_o out_o i_o have_v say_v