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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Names of Substances
axocter MansMind, wichour eisplication, thes beins voluntars Siensin
CVerY OnC.
5. 45. Tet us now also consider alter the same manner, the Names oF
Substances, in their first Application. One of AdamsChildren, roving in
the Mountains, lighes on a glitterins Subltance, Wrhich pleales his P.y CS3
Fiome he carries it to Adam, Wrho upon Consideration ot it, finds it rO DC
hard, to have a bristu yellorr Colour, and an exccedins great WVciehE.
Thele, perhaps, at tirst, are all the Oualities, he rakesnorice ot in it, and
abstractins this complex Idea, consitrins ol a Subltance, havins that pe-
culiar brishe Vellornels, and a Weishi very creat in provortion 10 Is
Bulk, he sires ic the Wame Lahab, to denominare, and marke all Subltari
ces, that hare these sensible Dualities in them. Tis cvident no, thai
inthis Case, adam acts quire differenels trom Wtat he did betore, in
Formins thole ideas ot mixed Modes, io whichhesavetheName Kinneah
and sriouph; for chere he puc Ldeas cogether, only by hus omn imasina:
tion, not takcen trom the lixiltence ot any thine; and to chem lic save
Names io denominate allFhines, that thould happen to agreero tholehis
abstract Ldeas, Writhout consicerins whecher ans luch thins did exist, or
no: the Scandard there ras ofhis omn matins. But in the formins his
Idea OFthis nem Substance, he takces the quite contrary Course; here hé
hasa Scandard made by Nature; and theretore beins torepresent that to
himselE, by the Idea, he has oE it, even when it is absene, he puts in no
smple Ldea into his complex one, but wrhat lic has the Perception ot from
thechins it selt. Hlerakes Care thar his Idea be contormable to this Ar-
cherpe, and intends the Name Mould Aand for an Idea lo confor-
mable.
5. 40. This piece oF Marrer, thus denominated Zabab BY Adam, Deino
cite disterent trom any he had seen betore, no Body, Tchinte, ill deny
10 bc a distinct Spccies, and tohave its reculiar Fflence; and chat the
Name Zahab is the mark of the species, and a Name Belonsins t0 all
Thines partakins inthat Pssence. But here ic is plain, the FPence Adam
sienitied, andmadethe Wame Lahab Randtor, was nothine but a Body
harc, Minins, vellor, and very hearr. Burthe inquisitire Mind oF Man
not content withthe Rnomledse ot thele, a5 l may Cay, superticial Duali-
ties, purs Adam upon farther txamination ol this Marter. Ile theretore
lnocks, and beats ic With Flines, to sec irhat was discoverable in the in-
Side: FIe tinds ie zicld eo Blons, but nor casils separare irto pieces: hC
finds ic ill bend without breathins. Is noc nour Duccility to be addedto
his Former Idea, and the Fissence oF the Species that Name Zahab stands
For: Parther Frials discover Pusibilier, and Fixedness, Are nor ther, also,
by thelame Reason, that any of the others vere, to be put into the com.
plex Idea, lignitied by the Name Z ahab: IEnOF, What Reason will chere
De Mered more Tor the onc than the ocher: IP thele must, then aIl the
Other Properties, Which any Carcher Trials Mall dilcorer in this Matter,
Oustit by the lame Reason to make a part of the Ingredients oF the com-
plex Idea, Which theName Lahab Cands for; and so be the Fsence ot the
Spccies, martredby chat Name; Which Proverties, becaule they are end
less, it is plain, thac the Idea made atter chis tastion by chis Archerype,
ill be alrays inadequare.
3. 47. Buc chis is nor all, ic vouldalso follor, that the Names of Subo
stances rould noronl have, (as in Fruth they have) but nould also Bc
suppoledro have different significations, as used by different Men, Wbiel
nould verr much cumber thc ule of Languase. For il overs distinct
dualiti, chat were discorered in any Macterby any one, Were surposed
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