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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
# Folio 330, page id 778263916:0346
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Fudoment.
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fiem: But ther being emplored, our W ill hath no Pover 10 determine
The Rnovledee of the Mind one az or other; that is done only by the
Obiects chemselres, as tar as ther are eleariy discovered. And cheretore,
25 far asens Senlesare conversant abour external Objects, theMind can.
norbutreceirethole Ideas, Which are presented by them, and be informed ot
the Existence oF Things without: and (0 far as Men sPhoughes converse
With cheir own clear and distinct Ldeas, they cannot but, in Pome mea-
ture, obserre the doreement, and Dilagreement thatis to be Found amongst
fome oF them, Wrhich is so far Knomledse: and il they have Names Forthose
Ideas, ther have thusconsidered, they must needs De altured ofthe Frurk
ofthose Proxosirions, Which express that Agreement, or Dilazreement cher
perceive inthem, and be undouorecly convinced oF those TrutHS. FOr
Wrhat a Man sces, he cannor but sec; and wrhat he perccires, he CannOE
but know that hie perceives.
5. 3. Thus he chat has gor the Ideas of Numbers, and hach tatien the
Pains to compare One, Livo, and Three, t0 Six, cannor chuse but lnor
that they are equal: ITe that hath gor the Idea oF a Friangle, and
Found the wars to measure is Aneles, and their Magnitudes, is ascertain
chatitschree Angles are equal to two righe ones; as that it is impollible
For the lame tobe, and nOt to bC.
FPeallo that haththe Idea oF an intelligent, but trail and weale Beinso
made by and depending on another, Whio is eternal, omnipotent, per-
fectly rise and sood, Wrill as cerrainls lnor that Wan is to honour,
Pear, and ober Gigd,as thatthe sun ines Wrhen he sces it. For if he hathbut
the Ideas oftvo such Beings in his Mind, and will cuen his Thouonts
thar var, and consider them, He will as cerrainty find chat the Inferior.
Finire, and Dependent, is under an Obligation to ober the Supreme and
Intinite, as he is certain to find, that Three, Five, and Seven, are les5
than Fifteen, iF he Will consider, and compure those Numbers; nOr can
tie be surer in a clear Norninq chat the sun isrisen, it he viil BUE OpeH
hiS FreS, and turn them that Way. But Vet thele TrutHS, Being never
L0 certain, never (0 clear, he may be ignorant of either, or all ot FHCM,
Wrto will never tale the Pains toemplos hisFaculcies, a5 he Mould, toin-
Torm limsels abour chem.
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for Speculation, but alo tor ie Conauet ot sis Lite, Man
re have lcen, he vould be olten ucteris in the dark, aud i Moit ol ine
Actions ot lis lite, pertectlr ac a ltana, hac he nochine 1o eulde MM In
the absence O escat asses cecu ledse. For he that rill noc eat, rill
he has Demonltration chat ic Will nourilli lum; he chat Will not itir, till
heintalliblr bons ne Bumershe soes about rill succced, ill have lictle
rould b0 at a great IOIS, I LD LIAI HOLMIME WO MITCCLMMIM BuE WhaE has
the Cextaintr ol true Anouledee: For that beins very Mort and lcants, a5
else D do, BuE Sit Ctist aBa peritt.
5. 2. Theretore as God has set lome Thinos in brond da) I, as
a e us o Cercat elleC, houe timied 10 a ler Zhims