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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Deorees of Assent.
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donnares in chose parts oP the Creation, that are beneath Man, the Rule
O Analoey may makieit probable, chat it is lo allo in Thinos above us,
andour Obserration; andthat chere are leveral rants ot intelligent Beines,
excellins us in several desrees of Perfection, alcendine upvards torards
theintinite Perfection of the Creator, by gentle seps andditterences, tMat
are evers one at no great distance trom thenext to it. This Pore ofProbabi-
liry, erhich is the best conduct os rationa l Experiments, and the rise of Isy-
Pothesis has also irs se and Inctuence: and a varr Realonins from Analo
3y leacs us olten intothe discoverr of Truchs, and uletul Produccions,
rhich trould ocherrile lie concealed.
G. 13. Thouoh the common Experience, and the ordinary Courle ol
Thinss have justlr a mistur Instuence on the Minds oF Men, to make
them sire or retuse Credit to ans ching proposed to cheir Beliet; yet eliere
is one Case, Wherein the strangenels ot the Fact lessens not tho AAenL 10
2 Fair Festimony siven oP it. For Wtiere such supernatural Fvens are
suitable eo enes aim d at by hirm, wrho has the Porver to chance the course
OfWature, chere, under suchi Circumstances, ther maz De the Atter eo pro-
cure. Beliet, by hoi much chemore they are berond, or contrary to ordi-
nary Observotion. This is the prover Case of Miracles, Which vell ar-
tested, do not only tind Credir themselres; but sive it allo to other
Truttis, erhich necd such Contirmation.
5. T. J. Besides those ve have hitherto montioned, there is One TOPE OE
Propolitions that challense the hishest degree of our ABent, uxon baro
Teltimonr, Whether thethine propoled, acree or dilagree ithcommon
Experience, and the ordinary course of Things, Or no. Th ReaIOM
erhereot is, because the Testimons is of such an onc, as cannot deceive,
nor De deceired, and that is ot CFod himselF. This carries ith it Cerrain-
ey berond Douhe, Lvidence berond exception. Thisis called by a pe.
culiarName, Revelation, and our AMenEtOit, Faith: Wvhich has as much
Cerrainier as our Rnoledse it selt; and We maz as ell doube of our
oirn Beins, 25 Wre can irhecher any Rerclation from COD BC true.
So tMat Paith is a setled and sure Principlo of AssenE and ANurance, and
leares no manner oF rOOM FOr DOuBE Or Felitation: Only re must be
Ture that it be a dirine Revelation, and that e understand it rigHE; else
re all expose our selres ro all the Extravasanes of Enchulialm, and all
the Error os vrrong Principles, il ve have F’aith and Alturance in erhat is
noc divine Revelation. And cheresore in thole Cases, our APent ean bC
rationallr no hrioher chan the E vidence ot its beine a Revelation, and thae
ehis is tlie meanins of the Fixprestions it is delivered in. IF the Lvidence ol
its beino a Revelation, Or thaxthisits true sense be only on probable Proots,
our Asent can reach no higher than an Acturance or Distidence, aritine
tromthe more, or lels apparene Probabilier ot the Prools. Bur OE Faict,
and the Precedener it ougHE EO hare BCFOrO OtHer AGUMENES OF POrIV.
TIOn, TCaII spealemore hercaster, Where I treat oFit, 2s it is ordinarils
Placed, in contradistinction to Rcason: though in Truth, it be nochins
clse but an ANent sounded on thc hislieti Rcalon.