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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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aith and Rea)oi
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his proccedins. This at ledst is certain, that he must be accountable for
erhacever Miltakes he runs into: Whereas he thar mates ule of the Liohe
and Faculties GOD has siven him, and lectes sincerely to discover
Truch, by chole HTeps and Aeities he has, may have chis latisfaction in
doins his Duty as a rational Cleature, thar though he Mould miss FrutH
herillnot mils the Revare st it. For ho gorerns his Aent righe, and
places it as he Bould, irho in dris cale or matter Wrharloerer, belieres or
disbelieres, accordins as Redton directs him. Fle rhat does othervile.
and ereater Probabilier. Belc Ance Reaton and Faith are by Tome Men
transoresses asainst his omn Ligu, alid misuses the Faculties erhich vere
siven himto no other etsch, bul iosalch and Follon the clearer Fvidence.
oppoled, re illso consider them in che Followins Chapter.
H AP. SiVIII.
O) Faich aud Reason, aud cheir distinct Provinces.
5. F. H F has BCCM abOrO MCWH, I. THaL We are OF necesity isnorant.
and vant Rnoledse ofal Ports, nhere e ant Ideas. 2. TIat
re areionorant, ond ant rational Rnoiv ledge, ihere e Want Proots.
3. Ttiat Wre rane general Hnomledge and Cerraint, 25 Far aS We WanE
elear and determined specitick Ideas. 4. That ve wane Probabilier eo
direct our assent in marters where re have neither Hnomledse ot our
orrn, nor Teltimonr et ocler Men to bortom our Realon uxon.
Prom these thines thus premised, I chinle ve may come to lay
down thie meatures and boundaries berween Faith and Reason; the ane
trhiereot, mar possibly have been the cause, il noc of creat Dilorders, yet
at least of creat Disputes; and perhaps Miltabes in the Worid. Por till ic
Berelolved horr lar we are to be quided by Rcalon, and how tar by Faith,
e Mall in vain dispute, and endeavour to convince onc anotlier in Mat-
ters of Relision.
5. 2. Y And everr Sect, 25 Par as Reason will help them, matze use oF ie
Gladr; andehere it Pailsthem, ther ery out, Tis matter of Faith, and
above Reason. And I do nor sec ho they can ever be convincedby any
erhomakies use oFthe same plea, Without settins down Arict boundaries
Betreen Faith and Reason; Whichi oughe to be ehe tirse point cstablictied
in all Ouestions, Where Faith has any china +0 d0.
Reason theretore here, as contradistinsuishied to Faith, I takre tobe the
discorery of the Certainty or Probabilier ot such Propositions or Truths,
erhrich the Mindarrires ac by Deductions made trom such Ideas, ertrich
it has got by the usc of its natural Faculties, 2i2. by Senlation or Re-
Aexion.
Faith, on the other side, is the Alent to ans Proxolition, noc thus
made out by the Deductions of Reason, but upon the Credit of the Pro-
Poser, as comins immediatels trom COD; Which re call Rerelation.
8. 3. First, Tben, llay, Lhac no han inspired ly COD, can by any
Revelation communicate to others any nem simple Ideas which they had not
belore from Senlarion or Reflexion. For Whatloerer impressions he him-
Telt mar have trom cheimmediare hand oF GO D, this Revelation, it
it be olner simple Ideas, cannot De convey ed to another, cither by Words,
or any ocHer LiB1S: becaule Words, by chieir immediate Operation On US,
Cause