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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
# Folio 353, page id 778263916:0369
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annot but stand amazed at thet Follies, and judeethem (0 Far tront 
ing acceptable to the great and  GOD, that he cannor avoid chin-
kino them ridiculous, and oftenre to a lober, so0d Man. So ThaL, in CF
fect, that which most proveris aelt eo distinguittr us From Beacts, that
Wherein re are elerated, as Pactonal Creatures; abore Brutes; in that Wve
appear most irrational, and MOre senseless chan BCasts themselves. Credo.
quia impossibile est: Ebelieve, becduse it is impossible, mistit, in 2 900d
Nam, pass for a Sally oF Zeal; but vould prove a very iIl Rule For Men
eo chuse cheir Opimons, or Relision b7.
C HI A L. LLL.
Of Wrons Assent, or Frrour.
Nouledse being to be had onli of visible certain Truch, F, 
L L rour iS nOE à LaulE OF our RnomledsC, DuE a MiCaLC OF Our
Fucloment sivins Asent to that, Which is not true.
But it ABent be srounded on Tilcelihood, it the proper Object and
Motire ol our alsent be Probabiliti, and tac Probabilier consict in What
Is laid dorrn in the Foresoins Chapters, it will be demanded, ho Nen
cometosire their Alenes contrary to Probabiliti: Por there is norhins
more commori, than Contrariety of Opinions; nochine; more obrious,
than chiat one Nlan irholly disbelieres vhat ariother only donbes ot, and
a third AedFatI) belieres, and sirmly adheres t0. The Realons Whereot,
thovoh ther maz be very various, Vot, I sippole, may all be reduced 10
chele FOUT:
6. 2. First, By Want os 1robfs: Ido noc mean, only che nant et chole
Proots Which are no irtiere extant, which are no wtiere to be hac; bur
the Want everi ofchole Prools which are in Being. Or mistu be procured.
And thus Meri ane ProoEs, Wtio have not the Convenience, or Op POr.
tunies tomakie Experiments and Observations chemselres, cendine tothe
Proos ol any Proposition; nor likerile the Convenience to enquire into,
arid collect the Teltimonies of others: And in this State are the grearest
part of Marikcind, wrtio are given up to Labour, arid enstaved tO FHC NC-
cessur ot ttieir mean Condition; Wwhole Fires arc morn our; onty in ehe
Provilions for Livine. These Men sOpportunit oF Hnouledee and Fn.
quier, are commonly as marro as their Fortunes; and cheir Onderstan
dirios are but litele instrusted, irtien alt their Whole Pime and Pains is laid
ont, to still ehre Croakins oF thieir omn Bellies, or the Cries of their Chil.
dren Tisnotto De expected, that a Man, wlio drudses on, ail his Lite,
in a laborious Prade, Mould be more lnoirins in the Variety oF Thines
done in the Norid, etran a Pack. horse; irho is driven constantr Forvards
and backards, in a marro Lane, and dirts Road, onlY 10 Market, Bould
be stilled in the Creography oF the Counerr. Nor is it at aII more pOL.
SIble, that he wrho mants Leilure, Bools, and Languases, and the Oppor
tunity ot Converting with Varieer of Nlen, Mould De in a Condition to
colle those Festimonies and Obserrations which are in Beine, and are
necestaris
5. F.
T. Trant of ProOfS.
2. Want of Abiliey to use them.
3. Wah os Will to use LcM.
4. Wrone Measures of Probabiliti.