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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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Contemts.
T2. Marks of verbat Propositions.
First Predication in abstract.
13. Secondly, A part of the Defini-
tion predicate d of any term.
LL2L. L
other Thines.
T. Is 1o be had onty by Sensation.
2. Instance whitehess of this Paper-
stration, vet mas de called Rnou
ledse, and proves the existence
4. First, Because me cannot bave
thembut by ese inlet of tbe Sen-
sation and anoiher from Memory,
accompanies actual sensation, ac-
companies not the returnine of
those lacas vithout the externat
nothers Testimony of the Fxi-
8. This Certaint) is as great as our
Ofthe Knomledee of ihe Existence of
SF.C1
3. This thouch not socertainas demon-
Os thines wahout us.
5. Because an Idea from actuat Sen
are very dist inet Perceptions.
CTTAP. IX.
Os our Rnovledze of Existence.
SECT.
I. General certain Propositions con-
cern not Existence.
2. A. Threefold Ainovledee of FXi.
Stence.
3. Our Anouledee os our onn EXi
Stence is intuitive.
CHAP. X
Ofthe Fxistence of a COD.
SECT.
P. We are capable of tenovine certain.
Wy that there is aGOD.
2. Man knous that hehimselt 15.
3. le knous also, that Nothins can-
not produce a Beins, therefore
Somethine eternal.
4. That eternal Beine must be most
poverful.
5. And most tenovine.
6. Und therefore 6OD.
7. Our Idea of a most perfect Beine
not the sole proof of a GOD.
8. Somethine from Lcernity.
9. Tuo sorts of Beines, Cogitative
and Incocitative.
20. Incorirative Beine cannot produce
a Coritative.
CX, 12. Therefore there has beenan eter-
nal Wisdom.
23. Wbether material or no-
24. Not materiab, First, Because
every particle of Marteris not
coritalive.
25. Secondly, One parricle alone of SFCT.
Maiter, cannot be cocitative.
26. Thiraly, ASystem of incogirative
Maiter, cannot be coritative.
27. Whether in motion, or at rest.
28, 29. Macter not co eternalivith an eter-
mal Mind.
6. Thiraly, Pleasure or Pain Which
Objects.
Z. Fourthly, Our Senses assist one a-
stence of outvard Thines.
Condition needs.
9. But reaches no farther than actuat
Den atiOn.
20. Folhy ro expect demonstration in
every thine.
mory.
able-
23. Particular Propositions concernine
Lixisbene u tnovable.
EI. Past Existence is tenonon by Me-
2. The Fxistence os Spirits not tenou-
T4. And general Propositions concer-
nine adsirut Ldeas.
ITAP.
Ofthe improvement d dur Rnovledee:
. Hnooledee i5 not from Maxims.
2. Lhe occason of that Ophton.)
S. Dutfrom the comparine clear and
distinet Lacas.
4. Dangerous to burta upon preld
rious Principles.
3. =Bis no cerrain Wa) 10 21 al1.
B. BH3