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# Title: An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 38; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 38)
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moretheir removed, the less their
Proot.
IT. Tet Llistory is of creat use.
F2. In thines which sense cannot dis-
cover, Analoey is the ereat Rule of
Probabiliti.
13. One case where contrary F. xperi-
E.CT.
ence lessens not the Testimony.
is the hichest certainty.
CH AL.
O5 Reason.
I. Various senisications of the word
Reason.
2. Wherein Reasonine consists.
3. Tts four parts.
4. Syllogism not the creat Instrument
of Reason.
5. Tlelps litrle in Demonstration, less
in Probabilitr.
6. Serves not to increase our Rnom-
ledee, but fence with it.
7. Other helps Bould be soucht.
8. IVe Reason atout Particulars.
9. First, Reason fails us for vant of
Ideas.
20. Secondly, Because of obseure and
imperfect Ideas.
TI. Thirdly, For vant of intermediate
Ideas.
12. Fourrhly, Because of vorone Prin-
ciples:
23. Fischly, Because of doubiful
terms.
24. Our biehest deoree of Knouledee
is intuitive without reasonine.
15. The next is Demonstration byrea-
Sonine.
16. T0 supply the narronness of this,
ve have nochine but fudement up-
on probable reasonine.
T7. Intaition Demonstration, fudement.
F8. Consequences ofWords, and Con-
sequences of Ideas.
29. Four sorts of Arouments: First,
Ad Verecundiam.
20. Secondly, Ad Tororantiam.
2F. Thiralr, Ad Flominem.
ConoB
22. Fourthly, Ad Fudicium.
23. Above, contrars, una aorane 10
Reason.
24. Reason and Faith not opposite.
ITAP
.F4. The bare Testimony os Revelation Of Faith and Reason, ana cet astmet
Provinces.
T. Necessary e0 tnou their Boun-
daries.
2. Faith and Reason what, as contra-
distineuised.
3. Noneu simple Idea can be conver-
ed bytraditional Revelation.
4. Fraditional Revelation may make
us tenou Propositions tnovable al
Se by Reason but not with the same
certainty that Reason doth.
5. Revelation cannot be admitied a-
cainst the clear evidence of Rea-
oLC.t
Ton.
6. Traditional Revelation much less.
S. Lhines above Reason.
8. Or not contrary eo Reason, if revea.
led are matter of Faith.
9. Revelation, in matters uhere Rea-
son cannot judse, or hut probably,
ouxht to be hearkene d 10.
20. In matters here Reason can af-
ford certain tenouledee that i5 10
behearkened to.
CT. IF the bonndaries be not (et ve-
tween Faith and Reason, no Fn-
thusiasm, or extravasancy in Re-
licion can be contraduted.
TIA P.
3
OfWrons Assent, or Ltou.
SECi
T. Causes of Frrour.
2. First, Want of Proofs.
3. Obi. What salt become of those
Who vant them, ansivered.
a. People hindred from Finguiry.
3. Seconaly. Want of skill +0 use
B. Lhira-
Them.