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Show Contentr. CHAP. VI. Of Univerfal 'l'ropofttions, their Trut/, , SECT. and Certainty. I. Lreating of Words neceifary to Know/edge. 2. G<nera/ ir•tbs bardly to he underjlood, hut in verhql Propoji• lions. 3· Certainty two-fold, of .Lruth and 1• Self-evidence not p<eu/Jar to~ r<• ceived Axioms. 4· Firfl, As to Identity and Diver• Jity, all Propojitions are equally felf·<vitlent. 5· Secondly, bt CO'exiflence we /;ave jm felj~evident P ropojit ions. 6. Thirdly, In otber Relations we may bav<. 7· Fourthly, Concerning real Exi· /fence we have no11e. of Knowledf.e. ' 4· No Propojttion can be known to he true, where the E.f[enct oj eacb Species meNtibwed is not known. 8. ibefe Axioms do not much inf/u· ence our otber Knowledge. 9, 10. Becaufo they are not the 1rutbs tbe }irfl known. ; . Tbis mqre particularly c~nc~rns ."\ Suhjlances. , • 6. The 1ruth of few unruerfal Pro- . , pojitions cONcerning Suhjlances, ;, · to be known. 7• Becaufo Co-exij/ence of Ideas in fe~v Cafes to he k110wn. 8, 9· lnjlance in Gold. n. What ufe t!J<fe .~eneral llttxims have. 12... Maxims, if care be not taken ht the uf< of Words, may'prove ""' tradil/iotts. IJ. btf/ance in Vacuum. I4· 'Tbry prove 11ot tbe Exif/ence of Jl;ings without us. I 5· Their Application d•ngerDus a hut complex Ideas. 10. As far as any fuc7i Co-exij/ence can 6e k110wn 1 •fo far univerfal Propojitions'may be certain. I 6--·I 8. lnflanc<in llfpn. But th/4 wili go bRt"j little way, : /Jecal![e, · I t r, a.lbe OJ!alities,whic/;mal:eourcomplex Ideas of Sul>flaoces, depend moflfyo,. external, remott,and unperceived Caufes. I J· Judgment .may reacl; farther, hut tbat is not K11o1vledge. I4- W/;at is requifite for our Knowledge of Su/fjlances. l5- Whilfl our Ideas of Suhf/ances contain Hot tbeir reai CrmjlitH· tions, JVe can make !Jut few gene-ral certain PropojitionJ concerning tbem. x6. Wbuein lies tbe g<neral Certainty of PropojitionJ. SECT. CHAP. VII. Of Maxims. I. ihey are felf-evident. 2. Wberein tbat Self-evidence conlifts. ' :X 9· Little •fe of thefe /11axims i• Proofs wb<re we have clear and dij/ i~tl Ide~!· ' :oo. ibeir ufe dangerous where Ot<r Ideas ari! COirjiJjed. CHAP. VIII. O[Triflill,g fPropojitions. SECT. J, Some Propojitions hint, noincreaf• to our Knowledge. 2, 3-·As Firf/, Idtntical Propojitions. 4· Secondly, When a part of any com· plex Idea is predicated of tl;e whole. 5. As part of the de}inition of tbc defined. • 6. lnflance Ma11 and P a/fry. 7. For this teacbes hut the jig;dfic.<· tion of f¥ords. 8. But no real Knowledge. 9· General Propofirions C01JCenJiltg Suhj/ances are oftel1 trifling. IO. And why. 11. Thirdly, Vfing Wortls wriortf/y, iJ trifling with them. u. Contents. n. /11arkr. ~f ver/;al Propofttioits, Flrf/,Prtdication in a6}frafl. I 3· Secondly, A part of the Dejini· tion predicated of any term. CHAP. X OJ the J\!w1vledge of the Exifimce of 'cHAP. IX. other Thi>l,~s. SECT. Of ow 1.\.!l_oTPledge of Exiflence. SECT. . I· G~neral cert•i.n Propojitions con· tern not Exi]I<Ace. 2; A tl;r<efo!d K1101olerlg< 4 Exi· ft ence. 3· 011r Knowledge of our own Exi· ffr~<e'iJ intuitivec . '........--J----------- CHAP. X. Of tiJe fJ{.iflen~e of a, G 0 D. SECT. . I. 11"1\. are f apab/e oftnowing certallt; ly that tbere is a G 0 D. . :o. Man knows tbat l;e, lumfelf JS. • 3• He k~ows .a!fo, that No~hing can· not poduce ~ Being, therefore fomethlng ~ternal. ' · 4· That ererital Bei.ng mufl he mojl powerfol. • 5. And mo}f kno•~int,! 6. And ther<fore G 0 D; · . 7· Our Idea of ,a l!!oft perfeEl Bemg not the [ole-proof of a GO D. 8. Somethingfrom lfternity. . . 9. 1ivo forts of Beings, Cogrtattve and Incogitative. JO. lncogitative Being canltot produce . a cor.itative. 11 , ; 2 , 1"/;er.efore tbere bas henan eternal Wifdom. 1 }· Whether material or no. I4- Not material, Firfl, B<caufe every particle of Matter is not cog)tative. 1 5. Serondly, One particle alon~ of Jlfatter, cmmot be cogttatt-v~. t6. lbi'rd&, .d Syjlem of mogitative Matter, cannot be cogitative. 17. Whetber in motion, or at uji. r8,19. fr!atttr 110t co-tternaiwith an eternal Mind. 1 . Is to /;e bad only bJ Se!tfatlon. 1. Tnjlance wbitenefs of tl;is Paper. J.lbis tbougb ROt joc<rtainasdemon- /lratio•, yet may h caUtd Kn01v· · !edge, and prO'C>es tbe exiflence of things without us. 4· .Plrfl, Becnuft! we cannot have them but qy tbe i11fet of tb< Sen~ fes. ·~. Becaufe an Idea from aflual Senj: rtio11, and anoJbtr from Memory, are'very diflinlf Perceptions. 6. lbirdly, Pleafurt or Pain, wbich accompanies a{fual Senf4tioll, ac. companitJ not t/;e returning of ' ' ' tbOfe Ideas wit bout t/;e e;;ternal Objefls. 7· Fourtb'J', 011r Setifes aiflfl one a· notber s TeflimOIIJ of t/;e Exijlence of outJvarrflbings. . 8. Thil 'Certain() is as great as our Condition needs; 9· Bu,t reac/;es no f<rt/;er tban afluat Seitfation. Io. FoUy to ex peEl demonf/ration in e11ery t!Jing. I 1. Pas'1 Exijle>rce iJ kno~H bJ M<· mory. u. The Exij/e>rce of Spirits not knowable. IJ· Particular Propo(itionsconcerning Exlflence ar< k>towaNe. 14. And general l'ropojitionJ concer· 11ing a/Jjlraflldeas. CHAP. XII. Of the improwmmt o{ourl\!lo'!llledge.' SECT. I . Knowledge is not from Maxims. 2.-(lb< occafton oj t/;at Opinion.) 3· But from the comparing clear and dij/inlf Ideas. 4· Dang<rous to hui!d t~pon prua· rioui Principles. i'· 1bii no certain 1va1 to 1rNtb. 6.But |