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1 Ded | that are to be found in it. Things in print must stand and 2 Ded | and general knowledge of things, beyond the ordinary reach 3 Ded | greater perfection. Worthless things receive a value when they 4 Read | but the true knowledge of things, was thought unfit or incapable 5 Read | alters not the nature of things,” though men generally do 6 Read | notions, being conditional things, depending upon the concurrence 7 Quot | works of God, who maketh all things.—Eccles. 11. 5.~Quam bellum 8 Int | see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself; 9 Int | thoughts in the search of other things.~2. Design. This, therefore, 10 Int | attain those notions of things we have; and can set down 11 Int | examine by what measures, in things whereof we have no certain 12 Int | far they reach; to what things they are in any degree proportionate; 13 Int | cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; 14 Int | quiet ignorance of those things which, upon examination, 15 Int | others with disputes about things to which our understandings 16 Int | short of the vast extent of things, yet we shall have cause 17 Int | because there are some things that are set out of the 18 Int | cannot certainly know all things, we shall do muchwhat as 19 Int | knowledge, because some things are not to be understood. 20 Int | here is not to know all things, but those which concern 21 Int | troubled that some other things escape our knowledge.~7. 22 Int | powers, and see to what things they were adapted. Till 23 Int | enlightened and dark parts of things; between what is and what 24 I, I | universal agreement, in the things they do consent in, which 25 I, I | signify one of these two things: either that as soon as 26 I, I | are imprinted by external things, with which infants have 27 I, I | understand and know other things, are ignorant of these principles 28 I, I | consideration of the nature of the things contained in those words 29 I, I | ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on 30 I, I | annexed to those sensible things the child hath to do with, 31 I, I | perceive the impressions from things without, and be at the same 32 I, I | those eyes which saw other things very well: and those are 33 I, I | knowledge of several other things may be had. The child certainly 34 I, I | nevertheless know other things, they cannot pretend to 35 I, II | perception, there are some things that are grateful and others 36 I, II | unwelcome to them; some things that they incline to and 37 I, II | to the knowledge of other things, come to assent to several 38 I, II | truth and certainty (the things pretended) are not at all 39 I, II | men stand for different things: nay, it cannot be supposed 40 I, II | evident proofs of other things, are thought not to need 41 I, III | and the observation of things that come in their way, 42 I, III | because the names of those things, and the ideas of them, 43 I, III | some kind of ideas of those things whose names those they converse 44 I, III | maturely of the causes of things, and traced them to their 45 I, III | constitution and causes of things, which would easily lead 46 I, III | sufficient discovery of all things requisite to the end of 47 I, III | knowledge of a God, and other things that concern him. God having 48 I, III | opinions, fashions, and things of their country, as they 49 I, III | in this as well as other things; whilst the lazy and inconsiderate 50 I, III | infinitely wise God made all things in perfect wisdom, cannot 51 I, III | and those the most) taking things upon trust, misemploy their 52 I, III | thoughts only about some few things, grow acquainted sufficiently 53 I, III | however expert in other things, who know not this at all, 54 I, III | shall content himself with things as he finds them in this 55 I, III | in the consideration of things themselves; and made use 56 I, III | of men from the being of things themselves, when duly considered; 57 I, III | been forced to take several things for granted; which is hardly 58 II, I | distinct perceptions of things, according to those various 59 II, I | which could not be had from things without. And such are perception, 60 II, I | viz. external material things, as the objects of SENSATION, 61 II, I | surrounded with a world of new things, which, by a constant solicitation 62 II, I | Author and Preserver of all things, who “never slumbers nor 63 II, I | Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses: and 64 II, II | affect our senses are, in the things themselves, so united and 65 II, II | the great world of visible things; wherein his power, however 66 II, II | the notice of corporeal things than those five, as they 67 II, II | proudly at the top of all things, but will consider the immensity 68 II, IV | are names that we give to things only in relation to the 69 II, VI | it received from foreign things. ~2. The idea of perception, 70 II, VII | the application of many things to our bodies, to warn us 71 II, VII | pleasure and pain, in all the things that environ and affect 72 II, VII | Sovereign Disposer of all things, may not be unsuitable to 73 II, VII | as well as we consider things to be actually without us;— 74 II, VIII | distinguished from that in things which gives rise to them. 75 II, VIII | but to the nature of the things existing without us. These 76 II, VIII | These are two very different things, and carefully to be distinguished; 77 II, VIII | speak of sometimes as in the things themselves, I would be understood 78 II, VIII | The secondary exist in things only as modes of the primary. 79 II, VIII | as is plain in artificial things. These I call primary qualities.~ 80 II, VIII | because they are in the things themselves, whether they 81 II, VIII | act differently upon other things: which powers result from 82 II, VIII | as real qualities in the things thus affecting us: but the 83 II, IX | may conjecture concerning things not very capable of examination) 84 II, IX | cases by a settled habit,—in things whereof we have frequent 85 II, IX | facility which we get of doing things, by a custom of doing, makes 86 II, X | omniscience of God, who knows all things, past, present, and to come, 87 II, XI | the knowledge of several things, which possibly they distinguish 88 II, XI | names children often give to things in the first use of language.~ 89 II, XI | being taken from particular things, if every particular idea 90 II, XI | little and imperfectly about things present, and very familiar 91 II, XI | understanding in all other things, may in one particular be 92 II, XI | to truth being to examine things as really they are, and 93 II, XI | discover, whereby the ideas of things are brought into the understanding. 94 II, XI | resemblances, or ideas of things without: would the pictures 95 II, XII | simple ideas are all from things themselves, and of these 96 II, XII | represent distinct particular things subsisting by themselves; 97 II, XIII | the mind either finds in things existing, or is able to 98 II, XIII | place of the ship,—these things may be said to be in the 99 II, XIII | distance from some other things, which in this matter we 100 II, XIII | the particular position of things, where they had occasion 101 II, XIII | reference to those adjacent things which best served to their 102 II, XIII | without considering other things which, to another purpose, 103 II, XIII | which can only be done in things considered by the mind as 104 II, XIII | distance between any two things; but this cannot be between 105 II, XIII | ourselves, by taking words for things. It helps not our ignorance 106 II, XIII | neither alter the nature of things, nor make us understand 107 II, XIII | inquired into the nature of things, would scarce take it for 108 II, XIII | nature of books, and the things they contained, if he should 109 II, XIII | letters, and that letters were things inhering in paper, and paper 110 II, XIII | into the pure essences of things.~26. Essences of things. 111 II, XIII | things.~26. Essences of things. If those ideas which are 112 II, XIII | be the essence of those things which have constantly those 113 II, XIII | and original notions of things, he builds upon floating 114 II, XIV | which reveals all other things, is itself not to be discovered. 115 II, XIV | year; of which duration of things, while he sleeps or thinks 116 II, XIV | of duration applicable to things whilst we sleep. Indeed 117 II, XIV | can apply that notion to things which exist while he does 118 II, XIV | wherever a man is, with all things at rest about him, without 119 II, XIV | unperceived. On the contrary, things that move so swift as not 120 II, XIV | distinct order wherein several things exist; without which a great 121 II, XIV | moment the sun is in. All things past are equally and perfectly 122 II, XV | existence. And if the names of things may at all direct our thoughts 123 II, XV | from body and all other things: which may, (to those who 124 II, XV | distinguishable sensible things, and supposed to keep the 125 II, XV | the order and position of things, without such known settled 126 II, XV | be lost in them; and all things would lie jumbled in an 127 II, XV | or periods, the order of things would be lost, to our finite 128 II, XV | whatsoever, wherein all things, whilst they exist, equally 129 II, XV | moment is common to all things that are now in being, and 130 II, XV | power all past and future things: his thoughts are but of 131 II, XV | infinite power, He sees all things, past and to come; and they 132 II, XV | For the existence of all things, depending upon His good 133 II, XV | upon His good pleasure, all things exist every moment that 134 II, XVI | its agreement to all other things, the most universal idea 135 II, XVI | conceptions of several other things, before they can tell twenty. 136 II, XVI | use of in measuring all things that by us are measurable, 137 II, XVII | designation only to those things which have parts, and are 138 II, XVII | whom and from whom are all things, is incomprehensibly infinite: 139 II, XVII | proofs of the existence of things: but yet, since this comes 140 II, XVII | that the addition of finite things together (as are all lengths 141 II, XVII | of positive in all those things we apply to it. When we 142 II, XVIII | record and discourse of those things they were daily conversant 143 II, XVIII | circumlocutions; and that the things they were continually to 144 II, XIX | remission: but the essences of things are not conceived capable 145 II, XX | 2. Good and evil, what. Things then are good or evil, only 146 II, XX | these passions are moved by things, only as they appear to 147 II, XXI | simple ideas it observes in things without; and taking notice 148 II, XXI | future be made in the same things, by like agents, and by 149 II, XXI | And, if considered in the things themselves, do they not 150 II, XXI | almost all sorts of sensible things. In most of them we cannot 151 II, XXI | more by the evidence of things than the sound of words, 152 II, XXI | liberty of thinking on other things, which we would rather choose. 153 II, XXI | different names of the same things: which ways of speaking, 154 II, XXI | determined ideas of the things under consideration. If 155 II, XXI | very distinct notions of things, and not to have writ very 156 II, XXI | diseases, and the want of all things, even of his beloved drink, 157 II, XXI | relish even of those good things which we have: a little 158 II, XXI | is against the nature of things, that what is absent should 159 II, XXI | moved, towards the good things of another life, considered 160 II, XXI | makes any part of it: other things, acknowledged to be good, 161 II, XXI | intrinsic good or ill that is in things; and not permit an allowed 162 II, XXI | was placed in different things. And therefore it was a 163 II, XXI | tastes depend not on the things themselves, but on their 164 II, XXI | consists in the having those things which produce the greatest 165 II, XXI | men, are very different things. If, therefore, men in this 166 II, XXI | happiness by avoiding all things that disease them here, 167 II, XXI | Men may choose different things, and yet all choose right; 168 II, XXI | responsibility for ill choice. These things, duly weighed, will give 169 II, XXI | eternal law and nature of things must not be altered to comply 170 II, XXI | this world prefer different things, and pursue happiness by 171 II, XXI | that he actually prefers. Things in their present enjoyment 172 II, XXI | but a man’s view of these things; let him see that virtue 173 II, XXI | happiness, we must consider how things come to be represented to 174 II, XXI | judgment, we must remember that things are judged good or bad in 175 II, XXI | has foresight; therefore things also that draw after them 176 II, XXI | scarce leaves any thought of things absent: or if among our 177 II, XXI | exclude the consideration of things at a distance, yet we have 178 II, XXI | present evil, before all things, as the first necessary 179 II, XXI | consequences of actions. (II) As to things good or bad in their consequences, 180 II, XXI | agreeableness or disagreeableness in things. The last inquiry, therefore, 181 II, XXI | said, that men can make things or actions more or less 182 II, XXI | habits, the just values of things are misplaced, and the palates 183 II, XXI | present possession; nay, all things rightly considered, have, 184 II, XXI | knowledge the mind has of things, by those ideas and appearances 185 II, XXII | existence and operations of things, such as sensation or reflection 186 II, XXII | than in the reality of things; and to form such ideas, 187 II, XXII | by the real existence of things. Thus a man may come to 188 II, XXII | which in the nature of things themselves, have as much 189 II, XXII | avoid long periphrases in things of daily conversation; and 190 II, XXII | altogether anywhere in the things themselves, being actions 191 II, XXII | experience and observation of things themselves: thus, by seeing 192 II, XXIII | they are found in exterior things, or by reflection on its 193 II, XXIII | the primary qualities of things, which are discovered by 194 II, XXIII | which ideas are not in the things themselves, otherwise than 195 II, XXIII | Contriver of us, and all things about us, hath fitted our 196 II, XXIII | to know and distinguish things: and to examine them so 197 II, XXIII | appearance and outward scheme of things would have quite another 198 II, XXIII | by the best microscope, things several millions of times 199 II, XXIII | minute parts of corporeal things; and in many of them, probably 200 II, XXIII | exchange; if he could not see things he was to avoid, at a convenient 201 II, XXIII | distance; nor distinguish things he had to do with by those 202 II, XXIII | be given to the report of things that our philosophy cannot 203 II, XXIII | to a perfect knowledge of things, yet they will serve us 204 II, XXIII | faculties and ways of perceiving things without them than what we 205 II, XXIII | moving themselves and other things, we have as clear a perception 206 II, XXIII | us nothing but material things. Every act of sensation, 207 II, XXIII | 32. We know nothing of things beyond our simple ideas 208 II, XXIII | few superficial ideas of things, discovered to us only by 209 II, XXIII | constitution, and true nature of things, being destitute of faculties 210 II, XXIII | experiment, or discover in things without us, the cohesion 211 II, XXIII | further into the nature of things, we fall presently into 212 II, XXIII | find that I know some few things, and some of them, or all, 213 II, XXIII | its comprehension to all things existing, or possible. The 214 II, XXIII | our senses, from exterior things, to that vastness to which 215 II, XXIII | well of spirits as of other things, we are restrained to those 216 II, XXIII | discover by sensation in other things, we can attain to nothing 217 II, XXIV | considers those several things as perfectly one, as one 218 II, XXIV | together as one.~3. Artificial things that are made up of distinct 219 II, XXIV | most part of artificial things, at least such of them as 220 II, XXIV | draughts of the mind; bringing things very remote, and independent 221 II, XXIV | one name. For there are no things so remote, nor so contrary, 222 II, XXV | complex, that the mind has of things as they are in themselves, 223 II, XXV | denominations given to positive things, intimating that respect, 224 II, XXV | call relatives; and the things so brought together, related. 225 II, XXV | Caius, and there are two things brought into consideration. 226 II, XXV | the mind thus brings two things together, and as it were 227 II, XXV | Relation different from the things related. This further may 228 II, XXV | far different ideas of the things that are related, or that 229 II, XXV | without any change in the things related. The nature therefore 230 II, XXV | referring or comparing two things one to another; from which 231 II, XXV | And if either of those things be removed, or cease to 232 II, XXV | Relation only betwixt two things. Whatsoever doth or can 233 II, XXV | relation but betwixt two things considered as two things. 234 II, XXV | things considered as two things. There must always be in 235 II, XXV | in relation two ideas or things, either in themselves really 236 II, XXV | their comparison.~7. All things capable of relation. Concerning 237 II, XXV | relation in general, these things may be considered:~First, 238 II, XXV | considerations in reference to other things: and therefore this makes 239 II, XXV | of comparing him to other things, in any manner of agreement, 240 II, XXV | comparing or considering two things together, and giving one 241 II, XXV | in the real existence of things, but something extraneous 242 II, XXV | man, if he compares two things together, can hardly be 243 II, XXV | that when he compares any things together, he cannot but 244 II, XXV | of considerations wherein things may be compared one with 245 II, XXV | comprehensive relation, wherein all things that do, or can exist, are 246 II, XXVI | constant vicissitude of things, we cannot but observe that 247 II, XXVI | the several originals of things into two sorts:—~First, 248 II, XXVI | such are all artificial things. When any simple idea is 249 II, XXVI | not there before: and the things thus made to exist, which 250 II, XXVI | are effects; and those things which operated to the existence, 251 II, XXVI | of the denominations of things received from time are only 252 II, XXVI | of these names to other things; for a man is called young 253 II, XXVI | belonging properly to those things which we can observe in 254 II, XXVI | in the ordinary course of things, by a natural decay, to 255 II, XXVI | to a ruby or a diamond, things whose usual periods we know 256 II, XXVI | The relation also that things have to one another in their 257 II, XXVI | bigness of several species of things from those we have been 258 II, XXVI | the creatures are all weak things; weak there is but a relative 259 II, XXVII | comparing, is the very being of things, when, considering anything 260 II, XXVII | conceiving it possible, that two things of the same kind should 261 II, XXVII | beginnings of existence, nor two things one beginning; it being 262 II, XXVII | being impossible for two things of the same kind to be or 263 II, XXVII | having precise notions of the things to which it is attributed.~ 264 II, XXVII | and relations. All other things being but modes or relations 265 II, XXVII | way determined: only as to things whose existence is in succession, 266 II, XXVII | from all other thinking things, in this alone consists 267 II, XXVII | of making brutes thinking things too.~13. Whether in change 268 II, XXVII | conclude from the nature of things. And that it never is so, 269 II, XXVII | that walks, and does other things in his sleep, is the same 270 II, XXVII | can, from the nature of things, be no absurdity at all 271 II, XXVII | than from any obscurity in things themselves. For whatever 272 II, XXVIII| of comparing or referring things one to another, there are, 273 II, XXVIII| Another occasion of comparing things together, or considering 274 II, XXVIII| the truth and extent of things. For it is certain, that, 275 II, XXVIII| the reality or extent of things, nor to the various respects 276 II, XXVIII| framed no names for those things they found no occasion to 277 II, XXVIII| foundation of considering things, with reference to one another, 278 II, XXVIII| them a reference of two things one to the other; yet, because 279 II, XXVIII| because one of the two things often wants a relative name, 280 II, XXVIII| forward to take names for things, are often misled in their 281 II, XXVIII| there can be of comparing things one to another,) that it 282 II, XXVIII| as of the simple ideas in things on which it is founded. 283 II, XXVIII| relation depends, being things whereof we have commonly 284 II, XXVIII| different comparisons of things, according to their own 285 II, XXIX | apprehension and knowledge of things—it will, perhaps, be thought 286 II, XXIX | we must consider, that things ranked under distinct names 287 II, XXIX | supposed to stand for different things. Now every idea a man has, 288 II, XXIX | difference which keeps the things (to be ranked under those 289 II, XXIX | only as are common to other things, whereby the differences 290 II, XXIX | it were the pictures of things. No one of these mental 291 II, XXIX | supposed steady signs of things, and by their difference 292 II, XXIX | difference to stand for, and keep things distinct that in themselves 293 II, XXIX | as the signs of distinct things, it will be hard to say 294 II, XXIX | by any name, a sort of things, or any one particular thing, 295 II, XXIX | difficulty to separate two things that should be separated, 296 II, XXX | to them, in reference to things from whence they are taken, 297 II, XXX | real being and existence of things, or with their archetypes. 298 II, XXX | all real appearances of things. First, Our simple ideas 299 II, XXX | agree to the reality of things: not that they are all of 300 II, XXX | the effects of powers in things without us, ordained by 301 II, XXX | qualities that are really in things themselves. For, these several 302 II, XXX | to know and distinguish things which we have to do with, 303 II, XXX | resemblances of something in the things themselves: the reality 304 II, XXX | agree to those powers of things which produce them in our 305 II, XXX | confined to the operation of things upon it, and can make to 306 II, XXX | agree to the reality of things, and what not? And to this 307 II, XXX | agree with the existence of things. Thirdly, Our complex ideas 308 II, XXX | of them in reference to things existing without us, and 309 II, XXX | united, and co-exist in things without us. On the contrary, 310 II, XXXI | effects of certain powers in things, fitted and ordained by 311 II, XXXI | agree to the reality of things. For, if sugar produce in 312 II, XXXI | adequate. It is true, the things producing in us these simple 313 II, XXXI | secondary qualities as being in things; or of their ideas as being 314 II, XXXI | those powers which are in things to excite certain sensations 315 II, XXXI | being intended for copies of things really existing, but for 316 II, XXXI | to rank and denominate things by, cannot want anything; 317 II, XXXI | there, desiring to copy things as they really do exist, 318 II, XXXI | essence of each species of things. 2. Sometimes they are only 319 II, XXXI | representations in the mind of things that do exist, by ideas 320 II, XXXI | of substances stand for things as supposed to have certain 321 II, XXXI | particular substances under, to things as distinguished by such 322 II, XXXI | should attribute the sorts of things to such essences. The particular 323 II, XXXI | it is, the name by which things are marked as having that 324 II, XXXI | ideas that are united in the things themselves is evident, in 325 II, XXXI | nothing but the power in things to produce in the mind such 326 II, XXXII | word truth; as all other things that any way exist are said 327 II, XXXII | as they exist. Though in things called true, even in that 328 II, XXXII | dwell upon only particular things, its progress would be very 329 II, XXXII | by contemplation of the things themselves that it would 330 II, XXXII | the reason why we collect things under comprehensive ideas, 331 II, XXXII | kinds and sorts.~7. Names of things supposed to carry in them 332 II, XXXII | the essence of a sort of things, of which that name is always 333 II, XXXII | ideas must correspond to things, and to the customary meanings 334 II, XXXII | are such as agree to the things existing without them, to 335 II, XXXII | should both think amiss of things in themselves, and talk 336 II, XXXII | to the real existence of things. When that is made the standard 337 II, XXXII | these ideas to be in the things themselves. For God in his 338 II, XXXII | marks of distinction in things, whereby we may be able 339 II, XXXII | falsehood be in either. For all things that had the texture of 340 II, XXXII | regularly to distinguish things for his use by those appearances, 341 II, XXXII | them be false in respect of things existing without us. For 342 II, XXXII | reference to essences of things. Secondly, neither can our 343 II, XXXII | in reference to existing things. Thirdly, our complex ideas 344 II, XXXII | referred to patterns in things themselves, may be false. 345 II, XXXII | the unknown essences of things, is so evident that there 346 II, XXXII | existing together constantly in things, of which patterns they 347 II, XXXII | them to the existence of things, they are false ideas:—( 348 II, XXXII | in the real existence of things have no union; as when to 349 II, XXXII | agreement or disagreement of the things they stand for. The signs 350 II, XXXII | representatives, as the things they stand for do in themselves 351 II, XXXII | not to the existence of things, or to any idea in the minds 352 II, XXXII | what is really existing in things without, cannot be thought 353 II, XXXII | differing from the reality of things, can they properly be said 354 II, XXXII | representations, or ideas of things they do not represent. But 355 II, XXXII | complete idea of a sort of things which really it is not; 356 II, XXXII | has in reference to other things, all that are vulgarly known 357 II, XXXII | complex idea of that kind of things is usually made, are but 358 II, XXXII | knows of that one sort of things; and all that the most expert 359 II, XXXII | answering the reason of things, nor agreeing to the idea 360 II, XXXII | reference to the reality of things,—may very fitly be called 361 II, XXXII | which every one has, to call things by those names he thinks 362 II, XXXIII| and examining. When two things, in themselves disjoined, 363 II, XXXIII| united; if the eye sees these things riveted which are loose, 364 III, I | comprehend several particular things: for the multiplication 365 III, I | the operations of sensible things, and applied to certain 366 III, I | the names which stand for things that fall not under our 367 III, I | nature, even in the naming of things, unawares suggested to men 368 III, I | but for sorts and ranks of things, it will be necessary to 369 III, I | the Species and Genera of things are, wherein they consist, 370 III, II | ideas are collected from the things which they are supposed 371 III, II | signs imposed by him on things he knows not. That would 372 III, II | signs either of qualities in things, or of conceptions in the 373 III, II | secret reference to two other things.~First, They suppose their 374 III, II | name.~5. To the reality of things. Secondly, Because men would 375 III, II | own imagination, but of things as really they are; therefore 376 III, II | also for the reality of things. But this relating more 377 III, II | thoughts more on words than things. Nay, because words are 378 III, III | words are general terms. All things that exist being particulars, 379 III, III | ought to be conformed to things, should be so too,—I mean 380 III, III | application of names to things, that the mind should have 381 III, III | have distinct ideas of the things, and retain also the particular 382 III, III | ideas of all the particular things we meet with: every bird 383 III, III | heap up names of particular things, that would not serve them 384 III, III | names applied to particular things; whereof I alone having 385 III, III | all those very particular things which had fallen under my 386 III, III | though founded in particular things, enlarges itself by general 387 III, III | general views; to which things reduced into sorts, under 388 III, III | distinguishing particular things by appropriated names, where 389 III, III | distinct denominations.~5. What things have proper names, and why. 390 III, III | be made. For, since all things that exist are only particulars, 391 III, III | there are a great many other things in the world, that in some 392 III, III | observing that several things that differ from their idea 393 III, III | to the real existence of things. To return to general words: 394 III, III | to the real existence of things; but are the inventions 395 III, III | indifferently to many particular things; and ideas are general when 396 III, III | representatives of many particular things: but universality belongs 397 III, III | universality belongs not to things themselves, which are all 398 III, III | words signify is a sort of things; and each of them does that, 399 III, III | mind; to which idea, as things existing are found to agree, 400 III, III | pleases better, species of things, are nothing else but these 401 III, III | essences of the sorts of things, and, consequently, the 402 III, III | consequently, the sorting of things, is the workmanship of the 403 III, III | foundation in the similitude of things. I would not here be thought 404 III, III | Nature, in the production of things, makes several of them alike: 405 III, III | race of animals, and all things propagated by seed. But 406 III, III | to which as particular things existing are found to agree, 407 III, III | what do we else but rank things under different specific 408 III, III | bonds between particular things that exist, and the names 409 III, III | essences of the species we rank things into. For two species may 410 III, III | determining the species of things by our abstract ideas, this 411 III, III | seem to be taken from the things themselves, they are not 412 III, III | distinct ideas are the names of things essentially different. Thus 413 III, III | But since the essences of things are thought by some (and 414 III, III | unknown constitution of things, whereon their discoverable 415 III, III | the essence of particular things, without giving them any 416 III, III | the real constitution of things, has been almost wholly 417 III, III | constitution of the sorts of things; and it is past doubt there 418 III, III | But, it being evident that things are ranked under names into 419 III, III | the name of any sort of things cannot be attributed to 420 III, III | according to which all natural things are made, and wherein they 421 III, III | who look on all natural things to have a real, but unknown, 422 III, III | moulds, wherein all natural things that exist are cast, and 423 III, III | the knowledge of natural things. The frequent productions 424 III, III | is as impossible that two things partaking exactly of the 425 III, III | distinguishes the species of things, is so wholly useless and 426 III, III | the sorts or species of things as come within the reach 427 III, III | the real constitutions of things, which begin and perish 428 III, III | and perish with them. All things that exist, besides their 429 III, III | change; especially those things we are acquainted with, 430 III, III | properties of these several things depended—is destroyed, and 431 III, III | enable themselves to consider things, and discourse of them, 432 III, IV | understand the names of things which never came within 433 III, IV | taken from the existence of things. Sixthly, The names of simple 434 III, IV | taken from the existence of things, and are not arbitrary at 435 III, V | for sorts or species of things, each of which has its peculiar 436 III, V | by the real existence of things operating upon it.~3. Secondly, 437 III, V | follow the existence of things exactly. It unites and retains 438 III, V | plainly suggested by outward things, pass neglected, without 439 III, V | by the real existence of things; or verify them by patterns 440 III, V | seek it anywhere amongst things existing? Or is it true 441 III, V | the mind does these three things: First, It chooses a certain 442 III, V | to the real existence of things, but puts such together 443 III, V | essences, as if they were things regularly and constantly 444 III, V | had a real existence in things; when they appear, upon 445 III, V | for sorting and naming of things, I leave it to be considered 446 III, V | species as real established things in nature.~11. Suitable 447 III, V | barely in the mind, but as in things themselves, which afford 448 III, V | often into one abstract idea things that, in their nature, have 449 III, V | to the real existence of things, there is no supposition 450 III, VI | please, genera and species of things (for those Latin terms signify 451 III, VI | not on the real nature of things; since it is not impossible 452 III, VI | some sort or species of things; and then presently, according 453 III, VI | necessarily supposes a sort of things, properties belonging only 454 III, VI | should determine the sorts of things, which we rank under general 455 III, VI | And that the species of things to us are nothing but the 456 III, VI | very wary chemists. But if things were distinguished into 457 III, VI | the being of particular things, as to their general denominations?~ 458 III, VI | indeed can we rank and sort things, and consequently (which 459 III, VI | Though the familiar use of things about us take off our wonder, 460 III, VI | in vain pretend to range things into sorts, and dispose 461 III, VI | blind man may as soon sort things by their colours, and he 462 III, VI | essences to be found in the things themselves, is further evident 463 III, VI | the species of sensible things are distinguished one from 464 III, VI | and a continued series of things, that in each remove differ 465 III, VI | two distinct species of things, I doubt not but I should 466 III, VI | in it; but the ranking of things into species (which is nothing 467 III, VI | constitutions, and that things existing are distinguished 468 III, VI | precise essences or forms of things, whereby all the individuals 469 III, VI | distinguished into species, these things are necessary:—~15. A crude 470 III, VI | nature, in the production of things, always designs them to 471 III, VI | to be the models of all things to be produced. This, in 472 III, VI | designs in the production of things. The irregular and monstrous 473 III, VI | The real essences of those things which we distinguish into 474 III, VI | supposed real essences of things stand us not in stead for 475 III, VI | ideas of the properties of things flowing from their different 476 III, VI | not the real essences of things; all we can do is, to collect 477 III, VI | to be united together in things existing, and thereof to 478 III, VI | reason and a shape in other things agreeing with ours, have 479 III, VI | secret constitutions of things.~23. Species in animals 480 III, VI | distinction of the species of things no further than the tribes 481 III, VI | are content with knowing things one from another by their 482 III, VI | think that the ranking of things under general names was 483 III, VI | who sorted and denominated things by those sensible qualities 484 III, VI | understood when they speak of things really existing, they must 485 III, VI | conform their ideas to the things they would speak of; or 486 III, VI | obvious qualities observed in things. Secondly, Though the mind 487 III, VI | belonging to any sort of things, signified by its name. 488 III, VI | and outward appearances of things, thereby readily to distinguish 489 III, VI | the specific natures of things. And he that shall consider 490 III, VI | sorts. But the sorting of things by us, or the making of 491 III, VI | boundaries of the species of things: or, if it be so, our boundaries 492 III, VI | observing several particular things to agree with others in 493 III, VI | discourse of any new sort of things they have not yet a name 494 III, VI | that are to be found in the things themselves are purposely 495 III, VI | true and precise nature of things as they exist, have, in 496 III, VI | great numbers of particular things, as they agree in more or 497 III, VI | that would discourse of things, as they agreed in the complex 498 III, VI | knowledge when we think of those things, nor within the signification 499 III, VI | evident that men make sorts of things. For, it being different 500 III, VI | Nature makes many particular things, which do agree one with