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1 Ded | trial and examination must give it price, and not any antique 2 Ded | genuine. Your lordship can give great and convincing instances 3 Ded | me to say, that you here give the world an earnest of 4 Read | yet, for reasons I there give, men, in that way of denominating 5 Read | this Second Edition will give him satisfaction on the 6 Read | which every one who will give himself the pains to read 7 Int | historical, plain method, I can give any account of the ways 8 Int | mean that assent which we give to any proposition as true, 9 I, I | none to which all mankind give an universal assent. I shall 10 I, I | all. And I think those who give this answer will not be 11 I, I | as these materials that give it employment increase. 12 I, I | of innate principles, and give but little authority to 13 I, II | on the other side went to give a reason why “it is impossible 14 I, II | must keep his word, he will give this as a reason:—Because 15 I, II | a great part of mankind give testimony to the law of 16 I, II | unanimously and universally give the lie to what, by the 17 I, II | or the like, may make men give way to a present appetite; 18 I, II | system would be ready to give them us by tale. But since 19 I, II | know, has ventured yet to give a catalogue of them, they 20 I, II | sects should go about to give us a list of those innate 21 I, III | but opiniatrety; whilst we give up our assent only to reverend 22 I, III | been necessary for me to give an account of the reasons 23 II, I | sleeping contemplation, can give no manner of account of 24 II, I | do not think, when they give all the demonstration of 25 II, IV | and soft are names that we give to things only in relation 26 II, IV | more easily removed, and give way to the approach of the 27 II, VII | other ideas, serving to give us due sentiments of the 28 II, VIII | understood, we may be able to give an account how the same 29 II, IX | 2. Reflection alone can give us the idea of what perception 30 II, XI | unusual names children often give to things in the first use 31 II, XIII | distinct ideas, or at least to give three distinct names to 32 II, XIV | their appearances) I can give no other reason but experience: 33 II, XVII | of idea it is to which we give the name of infinity, cannot 34 II, XVII | expansion. It will, perhaps, give us a little further light 35 II, XVII | simple ideas whose modes give more exercise to the thoughts 36 II, XVIII | s sake, though briefly, give an account of some few more, 37 II, XVIII | they were continually to give and receive information 38 II, XXI | to whom it is proposed to give off walking, is not at liberty, 39 II, XXI | determine himself to walk, or give off walking or not: he must 40 II, XXI | thought the mind endeavours to give rise, continuation, or stop, 41 II, XXI | it makes people cry out, “Give me children.” give me the 42 II, XXI | out, “Give me children.” give me the thing desired, “or 43 II, XXI | soliciting, and ready at hand to give the will its next determination. 44 II, XXI | abridgment of liberty. But to give a right view of this mistaken 45 II, XXI | examine, and reason unbiased give its judgment, being that 46 II, XXI | been said, it is easy to give an account how it comes 47 II, XXI | things, duly weighed, will give us, as I think, a clear 48 II, XXI | lessen that; to make it give place to any present desire; 49 II, XXI | correct their palates, and give relish to what either has, 50 II, XXI | change our pleasures, and give a relish to that which is 51 II, XXI | our purpose, and help to give us clearer conceptions about 52 II, XXIII | which they know not, readily give this satisfactory answer, 53 II, XXIII | then we have, to which we give the general name substance, 54 II, XXIII | consider in any substance, to give or receive such alterations 55 II, XXIII | of some spirits. And here give me leave to propose an extravagant 56 II, XXV | white colour. But when I give Caius the name husband, 57 II, XXV | other person; and when I give him the name whiter, I intimate 58 II, XXV | languages have failed to give correlative names, there 59 II, XXV | oftentimes sufficient to give me the notion of a relation; 60 II, XXVIII| have not thought fit to give them distinct and peculiar 61 II, XXVIII| names. This, by the way, may give us some light into the different 62 II, XXVIII| that men everywhere should give the name of virtue to those 63 II, XXVIII| otherwise, failed not to give their approbation right, 64 II, XXVIII| from what has been said give me leave to observe:~18. 65 II, XXIX | to us visible objects, we give the name of obscure to that 66 II, XXX | fantastical: as if a man would give the name of justice to that 67 II, XXXI | are they not understood to give it that name, as belonging 68 II, XXXI | changes it is fitted to give to or receive from other 69 II, XXXII | same with what other men give those names to.~Secondly, 70 II, XXXII | to which the names they give them do by the use and propriety 71 II, XXXII | nor falsehood. But when I give the name frugality or virtue 72 III, I | sensible ideas. By which we may give some kind of guess what 73 III, I | their knowledge: whilst, to give names that might make known 74 III, II | his own, if he consent to give them the same names that 75 III, II | yet they in their thoughts give them a secret reference 76 III, II | substances in particular: though give me leave here to say, that 77 III, III | have never attempted to give names to each sheep in their 78 III, III | partake in; and to that they give, with others, the name man, 79 III, IV | in the definitions they give us of some few of these 80 III, IV | another,” which the Cartesians give us, prove a much better 81 III, IV | so exact, would no more give us the idea of light itself, 82 III, IV | sharp piece of steel would give us the idea of that pain 83 III, IV | him try if any words can give him the taste of a pine-apple, 84 III, V | preserve those essences, and give them their lasting duration. 85 III, V | every one’s thoughts, and give occasion to the most averse 86 III, V | own use of language; and give them reason to suspect, 87 III, VI | contain words, if I will give it the name treatise, and 88 III, VI | make the idea to which they give the name body to be solidity 89 III, VI | not their make; and can give no reason of the different 90 III, VI | been observed, will always give us reason to doubt of one 91 III, VI | whole essence to which we give the name man.~22. Our abstract 92 III, VI | or an elephant, and never give any signs of being acted 93 III, VI | complex ideas they please, and give what names to them they 94 III, VI | without further examination, give them names, or take up the 95 III, VI | are only chimeras, which give us no light into the specific 96 III, VI | collection our specific idea, and give it a general name; that 97 III, VI | such precise complex ideas give names that shall prevail; 98 III, VI | those abstract ideas we give them. I must beg pardon 99 III, VI | specifical differences we give them: which things, if I 100 III, VI | familiar names to do this, give me leave to endeavour by 101 III, VI | to no archetypes at all. Give me leave also to show how 102 III, VII | discretive, which grammarians give to it. But I intend not 103 III, VII | have given in this one may give occasion to reflect on their 104 III, IX | complex idea to which they give the name gold, to denote 105 III, IX | think myself obliged to give a reason why I have followed 106 III, X | way to gain admittance, or give defence to strange and absurd 107 III, X | thoughts to anyone system, and give themselves up into a firm 108 III, X | natives call them by, or give them names himself. 3. He 109 III, X | wrong ideas of them, when I give wrong names to them. Only 110 III, XI | combined together, they both give the name bird, be all to 111 III, XI | complex ideas to which they give these two names, one holds 112 III, XI | to do so, he is bound to give notice of it. Men’s intentions 113 III, XI | standard to which they will give the name justice; with which 114 III, XI | species annexed, we forwardly give the specific name to that 115 IV, II | globules of light, and to give them the proper rotation, 116 IV, II | reflected from a body, fitted to give them that peculiar motion 117 IV, III | Almighty has been pleased to give that power, which cannot 118 IV, III | should, if he pleased, give to certain systems of created 119 IV, III | Omnipotency itself cannot give perception and thought to 120 IV, III | knowledge: and he who will give himself leave to consider 121 IV, III | have shown, it will perhaps give us some light into the present 122 IV, III | faculties are not able to give us shuts us wholly from 123 IV, III | particles of bodies, and to give us ideas of their mechanical 124 IV, III | whereof our natural faculties give us no certain account at 125 IV, III | need not be told. I shall give some few instances of this 126 IV, IV | fear, do so, as long as we give ourselves up to certain 127 IV, VI | of any body were fit to give such corpuscles their due 128 IV, VI | let the ideas to which we give the name man be, as it commonly 129 IV, VII | first principle. Men would give off a wrong argument before 130 IV, VII | to make him certain, and give his assent to this proposition, 131 IV, VIII | advance do such propositions give in the knowledge of anything 132 IV, VIII | propositions, in order to give the understanding any new 133 IV, X | after exist; nor can it ever give to another any perfection 134 IV, X | creation; and these men must give up their great maxim, Ex 135 IV, X | it is impossible should give thought and knowledge to 136 IV, X | eternal first Being: but to give beginning and being to a 137 IV, X | easier nor less, than to give motion itself: since the 138 IV, XI | in the information they give us of the existence of things 139 IV, XI | our sight, and seems to give it a certainty approaching 140 IV, XI | enough, if they will but give us certain notice of those 141 IV, XI | our senses, and by them give notice of itself to our 142 IV, XI | meat or drink would not give him reason to venture on 143 IV, XI | knowledge, but what our senses give us in this or that particular.~ 144 IV, XII | thing which might probably give an occasion to this way 145 IV, XII | these two relative terms give him, which he could not 146 IV, XII | influence men’s lives, and give a bias to all their actions. 147 IV, XII | and natural history, must give us, by our senses and by 148 IV, XVI | that they could imagine to give any light to the question; 149 IV, XVI | before he assents, you must give him leave at his leisure 150 IV, XVI | various degrees wherein men give their assent. This only 151 IV, XVI | melting, turn into flame, and give us both light and heat. 152 IV, XVI | minds of men, to make them give or refuse credit to anything 153 IV, XVI | find credit themselves, but give it also to other truths, 154 IV, XVIII | and what we certainly know give way to what we may possibly 155 IV, XVIII | evidence of its reason, to give a place to a proposition, 156 IV, XVIII | natural faculties are able to give a probable determination; 157 IV, XVIII | God has been pleased to give it, must carry it against 158 IV, XVIII | appears in it, is bound to give up its assent to such a 159 IV, XIX | Whatsoever credit or authority we give to any proposition more 160 IV, XIX | by our own consent, to give ourselves up to delusion 161 IV, XIX | therefore, that will not give himself up to all the extravagances 162 IV, XIX | persuasions which can by itself give it that stamp. The bent 163 IV, XX | error, or how men come to give assent contrary to probability. 164 IV, XX | demanded how men come to give their assents contrary to 165 IV, XX | suspend their assent, or give it to the less probable 166 IV, XX | evidence of their senses, and give their own experience the 167 IV, XX | strange that the mind should give itself up to the common 168 IV, XX | secure in the reception I give it: other men have been 169 IV, XX | himself to those who can give him credit, preferment,