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  1      I,  I     |             settled a reputation of maxims universally received, that
  2      I,  I     |          contest for certain innate maxims? If truths can be imprinted
  3      I,  I     |           no difference between the maxims of the mathematicians, and
  4      I,  I     |          the discovery of these two maxims. It will here perhaps be
  5      I,  I     |            distinguished from these maxims and other innate truths.
  6      I,  I     |          readily, allow, that these maxims and mathematical demonstrations
  7      I,  I     |       procuring our assent to these maxims, if by saying, that “men
  8      I,  I     |           in the knowledge of these maxims, it is utterly false; and
  9      I,  I     |          time we come to know these maxims. If by knowing and assenting
 10      I,  I     |            know and assent to these maxims; this also is false and
 11      I,  I     |         because it is evident these maxims are not in the mind so early
 12      I,  I     |           about which those general maxims are, which are mistaken
 13      I,  I     |            know and assent to these maxims “when they come to the use
 14      I,  I     |        supposed the time that these maxims are first assented to, (
 15      I,  I     |            general and self-evident maxims in the mind, till it comes
 16      I,  I     | conversation. If assenting to these maxims, when men come to the use
 17      I,  I     |             ideas about which those maxims are; or to know the signification
 18      I,  I     |            comes to assent to those maxims;—whose terms, with the ideas
 19      I,  I     |             know the truth of these maxims, upon the first occasion
 20      I,  I     |           assent to those they call maxims, by saying, they are generally
 21      I,  I     |           that men would have those maxims pass for innate, they must
 22      I,  I     |             sticks at than at these maxims, that “it is impossible
 23      I,  I     |        known before these universal maxims. Nor let it be said, that
 24      I,  I     |      ignorant of those more general maxims; and so, being earlier in
 25      I,  I     |         blue,” &c., are not general maxims, nor of any great use, I
 26      I,  I     |       usefulness of these magnified maxims, that perhaps will not be
 27      I,  I     |         fully considered.~21. These maxims not being known sometimes
 28      I,  I     |             us that therefore those maxims are to be thought innate,
 29      I,  I     |         ignorant of them.~25. These maxims not the first known. But
 30      I,  I     |          clearest. That the general maxims we are discoursing of are
 31      I,  I     |            illiterate, what general maxims are to be found? What universal
 32      I,  I     |          will expect these abstract maxims and reputed principles of
 33      I,  I     |        disputes are frequent; these maxims being suited to artificial
 34      I,  I     |         think these two speculative Maxims innate: since they are not
 35      I,  I     |        innate, no other speculative maxims can (I suppose), with better
 36      I,  II    |           forementioned speculative maxims. If those speculative Maxims,
 37      I,  II    |        maxims. If those speculative Maxims, whereof we discoursed in
 38      I,  II    |          evident. Those speculative maxims carry their own evidence
 39      I,  II    |      distinguished from speculative maxims. Nature, I confess, has
 40      I,  III   |            of these supposed innate maxims, I have spoken already:
 41     II,  XXVIII|          according to the judgment, maxims, or fashion of that place.
 42     II,  XXVIII|         temper, education, fashion, maxims, or interest of different
 43    III,  VIII  |             any of the most allowed maxims. All our affirmations then
 44     IV,  II    |       propositions which are called maxims, and to show that it is
 45     IV,  VII   |                      Chapter VII~Of Maxims ~1. Maxims or axioms are
 46     IV,  VII   |           Chapter VII~Of Maxims ~1. Maxims or axioms are self-evident
 47     IV,  VII   |            which, under the name of maxims and axioms, have passed
 48     IV,  VII   |     commonly pass under the name of maxims, and have the dignity of
 49     IV,  VII   |        which have had the credit of maxims are self-evident, but a
 50     IV,  VII   |            ideas. These two general maxims, amounting to no more, in
 51     IV,  VII   |            well as in those general maxims; and known also in particular
 52     IV,  VII   |     instances, before these general maxims are ever thought on; and
 53     IV,  VII   |       however they are received for maxims by the mathematicians, and
 54     IV,  VII   |       concerning those there are no maxims.~8. These axioms do not
 55     IV,  VII   |            influence these received maxims have upon the other parts
 56     IV,  VII   |            other knowledge in these maxims, and to suppose them to
 57     IV,  VII   |        knowledge depend.~9. Because maxims or axioms are not the truths
 58     IV,  VII   |            thought on these general maxims, to which mathematicians,
 59     IV,  VII   |       follows, that these magnified maxims are not the principles and
 60     IV,  VII   |      certain praecognita or general maxims, called principles; or else
 61     IV,  VII   |            general terms and called maxims.~11. What use these general
 62     IV,  VII   |              What use these general maxims or axioms have. What shall
 63     IV,  VII   |         then say? Are these general maxims of no use? By no means;
 64     IV,  VII   |          some men ascribed to these maxims may be apt to be cried out
 65     IV,  VII   |            men, of sciences and the maxims on which they are built:
 66     IV,  VII   |            one built upon these two maxims, what is, is; and it is
 67     IV,  VII   |           on these or any such like maxims, that could not be shown
 68     IV,  VII   |          ask, Whether these general maxims have not the same use in
 69     IV,  VII   |        religion is built upon these maxims, or that the knowledge we
 70     IV,  VII   |            without revelation these maxims had never been able to help
 71     IV,  VII   |             light or knowledge from maxims. But in the one, the things
 72     IV,  VII   |              it was not the general maxims, “what is, is;” or, “the
 73     IV,  VII   |         these or the like magnified maxims. Would those who have this
 74     IV,  VII   |        would see that those general maxims were not the foundations
 75     IV,  VII   |              they often made use of maxims, i.e. laid down certain
 76     IV,  VII   |      understanding than the general maxims brought to confirm them:
 77     IV,  VII   |             the help of the general maxims: and so may any one else
 78     IV,  VII   |           attention considers them.~Maxims of use in the exposition
 79     IV,  VII   |             the use that is made of maxims.~(1) They are of use, as
 80     IV,  VII   |         either side. And thus these maxims, getting the name of principles,
 81     IV,  VII   |             been already shown.~How maxims came to be so much in vogue.
 82     IV,  VII   |      suppose, the like use of these maxims into a great part of conversation
 83     IV,  VII   |           without the help of those maxims, and so the truth known
 84     IV,  VII   |       contest for victory. And thus maxims have their use to put a
 85     IV,  VII   |             art of wrangling, these maxims were nowhere thought the
 86     IV,  VII   |         truths. As to these general maxims, therefore, they are, as
 87     IV,  VII   |        contradictions, one of these maxims, as a touchstone, may serve
 88     IV,  VII   |            As to other less general maxims, many of them are no more
 89     IV,  VII   |             like, may also pass for maxims. But yet masters of mathematics,
 90     IV,  VII   |            this and some other such maxims at the entrance of their
 91     IV,  VII   |          only have had the title of maxims.~12. Maxims, if care he
 92     IV,  VII   |            the title of maxims.~12. Maxims, if care he not taken in
 93     IV,  VII   |            concerning these general maxims, That they are so far from
 94     IV,  VII   |         things; I say these general maxims will serve to confirm us
 95     IV,  VII   |           is to show men that these maxims, however cried up for the
 96     IV,  VII   |          different, therefore these maxims are made use of to support
 97     IV,  VII   |           as usually they do, these maxims may and do commonly serve
 98     IV,  VII   |             19. Little use of these maxims in proofs where we have
 99     IV,  VII   |           or no use at all of these maxims, to prove the agreement
100     IV,  VII   |          help of these and the like maxims, will not be helped by these
101     IV,  VII   |         will not be helped by these maxims to do it: since he cannot
102     IV,  VII   |             know the truth of these maxims themselves without proof,
103     IV,  VII   |            determined. And as these maxims are of little use where
104     IV,  VII   |      mistake and error, which these maxims (brought as proofs to establish
105     IV,  VIII  |          our knowledge. Whether the maxims treated of in the foregoing
106     IV,  VIII  |     propositions and insist on such maxims as these: “substance is
107     IV,  XII   |           Knowledge is not got from maxims. It having been the common
108     IV,  XII   |        amongst men of letters, that maxims were the foundation of all
109     IV,  XII   |           from two or three general maxims, laid down in the beginning;
110     IV,  XII   |           without the help of those maxims. For I ask, Is it not possible
111     IV,  XII   |     knowledge to begin with general maxims, and build upon them, it
112     IV,  XII   |         consider how little general maxims, precarious principles,
113     IV,  XII   |              and not the relying on maxims, and drawing consequences
114     IV,  XII   |          not the influence of those maxims which are taken for principles
115     IV,  XII   |             good parts know all the maxims generally made use of in
116     IV,  XII   |            far different from those maxims, when it first got the knowledge
117     IV,  XVII  |           the evidence of all those maxims which nobody has any doubt