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1 Int | the understanding, I can discover the powers thereof; how 2 I, I | the use of reason men may discover these principles, and that 3 I, I | truths reason can certainly discover to us, and make us firmly 4 I, I | use of reason necessary to discover principles that are supposed 5 I, I | we have need of reason to discover; unless, as I have said, 6 I, I | necessary to make our eyes discover visible objects, as that 7 I, I | So that to make reason discover those truths thus imprinted, 8 I, I | need the use of reason to discover it?~11. And if there were, 9 I, II | exercise of the mind, to discover the certainty of their truth. 10 I, III | with faculties and means to discover, receive, and retain truths, 11 II, VIII | qualities in bodies. To discover the nature of our ideas 12 II, VIII | cannot by any of our senses discover either their bulk, figure, 13 II, VIII | of that size that we can discover them, we have by these an 14 II, VIII | one of another, we plainly discover that the quality produced 15 II, VIII | senses, not being able to discover any unlikeness between the 16 II, XI | faultering would no doubt discover. For those who either perceive 17 II, XI | ordinary method, trace and discover them, in their rise, progress, 18 II, XI | the only way that I can discover, whereby the ideas of things 19 II, XI | These alone, as far as I can discover, are the windows by which 20 II, XIII | under-propping, they would better discover to us the very great clearness 21 II, XVII | we have of infinity, and discover to us, that it is nothing 22 II, XXI | or not free, will easily discover itself For, if it be reasonable 23 II, XXI | What has been said may also discover to us the reason why men 24 II, XXI | its full dimensions, and discover his wilful mistake who judged 25 II, XXIII| introduced into other subjects, discover to us those powers which 26 II, XXIII| not its sensible motion discover it: and I doubt not, but 27 II, XXIII| would disappear, if we could discover the primary ones of their 28 II, XXIII| This microscopes plainly discover to us; for what to our naked 29 II, XXIII| and weak as they are) to discover enough in the creatures 30 II, XXIII| depends, would no doubt discover something very admirable: 31 II, XXIII| conceive? What wonders would he discover, who could so fit his eyes 32 II, XXIII| organs, so contrived as to discover the figure and motion of 33 II, XXIII| fast one to another, would discover a great and yet unknown 34 II, XXIII| that we are no more able to discover wherein the ideas belonging 35 II, XXIII| certainly as we experiment, or discover in things without us, the 36 II, XXIII| and difficulties, and can discover nothing further but our 37 II, XXIII| the manner wherein they discover their thoughts one to another: 38 II, XXIII| ourselves by reflection; or discover by sensation in other things, 39 II, XXVI | what our senses are able to discover in the operations of bodies 40 II, XXVII| been said, it is easy to discover what is so much inquired 41 II, XXIX | in a light sufficient to discover minutely to us the figure 42 II, XXXI | for then the properties we discover in that body would depend 43 II, XXXI | plainly perceive I cannot discover: the furthest I can go is, 44 II, XXXI | that figure, we from thence discover those properties, and demonstratively 45 III, IV | the other, may serve to discover what idea the unknown stands 46 III, VI | obvious at first sight to discover.~3. The nominal and real 47 III, VI | perhaps of more moment to discover the extent and certainty 48 III, VI | stands for? Further trials discover fusibility and fixedness. 49 III, VI | any further trials shall discover in this matter, ought by 50 III, VIII | whiteness in one whose eyes can discover ordinary objects: or, “a 51 III, X | signification of words, more than to discover the knowledge and truth 52 III, X | writers would abundantly discover; and that perhaps in words 53 IV, I | themselves, by an immediate view, discover their agreement or disagreement 54 IV, II | more, as it happens) to discover the agreement or disagreement 55 IV, II | intermediate ideas, (that shall discover the agreement or disagreement 56 IV, II | out ways to examine, and discover demonstratively, the just 57 IV, III | without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency has 58 IV, III | minds not being able to discover any connexion betwixt these 59 IV, III | qualities, though we could discover the size, figure, or motion 60 IV, III | therefore, shall we endeavour to discover by our ideas (the only true 61 IV, III | did we know them, could we discover any necessary connexion 62 IV, III | intuition or demonstration discover the co-existence of very 63 IV, III | cannot by any means come to discover; it is but in very few cases 64 IV, III | universe, we shall then discover a huge abyss of ignorance. 65 IV, III | doubt not but if we could discover the figure, size, texture, 66 IV, III | of senses acute enough to discover the minute particles of 67 IV, III | nor shall ever be able to discover general, instructive, unquestionable 68 IV, III | be able in the least to discover to us. These, and the like, 69 IV, III | being such, wherein we can discover no natural connexion with 70 IV, III | truly seek or certainly discover the agreement or disagreement 71 IV, IV | by what our faculties can discover in them as they exist, and 72 IV, VI | certainly know, unless we can discover their natural dependence; 73 IV, VI | secondary qualities we can discover no connexion at all: for 74 IV, VI | because our understandings can discover no conceivable connexion 75 IV, VI | necessary connexion that we can discover, with the colour, weight, 76 IV, VI | connexion, unless we could discover that which ties them together.~ 77 IV, VI | begin at the other end, and discover what it was wherein that 78 IV, VI | qualities our senses can discover, there can be few general 79 IV, VI | concerning it: v.g. could any one discover a necessary connexion between 80 IV, VI | out their properties, and discover what qualities they had 81 IV, VI | severest inquiry can never discover? The inhabitants of this 82 IV, VI | unknown to us. We cannot discover so much as that size, figure, 83 IV, VII | real existence; which will discover to us, that not only those 84 IV, VII | by whose intervention we discover the connexion of two others, 85 IV, VII | are left to our senses to discover to us as far as they can. 86 IV, VII | propositions, they cannot discover or prove to us the least 87 IV, X | provided us with the means to discover and know him; so far as 88 IV, XI | senses not being able to discover them, we want the means 89 IV, XII | knowledge, and by that a way to discover it in others; and this without 90 IV, XII | relations, is the only way to discover all that can be put with 91 IV, XII | depend, we cannot by them discover the rest; we can go no further 92 IV, XII | bodies; but yet plainly discover to us the being of a God 93 IV, XII | contemplation of our ideas we cannot discover; there experience, observation, 94 IV, XVI | things which sense cannot discover, analogy is the great rule 95 IV, XVI | beings, it is not easy to discover the bounds betwixt them; 96 IV, XVII | intermediate ideas as to discover what connexion there is 97 IV, XVII | rightly applies them, to discover certainty in the one, and 98 IV, XVII | use of, on occasion, to discover a fallacy hid in a rhetorical 99 IV, XVII | together.~Syllogism does not discover ideas, or their connexions. 100 IV, XVII | forms were of little use to discover truth or fallacy, whilst 101 IV, XVII | not syllogism, that must discover them.~I have had experience 102 IV, XVII | brandishing of syllogisms, will discover very little of that mass 103 IV, XVII | reason, unless it be to discover the falsehood and reject 104 IV, XVII | propositions whose truth we can discover by examining and tracing 105 IV, XVII | and seeks sincerely to discover truth by those helps and 106 IV, XVIII| And supposing God should discover to any one, supernaturally, 107 IV, XVIII| God might, by revelation, discover the truth of any proposition 108 IV, XIX | glow-worm to assist us to discover the sun, as to examine the 109 IV, XX | serious consideration may discover) nor equally valid proofs