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1 Read | mistake or not comprehend my meaning.~It will possibly be censured 2 Read | words, with little or no meaning, have, by prescription, 3 Read | not take care about the meaning of their own words, and 4 Read | them; so it is, that my meaning, I find, is often mistaken, 5 Read | unless he had mistaken my meaning; which he could not have 6 Read | direct men’s thoughts to my meaning in this matter. By those 7 I, I | he learns their precise meaning, and it requires more time 8 I, II | capacity to understand its meaning; might he not without any 9 I, II | this proposition as to its meaning, (for it is the sense, and 10 I, II | principles in words of uncertain meaning. Nor is the fourth proposition ( 11 I, III | universal or obscure in meaning. But had all mankind everywhere 12 II, XIII | placed in the uncertain meaning, or deceitful obscurity 13 II, XV | to call a sensible point, meaning thereby the least particle 14 II, XXI | satisfies not, it is plain the meaning of the question, What determines 15 II, XXII | any one understand their meaning.~8. Mixed modes, where they 16 II, XXVIII| of anything, or have any meaning), or would signify to others, 17 II, XXXI | himself a man, with any other meaning than as having the real 18 II, XXXII | presently asks, what it is; meaning by that inquiry nothing 19 III, II | words they speak (with any meaning) all alike. They, in every 20 III, II | either from their general meaning, or the particular sense 21 III, III | reasoning, I doubt not but the meaning of the term man would be 22 III, III | several others, so that the meaning or idea it stands for may 23 III, IV | clear conception of the meaning of the word than they had 24 III, IV | else but the showing the meaning of one word by several other 25 III, IV | not synonymous terms. The meaning of words being only the 26 III, IV | him that uses them, the meaning of any term is then showed, 27 III, IV | nothing but the showing the meaning of one word by several others 28 III, IV | that it cannot make the meaning of the word light (which 29 III, IV | words to make known its meaning to him. When any term stands 30 III, IV | make him understand its meaning. But in no case whatsoever 31 III, IV | simple ideas of less doubtful meaning than those of mixed modes 32 III, IV | and wrangling about their meaning. He that knows once that 33 III, IV | is not apt to mistake the meaning of it, but perceives he 34 III, VI | is it to show the various meaning and imperfection of words, 35 III, VI | hand, which is to ask the meaning of any word we understand 36 III, IX | cannot fail of having his meaning understood, wherein consists 37 III, IX | Common use regulates the meaning of words pretty well for 38 III, IX | of the true and precise meaning of names, these moral words 39 III, IX | thereupon are only about the meaning of a sound. And hence we 40 III, IX | pretty well satisfied of the meaning of a text of Scripture, 41 III, IX | required to find out the true meaning of ancient authors. But, 42 III, IX | very solicitous about the meaning of, but those that contain 43 III, IX | very unsteady and various meaning, if the ideas they stand 44 III, IX | bitter, carry a very obvious meaning with them, which every one 45 III, IX | them mistook the ordinary meaning of seven, or a triangle? 46 III, IX | doubtful and undetermined meaning, as has been shown. The 47 III, X | ideas, without any distinct meaning at all. Wisdom, glory, grace, & 48 III, X | with it constantly the same meaning. This, though men make a 49 III, X | heads about a certain fixed meaning; whereby, besides the ease 50 III, X | confound their ordinary meaning. Though the Peripatetick 51 III, X | and undetermined in their meaning, than they are in ordinary 52 III, X | served for, but to make the meaning more doubtful, and perplex 53 III, X | but understand what their meaning is; and therefore one ought 54 III, X | understand clearly others’ meaning. From whence commonly proceeds 55 III, X | one sometimes asks the meaning of their terms: though the 56 III, X | names without ideas, wants meaning in his words, and speaks 57 III, XI | without any clear and steady meaning, what does he but lead himself 58 III, XI | Fourth remedy: To declare the meaning in which we use them. Fourthly, 59 III, XI | words, to declare their meaning; where either common use 60 III, XI | are others whose precise meaning cannot be made known but 61 III, XI | of speech, to declare his meaning, and make known what idea 62 III, XI | way whereby the precise meaning of moral words can be known; 63 III, XI | yet a way whereby their meaning may be known certainly, 64 III, XI | the only way in which the meaning of mixed modes can be made 65 III, XI | dispute in words, whose meaning is not agreed between them, 66 III, XI | the pains to declare the meaning of their words, and definitions 67 III, XI | intelligent readers into the true meaning of it; but where there is 68 III, XI | the writer to explain his meaning, and show in what sense 69 IV, IV | this matter, and show my meaning without any more ado. But 70 IV, XII | new discoveries. But my meaning is, that we should not take 71 IV, XVI | inadvertency, mistake of his meaning, and a thousand odd reasons, 72 IV, XVI | quote another man’s words or meaning wrong. He that has but ever 73 IV, XVI | revelation, and that this is the meaning of the expressions it is