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1 Read | they are but the covers of ignorance, and hindrance of true knowledge. 2 Read | sanctuary of vanity and ignorance will be, I suppose, some 3 Int | and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which, upon 4 Int | acquiesce in the avowed ignorance of the one, and employ their 5 I, I | long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths which his 6 I, II | knowledge of them. But the ignorance wherein many men are of 7 I, II | that anything is his duty. Ignorance or doubt of the law, hopes 8 I, II | are not exposed by their ignorance, laziness, education, or 9 I, III | infallible evidence of their ignorance of Him, and a proof that 10 II, X | far it produces perfect ignorance. For, since we can know 11 II, X | gone, we are in perfect ignorance.~Secondly, That it moves 12 II, XIII | shall be ashamed to own my ignorance, till they that ask show 13 II, XIII | things. It helps not our ignorance to feign a knowledge where 14 II, XXI | That, in this state of ignorance, we short-sighted creatures 15 II, XXI | 69. Causes of this. (i) Ignorance: He that judges without 16 II, XXI | an affected and present ignorance, which misleads our judgments 17 II, XXI | as if it were a perfect ignorance. That which most commonly 18 II, XXIII| other supposed (with a like ignorance of what it is) to be the 19 II, XXIII| but our own blindness and ignorance. But whichever of these 20 II, XXVII| counterfeit: and so the ignorance in drunkenness or sleep 21 II, XXVII| strange are pardonable in our ignorance. I am apt enough to think 22 II, XXVII| are pardonable, in this ignorance we are in of the nature 23 II, XXIX | serves both to cover our own ignorance, as well as to perplex and 24 II, XXXI | or constitution. The like ignorance as I have of the real essence 25 II, XXXI | point, the same sort of ignorance.~7. Because men know not 26 III, I | in Latin, and in English, ignorance and barrenness. All which 27 III, VI | wonder, yet it cures not our ignorance. When we come to examine 28 III, VI | it will be judged great ignorance to make any doubt about 29 III, VIII | consciousness to themselves of their ignorance of them kept them from so 30 III, X | expedient to cover their ignorance, with a curious and inexplicable 31 III, X | Nevertheless, this artificial ignorance, and learned gibberish, 32 III, X | communication. Thus learned ignorance, and this art of keeping 33 III, X | so well to palliate men’s ignorance, and cover their errors, 34 III, X | should be ashamed to own his ignorance in what sense another man 35 III, XI | more conceited in their ignorance, and more obstinate in their 36 IV, II | in that case remains in ignorance, and at most gets no further 37 IV, III | content ourselves in the ignorance of what kind of being it 38 IV, III | undiscoverable by us. Besides this ignorance of the primary qualities 39 IV, III | and more incurable part of ignorance, which sets us more remote 40 IV, III | present to our senses.~22. Our ignorance great. Our knowledge being 41 IV, III | and take a view of our ignorance; which, being infinitely 42 IV, III | long for instances of his ignorance. The meanest and most obvious 43 IV, III | consider the causes of our ignorance; which, from what has been 44 IV, III | ideas.~23. One cause of our ignorance want of ideas. First, There 45 IV, III | notions about seeing. The ignorance and darkness that is in 46 IV, III | as well as cause of our ignorance, cannot be described. Only 47 IV, III | Another great cause of ignorance is the want of ideas we 48 IV, III | now speak of keeps us in ignorance of things we conceive capable 49 IV, III | discover a huge abyss of ignorance. What are the particular 50 IV, III | keeps us in an incurable ignorance of what we desire to know 51 IV, III | shall find this cause of ignorance conceal from us, in an impenetrable 52 IV, III | properties we are in absolute ignorance.~28. Another cause, want 53 IV, III | place, another cause of ignorance, of no less moment, is a 54 IV, III | instances of this cause of our ignorance, and so leave it. It is 55 IV, VI | very little beyond perfect ignorance and incapacity.~15. Whilst 56 IV, VIII | convenient to shelter their ignorance or obstinacy under the obscurity 57 IV, X | we justly complain of our ignorance in this great point; since 58 IV, X | yet the product of mere ignorance and chance; and that all 59 IV, XII | convincing instance: whose ignorance in useful arts, and want 60 IV, XII | may be attributed to their ignorance of what was to be found 61 IV, XII | reduced to the wants and ignorance of the ancient savage Americans, 62 IV, XII | an easier way to learned ignorance, yet a surer way to profitable 63 IV, XVI | too great an imputation of ignorance, lightness, or folly for 64 IV, XVI | to commiserate our mutual ignorance, and endeavour to remove 65 IV, XVII | from my shamefacedness, ignorance, or error.~23. Above, contrary, 66 IV, XIX | flatters many men’s laziness, ignorance, and vanity, that, when 67 IV, XX | given over to invincible ignorance of those proofs on which 68 IV, XX | subjected to unavoidable ignorance in those things which are 69 IV, XX | satisfy themselves with a lazy ignorance, I cannot tell: but methinks 70 IV, XX | sold them hard words and ignorance at a very dear rate. What 71 IV, XX | truth. If it were not so, ignorance, error, or infidelity, could 72 IV, XX | notice of, and which keeps in ignorance or error more people than