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1 I, I | of the falseness of this supposition, if I should only show ( 2 I, I | arguing is as frivolous as the supposition itself is false. For, by 3 I, I | hearing, is upon a false supposition of no precedent teaching. 4 I, II | make one suspect that the supposition of such innate principles 5 I, II | from them. And indeed the supposition of such first principles 6 I, III | substance but only an uncertain supposition of we know not what, i.e. 7 II, I | which is no impossible supposition for the men I have here 8 II, I | which follows from this supposition, I answer, further,—That 9 II, II | counted more;—but either supposition serves equally to my present 10 II, IV | motion is built only on the supposition that the world is full; 11 II, XII | contain not in them the supposition of subsisting by themselves, 12 II, XIII | but a consequence from the supposition of plenitude; which will 13 II, XIV | constant, he can, upon the supposition that that revolution has 14 II, XXIII| of it at all, but only a supposition of he knows not what support 15 II, XXIII| supposes to inhere; with a supposition of such a substratum as 16 II, XXIII| sensation and reflection. The supposition, at least, that angels do 17 II, XXIII| will throw himself into the supposition and abyss of infinite matter, 18 II, XXIII| by resolving it into a supposition the most absurd and most 19 II, XXIII| of simple ideas: with a supposition of something to which they 20 II, XXVII| sober, the same man, by any supposition, that will not make it possible 21 II, XXVII| sufficient to countenance the supposition of a rational parrot.~His 22 II, XXVII| substance. For, whether their supposition be true or no, it is plain 23 II, XXVII| any parcel of matter, the supposition has no apparent absurdity 24 II, XXXI | neglecting that useless supposition of unknown real essences, 25 II, XXXII| reference, makes a tacit supposition of their conformity to that 26 II, XXXII| conformity to that thing; which supposition, as it happens to be true 27 II, XXXII| mind him, that the contrary supposition, if it could be proved, 28 II, XXXII| pass over that chimerical supposition, and consider them as collections 29 III, III | that name is the sign.~17. Supposition, that species are distinguished 30 III, III | reason against it, yet the supposition of essences that cannot 31 III, V | which carry with them the supposition of some real being, from 32 III, V | existence of things, there is no supposition of anything more signified 33 III, VI | properties, but all upon supposition of a sort or general abstract 34 III, VI | 14. Difficulties in the supposition of a certain number of real 35 III, VI | according to the usual supposition, that there are certain 36 III, VI | necessary:—~15. A crude supposition. First, To be assured that 37 III, VI | qualities? Nor is it a mere supposition to imagine that a body may 38 III, VI | real essences.~50. Which supposition is of no use. For, let us 39 III, VII | of these buts intimates a supposition in the mind of something 40 III, IX | all. And therefore in this supposition, the names of substances 41 III, X | makes them, by a secret supposition, to stand for a thing having 42 III, X | The cause of this abuse, a supposition of nature’s working always 43 III, X | essences of species, is the supposition before mentioned, that nature 44 III, X | different specific names. This supposition, however, that the same 45 III, X | By proceeding upon the supposition that the words we use have 46 IV, IV | nothing else but a false supposition, that these two names, man 47 IV, IV | from those names, and the supposition of such specific essences 48 IV, X | danger and deceit of that supposition:—there being no way to avoid 49 IV, XX | Lastly, when there can be no supposition (the thing in its own nature