CO N T E N T S.

BOOK I.

Of ANNATE Notions.

tions known before these

not their internal prin.
universal maxims.

'ciple.
20. One and one equal to 8. Conscience no proof of
two, &c. not general, nor

any innate moral rule.
useful, answered. . . 9. Instances of enormities
21. These maxims not being

practised without re.
known sometimes till pro-

morse..
posed, proves them not in. 10. Men have contrary prac.
nate.

tical principles. *
22. Implicitly known before 11 -13. Whole nations reject sea
proposing, signifies, that

veral moral rules.
the mind is capable of 4. Those who maintain in.
understanding them, or

nate practical principles,
else signiftes nothing.

tell us not what they are.
The argument of assenting 15-19. Lord Herbert's innate
on first hearing, is upon a

principles examined.
false supposition of no pre. 20. Obj. "Innate principles
cedent teaching.

may be corrupted, an.
24. Not innate, because not

swered.
universally assented to.

21. Contrary principles in
25. These maxims not the first

the world.
known.

-26. How men commonly
26. And so not innate.

come by their principles.
27. Not innate, because they 27. Principles must be exa.
appear least, where what

mined.
is innate, shows itself

clearest.
28. Recapitulation.

CHAP. IV.

Other considerations about innate
CHA P. III.

principles, both speculative and
No innate practical principles. practical.
SECT.

SECT.
1. No moral principles s0 1 . Principles not innate, un.
clear and so generally re.

less their ideas be innate.
ceived as the fore-menti. 2, 3. Ideas, especially those be.
oned speculative maxims.

longing to principles, not
2. Faith and justice not own.

born with children. .
ed as principles by all 4, 5. Identity, an idea not in.
men.

nate.
3. Obj. Though men deny 6. Whole and part, not in.
them in their practice, yet

nate ideas.
they admit them in their 7. Idea of worship not in.
thoughts, answered.

nate.
4. Moral rules need a proof, 8 11. Idea of God, not innate.
ergo, not innate.

12. Suitable to God's good-
Instance in keeping com.

ness, that all men should
pacts.

have an idea of him,
6. Virtue generally approved, therefore naturaily im-
not because innate, but be.

printed by him; an.
cause profitable.

swered.
7. Men’s actions convince us, 13-16. Ideas of God, various in
that the rule of virtue is

different men.
a 2

12. Su

77. H

17. If the idea of God be 21. Principles not innate, be.

not innate, no other can

cause of little use or lit.

be supposed innate.

tle certainty.

Idca of substance not in.

Difference of men's dise

nate.

coveries depends upon the

No propositions can be

different applications of

innate, since no ideas are

their faculties.

innate.

23. Men must think and know

Noideas are remembered,

for themselves.

till after they have been 24. Whence the opinion of

introduced

innate principles.

25. Conclusion.

24. The original of all our CHA P. VII.

knowledge.

25. In the reception of simple of simple-ideas, both of sensation

ideas the understanding is

and reflection.

most of all passive. SECT.

1__6. Pleasure and pain.

CHA P. II.

7. Existence and unity.

Of simple ideas.

8. Power.

SECT.

9. Succession.

1. Uncompounded

10. Simple ideas, the mate.

appear.

rials of all our know.

ances.

ledge.

2, 3. The mind can neither

make nor destroy them.

CHA P. VIII.

CH A P. III. Other considerations concerning

Of ideas of one sense.

simple ideas.

SECT.
1. As colours, of seeing;

1-6. Positive ideas from priva.

sounds, of hearing.

tive causes.

2. Few simple ideas have

7, 8. Ideas in the mind, quali.

names.

ties in bodies.

9, 10. Primary and secondary

CHA P. IV.

qualities.

Of solidity.

11, 12, How primary qualities

SECT.

produce their ideas.

1. We receive this idea from 13, 14. How secondary.

15–23. Ideas of primary quali.

touch.

ties, are resemblances; of

2. Solidity fills space.

secondary, not.

3. Distinct from space. 24, 25. Reason of our mistake in

4. From hardness.

this.

s. On solidity depend im.

26. Secondary qualities two.
pulse, resistance, and pro-

fold; first, immediately
trusion,

perceivable; secondly,

6. What it is.

mediately perceivable.

CHA P. V.

CH A P. IX.

Of simple ideas by more than one

sense.

Of perception.

SECT.
C'HA P. VI.

1. It is the first simple idea

of reflection.
Of simple ideas of reflection,

2-4. Perception is only when
SECT.

the mind receives the im.
1. Simple ideas are the opera.

pression.
tions of the mind about 6. Children, tho they have

its other ideas.

ideas in the womb, have

2. The idea of perception,

none innate.

and idea of wiling, we 7. Which ideas first, is not

have from reflection.

evident.

8-10. Ideas

8-10. Ideas of sensation often CH A P. XI.
changed by the judgment.

Of complex ideas.
11-14. Perception puts the diffe.

SECT.

rence between acimals

1. Made by the mind out

and inferior beings.
Perception the inlat of

of simple ones.

2. Made voluntarily. " .

knowledge.

3. Are either modes, sub,

stances, or relations,

CH A P. X.

4. Modes.

Of retention.

5. Simple and mixed modes..

SEĆ T.

6. Substances single or cof,

lective.

1. Contemplation.

7. Relation.

--2. Memory.

8. The abstrusest ideas from

3. Attention, repetition,

the two sources.

pleasure and pain, fix

ideas.

4, 3. Ideas fade in the memory. CHA P. XIII.

6. Constantly repeated ideas Of space and its simple modes,

• can scarce be lost.

SECT. '

7. In remembering, the 1. Simple modes.

mind is often active.

2. Idea of space.

8, 9. Two defects in the me.

3. Space and extension,

morý, oblivion and slow,

4. Immensity.

ness.

6. Figure. .

io. Brutes have memory.

7-10. Place,

T--14. Extension and body not

| C H A P. XI.

the same.

of discerning, &c.

156 The definition of exten,

sion, or of space, does

SECT.

not explain it.

1. No knowledge without 16. Division of beings into

it.

bodies and spirits proves

2. The difference of wit

not body and space the

and judgment.

same. .'

3. Clearness alone hinders 17, 18. Substance, which we
confusion.

know not, no proof against
4. Comparirg.

space without body. .

5. Brures comparé but im. 19, 20. Substance and accidents

perfectly. '

of little use in philo.

6. Compounding.

sophy.

7. Brutes compound but 21. A vacuum beyond the ut,

little,

mose bounds of body.

8. Naning.

The power of annihilation

9. Abstraction.

proves a vacuum.

1o, II. Erutes abstract not.

23: Motion proves a vacuum.
13. Idiots and mad men.

24. The ideas of space and

14. Method.

body distinct.

15. These are the beginnings 25, 26. Extension being insepara.
of human knowledge.

ble from body, proves it
16. Appeal to experience,

not the same,

17. Dark room.

27. Idcas

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