...and certainly know that it is fo. We have the ideas of Matter and Thinking, but poffibly fliall never be able to know, whether any mere material Being thinks, or no ; it being impoffible for us, by the Contemplation of our own Ideas, without Revelation, to difcover, whether...

...pofJibly Jhall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or not; it being impojjible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to difcover whether Omnipotency has not given to feme fyjlena of matter fitly difpofed, a power to perceive...

...the human Soul. " We have, " fays he, the Ideas of Matter and Thinking, but " poffibly fhall never be able to know whether any •*' mere material Being thinks or no, it being im" poflible for us, by the Contemplation of our own " Ideas, without Revelation, to difcover whether...

...know certainly that it *' is fo. We have the ideas of matter and think" ing ; but pofilbly fhall never be able to know " whether any mere material being thinks or no." In like manner, and far more ftrongly, it may be PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS. 357 faid, that, fuppofing us...

...together his moft ftriking arguments : " We have ideas of matter and thinking, but poffibly " fhall never be able to know whether any mere material " being thinks or no; it being impoflible for us, by the " contemplation of our own ideas, Without revelation, to " difcover whether...

...certainly know that it is fo. We have the ideas of matter and thinking*, but poffibly fliall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or no ; it being im— * Againft that aflertion of Mr. Locke, that poflibly we (hall never be able to know Whether arty...

...and certainly know that it is fo. We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but poflibly fhall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or no ; it being irupoffible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to difcover, whether...

...being thinks, or no; it being ha* Against that assertion of Mr. Locke, that possibly we shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no, &c. the bishop of Worcester argues thus : if this be true, then, for all that we can know by our ideas...

...23, J Eccles, xi. /, J C. xxivf v. 35, »» m Answer, tt Ibid, Ch. 3. Extent of Human Knowledge. 103 impossible for us", by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether oninipotency has not given to some systems of matter fitly disposed a power to perceive and think,...

...being thinks, or no; it being im* Against that assertion of Mr. Locke, that possibly we shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no, &c. the bishop ot 'Worcester argues thus : if this be true, then, for all that we can know by our ideas...