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Excerpt from Glory or Gravity, Vol. 11: The Mechanical or Second Part, Taken From the Mss; Of the Late John Hutchinson, Esq., Mostly From Loose Papers
As to what comes in by Senfation, that we' may not be impofed upon by truf'ting 1to our Senfes, we ought firf't to examine their Abilities and Ufes, know in what they aft fairly and impartially, in what they ae'c otherwife, and why they do (0; fo What Things and Actions they forcibly imprefs Ideas of, and 'of what they leave faint Ideas, which ferve only to be ready at call for forming Deductions. I think I may affirm in general, that our Senfes were appointed Centinels to perceive and convey'ideas readily to us of fuch Parts, and fo much of Matter, fuch Motions, fuch A6tions and fuch Accidents, as are imme diately neceffary, beneficial, ufeful or con' venient for us to perceive firongly, thofe for'more difiant Ends faintly, and firong lier or weaklier, as they are more or lefs fo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
