The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 3John Bohn, 1839 - Philosophy |
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... words , or other voluntary signs , is that Understanding we generally call understanding ; and is common to man and beast . For a dog by custom will un- derstand the call , or the rating of his master ; and so will many other beasts ...
... words , or other voluntary signs , is that Understanding we generally call understanding ; and is common to man and beast . For a dog by custom will un- derstand the call , or the rating of his master ; and so will many other beasts ...
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... words and speech , as general , special , affirmative , negative , interrogative , optative , infinitive , all which are useful ; and least of all , of entity , inten- tionality , quiddity , and other insignificant words of the school ...
... words and speech , as general , special , affirmative , negative , interrogative , optative , infinitive , all which are useful ; and least of all , of entity , inten- tionality , quiddity , and other insignificant words of the school ...
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... words ; by which they register for their con- ception , that which they never conceived , and so deceive themselves . Secondly , when they use words metaphorically ; that is , in other sense than that they are ordained for ; and thereby ...
... words ; by which they register for their con- ception , that which they never conceived , and so deceive themselves . Secondly , when they use words metaphorically ; that is , in other sense than that they are ordained for ; and thereby ...
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... word ; but some- times , by circumlocution , many words together . For all these words , he that in his actions observeth the laws of his country , make but one name , equi- valent to this one word , just . By this imposition of names ...
... word ; but some- times , by circumlocution , many words together . For all these words , he that in his actions observeth the laws of his country , make but one name , equi- valent to this one word , just . By this imposition of names ...
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... words in registering our thoughts is in nothing so evident as in numbering . A na- tural fool that could never learn by heart the order of numeral words , as one , two , and three , may ob- serve every stroke of the clock , and nod to ...
... words in registering our thoughts is in nothing so evident as in numbering . A na- tural fool that could never learn by heart the order of numeral words , as one , two , and three , may ob- serve every stroke of the clock , and nod to ...
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Page 622 - Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
Page 586 - And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Page 610 - For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God ; and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Page 113 - In such condition there is no place for Industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain, and consequently no culture of the earth ; no Navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea ; no commodious Building ; no instruments of moving...
Page 544 - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God; Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God ; and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already is it in the world.
Page 456 - And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Page 153 - For the laws of nature, as justice, equity, modesty, mercy, and, in sum, doing to others as we would be done to, of themselves, without the terror of some power to cause them to be observed, are contrary to our natural passions, that carry us to partiality, pride, revenge, and the like. And covenants, without the sword, are but words, and of no strength to secure a man at all.
Page 609 - AND he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
Page 393 - And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Page 115 - To this war of every man, against every man, this also is consequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right and wrong, justice and injustice, have there no place. Where there is no common power, there is no law: where no law, no injustice.