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Chap. IV. 



1. The Partition of the Art of Judgwgj itito Judgement by InduUion, 

 § And by Syllogijm. Ofthefi'rji a. ColkBion it made in the New Or- 

 gan, § The firft Partition of Judgement by Syllogifm into Redu- 

 mon, DireSf, and Inverji. § The (econd Partition thereof, ifjto 

 Analyticli Art : and the Knovplcdge of Elenchs. I J. The Divifion 

 of the Knowledge of Elenchs ^ into Elenchs of Sophifms. § Into 

 Elenchs of Interpretation of Terms. § And into Elenchs of Images, 

 or tdolaes. III. The Divifion of Idolaes. § Into Imprejfions 

 from the General Nature of Man, or Idola Tribus. ^ Into Impref' 

 Jions from the Individual temper of particulars, or Idola Specus, 

 ^ Into Imprejfions by IVords , aud Communicative Nature , or I- 

 dola B'ori. IV. An Appendix of the Art of Judging , namely of 

 the Analogic of Demonftration according to the Nature of the 

 SiibJeS. ^ 



I. T ET tjs nmv pafs. to Judgement , or the Art of Judging , rvhich 

 j__j handleth the Natt^re of Proofs, or Demonjirations. And in this 

 Art of Judging (zs alfb generally it is accepted) a Conclujion is inferred, 

 either by indu&ion 5 or elfe by Syllogifm : For Enthymemes, and Exam- 

 ples are only the abridgements of thefetwo. As for Judgement that it 

 is by InduSlion, we need nothing doubt. For by one and the fame Opera- 

 tion of the Mind, that which is fought, is both found and judged. Nei- 

 ther is the thing perfefted by any mean , but immediately after the 

 fame manner, for moft part, as it is in Senfe : For Senfe, in her primary 

 Objefts, doth at once feizeupon the fpecies of an ObjetH", and confent 

 to the truth thereof. But it is otherroife in Syllogifm^ the Proof where- 

 of is not Immediate, but perfefted by a Alean^ and therefore the In-- 

 mention of the Medium is one things and the Judgement of the consequence 

 of Argument, is another : For the mind JirB difcourfcth , afterrvards rejls 

 fatisjied. But a Fitious Form of Indu^ion we utterly difclaim 5 a Legi' '. 

 rimate Form we refer over to the Nen> Organ. Therefore enough in this 

 place, of Judgement by InduBion. 



fj For that other Judgement by Syllogifm , to what purpofe is it to 

 fpeak, feeing this is by the fubtil files off mens wits amoft worn away, 

 and reduced into many minute pieces ? And no marvel, being it is a 

 thing hath fuch Sympathy with mans underftanding. For the mind of 

 man doth vponderfuUy endeavour, and extremely covet this^ that it may not 

 be penjilj but that it may light upon fomet hi ng fixt and immoveable, on 

 which as on a firmament it mayfupport it [elfin its fvei ft motions and dif- 

 quijitions. Snrely, as /4r^of /e endeavoureth to prove, That in all mo' pg^nf. 

 tion of Bodies there isfome point quiefcent 5 and very elcgantlji expcandeth ma!. Mo- 

 the Ancient Fable <7^ Atlas that jioodfixed, and bare up the Heavens from "°"** 

 falling , to be meant of the Poles of the Worlds rvhereupon the Convert 

 Jion is accomphf)t. In liks fffanner men do earncfily jeek^ to have fame 

 Aths, or Axeltree of their Cogitations mthin themjelves , rohidh may in 



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