Essay On The Nature And Conduct Of The Passions And Affections eBook

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Whatever Confufion the Schoolmen introduced into Philofo phy, fome of their keenel''t Ad tvmf/aries icem to threaten it with a worfe kind of Confilfion, by at tempting to take away fome of the molt immediate jimple Tercepc tions, and to explain all pprolaa tion, Condemnation, Tleajiire and Tain, by fome intricate Relations to the Perceptions of the External Sen fes. In like manner they have treat ed our ficres or fi''efiions, mak ing the moi''t generous, kind and di interef''ted of them, to proceed from self-love, by fome fubtle Trains oi'' Reafoning, to which honel''t Hearts are often wholly Strangers.