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Truth Tried

by John Wallis · 1616–1703

Published: 1643
Length: 56,214 words
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Divisions: 39

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Truth tried: or, animadversions on a treatise published by the Right Honorable Robert Lord Brook, entituled, The Nature of Truth, its vnion and vnity with the soule. Which (saith he) is one in its essence, faculties, acts; one with truth. By I. W.

London Printed by Richard Bishop, for Samuel Gellibrand at the Signe of the Brazen Serpent in Pauls Church-yard 1643.

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Front matter
Title page
DedicationTo the Right Honourable ROBERT Lord BROOK.
EpistleTo the Worſhipfull, and my Worthy Friend, Henry Darley Eſquire.
Table of contentsTHE CONTENTS of the enſuing Chapters.
Errata
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TreatiseTRUTH TRIED: OR, Animadverſions on a Treatiſe, entituled, The Nature of Truth.
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Chapter 2CHAP. II. A ſecond Argument (from the three Requiſites to every Being) examined.
Chapter 3CHAP. III. The ſame Argument further proſecuted and examined, in this and the enſuing Chapters.
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Whether the Ʋnderſtanding, faculty may not be the Recipient of Truth.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Whether the Soule and Truth in the Soule, be one.
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Whether all things bee this one Truth.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Whether Ʋnity be All in all things, or, the Eſſence of all things.
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. The Nature of Habits Whether they be one with Truth or the Soules Eſſence.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. How Knowledge and Affection differ.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Whether the Operations of the Soule be the Soules Eſſence.
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Whether Time and Place be onely Imaginary.
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Concerning Falſhood in the Soules operations. Whether it ceaſe to Bee, when it c…aſeth to Act…
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. The Conſequents of this Aſſertion, that All things are one Truth. Whether uſefull in Practicalls.
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Whether Knowledge and Sciences receive benefit from this Aſſertion.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Whether confuſion in the knowledge of Cauſes be redreſſed by this Ʋnity.
Chapter 16CHA…. XVI. Whether diviſions in other parts of Learning be remedied by it.
Chapter 17CHAP. 17. Concerning Curioſity in the ſearch of Cauſes. With a Cloſe of all.
PostscriptA Poſtſcript.
10 parts
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PartPropoſitio Singularis in diſpoſitione ſyllogisticâ ſemper habet vim Ʋniverſalis.
PartCorollaria, & Objectiones.
PartQuantitas non differt realiter a re quantâ.

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Author: John Wallis (1616–1703)
Imprint: London Printed by Richard Bishop, for Samuel Gellibrand at the Signe of the Brazen Serpent in Pauls Church-yard 1643.
Extent: [14], 128, [8] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing W615 · Thomason E93_21 · ESTC R11854
Source: TCP A97067
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

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