When we say any thing is infinite無(wú)限的, we signify表示...的意思 only,?

that we are not able to conceive the ends, and bounds of the things named;?

having no conception of the thing, but of our own inability.

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And therefore the name of God is used, not to make us?

conceive構(gòu)想 him; (for he is incomprehensible; and his greatness,?

and power are unconceivable;) but that we may honour him.?

===CHAPTER V : OF REASON AND SCIENCE?

And as in arithmetic, unpractised men must, and professors?

themselves may often err, and cast up計(jì)算 false; so also in any other?

subject of reasoning, the ablest, most attentive, and most practised?

men, may deceive themselves, and infer推斷 false conclusions;

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not but that reason itself is always right reason, as well as arithmetic?

is a certain and infallible不會(huì)犯錯(cuò)的 art: but no one man's reason, nor the reason?

of any one number of men, makes the certainty; no more than?

an account is therefore well cast up, because a great many men?

have unanimously一致地 approved it.

Reason is the pace; increase of science, the way; and the benefit of?

mankind, the end.?

As, much experience, is prudence★審慎; so, is much science,?

sapience智慧.?

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let us suppose one man endued授予 with an excellent natural use, and?

dexterity熟練/靈巧 in handling his arms; and another to have added to that?

dexterity, an acquired science, of where he can offend, or be?

offended by his adversary敵人, in every possible posture, or guard:?

the ability of the former, would be to the ability of the latter,?

as prudence to sapience; both useful; but the latter infallible萬(wàn)無(wú)一失的.?

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But they that trusting only to the authority of books,?

follow the blind blindly, are like him that, trusting to the?

false rules of a master of fence, ventures冒險(xiǎn) presumptuously自以為是地?

upon an adversary, that either kills or disgraces him.?

The signs of science, are some, certain and infallible; some, uncertain.?

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Certain, when he that pretended the science of any?

thing, can teach the same; that is to say, demonstrate the truth?

thereof perspicuously顯明地 to another;?

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uncertain, when only some particular events answer to his?

pretence, and upon many occasions prove so as he says they must.

In any business, whereof a man has not infallible science to proceed?

by; to forsake放棄 his own natural judgment, and be guided by general sentences?

read in authors, and subject to many exceptions, is a sign of folly, and?

generally scorned鄙視 by the name of pedantry假學(xué)問(wèn)/迂腐.

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And even of those men themselves, that in councils委員會(huì) of the commonwealth,?

love to show their reading of politics and history, very few do it?

in their domestic affairs, where their particular interest is?

concerned; having prudence enough for their private affairs: but in?

public they study more the reputation of their own wit, than the?

success of another's business.?