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The history of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect. Illustrated with the effigies of divers of them

Chapter 274

PART XII.

Viale&kk bath not, as in this Amphiboly ^ In the • RemiJJion of Difeafes^ variety of Dkty and Wine is allowed.
Moreover, we fee, that in Common Life,even Children diftinguifh thofe Amphibolies^ the dU ftinftion whereol feemeth ufeful to them. For if a Man, having two Servants of the fame Name, fliall bid a Child, call Manes to him, (Ictus fup- pofe that to be the name of both)the Child would ask, Which ? And if one having feveral forts of Wine,fhall bid a Child, Fill him fome Wine,the Child will ask. Of which Sort ? Thus in all things ' experience of that which is ufeful introduceth Diftindion j but thofe Amphibolies^ which come
not within the experience of Life, and are per¬ haps only in the fayings of theDogmatiJls.^and no¬ thing ufeful to living without opinion, the Ilia.- leBick being particularly employ’d in thefe, will be neceflitated even in them to fufpend after the Sceptical way, according as they are annexed to things uncertain, or incomprehenfible, or inexif- tent. But of thele we ftiall difeourfe again. Now if any Dogmatijl attempt to fay any thing againff: this, he confirms the Sceptick reafon, and by the allegation of Arguments on both fides, and their indeterminable Difference, will fettle Sufpenfl- on as to the thing controverted : Having fpoken thus much concerning Amphibolies^ we clofe ouf Second Book of Hypotypofes.
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