...Teftimony is weaker; and a third that attcfts the Wear-fay of an Hear-fey, is yet lefs confiderable. St> that in traditional 'Truths, each Remove "weakens the Force of the Proof: And the inore hands the Tradition has fucceflively pafs'd thro', the lefsilrength and evidence does k receive...

...that attefts the Hear-fayof an Hear** fay, is yet lefs confiderable. So that in Traditional Truth, " each Remove weakens the Force of the Proof. And the more " Hands the Tradition has fucceflively palled through, the " lefs Strength and Evidence does it receive from them. " Hj. p. }8?....

...third " that attefts the Hearfay of a Hearfay, i» " yet lefs confiderable: So that in traditi" onal Truths, each Remove weakens the " Force of the Proof; and the more Hands " the Tradition has fucceffively pafs'd thro', " the lefs Strength and Evidence does it re" ceive from them. " Locke's...

...exiftence of the thing itfelf is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it is a good proof: but if another equally credible do witnefs it from his report, the teftimony is weaker; and a third that attefts the hear-fay of an hear-fay,...

...existence of the thing itself is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it is a good proof: but if another equally credible...of the proof: and the more hands the tradition has successively passed through, the less strength and evidence does it receive from them. This I thought...

...exiftence of the thing itfelf, is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it is a good proof ; but if another equally credible do wimefs it from his report, the teftimony is weaker ; and a third that attefts the hearfay of an hearfay,...

...evidence of the thing itfclf, is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it is a good proof; but if another equally credible do witnefs it from his report, the teihmony is weaker , and a third that attelts the hearfay of an hearfay,...

...hearfay of an hearfay, is yet 4el6 confuiv'rable ; fo that in traditional truths, rath rttnive luttikfiis the force of the proof; and the more hands •the tradition has fucceillvely paflcJ through, the leii ftrength and evidence Joes it receive from them. This 1 thought...

...existence of the thing itself is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it is a good proof: but if another equally credible...of the proof; and the more hands the tradition has successively passed through, the less strength and evidence does it receive from them. This I thought...

...existence of the thing itself is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it is a good proof: but if another equally credible...considerable. So that in traditional truths, each remove M'eakens the force of the proof; and the more hands the tradition has successively passed through,...