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M E T A P

In reafoning, m:n ordinlrily uf!!

fiu r

[orts of

argu·

N!.nll.

The

firjl

.lIedge the opinions of men, who(e

pJrts, I{.trning.

emifJC'I1L'Y.

powc:r. or

rome

othc:r caufe,

hin

fl.lined

name, 'lnd

(etd cd

their r:-pl1t:llion in

the

com'llon eflecm wlth (ome klnd o( al11hol'lty:

This

may

be: r;dh·d

fl ' :f.,'III1/Nlf1UIJ

vaUtUuJltlm

S('I.:o·;,/('1.

Anothcr

w.ly

¡s,

re'luire th e advcrftny

l a

2r111l1t wh,H

thc.::y

alh:dge as a proof, or to arIign a bctter:

TllIs

cAllcd

argu1lJ

'111"111

n.lI

.~II·oraf1,i

1I1t.

' /ur,!

w.\y.

15 (O

prers a m

\Vith

confc'lucnces

drawn

{1 0m IlIS Qwn

pricipks

or conct:rIions:

T his

known

un·

dt!r the: n .. me of

arglllJlrlJfuUJ

ad h01/Jinol/.

F""lrIlIX.

°l he

ufillg

o( proo(s dr;\wn

Crom

any

the

f()Uoebtions of

knowlcJge

probabdity:

Thls

called

argu,,,ellllllJ1

judici:oll ,

This alone, of

all

Ihe four,

bnngs true

inflru~lipn

witn

¡t,

and adv;¡ncts us io our

w ... y

kno\~ ledge:

For,

firfl,

Jt argues not anOlher

m..1n's oplnion

be rigl}'. bccauf

Out

r~(pcét.

aoy

OIh~r

cnolida.tlon

!:lUt

Ih a! of con\'lélinn, wllI not

conlr:ldJ(l him.

Sccr;nd(;'.

pro\'es no! another

m;¡n ro

the: rtght

\V~y.

fl or

In.tl

ol1ght

take Ihe fdme

""iln him, bcc:lufc

know nOI .. bc:ltc:r.

T'J"rdly

Nor

dues it rollow, tha! another man is in Ihe rígh t way, be·

cJufe he has 01cwn me

th~t

<1 m in Ihe wrong: This

m.ty

difpo(e me, perhaps. for the rece¡Hion o( truln, bU I

hdps me not to il;

tlldt

mufl come from

pr0o/1

a" d ar·

gumollJ.

and Ilghl anfing (rom the nature of Ihings

themfelvl.:s ;

nOI

from

rny

fh'2me-facedne[s, ignorance, or

error_

M E T

METAPLASMUS, in gramm",

'r.nrmur.tion or

chdnge made in a word, by adding, retreoch¡ng, or

• ltenng • Iwer or (yll. ble thereor.

~rETAS

I'ASIS,

medicine, a tran(pofirioo or (etlle –

ment (lf lome huruour 'or dlfe.lCe on fom e otber p'Ht;

and fometlmes it fi gn lfies fuch ao alleratioo of a

di[~a[e

:\S:

is f,Jccecdeo

(oImion.

METAT!\RSt1S , ;n.n>lomy_ SCCAN !T OMV,P_

187.

II1ETATH ES IS, in

gr.mm"

(p,-eies of rho metapl.r–

mus; belOg a figure wherebv the Ictters or fyllables of

a word are

tr;mfpof~d,

(hifted out of thei r ufual fit u–

alion,

(¡dll is for pril1is.

?-1 ETEM PSYCHOSIS, rhe

d~Et rine

of tran(migr.rion,

which fll ppuCes that human fouls, upon !eaving thebudy,

bccome rhe (ouls o( (ueh kind of brute'

thoy mol!

reft'mblc in Ihcir Ol:tnne'S,

hls

"'d'

Ihe dutlrin(' of P ylhRgoras and his fnllow–

ers; who, hcld Ih

the fouls or

vlcious

men were

prifúncd

Ihe hndic:s of miferablc beahs. there

peodnce (or fcvera l

~g('s,

at Ihe expirarían whcrc–

of they 't'TlHnt:n

~gain

anim:ue mt"n

!JUI if they

had hved

\'11

tuou(ly,

fome IH?pier brute. or ('\'en a

hum.m C'(,HUrC , was

;: ~

eir lot. ' Vh;\t led

-tha ;:;or~s

thi~opln jon

\Vas Ihe perfuation he

hui

Ihil.t

the

(,~II

\Vas nOI uf a prrtOl I..,Je n:Hu re: \\ ht' nce he

concluci,.d. th ott it muO OJo\e ¡oto

Come

OIher borly up–

on its aIJitnJoJI:JlI.' lhi" L ucan tlunks 1I'ls cloétllne

"as

2° 3

By wh" h" bc<n (.id of

'fofo",

we may b, able to

mdkt: ('Jme

guds

,h ~

diHintlion of lhillgS iOlo thore lhat

are

aCC(,rdlll,~

abulle,

~nd

contrary

Ic/rraf'Jn. Accord.

j,'i

re,'./o",

are

fuch propo(¡uons whofe

trulh we can

c!d cove r

t'xdOll nlng and tracing

Ihore

idrru

have

{roO}

[011/ 1011

and

reJltflion)

aou by natural deduélion

finJ

t i

ue a r prob,ü,le.

Abou(

TUlfon.

are

fuch pro–

pofi,ti(lns,. who(c

'ruth

,or

~rDbabilily

we canoot by

rraf n

denve

(rom

thoCe pnnclples.

Conlrary

11)

reafon,

are

(uch

propofitions as are: IOcoofif!ent with. or irrecoocilc.::il!Jle

to our clear

and

diltinél

idtat.

Thus the:

exijlenu

olone

Cod,

jo¡

according to

reafon

the

exiflol

oí mire Iban

~'u

C ad,

contrary to

reoJon;

lh e

rtfurre{]ion

o/ Ihe

body

after de.lth, above

rtafon.

Above

rearan,

may be

alfo t¡jken in

double Cenfe,

viz. A hot)(

proba/;i/iIJ,

or,

oho1,)(

cUlainl):

thal Jarge feofe alCo,

Uml rar)

rra–

j on

IS fomellmes takcn,

Therc is íl oother ufe

(he word

reo!nn,

wherein it

op?pred

.fnilh;

whieh , though ,"thor;(,d hyeommoD

ufe, yet is It in ¡trelr 'a very improper way

fpeakiog ;

fo r

failh

is nothing but

a fi,m

tlJl~nl

of the mind ; which ,

if it be rcgu lated as is uu r duty, cannot be afForded to

any thing but upon good

re%ll,

and fo cannot be appo –

file

it : H e th..tt belie\'es W!thOUl hHing any rearon for

bclieving. may !Je in love with his own taocies; bu t oei–

ther feek.s

Irulh

as heough t, nor pa)s the obedience due

to his Maker, who would have h¡m ufe thofe difcerning

(.euhie, he has given him, to kcep him out of

miíl.ke

aod error.

M E T

contri\red to mitig;tte Ihe apprehenfion of deatb,

per.

fu.din g men rhat they only ch. nged the;r lodging., .n4

CC;¡(t:ci 10

I¡ve ooly to begin a new Jire .

?-I ETEi\ITOSIS,

ICrm

ehronology, exp-clling th.

folar equallon,

neceCi.HY

ro prev¿nt the new moon (roO}

h.ppen,ng

ddy roo 14le ; by whieh it is oppo(ed to

proemptolis, -which tignifie, lhe luoar

equ~tioa

oecefldry

lO pre\'ent lhe

n~w

moon from h-t ppening a day too fooD.

?-IETEOR, io

phyfiolo~y,

an imperfeEt, eh.nge.ble, .nd

mixt body, or lhe refembhnce of a body appearing io

the dtmofphere, and (ormed

(be aaion of the hea..

"t'nly hod lrs, out of lhe commen elemcnts_

M cleors are of thr.:e kinds

fiery. ai ry, and walt'ry_

F,cry meteOIS confin

a fOil rulphurcous fmoke

(el

fire; fuch <lS

f..

11Ing

fla rs, draco voldns, Ihe Ignis Lttu·

Uso and othcr r ha:ooomcna, appearing in Ihe air-.

Ally

meteor.:; confin of iJatuler,t and fpirltuous cxh.lIallons,

luch as winds,

oc.

\\"4llcry metc:ors are compofed of

vapOl rs. or Wd.lcry pd.rucJes, varioufly"mod,fied by he.:ilt

and cold, fu eh otS c1ouds, rolio,

h.td

. fnow and dew .

METJlEGl.lt

, •

clnnk

prep,red

~(hon, y,

one o( rhe

man

ple~f:tnt

aorl

genc:r.tl

dnnks Ihe n\lrthern pan s of

Elll ope

"Oon1.

IS,

accordlng

B.uJev,

made.ls

fol–

Jows: Put

t!.S

much i)ew hOI,e)' naturdl!y running (rom

the como. in{() tpring W.ltcr, as thar, whcn Ihe h0ney

is lhrollghly <idTulveJ, :tn rgg Ivill nO{ link.

the I;ot·

10m,

but be j ull ru(penued

it, Tho.n b?tI the liquo r

fo r