 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1736 - 400 pages
...unlefs great -Neceflity require the Alteration :teration ; for when any Word has been ufed to fignify an Idea, that old Idea will recur in the Mind when...heard or read, rather than any new Idea which we may fatten to it. And this is one Reafon why the received Definition of Names fhould be changed as little... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1755 - 390 pages
...of them, uulefs great Neceflity require the Alteration ; for when any Word has been ufed to fignify an Idea, that old Idea will recur in the Mind when...heard or read, rather than any new Idea which we may faften to it. And this is one Reafon why the received Definition of Names fhould Jbe changed as littk... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1763 - 400 pages
...Neceflily require the . Al<4. • . te rational alteration ; for when any Word has been ufed to fignify an Idea, that old Idea will recur in the Mind, when...heard or read, rather than any new Idea which we may faften to it. And this is one Reafon why the received Definition of Names fhould be changed as little... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1792 - 340 pages
...them, unlefs great neceffity requires the alteration ; for, when any word has been ufed to fignify an idea, that old idea will recur in the mind when...heard or read, rather than any new idea which we may faften to it. And this is one reafon why the received definition of names fhould be changed as little... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1797 - 338 pages
...them, unlefs gieat neceflity requires the alteration ; for when any word has been ufed. to fignify an idea, that old idea will recur in the mind when the word is h^aidwar'eead rather than any new idea which we may fafterf to it. And this is one resfon why the received... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1801 - 342 pages
...free from ambiguity. Though names are in their original merely arbitrary, yet we should always keep to the established meaning of them, unless great necessity...fasten to it. And this is one reason why the received definition of names should be changed as little as possible. But I add farther, that though a word... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1802 - 310 pages
...of them, unlefs great neceflity require the alteration ; for when any word has been ufed to fignify an idea, that old idea will recur in the mind, •when...heard or read, rather than any new idea which we may faftcn to it. And this is one reafon why the received definition of names fhould be changed as little... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Conduct of life - 1811 - 298 pages
...arbitrary, yet we should always keep to the established meaning of them, no-less great necessity require the alteration : for when Any word has been used to...fasten to it. And this is one reason why the received definition of names should be changed as little as possible. But I add farther, that though a word... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 616 pages
...original merely arbitrary, yet we should always keep to the established meaning of thuin, unless threat necessity requires the alteration ; for when any word...signify an idea, that old idea will recur in the mind «he» the word is heard or read rather than any new idea which we may fasten to it. And this is one... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...recur again. Calamy. The second cause we know, but trouble not ourstlves to recur to the first. Wake . When any word has been used to signify an idea, that...idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. Watu. RECURE', va Re and cure. To recover from sickness or labor. Not in use. Through wise handling... | |
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... requires the alteration; for when any word has been used to signify an idea, that old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard or read, rather than any new idea which we may fasten to it. And this is one reason why the received definition... 
