General Propositions to be treated of more at large.
But because words are looked on as the great conduits of truth and knowledge, and that in conveying and receiving of truth, and commonly in reasoning about it, we make use of words and propositions, I shall more at large inquire wherein the certainty of real truths contained in propositions consists, and where it is to be had; and endeavour to show in what sort of universal propositions we are capable of being certain of their real truth or falsehood.
I shall begin with GENERAL propositions, as those which most employ our thoughts, and exercise our contemplation.

General truths are most looked after by the mind as those that most enlarge our knowledge; and by their comprehensiveness satisfying us at once of many particulars, enlarge our view, and shorten our way to knowledge.
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Moral and Metaphysical Truth.
Besides truth taken in the strict sense before mentioned, there are other sorts of truths: As, 1.

Moral truth, which is speaking of things according to the persuasion of our own minds, though the proposition we speak agree not to the reality of things; 2.

Metaphysical truth, which is nothing but the real existence of things, conformable to the ideas to which we have annexed their names.