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"body"; as "living," "sensible," "rational," "hot," "cold," "moved," "quiet"; with all which names the word "matter," or "body," is understood; all such being names of matter.

Secondly, it may enter into account, or be considered, for some accident or quality which we conceive to be in it; as for "being moved," for "being so long," for "being hot," &c.; and then, of the name of the thing itself, by a little change or wresting, we make a name for that accident, which we consider; and for "living" put into the account "life"; for "moved," "motion"; for "hot," "heat"; for "long," "length," and the like: and all such names are the names of the accidents and properties by which one matter and body is distinguished from another. These are called "names abstract," because severed, not from matter, but from the account of matter.

Thirdly, we bring into account the properties of our own bodies, whereby we make such distinction; as when anything is seen by us, we reckon not the thing itself, but the sight, the colour, the idea of it in the fancy: and when anything is heard, we reckon it not, but the hearing or sound only, which is our fancy or conception of it by the ear; and such are names of fancies.

Fourthly, we bring into account, consider, and give names, to "names" themselves, and to "speeches" for "general," "universal," "special," "equivocal," are names of names. And "affirmation," "interrogation," "commandment," "narration," "syllogism," "sermon," "oration," and many other such, are names of speeches. And this is all the variety of names "positive"; which are put to mark somewhat which is in nature, or may be feigned by the mind of man, as bodies that are, or may be conceived to be or of bodies, the properties that are, or may be feigned to be; or words and speech.

There be also other names, called "negative," which are notes to signify that a word is not the name of the thing in