26. And so not innate.
Though therefore there be several general propositions that meet with constant and ready
assent, as soon as proposed to men grown up, who have attained the use of more general and abstract ideas, and
names standing for them; yet they not being to be found in those of tender years, who nevertheless know other
things, they cannot pretend to universal assent of intelligent persons, and so by no means can be supposed
innate;--it being impossible that any truth which is innate (if there were any such) should be unknown, at least to
any one who knows anything else. Since, if they are innate truths, they must be innate thoughts: there being
nothing a truth in the mind that it has never thought on. Whereby it is evident, if there by any innate truths, they
must necessarily be the first of any thought on; the first that appear.