3. II.
Other words, to which ideas were annexed at first, used afterwards without distinct meanings. Others there
be who extend this abuse yet further, who take so little care to lay by words, which, in their primary notation have
scarce any clear and distinct ideas which they are annexed to, that, by an unpardonable negligence, they familiarly
use words which the propriety of language has affixed to very important ideas, without any distinct meaning at all.
Wisdom, glory, grace, etc., are words frequent enough in every man's mouth; but if a great many of those who use
them should be asked what they mean by them, they would be at a stand, and not know what to answer: a plain
proof, that, though they have learned those sounds, and have them ready at their tongues ends, yet there are no
determined ideas laid up in their minds, which are to be expressed to others by them.
