Book II & IV
***God is an idea of substance and not an idea of modes. This means God exists independently rather than dependently. Things that exist dependently, such as language, would be an idea of modes****
***James Tyrell claims the reason why Locke wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was to discuss "about the principles of morality and revealed religion"***
***Locke believed individuals use their reason first and foremost; when reason can not explain an event they look to their faith (and "what is revealed is above reason"). So original revelations come from God and traditional revelations are the original revelations passed down to others. Revelations cannot be the opposite of what is true. Thus, one can have revelations about angels, the heavens or hell, but not about things known to be true by reason.***
***Reason and faith have "strict boundaries"***
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/
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I think i understand what you are say. That come is pretty much an idea of which each person passes down. This is what i got out of this also.
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