known by man. Hence, Sensations are not possible without real objects existing quite distinctly from the Sentient Being. No Sensations are possible till the impressions have reached the two receptacles, TIME and SPACE, wherein all Sensations must be deposited and acknowledged to be received. The originating Cause of the Sensation never enters TIME, but always remains in ETERNITY, and therefore cannot be known by man.

By substituting for the term water the element, parts, as we have suggested, we obtain strict and accurate definitions of these two Mental Laws, TIME and SPACE. Thus, making the genus parts instead of water, we find that they cannot even be conceived without a form or mode of existence; and we are equally certain that there are no other forms or modes than motion and rest. Therefore, having parts either in motion or rest· for in in the genus there can be neither - we obtain the following triad :

If the succession of parts-which constitutes TIME, and which presents only a single point to the mind, though it strictly conforms to the TRIUNE PRINCIPLE, being conceivable only under the triad-Present, Past, and Future-were to forego its own law for one instant, and present two points at once to the mind, it would cease to be TIME and become SPACE, which only differs from TIME in having all its parts coexistent, or in extension instead of in succession. These two laws of SENSE are so essential to the mind, that without them there could be no knowledge whatever. How could we possibly have Sensations without the capability of receiving them! It is the very nature and essence of the Sensitive Faculty to impress every object that affects us with both Extension and Succession. Nothing, therefore, can enter SPACE without partaking of its properties, that is, having coexisting parts, in strict connexion; and nothing can enter TIME without having successive parts. So that the matter of all knowledge is Sensation received in TIME and SPACE, which are the constituent elements of Sense, and, consequently, the forms, or modes, in which the mind receives Sensation. That the triune principle necessarily forms the foundation of SENSE is now demonstrated, and the

οὗτος, ἕτερος, συνεχής, is as apparent here as in the most simple axiom of Geometry. The subjoined table will

render this reasoning still more convincing; thus:

Here, then, we have established our first positionthat the constituent elements of SENSE strictly conform to the TRIUNE PRINCIPLE. We shall avoid much confusion in future by adopting a word that shall always indicate when the mind is in a state of Sensation, under the influence of the Triune Principle: and we know no word better calculated for the purpose than INTUITION, which implies the immediate knowledge of things by any of the senses. At the same time, we will attempt a definition intended to last to the end of time;

UNDERSTANDING.

All that we have at present done is to account for the introduction of Sensation, or the matter of knowledge, into the mind, upon the triune principle. It will now be our purpose to show what procedure the mind adopts in order to fabricate this matter, and, by giving it a form, not only to convert it into knowledge, but at the same time to prove that the TRIUNE PRINCIPLE forms the foundation of knowledge; as is evident from the annexed equation:

Matter Form + Connexion

=

Knowledge.

To receive the matter of knowledge, that is, Sensation, the mind must be passive; but, in order to connect this given matter into knowledge, activity is requisite. The faculty which performs this office is quite distinct from SENSE; it is wholly active, and is called the Intellect or UNDERSTANDING. It connects the Sensations into objects, or the given variety into a unity. Let us see how this connexion or uniting is performed. It is quite clear that no uniting whatever can take place, unless under the TRIUNE PRINCIPLE. For here two parts must be given, and this faculty must actually connect them, which is the only way to produce a unity.

Here, then, our indispensable axiom is singularly conspicuous

The root of ONE is three.

The very simplest thought that can occupy the Human Mind cannot even be conceived without the aid of this all-pervading principle of a TRINITY IN UNity, which enters into every thought, word, and deed, as well as constitutes the very essence of every cogitable object, whether human or divine; nay, we shall see that every operation of this faculty is in strict conformity with this universal principle of Triads.

The Sensations received in the mind are first deposited in the two mental receivers, TIME and SPACE, which instantly impress their peculiar forms of extension and succession on these Sensations. The UNDERSTANDING then proceeds to construct objects out of this given matter, which it effects in the following manner. In order that we should be conscious of objects, it is imperative on us to determine the class to which they belong in the Triad - One, Many, All. Thus the mind decides on the number of objects composed out of the given matter; and this procedure settles their QUANTITY. The next operation which the UNDERSTANDING performs is to arrange the object under the