Adam "knew what every thing was at the first sight, and what its Natural Powers and Properties were; which could not be from External Impressions, in which way at best nothing can be known without long Observation, and many Experiments, and a Train of Reasonings; and therefore must be from Connate or Inbred Ideas, which were then bright and sparkling in his Mind."
A Discourse Concerning the Happiness of Good Men, and the Punishment of the Wicked, in the Next World.
14 entries in ESTC (1704, 1705, 1713, 1719, 1726, 1735, 1744, 1751, 1753, 1760, 1761, 1764, 1776).<br>
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Sherlock, William. <u>A Discourse Concerning the Happiness of Good Men, and the Punishment of the Wicked, in the Next World</u>. (London: Printed for W. Rogers, 1704). &lt;<a rhef="http://estc.bl.uk/T79380">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;<br>
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Also found searching in ECCO: <u>A Discourse Concerning the Happiness of Good Men, and the Punishment of the Wicked, in the Next World, &c.</u>, 6th ed. (London: Printed for J. Walthoe, D. Browne, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Clarke, J. Hinton [and 11 others], 1760).