He in a manner believes, that this will lie uppermost; though still with hesitation and doubt, in proportion to the number of chances, which are contrary: And according as these contrary chances diminish, and the superiority encreases on the other side, his belief acquires new degrees of stability and assurance.

This belief arises from an operation of the mind upon the simple and limited object before us; and therefore its nature will be the more easily discovered and explained.

We have nothing but one single dye to contemplate, in order to comprehend one of the most curious operations of the understanding.
This dye, formed as above, contains three circumstances worthy of our attention.

First, Certain causes, such as gravity, solidity, a cubical figure, &c.

which determine it to fall, to preserve its form in its fall, and to turn up one of its sides.