A mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true. Mr. Locke reduces the causes of error to four.
1. Want of proofs.
2. Want of ability to use them.
3. Want of will to use them.
4. Wrong measures of probability. In a moral and scriptural sense it signifies sin.
See SIN.
Despite a stated reliance on the plain meaning of the Bible and the dictates of common sense, Buck's Theological Dictionary, first published in London in 1802, seeks to provide a textual basis for the evangelical community. By combining brief essays on orthodox belief and practice with historical entries on various denominations, Buck provided an interpretive lens that allowed antebellum Protestants to see Christianity's almost two millennia as their own history.Wikipedia
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