Meanings of real essences in English

And yet if you demand what those real essences are, it is plain men are ignorant, and know them not.

And thus they ordinarily apply the specific names they rank particular substances under, to things as distinguished by such specific real essences.

And yet how infinitely these come short of the fine contrivances and inconceivable real essences of plants or animals, every one knows.

Fourthly, The real essences of those things which we distinguish into species, and as so distinguished we name, ought to be known; i.e.

So I imagine it is in substances; their real essences lie in a little compass, though the properties flowing from that internal constitution are endless.

And therefore the supposed real essences of substances, if different from our abstract ideas, cannot be the essences of the species WE rank things into.

Ideas of Substances, as referred to real Essences, not adequate.

Supposition, that Species are distinguished by their real Essences useless.

Putting them for the real Essences of Substances.

Other Men's Ideas; real Existence; and supposed real Essences, are what Men usually refer their Ideas to.

Names of mixed Modes stand alway for their real Essences, which are the workmanship of our minds.

To real Essences that cannot be known.