this holds only for those things that, being neither good nor bad by themselves, cannot also be recognized as such through clear and evident knowledge; and this holds only for those things that, being below the mind, can neither reward nor punish it; fmally, this holds only for those things that do not merit the mind's attention, and since God does not will that we auend to them, He leads us to these things only by instinct,.e., by pleasant or unpleasant sensations.