"Nature hath made men ... equal, in the faculties of the ... mind..."
Exceptions:
"prudence, is but experience; which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto."
| 1. | If all men have equal time in life and all men equally apply themselves, then all men are alike in experience. | |
| 2. | All men have equal time in life and all men equally apply themselves. (implicit premise) | |
| 3. | All men are alike in experience. (1, 2 MP) |
| 4. | Prudence is only experience. | |
| 5. | All men are alike in prudence. (3, 4 substitution) |
| 6. | If all men are alike in prudence, then all men are alike in faculties of mind. | |
| 7. | All men are alike in faculties of mind. (6, 5 MP) |
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