Notes to The Ethics

[1] as to him alone does existence appertain
[2] PROP. XXV.  God is the efficient cause not only of the existence of things, but also of their essence.
[3] everything
[4] intellect in function     finite      infinite     will
[5] PROP. XXXII. Will cannot be called a free cause, but only a necessary cause.
[6] eternity
[7] imperfection in God
[8] concerning created things
[9] truth
[10] I assume a starting point
[11] they only look for knowledge of the final causes of events
[12] anxious
[13] reduction, not to the impossible, but to ignorance
[14] such persons know that, with the removal of ignorance, the wonder which forms their only available means for approving and preserving their authority would vanish also.
[15] is things corrupt to the point of putridity, loathsome
[16] V.  We feel and perceive no particular things, save bodies and modes of thought
[17] power of God the free will
[18] knowledge of the cause
[19] effect
[20] things are said to exist
[21] PROP. XI.  The first element, which constitutes the actual being of the human mind, is the idea of some particular thing actually existing.
[22] modes of the attributes
[23] We thus comprehend, not only that the human mind is united to the body, but also the nature of the union between mind and body.
[24] nature of our body
[25] large superfices
[26] the human body is affected in a
[27] external body     presence
[28] one possible explanation
[29] I am very far from the truth