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# Title: A Defence Of The Essay Of Human Understanding, Written by Mr. Lock (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 3; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 3)
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Excellence oF the ElTar ot Fluman Inderstandins
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viller asainst it, Arikces me with Chame and
Aire, Wrhon I think ot comine betore vou; like
a Rath Lover, that tiehis in Detence oF a L.a-
dys Honour, the julter his Cause is, the more
Reaton hehas to tear her Relentment, For not
leavins it to alsert it Celt by its oun Fvidence,
and the more it secures him ot Succels asainst
his Adverlary, ihe lels Pretence he has to her
Forsirenels: But, Sir, The FPar oE Duman
Onderstandins is a Publick Concern, which everi
one has a Righe and Interest to détend; It came
t00 late into the World to be receir d without.
Opposition, as it mishe have been in tho first
ASes OE Philosophy, betore Mens Heads vere
prepossest rith inasinary science; at least, vo
doubt, if (0 Porfeet a Work con d hare Been pro-
ducd s0 Farly, it rou d have prevented a sreat
deal oF that unintellisible Parson, and vain Prc-
tence to Knomledse ot thines out ot the reachiof
Tluman Vnderstandins, Which matre a ereat part
oF the School. Learnins, and dituse the Mind t0
Plain andsolid Truth.
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