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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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ASthe Science of true Morality, 25 of the most Om-
L versal and hishest Concernment to Mantind, no
dubt, those Writers who establis, it unon the
clearest, most obvious, and the most solid Crronnas, do
ehe Best Service to Relision, Which has recero d
no little prejudice, By. the attempts of some mel
meanins Men to support it uvon Metaphysical Notions,
pon false or abstruse Reasominss: And as there ap-
pears ahearty Leal for settins Menr
isht in thatsreat
Concern in al the.  ritines of the l’xcellent Author
ac
of the lissay of Hluman Vndorleandine, llnon no
Philosopher before him that has fix d Morality upon
so solid a F’oundation, as he sives many Clints of
in that SPay, ubere ever the Subject nill vermit: A
Foundation strons enough. to satisfie the Wisest, and
plain enouch to b. conceio dby the meakest C’apacities.
And vet there have not heen mantins some, who have
tax d that admirable P ssay mith Principles prejudicial,
or not suffcient ro ihose Crreat Fnds, Wrhich are evi-
dently the main Scop of all that Authors Wortes;
So hard it is for M.n Who have been Ws d to receive
T.nih in a particulur Dress, to hnom her nhen stript
of those false Colours and borror d Ornaments, mith
rohich se 25 t00 efren disguisd; at least, this is the
inst  moud thinke of. such Cavillers, the most fa-
vourable fudement that ean be made os them, is that
they