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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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tbey have erther mistaken Mr. LockS Principles, lor
the true Crounds of Morality, ond vrite oit of 1eo
sreat a Fondness of their omn Hy Pothesis, or len-
rance of his.
But es there are no Reflections so weak or ill prouna
ed that fome or other may not be decerd d by, l have
met mith tuo or three, uho upon readins some Re-
martes on the Fissay of Fluman Onderstandins (Which
fel but lately into my FTanas) concluded it contain d
very danserons Principles, and vithout farther Fxa-
mination, condenn d the FPay, havins never read;
or as they onnd very little consider d it; on which
account, several nhohave a great respect for Mr. Lock,
have mist a hehad leisure to onsiver the Difficulties
objected acainst his Principles by the Remarker; But
as Idid not think theni strons enouch to need so great
a Fland toremove them, I persivaded my self Imight
do somethirs tomaras it, which at first I design d only
for my con satisfaction; and those fem Friends nho
hod spote to me of them, Put in examinins their
Force I found them so much grourded on Mistates,
not onty of the Principles the duthor contendsagainst
But of the Fonndation of those Grand Points he
contends for, that it fell unavoidably in my, may to
mate some Refections upon the True Grounds et
Morality, and the danger of establisbins a Point os
se ereat Concern as that, and the Immertality of the
Soul, upon false or uncertain Hy pothesis, which ha-
vns heen frequently altempted, and by vell desiznine
Men made me think it misht not be unusesul to pub:
Dis these Papers; And Phope, whatever may tend
to removing any Prejudices acainst a Bock of
so preat use as the FPsay of Fluma Vnderstand.
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