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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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Principles oF thae ingenious Fsay, ta
ken tosether, will sive us a lure Foun-
dation For Morality, Reveard Religion
and a futuro Lifo, Which he doesnot find
that ther do; What his Realons, ox ra-
ther Difticulties (a5 he terms them) are,
is my desion to consider, and endearoue
eo latistr. In his second Remarks, he
imentions an Antirer OF MIT. LockS, Wtrictr
Phave not Read, but suppole, by eetrat
tre quotes out ot it, that it vas rather
desiend to Beir the Weatnels of his OB.
jections, than to sire a fuil Ansiver 10
them, NIr. Lock, Perhaps, thinscine it sucti.
sient to Cher they required none; but I
tindthei are silI oF Weiehe rith the Re:
martier, his Second and Third Remarks;
beine onli Enlarements uxon the Pame
Fleads.
TMalI theretore Fixamine them in their
Order; tatrins on each Hlead the. Sub.
cance ot irhat I find relatine to ic in all
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de done by the Remarker without Pre.
udice, a5 it vas Writ, rith a delion to
atistr him; and in a lincere Lore ot
Pruth, to do Justice to a BookWhich, I
hink; remores the Obstacles to it,
nd thers the Method oF atrainine ic
learer and more effectualty, and is WVrit
n an exacter Method than any betore
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