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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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The lam sure of, that the Distinction, sup-
pose of Gratitude and Inoratinde, Fidelity
and Insideliti, Fustice and Injustice, and suet
others, Esas sudden without any Ratiocination
and as sensible and peircins, asthe Differnce
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can distinguimt Crratitude Fcem Ingratitude,
Fidelity From Insidelity, dcc. that 15: LHOW
that breakrins aTruI IS NOL ITOCTIME a
Trust, Oc. Wrtrich (a5 all ocher Moral. 
Virtues, 25 Mr. Lock has CherM) arc:
Collection ot lurple Ideas, receired from
Sensation and Refection; Dut lirice he
allorr d abore, that me can from Obser-
vation and Reason infer such a Distinctien
to be useful to Socrety, ana by conléguence,
that ve can by them perceive Tuct.
a Dictinction, re wil cuels his neanne
here, to De, that the perception ot thc
Morality and Immorality OF thele FiNGSLIS
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the scent of a Pose, and APa Fatida; tho
I do noc sinow Wvbat iE 26, 10 Ferceive
the Morality and Immeraliti et these chinso
mithout any Ratiocination; Fustice and I
justice, L chink, deperd upen the RissitS
OE Men, Wrhether Natural, Os eltabliti.d
by particular Societies, anci theretore to
lnor Whiat they arc, us necellari en
now irhat Rictit 1d, Wtrich lure recuires
Tome Reftection; ut toknou Ehat erjustice is
Fvil, Writhont any Refection, secrus Eome,
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