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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)
# Folio 9, page id 797937889:0021
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not, will appear a Fuil Definition, Wtien
Trv dby every Instance ot MoralGood and
Fvil, to alluto reflect on it; inless piere
ae anv irbo aonot place the Pertecti-
on and imperfection, the Advantases and
Diladrantases oF te Mina, in their AC.
Count ot Natural 600d Or Fvil: vihich l
beliere no Rational Man irill Oir.
And as thisunaltorable Rolation makes
the Rcal and Imutable Nature ot Vir-
tue and Vice undeniable; s0 allo FrOI
thence it is plain, Phat the Nature of
Man is the Ground or Reason of +he L. a C
Nature; 2. C. OF Mocal G00d arist sivil.
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that tho Nature oF these Mhiise, i5 the
Realon ot the Nature oF NEM, Cidai THCY
are FPentia lL in HC RELLO OF CFOC-
irtuich is the Kulo oF his Wil, aud ac
cordline to rtrich he form d Alau; let
ut be l0, a5 ic is unquestionable char he
cannot will any thine couerasy 10 liii
Nature; Fut horrever ihe vioral Atri.
butes ot God, Goocnels, Tulcico, E c. Quc
in him (Wrhio is infinitetr berond te
reach oF Oux varrOir CaDaCIHICS) Lhis I
Car Cirhich NIT. Lock has obterred et
our idea oF their Intiriey) thatre have
1o Idea ot chem, Dut vihat caeries rrithi
it a Respect to therr Objecis, the natiii al
600d or Lvil of his Creaimres; and WE
could hare no idca of them at aIl irite
out Reflection uvon our Plves; For irtrat.
ever 15 tho Oricir al Standtard OE CoOCl
and Fril; ic 15. Vla, ere har e 10 1O-