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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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thints, but ihat may be provd trom
his Principles. But Sccondly, ICay that
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sround his Deinonstra
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a5 will plamly appear by his, expreso
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and on nhom ve depend; and the Idea of
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suppose, is duly consider d and pursu d
afford such Foundations of our Duty and
Rules of Aetion, as mishe place Morality
amons the derences capable of Demonstra-
tion. Nothins ean be clearer than this,
and in aIl those places wrhich, the Re
maxkex quotes out OF NIr. Lock, Where
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