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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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must sive me leare to ask him, upon
uhat crounds et 3c
fection. Ile ill not lar because God
is veracious, (tho the Nature oE Cod,
is to hum the Rulo oF 6004) for he al
cribes Veracutr to Cod, Because 1F15 a
Perfection, and he does not approve ot
arcune in a Circle. Ilemust then lino
that Veracitr is a Perfection trom fome
Other Rule, and here l am atraid he will
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be involvd in a a ereat Duticultr, tor
the Truth of our Facultres, ne Tars, de-
vends upon the Veracity of their Author
bue betore he can tuor the Veracitr
ot their Author, he must De lure thac
Veracutr is a Pertection, since tis ority
25 Tuch he does, or it can be alcrib d
totum; nou by whatloerer means e
perccires it to bc l0, hour can he be cer-
cam that the laculer by irtuch he re-
cerres that intormation, does not decoire
huim: For urless heis certain, that Ve
racity is a Perfection. he cannot be cer
tan that God is veracious, nor theretore
oE the Truth ot his Paculties; He must
then remain in doubt, Whether Cod 15
veracious, untess he can hnor it with.
out the help ot his Faculties, that 15,
Without the Porer or Capacitr ot bnor.
ins it; or he must suppose the Fruth ot
tus Faculties rithout any Prodt. II
thac 15 not a tirst Principle noc to be
dorbted oF, I sec no detence acanst an
ipcurable dexticrm, We cantot aicue
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