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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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E. 29
any otter, (it beins impossible For Cod
himsele to matre anr impreltion on us-
ithout sirins us a l’aculey wrherebr to
recerre It.) But let us lee whether it i8
discorerable in theotherwiy, Wtchmust
DC NIr. Locks et sensation and Reftection.
I suppose the Remartier does not doubt,
that in thisvar re can distinguistr Pruth
trom F’alchood, 2. e. dinor that thinss are
25 therarc, appear, as ther appear, and
that dons a thins, disters trom not do-
isit thatan Apple, tor Frample 15BOt
2 Horse, thac Pain, is net eleature, and
chat pertormins our Promile, isnot breal
nE iC; Or that reprelentins chinss asthey
are, Ox 26 They appeax +O US, and Der-
tormme our Promile, 2. e. Veracur, 25
more acrecable to our Nature, and Bene-
Ficial to Mantcind, etian the contrary
Wrtich hoir tar to us tho Rule ot Gooc
and evil, Pharebetore Therrn, and Cail
ortr add here, that it in MIT. LockS
Nay re can lnow, thac what is Bencf.
cial to Manikiind, is becter than irtiat is
destructire to it; that Hlappinets is bet-
ter than DTilerr, that Pover and Rno
ledse is better than impotence and Igno-
rance; il re may trust our l’aculties in
discernins Pruths, 25 sensible tous aS Our
ovn Exiltence; it cannot be doubted, that
in his ’ay re can be altur d that Vera
citr is a Pertection, till Pome other RCa
Ton ot Fialihood can be imasina, than
lsnorance, imporence, orrillins evil tor
It