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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 25, page id 797937889:0037
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its ovn lake, ihich cannor be conceiv d possible
to chule or preter Fril, as Fvil, beins no lels a
Contradiction thon 10 judge that to bc best,
Which we knonto be Worst.
And the Remaiker could not have beenat a
loss tor to deduce chis, and oll the orter Mo-
ral Actribures ot Cod, From MI. LockS Prinei-
ples, it he had caretulsy considerea his Dil-
course eFour Idea et Cod, Where he Phers that
it is made up of the simple Ideas me have received
from sensation and Reflection, by putrine tosether B. 2: c. 23
all the dvalicies and l’orvers which me experiment s. 33,34.
inour selves, and find it better tohave, than tobe
irhont, and enlarsine every one of them mith our
Idea of Infinity; eo whrich place lreter the RC-
marter, anc if he can by Restection, And Vera-
cier, Justice, and Goodnels, amone the thines
thac it is better to have thanto be without. I nove
rith wtrar Ihave Paid) ic ill help him to de-
duce those Atrribures et Giod FrOm NII. LorkS
Principles; irhich will Catisty him that ther
sive us a lure Foundation For Natural and Re-
vealed Relision; by wrhich ve have a FuII actu-
rance oF a Future State. The Remarkers Third
Ficad oE singuiries, Wrhich We arenexEtO COn-
Tidei.
Phac the Immortaliey oF the Soul. is on
Iy hiehly probable by the lighe ot Nature,
none can dens who belieres chat Apoltle
by nhiori ire arc rold, itiat Lise and
Immorrality
is broneheto lighe by Telus
Christ chrouxh ehe Gospel, Why then is iE
Obiccced asainst AIP. Locks Principles, chac chey
Eire us no cerrainey ot ehe Immorrality oF thC
Soul withoue Revelation: By whac ortier vay
can e be certain ot ans chine char is only
hichls probable by ehe Lieheot Natures Which
is all ehat can be piovd by any Principles, anct
IOFar Mr. Locks WriII 80, 25 Ldoubenoctomatie
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