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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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nochine in his Principles, Wrhich at allweattens
themain Proots oF a luture state, (o that if
they are thorehe ro amoune to Demonstration,
ther hare no lels Porce and Pvidence upon his
Principles, wrhich rill leave no pretence on this
acconne asainst enem; as ilt plainly appear in
examinins the RemaikcersObjections.
Ton suppose (LaySne) that the Soul maybe some-
times absolulely vithont Thonches, of one lind or
otber: and also, that C0d may, if he pleases (for
any thine me enor bythe Lichi of Nature) sive or
have sivn, to some Systems ofMlatter aP over tocon
ceive and thint.  ponchese emo Suppositions. Icould
not male ont any cerranineroof of the Immortalitu
of the soul, and am apt to thine it cannot bedone.
A5EO thc ArIt oF chele Objections, Icontels
I do noc sec oF irhrac Consequence ie IS aE
all to the Proots ot che imiiorealier ot the
Soul; do thes devend uvon che contrary
Supolition, chat che soul alvays thintes : IF chey
do, proots upon à Suxpolition have a very un-
Ture Foundation; buc ler ic be granted, that il
is ever (0 clcarly provd chac chinteins is necel
Caer to the souls Fxistonce, that can no more
prove chat it Call alivasstxilt, chan it proves
thacic has alvass Fxisted; ic beins as Dostible
For chat Omnivorence which trom nochine
are the soul a Beins, to deprire it oF chat Be.
ins in themidst oEis mostrisorousReAections,
a5 in an utcer sulpention oF al Thouehe. IF then
ehis Propolition, That the sont alvays thines,
doesnecprore chacie is Immortal, che contrary
Supolition ealces not arras ans proot oF ic, for
it is no lels caly ro conceire chac a Beine irhich
has cheP over ot Thinkins rich lome interrals
oF Cellarion trom Thouehe, chachas Lixisted
here Forlome cime in a Capaciey ot Ilapviness
Or Milerr, moy be continued in, or restoredro
thelame stace, in a Fucure Lite, chan chat a
Beins wrhich alivass hins, may be continuel
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