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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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itis onc of the greatest Arguments against
Innare Ideas, Ehat ihe mind does alvayo
perceire, irtien che Idcas Whieh arc EK
cited in it, ere there betore: Besides;
hor can it De conceirdu thac Innate Ideas
oud nced any Objects toExcite them;
and that che mind Mouldnevor KxCIte any
et ehem in iE CclE withoue those Objects:
a5 it oiren does Fircire in it selF, the Idcas
it reccir d br Sculacion, cor Kctiection,
rithout the presence os choto OBiccto by
Wrhich it Erit reccird them; WV hy then
arc arc such Objects necectars 10 Excite
Innare Iacas, ince the inind has a Porrer ot
Fxcirins Ideas in ic P.IE rithout chepre-
sencc oF an) Obicct: W hen the Remarker
has Pheurr The realon ot this considerable
disterenee, and prord thac it docoinot
hinder them trem beino parallel cales,
ehen me may conclude asainst MP. Lock,
Phat since che Sons cau retain the Idcas ic
hasreceirdu and excice ehem at pleature,
tho it do not alvays perceire chem,
theretore ic may hare ldeas which I never
did perceire, sior can Excite in it scI,
nor Wrhen therare Excired perccire chiar
it ever had ehem Betore; anel then he can
tare soehing. 20 Pay Forhiinsels, DuE MuA
let vs enior our imperce vable Ideas, and DC
25 nuch the beccer, and wiler For chem, a5
NVC CaI.
But RiIl. ehe Soul may be fometimes
withone any thousnt, and yec (For any
chins re hare heard) noc endanser its
Emmortaliey. Let us consider the Re-
markers next difficults. ... . . ..
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