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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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State ofthe Soul, whereof neither vou nor o-
ehers, can have any conception: And wny
is this complaind ot, but that Men are
willins to beliere ther bnor more than
therdo. Or hon elle condther thinte a
State OE thinkino, mithout beino conscioni, of
it more intellisible than a State ot nOr
thinkins at all? Or hon cond they con-
clude chinkins, wrhich is the action of thc
SonI, neceslary to the fixistence oF thc SouI
it sCIt, iF ther did not make our RnOW-
lese the meature ot things, and our not
harins an Idea ot a thins, sufficient to
exclude it From Bcins: I procced non L
theRemarker Slast disticuler.
Then aster au (PaYS he) eshat securier can
ne have upon this supposition that me strall not
fall into this Steep at Death, and so continue
virhout Lise or Thonohe: NharL hare Paid
in ete besinnins ot my Discorrie upon
ehis STead, mighE TOEre IOT du ANFIVET EO
thiiCbicecion; but the Remarteer cy re-
veatins it, Paze 12. Sccmius E lay a
reac reise on it, l Mnail consider it more
varticularl).
ABa FIrs (45 PoBserVd BCTOTC) IF OUT
Securitr oF a Future seato depends upon
this, ih at the Soul alvays chintes, IE l125 a
very inture Foundetiou, tor there is nO
pretence oF a proot rhat the Soul docs al.
ars chink; and cheic arc great probabi-
lities chat it docs nor think in Tound Stecp,
(25 MV. Lock has BeivH.) But il tte proOts
ot a Future State, do nor depend upon the
Souls alrass chintins, the contrars sup-
POsITIOE
Z R. D. 9.