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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 49, page id 797937889:0061
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49
than those irtio tatce pains to persmace
Nen chat a Future State is lelscertain, it
the Soul is not Iimmaterial.
But belides the uncertaints and danger
otthis Argument which I hare Betore ta-
kennotice ot, Theuseletoneis oF ic to the
gencralies oE Mankind, Pussiciently MCMS-
that it cannor De the Toundation oF the
Delietot a Futuro State; That it iS nOL SO
to the Castern Pasans at this daz, re have
the Fridence oF a + Judicious AUCHOF, Toubere
Doch, From che information of the Missio- duRoyaume
naries rho hare been longest amone them-
and hisoon Conrerlation mith chem, Who
telIs us chac ther Deliere the Immortalicy
OF the Soul, but hare no notion et its
Immaterialiry; and that ther onli surpole
IE OE a Marrer SuDEil CnOnGH EO CELaBO
Deins seen or handled. ANd tBaL LInaI
OF the OId Philolophers who expeciec a
Future Seace, had no thouohts ot ilie
SouIs Deins Immaterial, any one MuSE 0d-
Terre; irtio has read them mich atcention.
And IDeliere, it well cramind, ic il
uppear that chose amons them who had a
Notion ot the SouIs beins Imiaterial,
did not Deliere its linniortaliey upon ThaE
Founcation, but only TousHE au expli-
cation hor the Soul by ies omn Plauire
miehe De capable ot thac Immorraiits.
Which ther tound sreat Rcaton t0 hopC
For, on other Crounas muich inore trmI
and pertiralire.
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