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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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order irhich e knom is agrecable tothe
Dirine Will, br thecontormits it has to
our Reaton, which 15 a Ray ot his onn
Wisdom. Wemiil suppose the HIcathen
conrincd by chele Arouments, or Others
1o che Tame purpole, that he oAS IE 15
hishly reaionable to conclude there musti
DCa Future State ot Renards and Punis.
eHES; BuF he docs not (0 WeII disest the
Sous beins immaterial, he has no nO-
tion ot a Substance micliout any Fixton-
Sion. Suovole then the Remarter Mould
FeIl him, a5 h0 dOcsNIr. LoCK, IF the SOUI
IS BOF Immaterial, There can DCnO CertaIn
proot that it is Immortal. And I delire
him to talie this Dilemma For the flea-
thens Antver: Ficher the Arsuments by
eehich I hare Dcen conrincd chat there
iIl De Punihinenes and Rerards in a
Future Statoare Proots ofit, or thes arc
HOE; IF not, then tho the Soul Bould be
Immiortal, Lhare no aturance chat ic will
bc in a cate ot Rewards or Pummments:
and il ther arc Proots ot a Future State,
then a Future State IS equalls certain,
tho the Soul be not Immaterial, since
That does nor moke it less consonant to
the justice and Wisdom ot God, nor less
ithin his Pover. IBeliere the Remarker
Wiil Aird he has no ray to solve this Di
Terma, Duc must cither sire up the cer.
tainty et Revards and Punisments, Or
the necessity ot chinkins ehc coulis Imma-
ceriul, to prove a Future State; and l de-
sic him to establisa the Belict ot Renards
aue