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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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and Punistiments in a Future State, on any
Arsuments that mill not De equalls con-
clusire, hether the soulis immaterial or
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This then is crident, that MP. LockS
Suppolition that God mas hare siven (For
any thins We Kno) 1o some Sysems OI
Macter, aPoner to perceire, and think:
doesnot at all weakren ans proot ot the
Souls Immortalier, that can be oF usc
to the Great Ends ot Religion, For nhich
alone re are concernd to Rnor that the
Soulis Immortal. And perhops the in-
gHISCanCY, a5 to thole linds, ot our
uorrins what kind oi substance the soul
15, maz De the reason we are letcso much
in the dark about it. Our Wise Maker
has proportion dour Faculties only tooue
Necessities, and has made his W’ill knonn
tous DY a Lislic of Nature clear cnoust
torender anz one inexculable Who doco
not follou it; tho the tuil atturance ot an
Eternal Retribution, 15 onls siven us By
Fesus Christ, oho has bronobt Tise, and Im-
mortalitu, to Ziohe, thronoh the Gospel
Wrhieh Lhare alreads Mern that MT LockS
Principles sire us a Ture foundation FOr,
bothof Natural, and Rereald Relision:
50 that I thins no more remains to clear
theRemarkers difticulties, his doubts ot
Naturat Conscience, (ertrich is the chiet
Subject oFhis 3d Remark) beins calily re-
solrd from what has been alreadi Caid.
But the Remarter Deins a little unlucky aF
crarins interences trom MV. Lock S PrIN-
Ciplesus