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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 60, page id 797937889:0072
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60
Wrhat he meons by Borbarons, and irhat is
the cause chat chese People arc FO; 1b0
liere he wil Becrer sec the force et
MT. LockeS Argument, and altor them to
be very g00d Witnesses in this cale, tho
perhaps hemistie ith reaton CXCCPE 3
Fainst ehem at the Bar: AII he iS delir d
eo take upon cheir Credit is, that Men do
not kno their Duey ichoue makine a
rishruse ot their Natural Faculties; and
that cheretore there are no Innare Princi-
ples, Or none to any purpose, lince they do
noc operate riI Men br Reflection discover
chat Lar irhich is tobe the Rule ot their
actions. T0 prove this MI. Lock menti-
ons fome ritious practiles apprord in se-
veral Nations; Whichthe Remarter Calss
rakino up cheir durt and filth; to throneh in
the Face of tlumane Nature. IE Pews Men-
indecd chat ther Mond nor idly, or rasls.
take up mith che Airst Nocions ther meet
vich, but employ their Faculcies in the
Best manner they can, irtrich God has
siru them to actain the Knowledee ot
cheir Duer, Wtrichther can ontr De igno-
ranE OF By Their omn FauIE. Dut What
indieniti this can De thouehe upen Mantind,
Or nhat pieceof Tneratitude to our Maker, l
veliereno Bod) huc cheRmarker can ap-
prehend.
Tlenext procceds to mention some Ver-
tuous actions ot Hlcathen Staces, contra-
ry cocheir interest, and set done ith ge.
neral applause, 25 a Proot ot Nlatural
Contcience. They are indecd proots ot a
Lan
ibid.
P. TT.