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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 67, page id 797937889:0079
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SICat Authories to ehis Wiinclo, and fre-
quenels send Men to contule cheir Con-
sciences, as if it vere the Original Rule,
and an Intallible Director; For it is not
calilu perverted, or silenc d, When once
righely Tet on work; and has a sreat in
Auence on Mens Actions, nothins beins
more intupportable, than to cand con-
demnd in our oron sudsments; or more
delishetul, than ene approbation ot our
omn Minds; and cheretore this Monitor
may prerail, wheu our Pastions havemis-
led or silencd Renson; or the hopes ot
escapins Future Punistimenes made us For
a While secure.
BUE Pomertul and Faithtut as this
Witness 15, since it mas by False Opini-
OAS, Or vicious HabiEs, Take a WVrone
BiaIs, Ctrhich the greatest AlTertOrs oF its
Authories contels,) aud is alivars set on
Work Dy the first Pertirasions itich hap-
Den to takre possession ot Mens thouBhIS,
since it does not direet cheir ODinIOnS,
but is insuencd bYthem; this not onty
Mens thac it is not delien d For the Ori-
Binal RuLe, and APSE DirectOr OF OUT A-
etions, Or the Foundation of Natural Reti-
pion, but that it is of danserous Conse-
quence to lay chemhole weisht oF MO-
ralits upon Conscience alone, independent
oE the occasions From nhich it has ealten
the ErSF DeNC. FOr nO douDE therO are
t00 mans wrho by an unhappr caris Fdu-
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