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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 68, page id 797937889:0080
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science, or without che least remorte
Whocothers (irho hare bcen becter taught)
abhor. Nom in this Calc, to bid thele
Ben appcal to their Consciences, 25 an
Innate Cnide, that ill intalliblr direct
them in their DuEs, can onir serve t0
contiem ehem in cheir prejudices, and to
make them 50 on secureiy in their Vici
Ous Flabits, mithont arthei Examina-
tion, when cher find chemlclres acquitted
by chat inivard seule, vrhich ther arc
caushit to Revere as the impression ot
God himselF. Tuat ehis mar be theCaTe
Ot mans is not denv d Dy the Remarker
We do not conceive (CayShe) Natural Con-
science such a Licht as may not be dimnd,
f. 15. Or it may be extinguimd in some Peopte,
and in another ploce appeal with sincerity
10 jour Conscience; if that be obseur d, Per-
verted, or sear du me cannot belp it. These
Principles of Conscience are Secds that may
Die, or may Thrive, eC. they may be meale
in some, and inefectual in ethers, by con-
erary Principles, or other Impediments. This
veins granted, it is cridene chat thole
ecople in nhom thele Principles happen
10 DC extinsnish d, Or perverted, will in
rain appeal mich sincerits to their COn
sciences; there is no vas to set them
risht Dut bs rectitsing their Judsments:
thes are to be marnd noc totrust to 10
danserous a sccuritr, and to Deconvincd
OE cheir Errors, and cheir oblisatiOnS, On
Rational Crounds.
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