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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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him consider whether this be the effect ot
an Orisinal impression on theMind, anti-
cipatins all Refection, or Raciocination:
ot Whether ic does not plaintr prore,
chat Conscience is nothing else Dut a
sudement hich e make ot our Actions,
trith reterence to lome Lar, which e
arc persiraded oueht to be the Rule ot
chem. This I beliere wwill, upon an un-
prejudicd Examination, be found toDe the
true Notion ot Nlatural Conscience, and
the Best rith resard to Relision (25
Truth alirars is a Turer suppore tor it
than the most Pious mistatren Notions)
For thisaccount caurions Men not to trust
20. a Pedceot Conscience irhich may pro-
cecd From False Opinions; and lcares aIl
EtsRuthoricy inthose irtio hare had occasi-
ons ofbeins righelr intorm dot theirruer.
Thus I hare donc mith cacti particular
Flcad ot the Remarkers lnquiries, ond I
hope have laid cnourh to conrince him,
that MT. LoceS Principleo et Iumane un-
derstandins, sire a sufticient lecuriey a-
e
SainA Fuch a SyAem a5 he apprehends, a 2. R. p. II
Monichaan Codu a Morcat Soul, an Arbitra- 3. R. P. 16.
ry Lao of C00d and Fvil, and any danger-
ous Inferences trom Mr. LockS Notion of
Cocirant Matter, Viz. hat God maY, for
any thins we hnor, sive the Pover of Cosi-
tation tosome Systems of Matter. FOr Phare
Aevn chat the Proots ot a tuture state ot
Rervards and Punistiments, are equalli con-
elusire without a Demonstratire certaintr
oE the SouIS Immaterialisy. And 2S io ThaL
other