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A Defence Of The Essay Of Human Understanding, Written by Mr. Lock, fol. -

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  1. But the CTrCat MIr. Lock was retervd FOr a
  2. Curious ard Learned Asc, to break in upon this
  3. Sanctuari of anity and lenorance, aud by Cettinz
  4. Men on considerins first the Bounas of Fluman
  5. Onderstandins, tohelp them in a close Purluit ot
  6. True and VTetul Rnorledse: And is it possible
  7. FOr a LOver oF Pruthtobeummor d, or silent
  8. Jy Cutter ary injurious insinuatiors ot (0 Lxcel-
  9. dent a Delign.
  10. Tour Time, Sir, is t00 precious to be employ d
  11. in tatine notice of them, rou ltill eo on in tar-
  12. thier deliens For our advantase and improve
  13. iment; and irhisst rou labour in that Cireat Enc
  14. +0 irtich rou vvere Destind, The 500d of Man-
  15. kind tis every ones Duty to be watehtul For
  16. rou, and zealous to lecure the Benetits ron have
  17. alreadr done us.
  18. Lis contels d, the vast disproportion betreen
  19. de
  20. one ot (o mean Abilities as the Author ot this
  21. Detence; and the Incomvarablo Mr. Lock, mixht
  22. Writh Realon have deter d From the Attempt. But
  23. I did not prelume to contider my selt in anx
  24. kind ot Comparison rith him, l only observ d
  25. the Adrelaries Strensth and Thoneht (with Rea
  26. son and Justice on my side) I necd not be dil
  27. couraxd to enter the Lists with him; AndIam
  28. Dextiraded, Wrtiat I have done will learehim no
  29. cause ot Triumph, how much loerer it iS un
  30. rorthy ot rou: l istr, Sir, rou may outy tind
  31. It enouph vorth jour notico, to incite ron to lheu
  32. the World, hou Far it FallsMrort ot doine justice to
  33. vour Principles, Which rou may do ithout in
  34. terruptine the Great Bulinels ot vour Lite, DY 2
  35. Work that will be an Dnivertal Benetit, and
  36. prhich rou hrave sirp the Worta tome Rixt. to
  37. exac

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A Defence Of The Essay Of Human Understanding, Written by Mr. Lock, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/797937889:0008?run=74