Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A30485
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Second remarks upon An essay concerning humane understanding in a letter address'd to the author, being a vindication of the first remarks against the answer of Mr. Lock, at the end of his reply to the Lord Bishop of Worcester.
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Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715.
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Wing B5946; ESTC R20232
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