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Date: 1695

"He that made use of the candle of the Lord, so far as to find what was his duty, could not miss to find also the way to reconciliation and forgiveness, when he failed of his duty: though, if he used not his reason this way, if he put out or neglected this light, he might, perhaps see neither."

— Locke, John (1632-1704)

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Date: 1695

"[T]he priests, every where, to secure their empire, having excluded reason from having any thing to do in religion"

— Locke, John (1632-1704)

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.