"The Mind is a meer <i>tabula rasa</i>, originally without any Impression, Stamp or Character whatsoever, (unless we'll suppose it the same with Brutes) but <i>capable</i> of any, and most apt to receive the first that offers, till external Objects furnish it with distinct Ideas, and from thence collect materials for it to work upon."
The Religion of Nature Consider'd
<u>The Religion of Nature Consider'd: to Which Is Added, a Postscript; Containing Reflections on Mr. Chubb's Discourse Concerning Reason, &C. So Far As It Respects This Subject.</u> (London: Printed for J. Batley and J. Pote, Eaton [sic], 1731). 