▁de ist , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁incorrect ▁to ▁find ▁many ▁similar ities ▁between ▁Lock e ' s ▁views ▁and ▁de ism . ▁However , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁similar ▁belief s ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁that ▁Bla ke ▁does ▁not ▁mention : ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁sla very , ▁their ▁promotion ▁of ▁toler ation , ▁and ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁sens es ▁are ▁primary ▁to ▁knowledge . ▁As ▁for ▁Ba con , ▁Bla ke ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁non - bel ie ver . ▁However , ▁Bla ke ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁Ba con ' s ▁works ▁dealing ▁with ▁alleg ory ▁that , ▁though ▁Bla ke ▁would ▁not ▁agree ▁with , ▁would ▁have ▁removed ▁the ▁original ▁claims . ▁When ▁Bla ke ▁l abeled ▁Newton ▁as ▁a ▁de ist , ▁he ▁rid ic u led ▁Newton ' s ▁works ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁ap oc aly ptic . ▁ ▁Bla ke ' s ▁specific ▁criticism ▁of ▁individuals ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁threat ▁he ▁believed ▁they ▁pos ed , ▁especially ▁when ▁a ▁work ▁uses ▁true ▁belief s ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁mis leading ▁manner . ▁While ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁Hob bes ▁view , ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁straightforward ness ▁of ▁the ▁view ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁dangerous ▁as ▁Lock e ' s ▁arguments ▁were ▁more ▁persu as ive ▁to ▁others . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁Bla ke ▁attacked ▁Sweden borg ▁instead ▁of ▁attack ing ▁those ▁like ▁August ine ▁or ▁Cal vin ▁who ▁also ▁promote ▁the ▁belief ▁of ▁pred est ination ▁that