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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8
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think Connerrs mus BC OF Paper, because ehC MapS CHAE
reprelent chemare (0.
20 appls chis more particularis 1o tHe Case Betore us
te alcribe Decrees and Predestinarion 10G0d; because etie
thines benierd by these mordo bear Pome relemblance 10
certain Perfections that re beliere eo be in him. Buril We
remember chat cher are ouls Similiendes and Reprelentarions
ot them, and that chere is as licele likeness betreer the one
andthe octer, as becreen the Couneries and Maps itch re
prelent them; and chat the likenets lies noc in the Narure ot
ehem, buc in lome particular Lifect or Circumstance thac is
in Pome meature common eo boch; re must actnomlede ic
very unreasonable to expect, that cher Mould ansiver one ano.
ther in al thines: or because the different Representations
ot the lame thins cant be exacls adjusted in every parrica-
lar, that cheretore the Thins represenced is incontistene in
IC CeIF.
toretnomlede and Decrees are ontr altion d 10 60d, 10
sire us a Nocion oF the Sceddinels and Cerrainer oF ihe Di-
vine Actions; and il 1o, tor us to conclude, chac ihac isre
prelented by chem is inconsistene rich the Contingener ot
Frents or brec-WViII, Because ehe ehines reprelentins (
mean oux Foreknom leds and DCCrCes) are l0, is che Tame
Ablurdies, 25 ic is to conclude, chac China isno bieger than
a Shcet oF Paper, becausethe MaB, thac repretenes il isCON
tain d in chat CompatS.
5. I.. This scems to me a materiat Poine, and cherctore 1
Will endeavour co illuarare it with an Instance or Lwomores
Everr body is latisty d chac Time, Mocion and Velocitr,
are Subjects oF very usetut Knomlece; and chac adiustine
aud dilcorerins ihe Proportions chac chele Bcar 10 onc ano
eher, is perhaps all chacis proticable in nacurat Philotophy
Ison is ic ehen that e procced in our Demonstrations con
cernins chese . IS ic noc by representine Time br a Line
the deorees oF Velocier by anocher, and ihe Morion thac
retules rom Boch, by a SuverAcies or a Solid : And Fror
these we dram Conclutions, Wrhich are noc ony vere erge bue
also ofgreat moment 1o Arts and Sciences; and never fait in
our Deductions, while e recp iuAly co ihie AnaloBV une
Provortion cher bear co one anocher in ebo production
ot naturat eHects; heictier is ie eaty, nor Perhaps posiole.
eo cor al lucl anomlede any orter ay
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