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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8
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and il any one farther allece, that he who cates chese
Reprelentations licerallr, will be involre in mang Disticul.
ties; and chac ic will be casy 1o hew, ehat there arE BrCAE
Incontictencies in them, il e undersand them accordins 10
The LetTET:
Lantiver, He is Eo Be lookd uxon as very ofticious and
inpertinene, ehac wiit raise such Objections, and pur chem
in ehe Heacs ot plain honest People, irhoby che force ol
such common, cho heuracire Knomlede (as it mav bc
termd) practise che substancial and real Duries ol Relision
thac lead ehem eo Lcernal Ilappinets.
Tis erue, ihen curious and buss Persons, by che unleato-
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nable Abuse oF cheir Rnomlede, have rais d such Objections,
eter must be ansiverd: ond ic is then neceltary eo en in
erhiac sense chese Reprelentations ouphe cobe taten; and
chac cher are eobe underltood by wax of Compariton, 45
Condelcentions to our Weatnets.
Buc cho these Objections are easily ansiver d, vec he who
makes ehem unnecellarilr is by no means eo be excus d, Bc.
cause cher otren occation disturbance ro Wreak P’eople. Manv
ehac mar be Bockd by che Ditticuler, may noc be capable
ot readilu understandins the Antivers: and therctore thus
co raise such Scruples, is eo lay a Scumbline. Block in iBC
War ot our reak Brechren, and perplex them ich Nocions
and Cyriolicies, che Knomleds ot nhich is no mas necectars
eo Salvation.
NC OnBHETheretore Eo Contder, that it WaS in BxeAE Mer-
ey qud Compastion eo the lenorance and Intirmier ot Men,
chac ehe holy Spirie rouchlas d eo sire us such Reprelenca-
tions of the Dirine Nacure and Atcribures. IIC Khem Wrtac
Rnomlede mas molt prover For us, and ihac rould most
effectuasly rork on us to pertorm our Duer: and il ve
take thines as the Scripture reprelents cherm, ic can e De de.
nyd buc cher are Weil adapted to our C’apacicies, and must
have a mioter Intuence on all char lincerels beliere them,
in truch preater chan al chole nice Speculations chaC We en.
dearour eo substieure in their Place.
5. XV. Buc ThiraIY, IF me consider seriouAy the KnON.
lede chat me hare ot ihe Creatures, and even ot hose
chines in ehis Worid rich etich we arc ost Pamiliarls
acquainted, it will appear, ehac the Conceptions e lave
et them, are much ol the lame Tore as chole are, erhicH
Relision pires us oF G0d, and chat eher neither represene
e Matuse OE FHeurial Propercies o( ile chives as ihey ace