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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8
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eage chat Nature detien d us in chese Sentarions; nor docs
our cransterrine 1o che OBjects chemlelres ihe Names tHAE
re eire our omn Perceptions ot them, dram ans erit Con-
sequences alter it: on the contrarr, iher serre the Ules ot
Lite, as Well as il We Hnem ehe very chines chemlelres. THe
Sun by girine me the sensation ot Liphe, direats and re
Frettres Me, as much as il lHnen ihat ils Hature and true
Substance arc. For in truth, Men are no surcher concernd
1o kno tBC nature ot anv chine, chan as it relates 10
ehem, and has Pone effect on tHeM. And il chey KnOM
ehe effecto ot outmard chines, and hon tar ther are to ule
or avoid them, it is susticient.
IF ehien Tuch Rnomlede ot natural thines, as onty Mero
ttie Lfects ther hare on us Be susticient Lo aI the utes o
Lite, cho re do noc tnon irtiat cher are in chemelves,
irtir Mould noc the lite representation ot G0d and His AC
tributes De Custiciene For the enas ot Relision, Ho we De
lenorant ot His and cheie nature?
Erery one knons chat Sceddinets, Regularies and Order,
eo alrars procced trom Wildom. W hien cherclore we ob
terre chele in ehe hiphest dexree, in aHl ehe WNorKs OP 60d,
Mall We noc Cay that God is intinitelr WWise, Decaule We are
ienorant whac chac reaus is in it CelE, irhrich produces Tuet
suvendous effects? tho atter alI Wilcom a5 in u5, bc. (25
differene Trom what me caH (0 in G0d, as Lieht in Oux Con
ception is different from ehe Morion in cHe Nir chac caules
1t.
S. XVII. We alI OF uS Feet a Tendener 1O thC FAxIH,
Wrhich Wre call Gravitr: buc none ever vet as able co give
anv Catistactorr ACCOnnE oF its NaturC or Cause: buc ina
uch as webnom, thac faltine don a Precipice wilt cruste
us eo pieces, ehe sense e have ot ehis etfect ot ic, is suM
eient eo make us caretul eo aroid uch a FaII. And in lihe
manner il re knon, chat breakine Gods Commands Will
vroroke him eo destror us, Will noc chis De ufticiene 10 0B,
lise us co Obedience, cho ire De ignorant whac it is e cal
Anger in himm 3
.8. XVIII. I mishe 80 chroush ait che Hocices me have oe
Datural chines, and Me chac ire onty knom and distinguiste
them by the effecto ther produce on oux sentes, and make
vou senlible chac such Knomlece sussicienety Terres Me Pur=
poses ot Lite. And no reason cun be siven, nrhiy cheRe
prelentations siven us in Scripeure ol G0d and Divinc
Thines, iho ehes do culs Aemo uo puecrtona  pct