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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8
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(considerine our Circurastances) hare eone surther than ne
has done to lare us; that oux Destruction is as intirelu due
to our sclres, asit e mere out of Gods Porver, and ab-
solurelr in thehand of our oon Counsel.
S. XXVII. IF e take these as Schemes delion d 1o oive
n5 different riens of 60d, and his Transactions mith Men
in order eo oblige us to distinet Daties ihich e ome him,
and stretch them no turther, ther are very reconcilable.
And to 80 about to clatr the onc against th ocher, and ar-
sue, asmans do, chat il the one be true, the other cannot,
is Fuil as ablurd as to object axainst that Arricle oF our BC-
liet, that Christ ss on the rishe Hand or Cod, because
Scripture in other places, and plain Reason asures uS, thaC
God hath neirher Hland nOr ParES.
And mhils a thine may in one respect De lite another,
and in other respects De like the contrary; and whilst e
tnom thac chins ouly by relemblance, Cimilitude or propor-
tion; We ouphr nocro be surpriz d, chacthe Reprelentations
arc contrarr, and caten trom thines that seem irreconcila-
ble, or that ehe different viens ol ehe Came chins Mould
sire occation to different, nay contrary Schemes.
S. ZXVIII. We ouohe Furcher to consider, chat these are
noc lo much deliond eo sire us Notions ol G0d as he is in
himselF, as to mmake us sensible of, our Duti to him, and 10
oblive us to pertorm ic. AS For example, inten the Scrio.
tures reprelent 60d as an absolure Lord, thac hes his Crea-
cures incirels in his porver, and trears them accordine tohis
pleature; as one thar is noc oblisd to consider their advan-
tase at all, ox any thine buc his omn Will; chac may elect
one toeternal Salvarion, and pass over another, or condemn
him to eternal Miserr, irithout ans ocher reason but because
he will do 10: When me read this, IPaY, in theHsoly Scrip-
tures, we ouobenot to dispure hether God really aats ttus
Oc no, or hou it vould sure mith his ottier Atributes ol
Wisdom and fustice to do lo; bur the ule me oughe to makre
ot it, is eo cal to mind irhat Duer and Submiction we
ouphe to pay eo one that mav thus deal wichus it he please,
and irhat Cratitude me ouchicto recurn him For electine and
decrecim is lo Sastacte ihen he las under no manner ol
Reain, irtien We tuics us cepresentedas a pracious and
mercitul Father, thal llCacus as Children, thac is Pollicitous
For our Weltare, that hould nor our Death or Destruction;
chac has done alt cues For our eternal Elappiness, Whict
conla
obligation to vouchsate us THaL FaVOUT.