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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 20
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Space to be the sane, must indeed suppose ne Wortd tobe nol
only infinite et eternal, but necessaritus soi evenas necessarilis
as space et Duration, Mhim dependi not on the Will, bul on
the Existence et Sod. Dut theu Who believe that sod created
Matter in What Quantitus, et at Ihat particular Sime, et in
What parjicular spaies he pleased; are here under no difficul-
ty. for he Wisclom ol sod, may have very qood Reasons fon
creatinque this Nould at that particular Time he did, and may
have made other fincs ut Frings before this material Norld
began, et may mate omer fimai of Things alter nis Nored 25
1b et 17. That space d Sime are not the mere Order of
destroyed.
Things bat real Quantitier. (Nhich Order et Situation are not.
has been proved above, L ser Japer 13 5 4; et in this Japer 5 13; 
et no AnsWer yet given to those Prooss: And till an Anstier be quven
to mose Trooss his fearned duthonss’Assertion es (by his onn
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confession n his slace) a Contradiction.
18 The Uniformitis of al Ahe Parts ol space; is no Argument
agamst seus admus in Anus Part alter. Nhat manuer he pleases.
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sod may have quod Reasons to create finite Beingi, et finite
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originally alike; even thongh Flace Vere nothing else but the
situation ot Vodies; fod5 placing ene cube ot Matler behinu
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anotuer equal cube of Matter; rather than the omer behind That,
is a Choice in no Wise unnorthy otthe Perfections: ol Eod, thouegh
very quod Reasons Why Both the Cubes Thoulu exist, et they
cannet exist but in one or other of cqually reasonable situations.
The Oplcurean Chance, es nol a Choice os Will, but a blind
eceositus of tate.