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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Philosophie LH 4, 6, 4
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ILock1B reply tothe Rignt Reverend thet ord Bishop of cvorcester
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iver to hos second letter london 1699. 8
pay. 401. Tou cannot concerve hocoMatter eau attract matter at
anys distance muchless at the distance of 100000r miles. Ergo God cannot
sive it such a porver. Tou cannot, conceive hoio apatter phould
feel or affect an imnateria beinq, or be moved bs it. Ergo God
cannot qrve it suth porvers. Wdich is in efect todenus gravitus
aud the revolution et the planets abvutthe sun, to maze Brutes meer
Machini Wwithont seuse or spautaneons motion, an to allo Man neither
is true,i say Essan B. 2. c. 8. 5. 1V That Bodres
sense nor volontarus motion
operate bus impulse aud mothinque esse Ano soi thouget ioheni
pag. 408.
drit it, aud reat y et can concxive no other vau of their operation
But; am since convinced by the judicions M Nerotons incomparable
The gra-
Buoz, that tist t0o bolo a presonition to limit conceptions
vitation of Matter toroants Mater bay Wdays inconceivable to me
is not ontus a demonstration that God can if tie pleases, put intobodres
povers aud loays of operation above rohat can be derived trom our idea
et bodys, or can be explained by iohat Woc Knou ot matter but aiso an
unquestionabee aud everys rohere visible instance tat he has done 10. And
there fore in the next Edition of my book, saltate lare to
lave that passage rectifier