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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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Reply, Wrhichhe hach had in his hands now chele eighe vears.
S0 wideische dace oFhislecter, in ehe rear 1652. Fromthe
eruch, and his manner of dealins wich me in ehis parcicular
Erom ingenuiey. (if che edieion vera wich his oon consent.)
Flowloerer here is all ehac passed becween us upon enis (ub-
sect, wichoue any addicion, or che least rariacion Fromthe
original.
Concernins che nameless Auchor oF chepretace, who tates
upon him eo hans ouc an lry bulti betore this rare piece ot
sublimaced Seoicilme, co inrice passensers eo purchaseie,
25 Iknow nocWtioheis, (oI do noc muchhecdic, nor
recard eicherhis ignoran censures, or hyperbolical exprel.
Tions. TheChurch oF Enclandis as much abore his decracti.
omastreisbeneach chis Ouection. Lec him lick up che spierle
OF Dionysus by himsels, as his servile Raccerers did, and pro-
cest, chacir is more Cvecechannectar; we cnrichim nOE,
much go0d may ic dohim. His very Froncispieceis a sustici-
ene conturation ot his Wrhole pretace, Wherein he cells che
worid asfalsy and isnorany, as confideney, chac al con-
troversie, concernine Predestination, F. lection. Frec. vill, Cr ace
Merits, Roprobation, 8c. is fully decided andcleared. Ttus
he accustomechitiis pen corun over, beyond alllimirs ot cruct
and discretion, eo lec us sec chathis hnoledse in Theolo-
sical Controverties is none at ail, and inco whac miserable
cimesve are Fallen, when blind men will De theonely judges
Ofcolours. Duid tanto dienum feret hic promissor hiatud
There isver one chino more, Whereot ldelire co adver-
cileche Reader. (b) WhereaS MIr. Flobbs mentionsmy ob-
jections eo his Book D. Cive; Tciscrue, chacten vears fince
Tgare him abouc 60. Fxceptions, cheonehalE oF chem Po-
licical, che ocher half Pheological, co chac BoOK, and erery
Fxception justihied by a number oF Roasons, eo whrich he
never vet ronchsated any ansiver. Nor do l non detire it,
For sincochas, hehach publistred his Leriachan, Monstrum
horrendum, informes incens, cui lumen ademprum; Which aF-
Fords much more maeter of Exception, and l am informed
etac chere are already ero, the one oFour omn Church, chie
ocher a Atranser, nho hare Maken in pieces chewtiole Fa-
brick