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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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Press, is noc very probable, because hesatth be rrit it ro the end
chacby che rencilarion ofche Ouection, Truchmighe be clea-
red Erom mistakes; Which endhehadnot obtaine d by beepine il
private.
b) Whercas Mr. Hlobbs mencions my objections to
his Book De Cive, ic istrue thac een vears since, Pgare him
abouc 60. Excepcions, _c.
did indeed intend to bave ansmered those Fxeceptions as find-
ins them neither Policical nor Theolocical, nor chache alleade ed
any Reasons, by hich they vere robe instised. But sorily af-
ter intending tovrice in Englist, and publist my thonghes con-
cernine Ciril Doctrine, inthat Book which L inticled Levia-
ehan, Lehonghe his objections mouldbus the clearnessof my method
Fall off mithont an ausiver. Now this Leriachan be callethMon-
srumhorrendum, informe, Ingens, cui lumen ademprum.
rords not farre ferche; nor more applicable to my Leviachan,
ebanto any other roritine chat sould offendhim. For allomine
him the mordMonstrum (becanse it seems he tales it for a mon-
Arons freat Fist,) hecan neither say it is intorme; for even
ther that approve not the Doetrine allom ihe Method. Nor that
Et is Insens; for it is a Book ofno great Bulle. Nor cuilumen
ademprum; for he will find very fem Readers, that will not
chinte it clearer than his Scholastique Tarson. And nhereas he
saith there arc twoof our orn Church (as hehears (ay) that are
ansverins it: Axd rhat he himlelF (is Idestre it) will demon-
Arare chac my Principles are pernicious boch eo Piccr and
Polier, and destructirero all Rclations, _c. My ansver is
ebat L desire not, that hc or they Bouldso mispendcheir time 3 but
ieber vill necds do it. Ican sive them a fit T ille for their B00k.
Behemochocainst Leriachan. Hc ends his F.pistle rith 10
God blelsus. Whicb mords are gooa in themseves, but to no
purposebere; bul are a Buffonly abufne of the name of God 10
GaNy.