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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 24, page id 1030877386:0036
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Tiberey eo decermmine ir selF, buc ic is inconsistene icherue
Libererco be decermined by anocher michour ie selt.
T. FI. Caich Furcher, that upon pour Lorstips desire and
minc, he mas contented to begin mith this discourse of Liberty
and Necessity, thacis, to chanse hisFormer resolurion. (F)
TEche chain oFnecessier beno stronger, bue chac ic may be
Enapped so casilus in Cunder; it his ill was no ochermile de-
cermined wichour himsels, bur oncly by che sisnificacion ot
vour Lordips desice and my modek increaey, chen ve
may casily conclude, chac humane aftairs are noc alivaies so-
verned by absolutenecellicu; chaca man isL. ord oFhisonn
actions, it nocin chiet, vec inmean, subordinace ro ehe L. ord
Paramoune ofHlcaren and Farch; and chac all chinss arc noc
lo absolurely decermined in cheouemard and precedene cau-
sCs, buc chac tair increaries, and moral pertvations may
Work upon ag00dnarure lo Tar, a5 to prerene chae nhuchi
Ochermise had been, and eo produce chac which ochermile
had nocbeen. Hechar can reconcile chis with an Ancece
dene Necestiey oFaII chines, and a Physical or Nacural de-
cerminacion ofallcaules, Mallbeoreac eApollocome.
WVhercas T. FI. Taich chac hehad never urcered his opini-
on oEchis duection, I suppolche incends in vricins; my
converlacion rich him hachnocbeen Frequent, vec l re-
member meil, thac when chis Ouection was asicared becween
us cro in vour Lordctips Chamber by vour command, he
did chen declarehimsel(in mords, boch Fortheablolucene-
cettiry oF all erenes, and For cheeround oechis necemy, che
Fluxor concarenarion ofche second caules.
Aantes upon che Bistrops Reply
Number,
a) Hc Erk doy chac Idid read orer Y. HI. his detence ot
LNCcestey, _C.
Flis deferring the reading of my defence of necessity, he min
not (he saith). Bould be interpreted for disrespect. Tis well. 3
choreb Lcannos imasine uby he proula fear 1o be rbonsbt ro disre-
spet