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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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4) Thirdly, ehac which Z. FE. Matiesthe Ouection, is
nocche Ouection. The Oueltion isnoc, saichhe, prhether
a manmay vorice if hemill, and forbear is he will, but mhether
the will 1ourite or ehe vill eo forbear, come uxon him accordine
eohis mill, or accordine co any thine else inbis oon pover. Hlere
is a distinction wichone a difference. IF his will do noe
comcuponhim accordins eohis will, chanhe is noc a Frec,
nor vec so much as a voluncary Agene, whichis Z. FI. his
Liberer. Certainly all chefreedome ot the Agen, istrom
ehe frecdom ofche will. IFche will hareno pover over ie
selF, che Agene isno more frec chan a Scaff ina mans hrand.
Sccondy, hemakes buc an empey Mhem ot a pover in ehe
Will, cicher co meire ornocrovrice. cIFic be precilely and
inericably decermined in all occurrences whacloerer, Wwtae
aman MhaII will, and whae he MalI noc wisl, whac he MalI
vrice, and hac he Mallnocurice, eo whac purposeis chis
pover? Cod and Nacurenerer made any chinsin rains
buc rain and Frustraneous is chac pover wrhich never Wras
and nerer TalI Be deduced into Ac. Ficher che Ageneis
decermined betore he acteth, Whac hemall will, and Whac
BestralI noc ill, Whac he Mall act, and whac he Mall noc
act, and chen heisno more trec ro act, chanhe is eo will;
Or elseheis noc derermined, and chenchereis no necester.
No effect can exceed ehe vercue ofies cause; il the action
Detree corrice or eoforbear, the pover or taculer eo will,
ornill. mustofnecessiey Be moretrec. Onod efficitrale il-
dua maxis est talo. IFche will Be decermined, che weicins
Or noc vricins is likemise decermined, and ehen he oula
noc Pay, Ise may rrite or hemayforbear, bue he musturire, oe
hemust Forbear. Thirdly, This ansver coneradictsthe sense
OFalI cheworid, chac che wil of man is decermined rithout
his viil, or mithont any thine in his pover; Why do we ask
menwhecher chey wil do suchr a chins ornoce Why dove
reprelene realonscothem Why do we pray chem: Why
do me increar them Why do we blamechem it cheix ili
come noc uxonehem accordina to cheir will. Wilt thon
bemade cleamd Paid our sariour co the Parasyriche perton,
fohn 5. 6. Co Whac purpole, it his will was extinsecally decer-
minedd Christ complains, We have pipedunsoron and 76
have