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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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tus much l Wrill mrincaine, chac chac is no erve neccl
LGey, wtich he callech Necesieys noc chac Liberes,
Wrhich he callech Liberer; nor chac che Gietion, Wvhich te
matres the rection, es c. For che cleariie Whercot, it De-
hoorech us eo hnon che diff. rence becwcen thele chree, Ne-
cessiti Spontaneity, and Liberty.
did expect, that for thelenomine of the difference betmeen
Decessier, Spontaneier, and Liberey, he mould have set donn
their Definitions. For withont these, their difference cannot
possiblyappear; for hom cana man lenom ho thinesdiffer, imo
untess he first hnom hat cheyare: Which he offers not tosem.
Flerels us that Necethey, and Sponcaneier may mcet tosecher,
and Sponcaneier, and Liberey; but Necestier and Liberty ne-
ver; and many orher thines impertinent rothe purpose. For
hich (because ofthe leneth) Lrefer the Reader to the Place.
Tnote oneiythis, that Sponcaneies is a mord not used in com
mon Fnelist; andthey thac understand Latine, lnom it means
nomore, than Apperite, or Will, and is not found but in liv- etae s
ins Creatures. And sesing he saich that Neceter and Spon-
caneicy may standrocether. Lmay say also, that HeceMey and
Nill, may stand tocether; and ehen is not the Wil Free (as
hevouldhave it; from Necessitarion. There are many other
thines in thar whicb follometh, which Thad rather thc Reader
vould consider in his omn mords, to hich l referrebim, than
that Bould eivehim ereater tronble in recirine them acain.
For Ldonet fear it wil bethoncht too hot for myfincers, t0 shem
ehe vanitr of such mords as these, incellectual appecire, Con-
Formicy ofche appecire ro che object, Racional will, Flectire
porver otche Racional will; nor under stand Lhom Rea (ON CAN
betherootof erne Liberty, if the Bitox (as he saith inthe
becinnine) had the liberty to rrite this discourse. Tunder-
Aand hom objects, and the Conveniences and the Inconvenien-
cesof them may berepresente dtoa man, by the help of hissences;
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