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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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is great difference betmeen luade distinctions and clovenfect.
Teisstranse 10 lec mich whrac contidence no adaz es par-
cicularmen lishe allche Schoolmen, and Philolophers, and
Clasck Auchors ofFormer agCs, ecc.
This mord parricular m. n is put here in my opiniom mithlit-
rle jadeement, especially by aman thac pretendeth to be learned.
Doesthe Bicoprhine thathehimself is, or that there is any
2niversal man ?. It may behemeans aprivate man. Doesho
then thinte ehere is any man net private, besides himthatis in-
dued mith Soveraien porver: But it is most libely he callsme a
particular man, because Thavenot lad ebe authoricy he hac
had torcach nhat doctrine Y thinte fir. But nom, Pam no more
Particular thanhe; and may withas 200d a crace despise the
Schoolmex, andsome ofthe old Philosophers, as he can despise me,
antesshe can semthat it is more likely chat he Bould bebetter
able to looke into these Dnestions sufficintly, Which require me-
dicasion and reflectionrpon a mans oron thouches, hethat hath
been obliged most ofhistime es preach antothe people, and tothat
end toread thosc Anthors that ean best furniss him mith rbat he
has eo say, and rostrdu for therhetorick os bis expressions, and
ofthespare time (mhichro a e00d Pastor is very litile) hath
spent no licle part in sectins preferment, andencrensine of ricb-
es; than lthathave done almost nochine etse, nor have had
much else to do but 1o meditare uponthis and other nacur al 0) ne-
stions. Tttroubles him much that Lstile Sch0ol. learning Tarson.
Ldo not Call at SchooL. Learnine 50, but such as is so, that is that
meh chey say in defendine ofunernths, and espccially in the main-
cenanceof Frec. will: when they eale of liberey of Lsercile, Spe-
cificarion, Contraricer. Contradiction, AetsElicice and Ex
ercire, and thelibe; Wbich thonch he 50 over acain in this
place, endeavourine toexplain them; are stil bothhere and there
but Parson, or that (ifhe like it berter) whichthe Scripture
inthe first Chaoscalleth Tohu and Botu.
But because he tates it se hainonsty, that a private man
Bould soharaly censure School. Divinity: Lmould be elad 10
nom mith hat patience he can hear Marein Lucher, and Phillir
Melan.