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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 56, page id 1030877386:0068
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(56
25ic were ridiculonseo Pay, chac cheobject ofthe Ceht isthe
cause oflceins, Coicisto lay, chacche proposins otche ob-
ject by che underltandins eo chewill, is che cause ofmilline:
and cheretore che understandins hach no place in chaE con-
courte ot caules which accordins 10Z. EI, do necestitare
ehewill.
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Thiroly. ehe judsemene o( che understandins is noe ali
nares practice practioum. noc ot suchi anacurein ie elF, a5
eo oblise and decermine che willeo onc. Sorierimes che
underltandins proposecti ciro or chree means equally, arail-
able coche acceinins of one and chesameend. Somerimes
ic dictacett, chac this or chac parcicular sood is elisible or
ficco becholen, but nor chac ic is neceslarily elisible, or
chac ic must be cholen. IE may jud sechis or chacco De a AE
ricans, buc noc ehe onels means eo accain che delired end.
in chele cases no man can doube, buc chac che Will may
choole, or noc choole, ehis or chocindifferenelr. Xca,
choushche understandins Mall judse one oF chele MCanSEO
bemore expediene chan anocher, vec for as muchas in the
less expediene chereis tound chercason of 500d, cheWillin
respeet oFchac dominion whichichach over ic selF, may ac.
cepechar which che understandins judsech eo be lels expe-
diene, and retuse chacnhichis judsech eobemore expedi-
ent.
Fouechly, Lomerimes the will dochnoc willche end (0 ct.
Rcaciousy, buc ehac ic may be, and ofren is decerred From
he prosecurion ot ic by, che disticulcy ot ehe means; and
norwichstandins che iudsemene of che understandine, chc
Will may Bill suspend ics omnact.
Fiscly, supposins buenoc grancins, chacche willdidne-
cellarily Follon che last dictare ot che understandins, vec
this prores no ancecedene necessiey. buc coexistene rieh
cheact; no exerinsccal necessiey, ehc will and eheunderstand.
ins bens bue rro taculcies et che lame Poul; no absolure
necemer, buc meerly upon supposicion. And cheretore che
Tame Auchors who marncain chacche judgemmene ofcheun.
derstandins doch necellarily derermine the will, do vec
muchmore carnesly oppuene J. FL. his absolute necestiey