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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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deliberare or electire acts may all meeteogether in che lame
subject. Bnechis Pay, ehae necessier and election cannoe
consist eogecher in the same act. De mho is determined eo
one, is noc trec to choose ont ofmore thenone. T0 BC-
gin michhis lacer supposicion, that vise mon may do inconside-
rate and indeliberate actions, I do readily admie ic. BDC
phere did he learn co inter a general conelusIOn FrOM par-
cicular premises: as chus because wise men do lome inde-
liberace acts, cheretore no act chey do is free or electire.
Secondy, For hisformer supposirion, That Fools, Chil-
dren mad Men, ana Beasts ao deliberate and elcct, it he
could make ic pood, ic is noc Lwho contradiet my selF, nor
Fohe acainst mine omn asserrion, buc ie is he Who endea-
vours eoprore chac which P alcoserher deny. He may well
find a concradiction becween him and me, ochermise en
wtrac end is ehis dispuce: Buc he Mallnoe be able cofind a
differeree between me and my selF: Bot elie cruchis, he is
noc ableco proore any suchchins; and chaE brinsS mCtO
ny sixch Connderarion.
Thacneirher HOrles, nox Bees, nor Spiders, hor Chil-
dren, noxFooIS, nor Mad. men do deliberate or elect. His
Crstinstanceis in chettorse, or D0s, burmore especially
theHore. Hecold me, chac Pdirided my arxumeneineo
(quadrons, eoapply my selEro rour Lordchip, beins a Mi-
licary man; And I apprehiend, ehac For chelame realonhe
fires his Rrst instance oF che Horse, with a lubmisionco
vouronn experience. Sotar well, buc ochermise rery dis-
adrancaseonsy cohiseaule. Menule ro Cay oF a duI Fellon,
chac hehach nomore brainschana Horle. And ehe PrO.
phec DavidBaieh, Be not like the Forse and Mulo mhichhave
no understandine. P(al. 32. 9. How docher deliberace wich-
ouc understandins: And PTal. 49. 20. he saieh che lame oF
aI bruce BeaAS. Man beine in honour had no underptand.
ing. but became like unto the Beasts chat perist. TheHorse
demurres apon bis may, Wty noc : Ourward objects, Or
inward fancies may produce a Cay in his courle, chouphhe
have no judgemene, cittier eo deliberace or elect. De re
tires from some stranse feure whicb le sees, aud comes on asain