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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 118, page id 1030877386:0130
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(118)
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alsonccessary, and ret dispraised, and neirher of both in vain,
becanse praise and dispraise. and likenise remard and punist.
ment, de by example make and consorm the will to e00d or evill.
It mas a very ereat praise in my opinion, that Velleius Patercu-
lus sives Caco, where hse sayes, he mas 500dby Naiure, PC
quia alicer esse non pocuic.
Pohis fife aud sexet inconvenience, rhat Conneells, Ares, Arms,
Booes. Instruments, Siudy. Medicines, andthe like, montd
besaperstuons, the Came ansverservesthattotheformer; That
is tosay, that this consequence, is the effect Ball necessarili
comeropass, thenit sall eome to pass vithont its cause, is a
falscone. Andtheserhines named, Conneells, Arts. Arms
esc. are thecanses ofthose effects.
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an ArSUMenE. BHC P WwilI puc iC intO FOrm Fot him. 2
Thefirst inconrenience is chus pressed. Those Latres are
unjust anderrannical, wrhich do prescribe chinss absolutely
impossible inchemlelres eo be done, and punittmen tor
nocdoins ofchem. Buc supposns T. TI. his opinion OF. che
necessrer ot allehinss coberrue, aIl Lames do prescribe ab-
solute impossibilicies eo bedone, and punistr men For noc
doins oE chem. The Former proposicionis soclear chac ic
cannoc bedenied. Tust Lamesare ehe Ordinances ot ripte
Reason, Buc chose Lames Which preseribe absolure imBom-
bilicies, are noc the Ordinances oFriphE. ReaTOn. Jus LaMS
are instirured For thepublick rood, buc those Lawes which
prelcribe absolure impostibilicies, are not instituced for the
publick g00d. Tust Laires dothem uneo a man Whac is eo
bedone, and Whracis eobe unned; Bucchose Lanswhich
preleribe imporsibilities, do noc direct a man Whac heisto
do and wtacheis comun. Themlinorisas evident; For
is his opinion be erue, all actions, allerantgressonsare de-
cermined ancecedently inericably eo be done by a nacural
and necestary Aux ot exerinsecal causes. Yea, eren ehe
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