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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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d0. bue cicher thaemhich is done already, or ehat whiehis
impossiblero bedonc. IFa man be chained eo every indi-
ridual aet which he doch, and From every aet Wrhichhe doch
nOc, by indissolrible bonds ot inericable necessey. hon
Mould ihe Law cicher decerre him or Frame him d IF a DO8
be chained Fasteo a Polt, the Ashc oFa rod cannoc dran him
From it. Make a chousand Lawes, chac che Are MaII nOE
burn, vec ic willburn. Ard whacloerermen do (accord-
insoT. TL.) chey do ic as necessarily, as che hire burnectr.
Elans up a chouland Theers, and ita man be decermined in-
ericably eo Acal, he must steal noemichstandins.
FHe addes, chaethe sufferines imposedby ehe Lar upon de
linquents, respect not theevit act past. but the e00d to come,
and chacthe purrine os a delinquent to death by the Maxistrate
fer any crime harsoever, cannot be justified before Cod, except
there bea real intention to bene fitothers by his example. ThC
cruchis, che punictrins oE delinquenes by Law, respectecti
bochehie eril act past, and che 50od cocome. The prouni
oFie, is cheeril aet past, ehe scopeor end ofie, is chie p00d
eocome. Thc end withoue che pround cannoc justihe che
act. A bad incention may make a g00d action bad; buc a
Bood intention cannormake a bad action good. Ic is noc
lawtul co do cril, chacsood maxcome otic, nor eo punistr
an innoceur person For cheadmonition ot oehers; ChaC is
cotallinco a cercaincrime, For Pear of an uncercain. A-
sain, chouph chere vere no ocher end ot penalties inRict-
cd. neicher probatory, nor castisatory, nor exemplary, bue
oulys rindicatorr, ro lacistre the Law ouc oF a zcal oF Ju-
Rice, by sirins eo erery one his omn, vec the action jc
just and warrancable. Killine, as ic is considered in ic selF
wichove allundue circumstances, as never prohibiced 10
che lawsulMagittrare, who is che Viceperene or Lieuren-
anc oFGod, trom inhom he derires his pover ot lite and
deacH.
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ac crery Balrust, lo helaves hold on every pretence rolare
adesperate cause. BecFrst, ic is worch onr obserrationto
sec hom otc he changech Mapes inthis one parricular. 6
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