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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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buc ehis is his omn opinion. He mould perswadeus, chiae
it is absolurely necessary chac a man Mall live cill eo mor-
roi, and yec chacie is possible chat he may rill himselE eo
dar. My argumencischis. PFchere Be a liberey and po.
Mbilicy Fora man co killhim selFco day, chenicis noc abso-
Jucely necessory, chac he Mall. sire cilseomorro; buc chere
is sucha liberey, cheretoreno sueh necelsier. And ehecon-
sequence which I mahie hercis ehis. IF ic be ab (olucely ne-
celtarv. chac aman aII lire rill eo morron, chen ic is rain
and superAuous tor him co consule and deliberace, whether
he Mould duc to dar, oe noc. And chis isa crue conse.
quence. The ground oF his mistake is chis, chac chouxhie
Decrue, chaca manmay killhimselE co day, vec upon che
supposicion oE his absoluce necessier ic is impossble. Such
Hlecerogeneous argumenes and instances he producech.
Which are halfbuilded exon our erue grounds, and che ocher
halfupon his Falle grounds.
in Thenexe branch ofmy argumene concerns Admoniti
ons, eo whichhe sires no new ansiver, and cheretore Tneed
noemalie anynemreply; Carins oncly eo celtum, chaclie
mistares my argumene; I lay noc onely, IFaIl chines bene-
cellarr, chen admonicions are in vain, bue it all chine De
necesary, chen ic isto no more purpole co admonitt menof
understandinschan Fools, children, ormad men. Thaccher
do admonitche one and nocche orter, is contesledty crues
and no reason under heaven can begiren For ic bucchis, ehac
cheFormer have cheuse ot reason, and eruc liberey, wicha
dominion over cheir omnactions, Which children, Fools,
and mad men hare nOc.
Concernins praise and dispraile, he ivlarsech himselF.
Thescope ot his discourle is, chac thines necessary maybe
praise morthy. Thereis no doubeot ic, buc wichal cheir
praise resects upon chetrecasene, as the praise oF a stacue
refects upon ihewortman who madeit. T0 praise atbine
(Paich hie) is to Cay it is good. n True, buc ehis Boodnels is
noc a Mecaphrsical soodnels. Po che morst ofchinss; and
Whraesoerer hach a beins, is 800d. Nor a Nacural Boodness;
Thepraise oFic patlech Wholly eo che Auchor OF NatuTES
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