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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 134, page id 1030877386:0146
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134)
otber thinesare possible at least in themselves. Raisine from
the dead, changine the course of nature, malins of a nem Flea
ven, and a nem F. arth, are thines possible in themselves; for
there is norbine in their nature able toresist the Willof od;
and if Lars do not preseribe such thines, hy sould Lbelieve
they preseribe other thines thatare mere impossible. Did hee-
ver readin Suarer of any Tyrant that made a L. an commandine
ans mantodo, and nocto do the same Action, or tobe and noe
te be et the same place, in one and the same moment of time.
But ont of the doctrine of Xecessity, it follometh he sayes, Ihat
alI P. aires do preleribe ablolure impossibilicieseo be done.
Fere hehas left ont in chemselves, nhich is a milsult Falla-
y
Fle furthor sazes that Tust Laves are che Ordinances ot
rishic Keason, mhich is an error that hath cost many tbonsands
ofmentheir lives. Was there exer Kine that made a Lam
hich in rieht reason had been berter unmade: and Ballihose
Tares therefore not be obered? Sall me rather rebellE. TThinte
not, thoneh  amnie se creat a Divine ashe.think rather
thatihe Reason of him that haththe Soveraien Anthority; and
bynhose Smord me look tobe prorected, bothacainst mar from
abread, and injaries ac home, mhether itbe Righe or Frroni-
ons in it sests, ouche rostand for Richttons thatbave submit
redour selves thereunto by receivine the prorection.
Bat the Bistrop parcch his createst considende inthis, chat
xhetber the chines beimpossible in themselves, or made imposse
ble by some unscen accident, zet there is no reason thac men should
be punimed for noc doins chem. Tr seemes heraketh punist
mene foralind of revense, andcan never therefore acrec with
me thatrale it for nothine else but for a correction, or for an
example, nhich hath for end rhe Framins and neceltcacine of
theWiUIro viriue; and that he is no 500d man, ihat upon any
provocation useth his poiver, (thonch a porver lavo sullys obcained)
to asstict anorher man michour this end, toreforme the ill of him
oroibers. Nor can Loemprchend (as havine onely humant T
dea s) that thac punistment which neither intendeth the cor-
rectionof rhe offender, nor the correction of othersby eaample
doth proeced frem 60d.