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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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135
He soichthac no Pan ean postibiy beunjust, _c.
Acainst iis he replies that the Lam cf Phiaraoh te dronn
he Male Children os ehe Theaelices; andof Nebuekadnerxar
to worstip the solden mase; and of Darius acainst prayins 10
any but him inthirey dazes; and os Ahactuero to destroythe
sewes; andos tho Pharilees ro excommunicate the confessors of
Christ, vero all unjust Lavcs. The Larves of these Kines as
chey vere Lames have relation onely to the menthat vere their
subjects; And the matine of them, which mas che actionof e-
very one ofthose Kings, irho vere subjects to another Kine.
nametu 10 God almichiys, had relation tothe Lam of Cod.
Inthefirst relation there could beno iniustice inthem; because
al Lams made by him to mhom the people had siventhe Lesista-
tive Pover, are the ACs of every one of that people; and no
man can doininsticeto bimsels. But in relation to Cod, if Cod
havehy a Lam forbiddenit, the makine of such Fames is inja-
sice. Wrhich LaW of Cod was tothose Feathen Princes noother
bucCalus populi, thasis to saythe properest use of their natural
reason forthe preservation of their subjects. Is thereforethose
Lames vere ordained oust of mantonnessor cruelty, or envy, or
for chepleasine of a Favorite, er out of any other senisterend, as
it seemes they vere, ihe matins of those Lames mas unjust.
But is in riehe Reason theymere necessary for the preservation
of those people of rehom they had underrahenthe cbaree, ihen
vas it not uniust. Ana for the Pharilees nho had the same
rritten Lamof God, that ve have, their excommunication of
ihe Christians, procceding Cas it did) Fromenoy, vas an Aet
os malicions injustice. Is ic had proceeded frem misinterpreta-
tionoftheir omn Scriptures, it had been a fin of ignorance. Ne
vertheless, asit mas a Lam to their subjects (in case thez. had
the Lesistarive Porver, mhish Idonbtof) ibe Lam mas not un-
just. But chematins of il mas anuniust action, of mhichthey
vere to sive acconnt to none but God. T fear the Bistrop
ill ehine this discourse t00 subtile, but the judeement is ihe
Readers.
Tho ground oP ehis error, _c. i5 this. Fbat every
manmates by his contene che Law. which he is bound. 10
Recp, _c.
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