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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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etiat LaW is unjust and cyrannical wrhich commanas a man to
Will, ehac which is impossible For him eo Will. Whereby it
appears heis of opinion, that a Lam may be made to command
ehe Will. Thestite ot a Lam is Dorhis, or Donocthis; or
IFetion Dochis, chou Pale Sufecchis; but no Lam runs thus;
Nill chis, or Will nocchis; or IF chou have a WVill cochis,
chou Male Sufter chis; Ie objecteth furcher that Phere the
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question, because nomans Will is necessitared. Wherein he
mistates, for Y Cay no more in that place, but that he that
dorh cvill millinely, whether he be nece arily willine. or not
necessarily, may be iustly panisted. and upon this mistate
herunneth over acain his former and already ansmered non
sense sarins, We our lelres by our omn negligence, in noc op.
Dolins our pastions Wrhen e ould and mishe, have trecly
siven ehem akind ot dominion over us; and acain motus
pximo primi, the first motionsare not almayes in our porver.
ehich mocus primo primi, senifies nothine, and our necli-
rence in noc oppolins our pastions, is the same rith our wane
OFWVill, eo oppole our NVill, nhich is absurd; and tbat ve
have siren ehem a kind ot dominion over us, either sienifies
nothine. or that me have a dominion over our Wills, or our
Wills adominion overus, axd consequently cither me or our
wills are not Free.
cHe pleads moreover thac the Tam is a caule ot fustice,
_c. AIIchisis most true, ota just Law, jutly exccured.
But Thave Born that al Lames are just, as Laies, and
therefore not tobe accused of injustice, by those that ome sub
jectionto them; and a just Laris alvares iustly executed.
Secine thenthat he conse seth that al that be replieth to herc ic
truc, it follorreththat the Reply it self, rbere it contradictetb
me, isfalse.
Freaddethehae the Custerines impoled by che Law upon
Delinquenes, relpect noc the eril act past, buc chego0d 1n
come; and chac the purrine ot a Delinquene co deach by che
Magistrace For any erime Whacloerer, cannor be jultitied be-
Fore C0d, excepe chere bea reallintention eo benehe others
by his example.
Fhis heneither confirmeth nor denieth, and get forbeareth
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