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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 153, page id 1030877386:0165
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anderemble . Though inmard piecy do suppole cheact ot
cheunderstandins, sec ic consistech property in che act ol
thewill, being ehac branch of Jultice which sires co 60d
chehonour nhichis dueuntohim. Ischereno Loredueco
God, no Faich, no Hlope: Secondy, heerres in matins
inmard piecy co ascribe no slory to 10d, buc onely che glo-
ry ot hisPomer or Omnipocence. Whac MaII Becomeot
allocherche dirine Recribuces, and parriculariy oFhis 600d-
nels, ofhis Truch oFhis sultice, ofhis Mercy, Which be-
sec amore erue and Pincere honour in ehe hearcchan preat-
nels ic (elE. Magnos facile landamus, bonos labenter. Third-
lv, chis opinion otabsolute necessicy destrores che cruch ot
Cod, makins him eo command one chins openty, and to
necessieare anocher priracely; eo chide a man for doins
chac istrich hehach decermined himco do; eo protessone
chins andcoincend anochier. Ic destroyes ehe zoodnels
otCiod, makins him eobe an hacer ot mantind, and eo
delighe in checorments oF his creacures, Whereas the rery
doses licked chelores oF Lazarus in picey and commilera-
cionothim. Ie destrores che Justice ot Cod, makins him
eo punistr ehe creatures For chac which wras his omn aa,
wtrich cher had no more poverco Mun, chanche Rrehachoo-
ver nocco burn. IE destrores cherery pover of God, makinz
him eo becheerue Auchor oF aMche defects and erils wticis
are in che morid. Theleare che Fruirs OF IMPOTencC, nOFOF
Omniporence. He Whoisthe eRfectire cause ot sincittiee
inhimsele, or in che Creature, is noc Almiotey. There
necds no ocher Deril in the morid eo raise jcalousres and
suspirions berween Cod and his creatures, or to povson
mankind wich an apprehension, thac G0d doth noc love
ehem, buc onelu ehis opinion, Which was che oftice ofcte
SerDent, Gen. 3. 5. Fourchly, Forche ouemard worctio of
Crod. cHon Malla man praile God Forhis eoodness, ho
belieres hrim eo be a greater Tyranc chan ever was in che
worid: Who creaces millions eo buen exernally wichoue
cheir taule, eo exprels his pover d How Malla man hear
eheword oF Crod with chacreverence, and derorion, and
Faich, which is requisire, who beliereth chac 60d cauleeh