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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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His Cospel to hepreachied eo chemuch sreater part ofchri-
Etians, noc mich any incenrion chac chey pould be convere
ed and laved, buc meerty eo haraen cheix heares, and co
matiechem inexculable: How Malla manreccire theblef.
led Sacramene rich comtore and contidence, as a Scal of
Ciodslore in Christ, W. 0 Delierech, char Po many millions
are posicirely excludedtrom aIl Fruic and Benehe oF che pal
Tions oFChrist, Before chey had done cicher good orevil:
How Mall he prepare himselt wich care and conscience
Wtro apprehendech, ehac Fating and Drinking unworchilu
IS noc che cause ot damnation, buc becaule 60d vould
damn a man, cheretore henecessicaces him eo eac and drink
unvorchily: Hlon Mall a man makie a Free row eo 60d.
wichour srosse ridiculous hypocrisie, Whochints heisable
eoprrform nochins, buc asheis extrinsecally necesticaced d
tiisilo. ForRepentance; hom Malla man condemn and ac-
cuse himselF Forhis sins, Who chinks himseltco be lire a
Wacchnhich is ound up by Cod, andchac he can 50 nei
cherlonser nor Morcer, taster nor Pover, cruer nor Faller,
chanhe isordered by God: IFCod Pees him rishe, hesoes
riche. IECod Cechim uronshe goesrons. HloW can a
man besaid to rerurn into che rishemas, who nerer vas in
any octier may. buc chac nhich Cod himselEhad chaltied
ouefor him E. Whacishis purpose coamend, who is de
Aicure oF all porver, buc as it a man Mould purpose to Ay
wictiont ines, or a beggar who hach noca sroac in his
purse, purpotero build Hlospicals.
Weuleco lay, admir one absurdier, an d a chouland wilt
Follow. T0 maineain chis unrealonable opinion ot ab(o-
luce necessier heis necessicated (bue it is hypocherically, he
misti chanse his opinion it he vould) eo deal wieh
allanciene Nricers, as eheGorhs did wich ehe Romans, Who
destroved all cheir magniticene works, charchere mishere
main no monumene oFcheir prearnels upon chetace of ehe.
carth. Theretore hewillnocleare lomuchas one of cheir
opinions, nor one ofcheir definicions, nay, noc one otchoir
tearms oF Are standins. EOblerre nhac a descriptionhe
hach siren ushere oF Repentance. It is a slad returnine
into