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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 156, page id 1030877386:0168
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(156
Petirion, Whichused eo bethus defined, to De an act of Reli
sion by mich ne desreof God somethine rhich e have not, ana
hope that ve Bait obtain it byhim. Ouice conrrary co ihis
T. FT. cello us, n chac prayer is not a canse, nor a meanes of
Cods blessine. but onely a signification that me expest it from
him. sFhehad coldus onely ehac praverisnoca mericori.
ous cause oF Godsblessines, as che poor man by bessine
an almes dochnoc deserre ic, lMould hare sone alons
wichhim. Bucco cellus, chac ieis noc lomuch 25a meanS
toprocure Cods blessine, ond vec wich the same breach.
thac God nill noc sive his blessines, but to those nho pray
Who Mallreconeile him cohim selF: The Scriptures ceach
es Octernile, Whatsoever re sall aste the Father in my Name
he mill eiveitron, Totn 16. 23. Aste andit Ball be siven
ron, seek andye Ball find, lnock and it Ballbe opened unto ron,
MACKII. 7. 7. St. Pa_CeIISche Corinthians, 2 (or. 2. TI.
Ehache as helpedbus their prayers, thaes noc aII, chac ibe
sist mas bestomed upon him by their means; S0 prayer is a
mcans: And St. Fames Caich chap. 5. 26. Tho effectnal fer-
vent prayer of a richteons man availeth much. IF ic De effea
Etaat, chenicisa cause. T0 Bew chis efficacy oF praver
our Sariour ufeth che comparison of a l’acher comards his
Child, oFa Neiehbour comards his Neiphibour, vea, oF an
unjust Judse, eo pame chole who chink, chac C0d hach
noc more compastion chana wicked man. This ras sionI-
tied by Jacobs wrestlins and prevailins wich Cod. Prayer
is litie ehe Tradelmans cools wheremichal he gers hislivins
Forhimselt, and histamili. Bue, Caichhe, Gods ill is un-
chanceable. Whaechen : Hemisheas welluse chis apainst
Etudy, Physick, and all secondcauses, as asainst Praver.
He Chemeseren in chis, hor licele cher actribure corhe en-
dearours otmen. There is a great difference betreenchele
EVO, mutare voluntarem, eo chanse the will, wrtrich 60d
nerer doch, in nhom chere is noc che least MadoW oFcurn-
insby chanse; Hlis willeo lore andhace, Was the same
From ecernier, Which ic nomis; and ever Mall bC. His
lore and hacred are immorable, but e areremored, Non
tellus cymbamtellurem oymebareliquit, Ad vello mucationem.