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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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nion Which cakies awar the Formallreason oflin, and by conse
quence, sin ic selF, is noc eo be approored; chisis cleer, be.
cause boch Reason and Relision, Nacure, and Scripture de
proore, and the whole worid consessech, chac there is FIn. BUF
ehis opinion Ofthe necessier of alI chinss, BY reasOn OF a CON
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cause, docH eake auay the rero Formal reason oF CIn. Thisis
prooredchus. Thac itrich makes sin ic self eobe food, and
iust, and lawfull, cakes avas ehe Formail cause, and destroyes
ehe essence ofn; For it sin Be g00d, and just, and lanfull, ie
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ehe necessiey of allehings, makes sn eo be very 800d and just;
and lantul; For nochins can Nou estencially by way ofPHy
Picall decermination From che Airst cause, which is che Lau and
Rule os Goodness and Justice, Duc chac which is goou, and just.
and lamtul; Duc ehis opinion maties sn co proceed eMencially
by way of Physicall decermination From che FrA cause, as ap
Dearsin T. FP. his Whole discourse. Neicher is ic material de
all, Whecher ie proceed immediacle From che Ast cause, or me.
diacelz, F0 as ie be by a necessary AuX oP second and decermi-
Dace causes which produce ic ineritably. Po chese prooss hec
ansivers noching, buc onely by dengins che Arst consequence,
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