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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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215
Cays) too much uponme. Whrso: Becanse The Spiries ofche
Prophers, are subject eothe Prophets. This is it that he finds
fauli vith inme, mhen hesays Jam a privare man, that is to say
no Prophet, that is to say no Bistrop. By rhich it is manif est that
the BIBop Subjecteth not his Spirit but ro the C’onvocation of Di-
BcpS. P admit chat every man oneht 10 subjeet bis spirit tothe
Proph. +s. But a Preplet is he thac (peahethunto us from od:
Whict Tacknm edrenone todo, but him that bath due Authority
(o eo do. And ne manhach due Authoriry so to do immediarely.
bur he that hathche suprem Authoriry of the Commonmealth; nor
mediately bue they that speate suchthines tothe people; as he tt at
hathehe Supream Authority allovethof. L.nd as it is truth in this
Cense, that The Spiries oFche Prophetsare subject cothe Pro-
phets; So it is also true, that we ouche not co beliere every
Spirie, bux eorrre the Spirirs, Wwhecher chey are oFBod; be-
cause many False Prophersare sone out into the WNorid. L Fch.
A. T. Zherefore, Ithat am a private man may examine the Pro-
phets; hich 10 do L have no other means but to examine Whether
their Docrrine, be acreeable tothe Lar; vhich theirs is noc, rho
divide the C ommon. Wrealth into evo C ommon- W ealths, Civill and
Ecclesiastical.
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2. D.
Ou, coche distinction ic selFT Cay First, chat the proper Num. 20.
 act oF liberer is election, and electionis oppoled, noc
only eo coaction, buc alsoco coarctarion or decerminarion to
onc. Necessitation or dererminationto one, mav consist micti
spontaneiey, buc noc wich election or liberer, as hrach been
Bewed. The very Scoicks did acknowledse a spontaneier.
S0our adrerlaries are nocy et sone ouc otthe contines ofche
StoickS.
Secondy, co rip up ehe bortom ofthis busonels. This Ptatie
to be che clear resolurion oF che Schools; Thereisa double
act olehe will, the one more remore, called Imperatus, Chatis,
in truch che act of lome inferiour faculcy Subject tothe com-
mand oFche will, asto open or Muc oneseres; Wichont donbe
thele actions may be compelled. The orher act is neerer.
Called actus elicitus, an aet dravn ouc oFche will; 25 ronvill, 10
chorta