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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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by che Arhenians eo be burned. The sre Was a necessare
ABen, buc che sencence or che applicarion otthe Are co che
Book, wasatrecact; and cheretore che burnins oFhis Bock
was Free. Muchmore cherational willis Free, Whichis bocha
voluncary agent, andacts roluncarilu.
(n) My second reason asainst ehis distinction ofriberer
irom Compulton, huc noc trom necestication is nem, and de-
monstrares cleerly, char co necestirare che will by a Physical
necestier, is to compel the will (0 far as che willis capable ot
Compulsion; and chac he, who doch necessirare chewillto
eril, afcer chac manner is theerue cause oferil, and oushera-
cher eo be blamod chan thewillic selF. Buc T. H. For all he
Edith he is noc surprised, can be concented upon berter adrise to
Aeal by allehis in silence; And co hide chis cersiverlarion fiom
che ejes oFche Reader, he makes an emper ew of bravins
25aint chac famous and most necessary distinction beereen the
elicite and imperate acts ofthe will; first, because theterms are
impropr; secondly, because chey are obscure. WhacTririalI
and Crammarical objections are chese, eo bensed asaint he
univeral currene ot Dirines and Philosophers. Verborum ut
Nummorum, Ucis in mords, as ic is in mony. Use makes them
Proper and current; A Tyrant ac tirst, signified a lamful and
just Prince; Now, use hach quire chansedche sense OFiC, 10
denore cither an Usurper, or an Opprestor. The mord prae-
munire is non eroun a sood mord in our Einslimt Lans by ule
anderact otrime; And vet ac tirst ic was moerly miltation For
a praemonere. Thenames ofSunday, Munday, Tuesday, vere
derired ac tirst trom chose Heachenist Deiries, che Sun, che
Moon, and themartike C,od ofche Cermans; Non vense
chem For distinction sake onelv, wichoue ans relation co cheir
tirst orisinal. He is r0o tromard chac willretuse a picce ot
coin chac is currene chroustoue chemorid; becauscieis nOE
Camped ascer his omn Fancy. So is he chac rejects a sood mord,
because he underttands noc the deriration ofir. WesceFor.
rein words are daily nacuralized, and made tree Denicons in
erery Counery. Buc why are checearms improper? Becaule.
Saicti he, Ir arrribures command; and subjection to the faculties ot
ihe sout, as if they made a C ommon ealth or family amons them
selves