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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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(2.24)
selves. and conla speat one ro another, Theretore he Paith.
(0) Thermho invented this tearm of Actus Imperatus, under-
Aood not any thine ihat it sienisied. N0, Whiy nOt: Ie scemech
come cher understood ic becter chan those itio excepe asainst
it. They enew, there are mentan rearms; Wtrich are onely con-
ceired in the mind, a5 well a5 vocal cearms, Which are expressed
vrith checonsue. Ther knew that horloerer a Superiour do
incimate a direction eo his inferiour, ic is Aill a command.
Targuin commanded his son, by onely Arikins oHthe tops ot
etie Poppies, and was by him boch understood and obered.
Thovon chere beno Formal Common-mealtis or family cieher
inchebodu, or in che soul ofman, vec chere is a subordina-
rioninthe body ofche inseriour members coche head; chere
is a subordination in ehe Coul oFche inferiour Faculcies co the ra-
tional will. Far beic from a reasonable man, (o Far eo distro.
nour his omn nature, as to equal fancy wich understandins, or
the sensicire appecice wich chereasonable will. A pover ot
command chere is without all quection, chouphthere belome
doube in whiac Faculey ehis command doch principally reside,
Wohecher in the will or inche understandins. Therrue resolu
cion is, chaeche directire command for counsel is in the under-
standins; And ehe applicatire command, or empire, For puc-
eins in execution ot whacis directed, is in ehe will. Thelame
ansiver serres for his second impropriety, abouc the mord Fli-
cice. For, Paiet he, as it is absurdly said, that ro dance, is an act
altured, or dravenby fair means ont of the ability to dance; So it
is absurdly said, that to will orchoose, is an act dramn ont of the
porver to will. Hlis objection is vet more improper chan cheir
exprection. The art of dancins rather resembles che under-
standing, chanchewill. Thac dramins, hichche Schoolsin-
rend, is clcer oFanocher nature From chat tich he conceires;
Byeliciration, he understands, a perswadins ox encicins wich
Ratcerins Words, or sveet allurins infinuarions, eo choose chis
Or thac. BuC chaC eliciration Which che Schools incend, is a dedu-
cinz oFche porer ofche willinco act; chac dramine, which chey
mention, is. incerly from the apperibiliey ofthe obiect, or oF ctie
end; a5 d man drans a Child ascer him rich chesiphe oF 2 Fair
Apele, or a Shephcard dranstis Mcep atcer him wich che BGHC