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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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oF a freen bough: Sothe endarams the willeoic, by a Meca.
phorical morion. Whac he understands here by an abiliey co
darice, is morechan Pknow, or any man els, uneil he express
himselinmore propercearms, Wrhecher ne understand the lo-
comorive faculey alone, or the arc, or acquired habic ot dancins
alone, or boch oF chese joincly. Jc may be said apely miclioue
any absurdier, chac che act of dancins is dramn oue (clicitur)
OFche locomocive Faculer helped by ehe acquired habie. He who
is Co scrupulous aboue che receired phrases oF the Schools
Mould noc have lec so many improper exprestions have drop.
ped trom his pen, as in chis very palsase he contounds the com-
pelline ot a voluncarr action, ich che commandins oF a volun-
cary action, and mitline wichelectine, Whict helaieh, are al
onc. Vec eo will properiy respects the end, to elect themeans.
(p) Hlis orher objection against ehis distinction ofche acts
oFthewillinto Elicire and Imperate, is obscuriey. Mishe il
not (saich he) have beenas easily said in Enelist, a voluntarr
action. Tes, le misihie hare been said as casily, buE nOE aS erue-
ly, nor properly. Whacloerer lach ies original From the will.
nhecher immediarly or mediacls, whecheric bea proper aat
OFche willic selE, asto elect, or an aet ofche understanding, a5
Eo deliberace or an act of che inferiour Faculcies, or of the mem-
Ders, is a voluntary action; buc neirher che act ofreason nor of
chesenses, nor ofche senliire apperice, nor ofthe members
are ehe proper acts ofchemill nor dramn immediacty out ofche
Willic selF, buc che members and Faculcies are applyed co cheie
proper and respectire acts by che porer oethe will.
And (o hecomes ro cast up hetoral sum of my second rea-
son, wichthe same faich, choc che unjust scemard did make his
aconnEs, Luk. 16. Thesum of J. DSdistinction is (Paich bc)
that a voluntary aet may be done on compuision (jult contrary to
Whrac Ttrave maincained) that is tosay, by fout means. But to
will chat, or any act eannoi be but by allurement or fair means.
Tcontess the distinction is mine, because Inseic, as the Sunis
mine, orthe Rirismine, thac is common io me, ich alliho
creac ofchis subject. (9) Bur his mistakies are (0 chiek borh in
relarins my mind, and his omn, chac che Reader mas conclude,
he is mandered oue oEtis tnomn way. Jnill do my duryro
Men