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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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r0. But to say, supposins ehe man had not been in distresse,
thac chen the Action had been involuncary, is 10 say, thac the
thromine of a mans coods intothe sea, suppesine hehad not been in
aftorm, had been an involuntary Aiction; rhich is also an ab sur-
diry; for he mould not have donoit, and theresore it had been no
Actunat all. And this absurditu ic his ovn.
(C) His ocher instance oF aman forcedroprison, that he may
choose wbether he mill be haled thither upon the gronnd, or valte
apon his feer, is noc crue. By his leare chac is noc ashe pleaseth
Duc a5 ic pleasech ehem wto have him in cheir POVer.) It i5
enovel; for the use L mahe of that instance, that rohen a man in the
necessiry of coine to Prison, thonch he cannot elect nor deliberate
of beine Prisoner in the  sil, may neverthelesse deliberate some-
simes Whether he sail valte, or be haled thither.
(d) FHarins laid ehis foundation, he begins eo build upon
ic, chac other passions do necessitate as muchas fear. Buc he errs
soubly, 8c. ) First, hesays, Terre inthis thatTsay, that fear
determins the rational Wil naturally and necessarily. And first
ansiver, that T never used that term of rational Wil. Fhere is no-
thinee rational but God, Ancels, and men. The Wril is none of
these. Pmonld not have excepred acainst this expression, but that
every Where he speaketh of the Wwill and orher faculties as of
men, or Spirirs in mensbellies. Secondly, he effereth nothine to
prove thecontrary. For that which follomerh thelast and creacest
oftire cerrible chines, is deach, vec the fear of deach cannoe
necessieare a resolred mindeo a distionest Action. The Fear ot
ehe Fery Furnace could noc compelthe chree Children ro ver-
Cip an Idol, nor ehe Fear of chelions neceMirare Daniel Eo
omic his duty to God, _c. Terant him that the createst of five
Corof fifreen for he had no more reason for five then fisteen) terrible
hines doth not almayes necessitare a man ro do a dishonest Action.
and that the fear ofche fiery Furnace conldnot compel thechree
Children, nor the Lions Daniel roomic their duty; for somembat
etse (namely their confidence in Cod, did necessitare them to do their
dury. Thac the Fcar of Gods wrach doth expel corporal fear,
is welt said, and accordine to the Text le cireth. And proveth
stronslr that fear of the creater evil may necessitate in a man-
acourase to endure thelesser evit.
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