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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 240, page id 1030877386:0240
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also, is che whole Worid vere the Fun; for tis rhe grearness of this
Tunthat the Bishop comprohendeth not. But the truchis compre-
hensible enonch, and may be said mithont ambition of beins the
founder of stranse opinions. Andthouch a Crave man maysmile
at it, he rhat is boch Crave and nise mill not:
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Tum. 22. Firely, che moras Philolopher cells ushon we arehaled ti-
cher and chicher ich ourmard objects. Io chis P ansiver.
First, chac the pover, rrhich ouemard obiects have over us.
is For che most pare by our omn detaule, because ofchole rici-
ous habies Wrhich ve hare concracted. Theretore, choush che
actions seem to hare a kind ot riolence inchem, vet chey vere
trec and roluncary in cheir Frst originals. A5 a paralicick man,
couse Aristorles comparison, Meddins che liquor deserresto
be punistred. For choustr, lis act be unvillins. Vec his imcempe-
rance as willins, whereby he concracted chis intirmier.
Sccondly, Pansiver, chac concupiscence, and custome, and
bad compan, and ourmard objects do indeed mahe a procti-
vicy, buc noc a necestier. By Pravers, Pears, Medicacions,
Vones, Wacetiinss, Fastinss. Flumi cubations, a man may set
2 concrary habic, and sain the rictory, noc onely over ourward
Objects buc also over his omn corruptions, and become thekins
OFche licele worid oFhimselF.
Simetuis, si prava cupis, si duceris ira,
Servitii pariere incum; rolerabis iniguas
Interius leces. Tunc omnia jure renebis,
Cum poteris rex esse tui.
Thirdly, a resolved mind, which weighs all chines judicionsty.
and prorides for all occurrences, is noc (o easilv surprised wich
oucward objects. OnelV 2Irsses Wepe noc ac ehe meerins witl
his rise and son. Lvould beat chee (Paid che Philosopher)
Buc chac I am angrr. One spake lowest when he vas most
moored. Anocher pourea ouc che wacer when he was chirsty.
Anocher made a Corenanc wich his eres. Neicher opporcunies
nox encilemene cousd prerait wich Zoseph. Nor he Mutick, nOr
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