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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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expresse of Study, or by concinuall gurmandisne, or by extra
vasant pastion, dc. do become Pors, have consequenely lost
eir liberey, is requireth proof; for for any thine chat l can ob
serve, mad men and fools have the same liberry that other men
have, in those thines thar are in their porver to do.
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Ourchly, chenarural Philosopher doch react, chat ehe wilt Num. 33.
doch necessarilys sollon the last dictare of the understan-
ding. De is true indeed ehe ill Mould Follon the directi-
on of the underltandins, buc Y am noc sacisted chac ic doch
evermore Follon ic. Sorerimes chis Payins tach place, Video
meliora probogue. Dereriora sequor. Aschac sreat Roman said oF
ero Sailers, char ehe one produced che berrer reasons, but the
ocher must have ehe ostice. Sorealon ofren lies dejected at
the feet oF affection. Thinss necrer to the senses moore more
Dovertuliy. Donhac a man can, he Mallsorron more Forthe
deach ofhis child, chan for the sin oFhis Poul; Y et appreciacire-
Wy in che eltimarion otjudsmene, he acconnes che oftence of
Cod, a greacer erii chan any cemporal lo(5.
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Dedience or inexpedience ot every ordinary crivial action eo
the least prain in che ballance of his understandine Orcorun up
inco his Wacch. Touer wich his perspectire cocate norice ot
erery Pack daw chac Aies by, For Fear of lome hidden danger.
This seems eo me to be a procticurion ot reason eo perie ob-
serracions as conceruins ererr ras char a man vears cach deop
OF drinti, cach morsel ot bread char he cates, cach pace chac he
Walks. Thus many seps mult ho g0, noc one more, norone
less, under painofmortal In. Whacischis buc a Rack and a
Sibber eo the Conscience? Buc C0d leaves mone chinss in-
differene, choush man be lo curious he will nOc. A 800d Ar-
chitect will be lure co proride iufficient materials For his buit.
dins, huc whac parcicular number oestones, or erces, hetrou-
bles noc his head. And suppose he Bould weish cach action
chus, vec he dochnor, Costill chere is liberer. Tirirdiy, Icon-
ceire ic is possible in chis milt and weaknels OE hurran appre.
hention. For ero actions ro be lo equallys circumstantiaced, thaF