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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 249, page id 1030877386:0249
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ehe last cause, as the last feather necessirates the breabins of an
horses back. When there are so many laid on before, as ibere
necdeth but the addition o tbat one ro make the meieht sufficient.
That rhich he alledeeth acainstthis, is first, ont of a Poet, mho in
the person of Medea sayes, Video Meliora proboque, Deteriora
sequor. But the sagins (as pretry as it is) is not true; for thouets
Medea sam manyrasons ro forbear billins her Children, vet the
last dictate of her judoment mas, that the present revenge on His
husband outmeished them all, and th. rempon the miched action
follored necessarily. Then the story of the Roman, that of tmo
competitors said one had thebetter reasons, but the ot her must have
ehe office. This also mabeth acainst him, tor the last dictate of
his judement, that had rhe bestormine ofthe office mas this, thar it
vas better eo tatee a great bribe, thanremard a creat merit. Third-
ly. he objects that thines neerer the senses moove more por rfully
thanreason. What follomeththence but this, T hat thesense ofihe
present cood is commonly more immediate torhe Action, than the
foresieht of the evill consequentsto cone: Fourthly. mbereas le
sayes, that de what a rran can, he Ball sorrom more for the death
ofhis son, than son the sin of his soul; it mates nothine ro the last
dictate ofthe understandine, but it arcues plainly, that forrem for
sin is not vobuntary. And by consequense repontance proceedet
Tromcauses.
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tL ourch prerenta uesca shainst Liberey Was, chac che
Will doch neceltay follon che last dictace ofche under-
candins, This objectionis larse ls antvered betore in several
Places oFchiis Reply, and particularls, Numb. 7. In My FOC-
mer discourse, I eare evo ansivers toie: The one cerrain and
undoubred, Thac (a) suppotrs che last dictace ofche under-
standins did alivares decermine ehe will, ver ehis decerminarion
beins noc ancecedene incime, nor praceedins trom exerinsecal
causes, buctrom che prorier relolurion of che Agen, Who had
nom Ereely decermined himselF. ic makres no absoluce necesic).
bue onely lypochecieit, upon surpotion chat che Asenc hath
decermined his oron riil, atcer chis orthaemanner Which
eins chemainauliver, T. FI. is so tar From catins ic avay.
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