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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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thacas cach feacher hach a cerrain natural weishe, wherehr ie
concurs noc arbierarily, bue necellarily cowards the Or r-
charsins oF chehorse; S0all objects and causes have a natu-
rall efficieney inhereby chey do Physically decermin the will.
which is a greac mistake. Hlis Obicets, his Agenes, hisMotives,
hisPastions, and allhis concurrent causes, ordinarily duone-
ly moorechewill moralls, noc decermine ic nacurally. So as it
hach in all ordinary actions a tree dominion over ic lelF.
Hlis ocher example oF a manchac Arikes, mhose mill tostribe
follorreth nece ssarily that thonche he badof the seque i of this stroke
immediately before the lifrine up of his hand) asic confounds
pastionate, indeliberace chouehes, wich che dictates ofrishe
reason. (0 ic is very uncertain; For becween che cup and che
lip becreen che littine up of che hand andtheblon, che
ill may alcer, aud the, udemenc also. And laHIy, ic isim-
Derrinent, For chat necestiey oF strikins proceeds Fromthefrce
decerminacion oFche Aseuc, and noc trom che special inAuence
oF any oucward decerminins causes. And so it is onely a ne-
cestier upon supposicion.
Concernins Medeas choile, ehe Arengch oF che argumene
dochnoclse cicher in che Fact oF Medea, Whichis buc a ficti-
on, or in cheauchoriey of che Poet, Who urices tninssrarher
eo beadmired chan beliered. but in phe experience ot all men.
uhro Findic co betrue in chemselres, Thac lometimes reason
soch Mem uneo a man che exorbitane oftus passion, chat
Whache desires is buc a pleasane sood, chac whac he losech by
such a choise is an honest po0d, Thacchac which is honestis to
be preterred betore chac which is plealane, vec che will pursues
thac utuch is pleasane, and neslects chac wrtrich is tionekt.
SE. Pans Caich as much in carnest asis feined ot Medea, Thac
he approcved not that which he did, and chac he didthat vehich he
hated, ROm. 7. 25. The Roman Scory is mistaken There Was
no bribe inchecase bue affection. Whereas P urce chacchose
thinss, Whrich arc neerer cothe senses do moove more pover.
fullr, he laz estold on ic; and wichout ansverins eo thac For
Which Pproducedit inters, Thatthe sense ot present eood is more
immediate to the action than the foresicht os cvil consequents.
Nhich istrue, buc ic is noc absolutely erue br any antecedent
necectier.