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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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and successire duration, and former and later, or a part with.
out a pare (asthey (ay) cobe in Ciod: Becaule we are noc able
counderstand cleerly che Dirine perfection, we must noc chere.
fore accribure any impertection eo lum.
(B) Hle Baichmoreorer, chac he anderstands as lirele hom it
can betrue Which LCay, thac Crod is nor just but Fustice il self, not
eternat but Fternity it self. TE Peems houloerer he be vorsed
inchis question, chac he hach noc troubled hishead overmuch
wichreadins Sch00l. Dirines, or Mecaptiylicians, iFhe mate
Faculties or qualicies eo be in C0d, really distinet From his
essence. C0d is a most simple or pure aet, which can admie
no compolicion ot substance and accidents. Dochhe chink
chat che most perfect Fissence of Cod cannor aet sufficienely
wichour faculcies and qualiries? The infinite perfection of che
Dirine elfence, excludes all pastire or receptire povers, and
carmot be perfected more than ic is by any accidents. Ihe aerri
buces of Crod, are noc dirers rerrues, or qualicies in him, as chey
are inthe creatures, buc realsy one and ehe same wich che Di-
vine Flsence, and amone chemselres. They are actributed eo
60d co supply ehe detect os our capacicy, wtro arenoc able
to understand thac which istobe knonn ofCiod, under one
name, or one aet ot theunderstandine.
Furchermore he Caich, chac he understands not bon L conclude
Fromhence, that Fternity is an indivisible point, and not a sue-
cession. (1) Y will helo him. The Dirine Substance is indiri-
sible; Buc Ficernier is che Dirine Substance. The Majoris
eridene, because Ciod is actus simplicissimus, a most simple act,
Wherein chereis no manner ot composition, neicher of matter
and form, nor ot subject and accidenes, noc oF Dares, _c. and
by consequence no dirisibilier. The minor hath been cleerly
demonstrared in mine ansiver to his last doube, and is contessed.
by all men, chac Whacsoerer is in 60d, is 60d.
Lacly hesaith. He conceires not hon it can be said, that an
infinite poine, wherein is no succession, can comprehend all time
which is successive. Lansiver, chac ic dorh noc comprehendie
Formally astime is successire, buc eminenely and vireually as
Ecernier is infinice. To day aIl Fcerniey is coexictent wich chis
day. E0. morrom all Ererniey will be coexistene mith eOmOr-
R
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