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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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bat they are; but is deceived by a roostallom consideration, of what
the mord Impediment sirnifieth. For Impedimene or hinde-
rance fienifierh an opposirion to endeavour. And therefore is a
man be necessitated by extrinsecat causes not to endeavour an acti
en, those causes de noc oppose his ende avour to doit, becanse he has
no such endeavour to be cpposed; and consequently extrinsecal
causes that tate abray endeavour, are not to be called impedi-
ments; nor can any man be said tobe h.nared from doine that
ahich he had no purpose at alb +0 do. So that this objection of his
proocedeth oncly from this, that he understandeth not sufficientr.
the Enelis Fonene. From the same proceedeth also, that he
thinheth it a contradiction, to call a Free Ac ent him chac hach noc
vec made an end ot deliberatins, and to cal liberty an ablence
OF ourard impedimenes. For (saith he) chere may be oue-
Ward impedimenes, eren while heis deliberatins. Prherein
heis deceived. For thonch he may deliberate of that rhichis im-
possible for him to do, as inthe example he attede et hof him that de-
liberateth, rhether he sall play at Tennis, not lenomine chat the
door ofthe Zennis. Court in shut acainst him; per it is no impedi-
ment tohim thar the door is sut, till he have a will eo play, wbich
he hath not rill he hach done deliberatine Whether he Ball play or
not. Fhat which follomethos my confoundine mind and will; the
estimatire faculer, and the understandins; the imasination and
deliberation; the end and the means; the humane will and the
sensitire appetice; rational hove or Peor, and irrational passi-
Ons; inclinations and incentions, a besimins ot beinz, and q
hesimnins otvortins; susticiency and efticiency, Ido not find
in any thins that Phaverritren, any impropriety in the use of
ihesc or any ocher Fneliss mords; nor de Ldonbebut an Enelist
Reader, nho tath ror losthimsels in School Diviniiy, nill very
casity conceive wat Y have said But this Jam sure, that L
never consounded besinnins ofbeins, mith beginnins oF vor-
kins. nor susticienes wich efficiene, ron ever nsed these mords
Senlicire Appecire, Racional hope, or Racional Fear, or Prratio-
naI PasTIOnS. Et is therefore impossible  sould confound them.
But the Bistop is either mistaten, or else he males no scruple ro
Say that erhich he knons 1o befalse, inhen he thines it will serve his
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