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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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Num. 26. C Sms. LConceive mhen a man deliberates wherher he Ball
L de arhine or not do athine; that he does nothine el se but con-
sider, Whecher it be betrer for himsel) to doit, or not eo do ir. And
to consider an action, is to imarine the consequences of it, both 500d
and evit, from mbence is to be inferred, that deliberarion is nothine
but alternate imacination, os the 5ood and evil sequells of an
action, or (Wh. ch is the same thine) alternare bope and fear,or a
ternare appetire to do, or ac quit the action of mhich he deliberateth.
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(a) FTdid noc knon what deliberation mas, TBould be lierle
reliered in my hnowledse by chis descriprion. Sometimes
tie. makes ic eo be a consideration, or an act of che understan-
dins Cometimes an imagination, or an act ofthe faney, Pome.
times tre makes ie co be an alcernation ot paltions, hope et Fear.
Somerimes he makes ic concern the end, Fometimes tO COn-
cern che MCanS. Sohe makes iE T KnOW nOE WhaL. ThCErUEH
ischis in bries. Deliberation is an inquiry made byreason, rhe-
ther this or that definitely considered bea e00d and fit means, er
indefinitely mhat are ood and fit means to be chosen for artainine
some wisted end.
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(a)EYF I did noc knon whac Deliberarion was. T Mould be
licele reliered in my knomledge by chis descripeion.
Sometimes he maties ic to bea considerarion, or an act oEthe
understandins, Pometimes an imagination, or an aet ofthe
Fancy, Xc. So he makes ic PknoW noc Wtat.) If ihe Bisop
had observed rhat he does himselt, when he Deliberates, reasons.
understands, orimarins, he vould have lenoron what to male of all
chat Thavesaid inthis Number. Ile vould have bnorn that con-
sideration, understandine, reason, and all the passions of the mind;
arc imacinations. Thac 1o consider athins, is toimazine it; that
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