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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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on, er neut before tle doins of it become impossible. All other ap
petites to do and ro quir, thar come upon a man durins his delibe-
ration, are usually calledincentions, and inclinations but noc mills
there beine buc one ill, hich also in this case may be called last
ill, thoneh ehe intention chanse osren.
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(a) OTillhere is nochiins bue contusion, hecontonnds chefa-
Sculer ofche will wich che act oFrolicior; he makesthe wil
Eo Deche last pare ot deliberation. he makes the incention w) ict
is a most proper and elicite aet oF che will, or a willins oftheend,
as it is to be attain: d by cerrain means, eo bc no willins ac aIl, Bue
Onely some ancecedaneous inclination ex provension. Hle mishe
a5 Well Cay, chac ehie uncerrain axiearion ot ele necdle hirtier and
chicher, co And ouc che Pole, e the rettins or fixins oFit selF di-
rectly coards chePole, vere boch che lame chins. Buc the gro(
sest mistake is, chac he will actnom ledse no act oFa mans Will, EO
Behis will, buc onelu the last act, wrtrich he calIS che laR wis.
IF ehe FrH ere no will, hon comeschis eo bethe las ill3
Accordino co ehis doctrine, ehe mill ot a man Bhould be 25 un-
chanseable as eheWill ofGod, ac least so lons as chere is a
postibilier eo effect iC. (b) Accordins tothis doctrine con-
cupiscence wich consene Mould Beno lin, For chac whicir is nOE
ervelo willedisnoc a An; Orrather Mould HOEDC aF aII, un-
lels cirher ehe aet Follomed, or vere rendued impostible by
fome interrenine circumstances. Accordino co chis Doctrine
no man can Pay, ehis is my will, Decauie he KNOWESNOE VeE,
Whecher ic BaII De his lac appeal. Thecruch is, eliere be many
aets ofehe will, boch in respect ofchemeans, and ofthe end.
Bur thac act, Which makes a mans actionsto betruely free, is
Election, whrich is che deliberate chosins or refasine, of this or
thas means, or the accepration ofone means before austher, Where
divers are represented by the understandins.
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