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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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done; forsome mords are so generat et at they cannot admir a more
general in tbeir definition. Bat Why, this oucht to be a Lam of de
finition. Ldoubt it mould trouble him ro find the reason; and there-
fore Treferr him. (hesall sive me leave sometimes rocire, as vell
as he) rorhe L4. and 15. Arricles ofthe 6 C haprer, of my B00k
De CorpOre. But it is to litele purpose thac he requires in a
definicion, so exactly the Cenus audthe Difference, se ine he does
not bnom chem vben ther arethere. For in this my definition of
Liberer the Genus is absence of impediments eo action: and the
difference or Restricti nis, that they be noc concaned in chena-
ture oFche ASCNE. Zhe B, BoD therefore though he talle of Ccens
and Difference anderstands not mhat theyare, but requires the
matter and Form, of the thine inthe D. finition. Matuer is body.
that is to say corporeal substance, and subje et ro dimension, such as
are the Etements, and the thines componnded of ehe F. lements. But
il is impossible that Matter Bould be part ot a Definirion, Wohose
parts are onelr mords, or to pur the name of Matrer, into the Defi-
nition of Liberry, Which is immaterial. Flow a reall Faculey can
be detined, by an absence, is (saith he) past my understandins.
Ontesse be mean by reall. Faculey, a very Faculey, Pbnom not hon
a Faculry is reall. Is he meanso, then a veru absence, is as reall,
as a very Faculty. And if the Word defined sienifre an ab ence, or
Lecation, Lbope he mould not have me define it, by a presence, or
affirmation. Such a mordis Liberer, for it sienifieth Freedome
from impediments, which is all one mich the absence of impediments
as Thave defined it. And is this be contrary to all the rules of richt
reason, (that isto say of Logict) chat hehath learned, Lsould
advise him to read some othen Logick, then he bath ret read, or con-
sider better those he did read, when hemas a yonne man, and conla
lesse understand them. F. adds thar by chis Definicion, a stone
hach Liberer eo ascend inco cheaire, because chere is nO OuE
ard impediment eo hinder ic. Hlon hnolv he, nhether thene
be impediments to hinden it or not? Gerrainly if a stone mere
thronn upmards, it vould either eo upmards eternally, or il must
be stopped by some ommurd impediment. or it must stop it self. Ie
hath conse sed rhat norhins ean moove it self. L d. ube not therefore
huc he will confesse also rhat it cannot stop it self. But A.pped ve
sec it is; it is therefore stoppedbys impediments external. Fle hat