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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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Mar Beconsidered three Wayes; Ficherin respee of irs nature
Or in respeet ocis exercise, or in respect oFies object. FirA, FOr
he BaTUTe OEEHe aCE; Tha: which che ill willo is necessarilu
voluntary, because che will canmor be compelled. And in clis
senle, it is ont of controv rsie, that the nill is a necessury cause of
voluntary actions. Secondly, For ehe exercile OF iIS aCES, CHAEIS
nOE neceISarY. The Will may cixher will or suspendiesact.
Thirdly, For the object chat is noc necessary bur Free, elie wi l is
noc exerinsecassy decermined coies eB: ects. A: FOr exaMCle
The Cordinalls meet in che concare co chese a Pone, ul Om
thes chole heis necessarity Pope. Buc iC is HOE neceNTary CHAF
cher Mall Chose chis orchar day. Beforechez vere assemb, ed
elez mishic deter cheir assembling, wrten elles are a Teribled,
cher mar suspend cheir election For a day or a vect. L.. AIy,
For che person whom chez wist choose, i.s F. celv in chen oon
porver, ocherwise ifche election vere noc siee, ic vere void,
and no eleccion ac aII. Sochiac wtrich rakes i. s Bes. inmIHF tron
ehe Wis, is necessarily voluntary b. nc ic is not nevessary etac the
will BaII Will chis or chac in parciculir, 25 ic Was Becetre, cHaC
che perion Frecly elecced Itou:d Be Pope, bue il was noc ne-
celsary, cicher chac the eleccion Mould be ac ehis eme, or rHAE
ehis man Mould Be elecred. And CHereFOre VOIULILarN ACES
in parcicular, have noc necelsary causes, chatis, chey areHOE
necesticaced.
Animadrersions upon che anlver
tO NTUMB. X XZ.
Fad said. chat nochine taterh besinmine srom it sett, and ehat
Ehe cause osthe Wrill is not the Wrill it sels, but somethins else
hich it aisp. seth not of. Ansverine o thi: he endeavoursto
Bea us rse cause ofthe WVilI.
a
TI GranE (saich he) chaeche Will dorhnoctate besin-
nins trom ic selE, For chac che Faculey oftheil, tates bexin-
nins trom God, Who creaced che Poul, and ponred ic inco man,
and endomed ic wich ehis pover; andjor that che aet of willins
cakes nochesimnins From ie selF, buc tromchefaculer, or trom
chie