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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
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ehis, or chac, and a Liberry from impediments. T. II. By a new
ay oF his oun cues oEehre Liberer os the subject, asit a Cone
ivere tree toascend, or descend, because it hach no ourward
impediment; And che Liberiy romards the objcet, asif etie neecle
couched wich che L. Oad. sone vere Free ro poine cicher comards
the Norch or couerds che Souch, Decause chereis noc a Bari-
cado in ies Wav.) Flor does it appear that he who conceives Li
berty arieht. conccives a Liberty in the subject to Will or nor
torrill, antesse ho mean Liberty to do is herrill, or not to dois he
Wil not, hich vas never denied? Or hom does it follon that astone
is as freeto ascend, as descnd unlesse he proverhere is no ont vard
impediment to ils ascent. irhich eannot be proved; for the con-
trary is erne. Or hor provethhe, thac thero is no ommird impedi-
ment to kecp that point of, he Load stone Which placeth ic self to-
ward ehse Norih, from turnine tothe Southd Lis ienorance os the
causes external is nt a sufficient areument thar chere are none.
Indrhereas he saith, that accordine to n y definition of Liberiy
aFEduk vere ac Liberey eo Ay vslien ler winss are piucke, DuE
noc wtien chey are cyed. Tansser, that she is not at Liberry to
Ay when her mines are tycd; bur to say. mhen her vines are pluckt,
That se irantedrhe Liberty tosty, vere tospeate improperly and al-
Suraly; for in that case, men that speate Lnelist use to say se can-
not Aly. And for his reprehension of my attributine Lib. 2Ey 10
bruce bealts, and rivers. L mould be elad to lenon whetherit be
improher langnare ro say abird or beast, maybe set at Liberty
fromthe cacc rhereinther vere mprisoned, or to say that a river
which vas stopped, hath recovered its free course, and hom it
follons, elat a beast or river recoverine this frecdome, must necds
tberefo. e be capable oF sin and punistmene.
(1) PThe reason For the sIxt poine, is liketheformer, a
Phancastical or Imaginacire realon. TloW can a manimasine
any thine robeein mithont a cause; or if ic Bould becin mithont a
cause, nhy ic Bouldbecinat this time, rather then at chattime ?
Ele saieh ervelz, nochins can besin wichour a caule, chacisto be,
buc ie mas, becin to Aet oFic self wichouc any oetier cause. No-
chins ean besin wichoue a cause, buc many chinss may becin
Wicl.ou an-celtary cause)Fic cranteth nothine ean becin virhont
acause es hehath grante d formerly that nothine can cause it sels.
And