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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 326, page id 1030877386:0326
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made ibem frec from his omn Praescience, Which had been imper-
fection. Perhaps he will sar, that in chese mordsof his, che de
cree beins an act ad exrra was trecly madebs Ciod, Ltabe no
norice of that ac ad exera, as beins e0o hot for my fingers. There-
forenom Ptal notice of it, and say, thar it is noither Laten, nor
Fnclist, nor Sensc.
T. HI.
dum. 35. Te last chins. in mhich also consisteth che whole comtroversy
Namely, that chere is no suchchine as an Asent, which W hen
allrhines requisite to actionare present, can nevertheless forbear
eo produce it, or (rhich is all one) thac there is no suchthine as
frecdom from necessie, is easilys inferred fromthas Which hath been
before alledeed. For, if ir be an Agent, it can worte. Andis il
morte, there is nothine maneine of mhat is requisice to produce the
action, and consequenely, checanse of the action is sufficient. And
is sufficient, then also necessary, as hachbeen proved before.
7. D.
Nonder chacZ. FI. Mould consets, chac the whole meiptie
OE chis concrorersy doch restuponchis provolirion. That
there is no suchchine as an Acent, which, henall thines requi-
sice ro actionare present, can ne vertheless forbear to act; and yet
brins nochins buc such poor Bull. ruches eo sypporcit. (a) Yf
it be an Acent (Paich he) it can worte, wtac ofetis: A posse ad
esse non valet arcumentum. From can Work, eo will morte, is a
weax inference. And from mill vorl. 1o doch workuxon ab.
Colure necestiey, is anocher srolsinconsequence. He procceds
chus, I) it mork, chere is nothins mantine of hat is requisite co
produce the action. True, chere wanes nochins eo produce chac
Wrhich is produced. bur chere maswane much eo produce chac
Wtrich as incended, One horse may pull his licare our, and ret
noc dran ehe Coach whicher ic Couldbe, iE he wancche help
Or concurrence oFhis telloirs. And consequently (Taich he) the
cause os the actionis sufficient. Tes sufficiene ro do whac ic doch,
etioush perhaps wich mucti prejudice ro ic selF, bue noc alvayes
sufficient ro do whrac ic Could do, or Whac ic vould do. Ashe
chac bepersa Monster Mould beger aman, and rould beset a
man,
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