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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 330, page id 1030877386:0330
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simple Aet wictiont prioriey, or posterioriey ofeime, or any
compolirion, He mould noc conceire oFhis Decrees, asof ihe
LdusOche Medes and Persians, lons since enacted, and passed
before revere born, buc as coexittent with our selres, and
vich ehe acts hich re do, by rertue ofthose Decrees. De-
crees and Aecribuces are Due nocions cohelp che weakness oE
oux understandins eo conceire of 60d. The Decrces ofCod,
are Cod himselF, and cherefore justiy said co be betoreche
Foundation ofthe worid was laid. And vec coexistene wich oux
felres becaule of che infinice and Ficernal beinz ot God. The
summe isthis, The Decrec of Cod, or God himselfEcernall
consticures or ordaines ass effects which come eo palsin time
accordins to the distinet nacures or capaciries othis creatures.
AnFcernal Ordination, is neicher pastnorcocome, bur al-
vayes present. 50 trec actionsdo procced, as well fromthe
FternalDccrec of Cod, as necessary; and From chac order whict
hehach sec in theworid.
Asche Decrec of Cod is Fcernal, (o is his Knomledse. And
theretore co spcak ervely and property, chereis neictier Pore
nomledse nor atcer-Hnomledseinhim. Theknomledee of
Cod comprehends all cimes in a poine by reason oF che emi
nence and verrue ofies infinice perfection. And vec I contels,
thac ehis is called fore tnomledse, in respect oFus. Buc chis
Fore. Hnomledse doth produce no absolute necestier. Things
are noc cheretore, because chey are Fore hnomn, buc cheretore
ches are Fore known, Decause cher Mall come to pals. IFany
thino Bould come to pals ochermise than ic dorh, vet 60d5
tnomledse could noc be irricaced by ic, For rhen he didnoc
know thac ic Bouldcometopass, as now it doth. Because
every knomledse ofvision necellarily presupposech its object.
Coc did know, chac Fndas Mould betray Christ; but Fndas Was
not necessitared eo be a craitor by Cods kinowledoc. IF Fudas
Bad noc becraved Christ, ihien God had noc Fore. known chae
Fadus Mould berray him. Thecase is chis; A wacch. man stand
ins on thestecples. cop, las ic is che use in Germany, pires no-
cice co rhem belom (Who sce no such chings) chac company are
comine; and hou mans; His prediction is most certain, For
ne sees chem. hac a rain collection vere ic For one belon
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