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# Title: The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 163)
# Folio 338, page id 1030877386:0338
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 a on men of oit and learnine, wlen they have once eneaced
themselves in a contrary opinion. Weverthelesse it is not cnely cer-
tain by experience, but also there is reason for it, and chat cronnded
npon thenatural disposicion of mantind. For it is natural to alt
men to defend those opinions, which they have once publick ly enga
ecd themselves to maintair; because to have that derected for er-
rour, rhich they have publicely maintained for truth; is never
rittont some distonour moreor lesse; and ro find in thiemselves that
they have spent a creat deal of rime and labour. in d. ceivine them-
selves, is so nncomforrable a thins, as it is no monder, is they imploy
eheir vit and learnins, is they have any, to male cood their er-
rours. And therefore Where he saith.
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inEO IC. ) T confess the more solid a mans lvit is, the better mill
solid reasons morte apon him. Bu if he add tois tha which he calls
learnine, chat is to say, much readine ofother mens Doctrines,
ithont niebins them viih his omnthonebes, thentheir indee-
men: sbecome m. ater, and theballance lesse exact. And Whereas
hesaith. that thez rolose Gold is true are not afraid ro have it tryed
by the touch, he speakethas if i had been afraidto bave my Do-
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