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# Title: The True Intellectual System Of The Universe (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 137, Stück 1; Leibn. Marg. 137)
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and Diltractious to the Deity.
and che Cood o chellniverse, are anocher part of chat Divine Fate
irhich inserced into chingschemselres, is che servant and Executioner
OF Providence. Abore aIl irhich chere are vet ocher Knomine and
Vnderstandine Ministers, OF the DCier, a5 iIS Fres and Hands; De-
moniack or ancelick Beines, appoinced eo preside over Mankcind, aII
Mundane AFairs, and che Things oF Nature, cher havins cheir seve-
ral distinet ORices and Provinces aftigned rhem. OF wrtrich alo Pla-
10ThuS, 76r01S cioir aezors reGSCrasieroI encsoi5, 67 rd C, puneco ralov ae et P. 903
nl dus i nedEccoS. There are certain Rulers or Presidents appointed by
ihat Supreme Cod, who Coverns the whole morid; over all the severat
thines and Parrs iherem, even 10 the smallest Distribution of them. AII
wtich Interiour Causes, are constancly over loolced and superviled
by che Watch suLFyC OF Cod almiehey, him(clF, WHO may al(O COmC.
eimes Extraordinarily Interpose.
We necd not theretore, restrain and contine Divine providence.
10a Fer Creacer chings only, as Pome do, chac me may cherebu
consule che ease oF cheDeier, and its Ercedom srom Distraction, bue
may and ouphe eo Extend ic, c0 aIl chings Whatloerer, Small a5 WwelI
a5 Creat. Rud indeed ihe Great thines oF the WVorid cannoc welI
be ordered neither, rithout lome record cothe Small and Litle:
5dd 7d arst GMIMCEV 785 pCNSS quoir oi NIdon oyoi NIBsS s neiodat.
As Arebiteets assirm, that great stones cannot be well placed rocether in
a Buildine, mishont linle. Neicher can Generals oF ArmiES, nOT C0.
vernours oE Pamilies, nor Macers oE Strips, nor Mechanick Arriticers
discharge cheir several Functions, and do cheir Wortes respectively
a5 cher ouphe, did chey noc mind che Smalt thines al(o 25 vell aS ThC
Crear, nn Toiur (Paich che Forementioned Philo(opher) rorze Oeor a Eico-
OgpEV neZE Donrcir dujusecir, DaVoce g, di r̀ neconnorra avrois éera
dCCOnEB av apetrSS Ceor, reocO an CLBESECQ H, ZEAEOTEPQ jU_ X EX I C, (LNCD is
McrceNa aeneO. Let us not therefore make God almiehiy Enseriour
10 Mortal Opisicers obo by one and the same art, can order Smalt thines
as vell as Creat: and so suppose him to be supine and neglisent. Ne-
vertheless the Chies Concernment and tmplorment ol Divine Provi-
dence in the Worid; is che oeconomy ot souls, or Government of Ra-
tional Beines; ertrieh is by Plato concracted into chis Compendium,
Sde aMo Eegor 2 C3) dIn Ncinela nano ucrati Devat rd per a sudvov 311o= P. 90;
MEVON BO cis BEN ZIC TonOV Xeie qV 3 e5  velesva, _C. There is no o-
ther work left. for the supreme Covernour of all, then onty 1o Transtate
Berter Souls into Belter places and Conditions, and Worser into Worser:
Or ad heafter addeth, to dispose oF every one in ihe morid in Puch a
manner as miehe best render, vincioar aeelu, i)CouEr) vaular, Ver-
ue victorions, and eriumphant over vice. And chusmay ike NoW and
Impertect its oF Mortals, Belatistied; chat Providence co che Deity.
Ino Moliminons, Laborions, aud Distractions thine.
Bucchat phere isno hipher Sprins ot Lite in trational Animals, than
Contracted Sets Love, and chac all G00d Will and Benevolence, ariles
ouly Crom Indieeney and imbecillity, and Thacno Beins Whatloever
is concerned in che meltare oF any ocher ching, buc only irhac ic sclE
tands in Necd oF; aud Lally cheretore, Thar whac is lrresistibly Po-
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