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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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bc. For wholoever is self. existent, must ne-
cellarily and independenty bc. Necessarily,
becaule dependins ouls on himsele alone
For Beins, he may be wrhen and irhile he
pleales; independentr, becaule his Bcins
and al thacs necellarr to it depend on
himsele alone. And erhaterer necessarily
and independenels exists, muct BC in Op.
position ot aIL Other POrers, and whoc-
ver is (0, must be able to prelerre his BC.
ins in despite oF aII Other POWCIS, 1. e.
must be Omnipotent. Whoerer is Omnipo-
tent mult kno al chines chat are posible
to be donc or let alone; for he Can never
bc suposd to do chat rrhich he lEnons nOt
horr to do, i. c. must be Omniscient; and
erhioerer is Omnipotent and Omniscient, aII
chines elle must depend on him; For bc-
ins (0, hemay malce all chines depend ot
him if already cher did not (0. Belides,
other chines must depend ot him For thc
very lame Realon, 2iz. because he cay
makie em do (0. A5 allo, Wrhatever is Omni-
potent and Omniscient, dependins on no-
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