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# Catalogue record: 53224 — George [Bischof von Bristol] an [Sophie]
# Incipit: The Book, which Your Royale Highneß
# Date: 1714-03-15 (14-03-04)
# Sender: Bristol (Bischof George) — Addressee: Sophie
# Akademie-Ausgabe: AA VI (assigned, not yet published)
# Other printings: -The Leibniz-Caroline-Clarke-Correspondence, hrsg. G. Brown, Oxford 2023, S. 215-219
# Record in the Leibniz-Katalog: https://leibniz-katalog.bbaw.de/de/extended-search?id=53224&katnr=K+6207
# The Leibniz-Archiv's transcriptions of the letters of 1714 (pre-edition): https://www.gwlb.de/leibniz/digitale-ressourcen/repositorium-des-leibniz-archivs/laa-transkriptionen-1714
# Work: https://leibnizlegible.com/work/00068587
# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Philosophie LH 4, 4, 1
# Folios: Bl. 1–6 (from the shelfmark LH 4, 4, 1 Bl. 1-6): 12 pages, canvases 1–12, page ids 00068587:0001 to 00068587:0012
# Original at the GWLB: https://digitale-sammlungen.gwlb.de/resolve?id=00068587&page=1
# Lines: 186 recognised on 11 of 12 pages, mean confidence 0.81
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great aeaviness, and astervards an toute hain in my ece
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not hope to urito anes hmus vorles of Pour tiganestes
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fasit, d stoula le Unpardonable en presuminu lo troulte
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iganess it my crude hougats, if it vete not
stil more dnexcusallo not lo urite at M. aster Ss. igu
pess nad condescended vol. to permit Io so todo, 
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My Lacu Nottingham, utea se fiit mentiond

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Hius nestes Abilities by ac common standard. Eit et belien
dmay vistont tor muct prsamption say, tat er i
scarce any Other Deson of So sex uno ean horousales
understano al Me parts os Vis Book.
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i verus Mic + Intricate, Suct as hat puzlea the. Hi-
sest Y Allest Jeads En MM ges, et Sact as dnos.
uto have most maturelus veiga d  considerd, haves
most readibus achaorledu ob to be attended vilt great, if
not dnsuperable. Difficulties.

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Midale Science bchoreen hese tuo: he Paysicak  Meta
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Ihe Pko) uhick Terms 1o Desons not vers d in the pe
culiar doion  Languago os the Schools must os le
cessity be uhat even by sorne uno lave been sufficientles
stitii in his fort os Tearming, heg hare beer declari
and uttertus Unintellisille.
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To Hultor hat also insirted Screrate Citations. from
Crrck  Saten Authors, utict Hc hath not translatca

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into Be Sangnaye in uhoch ute untes, uhick ercfore
a deades uno is not acquainted wist Greck Satin cam
make Nothine of, vse oustt tonknouu, not merlus
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sate es Ie Citations hemselces, but also lecause vittout
e Understandinu of heso, unat goes lesore on sollous ast
cannet be WM Iaderstood
Dhe Aathor dM in Sereralt places illastrate utat 
delirers by similitudes or Examples laken from Mathem
ticts or Nataral dadosophus: utret desemllances Mo
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lo dersons shinldl in hose sciences They may mase
 Matters Ireatea os elearer. Sit lo Oters Unacquain
ted wntt those parts os scarnonus, or uho have not scapeht
into & dephs of nem Meus must decessaribus render
utat is sacil rather more, han lests, Oscure.

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happer Hat Some Readers may have neur seen, or never
consider d Hosi formen Discousses et iy, e Mercfore
may be Ihe less prepar d, e e les Alle to understane
utat is advancot in his
Dhe Aaltor hata in he prosecation os his subject made
manys, e somctimes vers long degressions, uhich lo in
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Memsclues pordaps verus ilscfal  onstractive. Sit as
lacyu arc brougat en hete, do interrapt ho hread 
e Discourse  hercbys mahe it more difficult for
He header to carrys on de pussuit he PrincipaM
subject in his Mouspts.

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oist Ne leart Dcrce os Atention to discover in it
many Excellent Mougats, à gteat compass os nrouledr
Tcarnings. a clese vay es dcasoninu, a soliditus
e dudoment, mact Candour touards hosc from uton
Ne salhor Uo dissers. & aganst utom de untes
uhich must tender et stiMt more aluallo to al
scrious Devout Christians, a true spirit os Diot
un ardent 2cab for ne glory es Goib, for te Vin
dicalinus his Mtribates. for inspirinque e deader ith

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a Sive oftin,  for rectisging aose false dtions ose
dcason or about helrgion ulich must hace a verys bad
dufluence upore Mens practise.
Nhat Ihis Aalhor hact at large aMeg it to prove hat
e dermission os. Edit, v eren os sin, is consistent
vilt e guodness. Visdom  Holiness o Gor it
dbeliere appeer satiffactorus toaM Unprejadicd aud
WM. Disposeo Mindz; vat stiM herc vilt be toom ser
Caries from Hoso una arc dircligioussus inclind; v
even Lober, and pious dexsons, uno are firmly per.
sundet ef e Divine Attribates; may not be alle
fallus V clearbus  ansires AH ne Oljections Whioto
may be brousht against hem.
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RogaM Higtness wih find Ie Ofection cgainst

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e Goodness tGod dracon from the Dermission os Edit
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aster his Death.
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Rogal Hignness put into mus Htands appear too
verus soled; bat vere neq less satisfactorus Ian deque are
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reconcile Meso ilt ne sufferamaees Erit.
sinco it is Evident from Experience, tat God doM
panit Evil,  Since it 27. Demonstrallo, by Rcason ∞
by Revelation laat God es Helus  Good. resc Fralas
mact be consistent One ith he Other. utcter d bus

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not
De AHempt os Lcarned Men to re concile al Appearances
of Depagnancue bchocen suct undoultet Trules as do
fcm tointersere with eact Otter is extremelus laudallo
et
and He Depsons W heque mare offer d to prove & per
mission os Erit  De Gordness of Sod tobe fairlys
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consistent, are muct stroxper aan anq u arc brougut
tonore em Dugnant; bal. still herc may remain
some difficulties net tove solid utilst Ne arc in
lis state os dmperfection, bat reserid, tin Ne ato
translated do a state os corcater Mumination
On e meap time it vit become al humle scrious, e
forer- minded Christians, taller to applus emsclies tos
diligent  Conscientions practise os noon Duties
5
my spahoio tegsonthes ean matce out Thecr sopestenes or

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Par lo perplex laeir Mincts vilt an orer curious scapot
into hidden  mysterions Grulas; as considerins. Hat
Secret Things volonus tote Sod our God; bat nat nose
s
Mines  arc rercal d belones to s aat le may do
al he words ot  au.
Mat God woule direot Jour nyM Hiyanesz 3 hes Hobes
spirit in De true Knoroledge of hin 3 os hius Nord; Mat
to voulit confirm  streng hen Tou in alt Goodness, V
pour doion upor jour Dgal Dexson e Familys Ies
choisest of his llessines, is de camest drage o
Manam
four most Dutoful, most Obcdient, e
Christ Church. exford
Mar. 4
1714.
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