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Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8, fol. 74v

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One image of two folio pages side by side, registered by the library under both labels (also fol. 73r); this page is its left half.

The machine reads it as

  1. ThuS OUT Reason ceaches us co alcribe these Actributes to
  2. God. Dy Wray ot Resemblance and Analooy eo Tuch Oualitus
  3. Ox Povers as e tind most raluable and perfect in our selres.
  4. 5. V. (3.) IF we look into the HIOIV ScriptuTeS, and
  5. consider the Reprelentations piren us there ot G0d or his
  6. Attributes, e TalI And them generally of the lame Hacure,
  7. and plainls borron d From some relemblance to thines, with
  8. trhich re arc acquainted by our Senses. Thus when theHO.
  9. Iy Scriptures peak oF G0d, they aleribe Hanas, and P Ves.
  10. and sicet co him: not thac it is delion d re ould beliere,
  11. ehat hehas anr ot these plembers accordine to the literal
  12. benification; but the meanine is, that he haS a POIEE 10
  13. execute all chole ACts, to the effectins of rhich chese Parts
  14. in usare instrumental: that is, he can converse mich Men, 25
  15. Well as it hehad a Tonoue and Mouth; He ean discern aH
  16. that me door (aV, a5 perfectly as it he had P.res and FaES;
  17. he can reach us as well, as il he had Ilands and beet; he
  18. has as true and substantial a Beine, as il he had a B0dY:
  19. and heis as truly present erery irtiere, as il chat Body vere
  20. infinicels excended. And in truth, il al these thines, irhich
  21. are thus alcribdrotim, did really and licerally belone to
  22. him, he conld not do irhat he does near (0 eHfectually a5
  23. re conceire, and are lure he doth them by ehe Laculcies and
  24. Proverties irhich hereallr possesses, tho ihac ther are in
  25. themselres De unknown EO uS.
  26. Aster the same manner, and for the Tame reason, we find
  27. him represented as affected rich such Passions as me perceire
  28. to be in our selres, viz. asanerr and pleas d, as lorine and
  29. hacins, as reventins and chaneins his Relolutions, 25 FuII
  30. et Meres and proroted io Rerense. And vet on Rehec-
  31. eion re cannoc think, thac any of chese Paltions can literany
  32. dffect che Dirine Nature. Bucthe meanine contessecy is
  33. thac he will as cerrainiy punith the Wicked, as il he Were
  34. inslam d with ehe Pastion ot Anger aeainst them: That he
  35. riil as intalsibly remard che 600d, a5 we will chole For
  36. wrtiom re hare a particular and affectionare Love; thaC
  37. erhen Men curn From their Wickedness, and do Wrtrat is a-
  38. frecable to rhe Dirine Commands, he rill a5 Surely change
  39. his Dispensations comaras ehem, 25 il he really revencca
  40. and had chane dhis Mind.
  41. And as the Nature and Pastions of Men are thuS By ANa-
  42. J0oy and Comparison alcribd to G0d, becouse these ouid
  43. in usbe the Principles of such ourmaro Actions, as we see
  44. hehaspertormd, il we mere che Authors ot them; (0 in
  45. che

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Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8, fol. 74v. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/00068331:0148?run=74