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Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8, fol. 80v

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One image of two folio pages side by side, registered by the library under both labels (also fol. 83r); this page is its left half.

The machine reads it as

  1. in chemlelves, buc onlr che LHects eer have in relation
  2. 10 uS. For in most cales Wre thon no more ol them bue
  3. euly hon ihes aftect us, and ihat seulations chey produce
  4. IN IS.
  5. Thus For Fxample, Liehe and the Sun are the Os (a-
  6. miliar and asetul thines in nature: We have the contorcable
  7. Perception ot them by our Senles ol Secine and siccline
  8. and enioy che Benetic and Adrantase ot chem; buc itiae
  9. ehier are in themlelres, re are intirels ienorant.
  10. I chink ic is dereed by most chac rice of Hacural Philo.
  11. Coptr, thac Lietir and Colours are nochine buc the Pfects
  12. ot certain Bodies and Mocions on our senle of Secine, and
  13. thac chere are no such thines at all in Nacure, buc ouls in
  14. our Minds; and ot this ac least re mas belure, thac Liche
  15. in che Sun or AIr, are verr different chines From itiac chev
  16. are in our Senlations ot them; ver we caltboch by che lame
  17. Names, and term that irtich is onty perhaps a Mocion in
  18. the Aic, Lietr, because ic begets in us chac Conception irtrich
  19. 15 truls LishE. Buc ic would seem very Aranse 10 the De
  20. veralier ot Men, il re Bould cel them, thac chere is no
  21. Liehe in ehe Sun, oe Colours in the Rain. BOW: and Vet
  22. Arictly spcakine, ic is cerrain, thac trhich in ehe sun causes
  23. the Conception ot Liehe in us, is as cruls ditterene in na-
  24. cure Trom che Reprelentation re hare ot ic in our Mind,
  25. 25 our Forehnomleds is trom what e call (o in 60d.
  26. The Came mar be obserr d concernine the Objeats ol oux
  27. otter senles, luch as Hleat and Cold, Sireet and Bicter, and
  28. ertrich e alcribe eo the chines chac aftect our Touch and
  29. TaH. Whereas it is manisest, chat thele are only he Sen-
  30. sations, thac the Actions ot outmard chines produce in us.
  31. toc che tire chac burns us, has no such vain in it a5 ne
  32. sect itren we complain ot is Heat, nor Jec such as We Call
  33. C019.
  34. Neverthelet We calI che chines, whole ACionS On Oux
  35. Sentes cause chese Senlations in us, by ihe Tame NamE WC
  36. Sire CO Ou Conceptions ol them, and creat and speak ot
  37. ehecm, 25 is cher vere ehe Same. We Par che Fire is Hot,
  38. because ic producert heac in us; and thac thc Sun is liel,
  39. Because it affects our Fves in such manner, as enables us 1o
  40. Frame chac choushe which we ehien perceire in our selves.
  41. Buc in ehe mean citme, re are altogether ienorane, ertrac it
  42. is particularte in the Fire or Sun, thac has chese LHectS On
  43. usq ox hser ic comres thus eo affect us. And vec chis Teno-
  44. Fance ot curs dotl not hinder us trom ie Ule Or Adran.
  45. CaBC

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Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8, fol. 80v. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/00068331:0160?run=74