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Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 20, fol. 403r

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The machine reads it as

  1. res
  2. er
  3. coulo
  4. nation
  5. ment
  6. M
  7. e
  8. Vortd
  9. rat
  10. Re
  11. mon
  12. A,
  13. et
  14. homgh
  15. gn
  16. et
  17. eas
  18. dcus.
  19. mld
  20. etys
  21. eves
  22. e 25
  23. benus
  24. DC
  25. aper
  26. m
  27. Ges
  28. ol thinus conveyed toit through the Organs ol Pense: Tod discerns
  29. Things, by beinus present to et in the substances of the Tumgs them
  30. selves. Not bu froduemus them contrnually; for the reses no
  31. c
  32. a
  33. Ia:
  34. trom his Nort of Greation:) but by beinus continuallus omnipiesent
  35. ju
  36. to everys ihinus ihich he created at the Beginumu.
  37. y1. That the Toul spontd not operate upon the, Dody; et y et
  38. the Body, by mere mehanical impulse of Matter, conform to the Will
  39. ofne Toul in all che infinite varrety ol spontaneous ammal-motion;
  40. is a perpetual Miracle. Fre- established tarmonit is a mere
  41. Nord or Term of Ant, et does nothinus toWards explainmqs the Cause
  42. ot so mraculous an effect.
  43. 12. So suppose that in spontaneons animal. motion the
  44. soul gives no net motion or impression to Matter; but that al
  45. spontancous animul- motion is penformed by mecmanical im-
  46. s
  47. anc
  48. pulle ot Matter; is reducinus all chings to mere tate et Necetsity.
  49. Toc 5 acing. in the Wortd upon everu sumus aster What manuer
  50. i
  51. P3
  52. A1.
  53. he pleases. Vhitont any Union et Mithont being acted apon byy
  54. axy thing; Thotes plainlus me Difference bet Ween an Ommipresent
  55. sovernour et un maginarys soul of the World.
  56. 313. Cvery Achion, 2t (in the Nature os Things) Ane sivinus
  57. al a net force tothe Thinus adedupon. OtherWise tis not
  58. really action, but mere passiveness; as in the case of all mehanical
  59. et manimate communications ot Motion. Ptherefore ne sivinqu
  60. of neW force be supernatural; then every action of lod is
  61. supernatural, et he is quite excluded from the soverment of
  62. sand
  63. the natural Norld: And every action of Man, is either super-
  64. natural, or else Manis as mere a Machine as a Clock.
  65. 134 et 135. The Difference betWeen the True Notion ot
  66. God, et thatos a Toul ol the Noild, has been besore povn:
  67. Paper 2d 87Z: et in this Paper. 829 et 3Z
  68. 36. This is anMered;ust above; P3l.
  69. 137 Che Soul is not defsused Through the Draim; but 21

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Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 20, fol. 403r. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/00068378:0809?run=74