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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 22

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  1. 22
  2. of Liberty and Necessity. Wrhich (becanse l never had uttered
  3. my opinion ofit) concerned metheless. But Secins it mas both
  4. vour Cordsips, and Y. D. 5. desire, that Y Bould begin mith the
  5. later. Tvas contented (oto do. Andhere I present and Cubmit
  6. it to jour Lorassips judcement.
  7. (a)
  8. D.
  9. 2T sirst day chac L did read over 7. FI. his detence
  10. l
  11. oFthe necessiey oF aII chinss, Was e Aprit 20 1646.
  12. Which procceded noc oue ot any disrespect eo tum; FOr iF aII
  13. his discourses had been Geomecrical demonstrarions, able
  14. noc onelo co persade, buc alsoro compelaAene, aIl had
  15. Beenonctome, Arstmyjourner, and afcerwards lome o-
  16. chererises (Which we caH businels) havins direrred meun-
  17. cilthen. And ehen my occasions permiecins me, and an ad-
  18. rercisemene from a friend amakonine me, I secmy FelFTO a
  19. Serious examination ofic. We commonly sec those who de.
  20. listue in Paradoxes, ifthey hareline enough. contute chem-
  21. selres; and cheir speculacires, and cheir practicks Familiariv
  22. encertere onc rich anocher. (b) The very Ark wordsot
  23. T. HL. his detenceerip up theheels ofhis whole cause; L
  24. had onceresolved; T0 resolve praesupposerh deliberacion; DuE
  25. Wrhrac deliberation can chere De ot that which is inericably
  26. decermined by causes, withoucour sclres, betore me do de-
  27. liberate: Can a condemned man deliberare whectier be
  28. Mhould be execuced, or noc d Ic is even to as much purpole,
  29. asFor a manco consule and ponder wich himsele Whecher he
  30. Moulddram in his breach. Or whecher hemould increase in
  31. acure. Secondly, (C) to resolve implies amans dominion over
  32. his omn actions, andhis actua dererminacion ot himlelt;
  33. buc he whoholds an absoluce necestier of all chines, hach
  34. quiered chis dominion over himselt, (ee Whichis morse) hach
  35. quiccedicco chelecond exrrinsccal causes in which hemakes
  36. all his actions eo be derermined; one may as vell call again
  37. Testerdar, as resolve or nemly decermine chac Which is de-
  38. cermined co his hand already. (1) Thare perused chiserea-
  39. rilo, weistied 2. HI his ansvers, considered hisreasons, and
  40. conclude chac hetactmi ssed, and misted che Drection, chac

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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 22. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0034?run=74