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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 115

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  31. is fit tobe preached, but hat is erne. The first inconvenience
  32. hesares, is this, that Lames hich prohibice any actionare then
  33. unjust. Thesecond that all consultations arevain. Tbethird
  34. thac admonitions to men of understandene are of no morense than
  35. eofools, children and madmen. The fourth, that praise; dis-
  36. praisc remard andpunistmentare in vain. The fi(E, that Coun-
  37. cellsu ares, Armes, Booes, Instruments, Sindy. Tutours
  38. Aredicines are in vain. FTonhich Areument expectinqe T sould
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  40. mate ususe means, he adds (asit vere a reply to my ansmer
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 115. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0127?run=74