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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 121

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  30. slopi
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  33. sut Laues. IF Masistrates abuse ehis erust, and deceire the
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  35. ismichouecheir consent. A precedene crust doch noc jusri-
  36. Ferhe subsequene errours and abuses oFa Trustee. Hc who
  37. is duely elected a Lexislator, may exereise his Legistarire
  38. porrer unduely. The peoples implicice consene doch noc
  39. render che cyrannical Laves oF cheir Lesistators eo be
  40. just.
  41. d Bur his chietest ansiver is. thac an action forbidden.
  42. rhonchit proceed from necessarr causes, yet if it vere done wil-
  43. lincly, it maybe instly punished, whicti accordins eo his cu-
  44. Comehe prores by animitance; A man necessicatedio steal by
  45. the strensth of rempration, yet if he steal millinely, is just-
  46. Ly put ro death. Here are evo chines and borh ot themun-
  47. erue.
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  49. chole necesiries Which we our selres hare coneracted by oux
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  54. Lam Which prelcribes abloluceimpossibilicies, untels perhape
  55. inrincible necessier be noc asstrons a plea asinvincible is
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  60. ill, nor accordine to any thine else in hispover, ie weishs noe
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  62. it thac LaW be unjust and crrannical nhich commands a man
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  65. ehac whichis imposable For him eo will.
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  67. bexsins oE che Ouection. Homan is exerinsecally, antece-
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 121. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0133?run=74