The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 134
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- the dead, changine the course of nature, malins of a nem Flea
- ven, and a nem F. arth, are thines possible in themselves; for
- there is norbine in their nature able toresist the Willof od;
- and if Lars do not preseribe such thines, hy sould Lbelieve
- they preseribe other thines thatare mere impossible. Did hee-
- ver readin Suarer of any Tyrant that made a L. an commandine
- ans mantodo, and nocto do the same Action, or tobe and noe
- te be et the same place, in one and the same moment of time.
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- alI P. aires do preleribe ablolure impossibilicieseo be done.
- Fere hehas left ont in chemselves, nhich is a milsult Falla-
- y
- Fle furthor sazes that Tust Laves are che Ordinances ot
- rishic Keason, mhich is an error that hath cost many tbonsands
- ofmentheir lives. Was there exer Kine that made a Lam
- hich in rieht reason had been berter unmade: and Ballihose
- Tares therefore not be obered? Sall me rather rebellE. TThinte
- not, thoneh amnie se creat a Divine ashe.think rather
- thatihe Reason of him that haththe Soveraien Anthority; and
- bynhose Smord me look tobe prorected, bothacainst mar from
- abread, and injaries ac home, mhether itbe Righe or Frroni-
- ons in it sests, ouche rostand for Richttons thatbave submit
- redour selves thereunto by receivine the prorection.
- Bat the Bistrop parcch his createst considende inthis, chat
- xhetber the chines beimpossible in themselves, or made imposse
- ble by some unscen accident, zet there is no reason thac men should
- be punimed for noc doins chem. Tr seemes heraketh punist
- mene foralind of revense, andcan never therefore acrec with
- me thatrale it for nothine else but for a correction, or for an
- example, nhich hath for end rhe Framins and neceltcacine of
- theWiUIro viriue; and that he is no 500d man, ihat upon any
- provocation useth his poiver, (thonch a porver lavo sullys obcained)
- to asstict anorher man michour this end, toreforme the ill of him
- oroibers. Nor can Loemprchend (as havine onely humant T
- dea s) that thac punistment which neither intendeth the cor-
- rectionof rhe offender, nor the correction of othersby eaample
- doth proeced frem 60d.
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 134. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0146?run=74