The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 225
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- Mould noc have lec so many improper exprestions have drop.
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- pelline ot a voluncarr action, ich che commandins oF a volun-
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- onc. Vec eo will properiy respects the end, to elect themeans.
- (p) Hlis orher objection against ehis distinction ofche acts
- oFthewillinto Elicire and Imperate, is obscuriey. Mishe il
- not (saich he) have beenas easily said in Enelist, a voluntarr
- action. Tes, le misihie hare been said as casily, buE nOE aS erue-
- ly, nor properly. Whacloerer lach ies original From the will.
- nhecher immediarly or mediacls, whecheric bea proper aat
- OFche willic selE, asto elect, or an aet ofche understanding, a5
- Eo deliberace or an act of che inferiour Faculcies, or of the mem-
- Ders, is a voluntary action; buc neirher che act ofreason nor of
- chesenses, nor ofche senliire apperice, nor ofthe members
- are ehe proper acts ofchemill nor dramn immediacty out ofche
- Willic selF, buc che members and Faculcies are applyed co cheie
- proper and respectire acts by che porer oethe will.
- And (o hecomes ro cast up hetoral sum of my second rea-
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- will chat, or any act eannoi be but by allurement or fair means.
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- mine, orthe Rirismine, thac is common io me, ich alliho
- creac ofchis subject. (9) Bur his mistakies are (0 chiek borh in
- relarins my mind, and his omn, chac che Reader mas conclude,
- he is mandered oue oEtis tnomn way. Jnill do my duryro
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 225. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0225?run=74