The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 228
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- r0. But to say, supposins ehe man had not been in distresse,
- thac chen the Action had been involuncary, is 10 say, thac the
- thromine of a mans coods intothe sea, suppesine hehad not been in
- aftorm, had been an involuntary Aiction; rhich is also an ab sur-
- diry; for he mould not have donoit, and theresore it had been no
- Actunat all. And this absurditu ic his ovn.
- (C) His ocher instance oF aman forcedroprison, that he may
- choose wbether he mill be haled thither upon the gronnd, or valte
- apon his feer, is noc crue. By his leare chac is noc ashe pleaseth
- Duc a5 ic pleasech ehem wto have him in cheir POVer.) It i5
- enovel; for the use L mahe of that instance, that rohen a man in the
- necessiry of coine to Prison, thonch he cannot elect nor deliberate
- of beine Prisoner in the sil, may neverthelesse deliberate some-
- simes Whether he sail valte, or be haled thither.
- (d) FHarins laid ehis foundation, he begins eo build upon
- ic, chac other passions do necessitate as muchas fear. Buc he errs
- soubly, 8c. ) First, hesays, Terre inthis thatTsay, that fear
- determins the rational Wil naturally and necessarily. And first
- ansiver, that T never used that term of rational Wil. Fhere is no-
- thinee rational but God, Ancels, and men. The Wril is none of
- these. Pmonld not have excepred acainst this expression, but that
- every Where he speaketh of the Wwill and orher faculties as of
- men, or Spirirs in mensbellies. Secondly, he effereth nothine to
- prove thecontrary. For that which follomerh thelast and creacest
- oftire cerrible chines, is deach, vec the fear of deach cannoe
- necessieare a resolred mindeo a distionest Action. The Fear ot
- ehe Fery Furnace could noc compelthe chree Children ro ver-
- Cip an Idol, nor ehe Fear of chelions neceMirare Daniel Eo
- omic his duty to God, _c. Terant him that the createst of five
- Corof fifreen for he had no more reason for five then fisteen) terrible
- hines doth not almayes necessitare a man ro do a dishonest Action.
- and that the fear ofche fiery Furnace conldnot compel thechree
- Children, nor the Lions Daniel roomic their duty; for somembat
- etse (namely their confidence in Cod, did necessitare them to do their
- dury. Thac the Fcar of Gods wrach doth expel corporal fear,
- is welt said, and accordine to the Text le cireth. And proveth
- stronslr that fear of the creater evil may necessitate in a man-
- acourase to endure thelesser evit.
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The Questions Concerning Liberty, Necessity, And Chance, fol. 228. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/1030877386:0228?run=74