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sensitive_n than_o any_o way_n supereminent_a to_o they_o now_o there_o be_v not_o at_o least_o there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v any_o scruple_n or_o question_n whether_o every_o man_n which_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n or_o of_o ordinary_a discretion_n have_v not_o the_o same_o power_n or_o faculty_n to_o correct_v or_o improve_v his_o own_o natural_a disposition_n '_o or_o sensitive_a inclination_n which_o lycurgus_n practise_v with_o good_a success_n upon_o his_o two_o whelp_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n no_o question_n again_o there_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v whether_o parent_n or_o other_o instructer_n have_v not_o the_o like_a power_n to_o correct_v or_o alter_v the_o inclination_n of_o child_n in_o their_o minority_n or_o nonage_n by_o good_a discipline_n or_o education_n whence_o if_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o postulatum_fw-la or_o supposition_n which_o galen_n that_o great_a philosopher_n and_o physician_n with_o much_o diligence_n have_v endeavour_v to_o 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free_a from_o coaction_n from_o constraint_n or_o enforcement_n we_o may_v be_v command_v or_o enforce_v to_o do_v what_o another_o will_v have_v we_o to_o do_v but_o we_o can_v be_v compel_v to_o think_v what_o another_o will_v have_v we_o think_v or_o to_o will_v what_o they_o will_v have_v we_o to_o will._n they_o may_v propose_v some_o particular_a unto_o we_o be_v in_o itself_o very_o good_a and_o agreeable_a unto_o our_o desire_n yet_o the_o goodness_n of_o it_o unless_o we_o please_v can_v constrain_v or_o enforce_v we_o to_o desire_v it_o for_o that_o time_n if_o we_o want_v some_o other_o particular_a good_a of_o the_o same_o kind_a to_o counterpoyze_v or_o withdraw_v our_o desire_n from_o it_o the_o very_a goodness_n of_o the_o free_a exercise_n of_o our_o own_o will_n will_v suffice_v the_o very_a trial_n or_o experiment_n of_o this_o our_o freedom_n and_o power_n to_o abstain_v from_o many_o thing_n in_o themselves_o desirable_a and_o with_o which_o most_o man_n be_v tempt_v and_o oversway_v be_v ofttimes_o more_o pleasant_a than_o any_o particular_a sensitive_a good_n 9_o this_o be_v all_o i_o have_v to_o say_v concern_v such_o several_a kind_n or_o degree_n of_o freedom_n or_o power_n in_o visible_a creature_n or_o of_o freewill_n a_o faculty_n peculiar_a to_o man_n as_o may_v be_v learned_a from_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n all_o these_o several_a sort_n or_o degree_n of_o freedom_n hitherto_o express_v in_o english_a be_v answerable_a to_o that_o which_o the_o latin_n call_v spontaneum_fw-la liberum_fw-la or_o libera_n voluntas_fw-la but_o whether_o liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la a_o expression_n use_v by_o many_o good_a latin-writer_n of_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o style_n whereof_o man_n in_o this_o life_n be_v capable_a or_o what_o rank_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o it_o be_v a_o point_n which_o can_v be_v determine_v without_o examination_n of_o the_o property_n of_o free_a cause_n or_o agent_n chap._n xxvi_o contain_v the_o definition_n and_o property_n of_o free_a cause_n or_o agent_n proper_o so_o call_v 1._o causa_fw-la libera_n est_fw-la quae_fw-la choice_n freedom_n or_o liberty_n of_o choice_n positis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la agendum_fw-la requisitis_fw-la potest_fw-la agere_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la agere_fw-la this_o definition_n of_o a_o free_a cause_n so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v man_n whether_o regenerate_v or_o unregenerate_v be_v orthodoxal_a and_o sound_a but_o not_o so_o orthodoxal_a and_o sound_a in_o respect_n of_o all_o free_a agent_n at_o least_o not_o so_o unquestionable_a in_o respect_n of_o they_o for_o there_o be_v all_o free_a agrent_n a_o agency_n as_o well_o immanent_a as_o transient_a that_o we_o call_v as_o our_o better_n before_o we_o have_v do_v a_o agency_n immanent_a which_o produce_v no_o effect_n save_v only_o in_o the_o agent_n transient_a agencie_n immanent_a transient_a but_o every_o true_a cause_n whether_o free_a or_o natural_a be_v always_o presume_v able_a to_o produce_v some_o effect_n extra_n see_v which_o shall_v not_o be_v terminate_v within_o its_o self_n fui_fw-la concern_v this_o definition_n see_v victoria_fw-la in_o his_o 13._o relection_n upon_o that_o of_o ecclus._n cap._n 15._o deus_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la constituit_fw-la hominem_fw-la &_o reliquit_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la consilii_fw-la fui_fw-la but_o such_o as_o do_v or_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o visible_a book_n of_o the_o creature_n 2._o the_o omnipotent_a agent_n or_o supreme_a cause_n of_o cause_n throughout_o all_o eternity_n can_v work_v or_o not_o work_v whatsoever_o whensoever_o it_o please_v he_o without_o any_o matter_n preaexistent_a to_o his_o work_n or_o any_o condition_n requisite_a or_o praerequire_v to_o his_o work_n he_o free_o that_o be_v without_o necessity_n make_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o without_o any_o counsellor_n or_o adviser_n either_o for_o propose_v or_o solicit_v much_o less_o for_o limit_v or_o prescribe_v the_o law_n or_o manner_n of_o all_o secondary_a cause_n working_n or_o of_o the_o effect_n possible_a to_o be_v wrought_v by_o they_o the_o bound_n or_o limit_n of_o all_o secondary_a agent_n operation_n be_v necessity_n and_o contingency_n such_o agent_n as_o by_o the_o law_n respective_o give_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o supreme_a agent_n and_o lawgiver_n be_v say_v to_o produce_v their_o operation_n by_o necessity_n or_o by_o determination_n to_o this_o or_o that_o purpose_n and_o to_o no_o other_o can_v without_o solecism_n be_v account_v or_o call_v free_a agent_n or_o cause_n the_o premise_a definition_n then_o causa_fw-la libera_fw-la estquae_fw-la positis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la agendum_fw-la requisitis_fw-la etc._n etc._n must_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o angelical_a and_o humane_a nature_n nature_n the_o former_a definition_n restrain_v to_o the_o angelical_a &_o humane_a nature_n neither_o of_o these_o two_o nature_n or_o agent_n can_v produce_v any_o real_a effect_n 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