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he_o instance_v in_o a_o tile_n that_o fall_v from_o a_o house_n break_v a_o man_n head_n neither_o necessary_o nor_o free_o and_o therefore_o contingent_o not_o necessary_o for_o say_v he_o he_o do_v free_o choose_v to_o go_v that_o way_n without_o any_o necessitation_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o take_v the_o question_n itself_o for_o a_o proof_n for_o what_o be_v else_o the_o question_n but_o whether_o a_o man_n be_v necessitate_v to_o choose_v what_o he_o choose_v again_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o free_a because_o he_o do_v not_o deliberate_a whether_o his_o head_n shall_v be_v break_v or_o not_o and_o conclude_v therefore_o it_o be_v contingent_a and_o by_o undoubted_a consequence_n there_o be_v contingent_a action_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v not_o free_a this_o be_v true_a and_o deny_v by_o none_o but_o he_o shall_v have_v prove_v that_o such_o contingent_a action_n be_v not_o antecedent_o necessary_a by_o a_o concurrence_n of_o natural_a cause_n though_o a_o little_a before_o he_o grant_v they_o be_v for_o whatsoever_o be_v produce_v by_o concurrence_n of_o natural_a cause_n be_v antecedent_o determine_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o concurrence_n though_o as_o he_o call_v it_o contingent_a concurrence_n not_o perceive_v that_o concurrence_n and_o contingent_a concurrence_n be_v all_o one_o and_o suppose_v a_o continue_a connection_n and_o succession_n of_o cause_n which_o make_v the_o effect_n necessary_o future_a so_o that_o hitherto_o he_o have_v prove_v no_o other_o contingence_n then_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a d_o three_o for_o the_o action_n of_o brute_n beast_n etc._n etc._n to_o think_v each_o animal_n motion_n of_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o chain_n of_o unalterable_a necessity_n i_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o it_o make_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n that_o he_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o i_o have_v point_v out_o the_o ground_n in_o my_o former_a discourse_n and_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o find_v he_o eye_n he_o himself_o immediate_o cit_v a_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o prove_v it_o where_o christ_n say_v one_o of_o these_o sparrow_n do_v not_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o your_o heavenly_a father_n which_o place_n if_o there_o be_v nâ—_n more_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o the_o assertion_n of_o tâ—e_v necessity_n of_o all_o those_o change_n of_o animal_n motion_n in_o bird_n and_o other_o live_a creature_n which_o seem_v to_o we_o so_o uncertain_a but_o when_o a_o man_n be_v dizzy_a with_o influence_n of_o power_n elicit_v act_n permissive_a will_n hypothetical_n necessity_n and_o the_o like_a unintelligible_a term_n the_o ground_n go_v from_o he_o by_o and_o by_o after_o he_o confess_v that_o many_o thing_n be_v call_v contingent_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o because_o we_o know_v not_o the_o cause_n oâ—_n tâ—em_v which_o real_o and_o in_o themselves_o be_v not_o contingent_a but_o necessary_a and_o errâ—_n therein_o the_o other_o way_n for_o he_o say_v in_o effect_n that_o