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which_o and_o so_o the_o necessity_n remain_v though_o we_o know_v it_o not_o or_o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o distinction_n be_v not_o that_o it_o have_v no_o meaning_n and_o they_o may_v as_o well_o have_v say_v one_o of_o they_o be_v true_a tytyrice_n but_o neither_o of_o they_o tupatulice_n j._n d._n a_o his_o former_a proof_n that_o all_o sufficient_a cause_n be_v necessary_a cause_n be_v answer_v before_o numb_a 31._o b_o and_o his_o two_o instance_n of_o cast_a ames-ace_n and_o rain_v to_o morrow_n be_v altogether_o impertinent_a to_o the_o question_n now_o agitate_a between_o we_o for_o two_o reason_n first_o our_o present_a controversy_n be_v concern_v free_a action_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n both_o his_o instance_n be_v of_o contingent_a action_n which_o
proceed_v from_o the_o indetermination_n or_o contingent_a concurrence_n of_o natural_a cause_n first_o that_o there_o be_v free_a action_n which_o proceed_v mere_o from_o election_n without_o any_o outward_a necessitation_n be_v a_o truth_n so_o evident_a as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o sun_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o he_o that_o doubt_v of_o it_o may_v as_o well_o doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o shell_n without_o the_o nut_n or_o a_o stone_n within_o the_o olive_n a_o man_n proportion_v his_o time_n each_o day_n and_o allot_v so_o much_o to_o his_o devotion_n so_o much_o to_o his_o study_n so_o much_o to_o his_o diet_n so_o much_o to_o his_o recreation_n so_o much_o to_o necessary_a or_o civil_a visit_n so_o much_o to_o his_o rest_n he_o who_o will_v seek_v for_o i_o know_v not_o what_o cause_v of_o all_o this_o without_o himself_o except_o that_o good_a god_n who_o have_v give_v he_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n may_v as_o well_o seek_v for_o a_o cause_n of_o the_o egyptian_a pyramid_n among_o the_o crocodile_n of_o nilus_n c_o second_o for_o mix_a action_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o concurrence_n of_o free_a and_o natural_a agent_n though_o they_o be_v not_o free_a yet_o they_o be_v not_o necessary_a as_o to_o keep_v my_o former_a instance_n a_o man_n walk_v though_o a_o street_n of_o a_o city_n to_o do_v his_o occasion_n a_o tile_n fall_v from_o a_o house_n and_o break_v his_o head_n the_o break_n of_o his_o head_n be_v not_o necessary_a for_o he_o do_v free_o choose_v to_o go_v that_o way_n without_o any_o necessitation_n neither_o be_v it_o free_a for_o he_o do_v not_o deliberate_v of_o that_o accident_n therefore_o it_o be_v contingent_a and_o by_o undoubted_a consequence_n there_o be_v contingent_a â—_z in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v not_o free_a most_o certain_o by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o free_a cause_n as_o god_n the_o good_a and_o bad_a angel_n and_o man_n with_o natural_a agent_n sometime_o on_o purpose_n and_o sometime_o by_o accident_n many_o event_n happen_v which_o otherwise_o have_v never_o happen_v many_o effect_n be_v produce_v which_o otherwise_o have_v never_o be_v produce_v and_o admit_v such_o thing_n to_o be_v contingent_a not_o necessary_a all_o their_o consequent_a effect_n not_o only_o immediate_a but_o mediate_v must_v likewise_o be_v contingent_a that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o as_o do_v not_o proceed_v from_o a_o continue_a connexion_n and_o succession_n of_o necessary_a cause_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o t._n h._n his_o opinion_n d_o three_o for_o the_o action_n of_o bruit_n beast_n though_o they_o be_v not_o free_a though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n to_o restrain_v their_o appetite_n from_o that_o which_o be_v sensitive_o good_a by_o the_o consideration_n of_o what_o be_v rational_o good_a or_o what_o be_v hoâ—est_a and_o though_o their_o fancy_n be_v determine_v by_o nature_n to_o some_o kind_n of_o work_n yet_o to_o think_v that_o every_o individual_a action_n of_o they_o and_o each_o animal_n motion_n of_o they_o even_o to_o the_o least_o murmur_n or_o gesture_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o chain_n of_o unalterable_a necessity_n to_o the_o extrinsical_a cause_n or_o object_n i_o see_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o christ_n say_v one_o of_o these_o sparrow_n do_v not_o fall_v to_o the_o gound_z without_o your_o heavenly_a father_n that_o be_v without_o a_o influence_n of_o power_n from_o he_o or_o exempt_v from_o his_o disposition_n he_o do_v not_o say_v which_o your_o heavenly_a father_n cast_v not_o down_o last_o for_o the_o natural_a action_n of_o inanimate_a creature_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o concurrence_n of_o any_o free_a or_o voluntary_a agent_n the_o question_n be_v yet_o more_o doubtful_a for_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 of_o they_o which_o real_o and_o in_o themselves_o be_v not_o contingent_a but_o necessary_a also_o many_o thing_n be_v contingent_a in_o respect_n of_o one_o single_a cause_n either_o actual_o hinder_v or_o in_o possibility_n to_o be_v hinder_v which_o be_v necessary_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o joint_a concurrence_n of_o all_o collateral_a cause_n e_z but_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o necessary_a connexion_n of_o all_o natural_a cause_n from_o the_o begin_n so_o as_o they_o must_v all_o have_v concur_v as_o they_o have_v do_v and_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o power_n and_o have_v be_v deficient_a as_o they_o have_v be_v in_o all_o event_n whatsoever_o will_v require_v a_o further_a examination_n if_o it_o be_v pertinent_a to_o this_o question_n of_o liberty_n but_o it_o be_v not_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o my_o purpose_n to_o have_v show_v that_o all_o elective_a action_n be_v free_a from_o absolute_a necessity_n and_o moreov_a that_o the_o concurrence_n of_o voluntary_a aâ—d_a free_a agent_n with_o natural_a cause_n both_o upon_o purpose_n and_o accidental_o have_v help_v they_o to_o produce_v many_o effect_n which_o otherwise_o they_o have_v not_o produce_v and_o hinder_v they_o from_o produce_v many_o effect_n which_o otherwise_o they_o have_v produce_v and_o that_o if_o this_o intervention_n of_o voluntary_a and_o free_a agent_n have_v be_v more_o frequent_a than_o it_o have_v be_v as_o without_o doubt_v it_o may_v have_v be_v many_o natural_a event_n have_v be_v otherwise_o than_o they_o be_v and_o therefore_o he_o may_v have_v spare_v his_o instance_n of_o cast_a ames-ace_n and_o rain_v to_o morrow_n and_o first_o for_o his_o cast_a ames-ace_n if_o it_o be_v throw_v by_o a_o fair_a gamester_n with_o indifferent_a die_n it_o be_v a_o mix_a action_n the_o cast_n of_o the_o dice_n be_v free_a but_o the_o cast_n of_o ames-ace_n be_v contingent_a a_o man_n may_v deliberate_v whether_o he_o will_v cast_v the_o dice_n or_o not_o but_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o deliberate_v whether_o he_o will_v cast_v ames-ace_n or_o not_o because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n unless_o he_o be_v a_o cheater_n that_o can_v cog_v the_o dice_n or_o the_o die_n be_v false_a die_n and_o then_o the_o contingency_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o contingency_n cease_v according_o as_o the_o caster_n have_v more_o or_o less_o cunning_a or_o as_o the_o figure_n or_o make_v of_o the_o dice_n do_v incline_v they_o to_o ames-ace_n more_o than_o to_o another_o cast_n or_o necessitate_v they_o to_o this_o cast_n and_o no_o other_o howsoever_o so_o far_o as_o the_o cast_n be_v free_a or_o contingent_a so_o far_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a and_o where_o necessity_n begin_v there_o liberty_n and_o contingency_n do_v cease_v to_o be_v likewise_o his_o other_o instance_n of_o rain_v or_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n be_v not_o of_o a_o free_a elective_a act_n nor_o always_o of_o a_o contingent_a act_n in_o some_o country_n as_o they_o have_v their_o stati_fw-la venti_fw-la their_o certain_a wind_n at_o set_a season_n so_o they_o have_v their_o certain_a and_o set_v rain_n the_o aethiopian_a rain_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o certain_a inundation_n of_o nilus_n in_o some_o eastern_a country_n they_o have_v rain_v only_o twice_o a_o year_n and_o those_o constant_a which_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o former_a and_o the_o late_a rain_n in_o such_o place_n not_o only_o the_o cause_n do_v act_v determinate_o and_o necessary_o but_o also_o the_o determination_n or_o necessity_n of_o the_o event_n be_v fore-known_a to_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o our_o climate_n the_o natural_a cause_n celestial_a and_o sublunary_a do_v not_o produce_v rain_n so_o necessary_o at_o set_a time_n neither_o can_v we_o say_v so_o certain_o and_o infallible_o it_o will_v rain_v to_o morrow_n or_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n nevertheless_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o the_o cause_n be_v so_o dispose_v and_o determine_v even_o in_o our_o climate_n that_o this_o proposition_n it_o will_v rain_v to_o morrow_n or_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n may_v be_v necessary_a in_o itself_o and_o the_o prognostic_n or_o token_n may_v be_v such_o in_o the_o sky_n in_o our_o own_o body_n in_o the_o creature_n animate_v and_o inanimate_a as_o weather-glass_n etc._n etc._n that_o it_o may_v become_v probable_o true_a to_o we_o that_o it_o will_v rain_v to_o morrow_n or_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n but_o ordinary_o it_o be_v a_o contingent_a proposition_n to_o we_o whether_o it_o be_v contingent_a also_o in_o itself_o that_o be_v whether_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o cause_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a whether_o the_o vapour_n or_o matter_n of_o the_o rain_n may_v not_o yet_o be_v disperse_v or_o otherwise_o consume_v or_o drive_v beyond_o our_o coast_n be_v a_o speculation_n which_o no_o way_n concern_v this_o question_n so_o we_o see_v one_o reason_n why_o his_o two_o instance_n be_v altogether_o impertinent_a because_o they_o be_v of_o action_n which_o be_v not_o