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the_o present_a it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o liberty_n flow_v from_o the_o sufficiency_n and_o contingency_n from_o the_o debility_n of_o the_o cause_n d_o nature_n never_o intend_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o monster_n if_o all_o the_o cause_n concur_v sufficient_o a_o a_o perfect_a creature_n be_v produce_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o insufficiency_n or_o debility_n or_o contingent_a aberration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o cause_n sometime_o a_o monster_n be_v produce_v yet_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o monster_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o production_n of_o that_o which_o be_v produce_v that_o be_v a_o monster_n otherwise_o a_o monster_n have_v not_o be_v produce_v what_o be_v it_o then_o a_o monster_n be_v not_o produce_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o order_n which_o be_v set_v in_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o contingent_a aberration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o natural_a cause_n in_o their_o concurrence_n the_o order_n set_v in_o nature_n be_v that_o every_o like_a shall_v beget_v 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what_o a_o fool_n be_v i_o to_o grow_v old_a subtle_a question_n and_o full_a of_o episcopal_a gravity_n i_o will_v he_o have_v leave_v out_o charge_v i_o with_o blasphemous_a desperate_a destructive_a and_o atheistecal_v opinion_n i_o shall_v then_o have_v pardon_v he_o his_o calling_z i_o fool_n both_o because_o i_o do_v many_o thing_n foolish_o and_o because_o in_o this_o question_n dispute_v between_o we_o i_o think_v he_o will_v appear_v a_o great_a fool_n then_o i._n t._n h._n for_o the_o seven_o point_n that_o all_o event_n have_v necessary_a cause_n it_o be_v 34._o num._n 34._o there_o prove_v in_o that_o they_o have_v sufficient_a cause_n further_o let_v we_o in_o this_o place_n also_o suppose_v any_o event_n never_o so_o casual_a at_o for_o example_n the_o throw_a ames-ace_n upon_o a_o pair_n of_o dice_n and_o see_v if_o it_o must_v not_o have_v be_v necessary_a before_o it_o be_v throw_v for_o see_v it_o be_v throw_v it_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o consequent_o a_o 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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
beside_o god_n decree_n be_v his_o will_n and_o the_o bishop_n have_v say_v former_o that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v god_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n god_n etc._n etc._n if_o therefore_o god_n make_v a_o decree_n according_a to_o the_o bishop_n opinion_n god_n make_v himself_o by_o which_o we_o may_v see_v what_o fine_a stuff_n it_o be_v that_o proceed_v from_o dispute_v of_o incomprehensibles_fw-fr again_o he_o say_v if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n he_o may_v have_v make_v some_o cause_n free_a from_o necessity_n see_v that_o it_o neither_o argue_v any_o imperfection_n nor_o imply_v any_o contradiction_n if_o god_n have_v make_v either_o cause_n or_o effect_n free_a from_o necessity_n he_o have_v make_v theâ—â—_n free_a from_o his_o own_o prescience_n which_o have_v be_v imperfection_n perhaps_o he_o will_v say_v that_o in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o the_o decree_n be_v a_o act_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la be_v free_o make_v by_o god_n i_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o that_o act_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la as_o be_v too_o hot_a for_o my_o finger_n therefore_o now_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o latiâ—_n nor_o english_a nor_o sense_n t._n h._n the_o last_o thing_n in_o which_o also_o consist_v the_o whole_a controversy_n 35._o num._n 35._o namely_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o agent_n which_o when_o all_o thing_n requisite_a to_o action_n be_v present_a can_v nevertheless_o forbear_v to_o produce_v it_o or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o freedom_n from_o necessity_n be_v easy_o infer_v from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v before_o allege_v for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o agent_n it_o can_v work_v and_o if_o it_o work_v there_o be_v nothing_o want_v of_o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o produce_v the_o action_n and_o consequent_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n be_v sufficient_a and_o if_o sufficient_a then_o also_o necessary_a as_o have_v be_v prove_v before_o j._n d._n i_o wonder_v that_o t._n h._n shall_v confess_v that_o the_o whole_a weight_n of_o this_o controversy_n do_v rest_n upon_o this_o proposition_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o agent_n which_o when_o all_o thing_n requisite_a to_o action_n be_v present_a can_v nevertheless_o forbear_v to_o act_v and_o yet_o bring_v nothing_o but_o such_o poor_a bulrush_n to_o support_v it_o a_o if_o it_o be_v a_o agent_n say_v he_o it_o can_v work_v what_o of_o this_o a_o posse_fw-la ad_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la argumentum_fw-la from_o can_v work_v to_o will_v work_v be_v a_o weak_a inference_n and_o from_o will_v work_v to_o do_v work_n upon_o absolute_a necessity_n be_v another_o gross_a inconsequence_n he_o proceed_v thus_o iâ—_n it_o work_v there_o be_v nothing_o want_v of_o what_o be_v requisite_a to_o produce_v the_o action_n true_o there_o want_v nothing_o to_o produce_v that_o which_o be_v produce_v but_o there_o may_v want_v much_o to_o produce_v that_o which_o be_v intend_v one_o horse_n may_v pull_v his_o heart_n out_o and_o yet_o not_o draw_v the_o coach_n whither_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o he_o want_v the_o help_n or_o concurrence_n of_o his_o fellow_n and_o consequent_o say_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n be_v sufficient_a yes_o sufficient_a to_o do_v what_o it_o do_v though_o perhaps_o with_o much_o prejudice_n to_o itself_o but_o not_o always_o sufficient_a to_o do_v what_o it_o shall_v do_v or_o what_o it_o will_v do_v as_o he_o that_o beget_v a_o monster_n shall_v beget_v a_o man_n and_o will_v beget_v a_o man_n if_o he_o can_v the_o last_o link_n of_o his_o argument_n follow_v b_o and_o if_o sufficient_a then_o also_o necessary_a stay_v there_o by_o his_o leave_n there_o be_v no_o necessary_a connexion_n between_o sufficiency_n and_o efficiency_n otherwise_o god_n himself_o shall_v not_o be_v all-sufficient_a thus_o his_o argument_n be_v vanish_v but_o i_o will_v deal_v more_o favourable_o with_o he_o and_o grant_v he_o all_o that_o which_o he_o labour_v so_o much_o in_o vain_a to_o prove_v that_o every_o effect_n in_o the_o world_n have_v sufficient_a cause_n yea_o more_o that_o suppose_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o free_a and_o contingent_a cause_n every_o effect_n in_o the_o world_n be_v necessary_a c_o but_o all_o this_o will_v not_o advantage_v his_o cause_n the_o black_a of_o a_o bean_n for_o still_o it_o amount_v but_o to_o a_o hypothetical_a necessity_n and_o differ_v as_o much_o from_o that_o absolute_a necessity_n which_o he_o maintain_v as_o a_o gentleman_n who_o travel_v for_o his_o pleasure_n differ_v from_o a_o banish_a man_n or_o a_o free_a subject_n from_o a_o slave_n animadversion_n upon_o the_o answer_n to_o numb_a xxxv_o a_o if_o it_o be_v a_o agent_n say_v he_o it_o can_v work_v what_o of_o this_o a_o posse_fw-la ad_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la argumentum_fw-la from_fw-la can_v work_v to_o will_v work_n be_v a_o weak_a inference_n and_o from_o will_v work_v to_o 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neither_o found_v upon_o that_o which_o will_v be_v actual_o to_o morrow_n for_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o nor_o yet_o upon_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o cause_n for_o than_o we_o will_v not_o say_v indifferent_o either_o it_o will_v rain_v or_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v but_o positive_o it_o will_v rain_v or_o positive_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v but_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o undeniable_a principle_n that_o of_o two_o contradictory_n proposition_n the_o one_o must_v necessary_o be_v true_a f_z and_o therefore_o to_o say_v either_o this_o or_o that_o will_v infallible_o be_v but_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o 〈…〉_o whether_o this_o or_o that_o shall_v be_v be_v no_o such_o senseless_a 〈…〉_o tharst_o deserve_v a_o â—ytyrice_n tâ—patulice_n but_o a_o euâ—…th_n
many_o thing_n be_v which_o be_v not_o for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o say_v they_o be_v not_o contingent_a and_o they_o be_v not_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v there_o be_v many_o thing_n the_o necessity_n of_o who_o contingence_n we_o can_v or_o do_v not_o know_v e_z but_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o necessary_a connection_n of_o all_o natural_a cause_n from_o the_o beginning_n so_o as_o they_o must_v all_o have_v concur_v as_o they_o have_v do_v etc._n etc._n 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 etc._n etc._n if_o there_o be_v a_o necessary_a connection_n oâ—_n all_o natural_a cause_n from_o the_o beginning_n â—hen_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o â—hat_n all_o thing_n happen_v necessary_o which_o be_v that_o that_o i_o have_v all_o this_o while_n maintain_v but_o whether_o there_o be_v or_o no_o he_o say_v it_o require_v a_o further_a exaâ—inatioâ—_n hitherto_o therefore_o he_o know_v â—ot_n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o no_o and_o consequent_o all_o his_o argument_n hitherto_o have_v be_v â—f_o no_o effect_n nor_o have_v he_o show_v anâ—_n thing_n to_o prov_v what_o he_o purpose_v that_o elective_a action_n be_v nâ—t_o necessitate_v and_o whereas_o a_o little_a before_o he_o say_v that_o to_o my_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o sufficient_a cause_n be_v necessary_a he_o have_v already_o answer_v it_o seem_v he_o distru_v his_o own_o answer_n and_o answer_v again_o to_o the_o two_o instance_n of_o cast_v ambs-ace_n and_o rain_v or_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n but_o bring_v no_o other_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o cast_n throw_v not_o to_o be_v necessary_o throw_v but_o this_o that_o he_o do_v not_o deliberate_v whether_o he_o shall_v throw_v that_o cast_n or_o not_o which_o argument_n may_v perhaps_o prove_v that_o the_o cast_n of_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o free_a will_n but_o prove_v not_o any_o thing_n against_o the_o antecedent_n necessity_n of_o it_o and_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n after_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o aethiopian_a rain_n cause_v the_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n that_o in_o some_o eastern_a country_n they_o have_v rain_v only_o twice_o a_o year_n which_o the_o scripture_n he_o say_v call_v the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n i_o think_v he_o have_v know_v it_o by_o the_o experience_n of_o some_o traveller_n but_o i_o see_v he_o only_o gather_v it_o from_o that_o phrase_n in_o scripture_n of_o former_a and_o latter_a rain_n i_o say_v after_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o this_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n he_o say_v that_o 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 as_o in_o the_o eastern_a country_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 by_o this_o argument_n a_o man_n may_v take_v the_o height_n of_o the_o bishop_n logic_n in_o our_o climate_n the_o natural_a cause_n do_v not_o produce_v rain_n so_o necessary_o at_o set_a time_n as_o in_o some_o eastern_a country_n therefore_o they_o do_v not_o produce_v rain_n necessary_o in_o our_o climate_n then_o when_o they_o do_v produce_v it_o and_o again_o we_o can_v 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 therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a either_o that_o it_o shall_v rain_v or_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n as_o if_o nothing_o be_v necessary_a the_o necessity_n whereof_o we_o know_v not_o another_o reason_n he_o say_v why_o my_o instance_n be_v impertinent_a be_v because_o they_o extend_v only_o to_o a_o hypothetical_n necessity_n that_o be_v that_o the_o necessity_n be_v not_o in_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n and_o thereupon_o challenge_v i_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o my_o cause_n to_o name_v some_o reason_n how_o the_o caster_n be_v necessitate_v from_o without_o himself_o to_o apply_v just_a so_o much_o force_v to_o the_o cast_n and_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o or_o what_o necessity_n there_o be_v why_o the_o caster_n must_v throw_v into_o that_o table_n rather_o than_o the_o other_o or_o that_o the_o die_n must_v fall_v just_a upon_o that_o part_n of_o the_o table_n before_o the_o cast_n be_v throw_v here_o again_o from_o our_o ignorance_n of_o the_o particular_a cause_n that_o concur_v make_v the_o necessity_n he_o infer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o necessity_n at_o all_o which_o indeed_o be_v that_o which_o have_v in_o all_o this_o question_n deceive_v he_o and_o all_o other_o man_n that_o attribute_v event_n to_o fortune_n but_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o event_n to_o be_v necessary_a where_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o cast_n and_o their_o concurrence_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o concurrence_n be_v foreknow_v and_o may_v be_v tell_v he_o though_o i_o can_v tell_v he_o see_v therefore_o god_n foreknow_v they_o all_o the_o cast_n be_v necessary_a and_o that_o from_o antecedent_n cause_n from_o eternity_n which_o be_v no_o hypothetical_n necessity_n and_o whereas_o my_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o rain_v to_o morrow_n if_o it_o shall_v then_o rain_v and_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n if_o it_o shall_v then_o not_o rain_n be_v herefore_o necessary_a because_o otherwise_o this_o disjuntive_a proposition_n it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n be_v not_o necessary_a he_o answer_v that_o a_o conjunct_a proposition_n may_v have_v both_o part_n false_a and_o yet_o the_o proposition_n be_v true_a as_o if_o the_o sun_n shine_v it_o be_v day_n be_v a_o true_a proposition_n at_o midnight_n what_o have_v a_o conjunct_a proposition_n to_o do_v with_o this_o in_o question_n which_o be_v disiunctive_a or_o what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o this_o proposition_n if_o the_o sun_n shine_v it_o be_v day_n it_o be_v not_o make_v of_o two_o proposition_n as_o a_o disjunctive_a be_v but_o be_v one_o sâ—â—ple_a proposition_n namely_o this_o the_o shine_a of_o the_o sun_n be_v day_n either_o he_o have_v no_o logic_n at_o all_o or_o think_v they_o have_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o that_o be_v his_o reader_n but_o he_o have_v a_o trick_n he_o say_v to_o abate_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o disjunction_n by_o vary_v the_o proposition_n thus_o i_o know_v that_o it_o will_v rain_v to_o morrow_n or_o that_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n be_v a_o true_a proposition_n and_o yet_o say_v he_o it_o be_v neither_o true_a that_o i_o know_v it_o will_v rain_v to_o morrow_n neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o i_o know_v it_o will_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n what_o childish_a deceit_n or_o childish_a ignorance_n be_v this_o when_o he_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o neither_o of_o the_o member_n be_v determinate_o true_a in_o a_o disjunctive_a proposition_n to_o bring_v for_o instance_n a_o proposition_n not_o disjunctive_a it_o have_v be_v disjunctive_a if_o it_o have_v go_v thus_o i_o know_v that_o it_o will_v rain_v to_o morrow_n or_o i_o know_v that_o it_o will_v not_o rain_v to_o morrow_n but_o then_o he_o have_v certain_o know_v determinate_o one_o of_o the_o two_o f_z and_o therefore_o to_o say_v either_o this_o or_o that_o will_v infallible_o be_v but_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o determine_v whether_o this_o or_o that_o shall_v be_v be_v no_o such_o senseless_a assertion_n that_o it_o deserve_v a_o tity_n ricè_fw-la tupatulicè_fw-la but_o it_o be_v a_o senseless_a assertion_n whatsoever_o it_o deserve_v to_o say_v that_o this_o proposition_n it_o shall_v rain_v or_o not_o rain_n be_v true_a indetermine_o and_o neither_o of_o they_o true_a determine_o and_o little_o better_a as_o he_o have_v now_o qualify_v it_o that_o it_o will_v infallible_o be_v though_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o determine_v whether_o it_o shall_v be_v or_o no._n g_o if_o all_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v he_o i_o will_v give_v he_o one_o of_o his_o own_o kind_n of_o proof_n that_o be_v a_o instance_n that_o which_o necessitate_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o t._n h._n be_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n his_o instance_n be_v that_o god_n himself_o make_v this_o necessitating_a decree_n and_o therefore_o this_o decree_n be_v a_o act_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la be_v free_o make_v by_o god_n without_o any_o necessitation_n i_o do_v believe_v the_o bishop_n himself_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n have_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o this_o that_o god_n decree_n be_v ever_o make_v for_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v make_v have_v have_v a_o beginning_n