An Essay on the Freedom of Will in God and in Creatures And on Various Subjects Connected Therewith (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Essay on the Freedom of Will in God and in Creatures: And on Various Subjects Connected Therewith I. Liherty or Freedom may be attribu-j ted in a figurative fenfe to inanimate Be ings; fo we fay by way of Simile, free as the Air or Wind. It is yet alittle more properly apply'd to Animals; fo a Bird re; leafed from its Cage is free, or a Horfe from his Bridle or Harnefs. All manner of outward N race/fit]; i. E. Refiraint or Con; firaint, is inconfifient with this Freedom of Brute Creatures. But there are fome Aétions which a Beall performs with a kind of hm fal. Freedom, and yet bya fort of natural Neceflity alfo. A Horfe naturally avoids the Fire by an inward Neceflt't], tho' he doth it freely, i. C. With all the Freedom he has: and when he is thirfiy, he freely drinks, yet it is by an inward or natural Neceflit]. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.