An essay on the origin of evil . or rather that there was any difference at allbetween them. This Dodirine is indeed liable to Leibvitx^iObjedlions of confounding all the diftinftions of things,^ of contradicting the natural Appetites, making Pvcafon and Underftanding ufelefs, and iiibverting all the other Facul-ties of the Mind. Thefe and the like Refleftions, I fay, arejultly made upon the Dodlrine of the Stoics, as they have ge-nerally exprefsd themfelves; and overthrow a total, abfoluteIndifference of the Mind to will in all Cafes; but are nothingat all to our Author, who never contended f
An essay on the origin of evil . or rather that there was any difference at allbetween them. This Dodirine is indeed liable to Leibvitx^iObjedlions of confounding all the diftinftions of things,^ of contradicting the natural Appetites, making Pvcafon and Underftanding ufelefs, and iiibverting all the other Facul-ties of the Mind. Thefe and the like Refleftions, I fay, arejultly made upon the Dodlrine of the Stoics, as they have ge-nerally exprefsd themfelves; and overthrow a total, abfoluteIndifference of the Mind to will in all Cafes; but are nothingat all to our Author, who never contended for it; but on thecontrary, infills upon a nccefTary, fixd, and unalterable diffe-rence in the Natures of things, according to the prefent Sy-ftem; and has allowd their tull force to both Reafon and thenatural Appetites, ail over the laft Seftion, as well as in theforegoing Chapters of this Book. But this has been explaind in the Notes above. For anapplication of this Sedion See §.5. SubfcCt. 2. and ^heNotes to §. 5. Subfed. Scd 3. Of Mora/ Evil. 369 SECT. III. Concerniiig undue EleBmis^ I. hence it is fufficiciitly evident what^o^^^X kind of Eleifl ions are to be called undue ones: ?^ °^Por it appears that Gcd ha*: given us this Faculty choofe isof chooling, that we may plcafe oiirfelves in the ule Mifery;of it, and be happy in ihe fruition of thofe Ob- we_choofejeds which we choofe. For it is a Happinefs to ^,^^ • • \ • i> jT\iT r r therefore o5tain tiie tnings cho r-n, and Muery to Le Iruf- ^^,|^g„ ^,,,trated and fall Ihort of them. Whcnfcever there- choofefore we knowingly make fuch a Choice^ as not to be ^^hat csn-able to enjoy the things chofen, tis pfcin that we ?°^,^^^ ^choofe foolillily and unduely : for \ve br ng upon ^Liourfelves unnecciTary iVJiicry, fince we could have done otherwise with equal Pleafurc. Whoever when fuchthen choofes knowingly what he cannot obtain, or ^rigs arewhdt may produce unneceffa-y trouble to himfcif *^^
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