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1 13| because its importunate nature ventured to cross the limit 2 15| are confused in their own nature, but our weakness is confused 3 20| of Choice within me: the nature of Freewill.~But if these 4 22| who is victorious by his Nature and cannot fail ? Or whom, 5 22| will the Avenger blame—that Nature which fails and cannot conquer ? 6 22| that what they call a good Nature is, in virtue of what it 7 22| convicted of being an evil Nature; inasmuch as it has an evil 8 25| thing which is bound in its Nature. [The mystery of the Will 9 25| if he knows what 'a bound Nature' is, he can know what an 10 26| account of its unconstrained nature. It ventured to bring up 11 26| not able to state its own nature perfectly. But concerning 12 26| can be known, our childish nature might be educated, and that 13 31| means Freewill not a 'bound Nature.'~But if any one says that 14 31| not bound, a Will, not a Nature. And just as when any one 15 31| to call Freewill a 'bound Nature,' when the word does not 16 31| the word does not suit a Nature. And he is found not to 17 32| involved in a struggle with His nature. For He gave us Freewill 18 33| Freewill ? For a 'bound Nature' could not utter all these 19 34| account they have a (fixed) Nature, while we have Freewill. ~ 20 35| word; thou usest the word 'Nature,' recognize its immutable 21 35| Freewill exists. For a 'bound Nature' cannot be changed. Why 22 37| The Will cannot affect the nature of physical poisons.~But 23 37| Freewill or Changers of our Nature ? If a man eats by mistake 24 37| an evil Constituent, the nature of which cannot be changed 25 37| changed by the Will the evil Nature which cannot be changed 26 37| from analogous phenomena in Nature. But Truth is strong enough 27 41| spiritual Evil, a bound Nature ?~But if they say that these 28 45| Will is unable to alter the Nature of things.~But we are not 29 45| wilderness. See, then, that the Nature of things does not follow 30 45| our Will goes after the Nature of Creation, in that we 31 45| fire always retains its hot nature, but Evil does not retain 32 45| Evil does not retain the nature of its being even as much 33 45| acts according to its own nature, and when we go near it, 34 45| it also has an injurious nature, able to injure us when 35 46| The Will cannot change the nature of fire: how can it conquer 36 46| believe that the injurious nature of Evil can be conquered. 37 46| that because fire by its nature possesses heat on that account 38 46| not possess Freewill by nature ; and on that account our 39 47| if the injurious and hot nature of fire, though it has been 40 47| as they say, can the true nature of Existence be mitigated, 41 47| denies the good Source of its Nature, and loves to bring forth 42 47| a good thing from a good Nature, how does it bear the evil 43 50| acridness which is in a Nature is lessened by the (natural) 44 51| which is in us is a 'bound Nature,' and a Law cannot change