[Sidenote: But this condition does not infer the absolute necessity, for the nature of the thing itself does not here constitute the necessity, but the necessity arises from the conjunction of the condition.] ¶ but þis condicioun ne draweþ nat wiþ hir þilke necessite symple. For certys þis necessite condicionel. þe p{ro}pre nature of it ne makeþ it nauȝt. but þe adiecc{i}ou{n} [[pg 176]] of þe condic{i}ou{n} makiþ it. [Sidenote: No necessity compels a man to walk who does so willingly, but it must be necessary that he walk when he does step forward.] for no necessite ne constreyneþ 5124 a man to [gon / þ{a}t] gooþ by his p{ro}pre wille. al be it so þat whan he gooþ þat it is necessarie þat he gooþ. [Sidenote: So everything that is present to the eye of Providence must assuredly be, although there is nothing in its own nature to constitute that necessity.] ¶ Ryȝt on þis same manere þan. yif þat þe p{ur}ueaunce of god seeþ any þing p{re}sent. [Sidenote: [* fol. 40.]] þan mot þilke *þinge be 5128 by necessite. al þouȝ þat it ne haue no necessite of hys owen nature. [Sidenote: Since God beholds all future events proceeding from free-will as actually present--these events in relation to Divine sight are necessary--yet in relation to themselves they are absolutely free.] but certys þe fut{ur}es þat bytyden by fredom of arbitre god seeþ hem alle to-gidre p{re}sentȝ. þise þinges þan [yif] þei ben referred to þe deuyne syȝt. 5132 þan ben þei maked necessarie to þe condic{i}ou{n} of þe deuyne knowynge. but certys yif þilke þinges ben considred by hem self þei ben absolut of necessite. {and} ne forleten nat ne cesen nat of þe liberte of hire owe{n} 5136 natur{e}. [Sidenote: All things which God foresees shall surely come to pass; but some of these things proceed from free-will, which although they happen,] þan certys wiþ outen doute alle þe þing{us} shollen be doon whiche þat god woot by-forn þat þei ben to comen. but so{m}me of hem comen {and} bitiden of [free] arbitre or of fre wille. þat al be it so þat þei bytiden. 5140 [Linenotes: 5121 _condicioun_--from C., MS. _necessite_ 5123 _nauȝt_--nat 5125 [_gon þat_]--from C. _wille_--wil 5128 _mot_--MS. mote, C. mot 5131 _presentȝ_--p{re}sent 5132 [_yif_]--from C. _syȝt_--syhte 5137 _wiþ outen_--w{i}t{h}-owte 5138 _whiche_--which 5139 _somme_--som 5140 [_free_]--from C.] [Headnote: PROVIDENCE AND HUMAN INTENTIONS.] [Sidenote: yet do not thereby change their nature, as before they happened they had it in their power not to happen.]