ȝit algates ne lese þei nat hire p{ro}pre nature ne beynge. by þe whiche first or þat þei were doon þei hadden power nat to han bitidd. [Sidenote: But it is a thing of no moment then, whether things are necessary in their own nature or not, since by the condition of the Divine knowledge they fell out as if they were necessitated.] _Boece._ what is þis to seyn þa{n} q{uo}d I. þat þinges ne ben nat necessarie by 5144 hire p{ro}pre nature. so as þei comen in alle maneres in þe lykenesse of necessite by þe condic{i}ou{n} of þe deuyne science. [Sidenote: _P._ The difference is explained in the instances lately given you, of the man walking, &c.] {Ph}ilosoph{ie}. þis is þe difference q{uo}d she. þat þo þinges þat I p{ur}posed[e] þe a litel here byforn. þat 5148 is to seyn þe sonne arysynge {and} þe man walkynge þat þerwhiles þat þilke þinges ben ydon. þei ne myȝten nat ben vndon. [Sidenote: The event of the former was necessary before it befell, whereas that of the latter was altogether free.] naþeles þat oon of hem or it was ydon it byhoued[e] by necessite þat it was ydon. but nat þat 5152 oþ{er}. ryȝt so it is here þat þe þinges þat god haþ p{re}sent. wiþ outen doute þei shulle ben. but so{m}me of hem descendiþ [[pg 177]] of þe nature of þinges as þe sonne arysynge. {and} so{m}me descendiþ of þe power of þe doers as þe man 5156 walkynge. [Sidenote: _B._ Then I did not go from the truth when I said that some things referred to the Divine knowledge are necessary, while considered in themselves they are not under the bond of necessity.] ¶ þan seide I. no wronge þat yif þat þise þinges ben referred to þe deuyne knowynge þan ben þei necessarie. {and} yif þei ben considered by he{m} selfe þan ben þei absolut from þe bonde of necessite. [Sidenote: In the same way everything that is an object of sense is _general_ when considered in relation to reason--but particular when considered by itself.] ryȝt so [as] 5160 alle þinges þat appiereþ or sheweþ to þe wittes yif þou referre it to resou{n} it is vniuersel. {and} yif þou referre it or look[e] it to it self. þan is it sy{n}guler. [Sidenote: But you may say--If I am able to change my purpose I can deceive providence by changing that which she hath foreseen I would do.] but now yif þou seist þus þ{a}t yif it be in my power to chaunge 5164 my p{ur}pose. þan shal I voide þe p{ur}ueaunce of god. whan þat p{er}auenture I shal han chau{n}ged þo þinges þat he knoweþ byforn. þan shal I answere þe þus