The Power to suspend the Prosecution of any Desire makes way for consideration.
There being in us a great many uneasinesses, always soliciting and ready to determine the will, it is natural, as I have said, that the greatest and most pressing should determine the will to the next action; and so it does for the most part, but not always.

For, the mind having in most cases, as is evident in experience, a power to SUSPEND the execution and satisfaction of any of its desires; and so all, one after another; is at liberty to consider the objects of them, examine them on all sides, and weigh them with others.

In this lies the liberty man has; and from the not using of it right comes all that variety of mistakes, errors, and faults which we run into in the conduct of our lives, and our endeavours after happiness; whilst we precipitate the determination of our wills, and engage too soon, before due examination.

To prevent this, we have a power to suspend the prosecution of this or that desire; as every one daily may experiment in himself.

This seems to me the source of all liberty; in this seems to consist that which is (as I think improperly) called FREE-WILL.