The analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and course of nature |
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... Capacities . For Nothing which is the poffible object of Knowledge , whether paft , prefent , or future , can be pro- bable to an infinite Intelligence ; fince it can- not but be discerned abfolutely as it is in itself , b The Story is ...
... Capacities . For Nothing which is the poffible object of Knowledge , whether paft , prefent , or future , can be pro- bable to an infinite Intelligence ; fince it can- not but be discerned abfolutely as it is in itself , b The Story is ...
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... Capacities of Action , of Enjoyment and Suf- fering , in one Period of their Being , greatly different from those appointed them in ano- ther Period of it . And in other Creatures the fame Law holds . For the Difference of their Capacities ...
... Capacities of Action , of Enjoyment and Suf- fering , in one Period of their Being , greatly different from those appointed them in ano- ther Period of it . And in other Creatures the fame Law holds . For the Difference of their Capacities ...
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... Capacities before Death , is a Prefumption that we fhall retain them through and after Death ; indeed a Probabi- lity of it abundantly fufficient to act upon , un- lefs there be fome pofitive Reason to think that Death is the ...
... Capacities before Death , is a Prefumption that we fhall retain them through and after Death ; indeed a Probabi- lity of it abundantly fufficient to act upon , un- lefs there be fome pofitive Reason to think that Death is the ...
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... Difficulty : fince we know not what latent Powers and Capacities they may be endued with . There was once , prior to Experience , as great Pre- fumption sumption against human Creatures , as there is CHAP . 34 Of a Future Life .
... Difficulty : fince we know not what latent Powers and Capacities they may be endued with . There was once , prior to Experience , as great Pre- fumption sumption against human Creatures , as there is CHAP . 34 Of a Future Life .
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... Capacities of a rational or moral Nature . And the Oeconomy of the Universe might require , that there fhould be living Creatures without any Capacities of this Kind . And all Difficulties as to the Manner how they are to be difpofed of ...
... Capacities of a rational or moral Nature . And the Oeconomy of the Universe might require , that there fhould be living Creatures without any Capacities of this Kind . And all Difficulties as to the Manner how they are to be difpofed of ...
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abfolutely Actions alfo alſo Analogy of Nature Anſwer appear arifes Author of Nature becauſe Cafe CHAP Chrift Chriſtianity cife Circumftances Confequences Confideration confidered confifts Conftitution Courfe Courſe of Nature Creatures credible Defign Deftruction Degree Difcipline Difpenfation diftinct Evidence Exerciſe Exiſtence faid fame farther feems fhall fhew fhewn fince firſt fome fomewhat fpeaking fuch fufficient fuppofed furely Goodneſs greateſt Happineſs Hiftory himſelf Hiſtory Inftances Intereft itſelf juft Juftice juſt leaſt lefs ligion Mankind Manner Matter Means ment Mifery Miracles moft moral Government moſt muft muſt natural Religion neceffary Neceffity neral Obfervations Objections againſt Occafions ourſelves Paffion particular Perfons poffible pofitive prefent Prefumption Principle Proof Purpoſe Queſtion racter Reaſon Refpects regard Revelation Rewards and Puniſhments Scheme Scripture ſeems Senfe Senſe ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeak ſtand ſuch Suppofition ſuppoſe Syftem thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion Truth tural ture Underſtanding univerfal Vice Virtue whole World
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Sida i - Probable evidence is essentially distinguished from demonstrative by this, that it admits of degrees; and of all variety of them, from the highest moral certainty, to the very lowest presumption. We cannot indeed say a thing is probably true upon one very slight presumption for it; because, as there may be probabilities on both sides of a question, there may be some against it: and though there be not, yet a slight presumption does not...
Sida 297 - For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Sida 214 - ... like a city upon a hill, a standing memorial to the world of the duty which we owe our Maker; to call men continually, both by example and instruction, to attend to it, and by the form of religion ever before their eyes, remind them of the reality: to be the repository of the oracles of God; to hold up the light of revelation in aid to that of nature, and propagate it throughout all generations to the end of the world — the light of revelation considered here in no other view than as designed...
Sida iv - ... absolute and formal obligation, in point of prudence and of interest, to act upon that presumption or low probability, though it be so low as to leave the mind in very great doubt which is the truth. For surely a man is as really bound in prudence to do what upon the whole appears, according to the best of his judgment, to be for his happiness, as what he certainly knows to be so.
Sida 272 - For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Sida 60 - Turn you at my reproof; behold I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make known my words unto you.
Sida 451 - ... in general, there is in reality an universally acknowledged standard of it. It is that, which all ages and all countries have made profession of in public : it is that, which every man you meet, puts on the show of: it is that, which the primary and fundamental laws of all civil constitutions, over the face of the earth, make it their business and endeavour to enforce the practice of upon mankind : namely, justice, veracity, and regard to common good.
Sida 120 - But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures, of it; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it, in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it gradually more insensible ; ie form a habit of insensibility to all moral considerations.
Sida 251 - Nay we are not in any sort able to judge, whether it were to have been expected, that the revelation should have been committed to writing ; or left to be handed down, and consequently corrupted, by verbal tradition, and at length sunk under it, if mankind so pleased, and during such time as they are permitted, in the degree they evidently are, to act as they will.