An Essay on the Origin of Evil, Volym 2F. Stephens, 1732 - 111 sidor |
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... suppose afterwards that I fhould choofe any one ; but let me have never fo great an In- clination to eat Eggs in general , yet that general Inclination will not in the leaft oblige me to choose or prefer one Egg in particular ...
... suppose afterwards that I fhould choofe any one ; but let me have never fo great an In- clination to eat Eggs in general , yet that general Inclination will not in the leaft oblige me to choose or prefer one Egg in particular ...
Sida 281
... Suppose I am in diftrefs , and there is one Man that by the Commands of his Prince , by his own Interest , and Politic Confiderations is obliged to relieve me , and is in fuch Circumstances that he cannot poffibly avoid doing it ; the ...
... Suppose I am in diftrefs , and there is one Man that by the Commands of his Prince , by his own Interest , and Politic Confiderations is obliged to relieve me , and is in fuch Circumstances that he cannot poffibly avoid doing it ; the ...
Sida 338
... Suppose two Men , one has fufficient to feed and cloath him- felf in his Poffeffion , the other is forced to go abroad and beg for both , and let any one judge which of them is in the most perfect or happy Condition . 3dly , ' Tis faid ...
... Suppose two Men , one has fufficient to feed and cloath him- felf in his Poffeffion , the other is forced to go abroad and beg for both , and let any one judge which of them is in the most perfect or happy Condition . 3dly , ' Tis faid ...
Sida 343
... suppose that we are moved to choose abfurd things ; Obi inacy : ' tis plain that this is nothing elfe but the perfeve- which is rance of a bad Election : neither can Obftinacy fhewn to and Perverseness be explain'd otherwife than by E ...
... suppose that we are moved to choose abfurd things ; Obi inacy : ' tis plain that this is nothing elfe but the perfeve- which is rance of a bad Election : neither can Obftinacy fhewn to and Perverseness be explain'd otherwife than by E ...
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... suppose that any Violence or Disorder happens hereby to the Laws of Nature ; for Nature itself has provided that the lefs fhould give way to the more noble , that is , local Motion to the Action of the Will , as being the more excellent ...
... suppose that any Violence or Disorder happens hereby to the Laws of Nature ; for Nature itself has provided that the lefs fhould give way to the more noble , that is , local Motion to the Action of the Will , as being the more excellent ...
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2dly abfolutely abfurd Actions againſt agreeable alfo amifs anſwer arifes becauſe Cafe Caufe Cauſe chofen Choice choofing chooſe cife Circumftances confequently confider'd confiftent contrary cou'd Creatures defire Deity determin'd determine Divine eafy Election Eternity Evil exercife exift Exiſtence Faculties faid fame feems felf felves fenfe fhall fhew fhewn fhould fince firft firſt fome fome things fomething fometimes Free Agents Free-Will ftill fuch things fufficient fuppofe fure God's Goodneſs greateſt Happineſs himſelf impoffible indifferent infinite Inftances itſelf Laws leaſt lefs Liberty manner means Mifery Mind moft Moral moſt Motion muft muſt natural Appetites natural Evils neceffarily neceffary neceffity nefs NOTES Number obferv'd obferve Objects occafion otherwife ourſelves Paffions perfect Perfon pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure poffible pofitive Power prefent Puniſhment purpoſe reafon refpect reprefented Sect ſeems Senfes Syftem thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion Underſtanding uſe Wiſdom World wou'd
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Sida 65 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Sida 48 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Sida 27 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Sida 444 - ... we must, in this world, gain a relish of truth and virtue, if we would be able to taste that knowledge and perfection which are to make us happy in the next.
Sida 444 - ... it is for us to gain habits of virtue in this life, if we would enjoy the pleasures of the next.
Sida 9 - ... his senses, we do it by comparing it to something that already has, by offering him some similitude, resemblance, or analogy, to help his conception. As for example, to give a man a notion of a country to which he is a stranger, and to make him apprehend...
Sida 1 - God, as it is in itself, is incomprehensible by human understanding ; and not only his nature, but likewise his powers and faculties, and the ways and methods in which he exercises them, are so far beyond our reach, that we are utterly incapable of framing exact and adequate notions of them.
Sida 424 - ... but they surprise and come upon us from we know not what quarter. If they proceeded from the mobility of spirits, straggling out of order, and fortuitous affections of the brain, or were of the nature of dreams, why are they not as wild, incoherent, and extravagant as they are? Not to add, that the world has generally acknowledged, and therefore...
Sida 23 - ... analogy and proportion between them. But then we ought to remember that there is as great a difference between these, when attributed to God, and as they are in us, as between weighing in a balance and thinking ; in truth, infinitely greater...
Sida 261 - I think, that the philosophers of old did in vain inquire, whether summum bonum consisted in riches, or bodily delights, or virtue, or contemplation; and they might have as reasonably disputed whether the best relish were to be found in apples, plums, or nuts, and have divided themselves into sects upon it.