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If there really be such a thing as speculative or philosophical atheisin , that
doctrine must be the individual point , in which the affectation of wisdom meets
the extremity of folly ; and it would be loss of time to reason with it . We therefore
take it ...
If there really be such a thing as speculative or philosophical atheisin , that
doctrine must be the individual point , in which the affectation of wisdom meets
the extremity of folly ; and it would be loss of time to reason with it . We therefore
take it ...
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But under the direction of divine wisdom , vegetable life is carried on in every
possible form , and the end of fructification is attained , while the means seem to
be wanting : as if Providence meant to shew us , that it is not confined to any ...
But under the direction of divine wisdom , vegetable life is carried on in every
possible form , and the end of fructification is attained , while the means seem to
be wanting : as if Providence meant to shew us , that it is not confined to any ...
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... a night - shade , Are we not , hence to learn , that quality does not arise from
configuration , or from any necessity of nature ; but follows the will and wisdom of
the Creator ; whọ to every plant , as to every man , divideth severally as he will ?
... a night - shade , Are we not , hence to learn , that quality does not arise from
configuration , or from any necessity of nature ; but follows the will and wisdom of
the Creator ; whọ to every plant , as to every man , divideth severally as he will ?
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When we survey the plants of the sea , how discernible is that wisdom which hath
provided for their subsistence and safety in that element ! Such as have broad
leaves , and would be forced from their station by tides or storms , if their roots ...
When we survey the plants of the sea , how discernible is that wisdom which hath
provided for their subsistence and safety in that element ! Such as have broad
leaves , and would be forced from their station by tides or storms , if their roots ...
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And now if there are so many effects of the divine wisdom visible to us who are
confined in a climate remote from the sun ; what opportunities must they have ,
what wonders of the Lord muśt they see , who go down to the sea in ships , and ...
And now if there are so many effects of the divine wisdom visible to us who are
confined in a climate remote from the sun ; what opportunities must they have ,
what wonders of the Lord muśt they see , who go down to the sea in ships , and ...
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| Title | The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings Volume 6 of The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: In Twelve Volumes : to which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings, William Jones |
| Author | William Jones |
| Publisher | F. and C. Rivington, 1801 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
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