An Essay on the Origin of Evil, Volume 2W. Thurlbourn & J. Woodyer, 1758 - Fall of man |
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Page 224
... also § . 52. where he afferts , That all the Liberty we have , or are capable of , lies in this , ' that we can fufpend our Defires , and hold our Wills undetermin'd , till we have • examin'd the Good and Evil of what we defire ; what ...
... also § . 52. where he afferts , That all the Liberty we have , or are capable of , lies in this , ' that we can fufpend our Defires , and hold our Wills undetermin'd , till we have • examin'd the Good and Evil of what we defire ; what ...
Page 224
... also observes , § . 64 ) 6 proceed from the weak and narrow constitution of our Minds , • and are most of them out of our Power . ' Either therefore we can will without and against a present Judgment , and therefore are not necessarily ...
... also observes , § . 64 ) 6 proceed from the weak and narrow constitution of our Minds , • and are most of them out of our Power . ' Either therefore we can will without and against a present Judgment , and therefore are not necessarily ...
Page 224
... also indifferent in itself , with re- gard to its Actions , and determines itself without neceffity . IV . It must be confefs'd , that this Opinion. deter- it . NOTES . IV . It ferring us to the minute and imperceptible Causes abovemen ...
... also indifferent in itself , with re- gard to its Actions , and determines itself without neceffity . IV . It must be confefs'd , that this Opinion. deter- it . NOTES . IV . It ferring us to the minute and imperceptible Causes abovemen ...
Page 225
... also , C. 23. Sect . 18. where he defines the Will to be a Power of putting Body into Motion by Thought . And the same Notion , I think , runs through all his Letters to Limborch . P3 Upon Such a this feems to be of nefit to V. Sect . 1 ...
... also , C. 23. Sect . 18. where he defines the Will to be a Power of putting Body into Motion by Thought . And the same Notion , I think , runs through all his Letters to Limborch . P3 Upon Such a this feems to be of nefit to V. Sect . 1 ...
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... . There's also a good defence of our Author's Notion of Indifference in Limborch , Theol . Chrift . L. 2. C. 23. Sect 20 , & c . Ibid . diftinguish poffible things from im- poffible . NOTES . " 238 Chap . V. Of Moral Evil .
... . There's also a good defence of our Author's Notion of Indifference in Limborch , Theol . Chrift . L. 2. C. 23. Sect 20 , & c . Ibid . diftinguish poffible things from im- poffible . NOTES . " 238 Chap . V. Of Moral Evil .
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Page 507 - And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 503 - 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.
Page 522 - Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Page 517 - 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.
Page 487 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Page 484 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Page 503 - And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field', and every fowl of the air', and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them ' ; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature', that was the name thereof.
Page 487 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? "How shall I deliver thee, Israel? "How shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim? "Mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Page 395 - ... it is for us to gain habits of virtue in this life, if we would enjoy the pleasures of the next.
Page 498 - PREDESTINATION to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.