An Essay on the Origin of Evil, Volume 2W. Thurlbourn & J. Woodyer, 1758 - Fall of man |
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Page 235
... conceive If therefore all our Powers and Faculties were thus a Power determined to their proper Objects , it would feem which an Imperfection for Man to be free , and he would and any have been much more happy without fuch a Liber ...
... conceive If therefore all our Powers and Faculties were thus a Power determined to their proper Objects , it would feem which an Imperfection for Man to be free , and he would and any have been much more happy without fuch a Liber ...
Page 250
... conceive a greater Misery than to be fult his held in suspense about Happiness , and compelled to Abilities . choose among Objects not fufficiently known , in lities , to the and con- which nevertheless a Mistake would be attended with ...
... conceive a greater Misery than to be fult his held in suspense about Happiness , and compelled to Abilities . choose among Objects not fufficiently known , in lities , to the and con- which nevertheless a Mistake would be attended with ...
Page 252
... conceive a Power which can produce Goodness or Agreeableness in the things , by con- forming itself to them , or adapting them to it : hence things please this Agent , not because they are good in themselves , but become good because ...
... conceive a Power which can produce Goodness or Agreeableness in the things , by con- forming itself to them , or adapting them to it : hence things please this Agent , not because they are good in themselves , but become good because ...
Page 255
... conceiving fix , made and conceived three and three ; and therefore to suppose that three and three do not make fix , is to suppose a Contradiction . In effect it is to say God conceives it wrong ; and to say that his Power can make it ...
... conceiving fix , made and conceived three and three ; and therefore to suppose that three and three do not make fix , is to suppose a Contradiction . In effect it is to say God conceives it wrong ; and to say that his Power can make it ...
Page 257
... conceive him to be in making his first . But to all this I answer , ift , I acknowledge that antecedent- ly to God's Choice there can be nothing good or bad , because there can't be any thing at all : the very moment we conceive a thing ...
... conceive him to be in making his first . But to all this I answer , ift , I acknowledge that antecedent- ly to God's Choice there can be nothing good or bad , because there can't be any thing at all : the very moment we conceive a thing ...
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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.