A Careful and Strict Inquiry Into the Modern Prevailing Notions of that Freedom of Will: Which is Supposed to be Essential to Moral Agency, Virtue and Vice, Reward and Punishment, Praise and Blame |
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... a Calvinift , for diftinction's fake : though I utterly dif claim a dependence on Calvin , or believing the doctrines which I hold , because he believed and taught them ; and cannot juftly be charged with be- vi THE PREFACE .
... a Calvinift , for diftinction's fake : though I utterly dif claim a dependence on Calvin , or believing the doctrines which I hold , because he believed and taught them ; and cannot juftly be charged with be- vi THE PREFACE .
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... because he has no expectation that he should obtain the defired end by any fuch exertion ; and he does not prefer or in- cline to any bodily exertion or effort under this ap- prehended circumftance , of its being wholly in vain . So ...
... because he has no expectation that he should obtain the defired end by any fuch exertion ; and he does not prefer or in- cline to any bodily exertion or effort under this ap- prehended circumftance , of its being wholly in vain . So ...
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... because an appear- ing moft agreeable or pleafing to the mind , and the mind's preferring and choofing , feem hardly to be properly and perfectly diftin & t . If ftriat propriety of fpeech be infifted on , it may more properly be faid ...
... because an appear- ing moft agreeable or pleafing to the mind , and the mind's preferring and choofing , feem hardly to be properly and perfectly diftin & t . If ftriat propriety of fpeech be infifted on , it may more properly be faid ...
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... Because tho ' the agreeableness of the objects be ex- actly equal , as viewed in themselves , yet not as viewed in their circumftances ; one of them having the additional agreeableness of the circumftance of nearness . II . Another ...
... Because tho ' the agreeableness of the objects be ex- actly equal , as viewed in themselves , yet not as viewed in their circumftances ; one of them having the additional agreeableness of the circumftance of nearness . II . Another ...
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... because , the exiftence of that thing is already come to pass ; and either now is , or has been ; and fo has as it were made fure of existence . And therefore , the propofi- tion which affirms prefent and paft exiftence of it , may by ...
... because , the exiftence of that thing is already come to pass ; and either now is , or has been ; and fo has as it were made fure of existence . And therefore , the propofi- tion which affirms prefent and paft exiftence of it , may by ...
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abfolute abfurd act of choice actions againſt agreeable alfo alſo anſwer antecedent arife Arminians becauſe cafe caufe cauſe choofing chooſe Chrift circumftances Command confequence confideration confidered confifts connexion contingence contrary defign defire demonftrated determined difpofing difpofition diftinction doctrine effect Endeavours event evil exerciſe exiftence exiſtence faid fame thing felf-determining fenfe fhall fhould fignify fincere firft firſt fome fomething foul free act ftate ftill ftrength ftrong fubject fuch thing fufficient fuppofe fuppofition fure God's himſelf impoffible inclination inconfiftent Indifference infinite influence inftance itſelf lefs liberty manifeft metaphyfical mind moft moral agents moral neceffity moſt Motive muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary notion obferved object occafion oppofition otherwife pafs paſs perfons pleaſure poffible pofitive praiſe prefent promiſes puniſhment purpoſe reafon refpect ſay ſcheme Sect ſenſe ſome ſpeaks ſtate ſuch ſuppoſe thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtanding univerfal uſe virtue virtuous volition whatſoever wherein Whitby