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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... design and meaning of the word : for , as was obferved before , fuch terms , neceffary , impoffible , irre- fiftible , & c . in common speech , and their most prop- er fenfe , are always relative ; having reference to fome fuppofable ...
... design and meaning of the word : for , as was obferved before , fuch terms , neceffary , impoffible , irre- fiftible , & c . in common speech , and their most prop- er fenfe , are always relative ; having reference to fome fuppofable ...
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... designs , must be only the fruits of his own disappointment , and contrivances of his to mend and patch up , as well as he could , his fyftem , which originally was all very good , and perfectly beautiful ; but was marr'd , broken and ...
... designs , must be only the fruits of his own disappointment , and contrivances of his to mend and patch up , as well as he could , his fyftem , which originally was all very good , and perfectly beautiful ; but was marr'd , broken and ...
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... design , and " which defigns to choose whatsoever it doth choose , " whether there be any fuperior fitness in the thing " which it chooses , or no ; and it defigns to deter- " mine itself to one thing , where two things , perfect- ly ...
... design , and " which defigns to choose whatsoever it doth choose , " whether there be any fuperior fitness in the thing " which it chooses , or no ; and it defigns to deter- " mine itself to one thing , where two things , perfect- ly ...
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... designs , viz . by bringing this to pafs in his fovereign dif- pofal , as the great Poffeffor and Governor of the Universe , that difpofes all things juft as pleafes him . Thus faith the Lord of Hofts , the God of Ifrael ; I have made ...
... designs , viz . by bringing this to pafs in his fovereign dif- pofal , as the great Poffeffor and Governor of the Universe , that difpofes all things juft as pleafes him . Thus faith the Lord of Hofts , the God of Ifrael ; I have made ...
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... design or purpose , and ( as has been now observed ) no designs of God are new ; it follows , that God thus diftinguished from others , all that ever become true faints , by his eternal design or decree . I might also fhew , how God's ...
... design or purpose , and ( as has been now observed ) no designs of God are new ; it follows , that God thus diftinguished from others , all that ever become true faints , by his eternal design or decree . I might also fhew , how God's ...
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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