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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... mankind ( whom God has diftinguifhed with an ability and inclination for speech ) to improve the benefit of lan- guage , in the proper ufe and defign of names , given 4 to things which they have often occafion to speak iv THE PREFACE .
... mankind ( whom God has diftinguifhed with an ability and inclination for speech ) to improve the benefit of lan- guage , in the proper ufe and defign of names , given 4 to things which they have often occafion to speak iv THE PREFACE .
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... Inclinations , inconfiftent with Arminian Notions of Liberty , and moral Agency , 239 SECT . VII . Arminian Notions of moral Agency inconfiftent with all Influence of Motive and Inducement , in either virtu- ous or vicious A & tions ...
... Inclinations , inconfiftent with Arminian Notions of Liberty , and moral Agency , 239 SECT . VII . Arminian Notions of moral Agency inconfiftent with all Influence of Motive and Inducement , in either virtu- ous or vicious A & tions ...
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... every volition there is a preference , or a prevailing inclination of the foul , whereby the foul , at that inftant , is out of a state of perfect indifference , with respect to the direct object of Se & . I. 5 The Nature of the Will .
... every volition there is a preference , or a prevailing inclination of the foul , whereby the foul , at that inftant , is out of a state of perfect indifference , with respect to the direct object of Se & . I. 5 The Nature of the Will .
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... inclination , one way rather than another ; and the foul had rather have or do one thing than another , or than not to have or do that thing ; and that there , where there is abfolutely no preferring or choofing , but a perfect ...
... inclination , one way rather than another ; and the foul had rather have or do one thing than another , or than not to have or do that thing ; and that there , where there is abfolutely no preferring or choofing , but a perfect ...
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... inclination and choice , confidered as evil or difagreeable ; nor , indeed , as indifferent , and neither agreeable nor difagreeable . But if it tends to draw the inclination , and move the Will , it must be un- der the notion of that ...
... inclination and choice , confidered as evil or difagreeable ; nor , indeed , as indifferent , and neither agreeable nor difagreeable . But if it tends to draw the inclination , and move the Will , it must be un- der the notion of that ...
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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