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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... properly an Arminian , or one of that fort which is commonly called by that name .-- Some of them went far beyond the Arminians : and I would by on means charge Arminians in general with all the corrupt doctrine , which these maintain ...
... properly an Arminian , or one of that fort which is commonly called by that name .-- Some of them went far beyond the Arminians : and I would by on means charge Arminians in general with all the corrupt doctrine , which these maintain ...
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... properly the act of the Will ; the Will's determining between the two is a volunta- ry determining ; but that is the fame thing as mak- ing a choice . So that whatever names we call the act of the Will by choofing , refufing , approving ...
... properly the act of the Will ; the Will's determining between the two is a volunta- ry determining ; but that is the fame thing as mak- ing a choice . So that whatever names we call the act of the Will by choofing , refufing , approving ...
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... proper state , that the foul preferring or choofing such an immediate exertion or alteration of the body , fuch an alteration inftantaneously follows . There is nothing else in the actions of my mind , that I am confcious of while I ...
... proper state , that the foul preferring or choofing such an immediate exertion or alteration of the body , fuch an alteration inftantaneously follows . There is nothing else in the actions of my mind , that I am confcious of while I ...
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... properly said to run counter . A man never , in any inftance , wills any thing contrary to his defires , or defires any thing contrary to his Will . The fore- mentioned inftance , which Mr. Locke produces , does not prove that he ever ...
... properly said to run counter . A man never , in any inftance , wills any thing contrary to his defires , or defires any thing contrary to his Will . The fore- mentioned inftance , which Mr. Locke produces , does not prove that he ever ...
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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