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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... Volition in particular , can come to pafs without a Caufe of its Exift- ence , 54 SECT . IV . Whether Volition can arife without a Caufe , through the Activity of the Nature of the Soul , 62 SECT . V. Shewing that if the things afferted ...
... Volition in particular , can come to pafs without a Caufe of its Exift- ence , 54 SECT . IV . Whether Volition can arife without a Caufe , through the Activity of the Nature of the Soul , 62 SECT . V. Shewing that if the things afferted ...
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... volition ; " but adds , that " it does it not precisely ; for ( fays he ) " though a man would prefer flying to walking , " yet who can fay he ever wills it ? " But the in- ftance he mentions does not prove that there is any thing else ...
... volition ; " but adds , that " it does it not precisely ; for ( fays he ) " though a man would prefer flying to walking , " yet who can fay he ever wills it ? " But the in- ftance he mentions does not prove that there is any thing else ...
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... volition and preference ; or that a man's choofing , liking beft , or being beft pleased with a thing , are not the fame with his willing that thing ; as they seem to be according to thofe general and more natural motions of men ...
... volition and preference ; or that a man's choofing , liking beft , or being beft pleased with a thing , are not the fame with his willing that thing ; as they seem to be according to thofe general and more natural motions of men ...
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... Volition be precifely the fame things or no ; yet , I truft it will . be allowed by all , that in every act of Will there is an act of choice ; that in every volition there is a preference , or a prevailing inclination of the foul ...
... Volition be precifely the fame things or no ; yet , I truft it will . be allowed by all , that in every act of Will there is an act of choice ; that in every volition there is a preference , or a prevailing inclination of the foul ...
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... volition . So that in every act , or going forth of the Will , there is fome preponderation of the mind or 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 ...
... volition . So that in every act , or going forth of the Will , there is fome preponderation of the mind or 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 ...
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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