True Deism, the Basis of Christianity: Or, Observations on Mr. Thomas Chubb's Posthumous-works: Which Shew, I. How Far the Evidence of Mr. Chubb's Christianity Seems to Arise from His Last Writings. And II. Some of the Blemishes and Errors of Those His Writings, are Pointed Out. To which is Prefixed, an Essay to Demonstrate the Truth and Certainity of a Particular Providence |
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... obligation . For if there be no fuch thing as moral obligation , there can be no God ; i . e . no fupreme moral Go- vernor . But if God be a moral governor , then we must attribute to him moral perfections : fuch as juftice , equity ...
... obligation . For if there be no fuch thing as moral obligation , there can be no God ; i . e . no fupreme moral Go- vernor . But if God be a moral governor , then we must attribute to him moral perfections : fuch as juftice , equity ...
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... obligation men are under to forgive one another's offences , upon the expreffion of penitency . For if man is formed with a capacity of expreffing fuch a divine lenity , and compaffion ; it is impoffible but that his Creator must have ...
... obligation men are under to forgive one another's offences , upon the expreffion of penitency . For if man is formed with a capacity of expreffing fuch a divine lenity , and compaffion ; it is impoffible but that his Creator must have ...
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... . nary courfe of nature , and as fuch , we can have no previous ground to prefume or expect that there is or will be any fuch thing ; nor can we poffibly be be under any previous obligation with regard to it ; 32 Obfervations on Mr.
... . nary courfe of nature , and as fuch , we can have no previous ground to prefume or expect that there is or will be any fuch thing ; nor can we poffibly be be under any previous obligation with regard to it ; 32 Obfervations on Mr.
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... obligation with regard to it ; and therefore we cannot be obliged to feek after it . To this , I may add , that it seems a little prepo- fterous for a man to hunt after a guide to his judg- ment and behaviour , when the anthor of his ...
... obligation with regard to it ; and therefore we cannot be obliged to feek after it . To this , I may add , that it seems a little prepo- fterous for a man to hunt after a guide to his judg- ment and behaviour , when the anthor of his ...
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... obligation with regard to that revelation , and it is our duty like- wife to feck after , i . e . enquire into its evidence . Neither is it at all prepofterous for a man to at- tend to the divine revelation , as the guide of his ...
... obligation with regard to that revelation , and it is our duty like- wife to feck after , i . e . enquire into its evidence . Neither is it at all prepofterous for a man to at- tend to the divine revelation , as the guide of his ...
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