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" And when we consider the infinite Power and Wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think, that it is suitable to the magnificent Harmony of the Universe, and the great Design and infinite Goodness of the Architect, that the Species of Creatures should... "
The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Page 24
by British essayists - 1802
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Locke and the Compass of Human Understanding: A Selective Commentary on the ...

John W. Yolton - Philosophy - 1970 - 260 pages
...(1) that the supposition is not inconceivable or repugnant to reason and (2) that the supposition ' is suitable to the magnificent harmony of the universe...great design and infinite goodness of the Architect' (3.6. 12). not ? ' (3 . 6. 9), and our classifications are based on observed properties only. There...
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The Discovery of Time

Stephen Edelston Toulmin, Stephen Toulmin, June Goodfield - Philosophy - 1982 - 292 pages
...and differ but in almost insensible degrees. And when we consider the inni ite power and wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think, that it is suitable...of creatures should also, by gentle degrees, ascend upwards from us towards his infinite perfection, as we see they gradually descend from us downwards....
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New Essays on Human Understanding Abridged Edition

G. W. Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz - Philosophy - 1982 - 316 pages
...insensible degrees. And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the Author of all things, we have reason to think that it is suitable to the magnificent harmony of the universe and to the great design and infinite goodness of the Architect that the species of creatures should also,...
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Montaigne: Montaigne's message and method

Dikka Berven - 1995 - 456 pages
...creatures and ended with much the same moral: "And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think that it is suitable...of creatures should also, by gentle degrees, ascend upwards from us towards his infinite perfection, as we see they gradually descend from us downwards."...
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Leibniz: New Essays on Human Understanding

Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz - Mathematics - 1996 - 528 pages
...insensible degrees. And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the [Author of all things], we have reason to think, that it is suitable to the magnificent harmony of the universe,1 and the great design and inf1nite goodness of the Architect, that the species of creatures...
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Rhetorical Figures in Science

Jeanne Fahnestock - Figures of speech - 1999 - 249 pages
...of the members missing between humans and God. And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think that it is suitable...should also, by gentle degrees, ascend upward from us towards his infinite perfection, as we see they gradually descend from us downwards. (362) Locke confidently...
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English Society, 1660-1832: Religion, Ideology and Politics During the ...

J. C. D. Clark - History - 2000 - 600 pages
...and differ but in almost insensible degrees. And when we consider the infinite Power and Wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think, that it is suitable...Species of Creatures should also, by gentle degrees, 159 Arthur O. Lovcjoy, The Great Chain of Being: A Study oftlle History of an Idea (1933; 2nd cdn.,...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Evolution

Leslie Alan Horvitz - Science - 2001 - 356 pages
...down from us the descent is by easy steps .... And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think, that it is suitable...of creatures should also, by gentle degrees, ascend upwards from us towards his infinite perfection, as we see they gradually descend from us downwards....
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John Locke: Writings on Religion

John Locke - Religion - 2002 - 356 pages
...believe that there is a great chain of being: 'And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think, that it is suitable...Perfection, as we see they gradually descend from us downwards: Which if it be probable, we have reason then to be persuaded, that there are far more Species...
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Opportunity: Optimizing Life's Chances

Donald Morris - Philosophy - 2006 - 470 pages
...the 17th century — John Locke (1632-1704) "And when we consider the infinite power and wisdom of the Maker, we have reason to think that it is suitable...perfection, as we see they gradually descend from us downwards. . . . We have reason then to be persuaded that there are far more species of creatures above...
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