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It is not free from being influenced by the disposition , whether that disposition be
good or evil ; otherwise we might as consistently trust an habitual thief , as an
habitually honest man ; we might give as easy credit to a known liar , as to a man
of ...
It is not free from being influenced by the disposition , whether that disposition be
good or evil ; otherwise we might as consistently trust an habitual thief , as an
habitually honest man ; we might give as easy credit to a known liar , as to a man
of ...
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That no evil in the universe is decreed by a Being of infinite goodness and
benevolence ; because this would be to oppose himself . 5 . That the laws of
physical nature , the moral law , and the operations of justice , are in themselves
good ...
That no evil in the universe is decreed by a Being of infinite goodness and
benevolence ; because this would be to oppose himself . 5 . That the laws of
physical nature , the moral law , and the operations of justice , are in themselves
good ...
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MARCION also had similar notions respecting two eternal principles , one good ,
the other evil , and a middle deity besides , who had himself two mixed natures ,
composed of something good and something bad . Mankind , he fancied , had ...
MARCION also had similar notions respecting two eternal principles , one good ,
the other evil , and a middle deity besides , who had himself two mixed natures ,
composed of something good and something bad . Mankind , he fancied , had ...
Page 502
Though parents , or masters , or ministers , have neglected their duty towards
them ; though wicked men or wicked spirits tempted them to walk in evil ways ;
and though providential goodness furnished them with that plenty which proved
the ...
Though parents , or masters , or ministers , have neglected their duty towards
them ; though wicked men or wicked spirits tempted them to walk in evil ways ;
and though providential goodness furnished them with that plenty which proved
the ...
Page 507
They dreaded the impiety of tracing our evil deeds to God's will ; and therefore
they rashly encountered the opposite danger , as they saw no medium , by fixing
upon the human will as the common source of our good and our evil . This
indeed ...
They dreaded the impiety of tracing our evil deeds to God's will ; and therefore
they rashly encountered the opposite danger , as they saw no medium , by fixing
upon the human will as the common source of our good and our evil . This
indeed ...
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| Title | A Defence of Modern Calvinism: Containing an Examination of the Bishop of Lincoln's Work, Entitled a Refutation of Calvinism |
| Author | Edward Williams |
| Publisher | J. Black, 1812 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2015 |
| Length | 544 pages |
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