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and some kind of love to him , is readily granted ; but the question is , whether that love has not in it “ the nature of sin , ” while the object of it is made subservient to selfish ends -- such ends as are opposed to the standard of ...
and some kind of love to him , is readily granted ; but the question is , whether that love has not in it “ the nature of sin , ” while the object of it is made subservient to selfish ends -- such ends as are opposed to the standard of ...
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... makes it act in the choice of its object ; but that object is never chosen as evil , otherwise the possession of such a faculty would not be a blessing but a curse , and therefore unworthy of a beneficent Creator to confer upon us .
... makes it act in the choice of its object ; but that object is never chosen as evil , otherwise the possession of such a faculty would not be a blessing but a curse , and therefore unworthy of a beneficent Creator to confer upon us .
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It is not used as a contrast to spiritual or supernatural , but rather to any agency which may be supposed to exist in objects of choice presented to the mind . The latter are properly denominated moral means ...
It is not used as a contrast to spiritual or supernatural , but rather to any agency which may be supposed to exist in objects of choice presented to the mind . The latter are properly denominated moral means ...
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And in every virtuous choice there must be both a virtuous principle and a worthy object of choice presented to the mind , —and each is equally essential . A worthy object presented where the principle is bad , will never generate a ...
And in every virtuous choice there must be both a virtuous principle and a worthy object of choice presented to the mind , —and each is equally essential . A worthy object presented where the principle is bad , will never generate a ...
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And the reason why they think so is , that it is not an object exhibited or presented to the will . When there is no option , there can be no voluntary rejection Thus the principle of reason is irresistible in every subject of it ...
And the reason why they think so is , that it is not an object exhibited or presented to the will . When there is no option , there can be no voluntary rejection Thus the principle of reason is irresistible in every subject of it ...
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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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