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... indeed , and 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 .
... indeed , and 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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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 virtuous ...
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 virtuous ...
Page 207
We are disposed , by common associations , to conclude that as to pass by is an
act of a person , so the object passed by requires a designed determination for
that purpose . But this is a fallacious conclusion . When a sheplierd , for instance
...
We are disposed , by common associations , to conclude that as to pass by is an
act of a person , so the object passed by requires a designed determination for
that purpose . But this is a fallacious conclusion . When a sheplierd , for instance
...
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That there is in every created being a negative principle which is itself no created
object , is necessarily implied in the negative ideas of limitation and dependence
. No proof is required to shew that a creature , however exalted , is limited in his ...
That there is in every created being a negative principle which is itself no created
object , is necessarily implied in the negative ideas of limitation and dependence
. No proof is required to shew that a creature , however exalted , is limited in his ...
Page 362
Thus we may reason and object , object and reason , in a circle and without end .
Without a true principle , all such debates are but “ vain jangling , ” and “
opposition of science , falsely so called . ” But if we regard the will , both of God
and the ...
Thus we may reason and object , object and reason , in a circle and without end .
Without a true principle , all such debates are but “ vain jangling , ” and “
opposition of science , falsely so called . ” But if we regard the will , both of God
and the ...
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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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