An Essay Concerning the Free Agency of Man: Or the Powers and Faculties of the Human Mind, the Decrees of God, Moral Obligation, Natural Law; and MoralityE. P. Walton, October, 1820 - 215 Seiten |
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... true , and what is false . Instincts are sentiments excited in the mind by the wants of the body , such as hunger , thirst , & c . The greater or greatest apparent good is the mind having two or more things in its view , and one be- ing ...
... true , and what is false . Instincts are sentiments excited in the mind by the wants of the body , such as hunger , thirst , & c . The greater or greatest apparent good is the mind having two or more things in its view , and one be- ing ...
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... true , and when it is that she presents a false appearance ? If she is false in every other instance , how can we believe her , when she says she is a liar ? " But she does not say so . She is , and she claims to be honest ; and the law ...
... true , and when it is that she presents a false appearance ? If she is false in every other instance , how can we believe her , when she says she is a liar ? " But she does not say so . She is , and she claims to be honest ; and the law ...
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... true felicity , we are endowed with a power to suspend any particular desire , and keep it from de- termining the will , and engaging us in action- This is standing still , where we are not sufficiently assured of the way : examination ...
... true felicity , we are endowed with a power to suspend any particular desire , and keep it from de- termining the will , and engaging us in action- This is standing still , where we are not sufficiently assured of the way : examination ...
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... true and false ; secondly , in our deter- minations in relation to good and evil ; and finally , in indifferent matters . These particulars are ne cessary , in order to be acquainted with the nature 58 OF LIBERTY OR FREEDOM .
... true and false ; secondly , in our deter- minations in relation to good and evil ; and finally , in indifferent matters . These particulars are ne cessary , in order to be acquainted with the nature 58 OF LIBERTY OR FREEDOM .
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... true our mind inclines naturally to that side which seems the most probable ; but this does not debar it from suspending its assent , in order to seek for new proofs , or to refer the whole inquiry to another opportunity . The obscurer ...
... true our mind inclines naturally to that side which seems the most probable ; but this does not debar it from suspending its assent , in order to seek for new proofs , or to refer the whole inquiry to another opportunity . The obscurer ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
act of choice act of volition active cause active power agency apprehend Arminians believe belongs called Calvinists carnal mind cause of volition choose comparison consider created creatures decrees disposition Divine Mind doctrine duce Emmons equal objects evidence evil exer exercise existence external actions faculties fect feel foreknowledge free agent freedom God's greatest apparent harpsichord Holy Spirit human actions human mind human volitions impressions infer influence internal choice jects liberty mean mind's view moral necessity motion Nathanael Emmons natural depravity Natural Law negative cause obey operations passive power perceived perfect pleasing or agreeable precepts preference President Dwight punishments reason regeneration relish for spiritual requires respect says scripture sense shews sinful volitions soul spiritual objects strongest motive suppose system of things therein to produce thing chosen tion tive understanding virtuous mind virtuous objects voli volitions are effects Voltaire voluntary actions walk words
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 212 - Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him...
Seite ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners.
Seite 158 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Seite 153 - ... whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal...
Seite 80 - But so much I think may be determined in general* •without room for controversy, that whatever is perceived or apprehended by an intelligent and voluntary agent, which has the nature and influence of a motive to volition or choice, it considered or viewed as good...
Seite 58 - The plain and obvious meaning of the words Freedom and Liberty, in common speech, is power, opportunity, or advantage, that any one has to do as he pleases...
Seite 171 - Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts ; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind ; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Seite 150 - And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Seite 138 - The carnal mind is enmity against God, not subject to his law, neither indeed can be;" and in a great variety of passages of similar import.
Seite ii - In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, « An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned.