A treatise on the will: containing i. A review of [J.] Edwards' Inquiry into the freedom of the will [&c.]. |
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... arise from strong habit . " ( ibid . ) In every act of the will , the will at the moment is unable to act otherwise ; it is in the strictest sense true , that a man , at the moment of his acting , must act as he does act ; but as we ...
... arise from strong habit . " ( ibid . ) In every act of the will , the will at the moment is unable to act otherwise ; it is in the strictest sense true , that a man , at the moment of his acting , must act as he does act ; but as we ...
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... arise from a want of connexion between the volition by which the required volition is aimed to be produced , and the required volition itself . So that to affirm that he is unable to will is equivalent to say- ing , that he cannot will ...
... arise from a want of connexion between the volition by which the required volition is aimed to be produced , and the required volition itself . So that to affirm that he is unable to will is equivalent to say- ing , that he cannot will ...
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... arise from the state of the mind , and from the nature and circumstances of the object . as VI . The affections of the will stand connected with changes or effects in other parts of our being , as stated antecedents . First , they stand ...
... arise from the state of the mind , and from the nature and circumstances of the object . as VI . The affections of the will stand connected with changes or effects in other parts of our being , as stated antecedents . First , they stand ...
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... arise : How can we account for the fact that so many wise and good men have contended for a necessitated will , as if they were contending for the great basis of all morality and religion ? For example , take Edwards himself , as a man ...
... arise : How can we account for the fact that so many wise and good men have contended for a necessitated will , as if they were contending for the great basis of all morality and religion ? For example , take Edwards himself , as a man ...
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... arise without a cause , through the activity of the nature of the soul . " If , in calling volitions contingent , -if , in representing the de- termination of the will as contingent , we intended to represent a class of phenomena as ...
... arise without a cause , through the activity of the nature of the soul . " If , in calling volitions contingent , -if , in representing the de- termination of the will as contingent , we intended to represent a class of phenomena as ...
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Page 71 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle: and herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth...
Page 502 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 495 - THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life ; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us...
Page 501 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 519 - And they brought -young children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Page 305 - There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them; who, in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely Upon the genial sense of youth : Glad hearts ! without reproach or blot Who do thy work, and know it not: Oh ! if through confidence misplaced They fail, thy saving arms, dread Power!
Page 524 - For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
Page 75 - This negation must be understood solely to affect a creative Deity. The hypothesis of a pervading Spirit coeternal with the universe, remains unshaken.
Page 592 - As therefore the highest perfection of intellectual nature, lies in a careful and constant pursuit of true and solid happiness; so the care of ourselves, that we mistake not imaginary for real happiness, is the necessary foundation of our liberty.
Page 517 - For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.