 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...Deftruction ; this is altogether as much an Inftance of his punifhing our Actions, and confequently of our being under his Government, as declaring by a Voice from Heaven, that if we acted fo, he would inflict: fuch Pain upon us, and inflicting it, whether it be greater or lefs, PA RT Thus... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of Nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction ; this is altogether as much an instance...and inflicting it, whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the true notion, or conception, of the Author of Nature, is that of a master, or... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pages
...doing what thus tends to our destruction ; this is altogether as much an instance of his punishing ouv actions, and consequently of our being under his government,...us, and inflicting it whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the true notion or conception of the Author of Nature, is that of a master or governor,... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed hy the Author of Nature to prevent -our doing what thus tends to our destruction ; this is altogether as much an instance...us, and inflicting it whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the true notion or conception of the Author of Nature, is that of a master or governor,... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction, this i«s altogether as much an instance...a voice from heaven that if we acted so, he would intiict such pain upon us, and inflicting it, whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1820 - 264 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction, this is altogether as much an instance...and inflicting it, whether it be greater or less. ^ Thus we find, that the true notion or conception of the Author of nature is that of a master or governor,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 484 pages
...upon woundingourselves,beappointed by the Author of Nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction; this is altogether as much an instance...and inflicting it, whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the true notion or conception of the Author of Nature,is that of a master or governor,... | |
 | George Combe - 1829 - 318 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of Nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction; this is ALTOGETHER AS MUCH AN INSTANCE...acted so, he would inflict such pain upon us, and inflict it whether it be greater or less. ' * If, then, the reader keep in view that GOD is the creator... | |
 | 1834 - 588 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction ; this is altogether as much an instance...us, and inflicting it whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the true notion or conception of the Author of nature, is that of a master or governor,... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1834 - 414 pages
...wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction ; this is altogether as much an instance...and inflicting it, whether it be greater or less. Thus we find, that the true notion or conception of the Author of nature, is that of a master or governor,... | |
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... also rewards and punishes actions. If, for example, the pain which we feel, upon doing what tends to the destruction of our bodies, suppose upon too near approaches to fire, or upon wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent... 
