An Essay on the Origin of Evil, Volume 2F. Stephens, 1732 - 111 pages |
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... Perfons or others proof may from the like Elections . And this is the only Rea- drive him fon why we reproach a Thief , & c . and not a fick fromEvil . Perfon , with Infamy ; because Reproach may cure a Thief , & c . but can do no Good ...
... Perfons or others proof may from the like Elections . And this is the only Rea- drive him fon why we reproach a Thief , & c . and not a fick fromEvil . Perfon , with Infamy ; because Reproach may cure a Thief , & c . but can do no Good ...
Page 240
... Perfon , who returns one favour merely out of hopes of another . fible , fince upon things not in our XVIII . Seventhly , If this Opinion be true , we Accord muft defpair of human Felicity , for it will not in ing to this the leaft be ...
... Perfon , who returns one favour merely out of hopes of another . fible , fince upon things not in our XVIII . Seventhly , If this Opinion be true , we Accord muft defpair of human Felicity , for it will not in ing to this the leaft be ...
Page 278
... Perfon from hence imagine that he can fix his thoughts upon any particular Object , with an unlimited In- tenfenefs , or think infinitely ? granting the Words Intensenefs to be applicable here in any tolerable fenfe : which will per ...
... Perfon from hence imagine that he can fix his thoughts upon any particular Object , with an unlimited In- tenfenefs , or think infinitely ? granting the Words Intensenefs to be applicable here in any tolerable fenfe : which will per ...
Page 280
... Perfon therefore imputes to himself , or efteems himself the Caufe of thofe actions to which he believes himself to be neceffarily determin'd : If then any inconvenience arife from them , he will look upon it as a Misfortune , but not ...
... Perfon therefore imputes to himself , or efteems himself the Caufe of thofe actions to which he believes himself to be neceffarily determin'd : If then any inconvenience arife from them , he will look upon it as a Misfortune , but not ...
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... Perfon that did this Office had always before been remarkable for cruelty and ill nature , ought the obliged Perfon to value the Kindness lefs for that ? Quite contrary ; it was rather a greater Favour to him that it was fingular . But ...
... Perfon that did this Office had always before been remarkable for cruelty and ill nature , ought the obliged Perfon to value the Kindness lefs for that ? Quite contrary ; it was rather a greater Favour to him that it was fingular . But ...
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2dly abfolutely abfurd Actions againſt agreeable alfo amifs anſwer arifes becauſe Cafe Caufe Cauſe chofen Choice choofing chooſe cife Circumftances confequently confider'd confiftent contrary cou'd Creatures defire Deity determin'd determine Divine eafy Election Eternity Evil exercife exift Exiſtence Faculties faid fame feems felf felves fenfe fhall fhew fhewn fhould fince firft firſt fome fome things fomething fometimes Free Agents Free-Will ftill fuch things fufficient fuppofe fure God's Goodneſs greateſt Happineſs himſelf impoffible indifferent infinite Inftances itſelf Laws leaſt lefs Liberty manner means Mifery Mind moft Moral moſt Motion muft muſt natural Appetites natural Evils neceffarily neceffary neceffity nefs NOTES Number obferv'd obferve Objects occafion otherwife ourſelves Paffions perfect Perfon pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure poffible pofitive Power prefent Puniſhment purpoſe reafon refpect reprefented Sect ſeems Senfes Syftem thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion Underſtanding uſe Wiſdom World wou'd
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Page 65 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Page 48 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 27 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Page 444 - ... we must, in this world, gain a relish of truth and virtue, if we would be able to taste that knowledge and perfection which are to make us happy in the next.
Page 444 - ... it is for us to gain habits of virtue in this life, if we would enjoy the pleasures of the next.
Page 9 - ... his senses, we do it by comparing it to something that already has, by offering him some similitude, resemblance, or analogy, to help his conception. As for example, to give a man a notion of a country to which he is a stranger, and to make him apprehend...
Page 1 - God, as it is in itself, is incomprehensible by human understanding ; and not only his nature, but likewise his powers and faculties, and the ways and methods in which he exercises them, are so far beyond our reach, that we are utterly incapable of framing exact and adequate notions of them.
Page 424 - ... but they surprise and come upon us from we know not what quarter. If they proceeded from the mobility of spirits, straggling out of order, and fortuitous affections of the brain, or were of the nature of dreams, why are they not as wild, incoherent, and extravagant as they are? Not to add, that the world has generally acknowledged, and therefore...
Page 23 - ... analogy and proportion between them. But then we ought to remember that there is as great a difference between these, when attributed to God, and as they are in us, as between weighing in a balance and thinking ; in truth, infinitely greater...
Page 261 - I think, that the philosophers of old did in vain inquire, whether summum bonum consisted in riches, or bodily delights, or virtue, or contemplation; and they might have as reasonably disputed whether the best relish were to be found in apples, plums, or nuts, and have divided themselves into sects upon it.