Discourses Concerning the Being and Natural Perfections of God: In which that First Principle of Religion, the Existence of the Deity, is Prov'd, ... By John Abernethy, M.A.Dublin, printed: London, re-printed for H. Whitridge, 1743 |
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... own actions and principles of action ? and this being the fum of what we mean by moral - agency , can we doubt whether God be a moral agent ? An- ' Another way of apprehending this fubject , SERM . 4 Moral Agency explain'd , and.
... own actions and principles of action ? and this being the fum of what we mean by moral - agency , can we doubt whether God be a moral agent ? An- ' Another way of apprehending this fubject , SERM . 4 Moral Agency explain'd , and.
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... means he has appointed us to use for preferving our lives . Be it fo . As natural governor of mankind , it is his will we should use the necessary means for the preservation of our lives ; as governor of moral agents , it is his will ...
... means he has appointed us to use for preferving our lives . Be it fo . As natural governor of mankind , it is his will we should use the necessary means for the preservation of our lives ; as governor of moral agents , it is his will ...
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... means that which is the principal and peculiar object of reverence , which ought to be held facred by all intelligent creatures , and claims their hum- ble adoration on its own account , without re- ference to any thing else as a ...
... means that which is the principal and peculiar object of reverence , which ought to be held facred by all intelligent creatures , and claims their hum- ble adoration on its own account , without re- ference to any thing else as a ...
Pagina 51
... means of greater good in the end . Nor indeed can it be fuppofed , that fuch a Being could have another motive to make any creatures at all , than to com- municate good in fuch variety , and always in fuch proportion , as to his ...
... means of greater good in the end . Nor indeed can it be fuppofed , that fuch a Being could have another motive to make any creatures at all , than to com- municate good in fuch variety , and always in fuch proportion , as to his ...
Pagina 53
... means of happiness to sensitive or intelligent beings . But as we cannot certainly know , that any part of the universe is wholly uninhabited by living creatures , and as its principal parts and appearances have an evident relation to ...
... means of happiness to sensitive or intelligent beings . But as we cannot certainly know , that any part of the universe is wholly uninhabited by living creatures , and as its principal parts and appearances have an evident relation to ...
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abfolute adminiſtration affections againſt anſwer appear arifes attributes becauſe benevolence beſt cafe caufe cauſe cerning character cife comprehend confequently confider confideration confiftent conftitution courſe creatures defign defire Deity difcern difpofitions diftinct divine effential enjoyment eſpecially eſtabliſhed eſteem evil exerciſe exiſtence faid fame fecurity feem felves fenfe fhall fhew fince fincere fome ftate ftrong fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupreme fure goodneſs greateſt happineſs heart higheſt himſelf human imperfect infinite inftances intelligent intereft intire itſelf juft juftice juſt kind leaſt manifefted mankind meaſure mind moft moral agents moſt muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary nefs neral obferve objects occafion ourſelves paffions perfect perfons pleaſure poffible prefent preferve principle puniſhment purpoſes purſue racter raiſed rational reaſon rectitude refpect religion righteous righteouſneſs ſcheme ſeems ſenſe SERM ſhall ſhould ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion true underſtanding univerfal uſeful virtue whofe whole wife wiſdom