A Treatise on the Records of the Creation: And on the Moral Attributes of the Creator; with Particular Reference to the Jewish History, and to the Consistency of the Principle of Population with the Wisdom and Goodness of the Deity, Volum 2J. Hatchard, 1818 |
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Side 25
... never been hitherto decomposed , and of course di- minishes at the same time the original principles employed in the constitution of the universe . The argument is progres- sive ; it is not merely co - extensive with our knowledge , but ...
... never been hitherto decomposed , and of course di- minishes at the same time the original principles employed in the constitution of the universe . The argument is progres- sive ; it is not merely co - extensive with our knowledge , but ...
Side 33
... never be re- moved ; that Nature has originally bestow- ed upon other animals a certain rank , and limited the extent of their capacity by an impassable decree : man she has empow- ered and obliged to become the artificer of his own ...
... never be re- moved ; that Nature has originally bestow- ed upon other animals a certain rank , and limited the extent of their capacity by an impassable decree : man she has empow- ered and obliged to become the artificer of his own ...
Side 37
... never reconcile their minds to the belief of such a dispensation . I shall , therefore , proceed on the as- sumption , that the faculty man possesses of improvable reason , is not superfluous ; but was given him to be employed , partly ...
... never reconcile their minds to the belief of such a dispensation . I shall , therefore , proceed on the as- sumption , that the faculty man possesses of improvable reason , is not superfluous ; but was given him to be employed , partly ...
Side 45
... never can be allowed that the perfection of existence is compatible with insensibility to improvement , or that happiness is consistent with ignorance of rational enjoyment . It is forgotten by the querulous and disappointed advocates ...
... never can be allowed that the perfection of existence is compatible with insensibility to improvement , or that happiness is consistent with ignorance of rational enjoyment . It is forgotten by the querulous and disappointed advocates ...
Side 54
... with a view to distant ob- jects , as may overcome the present disposition either to sloth or to enjoyment . This habit is slowly acquired ; This melioration , however , will never take place , 54 CONDITION MOST SUITABLE.
... with a view to distant ob- jects , as may overcome the present disposition either to sloth or to enjoyment . This habit is slowly acquired ; This melioration , however , will never take place , 54 CONDITION MOST SUITABLE.
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