The Works of President Edwards ...Isaac Sturtevant, Printer, 1808 - Congregational churches |
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... agreeable . To appear good to the mind , as I use the phrase , is the same as to ap- pear agreeable , or seem pleasing to the mind . Certainly noth- ing appears inviting and eligible to the mind , or tending to engage its inclination ...
... agreeable . To appear good to the mind , as I use the phrase , is the same as to ap- pear agreeable , or seem pleasing to the mind . Certainly noth- ing appears inviting and eligible to the mind , or tending to engage its inclination ...
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... agreeable . 2. When I say , the Will is as the greatest apparent good is , or , ( as I have explained it ) that volition has always for its object the thing which appears most agreeable ; it must be carefully observed , to avoid ...
... agreeable . 2. When I say , the Will is as the greatest apparent good is , or , ( as I have explained it ) that volition has always for its object the thing which appears most agreeable ; it must be carefully observed , to avoid ...
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... agreeable to him than a greater advantage at a distance . If , on the contrary , a future advantage is preferred , then that ap- pears most agreeable , and suits him best . And so still the present volition is as the greatest apparent ...
... agreeable to him than a greater advantage at a distance . If , on the contrary , a future advantage is preferred , then that ap- pears most agreeable , and suits him best . And so still the present volition is as the greatest apparent ...
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... agreeable , is the apparent nature and circumstances of the object . And there are various things of this sort , that have an hand in rendering the object more or less agreeable ; as , 1. That which appears in the object , which renders ...
... agreeable , is the apparent nature and circumstances of the object . And there are various things of this sort , that have an hand in rendering the object more or less agreeable ; as , 1. That which appears in the object , which renders ...
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... agreeable to the mind , than that which is viewed as less probable . 2. With respect to the degree of the idea of the future pleasure . With regard to things which are the subject of our thoughts , either past , present , or future , we ...
... agreeable to the mind , than that which is viewed as less probable . 2. With respect to the degree of the idea of the future pleasure . With regard to things which are the subject of our thoughts , either past , present , or future , we ...
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