The Works of President Edwards ...Isaac Sturtevant, Printer, 1808 - Congregational churches |
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... preference ; but such or such an immediate exertion of himself . The thing nextly chosen or preferred when a man wills to walk , is not his be- ing removed to such a place where he would be , but such an exertion and motion of , his ...
... preference ; but such or such an immediate exertion of himself . The thing nextly chosen or preferred when a man wills to walk , is not his be- ing removed to such a place where he would be , but such an exertion and motion of , his ...
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... preference , such sensations and motions do actually , instantaneously , and constantly arise . But it is not so in the case of flying : Though a man may be said remotely to choose or prefer flying ; yet he does not choose or prefer ...
... preference , such sensations and motions do actually , instantaneously , and constantly arise . But it is not so in the case of flying : Though a man may be said remotely to choose or prefer flying ; yet he does not choose or prefer ...
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... Preference and Volition be precisely the same things or no ; yet , I trust it will be allowed by all , that in every act of Will there is an act of choice ; that in every volition there is a preference , or a prevailing inclina tion of ...
... Preference and Volition be precisely the same things or no ; yet , I trust it will be allowed by all , that in every act of Will there is an act of choice ; that in every volition there is a preference , or a prevailing inclina tion of ...
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... preference , is the avoiding or removal of that uneasiness ; and that is the same thing as choosing and seeking what is more easy and agreeable . 2. When I say , the Will is as the greatest apparent good is , or , ( as I have explained ...
... preference , is the avoiding or removal of that uneasiness ; and that is the same thing as choosing and seeking what is more easy and agreeable . 2. When I say , the Will is as the greatest apparent good is , or , ( as I have explained ...
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... preference or choice itself is ; but that the act of volition itself is al ways determined by that in or about the mind's view of the object , which causes it to appear most agreeable . I say , in or about the mind's view of the object ...
... preference or choice itself is ; but that the act of volition itself is al ways determined by that in or about the mind's view of the object , which causes it to appear most agreeable . I say , in or about the mind's view of the object ...
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