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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Page 18
... fufficient for fome purposes , for which the knowledge of caufes is of no importance . But in an inquiry concerning the origin of things , to apply chance as a kind of hypothesis to folve the appearances of nature , and account for the ...
... fufficient for fome purposes , for which the knowledge of caufes is of no importance . But in an inquiry concerning the origin of things , to apply chance as a kind of hypothesis to folve the appearances of nature , and account for the ...
Page 25
... in their fimilarity . But the moft obvious view is fufficient to our purpofe , for let any man confider whether he would not make a diffe- rence SERM . rence between heaps of fand and stones hud- from the Frame of the Material World . 25.
... in their fimilarity . But the moft obvious view is fufficient to our purpofe , for let any man confider whether he would not make a diffe- rence SERM . rence between heaps of fand and stones hud- from the Frame of the Material World . 25.
Page 59
... fufficient caufe in order of nature . before it , and that no real * perfection can be in the effect , which is not in the cause , either actually or virtually , for if it were , that perfection would be produc'd without a cause , or by ...
... fufficient caufe in order of nature . before it , and that no real * perfection can be in the effect , which is not in the cause , either actually or virtually , for if it were , that perfection would be produc'd without a cause , or by ...
Page 100
... fufficient evidence , fuch a conftitu- tion of things in the univerfe as is favoura ble to it , to intitle it to a perfect understand- ing of which they think it is worthy , and put it under the protection of irrefiftible power . I ...
... fufficient evidence , fuch a conftitu- tion of things in the univerfe as is favoura ble to it , to intitle it to a perfect understand- ing of which they think it is worthy , and put it under the protection of irrefiftible power . I ...
Page 103
... fufficient evidence of the truth , and fa- culties enabling them to difcern it ; at the fame time under obligations , which must ap- G 4 pear SERM . pear if they reflect on their own conftitution from Human Intelligence and Morality . 103.
... fufficient evidence of the truth , and fa- culties enabling them to difcern it ; at the fame time under obligations , which must ap- G 4 pear SERM . pear if they reflect on their own conftitution from Human Intelligence and Morality . 103.
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abfolute abfurd againſt agents animal anſwer appear arife Atheists attributed becauſe beſt bodies caufe cauſe cerning cife confcious confider confideration conftitution conſciouſneſs counfels creatures defign Deity difcern diſtinct Divine earth effects effence effentially eternal exerciſe exiftence exiſtence fame fatisfied feem felf felves fenfe fenfible fenfitive fhall fhew fince firſt fome form'd fpecies fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe fupreme fure fyftem goodneſs greateſt happineſs higheſt himſelf human idea imagine impoffible infinite intelligent intire itſelf kind knowledge leaft leaſt manifeft mankind manner meaſure mind moft moral moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary neceffity obfervation objects occafion ourſelves paffive perception perfection pleaſure poffibility praiſe prefent produc'd purpoſes racter rational reaſon refpect ſcheme ſee ſeems ſenſe SERM ſhall ſhould ſtate ſtill ſuch ſyſtem thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtanding univerfe uſe utmoſt whofe whole wife wiſdom worſhip