Discourses concerning the being and natural perfections of God, Volume 2H. Whitridge, 1757 - God |
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... supposed , that God is the defigning cause , the preserver and governor of the world , and all things in it ; and from the relations and correfponden- cies of things which he has made , and con- tinues to uphold , we difcern his ...
... supposed , that God is the defigning cause , the preserver and governor of the world , and all things in it ; and from the relations and correfponden- cies of things which he has made , and con- tinues to uphold , we difcern his ...
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... supposed to have in them , is properly no more than felf - enjoyment , which arifes from the exercife and manifeftation of his own attributes , and which in proportion to the degree of its perfections , muft belong to every intelligent ...
... supposed to have in them , is properly no more than felf - enjoyment , which arifes from the exercife and manifeftation of his own attributes , and which in proportion to the degree of its perfections , muft belong to every intelligent ...
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... supposed to lay him under any previous obligations by beneficence , or to have independent rights . There is no wif- dom or goodness above his own to trust in ; no fuperior authority to which he owes fub- miffion : He is far out of the ...
... supposed to lay him under any previous obligations by beneficence , or to have independent rights . There is no wif- dom or goodness above his own to trust in ; no fuperior authority to which he owes fub- miffion : He is far out of the ...
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... supposed to have de- figned the production of any kind or degree of unhappiness , unless his wisdom should foresee it might be a means of greater good in the end . Nor indeed can it be fuppofed , that fuch a Being could have another ...
... supposed to have de- figned the production of any kind or degree of unhappiness , unless his wisdom should foresee it might be a means of greater good in the end . Nor indeed can it be fuppofed , that fuch a Being could have another ...
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... supposed to have been principally de- figned for the benefit of rational beings in contemplating and enjoying it , for which pur- poses all the parts of the material world , known to us , are fitted in a wonderful vari- ety . Much more ...
... supposed to have been principally de- figned for the benefit of rational beings in contemplating and enjoying it , for which pur- poses all the parts of the material world , known to us , are fitted in a wonderful vari- ety . Much more ...
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abfolute adminiſtration affections againſt anſwer appear arifes ariſes attributes becauſe benevolence beſt cafe caufe cauſe character cife comprehend confequently confider confideration confiftent conftitution courſe creatures defign defire Deity difcern difpofitions diſtinct divine effential enjoyment eſpecially eſtabliſhed eſteem evil exerciſe exiſtence faid fame feem felves fenfe fhall fhew fince fincere firſt fome ftate fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupreme fure goodneſs greateſt happineſs heart higheſt himſelf human imperfect infinite inftances intelligent intereſt intire itſelf juſt juſtice kind leaſt manifefted mankind meaſure mind moft moral agents moſt perfect muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary nefs obferve objects occafion otherwiſe ourſelves paffions perfons pleaſe pleaſure poffible preſent preſervation principle puniſhment purpoſes purſue racter raiſed rational reaſon rectitude refpect religion repreſented righteous righteouſneſs ſcheme ſee ſeems ſenſe SERM ſhall ſhould ſome ſtate ſtill ſtrong ſuch ſuppoſed themſelves theſe things thoſe tion underſtanding univerfal uſeful utmoſt virtue whole wife wiſdom
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Page 408 - And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us ; and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Page 374 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 241 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Page 3 - him from the creation of the world are clearly feen, " being underftood by the things that are made, even " his eternal power and godhead...
Page 241 - LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 238 - Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him?
Page 207 - But he that knew not. and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Page 102 - See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Page 346 - God hath taken care of all our good, and if godliness be profitable to all things and hath the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come...
Page 172 - Thou fhalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy foul, and with all thy mind ; this is the firft and great commandment : and the fecond is like unto it, Thou fhalt love thy neighbour as thyfelf ; on thefe two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.