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Page 43
... according to the common language and general apprehen- sion of mankind , and what it is as understood and maintained by Arminians ; I proceed to consider the Arminian notion of the Freedom of the Will , and the supposed necessity of it ...
... according to the common language and general apprehen- sion of mankind , and what it is as understood and maintained by Arminians ; I proceed to consider the Arminian notion of the Freedom of the Will , and the supposed necessity of it ...
Page 44
... according to the Ar- minians , does most essentially consist the Will's Freedom ; and shall particularly inquire , whether it be not plainly absurd , and a manifest inconsistence , to suppose that the will itself determines all the free ...
... according to the Ar- minians , does most essentially consist the Will's Freedom ; and shall particularly inquire , whether it be not plainly absurd , and a manifest inconsistence , to suppose that the will itself determines all the free ...
Page 46
... according to this notion of freedom . If we should suppose a long chain of ten thousand links , so connected , that if the first link moves , it will move the next , and that the next , and so the whole chain must be determined to ...
... according to this notion of freedom . If we should suppose a long chain of ten thousand links , so connected , that if the first link moves , it will move the next , and that the next , and so the whole chain must be determined to ...
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... according to the Arminian notion of freedom , that the Will influences , orders and determines itself thus to act . And if it does , I say , it must be by some antecedent act . To say , it is caused , influenced and determined by ...
... according to the Arminian notion of freedom , that the Will influences , orders and determines itself thus to act . And if it does , I say , it must be by some antecedent act . To say , it is caused , influenced and determined by ...
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... according to its own choice . And if so , then surely the soul does not by its activ- ity produce all its own acts of Will or choice themselves ; for this , by the supposition , is to produce all its free acts of choice voluntarily and ...
... according to its own choice . And if so , then surely the soul does not by its activ- ity produce all its own acts of Will or choice themselves ; for this , by the supposition , is to produce all its free acts of choice voluntarily and ...
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