A treatise on the records of the Creation, and on the moral attributes of the Creator, Volume 2 |
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... imperfection inducing the violation of those bearings and depend- ences , when known and perceived . But the relations of all existing beings , and of every possible action , are always and at once present to the view of infinite Wisdom ...
... imperfection inducing the violation of those bearings and depend- ences , when known and perceived . But the relations of all existing beings , and of every possible action , are always and at once present to the view of infinite Wisdom ...
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... imperfection , at best , in our earthly happiness , that it would be difficult to suppose this the sole and ultimate end for which reason was bestowed on man . It is scarcely worth while to glance at a con- jecture of some of the ...
... imperfection , at best , in our earthly happiness , that it would be difficult to suppose this the sole and ultimate end for which reason was bestowed on man . It is scarcely worth while to glance at a con- jecture of some of the ...
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... imperfections were accidental , which forbid the proposing of these governments as models , or whether they proceeded from the very nature of their equal constitution , and are not , in fact , great prac- tical authorities " in favour ...
... imperfections were accidental , which forbid the proposing of these governments as models , or whether they proceeded from the very nature of their equal constitution , and are not , in fact , great prac- tical authorities " in favour ...
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... of Evil . " Moral evils cannot be excused by necessity , as the natural ones , and those of imperfection , are . It is plain that created nature an infallible prescience of all future events ; and must 230 THIS WORLD A STATE.
... of Evil . " Moral evils cannot be excused by necessity , as the natural ones , and those of imperfection , are . It is plain that created nature an infallible prescience of all future events ; and must 230 THIS WORLD A STATE.
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... imperfection in the very terms of its being created ; either , therefore , nothing at all must be created , or some- thing imperfect . But the evils incident to free agents are permitted by God voluntarily , since neither the nature of ...
... imperfection in the very terms of its being created ; either , therefore , nothing at all must be created , or some- thing imperfect . But the evils incident to free agents are permitted by God voluntarily , since neither the nature of ...
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Page 243 - Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Page 125 - Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan ; and Lot journeyed east : and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Page 124 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 241 - By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: that in blessing I will bless thee...
Page 243 - Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer; behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried ; and ye shall have tribulation ten days : be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Page 79 - Compared, indeed, with the more extravagant luxury of the great, his accommodation must no doubt appear extremely simple and easy; and yet it may be true, perhaps, that the accommodation of an European prince does not always so much exceed that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives and liberties of ten thousand naked savages.
Page 283 - It is a happy world after all. The air, the earth, the water, teem with delighted existence. In a spring noon, or a summer evening, on whichever side I turn my eyes, myriads of happy beings crowd upon my view. "The insect youth are on the wing.
Page 323 - When providence divided the earth among a few lordly masters, it neither forgot nor abandoned those who seemed to have been left out in the partition. These last too enjoy their share of all that it produces. In what constitutes the real happiness of human life, they are in no respect inferior to those who would seem so much above them.
Page 383 - The Tartar, accustomed to roam over extensive plains, and to subsist on the product of his herds, imprecates upon his enemy, as the greatest of all curses, that he may be condemned to reside in one place, and to be nourished with the top of a weed. The rude Americans, fond of their own pursuits, and satisfied with their own lot, are equally...
Page 239 - Samuel, and of the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.