An Essay on the Origin of EvilR. Faulder, 1781 - 456 strán (strany) |
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Strana xii
... worfe confequence than the permiffion of them ) a refolution always to choose the lefs of two in- conveniences , when both could not be avoided . must be granted to come up to the point , and when it is once made evident , will be a ...
... worfe confequence than the permiffion of them ) a refolution always to choose the lefs of two in- conveniences , when both could not be avoided . must be granted to come up to the point , and when it is once made evident , will be a ...
Strana 59
... worfe , namely an exprefs contradiction , as has been fhewn above . In order to fet this in as clear a light as is poffible , I fhall take the liberty to infert a paffage from the Jearned writer cited in note 3. and 9. The idea of a ...
... worfe , namely an exprefs contradiction , as has been fhewn above . In order to fet this in as clear a light as is poffible , I fhall take the liberty to infert a paffage from the Jearned writer cited in note 3. and 9. The idea of a ...
Strana 100
... worfe . Since therefore whatever God had chofen , there must have been degrees of perfection , and one creature must have been more imperfect and infirm than ano- ther , ought we not to conclude , that our prefent fyftem is at least ...
... worfe . Since therefore whatever God had chofen , there must have been degrees of perfection , and one creature must have been more imperfect and infirm than ano- ther , ought we not to conclude , that our prefent fyftem is at least ...
Strana 136
... worfe ; deprive us of a greater good , to prevent a lefler evil . But , 2dly , Either this diminution of the pleafure would be a more fenfible lofs to us than pain is now , or otherwife . If it were more uneafy to us than pain , the ...
... worfe ; deprive us of a greater good , to prevent a lefler evil . But , 2dly , Either this diminution of the pleafure would be a more fenfible lofs to us than pain is now , or otherwife . If it were more uneafy to us than pain , the ...
Strana 145
... worfe evils must be admitted ; it is in vain therefore to complain of thefe inconveniencies , which cannot be avoided without greater . ( 31. ) VII . Neither . ) NOTES . ( 31. ) Thus if the figure of the earth were changed into a per ...
... worfe evils must be admitted ; it is in vain therefore to complain of thefe inconveniencies , which cannot be avoided without greater . ( 31. ) VII . Neither . ) NOTES . ( 31. ) Thus if the figure of the earth were changed into a per ...
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abfolutely abfurd action agent agreeable alfo alſo anfwer appetites arife becauſe body cafes caufe cauſe chofen choice choofing chooſe conceive confequently confiftent contrary created creatures criterion defign defire Deity determined divine effect efteem election eternal exercife exift exiſtence extenfion faculties faid fame feems felf felves fenfe fhall fhew fhewn fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes ftate ftill fubftance fubject fuch things fufficient fuppofe fuppofition fyftem goodneſs happineſs hence himſelf idea imperfection impoffible indifferent infinite inftance itſelf laws leaft lefs liberty mankind manner matter means meaſure mifery mind moft moral moſt motion muft muſt natural evils neceffarily neceffary neceffity nefs NOTES obferved objects obliged occafion otherwife ourſelves paffions pain particular perfect perfon pleafe pleaſe pleaſure poffible pofitive prefent preferve principle puniſhment purpoſe reafon refpect ſpace ſtate thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtanding univerfal uſe virtue worfe
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Strana 417 - And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Strana 432 - Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Strana 98 - Existence is a blessing to those beings only which are endowed with perception ; and is in a manner thrown away upon dead matter, any farther than as it is subservient to beings which are conscious of their existence.
Strana 427 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Strana 130 - Labour or exercise ferments the humours, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigour, nor the soul act with cheerfulness.
Strana xxxi - ... the consideration of these four sorts of obligation (which are the only ones) it is evident that a full and complete obligation which will extend to all cases, can only be that arising from the authority of God; because God only can in all cases make a man happy or miserable: and therefore, since we are always obliged to that conformity called virtue, it is evident that the immediate rule or criterion of it, is the will of God. The...
Strana 179 - So that the idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular action, according to the determination or thought of the mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the other...
Strana xxvi - ... whenever this end is not perceived, they are to be accounted for from the association of ideas and may properly enough be called habits.
Strana 331 - ... but they surprise and come upon us from we know not what quarter. If they proceeded from the mobility of spirits, straggling out of order, and fortuitous affections of the brain, or were of the nature of dreams, why are they not as wild, incoherent, and extravagant as they are? Not to add, that the world has generally acknowledged, and therefore...
Strana 83 - Had he only made one species of animals, none of the rest would have enjoyed the happiness of existence; he has, therefore, specified in his creation every degree of life, every capacity of being. The whole...