Illustrations of the Divine Government, etcSherwood & Company, 1822 - 456 |
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... communicate it , he en- dowed him with the power of performing such stupendous works as no being unassisted by him could possibly accomplish ; if mankind were in want of a revelation ; if the revelation actually given be in every ...
... communicate it , he en- dowed him with the power of performing such stupendous works as no being unassisted by him could possibly accomplish ; if mankind were in want of a revelation ; if the revelation actually given be in every ...
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... communicate happiness , and wrong to pro- duce misery . This distinction God , as intel- ligent , must perceive , and the perception of it is the same with the approbation of beneficence , and the disapprobation of its contrary . A ...
... communicate happiness , and wrong to pro- duce misery . This distinction God , as intel- ligent , must perceive , and the perception of it is the same with the approbation of beneficence , and the disapprobation of its contrary . A ...
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... communicate his own attributes in their original perfection is a thing impossible to be done , since to render a creature self - existent , or absolutely independent , implies ' a direct contradiction . The evil of imperfection must ...
... communicate his own attributes in their original perfection is a thing impossible to be done , since to render a creature self - existent , or absolutely independent , implies ' a direct contradiction . The evil of imperfection must ...
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... communicate hap- piness , it is inconceivable that he should have chosen the lesser in preference to the greater good . It has been shown that he could not communicate absolute perfection to any crea- ture . That degree of perfection ...
... communicate hap- piness , it is inconceivable that he should have chosen the lesser in preference to the greater good . It has been shown that he could not communicate absolute perfection to any crea- ture . That degree of perfection ...
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... communicate to some higher degrees of perfection than to others , since by this means the sum of happiness is im- measurably increased . Hence too we perceive the true answer to all such questions as these , Why are not creatures made ...
... communicate to some higher degrees of perfection than to others , since by this means the sum of happiness is im- measurably increased . Hence too we perceive the true answer to all such questions as these , Why are not creatures made ...
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