Illustrations of the Divine Government, etcSherwood & Company, 1822 - 456 |
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... consequences : he is perfectly wise : he is infinitely good . Would he then permit it to happen , did he not foresee it would answer some wise and bene- volent purpose ? Can we conceive that he is every where present without acting ...
... consequences : he is perfectly wise : he is infinitely good . Would he then permit it to happen , did he not foresee it would answer some wise and bene- volent purpose ? Can we conceive that he is every where present without acting ...
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... consequence ; and what would detract from the dignity and greatness of the Governor of the universe would be , not his taking care of these minute concerns , but his neglecting them . A great part of animal enjoyment depends upon what ...
... consequence ; and what would detract from the dignity and greatness of the Governor of the universe would be , not his taking care of these minute concerns , but his neglecting them . A great part of animal enjoyment depends upon what ...
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... consequences are fore- seen and considered ; that its time , its place , its measure , its duration , are all appointed by him who first set in motion the complicated and mighty wheels which bring it round . By Of this sublime truth ...
... consequences are fore- seen and considered ; that its time , its place , its measure , its duration , are all appointed by him who first set in motion the complicated and mighty wheels which bring it round . By Of this sublime truth ...
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... consequences which would result from their operation , in every instant of time and to every individual . If , therefore , when he appointed them , he foresaw that they would give rise to any event inconsistent with perfect benevolence ...
... consequences which would result from their operation , in every instant of time and to every individual . If , therefore , when he appointed them , he foresaw that they would give rise to any event inconsistent with perfect benevolence ...
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... pain for the past , any further than the past has reference to the future , is revenge , not punishment : were it perfectly certain that an evil volition which is past would be attended with no ill consequences in time to come , it 53.
... pain for the past , any further than the past has reference to the future , is revenge , not punishment : were it perfectly certain that an evil volition which is past would be attended with no ill consequences in time to come , it 53.
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