The Works of President Edwards ...Isaac Sturtevant, Printer, 1808 |
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... desire , under circumstances in view , any immediate exertion of the members of his body in order to it ; because he has no expectation that he should obtain the desired end by any such exertion ; and he does not prefer or incline to ...
... desire , under circumstances in view , any immediate exertion of the members of his body in order to it ; because he has no expectation that he should obtain the desired end by any such exertion ; and he does not prefer or incline to ...
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... desire that they may not persuade him : But yet his Will and Desire do not run coun- ter . The thing which he wills , the very same he de- sires ; and he does not will a thing , and desire the contrary in any particular . In this ...
... desire that they may not persuade him : But yet his Will and Desire do not run coun- ter . The thing which he wills , the very same he de- sires ; and he does not will a thing , and desire the contrary in any particular . In this ...
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... desire is very improperly called a willingness to be temperate ; it is no true desire of that virtue ; for it is not that virtue , that terminates his wishes ; nor have they any direct respect to it . It is only the saving his money ...
... desire is very improperly called a willingness to be temperate ; it is no true desire of that virtue ; for it is not that virtue , that terminates his wishes ; nor have they any direct respect to it . It is only the saving his money ...
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