The Works of President Edwards ...Isaac Sturtevant, Printer, 1808 |
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Page 51
... exertion of the act is the determination of the act ; that for the soul to exert a particu- lar volition , is for it to cause and determine that act of voli- tion ; I would on this observe , that the thing in question seems to be ...
... exertion of the act is the determination of the act ; that for the soul to exert a particu- lar volition , is for it to cause and determine that act of voli- tion ; I would on this observe , that the thing in question seems to be ...
Page 115
... EXERTION of the active faculty , be- cause that faculty would not be exerted without some PRE- VIOUS REASON to DISPOSE the mind to action ; so from hence it plainly appears , that when a man is said to be disposed to one action rather ...
... EXERTION of the active faculty , be- cause that faculty would not be exerted without some PRE- VIOUS REASON to DISPOSE the mind to action ; so from hence it plainly appears , that when a man is said to be disposed to one action rather ...
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... exertion of power ; but yet it is implied in their notion of action , that it is not the beginning of motion or exertion of power , but is consequent and depend- ent on a preceding exertion of power , viz . the power of Will and choice ...
... exertion of power ; but yet it is implied in their notion of action , that it is not the beginning of motion or exertion of power , but is consequent and depend- ent on a preceding exertion of power , viz . the power of Will and choice ...
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