The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1W. Collins, 1836 |
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... ARGUMENT ON THE BEING OF A GOD . 1. ALL have heard of the famous a priori argu- ment of Dr. Clarke an argument which Dr. Reid does homage to as the speculation of superior minds ; but whether it be as solid as it is sublime , he ...
... ARGUMENT ON THE BEING OF A GOD . 1. ALL have heard of the famous a priori argu- ment of Dr. Clarke an argument which Dr. Reid does homage to as the speculation of superior minds ; but whether it be as solid as it is sublime , he ...
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... argument is that Eternity and Immensity are modes and as we cannot rid ourselves of the con- ception of a stable existence in the modes , so neither therefore can we rid ourselves of the con- ception of an existent substance to which ...
... argument is that Eternity and Immensity are modes and as we cannot rid ourselves of the con- ception of a stable existence in the modes , so neither therefore can we rid ourselves of the con- ception of an existent substance to which ...
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... argument , and our only argu- ment ; and as it is powerful to convince us , God is , or is not , an object of our belief . " And again " The arguments commonly termed metaphy- sical , on this subject , I have always regarded , as ...
... argument , and our only argu- ment ; and as it is powerful to convince us , God is , or is not , an object of our belief . " And again " The arguments commonly termed metaphy- sical , on this subject , I have always regarded , as ...
Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
MR HUMES OBJECTION TO THE A POSTERIORI | 121 |
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