The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 171
... evidence for a commencement to the present order of the material world is all that we shall notice in this preliminary chapter - postponing our view of its observational evidence to the next book , when we treat of the proofs for the ...
... evidence for a commencement to the present order of the material world is all that we shall notice in this preliminary chapter - postponing our view of its observational evidence to the next book , when we treat of the proofs for the ...
Page 194
... evidence for a divine wisdom in the disposition of its parts . If matter have existed from eternity , it must have ... evidence as indicated singly by the laws , because of the overpassing evidence which is indicated by the collocations ...
... evidence for a divine wisdom in the disposition of its parts . If matter have existed from eternity , it must have ... evidence as indicated singly by the laws , because of the overpassing evidence which is indicated by the collocations ...
Page 204
... evidence for design in a workmanship of art is grounded exclusively on the shapes and collocations of things ; and in no way presupposes either a creation of matter , or an infusion of its properties , on the part of the artificer . And ...
... evidence for design in a workmanship of art is grounded exclusively on the shapes and collocations of things ; and in no way presupposes either a creation of matter , or an infusion of its properties , on the part of the artificer . And ...
Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
MR HUMES OBJECTION TO THE A POSTERIORI | 121 |
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