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He , in his Natural Theology , brings it forward as a general position , that wherever we meet with an organic structure where there is the adaptation of complicated means to an end , the cause for its being must be found out of itself ...
He , in his Natural Theology , brings it forward as a general position , that wherever we meet with an organic structure where there is the adaptation of complicated means to an end , the cause for its being must be found out of itself ...
Page 223
... or certain organic forces and combinations that now sustain the life and enjoyment of millionsthen it is at the commencement of these that we require the fiat of a God ; the interposition of a living and purposing agent who moulded ...
... or certain organic forces and combinations that now sustain the life and enjoyment of millionsthen it is at the commencement of these that we require the fiat of a God ; the interposition of a living and purposing agent who moulded ...
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... processes in chemistry , or of all the principles and powers in natural philosophy , that they even , approximate to the formation of an organic being , at least of an organic being which has the property of self - transmission .
... processes in chemistry , or of all the principles and powers in natural philosophy , that they even , approximate to the formation of an organic being , at least of an organic being which has the property of self - transmission .
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Contents
PRELIMINARY VIEWS | 17 |
Of the Metaphysics which have been resorted | 99 |
on the side of Theism | 121 |
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| Title | The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1 The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Thomas Chalmers |
| Author | Thomas Chalmers |
| Publisher | W. Collins, 1836 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2019 |
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