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And the same is true of the moral relations . Though the being who is the object of them , be exalted to the uttermost — though the beneficence which he has rendered outweigh indefinitely all that ever was conferred upon us by our ...
And the same is true of the moral relations . Though the being who is the object of them , be exalted to the uttermost — though the beneficence which he has rendered outweigh indefinitely all that ever was conferred upon us by our ...
Page 143
It is true that there are many circumstantial things in and about the man which , if we admit as parts of the antecedent , will make up altogether a singular antecedent . But in the strict essential antecedent there is no singularity .
It is true that there are many circumstantial things in and about the man which , if we admit as parts of the antecedent , will make up altogether a singular antecedent . But in the strict essential antecedent there is no singularity .
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... or to fathom the general conception of the Divinity in thus ushering a creature to existence , that he may live in restless vanity , and die , in despair . And what is true of an individual is true of a species or of a universe .
... or to fathom the general conception of the Divinity in thus ushering a creature to existence , that he may live in restless vanity , and die , in despair . And what is true of an individual is true of a species or of a universe .
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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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