Observations in Defence of the Liberty of Man as a Moral Agent: In Answer to Dr. Priestley's Illustrations of Philosophical NecessityJ. Johnson, 1779 - 244 pages |
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... truths , which are infeparably con- nected with the just idea of a divine moral government , and without which we cannot be at all account- able for any thing we do . Punishment , on the fuppofition that the whole conduct of men through ...
... truths , which are infeparably con- nected with the just idea of a divine moral government , and without which we cannot be at all account- able for any thing we do . Punishment , on the fuppofition that the whole conduct of men through ...
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... of Dr. Priestley ; who is , I doubt not , ani- mated by the warmeft love for truth , and the most affectionate concern to promote the best interests of man- kind , in all his moral and theological writings , kind , PREFAC F :
... of Dr. Priestley ; who is , I doubt not , ani- mated by the warmeft love for truth , and the most affectionate concern to promote the best interests of man- kind , in all his moral and theological writings , kind , PREFAC F :
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... truth , no more power or liberty of doing any thing , than a piece of iron , which is bent , had of bending itself . They are both neceffarily acted upon , and bent by fome external causes ; and the only difference be- B 3 tween tween ...
... truth , no more power or liberty of doing any thing , than a piece of iron , which is bent , had of bending itself . They are both neceffarily acted upon , and bent by fome external causes ; and the only difference be- B 3 tween tween ...
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... truth no perfection at all . For , if it be really im- poffible that even infinite knowledge should extend to actions or events in their own na- ture contingent ; that is , where proper li- berty , or agency is fuppofed ; we no more ...
... truth no perfection at all . For , if it be really im- poffible that even infinite knowledge should extend to actions or events in their own na- ture contingent ; that is , where proper li- berty , or agency is fuppofed ; we no more ...
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... truth or falfhood of propo- fitions , the agreement or difagreement of ideas , does not act , but is acted upon , by the evidence which is prefented to it ; and ac- cording to the appearance of the evidence , the judgment , in its laft ...
... truth or falfhood of propo- fitions , the agreement or difagreement of ideas , does not act , but is acted upon , by the evidence which is prefented to it ; and ac- cording to the appearance of the evidence , the judgment , in its laft ...
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abfolute action advocates for liberty afcribe againſt agency agent alfo alſo anſwer argument arifing becauſe cafe Calvinistic caufe cauſe ceffary ceffity certainty choice circumftances conduct confequence confideration confidered confiftent conftitution defign defire difpofition diftinction divine doctrine of neceffity Dr's effect effential exiſtence exprefs faid fame favour fays fection feems felf-determining fenfe fhall fhould fide firſt fome ftate ftill fubject fuch fuppofed fuppofition furely fyftem greateſt happineſs himſelf idea Illuftrations impoffibility influence inftance itſelf judgment juft juſt leaft leaſt lefs mankind means ment mind moft moral evil moſt motives muft muſt myſelf nature neceffarian neceffarily determined neceffary obferves occafion otherwife paffages perfons philofophical phyfical pleaſe pleaſure poffible pofition prefented Price Priestley principle proper puniſhment purpoſe queftion reafon refpect ſay ſcheme ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſuch ſuppoſe thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tural unavoidable underſtanding uſe virtue virtuous volition
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Page 216 - God; who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 214 - God, I have no pleafure in the death of " the wicked, but that the wicked turn " from his way and live : turn ye, turn ye st from your evil ways - for why will ye " die, O houfe of Ifrael ?
Page 176 - ... necessity of all men's voluntary actions would appear manifest. And therefore God, that seeth and disposeth all things, seeth also that the liberty of man in doing what he will is accompanied with the necessity of doing that which God will and no more, nor less.
Page 208 - The Lord killeth and maketh alive; He bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up.
Page 15 - Nor let any one say he cannot govern his passions, nor hinder them from breaking out, and carrying him into action ; for what he can do before a prince or a great man, he can do alone, or in the presence of God, if he will.
Page 139 - ... since they are not derived from it, and the wickedness of the one can never be used as a proof of the depravity of the other.
Page 10 - ... in eating and drinking. If he has the command of his own feet, fo as to go either this way or that or no whither, as fure he has, it is in his power to abftain from ill company and vicious places. And fo on e.
Page 143 - ... us under the form of our greateft intereft or good! How happy to have had a free independent power of acting contrary to motives, when the prevailing motive hath a bad tendency ! By this power we might have pufhed our way to virtue and happinefs, whatever motives were fuggefted by vice and folly to draw us back...
Page 1 - That there is some fixed law of nature respecting the will, as well as the other powers of the mind, and every thing else in the constitution of nature ; and consequently that it is never determined without some real or apparent cause foreign to itself, ie, without some motive of choice; or that motives influence us in some definite and invariable manner, so that every volition, or choice, is constantly regulated...
Page 198 - And Jofeph faid unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you; and they came near : And he faid, I am Jofeph your brother, whom ye fold into Egypt.