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... see them fet in a perfectly clear light . But notwithstanding this , we may know enough of the divine being , and of his moral government to make us much better and happier beings than we could be without fuch knowledge ; and even the ...
... see them fet in a perfectly clear light . But notwithstanding this , we may know enough of the divine being , and of his moral government to make us much better and happier beings than we could be without fuch knowledge ; and even the ...
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... see in the world around us , and a being who was himself uncaused . Unless we have re- -course to this fuppofition , we cannot ac- count for prefent appearances ; for there is an evident incapacity in every thing we fee of being the ...
... see in the world around us , and a being who was himself uncaused . Unless we have re- -course to this fuppofition , we cannot ac- count for prefent appearances ; for there is an evident incapacity in every thing we fee of being the ...
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... see reason to conclude that , ceteris manentibus , nothing could be changed for the better , we may alfo conclude that the fyftem itself could not be changed for a better ; fince the fame wifdom that has fo perfectly , 1 perfectly ...
... see reason to conclude that , ceteris manentibus , nothing could be changed for the better , we may alfo conclude that the fyftem itself could not be changed for a better ; fince the fame wifdom that has fo perfectly , 1 perfectly ...
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... see the greatest wisdom in the vari- ation of the seasons of the year in the fame place , in the provision that is made for watering as well as warming the foil , fo as to prepare it for the growth of the vari- ous kinds of vegetables ...
... see the greatest wisdom in the vari- ation of the seasons of the year in the fame place , in the provision that is made for watering as well as warming the foil , fo as to prepare it for the growth of the vari- ous kinds of vegetables ...
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... a reasonable share of fecurity and fuccefs . Could we see all the caufes of the rife and fall of empires , and in what manner the happiness of mankind is connected with great events in the hiftory of the world , with 36 Inftitutes of.
... a reasonable share of fecurity and fuccefs . Could we see all the caufes of the rife and fall of empires , and in what manner the happiness of mankind is connected with great events in the hiftory of the world , with 36 Inftitutes of.
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