The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, John Bramhall ...: With a Life of the Author, and a Collection of His LettersJ.H. Parker, 1844 |
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... creatures also , which have neither reason , nor spontaneity , nor so much as sensitive appetite ? Such is T. H. his liberty . hypotheti- necessity . ] His necessity is just such another ; a necessity upon suppo- [ 2. And sition ...
... creatures also , which have neither reason , nor spontaneity , nor so much as sensitive appetite ? Such is T. H. his liberty . hypotheti- necessity . ] His necessity is just such another ; a necessity upon suppo- [ 2. And sition ...
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... creatures ; and seeing their rare works , I have seen enough to confute all the bold - faced atheists of this age , and their hellish blasphemies . I see them , but I praised the marvel- lous works of God , and admired that Great and ...
... creatures ; and seeing their rare works , I have seen enough to confute all the bold - faced atheists of this age , and their hellish blasphemies . I see them , but I praised the marvel- lous works of God , and admired that Great and ...
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... creatures , strangers not only to right reason but to all resemblances of it . Seventhly , concerning those actions which are done upon 7. [ Habitu- precedent and past deliberations ; they are not only spon- voluntary . ] taneous , but ...
... creatures , strangers not only to right reason but to all resemblances of it . Seventhly , concerning those actions which are done upon 7. [ Habitu- precedent and past deliberations ; they are not only spon- voluntary . ] taneous , but ...
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... creature , whose limbs be moved by fancy , should have election , that is , liberty to do what he has a fancy to , though it be not in his will or power to choose his fancy , or choose his election or will . This doctrine , because he ...
... creature , whose limbs be moved by fancy , should have election , that is , liberty to do what he has a fancy to , though it be not in his will or power to choose his fancy , or choose his election or will . This doctrine , because he ...
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... creature , but God's conse- quent intention upon the prevision of Pharaoh's obstinacy , - that since he would not glorify God in obeying His word , he should glorify God [ in ] undergoing His judgments . Hitherto we find no eternal ...
... creature , but God's conse- quent intention upon the prevision of Pharaoh's obstinacy , - that since he would not glorify God in obeying His word , he should glorify God [ in ] undergoing His judgments . Hitherto we find no eternal ...
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absolute necessity actions philosophically Animadv Animadversions answer antece antecedent appetite Aquin argument Aristot BRAMHALL brute beasts called cast Castigations choose Christian command compulsion conceive concurrence confess consequence contingent contradiction contrary creatures decrees decrees of God Defence deliberation deny determined Disc DISCOURSE disjunctive proposition distinction Divine doth effect election Epictetus error Esau eternal evil extrinsecal causes faculty fault fear forbear free act free agent freely God's hath Hobbes Ibid impediments JOHN BRAMHALL judge judgment justice justly last dictate Lastly Leviathan maketh man's means moral motion natural neces necessarily necessary cause necessitated never NUMBER objects opinion otherwise outward passions prescience proceed produce proposition prove punishment question rain to-morrow reason Reply saith sary Scripture second causes Secondly Secund sense shew soul spontaneous Stoics sufficient supposing supposition T. H. Numb things Thirdly thou tion true liberty truth understanding unjust unto whatsoever wherein words καὶ
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Page 427 - Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom no man hath seen, nor can see : to whom be honour and power everlasting.
Page 316 - That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right...
Page 71 - Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour ? What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction ; and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory...
Page 244 - Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Page 65 - Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Page 489 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 286 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page 311 - Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God...
Page 54 - And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
Page 77 - But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. "Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.