The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life, Volumen3S. Converse, 1829 - 604 páginas |
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... person . The thing supposed is impossible ; but the case is , nevertheless , just the same , as to what is most fit and suita- ble in itself . For it is most certainly proper for God to act , according to the greatest fitness , and he ...
... person . The thing supposed is impossible ; but the case is , nevertheless , just the same , as to what is most fit and suita- ble in itself . For it is most certainly proper for God to act , according to the greatest fitness , and he ...
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... person that is disinterested . For being interested , unfits a person to be an arbiter or judge , no otherwise , than as interest tends to mislead his judgment , or incline him to act contrary to it . But that God should be in danger of ...
... person that is disinterested . For being interested , unfits a person to be an arbiter or judge , no otherwise , than as interest tends to mislead his judgment , or incline him to act contrary to it . But that God should be in danger of ...
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... person may be inconsistent with the public good ; at least it may be so in the apprehension of that person . That which this person looks upon as his interest , may interfere with , or oppose the general good . Hence his private ...
... person may be inconsistent with the public good ; at least it may be so in the apprehension of that person . That which this person looks upon as his interest , may interfere with , or oppose the general good . Hence his private ...
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... persons make both objections , they must be inconsistent with themselves . 2. I would observe , that it is not unworthy of God to take pleasure in that which is in itself fit and amiable , even in those that are infinitely below him ...
... persons make both objections , they must be inconsistent with themselves . 2. I would observe , that it is not unworthy of God to take pleasure in that which is in itself fit and amiable , even in those that are infinitely below him ...
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... persons who are described in scrip- ture as approved saints , and set forth as examples of piety , sought as their last and highest end , in the instances of their good and approved behaviour ; that we must suppose , was what they ought ...
... persons who are described in scrip- ture as approved saints , and set forth as examples of piety , sought as their last and highest end , in the instances of their good and approved behaviour ; that we must suppose , was what they ought ...
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