...defign ; and the predominant tendency of the contrivance indicates the difpofition of the defigner. The world abounds with contrivances ; and all the...we are acquainted with, are directed to beneficial purpofes. Evil no doubt exifts; but is never, that we can perceive, the object of contrivance. Teeth...

...with that view, and for that purpose. The same argument may be proposed in different terms, thus : Contrivance proves design, and the predominant tendency...acquainted with are directed to beneficial purposes."* Many of the contrivances of the Creator for effecting beneficial purposes have been discovered by philosophers:...

...with that view, and for that purpose. " The same argument may be proposed in different terms, thus : Contrivance proves design ; and the predominant tendency...beneficial purposes. Evil, no doubt, exists ; but it is never, that we can perceive, the object of contrivance. Teeth are contrived to eat, not to ache...

...Caspian lake, " Contrivance proies design ; and the predominant tendency of the contrivance in'lica.es the disposition of the designer. The world abounds...the contrivances which we are acquainted with, are dirocu-d to benefieial purposes. Evil, no doubt, exists; but is never, that we can perceive, the object...

...follows, that God willed the happiness of the human species. 175. Contrivance prov.es design; and the tendency of the contrivance indicates the disposition of the designer. The world ahounds •with contrivances, which are directed to beneficial purposes. reaper^ hand, though this...

...world abounds with contrivances, and all directed to beneficial purposes. Evil no doubt exists ; but it is never, that we can perceive, the object of contrivance. Teeth are contrived to eat—not to ache. Objects of contrivance to produce pain and misery are never found in the works of...

...smell a stench; and every sound a discord."The same argument may be proposed iu different terms, thus: Contrivance proves design; and the predominant tendency...contrivances; and all the contrivances which we are acquainted with,are directed to beneficial purposes. Evil no doubt exists;. but is never, that we can perceive,...

...with that view, and for that purpose. The same argument may be proposed in dînèrent terms, thus : Contrivance proves design ; and the predominant tendency...the object of contrivance. Teeth are contrived to eat,not to ache : their aching now and then is incidental to the contrivance, perhaps inseparable from...

...every sound a harsh noise. We see the world abounds with contrivances!, but we should remember that all the contrivances which we are acquainted with,...never that we can perceive the object of contrivance. In describing implements of husbandry, you would hardly fay of the sickle, that it was made to cut...

...same argument may be proposed in different terms; thus: Contrivance proves design : andthepredominant tendency of the contrivance indicates the disposition...beneficial purposes. Evil, no doubt, exists ; but is nerer, that we can perceive, the object of contrivance, Teeth are contrived to eat, not to ache ; their...