Thoughts on the Cause of Evil, Physical and Moral: In a Series of LettersJames Carpenter, 1810 - 174 páginas |
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... all the purposes , of infinite wis- dom . " With most profound respect for these very great authorities , I beg leave to re- commend to you not to be deterred by them from your investigation of this mo- mentous subject . 4.
... all the purposes , of infinite wis- dom . " With most profound respect for these very great authorities , I beg leave to re- commend to you not to be deterred by them from your investigation of this mo- mentous subject . 4.
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... infinite power , wisdom , and goodness , inherent in the Being whom we believe to be our creator and gover- nor . This difficulty some have imagined to be surmounted by the scale of being , or chain of nature , suggested by Lord Bo ...
... infinite power , wisdom , and goodness , inherent in the Being whom we believe to be our creator and gover- nor . This difficulty some have imagined to be surmounted by the scale of being , or chain of nature , suggested by Lord Bo ...
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... infinite wisdom : and the human mind cannot conceive the perfection of a whole , as any thing but the result of the perfection of all its parts . Lucretius , from the supposed imperfec tion of parts of the system of nature , denies it ...
... infinite wisdom : and the human mind cannot conceive the perfection of a whole , as any thing but the result of the perfection of all its parts . Lucretius , from the supposed imperfec tion of parts of the system of nature , denies it ...
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... Infinite Goodness . And we accordingly have sacred authority for as- serting that it is repugnant to the divine nature . Deut . xxiv . 16. " The fathers shall not be put to death for the children , neither shall the children be put to ...
... Infinite Goodness . And we accordingly have sacred authority for as- serting that it is repugnant to the divine nature . Deut . xxiv . 16. " The fathers shall not be put to death for the children , neither shall the children be put to ...
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... infinite wisdom ? This is the perplexing question ; and accordingly divines , in answer to it - ob . serving the golden rule in considering the dispensations of Providence , as well as in composing an epic or dramatic poem , " Nec Deus ...
... infinite wisdom ? This is the perplexing question ; and accordingly divines , in answer to it - ob . serving the golden rule in considering the dispensations of Providence , as well as in composing an epic or dramatic poem , " Nec Deus ...
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Página 26 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Página 87 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Página 167 - Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Página 167 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat, all the days of thy life: and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Página 146 - And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
Página 145 - But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Página 144 - And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Página 137 - O, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made ; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou...
Página 25 - The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to dcath for his own sin.
Página 55 - Whatever it be that forms the manners of one generation, the next must imbibe a deeper tincture of the same dye; men being more susceptible of all impressions during infancy, and retaining these impressions as long as they remain in the world.