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... itself , must have been without beginning , notwithstanding this argument ; the works of God may also have been without beginning , notwithstanding the fame argument . It may make this dif- ficulty the easier to us , to confider that ...
... itself , must have been without beginning , notwithstanding this argument ; the works of God may also have been without beginning , notwithstanding the fame argument . It may make this dif- ficulty the easier to us , to confider that ...
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... itself ; fince it can only be acted upon , and we cannot connect with it the idea of action , or an original power of acting upon other things , we cannot but conclude that God is an imma- terial being , or a Spirit . But , we must ...
... itself ; fince it can only be acted upon , and we cannot connect with it the idea of action , or an original power of acting upon other things , we cannot but conclude that God is an imma- terial being , or a Spirit . But , we must ...
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... itself , is so sluggish and inert , fhould be the original cause and fountain of life , action , and motion to all other beings . Notwithstanding our- ignorance , therefore , concerning the na- ture of matter , and of the properties ...
... itself , is so sluggish and inert , fhould be the original cause and fountain of life , action , and motion to all other beings . Notwithstanding our- ignorance , therefore , concerning the na- ture of matter , and of the properties ...
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... itself . The immutability of the divine being , or his being incapable of being acted up- on , or controlled by any other , is what we mean when we fay that he is an inde- pendent being , if by this term we mean any thing more than his ...
... itself . The immutability of the divine being , or his being incapable of being acted up- on , or controlled by any other , is what we mean when we fay that he is an inde- pendent being , if by this term we mean any thing more than his ...
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... itself is in a ftate of improvement , the cultivated parts continually gaining ground on the uncul- tivated ones ; by which means , befides many other advantages , even the incle- mencies of the weather are , in fome mea- fure ...
... itself is in a ftate of improvement , the cultivated parts continually gaining ground on the uncul- tivated ones ; by which means , befides many other advantages , even the incle- mencies of the weather are , in fome mea- fure ...
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