Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityJ. Faulder, 1809 - 548 pagina's |
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Pagina 39
... Creator have communicated the capacity ? Why resort to contrivance , where power is omnipotent ? Contrivance , by its very defi- nition and nature , is the refuge of imperfec- tion . To have recourse to expedients , implies difficulty ...
... Creator have communicated the capacity ? Why resort to contrivance , where power is omnipotent ? Contrivance , by its very defi- nition and nature , is the refuge of imperfec- tion . To have recourse to expedients , implies difficulty ...
Pagina 56
... Creator , imperfec- tion , inaccuracy , liability to disorder , occa- sional irregularities , may subsist in a consi- derable degree , without inducing any doubt into the question : just as a watch may fre- quently go wrong , seldom ...
... Creator , imperfec- tion , inaccuracy , liability to disorder , occa- sional irregularities , may subsist in a consi- derable degree , without inducing any doubt into the question : just as a watch may fre- quently go wrong , seldom ...
Pagina 57
... Creator . When the argument respects his at- tributes , they are of weight ; but are then to be taken in conjunction ( the attention is not to rest upon them , but they are to be taken in conjunction ) with the unexceptionable evi ...
... Creator . When the argument respects his at- tributes , they are of weight ; but are then to be taken in conjunction ( the attention is not to rest upon them , but they are to be taken in conjunction ) with the unexceptionable evi ...
Pagina 67
... Creator , this turn is sometimes attempted to be given , namely , that the parts were not intended for the use , but that the use arose out of the parts . This distinction is intelligible . A cabinet - maker rubs his ma- hogany with ...
... Creator , this turn is sometimes attempted to be given , namely , that the parts were not intended for the use , but that the use arose out of the parts . This distinction is intelligible . A cabinet - maker rubs his ma- hogany with ...
Pagina 71
... Creator , has not been explained ei- ther by definition or example : and , without such explanation , it should seem to be a mere substitution of words for reasons , names for causes . Order itself is only the adapta- tion of means to ...
... Creator , has not been explained ei- ther by definition or example : and , without such explanation , it should seem to be a mere substitution of words for reasons , names for causes . Order itself is only the adapta- tion of means to ...
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