Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of NatureM. Thomas, sold also by Isaac Peirce, M. Carey ... Johnson & Warner, 1814 - 349 pagina's |
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Pagina 25
... Creator , great and little are nothing . Sturmius held , that the examination of the eye was a cure for atheism . Beside that conformity to optical principles which its internal constitution displays , and which alone amounts to a ...
... Creator , great and little are nothing . Sturmius held , that the examination of the eye was a cure for atheism . Beside that conformity to optical principles which its internal constitution displays , and which alone amounts to a ...
Pagina 29
... Creator have communicated the capacity ? Why resort to contriv- ance , where power is omnipotent ? Contrivance , by its very definition and nature , is the refuge of imperfec- tion . To have recourse to expedients , implies difficul- ty ...
... Creator have communicated the capacity ? Why resort to contriv- ance , where power is omnipotent ? Contrivance , by its very definition and nature , is the refuge of imperfec- tion . To have recourse to expedients , implies difficul- ty ...
Pagina 40
... Creator , imperfection , inaccura- cy , liability to disorder , occasional irregularities , may subsist , in a considerable degree , without inducing any doubt into the question : just as a watch may frequent- ly go wrong , seldom ...
... Creator , imperfection , inaccura- cy , liability to disorder , occasional irregularities , may subsist , in a considerable degree , without inducing any doubt into the question : just as a watch may frequent- ly go wrong , seldom ...
Pagina 47
... Creator , this turn is sometimes attempted to be given , viz . 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 mahogany with fish ...
... Creator , this turn is sometimes attempted to be given , viz . 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 mahogany with fish ...
Pagina 49
... Creator , has not been explained either by definition or example : and , without such explanation , it should seem to be a mere substi- tution of words for reasons , names for causes . Order itself is only the adaptation of means to an ...
... Creator , has not been explained either by definition or example : and , without such explanation , it should seem to be a mere substi- tution of words for reasons , names for causes . Order itself is only the adaptation of means to an ...
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Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity ... William Paley Volledige weergave - 1820 |
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