Freedom of the WillCosimo, Inc., 2007 M06 1 - 368 pages "Considered by many to be the greatest book by enormously influential American preacher and theologian JONATHAN EDWARDS (17031758), this provocative 1754 work explores the necessity of Gods grace for the salvaging of the damaged will of humanity and argues that free will is an extension of and connected to the grace of God. What is the nature of morality? Can God be evil? What constitutes sin? How does Gods foreknowledge of all events impact concepts of morality? How does intent inform our acts of vice and virtue? Still controversial and hotly debated in the 21st century, this demanding evangelistic worksome call it the best argument for the sovereignty of Godis among the essential reading of the thinker whose philosophies inspired the 18th-century religious of the Great Awakening, which continues to hugely influence American Protestantism to this day. Freedom of the Will will enthrall and challenge serious readers of the Bible as well as students of theologys impact on American history. " |
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... effect that is similar to what we see arise , in innumerable cases which are parallel , where the cause is not at all blameworthy . Nevertheless , at first , I had thoughts of carefully avoiding the use of the appellation Arminian in ...
... effect that is similar to what we see arise , in innumerable cases which are parallel , where the cause is not at all blameworthy . Nevertheless , at first , I had thoughts of carefully avoiding the use of the appellation Arminian in ...
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... effect which must have a cause . If the will be deter- mined , there is a determiner . This must be supposed to be ... effects upon itself , and is the object of its own influence and action . With respect to that grand inquiry , What ...
... effect which must have a cause . If the will be deter- mined , there is a determiner . This must be supposed to be ... effects upon itself , and is the object of its own influence and action . With respect to that grand inquiry , What ...
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... effect , or to the act of the will excited . This previous tendency of the motive is what I call the strength of the motive . That motive which has a less degree of previous advantage or tenden- cy to move the will , or that appears ...
... effect , or to the act of the will excited . This previous tendency of the motive is what I call the strength of the motive . That motive which has a less degree of previous advantage or tenden- cy to move the will , or that appears ...
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... effect , and is insufficient to withstand the power , or hinder the effect . The common notion of necessity and impossibility implies something that frustrates endeavour or desire . Here several things are to be noted : - 1. Things are ...
... effect , and is insufficient to withstand the power , or hinder the effect . The common notion of necessity and impossibility implies something that frustrates endeavour or desire . Here several things are to be noted : - 1. Things are ...
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... effect or event , or any thing whatso- ever that ever has had or will have a beginning , has come into being necessarily , or will hereafter necessarily exist . And therefore this is the necessity which espe- cially belongs to ...
... effect or event , or any thing whatso- ever that ever has had or will have a beginning , has come into being necessarily , or will hereafter necessarily exist . And therefore this is the necessity which espe- cially belongs to ...
Contents
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SECTION PAGE | 63 |
Command and Obligation to Obedience consistent | 180 |
of Things in themselves good particularly con | 192 |
Arminian Notions of Moral Agency inconsistent | 210 |
PART IV | 217 |
The Falseness and Inconsistence of that meta | 224 |
The Reasons why some think it contrary to Com | 232 |
It is agreeable to Common Sense and the natural | 239 |
Concerning those Objections that this Scheme | 249 |
Concerning the Notion of Liberty of Will consist | 71 |
Concerning the supposed Liberty of the Will | 82 |
The Evidence of Gods certain Foreknowledge | 111 |
Gods certain Foreknowledge of the future Voli | 133 |
Whether we suppose the Volitions of Moral | 148 |
The Acts of the Will of the human soul of Jesus | 156 |
The case of such as are given up of God to Sin | 172 |
Concerning that Objection against the Doctrine | 257 |
Some further Objection against the Moral Neces | 270 |
Concerning that Objection against the Doctrine | 285 |
Of a supposed Tendency of these Principles | 311 |
CONCLUSION | 322 |
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Popular passages
Page 131 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 162 - That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 122 - I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Page 159 - Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, To him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Page 171 - And they sung a new song, saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth.
Page 165 - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come; in the volume of the book it is written of me: I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within my heart.
Page 129 - And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent : For he is not a man, that he should repent.
Page 171 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
Page 158 - Thus saith God the Lord, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out ; He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it ; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, And spirit to them that walk therein...