Dissertations on the Existence, Attributes, Providence, and Moral Government of God: And on the Duty, Character, Security, & Final Happiness, of His Righteous SubjectsMundell, Doig, & Stevenson, 1807 - 346 pages |
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... possess every possible excellence , and possess it to its utmost possible extent . Were there any perfection , or degree of perfection , which he did not possess , there must , in this case , have been some cause that made him possess ...
... possess every possible excellence , and possess it to its utmost possible extent . Were there any perfection , or degree of perfection , which he did not possess , there must , in this case , have been some cause that made him possess ...
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... possess ; all our present comforts , and all our future hopes . It is impossible to think of God without being fixed in all the stillness of astonishment . It is impossible duly to think of him , without swelling with every celestial ...
... possess ; all our present comforts , and all our future hopes . It is impossible to think of God without being fixed in all the stillness of astonishment . It is impossible duly to think of him , without swelling with every celestial ...
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... possessing any thing like supreme di- rection . But we must conceive of God as equally present , every instant , in every part of infinite space : as at all times com- prehending , supporting , moving , and re- gulating all beings ...
... possessing any thing like supreme di- rection . But we must conceive of God as equally present , every instant , in every part of infinite space : as at all times com- prehending , supporting , moving , and re- gulating all beings ...
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... possess the latter with- out possessing the former ! This seems to me so very plain as to require no farther illustration . But though knowledge and wisdom do not always exist together in hu- man beings , they must exist together in God ...
... possess the latter with- out possessing the former ! This seems to me so very plain as to require no farther illustration . But though knowledge and wisdom do not always exist together in hu- man beings , they must exist together in God ...
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... power , and knowledge , and wisdom . As he possesses an underived and eternal nature , it is impossible to con- ceive of him , as in any respect , either PSALM CXIV, 9 The Lord is good to all, and ́ ́tender mercies are over all his works.
... power , and knowledge , and wisdom . As he possesses an underived and eternal nature , it is impossible to con- ceive of him , as in any respect , either PSALM CXIV, 9 The Lord is good to all, and ́ ́tender mercies are over all his works.
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