The Works of the Rev. John Fletcher ...Carlton & Porter, 1899 |
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Page 187
... liberty to stay , he has not freedom to be gone . So that liberty is not an idea be- longing to volition , or preferring ; but to the person having the power of doing , or forbearing to do , according as the mind shall choose or direct ...
... liberty to stay , he has not freedom to be gone . So that liberty is not an idea be- longing to volition , or preferring ; but to the person having the power of doing , or forbearing to do , according as the mind shall choose or direct ...
Page 191
... liberty to rise or fall by the least weight , " he absurdly imposes upon the moral world a mechanical freedom or liberty , which is mere necessity . His mistake is set in a still clearer light by the following definition : - 4. Active ...
... liberty to rise or fall by the least weight , " he absurdly imposes upon the moral world a mechanical freedom or liberty , which is mere necessity . His mistake is set in a still clearer light by the following definition : - 4. Active ...
Page 194
... liberty is increased . " I will run the way of thy commandments . " The defenders of necessity are chiefly led into their error by con- sidering the imperfection of our liberty , and the narrow limits of our powers : but they reason ...
... liberty is increased . " I will run the way of thy commandments . " The defenders of necessity are chiefly led into their error by con- sidering the imperfection of our liberty , and the narrow limits of our powers : but they reason ...
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ADVERTISEMENT | 9 |
The importance of faith balanced by that of works | 21 |
The doctrine of the preceding section weighed in the Scripture Scales 53 | 74 |
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