On natural theologyR. Carter, 1840 |
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actual adaptation affirm altogether anger animal antecedent argument astronomy authority beatitudes beauty beneficence benevolence bosom cause character Christian Theology conceived conscience constitution creation creatures Deity demonstration discovery distinct divine doctrine earth economy effect enjoyment evidence evil existence experience external nature fact faculties felt force Godhead hand happiness harmony heart human imagination important inference influence instance instinctive intellectual jurisprudence justice labour Leibnitz lence lessons light look material matter mechanism ment mental mind moral constitution moral economy moral nature mystery natural signs Natural Theology nature hath nature's ness never object observation operation original palpable perfect phatically pheno phenomena philosophy physical possessory feeling prayer present principle processes question racter reason regard respect result righteousness sense sentiment sequences society species speculation spirit stancy strength terminating object things thought tion truth uncon universe vidual violence virtue wherewith whole wisdom
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Էջ 286 - Men suffer all their life long under the foolish superstition that they can be cheated. But it is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself as for a thing to be, and not to be, at the same time.
Էջ 190 - Rock, which stands on one side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right ahead that we had not to alter our course above a point in order to hit the entrance of Rio. This was the first land we had seen for three months, after crossing so many seas and being set backwards and forwards by innumerable currents and foul winds.
Էջ 178 - ... within five miles, where he is, on a boundless ocean, cannot but appear to persons ignorant of physical astronomy an approach to the miraculous. Yet, the alternatives of life and ' death, wealth and ruin, are daily and hourly staked with perfect confidence on these marvellous computations, which might almost seem to have been devised on purpose to show how closely the extremes of speculative refinement and practical utility can be brought to approximate.
Էջ 235 - ... the coming futurity. Now, but for the doctrine of immortality, Man would be an exception to this law — he would stand forth as an anomaly in Nature, with aspirations in his heart for which the universe had no antitype to offer, with capacities of understanding and thought that never were to be followed by objects of corresponding greatness through the whole history of his being...
Էջ 182 - And, since it cannot but be that innumerable and most important uses remain to be discovered among the materials and objects already known to us, as well as among those which the progress of science must hereafter disclose, we may...
Էջ 406 - ... any reason why the divine indignation should not be let loose, without any restraint, upon so vile an insect as he is sensible that he himself must appear to be.
Էջ 405 - All our natural sentiments prompt us to believe that, as perfect virtue is supposed necessarily to appear to the Deity as it does to us, for its own sake and without any further view, the natural and proper object of love and reward, so must vice, of hatred and punishment. That the gods neither resent nor hurt was the general maxim of all the different sects of the ancient philosophy ; and, if by resenting be understood that violent...
Էջ 251 - Paul enjoin any thing more contrary to nature than the excision of a right hand, or the plucking out of a right eye...
Էջ 406 - If we consult our natural sentiments we are apt to fear lest before the holiness of God, vice should appear to be more worthy of punishment, than the weakness and imperfection of human virtue can ever seem to be of reward. Man when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence in his own merit, or in the imperfect propriety of his own conduct. In the presence of his fellow creatures he may often justly elevate himself, and may often have reason to think highly...
Էջ 407 - Repentance, sorrow, humiliation, contrition at the thought of his past misconduct, are, upon this account, the sentiments which become him, and seem to be the only means which he has left for appeasing that wrath which he knows he has justly provoked. He even distrusts the efficacy of all these, and actually fears lest the wisdom of God should not, like the weakness of man. be prevailed upon to spare the criminal by the most importunate lamentations of the crime.