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... suppose it to have Consider it in that " When I turn my reflection on myself , I never can perceive this self without some one or more perceptions ; nor can I ever perceive any thing but the perceptions . It is the composition of these ...
... suppose it to have Consider it in that " When I turn my reflection on myself , I never can perceive this self without some one or more perceptions ; nor can I ever perceive any thing but the perceptions . It is the composition of these ...
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... Suppose , therefore , that an articulate voice were heard in the clouds , much louder and more melodious than any which human art could ever reach : Suppose that this voice were extended in the same instant over all nations , and spoke ...
... Suppose , therefore , that an articulate voice were heard in the clouds , much louder and more melodious than any which human art could ever reach : Suppose that this voice were extended in the same instant over all nations , and spoke ...
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... suppose an eternal and infinite being , possessing unlimited wisdom and power , whose nature is purely malevolent , is to suppose the coëxistence of two irreconcilable contrarieties . Malignity , implying ignorance and weakness . cannot ...
... suppose an eternal and infinite being , possessing unlimited wisdom and power , whose nature is purely malevolent , is to suppose the coëxistence of two irreconcilable contrarieties . Malignity , implying ignorance and weakness . cannot ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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