 | 1803 - 818 pages
...the being and attributes of God. He begins with the proof which his preceding arguments afford " of the personality of the Deity," as distinguished from what is sometimes called nature, sometimes a principle, terms which seem to be intended to express an efficacy, but to exclude a personal agent.... | |
 | William Paley - God - 1811 - 574 pages
...if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished...sometimes called a principle : which terms, in the rnouihs of those who use them philosophically, seem to be intended, to admit and to express an efficacy,... | |
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1819 - 302 pages
...if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished From what is sometimes called nature, sometime? called a principle: which terms, in the mouths of those who use them philosophically, seem... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 382 pages
...if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished from what is sometimes called nature, some* It must here however be stated, that many astronomers deny that any of the heavenly bodies are... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished from what is sometunes called nature, sometimes called a principle : which terms, in the mouths of those who use tnem philosophical . ly, seem to be intended, to admit and to express an efficacy, but to exclude and... | |
 | William Paley - Sermons - 1830 - 406 pages
...if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished...admit and to express an efficacy, but to exclude and deny a persona] agent. Now that which can contrive, which .can design, must be a person. These capacities... | |
 | William Paley - Natural theology - 1830 - 296 pages
...if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished...mouths of those who use them philosophically, seem to he intended, to admit and to express an efficacy, but to exclude and deny a personal agent. Now that... | |
 | Richard Watson - Apologetics - 1831 - 458 pages
...Contrivance, if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Among other things it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished...to be intended to admit and to express an efficacy, hut to exclude and to deny a personal agent. Now, that which can contrive, which can design, must be... | |
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1833 - 356 pages
...if established, appears to me to prove everything which we wish to prove. Amongst other things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished...what is sometimes called nature, sometimes called a prin* It must here, however, be stated, that many astronomers deny that any of the heavenly bodies... | |
 | William Paley - 1837 - 428 pages
...established, appears to me to prove everything which we wish to prove. Amongst other i /things, it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished...admit and to express an efficacy, but to exclude and deny a personal agent. Now that which can contrive, which can design, must be a person. These capacities... | |
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CONTRIVANCE, if established, appears to me to prove every thing which we wish to prove. Amongst other things it proves the personality of the Deity, as distinguished from what is sometimes called nature... 
