Solid philosophy asserted, against the fancies of the ideists; or, The method to science farther illustrated. With reflexions on Mr. Locke's Essay concerning human understanding. By J.S. - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1697 Excerpt: ...modify'd;) it follows, that,-1 gstm £$8tt determines himself to Action; or, is a Free Agent. 12% Thirdly, Since Man has neither his Being, his Powers, his Actions, nor Consequently, the Circumstances by ret, as Predeterwhich he came to be imbu'd with min'd G0Dhis good Thoughts(from whence fie has the Proposals of his true Good, and of hose incomparable Motives to pursue it) from Himself'; but had all these from the Maker and Order er of the World: Arid,, since this Series of Internal arid External Causes (called, in Christian Language, God's Grace did produce this Determination of himself 'tis manifest, that hewas'Pved'etermind by (fcob, the Firfl Cause, thus to Determine himself, as far1 as there was Entity Or Goodties s in his Action. 13. Fourthly, Since all our Towers are, by the Iritfent of Nature, ordain'd to perfect US, and that Power, Called Determination' t't Freedom, does nor perfect any Man JnSMt! 4 while he determines himself to n" destroy Freethat which will bring him to Ft er-dom. nnl Misery; it follows, that the more he is Determin'd to Virtue and true Goodness; the more Free he is. Again, Since a Man is Free When he acts according-to the true Inclination cf his Nature; and the true natural Inclination of a Man is to act according to Right Reason, that i, Virtuously; it follows, that Freedom is then tftbB truly such, and the Mali moil' truly Free, when he is Determin'd to Virtuous Actions.' Whence Irrationality, Ot Sin, is" by the Holy Ghost called Slavery, which is opposite to Freedom. From which Slavery, the Mercy of Bo&, P % me;rly meerly and solely through the Merits of his Son, our Redeemer, has freedus: i.. Fifthly, We Experience, that the Livery Proposal of Temporal and Eternal Good, if evident-Goods, when it arrives ...
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