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Page 137
... effect evinces contri- vance in the cause ; and intelligence in the effect , intelligence in the cause . " This last maxim we would express generally , by saying , Every effect must have had an adequate cause . To these he adds the ...
... effect evinces contri- vance in the cause ; and intelligence in the effect , intelligence in the cause . " This last maxim we would express generally , by saying , Every effect must have had an adequate cause . To these he adds the ...
Page 138
... effect of some cause . " Is the proposition , I am a creature , an intuitive truth in the judgment of every man , who reflects upon his own existence ? Is it a self evident proposi- tion to every man's mind , that his own existence is ...
... effect of some cause . " Is the proposition , I am a creature , an intuitive truth in the judgment of every man , who reflects upon his own existence ? Is it a self evident proposi- tion to every man's mind , that his own existence is ...
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... effect and , ac- cording to Maxim 5 , there can be no effect without a cause . Now an effect , by the definition , is something which is not eter- nal , but began to be ; and it follows , since no effect is eternal , that all effects ...
... effect and , ac- cording to Maxim 5 , there can be no effect without a cause . Now an effect , by the definition , is something which is not eter- nal , but began to be ; and it follows , since no effect is eternal , that all effects ...
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ADDRESS TO THE READER | 9 |
The Pastors Fireside a novel By Miss Jane Porter | 32 |
Account of Bataviaits inhabitants commerce cli | 46 |
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