 | Isaac Newton - Celestial mechanics - 1729 - 546 pages
...of God.. We know him only, by hismoft wife and excellent contrivances of things, and final caufes ; we admire him for his perfections; but we reverence...on, account of his dominion. For we adore him as his fervants ; and a God without dominion, providence, and final caufes, is nothing elfe but Fate and Nature.... | |
 | Thomas Gent - 1734 - 288 pages
...fubftance of God. We know him only by his moil wife and excellent contrivance of things, and final caufes ; we admire him for his perfections ; but we reverence...on account of his dominion, For we adore him as his fermants ; and a God without dominion, providence, and final caufes, is nothing elfe but Fate and Nature.... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1758 - 194 pages
...ronceujly. GOD. We know him only by his mod wife and excellent Contrivances cf Things, and ßnal Caufes ; we admire him for his Perfections ; but we reverence...and a God, without Dominion, Providence, and final Caufes, is Nothing elfe but Fate uni Nature. Blind metaphyfical Neceflity which is certainly the fame... | |
 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1802 - 590 pages
...his properties and attributes, by his most wise and excellent contrivances of thing?, and by final causes ; we admire him for his perfections, but we reverence and adore him on account of ///.>• dominion. For we adore him as his servants ; and a Godicithoiit dominion, providence, and... | |
 | Isaac Newton - Celestial mechanics - 1803 - 410 pages
...contrivances of things, and final > caufes; we admire him for his perfections ; but we reverencef', and adore him on account of his dominion : for we adore him as his fervants ; and a god without dominion, providence, and final caufes, is nothing elfe but Fate and Nature.... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - Philosophy, Ancient - 1812 - 622 pages
...by his properties and attributes, by his most wise and excellent contrivance of things, and by final causes ; we admire him for his perfections, but we...dominion, providence and final causes, is nothing but Fate and Nature. Blind metaphysical necessity, which is certainly the same always and every where,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...final causes; but we adore and worship him only on account of his dominion : for (i-.ul, setting aside dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature." Newt. Philos. Nat. Princip. Math, in calce. An ingenious divine has wrought these thoughts of that... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Astronomy - 1816 - 490 pages
...his properties and attributes, by his most wise and excellent contrivances of things, and by final causes; we admire him for his perfections, but we...necessity, which is certainly the same always and every where, could produce no variety or change. All that diversity of natural things which we find,... | |
 | Thomas Rennell - Biology - 1819 - 220 pages
...perfections ; but we reverence and worship " him for his dominion. For we worship him as ser" vants; and God without dominion, providence, and " final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature. tf From blind metaphysical necessity, which is surely " the same at all times, and in all places, no... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...adore him as his servants ; and' a Gfod without dominion, providence, and filial causes, is nothing but Fate and Nature. Blind metaphysical' necessity, which is certainly the same always and every where, could produce no variety or change. All that diversity of natural things which we find,... | |
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We know him only by his most wise and excellent contrivances of things, and final causes; we admire him for his perfections; but we reverence and adore him on account of his dominion: for we adore him as his servants; and a god without dominion, providence,... 
