 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1803 - 572 pages
...is as the greatest apparent good at present is. I have rather cliosen to express myself thus, that the Will always is as the greatest apparent good, or, as what appears most agreeable, is, than to say that the Will is determined by the greatest apparent good, or by what seems most agreeable... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 520 pages
...volition is as the greatest apparent good at present is. I have rather chosen to express myself thus, that the Will always is as the greatest apparent good, or, as what appears most agreeable, is, than to say that the Will is determined by the greatest apparent good, or by what seems most agreeable... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Sandemanianism - 1812 - 226 pages
...did not affirm that the will was determined by the greatest apparent good, but merely, that " the mil always is as the greatest apparent good, or as what appears most agreeable is.''* This is not saying that the will is determined by the understanding: for as the same author... | |
 | Theology - 1819 - 120 pages
...motive ; because the Inquiry, (p. 11, and 12,) says, " I have rather chosen to express myself thus, that the will always is as the greatest apparent good, or as -what appears most agreeable is, than to say, that the will is determined by the greatest apparent good, or by what aeems most agreeable... | |
 | Nicholas Baylies - Free will and determinism - 1820 - 228 pages
...act, without being made to act. 4. Mr. Edwards says, " I have rather chosen to express myself that the will always is as the greatest apparent good, or as what appears most agree is, than to say, that the will is determined by ;reatest apparent good, or by what seems most... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1824 - 530 pages
...therefore did not affirm that the will was determined by the .greatest apparent good, but merely, that " the will always is as the greatest apparent good, or as what appears most agreeable is."] This is not saying that the will is determined by the understanding : for, as the same author... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Free will and determinism - 1828 - 342 pages
...is, as the greatest apparent good at present is. I have rather chosen to express myself thus, " that the Will always is as the greatest apparent good," or " as what appears most agreeable," than to say that the Will is determined by the greatest apparent good," or " by what seems most agreeable... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1830 - 598 pages
...is, as the greatest apparent good at present is. I have rather chosen to express myself thus, " that the Will always is as the greatest apparent good," or " as what ^2 FREEDOM OF THE WILL. PxRT I. appears most agreeable," than to say that the Will is determined by... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1831 - 544 pages
...271. Of the general nature of human liberty. Volitions are always determined by the strongest motives. In other Words, the WILL always is, as the greatest...to our volitions ; that is, the action will be as I he volition is ; and yet men under tin- circumstances stated, having their volitions in perfect correspondence... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Election (Theology) - 1831 - 604 pages
...volition is as the greatest apparent good at present is. I have rather chosen to express myself thus, that the will always is as the greatest apparent good, or as what appears most agreeable is, than to say that the will is determined by the greatest apparent good, or by what seems most agreeable... | |
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I have rather chosen to express myself thus, that the will always is as the greatest apparent good, or as what appears most agreeable is, than to say that the will is determined by the greatest apparent good... 
