 If the scale of being rises by such a regular progress so high as man, we may, by a parity of reason, suppose that it still proceeds gradually through those beings which are of a superior nature to him ; since there is an infinitely greater space and...  An Essay on the Origin of Evil - Sivu 126tekijä(t) William King - 1758Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1737 - 354 sivua
...Parity of Reafon fuppofe that it itill proceeds gradually through thofe Beings which are of a fuperior Nature to him ; fince there is an infinitely greater Space and Room for different Degrees of Perfeftion, between the Supreme Being and Man, than between Man and the moft defpicable Infeft. This... | |
 | Henry Baker - 1743 - 384 sivua
...ftill proceeds gradually upwards thro' numberlefs Orders of Beings of a fuperior Nature to him : as there is an infinitely greater Space and Room for different Degrees of Perfection between the Supreme Being and Man, than between Man and the moft defpicable Infed." Mr. LOCK'S Thoughts upon this... | |
 | Henry Baker - 1744 - 396 sivua
...proceeds gradually upwards thro' numberlefs Orders of Beings of a fuperior Nature to him: as there js an infinitely greater Space and Room for different Degrees of Perfection between the Supreme Being and Man, than between Man and the. mof| defpicable IrjfecV' by the fame common Denomination,... | |
 | Charles Wheatly - 1746 - 420 sivua
...Krr»i -n • v 11. " it ftill proceeds gradually through Beings of a fuperior Nature to him ; fmce there " is an infinitely greater Space and Room, " for different Degrees of Perfection between r " the Supreme Being and Man, than be" tween Man and the moft defpicable In« fect. - Not that it... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1753 - 376 sivua
...through thofe Beings which are of a fuperior nature to him ; fince there is an infinitely greater fpace and room for different degrees of perfection, between...and man, than between man and the moft defpicable infect. This confequence of fo great a variety of Beings which are fuperior to us, from that variety... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 sivua
...that it still proceeds gradually through those beings which are of a superior nature to him ; since there is an infinitely greater space and room for different degrees of perfection between the Supreme Being and man, than between man and the most despicable insect. This consequence of so great... | |
 | 1803 - 408 sivua
...that it still proceeds gradually through those beings which are of a superior nature to him, since there is an infinitely greater space and room for different degrees of perfection, between the Supreme Being and man, than between man and the most despicable insect. This consequence of so great... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 sivua
...that it still proceeds gradually through those beings which are of a superior nature to him ; since there is an infinitely greater space and room for different degrees of perfection, between the Supreme Being and man, than between man and the most despicable insect. This consequence, of so great... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 sivua
...that it still proceeds gradually through those beings which are of a superior nature to him ; since there is an infinitely greater space and room for different degrees of perfection between the Supreme Being and man, than between man and the most despicable insect. This consequence of so great... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 sivua
...still proceeds gradually through those beings, which are of a superior nature to him ; since there is infinitely greater space and room for different degrees of perfection, between the Supreme Being and man, than between man and the most despicable insect. lar attention, as man, who... | |
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