| Albert Taylor Bledsoe - God - 1854 - 376 pages
...The plain and obvions meaning of the -wo^A. freedom and liberty," says he, " in common speech, is the power, opportunity, or advantage, that any one has,...impediment in the way of doing or conducting in any respect as he wills. And the contrary to liberty, whatever name we call it by, is a person being hindered,... | |
| Albert Taylor Bledsoe - 1854 - 386 pages
...liberty," says he, " in common speech, is the power, opportunity, or advantage, tlmt any one, has, to do a# he pleases. Or, in other words, his being free from hinderance or impediment in the w ' ay of doing or conducting in any respect as he wills. And the contrary to liberty, whatever name... | |
| Albert Taylor Bledsoe - Religion - 1854 - 376 pages
..."The plain and obvious meaning of the word freedom and liberty," says he, " in common speech, is the power, opportunity, or advantage, that any one has, to do as he phases. Or, in other words, his being free from hinderance or impediment in the way of doing or conducting... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1855 - 330 pages
...of the words freedom and liberty, in common speech, is power, opportunity, or advantage, that anyone has, to do as he pleases. Or, in other words, his...impediment in the way of doing or conducting, in any respect, as ho wills.* And the contrary to liberty, whatever name we call that by, is a person's being... | |
| Thomas Solly - Free will and determinism - 1856 - 320 pages
...necessity." Leviathan, p. 108. Jonathan Edwards, in his work on the will, gives a similar definition of liberty. " The plain and obvious meaning of the words...advantage, that any one has to do as he pleases." " Let the person come by his volition or choice how he will, yet if he is able, and there is nothing... | |
| Thomas Solly - Free will and determinism - 1856 - 304 pages
...necessity." Leviathan, p. 108. Jonathan Edwards, in his work on the will, gives a similar definition of liberty. " The plain and obvious meaning of the words...or advantage, that any one has to do as he pleases" "Let the person come by his volition or choice how he will, yet if he is able, and there is nothing... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1856 - 668 pages
...this is certainly a great mistake. Liberty, as I have explained it, in p. 17, and other places, is the power, opportunity, or advantage, that any one has to do as he pleases, or conducting in any respect, according to his pleasure ; without considering how his pleasure comes to... | |
| Henry Philip Tappan - 1857 - 650 pages
...will follow, — that when he wills to walk, he walks, &c. " Liberty, as I have explained it, is the power, opportunity, or advantage, that any one has to do as he pleases, or conducting himself in any respect according to his pleasure, without considering how his pleasure comes... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1858 - 662 pages
...Liberty, in roramon speech, is powrr. opportunity or advantage, that any one has, to da us he please*. Or in other words, his being free from hinderance...Impediment in the way of doing, or conducting in any respect, as he wills.* A ml the contrary to Libert)', whatever name we call that by, is a person'c... | |
| 1861 - 922 pages
...Church of Scotland," appended to most editions of the " Inquiry." Edwards defines liberty as " the power, opportunity, or advantage that any one has to do as he pleases, or conducting in any respect, according to his pleasure ; without considering how his pleasure comes to... | |
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