The Works of President Edwards, Vol. 6 of 8

Download or read book The Works of President Edwards, Vol. 6 of 8 written by Jonathan Edwards and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-03-18 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of President Edwards, Vol. 6 of 8: Containing: I. Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World; II. Doctrine of the Original Sin Defended; III. Observations Upon Particular Passages of Scripture; IV. Theological Questions Here it is to be noted that a thing sought, may have the nature of an ultimate, and also of a subordinate and as it may be sought partly on its own account, and partly for the sake of a further end. Thus a man in what he does, may seek the love and respect of a particular person, partly on its own account, because it is in itself agreeable to men to be I the objects of others' esteem and love And partly, because he hopes, through the friendship of that person to have his assistance in Other afl'airs and so to be put under advantage for the obtaining further ends. A chief end or highest end, which is opposite not prop ci-ly to a subordinate end, but to an inferior end, is something diverse from an ultimate end. The chief and is an end that is most valued and therefore most sought after by the agent in what he does. It is evident, that to be an and more valued than another end, is not exactly the same thing as to be an end valued ultimately, or for its own sake. This will appear, if it be considered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.