 | 1808 - 500 pages
...the intelligence of the watchmaker." — Again, " he would be furprifed to hear, that the mechanifm of the watch was no proof of contrivance, only a motive to induce the mind to think fo. And not lefs furprifed to be informed, that the •watch in his hand, was nothing more than the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1802 - 764 pages
...that the mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance, onlv a motive to induce the mind to thfnk so. " VII. And not less surprised to be informed,...than the result of the laws of metallic nature. It n я perversion of language to assign any law, as the efficient, operative cause of any thing. Л law... | |
 | 1803 - 818 pages
...distinct from the intelligence of the watchmaker ;") or t liât tíit mechanism of the watch was DO ps oof of contrivance, only a motive to induce the mind to think so; or that it was " nothing more than the result of the laws o{ metallic nature," (an expression quite... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1807 - 1014 pages
...mechanism of the fatch was no proof of contrivance, only a motive to induce tbe nnuil to think so. 7. And not less surprised to be informed, that the watch...nature. It is a perversion of language to assign any law as the efficient operative cause of any thing. A law presupposes an agent ; for it is only the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1807 - 1004 pages
...mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance, °nly a motive to induce the mind to think so. 7. And not less surprised to be informed, that the watch...hand was nothing more than the result of the laws of metallicnaturc. It is a perversion of language to assign any law as the efficient ope. rative cause... | |
 | History - 1807 - 1012 pages
...order, distinct from the intelligence of the watchmaker. 0. Sixthly, he would be surprised to hear that the mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance, only a motive to induce the mind to think so. 7. And not less surprised to be informed, that the watch in his hand was nothing more than tfia result... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1810 - 498 pages
...order, distinct from the intelligence of the watch-maker. VI. Sixthly, he would be surprised to hear, that the mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance,...nature. It is a perversion of language to assign any law, as the efficient, operative, cause of any thing. A law presupposes an agent ; for it is only the... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - Theology - 1810 - 350 pages
...principle of order, distinct from the intelligence of the watch-maker. Again, he would be surprized to hear that the mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance, only a motive to induce the mind to think so. I And not less surprised to be informed that the watch in his hand was nothing more than the result... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1814 - 554 pages
...oider, distinct from the intelligence of the watch-maker. VI. Sixthly, he would lie surprised to hear, that the mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance,...the mind to think so: VII. And not less surprised to he informed, that the watrh in his hand was nothing more than the result of the laws of bietallic nature.... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - Presbyterianism - 1814 - 558 pages
...he would be surprised to hear, tlu.t ilie mirh;.uism of the watch was no proof of contrivance, duly a motive to induce the mind to think so: VII. And not less surprised to K' informed, thnt tin; watch in his hand was nothing more than the result of tlie laws of metallic... | |
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And not less surprised to be informed that the watch in his hand was nothing more than the result of the laws of metallic nature. 
