Wisdom the First Spring of Action in the Deity: A Discourse, in Which, Among Other Things, the Absurdity of God's Being Acted by Natural Inclinations, and of an Unbounded Liberty, Is Shewn; The Moral - Hardcover

Henry Grove

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ISBN 10: 0483740020 ISBN 13: 9780483740020

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Excerpt from Wisdom the First Spring of Action in the Deity: A Discourse, in Which, Among Other Things, the Absurdity of God's Being Acted by Natural Inclinations, and of an Unbounded Liberty, Is Shewn; The Moral Attributes of God Are Explain'd; The Origin of Evil Is Consider'd

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