An examination of the late Reverend President Edwards's 'Enquiry on freedom of will;' more especially the foundation principle of his book, with the tendency and consequences of the reasoning therein contained. In three parts. Part. I. Of the supposed connection of volition with the highest motive. Part II. Of the indissoluble connection of moral causes and effects. Part III. Moral liberty belongs to moral agents. Or Mr. Edwards's necessity, if true in theory, is not applicable to practice. : With an appendix, containing a specimen of coincidence between the principles of Mr. Edwards's book, and those of antient and modern fatalists. : [Three lines of quotations]

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Author:	Dana, James, 1735-1812.
Title:	An examination of the late Reverend President Edwards's 'Enquiry on freedom of will;' more especially the foundation principle of his book, with the tendency and consequences of the reasoning therein contained. In three parts. Part. I. Of the supposed connection of volition with the highest motive. Part II. Of the indissoluble connection of moral causes and effects. Part III. Moral liberty belongs to moral agents. Or Mr. Edwards's necessity, if true in theory, is not applicable to practice. : With an appendix, containing a specimen of coincidence between the principles of Mr. Edwards's book, and those of antient and modern fatalists. : [Three lines of quotations]
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Print source:	An examination of the late Reverend President Edwards's 'Enquiry on freedom of will;' more especially the foundation principle of his book, with the tendency and consequences of the reasoning therein contained. In three parts. Part. I. Of the supposed connection of volition with the highest motive. Part II. Of the indissoluble connection of moral causes and effects. Part III. Moral liberty belongs to moral agents. Or Mr. Edwards's necessity, if true in theory, is not applicable to practice. : With an appendix, containing a specimen of coincidence between the principles of Mr. Edwards's book, and those of antient and modern fatalists. : [Three lines of quotations] Dana, James, 1735-1812. Boston:: Printed by Daniel Kneeland, opposite the Court-House in Queen-Street, for Thomas Leverett, in Corn-Hill., M,DCC,LXX. [1770]
Subject terms:	Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758. -- Careful and strict enquiry into the modern prevailing notions of that freedom of will. Free will and determinism. Fate and fatalism.
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PREFACE.

THE CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION, Exhibiting a general view of Mr. Edwards's scheme; with the design and method propo|sed in these remarks.

PART I On the Connection of Volition with the high|est Motive.

SECT. I. Mr. Edwards hath not shewn wherein the ener|gy of motive consists.

SECT. II. The will not necessarily determined by the strongest Motive.

SECT. III. External Action or Conduct not determined by the Will, upon Mr. Edwards's Scheme.

PART II. An examination of Mr. Edwards's doctrine respect|ing the indissoluble connection of moral causes and effects.

SECT. I. Whether the will be necessarily determined by an extrinsic cause?

SECT. II. Whether the will be necessarily determined by an intrinsic cause.

SECT. III. Upon Mr. Edwards's own Scheme, there cannot be natural Liberty without moral.

SECT. IV. Of GOD's being the Author of Sin, upon Mr. Edwards's Scheme of necessity; and in what Sense he admits this to be the Consequence of his Doctrine.

SECT. V. On the supposed Advantage of moral Evil to the Universe.

SECT. VI. Containing general Observations and Reflections on the Scheme of Necessity exhibited in Mr. Ed|wards's Book.

PART III. Shewing that internal moral Liberty, as distinguish|ed from external or natural, belongs to moral Agency: Or admitting Mr. Edwards's Scheme of Necessity to be true in Theory, that it is not applicable to Practice.

SECT. I. Internal Liberty belongs to moral Agents.

SECT. II. Internal moral liberty, as distinct from external, consistent with the influence of motives, and use of commands, exhortations, promises, warnings, threatenings, &c.

SECT. III. Allowing Mr. Edwards's scheme of necessity to be true in theory, it is not applicable to practice.

THE APPENDIX. Exhibiting a specimen of coincidence between the principles of Mr. Edwards's book, and those of antient and modern Fatalists.

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