A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory

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A THEODICY;
OR
VINDICATION OF THE DIVINE GLORY,
AS MANIFESTED IN THE
CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
MORAL WORLD.
BY ALBERT TAYLOR BLEDSOE,
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY IN
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.
NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED BY CARLTON & PHILLIPS.
200 MULBERRY STREET.

1854.
Contents
Introduction. Of The Possibility Of A Theodicy.
Section I. The failure of Plato and other ancient
philosophers to construct a Theodicy, not a ground of
despair.
Section II. The failure of Leibnitz not a ground of
despair.
Section III. The system of the moral universe not
purposely involved in obscurity to teach us a lesson
of humility.
Section IV. The littleness of the human mind a
ground of hope.
Section V. The construction of a Theodicy, not an
attempt
to
solve
mysteries,
but
to
dissipate
absurdities.
Section VI. The spirit in which the following work
has been prosecuted, and the relation of the author to
other systems.
Part I. The Existence Of Moral Evil, Or Sin, Consistent
With The Holiness Of God.
Chapter I. The Scheme Of Necessity Denies That Man
Is Responsible For The Existence Of Sin.
Section I. The attempts of Calvin and Luther to
reconcile the scheme of necessity with the
responsibility of man.
Section II. The manner in which Hobbes, Collins,
and others, endeavour to reconcile necessity

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