have relation to

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From which it follows that all created things are mediate ends, and that these are uses in that order, degree, and respect in which they have relation to man, and through man to the Lord.

From Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom by Ager, John

“It has been observed that these terms in their original and common use, have relation to will and endeavour, as supposable in the case.”

From A Review of Edwards's by Tappan, Henry Philip

In this state it may be said that the Spiritual Power was so far fallen from its original purpose, that it had almost ceased to have relation to the supernatural end of man.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Therefore, sunrise and sunset have relation to earthly observation and not to the luminary itself.

From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá

Hence fruition seems to have relation to love, or to the delight which one has in realizing the longed-for term, which is the end.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint