Religious CharacteristicsWilliam Blackwood, 1827 - 303 páginas |
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... wish to yield to the very letter of authority ; —in this very thing , these guar- dians , falsely so called , take possession of a disposition sacred to better things , -to Hea ven itself c 3 WORLDLY - MINDEDNESS . 29 .
... wish to yield to the very letter of authority ; —in this very thing , these guar- dians , falsely so called , take possession of a disposition sacred to better things , -to Hea ven itself c 3 WORLDLY - MINDEDNESS . 29 .
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... wish ? " The vision and faculty divine " of poetry and painting , " The light that never was on land or sea , " and sculpture , and music with its grand bursts and sweet relapses ; are these in vain ? -how long shall it be ? Poverty may ...
... wish ? " The vision and faculty divine " of poetry and painting , " The light that never was on land or sea , " and sculpture , and music with its grand bursts and sweet relapses ; are these in vain ? -how long shall it be ? Poverty may ...
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... wish the purification but in the literal time of prayer . He dares not to give the wish expression ; - a mockery ! He dares not pass it by ; -this were mockery too . He must shuffle with the Eternal , heart - searching One , and try the ...
... wish the purification but in the literal time of prayer . He dares not to give the wish expression ; - a mockery ! He dares not pass it by ; -this were mockery too . He must shuffle with the Eternal , heart - searching One , and try the ...
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Thomas Aird. habit grows in inveteracy , he begins insensibly to wish that our pure religion were not true : And in this wish his reason is pledged to make out the argument . pre- The declaration of our Saviour is borne out by experience ...
Thomas Aird. habit grows in inveteracy , he begins insensibly to wish that our pure religion were not true : And in this wish his reason is pledged to make out the argument . pre- The declaration of our Saviour is borne out by experience ...
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... wish for the Heaven of God and of the Holy Jesus , and of the Spirit , that Watchful Fire , that lives above stain , —and of the Angels , beautifully styled in their purity of obedience and feeling , the Ardours of Heaven , -and of the ...
... wish for the Heaven of God and of the Holy Jesus , and of the Spirit , that Watchful Fire , that lives above stain , —and of the Angels , beautifully styled in their purity of obedience and feeling , the Ardours of Heaven , -and of the ...
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Página 77 - Eve; heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there; be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee, and thy being; Dream not of other worlds; what creatures there Live in what state, condition, or degree; Contented that thus far hath been reveal'd Not of earth only, but of hig-hest heaven.
Página 15 - Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care, Confined and pester'd in this .pinfold here, Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being, Unmindful of the crown that Virtue gives, After this mortal change, to her true servants Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats.
Página 117 - He who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how shall he love God whom he hath not seen ? You, Mr.
Página 199 - Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble minds) To scorn delights, and live laborious days...
Página 79 - ... of wise and pithy saws which, to the number of between four and five thousand, were collected from all ancient literature by the industry of Erasmus in his great folio of Adages. As we turn over these pages of old time, we almost feel that those are right who tell us that everything has been said ; that the thing that has been is the thing that shall be, and that there is no new thing under the sun.
Página 257 - The last great age, foretold by sacred rhymes, Renews its finished course : Saturnian times Roll round again ; and mighty years, begun From their first orb, in radiant circles run.
Página 210 - And, seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me.
Página 97 - ... obey him in public and in private. This great virtue is the first trait in the moral character of St. Paul ; and it is absolutely necessary to the Christian character in general, since it is that parent of all virtues, to which God has given the promise of the present life, and of that which is to come.