The Spectator. ...H. Hughs, 1789 |
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... divine all his life after . I have taken the fame method to accomplish myself in the gift of utterance , having talked above a twelvemonth , not fo much for the benefit of my hearers , as of my- felf . But , fince I have now gained the ...
... divine all his life after . I have taken the fame method to accomplish myself in the gift of utterance , having talked above a twelvemonth , not fo much for the benefit of my hearers , as of my- felf . But , fince I have now gained the ...
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... that it took its rife from thofe narrow conceptions which we are See TAT . with Notes , Vol . V. addit . Notes , p . 421 , and No. 119 . E 3 apt We apt to entertain of the Divine NATURE . ourselves N ° 565 . 53 THE SPECTATOR .
... that it took its rife from thofe narrow conceptions which we are See TAT . with Notes , Vol . V. addit . Notes , p . 421 , and No. 119 . E 3 apt We apt to entertain of the Divine NATURE . ourselves N ° 565 . 53 THE SPECTATOR .
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... divine nature , we are fo ufed and accustomed to this imperfection in ourselves , that we cannot forbear in fome measure afcribing it to him in whom there is no fhadow of imperfection . Our reafon indeed affures us that his attributes ...
... divine nature , we are fo ufed and accustomed to this imperfection in ourselves , that we cannot forbear in fome measure afcribing it to him in whom there is no fhadow of imperfection . Our reafon indeed affures us that his attributes ...
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... divine , I fhall publish the following one , which is found- ed on a former SPECTATOR , and fent me by a particular friend , not queftioning but it will pleafe fuch of my readers as think it no difpa- ragement to their understandings to ...
... divine , I fhall publish the following one , which is found- ed on a former SPECTATOR , and fent me by a particular friend , not queftioning but it will pleafe fuch of my readers as think it no difpa- ragement to their understandings to ...
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... divine wrath and indignation ! Thirdly , How happy is the condition of • that intellectual being , who is fenfible of his • Maker's Prefence , from the fecret effects of his mercy and loving kindness ! • First , how difconfolate is the ...
... divine wrath and indignation ! Thirdly , How happy is the condition of • that intellectual being , who is fenfible of his • Maker's Prefence , from the fecret effects of his mercy and loving kindness ! • First , how difconfolate is the ...
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Popular passages
Page 137 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Page 56 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 371 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Page 371 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Page 198 - In the next place, our critics do not seem sensible that there is more beauty in the works of a great genius who is ignorant of the rules of art, than in those of a little genius who knows and observes them.
Page 55 - His substance is within the substance of every being, whether material or immaterial, and as intimately present to it as that being is to itself. It would be an imperfection in him...
Page 57 - ... regard every thing that has being, especially such of his creatures who fear they are not regarded by him. He is privy to all their thoughts, and to that anxiety of heart in particular, which is apt to trouble them on this occasion ; for, as it is impossible he should overlook any of his creatures, so we may be confident...
Page 25 - Commodious manner, he marched off with it contentedly, being very well pleased that he had not been left to his own choice as to the kind of evils which fell to his lot.
Page 54 - ... capacities, as they are creatures, that is, beings of finite and limited natures. The presence of every created being is confined to a certain measure of space ; and consequently his observation is stinted to a certain number of objects.
Page 104 - I am got into quotations, give me leave to add the saying of an old philosopher, who, after having invited some of his friends to dine with him, was ruffled by his wife that came into the room in a passion, and threw down the table that stood before them; ' every one,' says he, ' has his calamity, and he is a happy man that has no greater than this.