Lackington's Confessions, Rendered Into Narrative: To which are Added Observations on the Bad Consequences of Educating Daughters at Boarding-schoolsB. Crosby and Company, 1804 - 150 páginas |
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... earth ! " upon which another of the volunteers ( that was a volunteer whose exclamation we have just reported , ) very earnestly , and , as might be felt , very sincerely declared , " that he did not think heaven was half so fine a ...
... earth ! " upon which another of the volunteers ( that was a volunteer whose exclamation we have just reported , ) very earnestly , and , as might be felt , very sincerely declared , " that he did not think heaven was half so fine a ...
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... earth , with the men dwelling on its surface , will not appear ( exclusive of the divinity of their souls ) of more importance than a hillock of ants ; all of which , some with corn , some with eggs , some without any thing , run hither ...
... earth , with the men dwelling on its surface , will not appear ( exclusive of the divinity of their souls ) of more importance than a hillock of ants ; all of which , some with corn , some with eggs , some without any thing , run hither ...
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... earth , they were formerly , and they are still to all civi- lized nations , a beacon set upon a hill , to warn them from idolatry , to light them to the sanctuary of a God holy , just , and good . Why should we suspect such a ...
... earth , they were formerly , and they are still to all civi- lized nations , a beacon set upon a hill , to warn them from idolatry , to light them to the sanctuary of a God holy , just , and good . Why should we suspect such a ...
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... conclude this division of our book . The passage is worthy to be celebrated to the four ends of the earth . " For my own part † , I can see no reason why ei- * Apology . + Ibid . ther revealed or natural religion should be abandoned , on ...
... conclude this division of our book . The passage is worthy to be celebrated to the four ends of the earth . " For my own part † , I can see no reason why ei- * Apology . + Ibid . ther revealed or natural religion should be abandoned , on ...
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... earth with unspeakable admiration and self - annihilation , and am a Deist . - I contemplate , with the utmost gratitude and humility of mind , his unsearchable wisdom and goodness in the redemption of the world from eternal death ...
... earth with unspeakable admiration and self - annihilation , and am a Deist . - I contemplate , with the utmost gratitude and humility of mind , his unsearchable wisdom and goodness in the redemption of the world from eternal death ...
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Lackington's Confessions, Rendered Into Narrative: To Which Are Added ... Allan MacLeod Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Almighty Anaxagoras atheists beauty believe Bible Bishop Bishop of Llandaff bliss boardingschools body Christ Christian Cicero concerning confessionalist Confessions creatures death death-bed repentance Deism Deist Denis Dick Thrifty divine doctrine Dorcas duties earth enlightened eternal ev'ry evil faith fear fessionalist freethinker give glory Gospel grace Greece habits happiness hath heart heaven hell holy hope human ignorance immortality infidel instruction irreligion Jack Jolly Jesus Lackington lady laws learned less letters ligion live Lord Lord Shaftesbury Madame de Genlis mankind mercy merit Methodist mind moral narrator nature neighbours never notions observations ourselves persecuted persons philosophers pious Plato poet pretended punishment quoted reason religion religious rendered respect Secker sentiments sincere sionalist sophisms soul sublime taught thee thine thing Thomas Paine thou thought tions Tockington true truth virtue Voltaire Wesley whilst whole wisdom word worship wretched writer written young zeal
Pasajes populares
Página 79 - But yet all is not done; man disobeying, Disloyal, breaks his fealty, and sins Against the high supremacy of Heaven, Affecting godhead, and, so losing all To expiate his treason hath nought left, But to destruction sacred and devote, He, with his whole posterity, must die. Die, he or justice must; unless for him Some other, able, and as willing, pay The rigid satisfaction ; death for death.
Página 76 - Not me? They, therefore, as to right belong'd, So were created, nor can justly accuse Their Maker, or their making, or their fate, As if predestination over-rul'd Their will, dispos'd by absolute decree, Or high foreknowledge. They themselves decreed Their own revolt...
Página 75 - Almighty Father from above, From the pure empyrean where he sits High thron'd above all height, bent down his eye, His own works and their works at once to view.
Página 97 - Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not ; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Página 63 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Página 76 - Not what they would ? what praise could they receive? What pleasure I from such obedience paid, When will and reason (reason also...
Página 95 - Rests too in hope of meeting once again Its better half, never to sunder more. Nor shall it hope in vain: — The time draws on, When not a single spot of burial earth, Whether on land, or in the spacious sea, But must give back its long-committed...
Página 98 - A lewd young fellow seeing an aged hermit go by him barefoot, Father, says he, you are in a very miserable condition, if there is not another world. True son, said the hermit; but what is thy condition if there is?
Página 117 - But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Página 61 - T' improve those charms, and keep them in repair, For which the spoiler thanks thee not? Foul feeder ! Coarse fare and carrion please thee full as well, And leave as keen a relish...