The Works of the Right Reverend George Horne ...: To which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, Studies, and Writings, Band 1J. Johnson, 1818 |
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... truth than is wanted ; and they have nothing left but a good conscience , to support them under the mis- take . Some few exceptions have been made to the per- formance by little cavillers , which are not worth men- tioning : but I ...
... truth than is wanted ; and they have nothing left but a good conscience , to support them under the mis- take . Some few exceptions have been made to the per- formance by little cavillers , which are not worth men- tioning : but I ...
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... truth but from the times : and it is what we must expect to hear , till the times shall alter , and a few stumbling - blocks shall be removed out of the way . After what I had related , with so little disguise , concerning the early ...
... truth but from the times : and it is what we must expect to hear , till the times shall alter , and a few stumbling - blocks shall be removed out of the way . After what I had related , with so little disguise , concerning the early ...
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... truth above all truth . They judge every thing to be good or bad , wise or foolish , as it promotes or hinders the belief of Chris- tianity . On which account , their first enemies are to be found among sceptics , infidels , and ...
... truth above all truth . They judge every thing to be good or bad , wise or foolish , as it promotes or hinders the belief of Chris- tianity . On which account , their first enemies are to be found among sceptics , infidels , and ...
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... truth of revelation ; and they think that where this evi- dence is once apprehended by the mind , no other will be wanted . They are therefore persuaded , it have great effect towards making men Christians , in this last age of the ...
... truth of revelation ; and they think that where this evi- dence is once apprehended by the mind , no other will be wanted . They are therefore persuaded , it have great effect towards making men Christians , in this last age of the ...
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... truth as a writer , together with the advancement of Christian piety as a preacher . With this prospect upon my mind , he left me for many months . But , at his return , I found him to- tally changed ; and I rarely conversed with him ...
... truth as a writer , together with the advancement of Christian piety as a preacher . With this prospect upon my mind , he left me for many months . But , at his return , I found him to- tally changed ; and I rarely conversed with him ...
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Seite 285 - But rise; let us no more contend, nor blame Each other, blamed enough elsewhere; but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten Each other's burden, in our share of woe...
Seite 139 - Heaven derive their light. These born to judge, as well as those to write. Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.
Seite 393 - It is an uncontrolled truth," says Swift, "that no man ever made an ill figure who understood his own talents, nor a good one who mistook them.
Seite xxxviii - Or the unseen genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the Studious cloister's pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim, religious light.
Seite 73 - Behold, he cometh with clouds ; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him : and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Seite 315 - Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools* that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation ; and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians.
Seite xxxviii - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced quire below, In service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Seite 128 - Spiritus intus alit: totamque infusa per artus ' Mens agitat molem, et magno se corpore miscet ' Inde hominum pecudumque genus vitaeque volantum ' Et quae marmoreo fert monstra sub aequore pontus.
Seite 235 - Yearly in our course returning, Messengers of shortest stay, Thus we preach this truth concerning, Heaven and earth shall pass away.
Seite 315 - ... wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance.