The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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Page 13
... learning , which is so useful to arm his zeal , do not help to encumber it ; that his prudence , which is so necessary to moderate , do not extin- guish it . But if he come off clear from these temptations , other and greater lurk ...
... learning , which is so useful to arm his zeal , do not help to encumber it ; that his prudence , which is so necessary to moderate , do not extin- guish it . But if he come off clear from these temptations , other and greater lurk ...
Page 20
... learning were unquestiona- ble , yet by throwing both into the right scale , was a valuable instrument in effecting the great work in which he was con- cerned . Erasmus powerfully assisted the Reformation , though it is not quite so ...
... learning were unquestiona- ble , yet by throwing both into the right scale , was a valuable instrument in effecting the great work in which he was con- cerned . Erasmus powerfully assisted the Reformation , though it is not quite so ...
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... learning from his dominions , was preparing , as if by concert , an overwhelming antagonist to the sottish ignorance of the monks ? All these things , separately considered , we , in our captious wisdom , should have pronounced ...
... learning from his dominions , was preparing , as if by concert , an overwhelming antagonist to the sottish ignorance of the monks ? All these things , separately considered , we , in our captious wisdom , should have pronounced ...
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... learning the les- sons taught ! But the Teacher is not the less perfect because of the imbecility of his children . If it be the design of Infinite Goodness to disengage us from the world , to detach us from ourselves , and to purify us ...
... learning the les- sons taught ! But the Teacher is not the less perfect because of the imbecility of his children . If it be the design of Infinite Goodness to disengage us from the world , to detach us from ourselves , and to purify us ...
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... learning , time , are those instruments . The wants , helplessness , and ignorance of mankind , are the objects to which these instruments are to be applied . These talents are bestowed in various propor- tions , as to their value , as ...
... learning , time , are those instruments . The wants , helplessness , and ignorance of mankind , are the objects to which these instruments are to be applied . These talents are bestowed in various propor- tions , as to their value , as ...
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