 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 pages
...to execute some how or other. Goodness of the Creator. One great cause of or.r insensibility to tlie goodness of the Creator, is the very extensiveness...in common with the rest,* or with the generality of the species. When we hear of blessings, we think forthwith of successes, of pros..* H3 perous fortunes,... | |
 | 1822 - 192 pages
...can impart. To the views of that Creation we now return. One g;reat cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator, is the very extensiveness...generality of our species. When we hear of blessings, we are apt to think forthwith of successes, of prosperous fortunes, of honours, riches, preferments, that... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...want. One great causo of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator, is the very extensiueness of his bounty. We prize but little what we share only...prosperous fortunes, of honours, riches, preferments, ic of those advantages and superiorities over others, which we happen either to possess, or to be in... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 pages
...2. " One great cause of our in sensibility to the goodness of the Creator is the very e.rtennveness of his bounty. We prize but little, what we share...forthwith of successes, of prosperous fortunes, of honors, riches, preferments, ie of those advantages and superiorities over others, which we happen... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 692 pages
...want. One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator, is the very extewnveness of his bounty. We prize but little what we share only...prosperous fortunes, of honours, riches, preferments, i. e, of those advantages and superiorities over others, which we happen either to possess, or to be... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
.... ' •-•• \ pt:-'-l EXTENSIVENESS PJ GOB S BOUNTY. ONE great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator, is the very extensiveness...prosperous fortunes, of honours, riches, preferments — that is — of those advantages and superiorities over others, which we happen either to possess,... | |
 | William Paley - 1837 - 428 pages
...of health and competence, instead of disease and want. One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator is the very extensiveness...prosperous fortunes, of honours, riches, preferments, ?'. e. of those advantages and superiorities over others, which we happen either to possess, or to... | |
 | William Paley - 1838 - 976 pages
...want. One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator, is the very extenrivfmest of his bounty. We prize but little what we share only...advantages and superiorities over others, which we happcu either to possess, or to be in pursuit of, or to covet. The common benefits of our nature entirely... | |
 | William Paley - 1838 - 586 pages
...of health and competency, instead of disease and want. One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator, is the very extensiveness...prosperous fortunes, of honours, riches, preferments, *. e. of those advantages and superiorities over others, which we happen either to possess, or to be... | |
 | 1838 - 468 pages
...cheerfulness. " One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the creator," says Paley, " is the very extensiveness of his bounty. We prize...in common with the rest, or with the generality of onr species. When we hear of blessings, we think forthwith of success, of prosperous fortunes, of honours,... | |
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One great cause of our insensibility to the goodness of the Creator is, the very extensiveness of his bounty. We prize but little what we share only in common with the rest, or with the generality of our species. When we hear of blessings, we think forthwith... 
