The Meditations of a Recluse: Chiefly on Religious SubjectsF. and C. Rivington, and W. Clarke, 1802 |
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... produce the solid com- fort which he desires . He who narrows his expectations too much , and confines the sphere of his enjoyments to his own breast , is equally distant from the point of felicity . The one becomes a voluptuary ; the ...
... produce the solid com- fort which he desires . He who narrows his expectations too much , and confines the sphere of his enjoyments to his own breast , is equally distant from the point of felicity . The one becomes a voluptuary ; the ...
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... produces :, and if his reflections on his situation be equal to the importance of the subject , he will discover that the value of life depends upon its use ; and that the exertion he ought to employ , should be in proportion to the ...
... produces :, and if his reflections on his situation be equal to the importance of the subject , he will discover that the value of life depends upon its use ; and that the exertion he ought to employ , should be in proportion to the ...
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... produce this beneficial effect , morality and religion must flow to- gether in the same channel . Religion , un- accompanied by the moral virtues , is like the barren fig - tree of the gospel morality without religion , is too flender ...
... produce this beneficial effect , morality and religion must flow to- gether in the same channel . Religion , un- accompanied by the moral virtues , is like the barren fig - tree of the gospel morality without religion , is too flender ...
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... produce , nothing but the most consummate power could perpe- tuate ? The atheist is afraid to trust himself with a chain of reasoning which would over- turn his false principles and deceitful plea- sures ; and therefore buries himself ...
... produce , nothing but the most consummate power could perpe- tuate ? The atheist is afraid to trust himself with a chain of reasoning which would over- turn his false principles and deceitful plea- sures ; and therefore buries himself ...
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... produce some glimmerings of in- tellectual light , which , by the blessing of that God whom the atheist denies , will shine still brighter and brighter unto a perfect day . That day is more clearly revealed to those who believe the ...
... produce some glimmerings of in- tellectual light , which , by the blessing of that God whom the atheist denies , will shine still brighter and brighter unto a perfect day . That day is more clearly revealed to those who believe the ...
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Page 193 - The depth saith, It is not in me : And the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Page 169 - Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: for which things...
Page 189 - The powers of man : we feel within ourselves His energy divine : he tells the heart, He meant, he made us to behold and love What he beholds and loves, the general orb Of life and being ; to be great like him, , Beneficent and active.
Page 208 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Page 44 - Come on therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are present : and let us speedily use the creatures like as in youth. Let us fill ourselves with costly wines and ointments : and let no flower of the spring pass by us : let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered...
Page 208 - O God, Thou art my' God; early will I seek Thee: My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; To see Thy power and Thy glory, So as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary.
Page 169 - But now ye also put off all these ; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds...
Page 199 - 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.
Page 30 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance ? Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being His counsellor hath taught Him?
Page 212 - Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy ; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.