 | 1729 - 342 sidor
...wonderfully agreeable to that Ambition which is natural to the Mind of Man. Nay, it muft be a Profpeft pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his Creation for ever beautifying in his Eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater decrees of Refemblance. ME THINKS this fingle Confideration, of the Pro. grefs of... | |
 | 1764 - 592 sidor
...foul. Infpired and elated by this principle in the profecution of virtuous actions, it mull be pleafmg to God himfelf to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him by greater degrees of refemblance. To look upon the foul as going on from ßrength to flrength,... | |
 | 1773 - 394 sidor
...agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a. proipeft pleafing toGod himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of relemblance. Methinks this fingle confederation, of the progrefs of a... | |
 | 1783 - 360 sidor
...human foul. Infpired and elated by this principle in the profecution of virtuous aflions, it muft be pleafing to God himfelf to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him by greater degrees of refemblance. To look uprth the foul as going on from ftrcngth to ftrength,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sidor
...wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpeft pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. METHINKs this fingle confideration, of the progrefs of a... | |
 | 1787 - 430 sidor
...agreeable to that ambition, which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpeft pleafmg to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. THAT we might not want inducements to engage us in fuch... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 sidor
...wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of' man. Nay, it muft be a profpe& pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in -his eyes, and: drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. . Methinks this fingle confideration, of the progreis of... | |
 | 1792 - 494 sidor
...wonderfully agreeably to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man.' Nay, it muft be a profpedt pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer tp CTH, by greater degrees of refemblance. Methinksthis fingle confi4eration, of the progrefs of a... | |
 | Devout monitor - 1795 - 282 sidor
...that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpfeft pleafmg to God himfe'f, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. Methinks this Tingle confideration of the progrefs of a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 sidor
...wonderfully agreeable to that ambition, which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpect pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes; and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. Methinks this fingle confideration, of the progrefs of a... | |
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... will be ftill adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge ; carries in it fomething wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. 
