 | John Walker - 1801 - 426 sidor
...following. passage in Bishop Sherlock's Sermons (vol. 2. serm. 15) will exemplify these observations: «* It is folly to pretend to arm ourselves against "...but the " good providence of our Heavenly Father. Which always refers grammatically to the immediately preceding substantive, which here is, " treasures,"... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 sidor
...among our countrymen, who did not practise it," &e. The following passage is still more censurable. " It is folly to pretend to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, by heaping up treasures, winch nothing can protect us against, but the good providence of our Creator." Which always refers... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 sidor
...The following passage in Bishop Sherlock's Sermons (Vol. II. Serm. 15.) is still more censurable : " It is ** folly to pretend to arm ourselves against..." but the good providence of our heavenly Father." Which% always refers grammatically to the immediately preceeding substantive, which here is, " treasures... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1807 - 290 sidor
...vogue^mong out countrymen, who did not practise-it," &c. The following passage is still more censurable. " It is folly to pretend to arm ourselves against the...protect us against, but the good providence of our Creator." Which always refers grammatically to the substantive immediately preceding ; and that, in... | |
 | 1807 - 530 sidor
...among our countrymen, who did not practise it," &c. The fallowing passages are far more censurable: " It is folly to pretend to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, by heaping up treaiurfs which nothing can protect MS against but the good providence of God." Which always refers... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 330 sidor
...Sherlock's Sermons will exemplify these observations : " It is folly to pre"tend to arm ourselves ag-dnst the accidents of life, by " heaping up treasures which...but the good providence of our heavenly " Father." Which grammatically refers to the immediately preceding noun, which here is " treasures;" and this... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 sidor
...among our countrymen, who did not piac'.ise it," &c. The following passage is still more censurable. " It is folly to pretend to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, t,y heaping up treasures, which nothing can protect us against, but the pood providence of our Creator."... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - 580 sidor
...' It is folly to pretend, by heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, which nothing can protect us against but the good providence of our heavenly Father.' Of the like nature is the following inaccuracy of Dean Swift's. He is recommending to young clergymen,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1817 - 356 sidor
...did not practise it," &c. The following passage is still more censurable. " It is folly to protend to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, by heaping up treasures, which nothing ca« protect us against, but the good providence of our Creator." Which always refers grammatically... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1818 - 300 sidor
...observations : " It is. folly to pretend to arm ourselves against (L6 accidents of life, by heapingup treasures, which nothing can protect us against, but the good providence of our Heavenly Father." Which,, grammatically refers to the immediately preceding noun, which here is " treasures ;" and this... | |
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It is folly to pretend to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, by heaping up treasures, which nothing can protect us against, but the good providence of our Creator. 
