| New Church gen. confer - 1877 - 624 sidor
...eggs and dies. But a man can never have taken in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come...Can He delight in the production of such abortive intelligence, such short-lived reasonable beings ? Would He give us talents that are not to be exerted... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 sidor
...in virtue, and come up to the perfecM'..i of his nature, before he is hurried off the stage. \Vould an infinitely wise Being make such glorious creatures,...not to be exerted ? Capacities that are never to be gratifr '1 ! How can \\e find that wisdom which shires through all bis works, In the for-_ mation of... | |
| George Fulton - 1814 - 452 sidor
...the stage of this world, he is to sink into oblivion, and to lose his consciousness for ev'er ?" " Would an infinitely wise Being make such glorious...mean' a purpose ! can He delight in the production of buch abor'iive intelligences, such short'-lived reasonable beings ? would he give us talents that are... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 sidor
...man cannot take in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish hie soul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his...nature, before he is hurried off the stage. Would an iiifinitely wise Be'iug make such glorious creatures for so mean a purpose ? Can lie delight in the... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 sidor
...cannot take in his full meafure of knowledge, has not time to fubdue his pallions, eftablifh his foul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the ftage. Would an infinitely wife Being make fuch glorious creatuTCs for fo mean a purpofe ? Can he delight... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 sidor
...lays her eggs and dies. But a man cannot take in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come...nature, before he is hurried off the stage. Would an mfinitely wise Being make such glorioas creatures for so mean a purpose 1 Can he delight in the production... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 sidor
...eggs and dies. But a man can never have taken in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before be is hurried oft" the stage. Would an infinitely wise Being make such glorious creature for so mean... | |
| Nicolas Gouin Dufief - 1817 - 594 sidor
...eggs and dies. But a man can never have taken in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come...the production of such abortive intelligences, such shortlived reasonable beings? Would he give us talents that are not to be exerted ? capucines that... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 sidor
...tlie stage. Would an infinitely wise being make such glorious creatures tor to mean a purpose ? Cao he delight in the production of such abortive intelligences,...exerted ? capacities that are never to be gratified ? V How can we find that wisdom which shines through all his works in the formation of man, without... | |
| William Scott - 1817 - 416 sidor
...dies. But in this life man can never take in his full measure of knowledge ; nor has he time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come...infinitely wise Being make such glorious creatures, lor so mean a purpose f Can he delight in the productio» of such abortive intelligences, such short... | |
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