 What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ? What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man ? What supply contrived for his wants ? What a variety of objects...  Sermons - Page 376by Hugh Blair - 1802Full view - About this book
 | 1797 - 332 pages
...wants ! What a variety of objects fet before him, to gratify his fenfes, to employ his underftanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden...heart ! Indeed the very exiftence of the univerfe is a ttanding memorial of the goodnefs of the CREATOR. For nothing except goodnefs could originally prompt... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1798 - 362 pages
...wants? What a variety of objscb fe before him, to gratify his fenfes, to employ his ur.derftandins, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart ? Indeed, the rery exiilence of the univerfe is a landing memorial of the goodnefe of the Creator. For nothir.g except... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...What supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him, to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart ! The hope of future happiness is a perpetual source of consolation to good men. Under trouble, it... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...What supply contrived for his wants ? What a variety of objects set before him, to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart ! -O luxury t Bane of elated life, of affluent states, What dreary change, what ruin is not thine !... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...his wants ! What a variety of objects set VOL. I. E before him, to gratify bis senses, to employ Ms understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart ! Indeed, the very existence of the universe is a standing memorial of the goodness of the Creator. For nothing except... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pages
...wants ! What a variety of objefts fet before him, to gratify his lenfes, to employ his underftanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden...could originally prompt creation. The Supreme Being, Mf.exiftent and all-lufficient, had no wants which he could feek to fupply No new acceflion of felicity... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...a supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him, to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart ! O luxury ! Bane of elated life, of affluent states, What dreary change, what ruin is not thine !... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...a supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him, to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his O luxury ! Bane of elated life, of affluent states, What dreary change, what ruin is not thine ! How... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 526 pages
...What supply contrived for his wants? What a variety of objects set before him, to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination,...to cheer and gladden his heart ? Indeed, the very existence of the universe is a standing memorial of the goodness of the Creator. For nothing except... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 370 pages
...What supply contrived for his wants ? What a variety of objects set before him, to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination,...to cheer and gladden his heart ? Indeed, the very existence of the universe is a standing memorial of the goodness of the Creator. For nothing except... | |
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