The Meditations of a Recluse: Chiefly on Religious SubjectsF. and C. Rivington, and W. Clarke, 1802 |
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... observation , therefore , it will be evident that , the extremes of life are equally to be avoided . Man was no more formed to be carried rapidly around the circle of dissipation , than to inhabit the solitary cave , or to rest in ...
... observation , therefore , it will be evident that , the extremes of life are equally to be avoided . Man was no more formed to be carried rapidly around the circle of dissipation , than to inhabit the solitary cave , or to rest in ...
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... - tive in making the observation . Though remote from the busy haunts of men , my seclusion is voluntary , and I know that , with some abatements , happiness may be found under every with Inefficacy of moral Virtue , & c . 19.
... - tive in making the observation . Though remote from the busy haunts of men , my seclusion is voluntary , and I know that , with some abatements , happiness may be found under every with Inefficacy of moral Virtue , & c . 19.
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... observations might be pursued , per- haps , through all the catalogue of human , virtues . It is the motive which ennobles the action . If that has no respect to the recompense of reward , to the animating pro- spect of a future life ...
... observations might be pursued , per- haps , through all the catalogue of human , virtues . It is the motive which ennobles the action . If that has no respect to the recompense of reward , to the animating pro- spect of a future life ...
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... observing at the same time , how little use men are generally able to make of " the light of reason , to discover the one , 66 66 << or to convince themselves effectually of " the certainty and importance of the " other , it is ...
... observing at the same time , how little use men are generally able to make of " the light of reason , to discover the one , 66 66 << or to convince themselves effectually of " the certainty and importance of the " other , it is ...
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... observation as old as the creation . And the inference from it is as true as it is important , that there must be some other state of happiness for virtuous men . Relying on this truth , we have seen martyrs ascend the scaffold with ...
... observation as old as the creation . And the inference from it is as true as it is important , that there must be some other state of happiness for virtuous men . Relying on this truth , we have seen martyrs ascend the scaffold with ...
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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.