The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen Volumes. ...John Donadlson [sic], London, 1774 |
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... dangerous miftake . We fee what a mighty weight is laid upon faith both in the Old and New Teftament . In the former we read , how the faith of Abraham is praised , who could believe that God would raife from him a great na- tion , at ...
... dangerous miftake . We fee what a mighty weight is laid upon faith both in the Old and New Teftament . In the former we read , how the faith of Abraham is praised , who could believe that God would raife from him a great na- tion , at ...
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... dangerous opinions in religion will be a means to get favour and preferment ; although , e- ven in fuch a cafe , it would be an ill traffic , to gain the world and lofe our own fouls . So that , upon the whole , it will be impoffible to ...
... dangerous opinions in religion will be a means to get favour and preferment ; although , e- ven in fuch a cafe , it would be an ill traffic , to gain the world and lofe our own fouls . So that , upon the whole , it will be impoffible to ...
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... danger of offending his Creator , or the happiness of pleasing him . And of all this his confcience will certainly inform him , if he hath any regard to religion . Secondly , Fear and hope are the two greatest na- tural motives of all ...
... danger of offending his Creator , or the happiness of pleasing him . And of all this his confcience will certainly inform him , if he hath any regard to religion . Secondly , Fear and hope are the two greatest na- tural motives of all ...
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... dangerous inftruments , when they are trufted with power . The laws of man have thought fit , that thofe who are called to any office of truft fhould be bound by an oath to the faithful difcharge of it : but an oath is an appeal to God ...
... dangerous inftruments , when they are trufted with power . The laws of man have thought fit , that thofe who are called to any office of truft fhould be bound by an oath to the faithful difcharge of it : but an oath is an appeal to God ...
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... danger too great . And hence it is , that we find fo little truth or justice among us , because there are fo very few who , ei- ther in the fervice of the public , or in common dealings with each other , do ever look farther than their ...
... danger too great . And hence it is , that we find fo little truth or justice among us , because there are fo very few who , ei- ther in the fervice of the public , or in common dealings with each other , do ever look farther than their ...
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Page 70 - But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him ; and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out twopence and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.
Page 70 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came •where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 70 - ... .And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.
Page 15 - And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Page 346 - And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood, after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Page 235 - ... in recovering. It will no doubt be a mighty comfort to our grandchildren, when they see a few rags hung up in...
Page 8 - How little do those who quarrel with mysteries know of the commonest actions of nature ! the growth of an animal, of a plant, or of the smallest seed, is a mystery to the wisest among men.
Page 45 - Why weepeth my lord ? " And he answered, " Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Page 68 - Banbury near a hundred years ago, tells us, it was a place famous for cakes and zeal, which I find by my glass is true to this day, as to the latter part of this description ; though I must confess, it is not in the same reputation for cakes that it was in the time of that learned author; and thus of other places.
Page 68 - I never observed my glass to rise at the same time that the stocks did. To complete the experiment, I prevailed upon a friend of mine, who works under me in the occult sciences, to make a progress with my glass through the whole island of Great Britain ; and after his return, to present me with a register of his observations.