 The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and external interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event...  Life of Milton - Page 245by David Masson - 1860 - 267 pagesFull view - About this book
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...minds had derived a pi-culiar character from the d.-iily contemplation of snperior beings, and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general...Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast. for u hose inspection nothing was too miuutc. To know him, to serve him, to enjoy him, was with them the... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplations of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general...whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected with contempt the ceremonious homage which... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general...the will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing is too vast, for whose inspection nothing is too minute. To know Him, to serve Him, to enjoy Him, was... | |
 | John Warner Barber - History - 1836 - 598 pages
...superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging in general terms, an over ruling providence, they habitually ascribed every event to...minute. To know him, to serve him, to enjoy him, was wilh them the great end of existence. They rejected with contempt, the ceremonious homage which other... | |
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...minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually as* William Murray, Earl of Mansfield, was born at Perth, in Scotland, 1705. He was an eminent lawyer,... | |
 | John Warner Barber - Cities and towns - 1839 - 666 pages
...providence, hry habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Bemg, for whose power 'i I'jiine was too vast, for whose inspection, nothing was too minute. To know him, to «rve him, to enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected wub. comempt the ceremonious... | |
 | Robert Baird - United States - 1844 - 550 pages
...minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging in general...too minute. To know Him, to serve Him, to enjoy Him, wat with them the great end of existence. The> rejected with contempt the ceremoniou., homage which... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 440 pages
...and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Pr6vidence, 5 they habitually ascribed every event to the will of...vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To kn6w Him, to serve Him, to enjoy Him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected with... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...Providence, 6 they habitually ascribed 6very event to the will of the Great Being, for whose p6wer nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing...to serve Him, to enjoy Him, was with them the great dnd of existence. They rejected with contempt the ceremonious homage which other sects substituted... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - American literature - 1844 - 444 pages
...and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, 6 they habitually -ascribed every event to the will...Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, fw whose inspection nothing was too minute. To kn6w Him, to serve Him, to enjoy Him, was with them... | |
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