If they were unacquainted with the works of philosophers and poets, they were deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of Life. If their steps were... Macaulay's Essays on Milton and Addison - Page 56by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 226 pagesFull view - About this book
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...race from Him on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but His favour ; and, confident of that favour, they...deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the book of... | |
| 1825 - 570 pages
...race from Him on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they...deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that thuy were recorded in the Book of... | |
| Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...race from Him on whom tbeir onu eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they despised all the accomplishment* and all the dignities of the world. Il they were unacquainted with tbe works of philosophers... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognised no title to superiority but his fiivour; and, confident of that favour, they despised all the...deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...They recognised no title to superiority but his favour; and, confident of that favour, they dispised all the accomplishments and all the dignities of the...deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of... | |
| Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...race from him on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognised no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they...deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...God. If their names were not found in the registers of 20 ed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they...and poets, they were deeply read in. the oracles of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of Life. If their steps were not accompanied... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...race from him on whom their own eyes were constantly fix20 ed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they...philosophers and poets, they were deeply read in the oraclesbf heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in Book of Life. If their steps were not... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - Great Britain - 1830 - 592 pages
...they were led to pursue unwise ends, they never chose unwise means." That these novel tells us that "if they were unacquainted with the works of philosophers...poets they were deeply read in the oracles of God !" Was balderdash ever inspired by " the oracles of God ?" I dare not quote passages from the master-seer... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...whole race from him on whom their eyes were constantly fixed. They recognised no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they...deeply read in the oracles of God. If their names were not found in the registers of heralds, they felt assured that they were recorded in the Book of... | |
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