These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, but yet to some (though most abuse) in every nation : and are of power, beside the office of a pulpit, to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue... The Friend - Page 83edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
| Charles Follen - Unitarianism - 1841 - 384 pages
...after light was denied to his mortal eyes. It is the object of the moral philosopher " to irnbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue...of the mind, and set the affections in right tune ; " — " whatsoever in religion is holy and sublime, in virtue amiable or grave, whatsoever hath passion... | |
| Thomas Jackson - Methodism - 1841 - 624 pages
...THOMAS JACKSON:-' •?/ THESE abilities on the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed; and are of power to allay the perturbations of the mind, and set the...glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's Almightincss, and what He works, and what lie suffers to be wrought, with high providence, hi Ilis... | |
| Thomas Jackson - Methodism - 1841 - 598 pages
...CHARACTERS. BY THOMAS JACKSON. cei abilities are the Inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed; and are of power to allay the perturbations of the mind, and set the...tune; to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the Uirone and equipage of God's Aunightlness, awl what He worlu, and wliat lie Miffcrs to be wrought,... | |
| Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 918 pages
...Reason of Church Government,' he was preparing for some high work which should be of power " to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility; to allay the perturbation of the mind, and set the affections in right tune— * * * * a work not to be raised from... | |
| John Wilson - English essays - 1842 - 422 pages
...Poetry ! " These abilities are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility ; to allay the perturbation of the mind, and set the affections to a right tune; to celebrate in glorious and lofty... | |
| John Wilson - English essays - 1842 - 428 pages
...Poetry ! " These abilities are the inspired gift of God, rarely bestowed, and are of power to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue and public civility; to allay the perturbation of the mind, and set the affections to a right tune; to celebrate in glorious and lofty... | |
| 1842 - 630 pages
...of virtue and public civi• lily, to allay the perturbations of the mind, and set the af« fections in right tune, to celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns, • the throne and equipage of Gods almightiness, and what he « works, and what he suffers to be wrought, with high pro« vidence... | |
| William Ellery Channing - Theology - 1843 - 686 pages
...rarely bestowed, but yet to some, though most abuse, in every nation ; and are of power, — to inbreed and cherish in a great people the seeds of virtue,...mind, and set the affections in right tune — to » From the introduction to tho second book of " The Re,uon of Church Government. *o." Vol. 1. p. 137,... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...visited "nightly" by the " heavenly Muse," or "when morn purpled the east," and was thus emboldened "to celebrate, in glorious and lofty hymns, the throne and equipage of God's almightiness" (to use his own words), "and what He works and what He suffers to be wrought with high providence in... | |
| Sarah Stickney Ellis - Marriage - 1843 - 554 pages
...gift to be exclusively devoted to ihe honour and instruction of his country, and the glory of his God. "To celebrate in glorious and lofty hymns the throne and equipage of God's almightineas, and what be works. and what he enffera to be wrought with high providence in his church... | |
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