The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 8 |
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... means for it . Our mistakes in judgment may plunge us into much folly and guilt in practice . By acting without thought or reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become injurious to our neighbours ...
... means for it . Our mistakes in judgment may plunge us into much folly and guilt in practice . By acting without thought or reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become injurious to our neighbours ...
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... means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things , and these are ob- servation , reading , instruction by lectures , conversation , and me- ditation ; which last in a most peculiar manner is called study . all ...
... means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things , and these are ob- servation , reading , instruction by lectures , conversation , and me- ditation ; which last in a most peculiar manner is called study . all ...
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... means or method of knowledge , where- by e acquaint ourselves with what other men have written or pub- bished to the world in their writings . These arts of reading and writing are of infinite advantage ; for by them we are made par ...
... means or method of knowledge , where- by e acquaint ourselves with what other men have written or pub- bished to the world in their writings . These arts of reading and writing are of infinite advantage ; for by them we are made par ...
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... means , which cannot be done so well by mere reading , even though we should have the same figures lying in a book before our eyes . A living teacher , therefore , is a most neces- sary help in these studies . I might add also , that ...
... means , which cannot be done so well by mere reading , even though we should have the same figures lying in a book before our eyes . A living teacher , therefore , is a most neces- sary help in these studies . I might add also , that ...
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... means of our improvement , and in its strictest sense does not include in it any reasonings of the mind upon the things which we observe , or inferences drawn from them ; yet the motions of 26 THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND . Rules ...
... means of our improvement , and in its strictest sense does not include in it any reasonings of the mind upon the things which we observe , or inferences drawn from them ; yet the motions of 26 THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND . Rules ...
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Page 7 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
Page 143 - Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Page 106 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 94 - If the mind apply itself at first to easier subjects and things near akin to what is already known, and then advance to the more remote and knotty parts of knowledge by slow degrees, it will be able in this manner to cope with great difficulties, and prevail over them with amazing and happy success.
Page 65 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him.
Page 21 - ... maturity. 4. It is another advantage of reading, that we may review what we have read ; we may consult the page again and again, and meditate on it at successive seasons, in our serenest and retired hours, having the book always at hand...
Page 31 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.