The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 8 |
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... reason , and to beautify and enrich their mind with various knowledge . Even the lower orders of men have particular callings in life , wherein they ought to acquire a just degree of skill , and this is not to be done well without ...
... reason , and to beautify and enrich their mind with various knowledge . Even the lower orders of men have particular callings in life , wherein they ought to acquire a just degree of skill , and this is not to be done well without ...
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... reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become injurious to our neighbours , kindred or friends , and we bring sin and misery upon ourselves : For we are accountable to God our judge for every part of ...
... reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become injurious to our neighbours , kindred or friends , and we bring sin and misery upon ourselves : For we are accountable to God our judge for every part of ...
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... reason brought for the con- trary opinion , and grow obstinate against the force of the clear- est argument . Positivo is a man of this character , and has often pronounced his assurance of the Cartesian vortexes : last year some ...
... reason brought for the con- trary opinion , and grow obstinate against the force of the clear- est argument . Positivo is a man of this character , and has often pronounced his assurance of the Cartesian vortexes : last year some ...
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... reason and nature of things , and his passions frequently raised by things of little moment . Where this practice is allowed , it will insensibly warp the judgment to pronounce little things great , and tempt you to lay a great weight ...
... reason and nature of things , and his passions frequently raised by things of little moment . Where this practice is allowed , it will insensibly warp the judgment to pronounce little things great , and tempt you to lay a great weight ...
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... reason of a man . Sensuality ruins the better faculties of the mind : an indulgence to appetite and passion enfeebles the powers of reason , it makes the judgment weak and susceptive of every falsehood , and es- pecially of such ...
... reason of a man . Sensuality ruins the better faculties of the mind : an indulgence to appetite and passion enfeebles the powers of reason , it makes the judgment weak and susceptive of every falsehood , and es- pecially of such ...
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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.