The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 8 |
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... receive it into our two flourishing universities , may possibly admit this as a second part or supplement to that treatise . And I may venture to persuade myself , that if the common and the busy ranks of man- kind , as well as the ...
... receive it into our two flourishing universities , may possibly admit this as a second part or supplement to that treatise . And I may venture to persuade myself , that if the common and the busy ranks of man- kind , as well as the ...
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... receive not the love of the truth , were exposed to the power of diabolical sleights and lying wonders . When divine revelation shines and blazes in the face of men with glorious evidence , and they wink their eyes against it , the God ...
... receive not the love of the truth , were exposed to the power of diabolical sleights and lying wonders . When divine revelation shines and blazes in the face of men with glorious evidence , and they wink their eyes against it , the God ...
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... receive this benefit ; as flints when put into motion and striking against each other , produce living fire on both sides , which would never have risen from the same hard materials in a state of rest . 6. In generous conversation ...
... receive this benefit ; as flints when put into motion and striking against each other , produce living fire on both sides , which would never have risen from the same hard materials in a state of rest . 6. In generous conversation ...
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... receive that which books or men inform us of , and how far they are worthy of our assent and credit . 2. It is meditation and study that transfers and conveys the notions and sentiments of others to ourselves , so as to make them ...
... receive that which books or men inform us of , and how far they are worthy of our assent and credit . 2. It is meditation and study that transfers and conveys the notions and sentiments of others to ourselves , so as to make them ...
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... the greater . 3. That when we read those authors which oppose our most certain and established principles , we should be ready to receive any informations from them in other points , and not 36 THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND .
... the greater . 3. That when we read those authors which oppose our most certain and established principles , we should be ready to receive any informations from them in other points , and not 36 THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND .
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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.