There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this, of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it. The Spectator - Page 257by Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811Full view - About this book
| Russel Canfield - Atonement - 1827 - 302 pages
...consideration, (that can interest the heart of man, arising from the information of the scriptures) than this, of the perpetual progress which the soul...makes towards the perfection of its nature, without a possibility of ever arriving at a period in it. " To look upon the soul as going on from strength... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...gress which the soul makes toward the perfection of it's nature without ever arriving at a period iu it. To look upon the Soul as going on from strength to strength ; to consider, that she if to shine for ever with new 'accessions of glory, anil brighten to all eternity ; that she will be... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity ? There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion...upon the soul as going on from strength to strength j t» consider that she is to shine, with new accessions of. glory, to all eternity ; that she will... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1829 - 216 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity ? 9. There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it. 1 o look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength; to consider that she is to shine for... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1829 - 718 pages
...it, to it. We shall be -sensible of this in the following sentence. " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period t'n it." How much more agreeable the sentence, if it had been so constructed as to close with the word... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity .' ;9. There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...perpetual progress, which the soul makes towards the perIVctimi of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.- To look upon thn soul as going... | |
| Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...into a more friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity? ever arriving at Jk period in it. To look upon the soul as going on from...strength ; to consider that she is to shine for ever with newyaccessiona of jjlory, and brighten to all eternity, that she will be still adding virtue to virtue,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1832 - 222 pages
...sensible of this in the following sentence. " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and trium phant consideration in religion, than this, of the perpetual...nature, without ever arriving at a period in it." How much more agreeable the sentence, if it had been so constructed as to close with the word period.... | |
| Lorenzo F. Hamlin - English language - 1833 - 116 pages
...throughout, in regard to the pronoun. The following appears faulty : " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...is to shine for ever with new accessions of glory," &c. Here the eoul is represented as a person making 'progress ; and there is one continued chain of... | |
| Hugh Blair - Rhetoric - 1833 - 654 pages
...otherwise is abundantly noble, the bad effect of this close is sensible : ' There is not in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.' (No. 111.) How much more graceful the sentence, if it had been so constructed as to close with the... | |
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