A Treatise on Self KnowledgeT. Tegg, 1821 - 242 pàgines |
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Pàgina 13
... called thee into being when thou wast not ; gave thee those reasoning and reflecting faculties , which thou art now employ- ing in searching out the end and happiness of thy nature . It was He , O my soul , that made thee intelligent ...
... called thee into being when thou wast not ; gave thee those reasoning and reflecting faculties , which thou art now employ- ing in searching out the end and happiness of thy nature . It was He , O my soul , that made thee intelligent ...
Pàgina 29
... ( called , in scripture language , the flesh and the spirit ) , of which some of the wisest heathens seemed not to be ignorant ; this , I say , is demonstration , that some way or other the human nature has contracted an ill bias ( and ...
... ( called , in scripture language , the flesh and the spirit ) , of which some of the wisest heathens seemed not to be ignorant ; this , I say , is demonstration , that some way or other the human nature has contracted an ill bias ( and ...
Pàgina 30
... , which render us weak , and unwilling to obey the dictates of conscience and reason , and is commonly called the dominion or sin . And , 2. At the same time we are subject to the displeasure of God , and the penalty of his 30 A TREATISE ...
... , which render us weak , and unwilling to obey the dictates of conscience and reason , and is commonly called the dominion or sin . And , 2. At the same time we are subject to the displeasure of God , and the penalty of his 30 A TREATISE ...
Pàgina 31
... called the condemua- tion of sin . Now , in both these respects did Christ , " the Lamb of God , come to take away " the sin of the world ; " that is , to take away the reigning power of it , by the operation of his grace ; and the ...
... called the condemua- tion of sin . Now , in both these respects did Christ , " the Lamb of God , come to take away " the sin of the world ; " that is , to take away the reigning power of it , by the operation of his grace ; and the ...
Pàgina 38
... called thee to act , in a more public character , and for a more extensive benefit to the world ? Thy first care , then , ought to be , that thy example , as far as its in- fluence reaches , may be an encouragement to the practice of ...
... called thee to act , in a more public character , and for a more extensive benefit to the world ? Thy first care , then , ought to be , that thy example , as far as its in- fluence reaches , may be an encouragement to the practice of ...
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Frases i termes més freqüents
acquainted advantage apostle Paul appear bad company better censure cerned CHAP character Cheapside Christ Christian conduct conscience consider creatures danger degree Delphos disposition divine duty effect of Self-knowledge enemy esteem examine excellent false fancy faults greater greatest guard happiness hath heart honour human humility ignorant improve inclined judge judgment keep kind of knowledge kind of science know ourselves lead ledge ligion Lord's prayer mankind manner Marcus Antoninus ment mind natural temper necessary never observe occasions opinion pains particular passions perhaps piety pleasure Plutarch prejudices proper Psal racters reason received religion render right government rule scripture secret self-acquaintance self-denial self-ignorance sensible sins sions soon soul spirit taste temptations thee thine things Thomas à Kempis thou art thoughts thyself tion tivated true knowledge true self-knowledge tural understanding vanity virtue weak whilst wisdom wise zeal
Passatges populars
Pàgina 83 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Pàgina 87 - Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Pàgina 30 - As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Pàgina 6 - For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
Pàgina 23 - But now, O Lord, thou art our father ; We are the clay, and thou our potter; And we all are the work of thy hand.
Pàgina 172 - DISTRUST, and darkness of a future state, Make poor mankind so fearful of their fate. Death, in itself, is nothing ; but we fear, To be we know not what, we know not where.
Pàgina 144 - Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Pàgina 100 - Anger may steal into the heart " of a wise man, but it rests only in the bosom "of fools.
Pàgina 112 - I shall conclude with this one observation more; that it is a very dangerous thing to think, as too many are apt to do, that it is a matter of indifference what thoughts they entertain in their hearts, since the reason of things concurs with the testimony of the holy Scripture to assure us, ' That the allowed thought of foolishness is sin.
Pàgina xii - The highest learning is to be wise, and the greatest wisdom is to be good;" as Marcus Antoninus somewhere observes.