The philosophy of a future stateE.C. Biddle, 1840 |
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... possessed of an immor- tal nature . There is no human being who feels full satisfaction in his present enjoyments . The mind is for ever on the wing in the pursuit of new acquirements , of new objects , and , if possible , of higher ...
... possessed of an immor- tal nature . There is no human being who feels full satisfaction in his present enjoyments . The mind is for ever on the wing in the pursuit of new acquirements , of new objects , and , if possible , of higher ...
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... possessed . 66 Hope springs eternal in the human breast ; Man never is , but always to be blest . The soul uneasy , and confined from home , Rests and expatiates in a life to come . " That the desire of immortality is common , and ...
... possessed . 66 Hope springs eternal in the human breast ; Man never is , but always to be blest . The soul uneasy , and confined from home , Rests and expatiates in a life to come . " That the desire of immortality is common , and ...
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... ? Wherefore can we never cease from wishing for something more exquisite than we have ever yet possessed ? No satisfactory answer can be given to such questions , if our duration be 30 THE PHILOSOPHY OF A FUTURE STATE .
... ? Wherefore can we never cease from wishing for something more exquisite than we have ever yet possessed ? No satisfactory answer can be given to such questions , if our duration be 30 THE PHILOSOPHY OF A FUTURE STATE .
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... possessed of perfect benevo lence cannot be supposed to harass his intelligent creatures , and to render their lives bitter with alarming apprehensions , for which there is not the slightest foundation . But , if there is no state ...
... possessed of perfect benevo lence cannot be supposed to harass his intelligent creatures , and to render their lives bitter with alarming apprehensions , for which there is not the slightest foundation . But , if there is no state ...
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... possessed of an ar- dent desire after knowledge , but is endued with the most penetrating and capacious powers of intellect , both for ac- quiring and for treasuring it up in his mind - powers which appear susceptible of indefinite ...
... possessed of an ar- dent desire after knowledge , but is endued with the most penetrating and capacious powers of intellect , both for ac- quiring and for treasuring it up in his mind - powers which appear susceptible of indefinite ...
Términos y frases comunes
admitted affections ages Almighty amidst angels animal appear astronomy beauty behold benevolence bodies book of Revelation boundless celestial celestial orbs character conceptions consider contemplation creation Creator Deity delight desire destined dispensations displayed distant diversified Divine duration earth enjoyment eternal exercise exhibited existence faculties feel felicity future world globe glorious glory happiness heaven heavenly human idea immense immortal infinite inhabitants intel intellectual Jehovah knowledge lacteal laws light Lord Lord Byron magnificent magnitude mankind material ments millions mind moral disorders moral universe motions nature never objects operations organs perceive perfection perpetual planets powers present primitive integrity principles produce rational reason redeemed regions relation Revelation saints scene scenery Scripture solar system soul space sphere spirits splendour stars sublime sublunary sphere suppose Supreme Intelligence thing thou thousand throne throughout tion trains of thought tribes truth universe variety vast visible whole wisdom
Pasajes populares
Página 105 - And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Página 101 - Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Página 125 - The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
Página 127 - Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Página 218 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Página 42 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 101 - Rejoice, O young man in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes ; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Página 228 - ... if thou criest after knowledge and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Página 125 - His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Página 47 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.