 | 1832 - 852 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face...on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but His favour ; and, confident of that favour, they despised all... | |
 | 1825 - 570 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face...distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless interval which separated the... | |
 | 1825 - 582 pagina’s
...terrestrial distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, \\ hen compared with the boundless interval which separated the whole race from Him on whom tbeir onu eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favour ; and,... | |
 | 1826 - 596 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face...distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless interval which separated the... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face...distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless interval which separated the... | |
 | Ant The - 1827 - 366 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face...distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless interval which separated the... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 pagina’s
...Hence originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared...race from him on whom their own eyes were constantly fix20 ed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident of that favour, they... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pagina’s
...veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face to face. 15 Hence originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless interval which separated the... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and to commune with him face...distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless interval which separated the... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pagina’s
...face. Hence originated their contempt of earthly distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish when compared...fixed. They recognised no title to superiority but His favor; and confident of that, they despised all the accomplishments, and all the dignities of the world.... | |
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... serve him, to enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected with contempt the ceremonious homage which other sects substituted for the pure worship of the soul. 
