Natural History of EnthusiasmR. Carter, 1853 - 296 pagina's |
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Pagina 264 - The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
Pagina 158 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; — And labour, working with our own hands...
Pagina 250 - He has invented a new missile — the following syllogism : " The apostles were commanded to go into all the world, and to preach the gospel to every creature.
Pagina 29 - The very idea of addressing petitions to Him who " worketh all things" according to the counsel of His own...
Pagina 12 - Enthusiasts. To apply an epithet which carries with it an idea of folly, of weakness, and of extravagance, to a vigorous mind, efficiently as well as ardently engaged in the pursuit of any substantial and 'important object, is not merely to misuse a word, but to introduce confusion among our notions, and to put contempt upon what is deserving of respect. Where there is no error of imagination — no misjudging of realities — no calculations which reason condemns, there is no enthusiasm, even though...
Pagina 99 - ... our own times, multitudes have drunk to intoxication of the phial of prophetic interpretation ; and, amid imagined peals of the mystic thunder, have become deaf to the voice both of common sense and of duty. The piety of such persons — if piety it may be called, has made them hunger and thirst, not for " the bread and water of life," but for the news of the political world.
Pagina 25 - Christianity,' says a recent writer, ' has in some short periods of its history been entirely dissociated from philosophical modes of thought and expression ; and assuredly it has prospered in such periods. At other times it has scarcely been seen at all, except in the garb of metaphysical discussion, and then it has lost all its vigour and glory.
Pagina 13 - ... object. If once we abandon this distinction, language will want a term for a wellknown and very common vice of the mind ; and, from a wasteful perversion of phrases, we must be reduced to speak of qualities most noble and most base by the very same designation. If the objects which excite the ardour of the mind are substantial, and if the mode of pursuit be truly conducive to their attainment ; — if, in a word, all be real and genuine, then it is not one degree more, or even many degrees more,...
Pagina 129 - And herein especially is manifested the perfection of the Divine wisdom, that the most surprising conjunctions of events are brought about by the simplest means, and in a manner that is perfectly in harmony with the ordinary course of human affairs. This is in fact the great miracle of providence — that no miracles are needed to accomplish its purposes.
Pagina 151 - excellent glory" has been contemplated, then shall it be understood that the divine wisdom is incomparably more honoured by the skilful and faithful performances, and by the cheerful toils of agents who have been fashioned and fitted for service, than it could be by the bare exertions of irresistible power : and then, when the absolute dependence of creatures is thoroughly felt— may the beautiful orders of the heavenly hierarchy — rising and still rising towards perfection, be seen and admired...