 | 1844 - 602 pagina’s
...catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on his 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... | |
 | Robert Baird - 1844 - 550 pagina’s
...their contempt of earthly distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of manC kind seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless...superiority but His favour ; and, confident of that, they despised all the accomplishments and all the dignities of the world. If their names were not found... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 pagina’s
...originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The difference be10 tween the greatest and meanest of mankind, seemed to vanish, when compared...on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but His favor ; and confident of that favor, 15 they despised all... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 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 man* Geruulemme Liberata, xv. 57. kind seemed to vanish, when compared with thboundless... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 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...contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The difference be10 tween the greatest and meanest of mankind, seemed to vanish, when compared with the boundless... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 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...face. Hence originated their contempt for terrestrial distinction?. The difference be10 tween the greatest and meanest of mankind, seemed to vanish, when... | |
 | Robert Baird - 1844 - 372 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 to face. Hence originated their contempt of earthly distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of manC kind seemed to vanish,... | |
 | Robert Baird - 1844 - 390 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 to face. Hence originated their contempt of earthly distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 pagina’s
...originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. 3. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared...on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favor ; and, confident of that favor, they despised all... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 pagina’s
...Hence originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The difference between the greatest and meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared...on whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognized no title to superiority but his favor, and, confident of that favor, they despised all the... | |
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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. 
