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Page 133
This disposition of mind , which is so general among mankind , is also one of the
principal causes of their immoderate desire to live . Some have questioned
whether any mortal were ever so happy as to choose to live his life over again ,
on ...
This disposition of mind , which is so general among mankind , is also one of the
principal causes of their immoderate desire to live . Some have questioned
whether any mortal were ever so happy as to choose to live his life over again ,
on ...
Page 141
Hence the interest we take in some events , in the revolutions of states , the
phenomena of nature , and the change of seasons ; hence that per* petual desire
of change ; hence sportive phantoms incessantly created by our imaginations ...
Hence the interest we take in some events , in the revolutions of states , the
phenomena of nature , and the change of seasons ; hence that per* petual desire
of change ; hence sportive phantoms incessantly created by our imaginations ...
Page 143
His desires are problematical . What power can eradicate , what power can
moderate his desire to extend and perpetuate his duration ? The human heart
includes in its wish the past , the present , the · future , yea eternity itself . Explain
to us ...
His desires are problematical . What power can eradicate , what power can
moderate his desire to extend and perpetuate his duration ? The human heart
includes in its wish the past , the present , the · future , yea eternity itself . Explain
to us ...
Page 144
If he acquire virtue , he will be admitted into another world , where his utmost
desire of knowledge will be gratified . His desires are not mysterious . When the
laws of order require him to check and control his wishes , let him restrain them .
If he acquire virtue , he will be admitted into another world , where his utmost
desire of knowledge will be gratified . His desires are not mysterious . When the
laws of order require him to check and control his wishes , let him restrain them .
Page 309
We desire to be informed , in the next place , how it can be conceived , that a
determination to damn millions of men can contribute to the glory of God ? We
easily conceive , that it is for the glory of divine justice to punish guilty men : but to
...
We desire to be informed , in the next place , how it can be conceived , that a
determination to damn millions of men can contribute to the glory of God ? We
easily conceive , that it is for the glory of divine justice to punish guilty men : but to
...
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| Title | Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin ..., Volume 5 Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Joseph Sutcliffe |
| Authors | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson |
| Publisher | L. Nichols, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2008 |
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