 | 1729 - 342 pages
...agreeable to that Ambition which is natural to the Mind of Man. Nay, it muft be a Profpeft pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his Creation for ever beautifying...in his Eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater decrees of Refemblance. ME THINKS this fingle Confideration, of the Pro. grefs of a finite Spirit to... | |
 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...agreeable to that Ambition which is natural to the Mind of Man. Nay, it muft be a Profpeft pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his Creation for ever beautifying...nearer to him, by greater Degrees of Refemblance. METHINKS this fmgle Confideration, of the Progfefs of a finite Spirit to Perfection, will be fufficient... | |
 | William King - Fall of man - 1758 - 296 pages
...natural to the Mind of Man. Nay, it mujl be a Profpeff pleajing to Gad himfelf, to fee titCreation for ever beautifying in his Eyes, and drawing nearer to him by degrees of Refentblance.'" That the Happinefj of Saints and Angels may be continually increafing, fee... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a. proipeft pleafing toGod himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying...eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of relemblance. Methinks this fingle confederation, of the progrefs of a finite fpirit to perfeftion,... | |
 | 1783 - 360 pages
...Infpired and elated by this- principle in the profecution of virtuous añions, it muft be pleafing to God himfelf to fee his creation for ever beautifying...refemblance. To look upon the foul as going on, from ftrength to ftrength, from virtue to virtue, from knowledge to knowledge, and lull finning forth D... | |
 | 1783 - 360 pages
...foul. Infpired and elated by this principle in the profecution of virtuous aflions, it muft be pleafing to God himfelf to fee his creation for ever beautifying...to him by greater degrees of refemblance. To look uprth the foul as going on from ftrcngth to ftrength, from virtue to virtue, from knowledge to knowledge,... | |
 | James Graham - 1783 - 64 pages
...agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it " muft be a profpecl pleafing to God Himfelf! To fee his creation for ever beautifying *' in his eyes, and drawing nearer and nearer to him by greater degrees of refemblauce." Seeing, therefore, my beloved Brethern ! that... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpeft pleafing to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever beautifying...nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. METHINKs this fingle confideration, of the progrefs of a finite fpirit to perfeftion, will be fufficient... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpeit plejfing to God himfelf, to fee his creation forever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. Methinks this fmgle confideration, of the progrefs of a finite fpirit to perfection, will be fumcient... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...wonderfully agreeable to that ambition, which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpeft pleafmg to God himfelf, to fee his creation for ever...nearer to him, by greater degrees of refemblance. THAT we might not want inducements to engage us in fuch an exercife of the body, as is proper for its... | |
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... adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge ; carries in it something wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it must be a prospect pleasing to God himself, to see his creation for ever beautifying... 
