 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the higheft perfeftion. But becaufe our underftanding cannot in this body found itfelf but... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the higheft perfeftion. Bat becaufe our underftanding cannot in this body found itfelf but... | |
 | John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...LIFE. I* THE end of learning is to know GOD, and out of that knowledge to love him, and to imitate him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue. — Milton. II. Parents are commonly more careful to bestow wit on their children than virtue; the... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by poffeffing our fouls of true virtue ; which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highrfl perfection.- Bnt becaufe our u.nderilaudingi cannot in this body found itfelf... | |
 | Henry Kett - Literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...those to do, who act not upon Christian principles*. A * " The end oflearning is to repair the ruins of our first parents, by regaining to know God aright,...which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest per. Jection." Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man should in any... | |
 | Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1805 - 432 pages
...regaining' to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like bim, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of...which being united to' the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection" Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man should in any sense... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 446 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by poffefling our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the higheft perfection. But becaufe our underHanding cannot in this body found itfelf but... | |
 | Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1806 - 600 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearcft, by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the higheft per. feftiou." Milton. " And is it then poffible that mortal man fhould in any... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...in the relating, I here give you them to dispose of. The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright,...which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our understanding cannot in this body found itself- but... | |
 | Henry Kett - Best books - 1812 - 500 pages
...stature of Christ," than it is possible for those to do, who act not upon Christian principles.* * "The end of learning is to repair the ruin of our...which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection.." Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man should in any... | |
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The end, then, of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united... 
