 | Arminianism - 1876 - 1204 pages
...hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to oar cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest...one who plays ill is check-mated — without haste, hut without remorse." (Selected Euays, pp. 24, 26.) And again, he speaks of ignorant and lawless men... | |
 | Great Britain - 1886 - 924 pages
...hidden from us. \Ve know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know to our cost that he never overlooks a mistake or makes the smallest...are paid, with that sort of overflowing generosity which with the strong shows delight in strength. And one who plays ill is checkmated — without haste,... | |
 | 1868 - 556 pages
...hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Eetzsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Alexander MacLeod - Church and social problems - 1870 - 344 pages
...begins by insisting on the importance of our understanding the conditions and secrets of the play. " It is a game which has been played for untold ages,...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Retsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - Science - 1870 - 400 pages
...hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Eetzsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | 1870 - 590 pages
...know is that his play is always fair, just, and patient; but, also, that he never overlooks a mlstakt, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance. To...that sort of overflowing generosity with which the игопк shows delight in strength. And one who plays ill is checkmated without hastf, ''«( without... | |
 | John Campbell Shairp - Christianity - 1870 - 174 pages
...hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake or makes the smallest...who plays well the highest stakes are paid with that overflowing generosity with which the strong shows delight in strength. And one who plays ill is checkmated,... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley - Evolution (Biology) - 1871 - 408 pages
...us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also \vc know, to our cost, that ho never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance...remind some of you of the famous picture in which Eetzsch has depicted Satan playing at chess with man for his soul. Substitute for the mocking fiend... | |
 | Preaching - 1871 - 780 pages
...hidden from us; we know that His play is always fair, just, and patient; but we also know to our cost that He never overlooks a mistake or makes the smallest...is checkmated without haste, but without remorse." And this is all that Professor Huxley seems to believe and know of the "Player on the other side who... | |
 | Luther Tracy Townsend - Church group work - 1871 - 254 pages
...hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake or makes the smallest...who plays well the highest stakes are paid with that overflowing generosity with which the strong shows delight in strength, and one who plays ill is checkmated,... | |
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The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we... 
