 | Uzal Ogden - 1795 - 366 pages
...rew.ard, which none but the pure in heart, can receive, or could relift. '*» ii .j. •.•:..! . .THE duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned, were not attended to, by the heathen law-giver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the facial, virtues, and fays... | |
 | Champions - 1800 - 462 pages
...piety and benevolence for a reward, which none but the pure in heart can receive, or could relilh." THE duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...focial virtues, and fays very little about them. The facrifices were mere ceremony. And what the Stoics taught of refignation to the will of heaven, or... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 414 pages
...piety and benevolence, for a reward, which none but the pure in heart can receive, or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...heathen lawgiver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very Httla about them. The sacrifices were mere cere.* jnony. And what the... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 408 pages
...piety and benevolence, for a reward, which none but tj»e pure irr heart can receive, or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...heathen lawgiver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very little nbout them. The sacrifices were mere ceremony. And what the Stoics... | |
 | Paul Wright - 1810 - 508 pages
...piety and benevolence, for a reward, which none but the pure in heart, can receive, or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...heathen lawgiver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very little about them. The sacrifices were mere ceremony. And what the Stoics... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...piety and benevo'en.-r, for a reward, which none but the pure in heart can receive, or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...heathen lawgiver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very little about them. The sacrifices were mere ceremony. And what the Stoics... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Authors - 1816 - 298 pages
...for, but alfo to prepare us, by habits oi piety and benevolence, for a reward, which none but the pore in heart can receive or could relifh. The duties of...concerned, were not much attended to by the heathen lawgivers. Cicero coldly ranks them with the focial virtues, and fays very little about them. The Xacritices... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...piety and benevolence, for a reward, which none but the pure in heart can receive, or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned, were not much attended to By the heathen lawgivers. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very little about them. The sacrifices... | |
 | David Holt - Educational literature - 1839 - 304 pages
...piety and benevolence, for a reward which none but the pure in heart can receive ; or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...heathen lawgiver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very little about them. The sacrifices were mere ceremony ; and what the Stoics... | |
 | 822 pages
...of piety and benevolence, for a reward which none but the pure in heart can receive or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned,...heathen lawgiver. Cicero coldly ranks them with the social virtues, and says very little about them. The sacrifices were mere ceremony. And what the Stoics... | |
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Christians are taught to look for, but also to prepare us, by habits of piety and benevolence, for a reward, which none but the pure in heart can receive, or could relish. The duties of piety, as far as the heart is concerned, were not much attended to... 