 | 1729 - 342 pages
...that fhe will be ftill adding Virtue to Virtue, and Knowledge to Knowledge ; carries in it fomething wonderfully 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... | |
 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...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 Degrees of Refemblance. METHINKS this fmgle Confideration, of the Progfefs of a finite Spirit to Perfection, will... | |
 | William King - Fall of man - 1758 - 296 pages
...that She ivill bejlill adding Virtue to Virtue, and Knowledge to Knowledge, carries in it fomething wonderfully agreeable to that Ambition which is 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... | |
 | 1764 - 592 pages
...by this principle in the profecution of virtuous actions, it mull be pleafmg to God himfelf to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him by greater degrees of refemblance. To look upon the foul as going on from ßrength to flrength, from virtue to virtue, from... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...that lhe will be ftill adding virtue tj> virtue, and knowledge to knowledge; carries in it fomcthing wonderfully 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 in his eyes, and... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...that fhe will be Hill adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge; carries in it fomething wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it muft be a profpeft pleafing to God himfclf, to fee uii creation for ever beautifying in his eyef, and... | |
 | 1783 - 360 pages
...by this principle in the profecution of virtuous aflions, it muft be pleafing to God himfelf to fee his creation for ever beautifying in his eyes, and drawing nearer to him by greater degrees of refemblance. To look uprth the foul as going on from ftrcngth to ftrength, from virtue to virtue, from... | |
 | James Graham - 1783 - 64 pages
...will be) «« ftill adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge, carries in it fomething " wonderfully 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,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...that fhe will be ftill adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge ; carries in it fomething wonderfully 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... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...ftrength me will be dill adding virtue to virtue, and knowledge to knowledge; carrie* in it fomething wonderfully agreeable to that ambition which is natural 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... | |
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... of glory, and brighten to all eternity ; that she will be still 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... 
