 | Thomas Dick - Philosophy and religion - 1838 - 690 pages
...reason, that if true, they will have their reward heroailer ; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having...without subsequent disappointment, since (at the worst of them) " out of nothing, nothing can arise," not even sorrow. But a man's creed does not depend upon... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1839 - 630 pages
...reason, that if true, they will have their reward hereafter; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel, in his eternal sleep, having...of an exalted hope through life, without subsequent disappointment."—"Do me the justice to suppose that 'video meliora proboqur.,' 1 however the 'deteriora... | |
 | Origen Bacheler, Robert Dale Owen - Bible - 1840 - 386 pages
...reason, that, if true, they will have their reward hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having...of nothing, nothing can arise,' not even sorrow." I do not pretend, sir, that this is evidence of the truth of religion. I speak now merely of its consolations.... | |
 | London city mission - Christian socialism - 1840 - 620 pages
...reason, that if true they will have their reward hereafter, and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the Infidel in his eternal sleep, having...out of nothing, nothing can arise, not even sorrow." Rather give me my existence among slaves, and chain me daily to the gang, immure me in a dungeon, confiscate... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1840 - 298 pages
...reason, that if true, they will have their reward hercnfter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having...without subsequent disappointment, since (at the worst of them) " out of nothing, nothing can arise," not even sorrow. But a man's creed does not depend upon... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 656 pages
...reason: — that, if true, they will have their reward hereafter; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having...nothing can arise," not even sorrow. But a man's creed docs not depend on himself; who can say, I will believe, — this, — that, — or the other; and... | |
 | Trip - 1842 - 466 pages
...reason, that, if true, they will have their reward hereafter, and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having...of nothing, nothing can arise,' not even sorrow." There are numerous passages in Lord Byron's poems, which would lead us to hope better things of him... | |
 | Benjamin Luckock - 1843 - 294 pages
...reason, that if true, they will have their reward hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having...nothing, nothing can arise, not even sorrow." But that exalted hope is grounded on no mere supposition. For before the Christian is left to this uncertain... | |
 | Alexander Marjoribanks - Māori (New Zealand people) - 1845 - 190 pages
...reason, that if true, they will have their reward hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep ; having...through life, without subsequent disappointment." Including cabin, intermediate, and steerage passengeri, there were about one hundred and fifty emigrants... | |
 | Emma Newton - 1847 - 230 pages
...reason — that if true, they will have their reward hereafter, and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having had the existence of an exalted hope through life, without subsequent disappointment; since, at the worst for... | |
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Indisputably, the firm believers in the Gospel have a great advantage over all others, — for this simple reason, that if true, they will have their reward hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep,... 
