 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Education - 1783 - 306 pages
...admiration, as the purity of the gofpel hath its influence on my heart. Perufc the works of our philofophers with all their pomp of diction; how mean, how contemptible are they, compared with the fcripture! Is it poffiblc that a book at once fo fimple and iublime fhould be merely the work of man... | |
 | Uzal Ogden - 1795 - 366 pages
...that the purity of the Gofpel hath its influence on my heart ! Perufe the works of our philofophers, with all their pomp of diction ; how mean, how contemptible are they, compared with the fcriptures ! Is it poifible that a book, at once fo funple and fublime, Jhould be merely the work of... | |
 | Universalism - 1797 - 572 pages
...admiration, as the purity of the Gofpel hath its influence on my heart. Perufe the works of our philofophers with all their pomp of diction ; how mean, how contemptible are they, compared with the Scripture ! Is it poffible that a book, at once fo fimple and fublime, fhould be merely the work of man ? Is it poflible... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...hath its influence on my heart. Perufe the works of our philolopers with all their pomp of diclion : how mean, how contemptible are they compared with the Scripture ! Is it poffible that a book, at once fo fimple and íubÜrne, íhould be merely the work of man ? is it poffible... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Deism - 1801 - 340 pages
...the purity of the gofpel hath " its influence on my heart. Perufe the works of " our philofophers, with all their pomp of diction " — how mean — how contemptible — are they, com" pared with the Scripture ! Is it poffible that a " book at once fo fimple and fublime, fhould... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the Gospel hath its influence en my heart. Peruse the works of our philosophers with...their pomp of diction : how mean, how contemptible ate they, compared with the Serif tare ! Is it possible that a book, at once so simple and sublime,... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...pen of an enemy. " I will confess to you," says he, " that the majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the gospel hath its influence on my heart. Peruse the works of our philoso* phers with all their pomp of diction: how mean, how contemptible are they, compared with the... | |
 | Frederick Smith - Faith - 1811 - 274 pages
...confession in favour of it : lt I wil-1 confess to you that the majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the Gospel hath its influence on ray heart. Peruse the works of our philosophers with all their pomp of diction ; how mean, how contemptible... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...in. SOCRATES AND JESUS COMPARED. I will confess to yon, that the majesty of the Scriptures strike me with admiration, as the purity of the gospel hath its influence on my heart. Peruse the works of one philosophers with all their pomp of diction ; how mean, bow contemptible are they, compared with... | |
 | 1835 - 612 pages
...very amiable representation of both. " I will confess that the majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the gospel hath...mean, how contemptible are they, compared with the Scriptures ! Is it possible that a book, at once so simple and sublime, should be merely the work of... | |
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I will confess to you that the majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the Gospel hath its influence on my heart. Peruse the works of our philosophers, with all their pomp of diction ; how mean, how contemptible are they,... 
