A Spring Day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful SeasonAuthor, 1819 - 344 pages |
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Page 34
... mind . Three of these centinels , or out - posts , that are more absolutely necessary for the preser- vation of the body , are sheltered from the injuries of the weather , or attacks of ene- mies , in little chambers as it were , or ...
... mind . Three of these centinels , or out - posts , that are more absolutely necessary for the preser- vation of the body , are sheltered from the injuries of the weather , or attacks of ene- mies , in little chambers as it were , or ...
Page 38
... we have acted the contrary . Next , the memory , that by which we retain those things in our minds which we have understood or learned . And the ima- gination , which serveth as a handmaid to the understanding 38 CREATION .
... we have acted the contrary . Next , the memory , that by which we retain those things in our minds which we have understood or learned . And the ima- gination , which serveth as a handmaid to the understanding 38 CREATION .
Page 44
... mind of the creation of the world , when God said , " Let there be light , and there was 66 light . " Gen. i . 3. Had that omnipotent , infinitely gracious word , not been spoken , how miserable , if at all , had our world 44 DAWN OF.
... mind of the creation of the world , when God said , " Let there be light , and there was 66 light . " Gen. i . 3. Had that omnipotent , infinitely gracious word , not been spoken , how miserable , if at all , had our world 44 DAWN OF.
Page 51
... mind is in this state , discern the beauty of spiritual objects ; any more than a man , during the darkness of the night , can discover the beauties of creation ; till God , of his infinite mercy , vouchsafe to illuminate his mind by ...
... mind is in this state , discern the beauty of spiritual objects ; any more than a man , during the darkness of the night , can discover the beauties of creation ; till God , of his infinite mercy , vouchsafe to illuminate his mind by ...
Page 67
... With how much assiduous care does he seek the wanderer ? This putteth me in mind of that beautiful parable uttered by our Lord , " What man of you , having an 66 " hundred sheep , if he lose one of A SHEEP - FOLD . 67.
... With how much assiduous care does he seek the wanderer ? This putteth me in mind of that beautiful parable uttered by our Lord , " What man of you , having an 66 " hundred sheep , if he lose one of A SHEEP - FOLD . 67.
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