An Enquiry After Happiness: In Three Parts ..., Bände 1-2R. Gosling, W. Innys, R. Manby, and T. Longman, 1734 |
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... man's particular happiness ought to be dearer to him than the happiness of another ; or whatever else can be imagined ? Secondly , On fuppofal that an entire happiness cannot be attained ; what part then of it ought to be preferr'd ...
... man's particular happiness ought to be dearer to him than the happiness of another ; or whatever else can be imagined ? Secondly , On fuppofal that an entire happiness cannot be attained ; what part then of it ought to be preferr'd ...
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... man's mifery . Obj . 1. Imputing to God man's mifery , answered , and God's goodness and holiness afferted . The tranfition to the objections . The importance of right notions of God . Polytheifm , fuperftition , and atheism . The iffue ...
... man's mifery . Obj . 1. Imputing to God man's mifery , answered , and God's goodness and holiness afferted . The tranfition to the objections . The importance of right notions of God . Polytheifm , fuperftition , and atheism . The iffue ...
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... Man's fondness . Fate from Spiritual pride and loofenefs . Fate impugned ; 1. By authority : Various opinions about it , and its caufes . The extent of its empire . The mind exempt . The true difference between the Pythagorean and ...
... Man's fondness . Fate from Spiritual pride and loofenefs . Fate impugned ; 1. By authority : Various opinions about it , and its caufes . The extent of its empire . The mind exempt . The true difference between the Pythagorean and ...
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... man's unsuccessfulness in his purfuit after happiness . Chap . 1. The general cause of ill fuccefs . Deviation from reafon , the general caufe of man's ill fuccefs . The effects of which are , 1. The propofal of falfe ends . 2. Coldness ...
... man's unsuccessfulness in his purfuit after happiness . Chap . 1. The general cause of ill fuccefs . Deviation from reafon , the general caufe of man's ill fuccefs . The effects of which are , 1. The propofal of falfe ends . 2. Coldness ...
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... man's endeavours after happi- nefs : thofe faculties and capacities with which he has endow'd him , being the fairest declara- tion of the divine will in this point . There Object . 2. Happines here too trifling to re- quire after ...
... man's endeavours after happi- nefs : thofe faculties and capacities with which he has endow'd him , being the fairest declara- tion of the divine will in this point . There Object . 2. Happines here too trifling to re- quire after ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 188 - Length of days is in her right hand : and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Seite 63 - Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Seite 166 - Women received their dead raised to life again; and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection; and others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not worthy.
Seite 116 - The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much : but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Seite 145 - But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; and if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant...
Seite 173 - Ye fee your calling, brethren, how that not many wife men after the fleJh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called...
Seite 71 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not...
Seite 11 - Again, the sound of these things doth not so pass the ears of them that are most loose and dissolute in life, but it causeth them one time or other to wish, " O that I might die the death of the righteous, and that my end might be like his!
Seite 189 - Now the God of hope fill you with joy and peace in believing, and make you abound in hope through the power of the Holy Oho ft, Rom.
Seite 160 - God of things not feen as yet ;" being wary, " by faith prepared an ark, to the faving of his " houfe; by the which he condemned the world, and " became heir of the righteoufnefs which is by faith.