| Horae - 1851 - 414 pages
...Remorfe. of confcience is like an old wound : a man is in no condition to fight under fuch circumftances. The pain abates his vigour and takes up too much of his attention. — JEREMY COLLIER. Revelation. REVELATION claims to be the voice of God ; and our obligation to attend... | |
| James Comper Gray - 1872 - 424 pages
...tO fight ... , 1ТГ- -11 1 A1--A zl.:. ...... ' - t . ... ' .•- . flght under such circumstances. The pain abates his vigour and takes up too much of his attention." — Jeremy Collier. "When Conscience speaks, her first tones are best; Prudence, last." when the the... | |
| Christian ethics - 1883 - 296 pages
...Remorse of conscience is like an old wound ; a man is in no condition to fight under such circumstances. The pain abates his vigour and takes up too much of his attention. Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind, The thief doth fear each bush an officer. What stronger breastplate... | |
| 1891 - 556 pages
...conscience is like an old •wound ; a man is under no condition to flght under such circumstances. The pain abates his vigour, and takes up too much of his attention. Jeremy Collier. PANOS OP. So do the dark in soul expire, Or live like scorpion girt by fire ; So writhes... | |
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