 But a man can never have taken in his full measure of knowledge, has not time to subdue his passions, establish his soul in virtue, and come up to the perfection of his nature, before he is hurried off the stage. Would an infinitely wise Being make such...  The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 233by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | 1729 - 342 pages
...Purpofo ? Can he delight in the Production of fuch abortive Intelligences, fuch fhort-lived reafonable Beings ? Would he give us Talents that are not to...that are never to be gratified > How can we find that Wifdojn which fhines through all his Works, in the Formation of Man, without looking on this World... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pages
...purpofe ? Can he delight in the prodaftion of fuch. abortive intelligences, fuch fhort-lived reafonablc beings ? Would he give us talents that are not to...that are never to be gratified ? How can we find that wifdom which mines through all his works, in the formation of man, without looking on this world as... | |
 | John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...abortive intelligences, fuch fhort-lived reafonable beings? Would he give us talents that are not to he exerted ? Capacities that are never to be gratified ? How can we find that wifdom that fhines through all his ^vorks, in the formation of man, without looking on this world as... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...purpofe ? Can he delight in the produCtion of fuch abortive intelligences, fuch fhort-lived rea.fonable beings? Would he give us talents that are not to be...that are never to be gratified ? How can we find that wifdom which fhines through all his works, 2 in in the formation of man, without looking on this world... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...purpofe? Can he delight in the production of fuch abortive intelligences, fuch fhort-lived rcafonable beings ? Would he .give us talents that are not to...that are never to be gratified ? How can we find that wifdom which fhines through all his works, in the formation of man, without looking on this world as... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pages
...he dcBght in the production of luch abortive intelligences, fuch fliort-lin.il reafunablc being»? Would he give us talents that are not to be exerted...that are never to be gratified ? How can we find that wifdom which dunes through aLV tóx 44OtVs>% vcv<X\s. formation of man, v. \\\VQMX V*&\xv% чл ч-orlrí... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...purpofe? Can he delight in the production of fuch abdrtive intelligences, fuch fhort-lived rcafonable beings ? Would he give us talents that are not to...are ' never to be gratified ? How can we find that wifdom which fliines through all his works, in the formation of man, without looking on this world... | |
 | David Hume - 1799 - 142 pages
...purpofe ? Can he delight in the production offuch abortive intelligences, fuch Ihort-lived reafonable beings ? Would he give us talents that are not to...that are never to be gratified? How can we find that wifdom , which fliines through all his works, in the formation of man , without looking on this world... | |
 | John Walker - 1799 - 438 pages
...purpofe ? can he delight in the produ&ion of fuch abortive intelligence, fuch (hort-lived reafonable beings ? — • would he give us talents that are not to be exerted, capacities that are not to be gratified f Spefl. N° 1 1 1. In the reading of every feries here produced, it will be neceflary... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 pages
...shipwreck? Demosthenes on the Crown. Rollin. Would an infinitely wise Being make such glorious beings for so mean a purpose ? Can he delight in the production of such abortive intelligencies, such short-lived reasonable beings ? Would he give us talents that are not to be exerted,... | |
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