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" How can it enter into the thoughts of man, that the soul, which is capable of such immense perfections, and of receiving new improvements to all eternity, shall Fall away into nothing almost as soon as it is created ? Are such abilities made for no purpose?... "
Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ... - Page 94
by Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 304 pages
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 354 pages
...Afch Abilities made for no Purpofe ? A Brute arrives at a point of Perfection that he can never pafs : In a few Years he has all the Endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human Soul thus at a ftand in her Accomplilriments,...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...fhall fall away into nothing almoftas foon as it is created J Are fuch Abilities made for no Purpofe ? A Brute arrives at a point of Perfection that he can never pafs : In a few Years he has all the E»dowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand...
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The Principles of Natural Law: In which the True Systems of Morality and ...

Jean Jacques Burlamaqui - 1752 - 368 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a foint of perfection that he can never pafs : In a few years he has all the endowments he is capable...and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at aftand in her acccomplifhments, were her faculties...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

1773 - 394 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfeftion that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefenr. Were a human foul thus at a fland in her accomplifhments,...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 8

John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a poinfof perfeftion that he can never pafs; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to Jive ten' thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand...
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Sermons on several subjects, Volume 1

Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783 - 468 pages
...words than his own. " A brute, fays he, arrives at a point of perfection, which he can never pafs. In a few years, he has all the endowments he is capable of, and were he to live ten thoufand more, he would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...abilities abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfeftion that he can never pafs ; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a ftand in her accomplifhments,...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...fall away lot. nothing almoft as foon as it is created ! Arc fuch aF liti lities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs: in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thouland more,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...(hall fall away into nothing almoft as foon as it is created? Are fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

1792 - 494 pages
...fuch abilities made for no purpotc ? A brute arrives at a point of perfcftion that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, would be the fame thing he is at prefcnt. Were a human foul thus at a Hand in her accompirihments,...
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