 Dangerous it were for the feeble brain of man, to wade far into the doings of the Most High ; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name ; yet our soundest knowledge is, to know that we know him not as indeed he is, neither can...  The Christian Remembrancer - Page 151842Full view - About this book
 | 1884 - 874 pages
...as these:—" Dangerous it were for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High; whom although to know be life, and joy to make...mention of His name; yet our soundest knowledge is to knowthat we know Him not as indeed He is, neither can know Him; and our safest eloquence concerning... | |
 | Frances Power Cobbe - 1855 - 228 pages
...feel that it is indeed " dangerous for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High, whom, although to know be life, and joy to make...Him not as indeed He is, neither can know Him, and that our safest eloquence concerning him is our silence, whereby we confess, without confession, that... | |
 | John Ross Macduff - 1855 - 274 pages
...of God than other men, prays still, "that I may know Him." " Our safest eloquence," says Hooker, " concerning Him, is our silence, when we confess without confession, that His glory is inexplicable." And is this the Being to whom I can look up with sweetest confidence, and call " My Father ?" Is it... | |
 | William Adams - 1857 - 380 pages
...eternal law." " Dangerous it were for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High, whom although to know be life, and joy to make...soundest knowledge is to know that we know him not indeed as he is^ neither can know him ; and our safest eloquence concerning himi is our silence, when... | |
 | Henry Longueville Mansel - 1859 - 376 pages
...Job xiv. 5. 66 PRACTICAL LESSON OF THIS INQUIRY. LECT. III. to wade far into the doings of the Most High ; whom although to know be life, and joy to make...above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary and few (33)." LECT. IV. RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS.... | |
 | Henry Longueville Mansel - 1859 - 378 pages
...philosopher. "Dangerous it were for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High ; whom although to know be life, and joy to make...above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary and few." <33> 10* LECTURE IV. O THOU THAT... | |
 | Charles Stanford - 1859 - 400 pages
...name in vain." " Dangerous it were for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High, whom, although to know be life, and joy to make...confession that His glory is inexplicable, His greatness beyond our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to... | |
 | 1859 - 534 pages
...most rare and perfect that man can conceive of; it declares, to use the language of Hooker, that " our soundest knowledge is to know that we know him not as indeed he is, neither can know him, and that our safest eloquence concerning him is our silence, whereby we confess without confession that... | |
 | John Ross Macduff - 1859 - 271 pages
...of God than other men, prays still, "that I may know Him." " Our safest eloquence,'5 says Hooker, " concerning Him, is our silence, when we confess without confession. that His glory is inexplicable." QN THY GLORY. 9 And is this the Being to whom I can look up with sweetest confidence, and call " My... | |
 | 1859 - 890 pages
...from One whom we know by positive conceptions of Goodness, Power and Wisdom, but of whom we confess "that His glory is inexplicable, His greatness above our capacity and reach." If the Infinite were the same with the Indefinite, then the attempt of the Lecturer to define it would... | |
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