 | 1803 - 322 ページ
...it. Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience, and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance, or absurd...of ' every rational being, from the highest order ofrap' tured seraphs to the meanest rank of men, is to rise ' incessantly from lowerdegrees of happiness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 ページ
...ignorance or absurd perverseness. Infinite good" ness, is the source of created existence ; the pro" per tendency of every rational being, from the " highest...incessantly from lower " degrees of happiness to higher. They have " each faculties assigned them for various orders « of delights." " What," cried I, " is... | |
 | 1806 - 348 ページ
...ignorance or absurd perverseness. Infinite good" ness, is the source of created existence ; the pro" per tendency of every rational being, from the " highest...incessantly from lower " degrees of happiness to higher. They have " each faculties assigned them for various orders " of delights." " What," cried I, " is... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 376 ページ
...and to reject them merely as means of '' pleasure, is pitiable ignorance, or absurd perverse" ness. Infinite goodness is the source of created " existence;...being; from the highest order of raptured seraphs, f ' to the meanest rank of men, is to rise incessantly " from lower degrees of happiness to higher.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 ページ
...it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance, or absurd...the meanest rank of men, is to rise incessantly from Jower degrees of happiness to higher. They have each faculties assigned them for various orders of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 ページ
...verseness. Infinite goodness is the source of cre" ated existence; the proper tendency of every ra" tional being, from the highest order of raptured " seraphs, to the meanest rank of men, is to rise inces" santly from lower degrees of happiness to higher. " They have each faculties assigned them for... | |
 | 1810 - 464 ページ
...verseness. Infinite goodness is the source of cre" ated existence; the proper tendency of every ra" tional being, from the highest order of raptured " seraphs, to the meanest rank of men, is to rise inces" santly from lower degrees of happiness to higher. " They have each faculties assigned them for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 394 ページ
...it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance, or absurd...incessantly from lower degrees of happiness to higher. They have each faculties assigned them for various orders of delights." "What," cried I, " is this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 ページ
...it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance or absurd...rational being, from the highest order of raptured seruphs, to the meanest rank of men, is to rise incessantly from lower degrees of happiness to higher.... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 ページ
...it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he ha& sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance, or absurd perverseness. Infinite goodness is the source of creatid existence. The proper tendency of every rational being, from the highest order of raptured... | |
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Providence diffused such innumerable objects of delight, but that all might rejoice in the privilege of existence, and be filled with gratitude to the beneficent Author of it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to... 
