The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts, and poems, with notes, and a life of the author, by W. Scott, Volumen81814 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 27
Página 14
... the Holy Sacrament upon it ; I believe , had he but once deceived us by breaking in upon the vow , we should hardly ever after be prevailed upon te trust that man again , although we still continue to 14 THE DIFFICULTY OF.
... the Holy Sacrament upon it ; I believe , had he but once deceived us by breaking in upon the vow , we should hardly ever after be prevailed upon te trust that man again , although we still continue to 14 THE DIFFICULTY OF.
Página 15
... continue to trust our own fears , against reason and against experience . This indeed is a dangerous deceit enough , and will of course betray all those well - meaning per- sons into sin and folly , who are apt to take reli- gion for a ...
... continue to trust our own fears , against reason and against experience . This indeed is a dangerous deceit enough , and will of course betray all those well - meaning per- sons into sin and folly , who are apt to take reli- gion for a ...
Página 31
... God commands us to believe there is a union , and there is a distinction ; but what that union , or what that distinction is , all mankind are equally ignorant , and must continue so , at least till the day of judgment , ON THE TRINITY .
... God commands us to believe there is a union , and there is a distinction ; but what that union , or what that distinction is , all mankind are equally ignorant , and must continue so , at least till the day of judgment , ON THE TRINITY .
Página 60
... continue in his duty to the end of his life : because no earthly interest can ever come in competition to balance the dan- ger of offending his Creator , or the happiness of pleasing him . And of all this his conscience will certainly ...
... continue in his duty to the end of his life : because no earthly interest can ever come in competition to balance the dan- ger of offending his Creator , or the happiness of pleasing him . And of all this his conscience will certainly ...
Página 66
... continue . * In the early times of the gospel , the Christians were very much distinguished from all other bo- dies of men , by the great and constant love they bore to each other ; which , although it was done in obedience to the ...
... continue . * In the early times of the gospel , the Christians were very much distinguished from all other bo- dies of men , by the great and constant love they bore to each other ; which , although it was done in obedience to the ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
absurd act of parliament advantage allowed answer arguments Aristotle atheist believe bishops body brotherly love called cause charity Christ Christianity church of England clergy common conscience consequence corruptions discourse dissenters divine doctrine doth duty ecclesiastical endeavour evil faith false witness farther favour freethinking give gospel greatest hath Hazael heart heathen high church holy holy orders honour ignorant instance king kingdom laity Lastly learned least liberty ligion lives Lord Low Church mankind manner mean meanest ment mind morality mysteries nation nature neighbour neral never observe opinion papists parish parliament party perhaps persons Plato poor popery preacher preaching pretend priests prince principles punishment reason religion ruin Saviour scripture sects sermon Socinians sort suppose tell ther thing think freely thought tion true truth vice VIII virtue wherein Whig whole wholly wicked wisdom wise words write
Pasajes populares
Página 116 - Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Página 97 - Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Página 99 - And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Página 78 - But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you : for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Página 156 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Página 63 - Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens...
Página 47 - Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Página 197 - Who would ever have suspected Asgill for a wit, or Toland for a philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to provide them with materials ? What other subject, through all art or nature, could have produced Tindal for a profound author, or furnished him with readers? It is the wise choice of the subject that alone adorns and distinguishes the writer. For had an hundred such pens as these been employed on the side of religion, they would have immediately sunk into...
Página 43 - Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility : for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Página 196 - And to urge another argument of a parallel nature: if Christianity were once abolished, how could the Freethinkers, the strong reasoners, and the men of profound learning be able to find another subject so calculated in all points whereon to display their abilities ? What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of from those whose genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish...