The end, then, of learning is, to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which, being... Examinations Papers - Page 611894Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the higheft perfeftion. But becaufe our underftanding cannot in this body found itfelf but on fenfible... | |
| Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 444 pages
...to imitate him, M 3 to to be like him, as we may the neereffby poffeffing our fouls of true vertue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the higheft perfedtion. But becaufe our underftanding cannot in this body found it felfe but on fenfible... | |
| Francis Blackburne - Education - 1780 - 408 pages
...to imitate- him, M to . to be like him, as we may the-neereflby poflefling our fouls of true vertue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the higheft perfection. But becaufe our underftanding cannot in this body found it felfe but on fenfible... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the higheft perfeftion. Bat becaufe our underftanding cannot in this body found itfelf but on fenftble... | |
| John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...LIFE. I* THE end of learning is to know GOD, and out of that knowledge to love him, and to imitate him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue. — Milton. II. Parents are commonly more careful to bestow wit on their children than virtue; the... | |
| David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by poffeffing our fouls of true virtue ; which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highrfl perfection.- Bnt becaufe our u.nderilaudingi cannot in this body found itfelf but on.fennble... | |
| Henry Kett - Literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...our first parents, by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the .nearest, by possessing...the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest per. Jection." Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man should in any senseattain unto perfection... | |
| Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1805 - 432 pages
...regaining' to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like bim, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of...heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection" Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man should in any sense attain unto perfection? Is it... | |
| Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1806 - 600 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearcft, by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the higheft per. feftiou." Milton. " And is it then poffible that mortal man fhould in any fenfe attain... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 446 pages
...knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft by poffefling our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the higheft perfection. But becaufe our underHanding cannot in this body found itfelf but on fenfible things,... | |
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