Memoirs of the Life, Character and Writings of Joseph Butler, Late Lord Bishop of Durham |
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... rendered to the cause of religion . " Whatever , then , may be the respective merits of these several productions , and however accurately adapted they may be to the purpose for which they are designed , there is not one amongst them ...
... rendered to the cause of religion . " Whatever , then , may be the respective merits of these several productions , and however accurately adapted they may be to the purpose for which they are designed , there is not one amongst them ...
Page xv
... render very im- perfect justice to the writer of that incomparable Treatise , yet , if it shall be found to exhibit , in a tolerably clear manner , a condensed view of the leading arguments of the Analogy , it may per- haps assist the ...
... render very im- perfect justice to the writer of that incomparable Treatise , yet , if it shall be found to exhibit , in a tolerably clear manner , a condensed view of the leading arguments of the Analogy , it may per- haps assist the ...
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... rendered by any philosopher to moral science ; and that , from the light which it casts , both on the processes of the human constitution , and on the theory of virtue . As one example of the latter service , the principle in question ...
... rendered by any philosopher to moral science ; and that , from the light which it casts , both on the processes of the human constitution , and on the theory of virtue . As one example of the latter service , the principle in question ...
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... render Butler's style in his Fifteen Sermons , more familiar , and his meaning more obvious , but they were nevertheless , by many termed obscure . It must , however , be borne in mind , that a subject may require deep attention ...
... render Butler's style in his Fifteen Sermons , more familiar , and his meaning more obvious , but they were nevertheless , by many termed obscure . It must , however , be borne in mind , that a subject may require deep attention ...
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... rendered it neces- sary that he should proceed to the metropolis , he passed through Oxford on his way from the north , and there , on the 8th of December , 1733 , was ad- mitted to the degree of D. C. L. Being thus , at length ...
... rendered it neces- sary that he should proceed to the metropolis , he passed through Oxford on his way from the north , and there , on the 8th of December , 1733 , was ad- mitted to the degree of D. C. L. Being thus , at length ...
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Page 178 - Or how wilt thou (Say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye : and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Page 505 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 341 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Page 451 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying ; Blessing and honour and glory and power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 254 - When I deny sensible things an existence out of the mind, I do not mean my mind in particular, but all minds. Now, it is plain they have an existence exterior to my mind; since I find them by experience to be independent of it.
Page 368 - I know not that we have any one kind or degree of enjoyment but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet : or, on the contrary, we may, by rashness, ungoverned passion, wilfulness, or even by negligence, make ourselves as miserable as ever we please.
Page 92 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant ? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up, for God is able to make him stand.
Page 525 - God, from Whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed ; Give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give ; that both our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness ; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Page 297 - And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Page 13 - Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried : the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.