Essay on Instinct, and Its Physical and Moral RelationsW. Phillips, 1824 - 551 sivua |
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... desire of knowledge , the capacity to attain it , and the power to perpetuate it from one generation to another . But , notwithstanding so wide a barrier separates him from the brute , yet the national and intellectual varieties among ...
... desire of knowledge , the capacity to attain it , and the power to perpetuate it from one generation to another . But , notwithstanding so wide a barrier separates him from the brute , yet the national and intellectual varieties among ...
Sivu 58
... desires . But when we contemplate his mind , soaring into infinity , seeking to comprehend what is at present incomprehensible , taking a glimpse into the world of spirits , and looking forward into futurity with a cu- riosity unceasing ...
... desires . But when we contemplate his mind , soaring into infinity , seeking to comprehend what is at present incomprehensible , taking a glimpse into the world of spirits , and looking forward into futurity with a cu- riosity unceasing ...
Sivu 109
... desires , to comprehend the reliance we place upon their ready service , and to afford their prompt assistance in ex- tricating us from danger . It is easy to perceive that they are fixed by an unalterable decree to a subordi- nate ...
... desires , to comprehend the reliance we place upon their ready service , and to afford their prompt assistance in ex- tricating us from danger . It is easy to perceive that they are fixed by an unalterable decree to a subordi- nate ...
Sivu 111
... desire . For , how rarely does en- lightened reason , setting aside the higher influence of moral duty , determine the conduct of man ! In common with the brutes we have our instincts , our imitative powers , our natural senses perfect ...
... desire . For , how rarely does en- lightened reason , setting aside the higher influence of moral duty , determine the conduct of man ! In common with the brutes we have our instincts , our imitative powers , our natural senses perfect ...
Sivu 151
... desires , overcome its natural tendencies , and already anticipate by its virtues a better state ; what- ever the materialist may think , certainly proves its superiority to the elements that surround it ; clearly demonstrates that it ...
... desires , overcome its natural tendencies , and already anticipate by its virtues a better state ; what- ever the materialist may think , certainly proves its superiority to the elements that surround it ; clearly demonstrates that it ...
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Sivu 515 - Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light and fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties: revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries communicated by God immediately; which reason vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives that they come from God. So that he that takes away reason to make way for revelation, puts out the light of both...
Sivu 482 - Let no man deceive himself . If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Sivu 166 - That, changed through all, and yet in all the same; Great in the earth as in the ethereal frame ; Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees, Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Sivu 483 - Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Sivu 482 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God, for I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Sivu 545 - What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?" They say unto him, " The son of David." He saith unto them, " How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Sivu 482 - Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Sivu 194 - Some drill and bore The solid earth, and from the strata there Extract a register, by which we learn That he who made it, and reveal'd its date To Moses, was mistaken in its age.
Sivu 258 - Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper,* void of all characters, without any ideas; how comes it to be furnished? Whence comes it by that vast store which the busy and boundless fancy of man has painted on it with an almost endless variety? Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from experience...
Sivu 6 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich.