 | Religion - 1849 - 778 pages
...imperfection of human virtue can ever seem to be of reward. Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...the presence of his fellow-creatures, he may often justly elevate himself, and may often have reason to think highly of his own character and conduct,... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1849 - 872 pages
...imperfection of human virtue can ever seem to be of reward. Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...conduct. In the presence of his fellow-creatures, he niny often justly elevate himself, and may often have reason to think highly of his own character and... | |
 | Edward Payson - Congregational churches - 1849 - 628 pages
...readily excuse me for quoting them. " Man," says this writer, " when about to appear before a being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...or in the imperfect propriety of his own conduct. To such a. being, he can scarce imagine, that his littleness and weakness should ever seem to be the... | |
 | Theology - 1849 - 788 pages
...imperfection of human virtue can ever seem to be of reward. Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...in his own merit, or in the imperfect propriety of hii own conduct. In the presence of his fellow-creatures, he may often justly elevate himself, and... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - Natural theology - 1850 - 430 pages
...imperfection of human virtue can ever seem to be of reward. Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...the presence of his fellow-creatures he may often justly elevate himself, and may often have reason to think highly of his own character and conduct,... | |
 | Theology - 1849 - 788 pages
...imperfection of human virtue can ever seem to be of reward. Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence in his own merit, or in ihe imperfect propriety of his own conduct. In the presence of his fellow-creatures, he may often justly... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1853 - 152 pages
...from Dr. A. Smith, with peculiar accuracy and feeling : — " Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...the presence of his fellow-creatures, he may often justly elevate himself, and may have reason to think highly of his own character and conduct, compared... | |
 | Edward Payson - Sermons - 1858 - 612 pages
...readily excuse me for quoting them. " Man," says this writer, " when about to appear before a being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence...or in the imperfect propriety of his own , conduct. To such a being, he can scarce imagine, that his littleness and weakness should ever seem to be the... | |
 | Edward Payson - Sermons - 1858 - 620 pages
...excuse me for quoting them. " Man," says this writer, " when about to appear before a being of infiuite perfection, can feel but little confidence in his...or in the imperfect propriety of his own conduct. To such a being, he can scarce imagine, that his littleness and weakness should ever seem to be the... | |
 | John Campbell (of Tolbooth church, Edinb.), John Gordon Lorimer (D.D.) - Apologetics - 1859 - 390 pages
...Man, when about to appear before a Being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence in h:3 own merit, or in the imperfect propriety of his own...the presence of his fellow-creatures, he may often justly elevate himself, and may often have reason to think highly of his own character and conduct,... | |
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Man, when about to appear before a being of infinite perfection, can feel but little confidence in his own merit, or in the imperfect propriety of his own conduct. In the presence of his... 
