 There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this, of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.  The Spectator - Page 257by Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 584 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity ? There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion...the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, with10 out ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 576 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity ? There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion...the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, with10 out ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 566 pages
...climate™' h they may spread and flourish to all eternity? " ' " "' ' '"' There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this, of the perpetual progress wnich the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, with10 out ever arriving at a period in... | |
 | John Seely Hart - English language - 1877 - 392 pages
...makes a feeble ending to the sentence. " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and trinmphant consideration in religion, than this, of the perpetual...nature, without ever arriving at a period in it." An unimportant phrase or circumstance brings up the rear of a sentence with a bad grace. "Let me, therefore,... | |
 | R. T. Kaufmann - 1877 - 120 pages
...eternity. " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion, than the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards...nature, without ever arriving at a period in it. To look at the soul as going from strength to strength, to consider that she is to shine for ever with new... | |
 | Jane E. Stebbins - Future life - 1878 - 632 pages
...triumphant consideration in religion than this — the perpetual progress which the soul makes toward the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving...strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shine forASPIRATIONS FORESHADOW IMMORTALITY. 65 ever with new accessions of glory, and brighten to all eternity,... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1878 - 368 pages
...makes toward the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period of it. To look upon tho soul as going on from strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shine forever, with new accessions of glory, and brighten to all eternity ; that she will be still adding... | |
 | Jane E. Stebbins - Future life - 1879 - 634 pages
...triumphant consideration in religion than this — the perpetual progress which the soul makes toward the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving...strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shine forASPIRATIONS FORESHADOW IMMORTALITY. 65 ever with new accessions of glory, and brighten to all eternity,... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1879 - 506 pages
...otherwise is abundantly Lno-ble, the bad :effect oT the close is sensible : "There is-not,.ia my .opinion, a. more pleasing and triumphant consideration. in...perpetual progress -which the soul .makes- towards. the-. pe-r-fgction Of -its nature, without ever arriving .at. a.period in it." . . ./.' ; When however the... | |
 | Church work with the poor - 1879 - 446 pages
...wisdom, and power, must perish at her first setting out, and in the very beginning of her inquiries ? " To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength, is a most pleasing consideration; to consider that she is to shine for ever with new accessions of... | |
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