The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 81813 |
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... distance of times and places : These must be known by con- sulting other persons ; and that is done either in their writings . or in their discourses . But after all , let this be a fixed point with us , that it is our own reflection ...
... distance of times and places : These must be known by con- sulting other persons ; and that is done either in their writings . or in their discourses . But after all , let this be a fixed point with us , that it is our own reflection ...
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... distance , and not directly overthrow it , or conclude against it . 4. Where the matter of the opponent's objection is faulty in any part of it , the respondent must grant what is true in it , he must deny what is false , he must ...
... distance , and not directly overthrow it , or conclude against it . 4. Where the matter of the opponent's objection is faulty in any part of it , the respondent must grant what is true in it , he must deny what is false , he must ...
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... distance from any visible object , ( suppose a tree , a man , a horse , or a church ) judges much amiss of the figure and the situation and colours of it , and sometimes takes one for the other ; whereas if he would but withhold his ...
... distance from any visible object , ( suppose a tree , a man , a horse , or a church ) judges much amiss of the figure and the situation and colours of it , and sometimes takes one for the other ; whereas if he would but withhold his ...
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... distance from the earth to the sun " is eighty - one millions of miles ; and that a cannon bullet shot from the earth would not arrive at the " nearest of the fixed stars " in some hundreds of years : they cannot bear the belief of it ...
... distance from the earth to the sun " is eighty - one millions of miles ; and that a cannon bullet shot from the earth would not arrive at the " nearest of the fixed stars " in some hundreds of years : they cannot bear the belief of it ...
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... distances or quan- tities all the way between the legs , till you come to the head or joint ; wherefore there is no such thing possible as the smallest quantity . But a little acquaintance with true philo- sophy and methematical ...
... distances or quan- tities all the way between the legs , till you come to the head or joint ; wherefore there is no such thing possible as the smallest quantity . But a little acquaintance with true philo- sophy and methematical ...
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Page 7 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
Page 143 - Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Page 106 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 94 - If the mind apply itself at first to easier subjects and things near akin to what is already known, and then advance to the more remote and knotty parts of knowledge by slow degrees, it will be able in this manner to cope with great difficulties, and prevail over them with amazing and happy success.
Page 65 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him.
Page 21 - ... maturity. 4. It is another advantage of reading, that we may review what we have read ; we may consult the page again and again, and meditate on it at successive seasons, in our serenest and retired hours, having the book always at hand...
Page 31 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.