The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event... Critical and historical essays - Page 21by Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883Full view - About this book
| 1866 - 580 pages
...Puritan models. I confess to a strong liking to the Puritan character as described by Macauley — 'The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know Him,... | |
| 1844 - 602 pages
...communion of the Independent churches ! AW CHARACTER OF THE PURITANS. By Ле Right Hon. TB Macaitlay. THE Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him,... | |
| Robert Baird - 1844 - 390 pages
...their religion, whatever opinions may be attributed to it in relation to their political principles. " The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know Him,... | |
| Robert Baird - 1844 - 372 pages
...their religion, whatever opinions may be attributed to it in relation to their political principles. " The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know Him,... | |
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight. LESSON XIX. THE PURITANS. [Marked for Infections.] The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, 6 they habitually ascribed 6very event to the will of the Great Being, for whose p6wer nothing was... | |
| Robert Baird - 1844 - 552 pages
...their religion, whatever opinions may be attributed to it in relation to their potitical principles. " The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...Not content with acknowledging in general terms an overruliug Providence, they hahitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...from the specious caskets which contain only the Death's head and the Fool's head, and fix our choice on the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure....from the daily contemplation of superior beings and external interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 pages
...ARTICULATION. • : — chide, chime, chain, chair, chin, chid, cAurl, bircA, chwch. The Puritans. MACADLJ.T. THE Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for. whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 pages
...through the universe. LESSON CXXXIII. Character of the Puritans. — EDINBURGH REVIEW. 1. THE Puritansf were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually as* William Murray, Earl of Mansfield, was horn at Perth, in Scotland, 1705. He was an eminent lawyer,... | |
| Nathan Marcus Adler - 1845 - 696 pages
...were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of supernatural beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging,...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing too minute. To know him,... | |
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