The end, then, of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united... Papers for the schoolmaster - Page 106Full view - About this book
| John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...LIFE. I* THE end of learning is to know GOD, and out of that knowledge to love him, and to imitate him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue. — Milton. II. Parents are commonly more careful to bestow wit on their children than virtue; the... | |
| Henry Kett - 1805 - 422 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the .nearest, by possessing our souls...of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest per. Jection." Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man... | |
| Henry Kett - 1805 - 432 pages
...regaining' to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like bim, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to' the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection" Milton. " And is it then possible that mortal man... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls...of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our understanding cannot in this body... | |
| 1824 - 604 pages
...regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge, to love him, — to imitate him, — to be like him as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls...of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our understanding cannot, in this body,... | |
| David Irving - 1821 - 336 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls...of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our understanding cannot in this body... | |
| 1821 - 270 pages
...regaining to know God aright, and out ' of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be ' like him ; as we may the nearest by possessing our *' souls of true virtue, whieh being united to the heavenly ' graee of faith, makes up the highest perfeetion.' JOHN MILTON.... | |
| Precept - 1825 - 302 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls...of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our understanding cannot in this body... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls...of true virtue, which, being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our understanding cannot in this body... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1855 - 1214 pages
...know God aright, and out of that knowledge to lore Him, to imitate Him, to be like Him, as we may tho nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue ; which, being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection." Now, the distinguishing characteristic of our parochial... | |
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