 ... but that all might rejoice in the privilege of existence, and be filled with gratitude to the beneficent Author of it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable...  The British Essayists;: Rambler - Page 245by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 pages
...lower degrees of happinefs to higher. They " have each faculties affigned them for various or" ders of delights." " What, cried I, is this the language of RELI" GION? Does fhe lead her votaries through flowery " paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious life ? *' Where are... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pages
...to " rife incefiantly from lower degrees of happinefs to " higher. They have each faculties afligned them for " various orders of delights." ' What, cried I, is this the language of RELI• GION ? Does fiie lead her votaries through flowery ' paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious life I. ' Where are... | |
 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 pages
...is to rife incefTantly from lower degree* of happinefs to higher. They have each faculties afligned them for various orders of delights." " What, cried I, Is this the language of Religion ? Does flie lead her votaries through flowery paths, and bid them pah an inlaborious life... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...rife c* inceflantly from lower degrees of happinefs to cx higher. They have each faculties afligned them " for various orders of delights." " What," cried I, " is this the language of RE" LIGION ? Does fhe lead her votaries through 'c flowery paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...rife "« inceflantly from lower degrees of happinefs to " higher. They have each faculties affigned them " for various orders of delights." " What," cried I, " is this the language of RE" LIGION ? Does fhe lead her votaries through " flowery paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious "... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pages
...is to rife inceflantly from lower degrees of happinefs to higher. They have each faculties affigned them for various orders of delights." "What!" cried I, "is this the language of Religion? Does fhe lead her votaries through X flowery ilowery paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious... | |
 | 1801 - 342 pages
...rife inceflantly from, " lower degrees of happinefs to higher. They have *' each faculties affigned them for various orders of " delights." " What," cried I, « is this the language of RELI" GION ? Does fhe lead her votaries through " flowery paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious " life ? Where are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...to rife incef" fantly from lower degrees of happinefs to higher. " They have each faculties affigned them for various «' orders of delights." '' 'What," cried I, " is this the language of RE" LIGIOM ? Does fhc lead her votaries through flow*' ery paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...rife incef" fantly from lower degrees of happinefs to higher. *' They have each faculties affigned them for various " orders of delights/' " What," cried I, " is this the language of RE" LIOION ? Does fhe lead her votaries through flow** ery paths, and bid them pafs an unlaborious... | |
 | 1803 - 322 pages
...obedience, and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance, or absurd perverseness. Infinite goodness is the source of created existence...of ' every rational being, from the highest order ofrap' tured seraphs to the meanest rank of men, is to rise ' incessantly from lowerdegrees of happiness... | |
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