 Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love, and purifies at the same time that it exalts. But it is in misfortune,...  The Edinburgh Journal of Science - Page 1851830Full view - About this book
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1833 - 458 pages
...ought to purify the hearts, and govern the lives, of those who profess it * : he * * Religion lias always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude, and sublime love ; and purifies, at the same time that it exalts : but... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...me I •will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed." — BISHOP MANT. RELIGION, whether, natural or revealed, has always the same...the mind. In youth, in health, and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude, and sublime love, and purifies at the same time that which it exalts... | |
 | Jasper Adams - 1837 - 528 pages
...even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinity." Again he says, "Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always the same beneficial...on the mind. In youth, in health and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love, and purifies at the same time that it exalts ; but... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1837 - 650 pages
...another voice, they have confessed, that — " Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always tlie same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love, and purifies at the same time that it exalts : but... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...hands of their fellowcreatures, from which the peasantry of other countriei would recoil? RELIGION has always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love ; and purifies, at the same time that it exalts : but... | |
 | 1845 - 780 pages
...religion, which could only come from a heart, which felt the importance of the subject. " Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, in prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love; and purifies at the same time as... | |
 | 1848 - 572 pages
...November was held in honor of Pope Pius IX., and not in theirs. — Dublin University Magazine. RKI.IGION has always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love ; and purifies at the same time that it exalts ; but... | |
 | George W. Johnson - 1850 - 434 pages
...we have already related. With an extract from his last writing we will close our sketch. " Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, and in prosperity, it awaliens feelings of gratitude and sublime love, ami purifier at the same time that... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...tyranny on the other. Robtrt ffall. RELIGION— Influence of. Religion, whether natural or revealed. h*s always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude, and sublime love, and purifies at the same time that which it exalts... | |
 | 1864 - 704 pages
...as- the natural man knoweth not, how wise soever in the things of this world he may be. VII. Religion has always the same beneficial influence on the mind. In youth, in health, and prosperity, it awakens feelings of gratitude and sublime love ; and purifies, at the same time that it exalts : but... | |
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