The Life of the Learned and Pious Dr. Henry More: Late Fellow of Christ's College in Cambridge. To which are Annexed Divers Philosophical Poems and Hymns

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Published and sold by The Theosophical Publishing Society, 1911 - 310 páginas

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Página iii - For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness.
Página 59 - I being bred up, to the almost 14th year of my Age, under Parents and a Master that were great Calvinists (but withal very pious and good ones...
Página 140 - But he who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of Labour, any more than he is fit for the kingdom of God.
Página 193 - But true religion, sprung from God above, Is like her fountain, full of charity, Embracing all things with a tender love ; Full of...
Página 246 - Quite sunk, then over his senseless side The waves in triumph proudly ride. Though inward tempests fiercely rock The tottering Earth, that with the shock High spires and heavie rocks fall down "With their own weight drove into ground ; Though pitchy blasts from Hell up-born Stop the outgoings of the Morn, And Nature play her fiery games In this forc'd Night, with fulgurant flames, Baring by fits, for more affright The pale dead visages, ghastly sight Of men astonish'd at the stoure Of...
Página 66 - perfect even as our Father which is in Heaven is perfect.
Página 62 - I suppose, that there was only at the bottom a certain itch or hunt after vain-glory, and to become by this means some famous philosopher amongst those of my own standing. But I answered briefly, and that from my very heart, ' That I may know ! ' — ' But, young man, what is the reason,' saith he again, 'that you so earnestly desire to know things ? ' To which I instantly returned, ' I desire, I say, so earnestly to know, that I may know.
Página 308 - At Cambridge he joined with those who studied to propagate better thoughts, to take men off from being in parties or from narrow notions, from superstitious conceits and a fierceness about opinions.
Página 60 - If I am one of those that are predestinated unto hell, where all things are full of nothing but cursing and blasphemy, yet will I behave myself there patiently and submissively towards God, and if there be any one thing more than another that is acceptable to Him, that will I set myself to do with a sincere heart, and to the utmost of my power...
Página 61 - Yea, even in my first childhood an inward sense of the Divine presence was so strong upon my mind, that I did then believe there could no deed, word, or thought be hidden from him.

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