Self-knowledge: A Treatise; Shewing the Nature and Benefit of that Important Science, and the Way to Attain It. Intermixed with Various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. By John Mason, A.M.William Sleater, 1767 - 243 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 28
עמוד 12
... thou art , whatever be thy character , ftation or dif- tinction in life , if thou art afraid to look into thine heart , and haft no inclination to felf - acquaintance , read no farther ; lay afide this book , for thou wilt find nothing ...
... thou art , whatever be thy character , ftation or dif- tinction in life , if thou art afraid to look into thine heart , and haft no inclination to felf - acquaintance , read no farther ; lay afide this book , for thou wilt find nothing ...
עמוד 16
... thou waft nothing ! -And how didst thou fpring out of that nothing ? -Thou couldft not make thyfelf : -that is quite impoffible : - moft certain it is , that that Almighty , felf - exiftent and eternal power , ' which made the world ...
... thou waft nothing ! -And how didst thou fpring out of that nothing ? -Thou couldft not make thyfelf : -that is quite impoffible : - moft certain it is , that that Almighty , felf - exiftent and eternal power , ' which made the world ...
עמוד 17
... thou art now employing in fearching out the end and happiness of thy nature.- It was He , O my foul , that made thee ⚫ intelligent and immortal . It was He that placed thee in this body as in a prifon ; where thy capacities are cramped ...
... thou art now employing in fearching out the end and happiness of thy nature.- It was He , O my foul , that made thee ⚫ intelligent and immortal . It was He that placed thee in this body as in a prifon ; where thy capacities are cramped ...
עמוד 18
... thou con- fineft thy defires to fenfual gratifications , wherein doft thou differ from the beafts that perifh ? Captivated by bodily appe- tites , doft thou not act beneath thyself ? Doft thou not put thyfelf upon a level with the lower ...
... thou con- fineft thy defires to fenfual gratifications , wherein doft thou differ from the beafts that perifh ? Captivated by bodily appe- tites , doft thou not act beneath thyself ? Doft thou not put thyfelf upon a level with the lower ...
עמוד 19
... thou art an immortal fpirit . Thy body dies ; but thou , thou must live • for ever , and thine eternity will take its tincture from the manner of thy beha- viour , and the habits thou contractest , during this , thy fhort co ...
... thou art an immortal fpirit . Thy body dies ; but thou , thou must live • for ever , and thine eternity will take its tincture from the manner of thy beha- viour , and the habits thou contractest , during this , thy fhort co ...
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