 | Richard Bentley - 1693 - 304 דפים
...inanimate Matter ; we may affirm, without over-valuing Humane Nature, that the Soul of one vertuous and religious Man is of greater worth and excellency than the Sun and his Planets and all the Starrs in the World. If therefore it could appear, that all the Mundane Bodies are fome way conducible... | |
 | Richard Bentley - 1699 - 296 דפים
...inanimate Matter ; we may affirm, without over- valuing Humane Nature, that the Soul of one vertuous and religious Man is of greater worth and excellency...Sun and his Planets and all the Stars in the World. If therefore it could appear, that all the Mundane Bodies are fome way conducible to the fervice of... | |
 | James Hervey - 1748 - 328 דפים
...consider, fays he, the Dignity of an intelligent Being, and put that in the Scale againft brute and inanimate Matter, we may affirm, without overvaluing...and his Planets, and all the Stars in the World." See his Sermons at Beyle's Left. N°. 8. transfufed into the facred Page, and Miffionaries have been... | |
 | James Beattie - 1776 - 504 דפים
...againft brute and inanimate matter, we ** may affirm, without overvaluing human ** nature, that the foul of one virtuous and ** religious man is of greater worth and ** excellency, than the fun and his planets, ** and all the ftars in the world *." Mr HUME, in an eflay on this fubject, maintains,... | |
 | James Hervey - 1777 - 628 דפים
...inanimate Matter, we may affirm, without ' overvaluing human Nature, that the Soul of one vir' tuous and religious Man is of greater Worth and ' Excellency,...and his Planets, and all ' the Stars in the World." See his Sermons at Bojle's Lect. No. S. extremely weighty Affairs; yet, if laid in the Balance againft... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 דפים
...intelligent bcinp, and put that in thefcalcs againft brute inanimate matter, we may affirm, that the foul of one virtuous and religious man is of greater worth and excellency than the fun and his planets. Bcntlej. a. The figti Libra in the Zodiack. — Juno pours out the urn, and Vulcan... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 דפים
...overvaluing human nature, that the soul of ' one virtuous man is of greater worth and ex-* cellency, than the sun and his planets, and * all the stars in the world.' Let us not then make bulk the standard of value ; or judge of the importance of man from the weight... | |
 | Paul Wright - 1810 - 508 דפים
...inanimate matter, we may affirm, ' without overvaluing human nature, that the soul of ' one virtuous man, is of greater worth and excellency, * than the...and his planets, and all the stars in the ' world.' Let us not then make bulk the standard of value; or judge of the importance of man from the weight... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 דפים
...inanimate matter, we may affirm, without over-, valuing human nature, that the soul of one vir-> tuous man is of greater worth and excellency, than the sun...and his planets, and all the stars in the world.' Let us not then make bulk the standard of value ; or judge of the importance of man from the weight... | |
 | 1816 - 762 דפים
...intelligent being, and put that in the scales againft brute inanimate matter, we may affirm, that the foul of one virtuous and religious man is of greater worth and excellency than the fun and his planets. Bentlty. a. The fign I.ibra in the Zodiack. — Juno pours out the urn, and Vulcan... | |
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... mean and unworthy creatures as the children of men. For, if we consider the dignity of an intelligent being, and put that in the scales against brute inanimate matter, we may affirm, without overvaluing human nature, that the soul of one virtuous... 
