 Providence diffused such innumerable objects of delight 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...  The Rambler. ... - Page 238by Samuel Johnson - 1750Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 730 pages
...of mifery and pain. For what end has the lavifh hand of Providence diffufcd fuch innumerable objects of delight, but that all might rejoice in the privilege...and obedience; and to reject them merely as means of pleal'ure, .is pitiable ignorance, or abfurd pecverfencfs. Infinite Goodnefs is the fource of created... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...exiftence, and be filled with gratitude to the be" neficent author of it ? Thus to enjoy the bleflings " he has fent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject...•" them merely as means of pleafure, is pitiable igno" ranee, or abfurd perverfenefs. Infinite goodnefs is " the fource of created exidence ; the proper... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter - Epistolary poetry, English - 1776 - 142 pages
...Mifery and Pain ! For what End " has the lavifli Hand of Providence diffufed fuch in" numerable Obje£b of Delight, but that all might " rejoice in the Privilege...Virtue " and Obedience ; and to reject them, merely as the " Means of Pleafure, is pitiable Ignorance, or abfurd " Perverfenefs. Infinite Goodnefs is the... | |
 | Elizabeth Carter - Epistolary poetry, English - 1776 - 134 pages
...and Pain ! For what End ." has the lavifh Hand of Providence diffufed fuch in. " numerable Objects of Delight, but that all might .." rejoice in the Privilege of Exiftence, and be filled " v/ith Gratitude to the beneficent Author of it? .** Thus to enjoy the Bleffings he has fent, is Virtue... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...that all might rejoice in the privilege of exigence, and be filled with gratitude to the heneficieat Author of it ? Thus to enjoy the bleffings he has fent is virtue and obedience ; and to rejeft them morally as means of pleafuue, is pitiable ignorance, or abfuid perverfenefs. Infinite goodaefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...tnifery and pain. For what end " has the lavifh hand of providence dilYulcd fuch in'* numerable objects of delight, but that all might ** rejoice in the privilege...the beneficent Author of it ? '' Thus to enjoy the blefilngs he has fent, is virtue " and obedience ; and to reject them merely as " means of pleafure,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...numerable objects of delight, but that all might ce rejoice in the privilege of exiftence, and be filled cc with gratitude to the beneficent Author of it ? " Thus to enjoy the bleflings he has fent, is virtue " and obedience ; and to reject them merely as ce means of pleafure,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...in the privilege of exiftence, and be filled «c with gratitude to the beneficent author of it? *c Thus to enjoy the bleffings he has fent, is virtue...«« means of pleafure, is pitiable ignorance, or ab" furd perverfenefs. Infinite goodnefs is the fource " of created exiftence ; the proper tendency... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1794 - 568 pages
...of mifery and pain. For what end has the lavifh hand of Providence diffufed fuch innumerable obje&s of delight, but that all might rejoice in the privilege...bleffings he has fent, is virtue and obedience; and to rejecl them merely as means of pleafure, is pitiable ignorance, or abfurd perverfenefs. Infinite goodnefs... | |
 | 1794 - 524 pages
...innumerable objcits of delight, but that all might rejoice in the privilege of exiftencc, and be fitted with gratitude to the beneficent author of it? Thus to enjoy the blefiings he has fent, U virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as" means of plcafure, is... | |
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