 | JOHN E. B. MAYOR M.A - 1870 - 284 pages
...the Christian religion as a doctrine sent from God, both to elevate and sweeten humane nature, in 30 which he was a great example, as well as a wise and * Observe this early use of a term now classical. Wm. Jay's Autobiogr. Lond. 1854, 35: ' there was... | |
 | Great Britain - 1871 - 636 pages
...set young students much on reading the ancient philosophers, chiefly Plato, Tully, and Plotin, and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...strength of genius and a vast compass of learning. Ho was a man of great conduct and prudence ; upon which bis enemies did very falsely accuse him of... | |
 | Christianity - 1878 - 642 pages
...set young students much on reading the ancient philosophers, chiefly Plato, Tully and Plotin, and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...from God both to elevate and sweeten human nature Cudworth carried this on with a great strength of genius and a vast compass of learning So this set... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1879 - 722 pages
...elevate and sweeten human nature, in which he with regard to climate. was a great example, as well as wise and kind instructor. Cudworth carried this on...learning. He was a man of great conduct and prudence ; CUERS. [VAR.] CUEVA DE VEKA, a town in the province of Granada, Spain. Population above 10,000. CUIRASS... | |
 | John Stoughton - Great Britain - 1881 - 516 pages
...young students much on reading the ancient philosophers, chiefly Plato, Tully, and Plotinus; and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...example, as well as a wise and kind instructor."* A man must have had some extraordinary qualities to produce such influence, and to create such a reputation,... | |
 | John Smith - Christianity - 1882 - 344 pages
...school of writers to which SMITH belonged, but also, " to propagate better thoughts,"and to "set men on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...from God, both to elevate and sweeten human nature." t * Rational Theology, ii. 137. t Burnet in his account of Whichcote. SELECTIONS. Natural Truth of... | |
 | Brooke Foss Westcott - Christianity - 1891 - 420 pages
...set young students much on reading the ancient Philosophers, chiefly Plato, Tully, and Plotin, and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...he was a great example, as well as a wise and kind instructor1." Every detail of Whichcote's life which has been recorded serves to confirm this estimate... | |
 | George Park Fisher - Theology, Doctrinal - 1896 - 630 pages
...set young students much on reading the ancient philosophers, chiefly Plato, Tully, and Plotin, and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...strength of genius and a vast compass of learning." Burnet adds that the principles of Hobbes, and the impiety produced by them, stimulated these men.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1897 - 666 pages
...set young students much on reading the ancient philosophers, chiefly Plato, Tully, and Plotin, and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...instructor. Cudworth carried this on with a great strength their erudition as well as their loyalty, who among the successors of the Caroline bishops equalled... | |
 | Benjamin Whichcote, John Smith, Nathanael Culverwel - Cambridge Platonists - 1901 - 380 pages
...set young students much on reading the ancient philosophers: chiefly Plato, Tully and Plotin; and on considering the Christian religion as a doctrine sent...great example, as well as a wise and kind instructor.' In 1640 he took the degree of BD Three years later he went down to North Cadbury in Somerset, where... | |
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... studied to raise those who conversed with him to a nobler set of thoughts, and to consider religion as a seed of a deiform nature (to use one of his own phrases). In order to this, he set young students much on reading the ancient philosophers, chiefly... 
