 The end, then, of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united...  The New Mirror - Page 112edited by - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Christian life - 1815 - 310 pages
...hand. The height of philosophy is, to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is, to know God . The end of learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and serve him. Strive heavenly knowledge to attain, As earthly wisdom is but vain, That you may learn... | |
 | 1824 - 604 pages
...regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge, to love him, — to imitate him, — to be like him as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our... | |
 | Evangelistic work - 1821 - 270 pages
...regaining to know God aright, and out ' of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be ' like him ; as we may the nearest by possessing our *' souls of true virtue, whieh being united to the heavenly ' graee of faith, makes up the highest perfeetion.' JOHN MILTON.... | |
 | Precept - Great Britain - 1825 - 302 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which, being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection. But because our... | |
 | 1828 - 588 pages
...degree satisfactory." SELECTIONS FROM DIFFERENT AUTHORS. No man is wise or safe but he that is honest. The end of learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate him. Milton. Sir W. Raleigh. By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; by passing... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...dispute, not to live; and these come to them to mend their wits, not their manners—Seneca. DCCCV. The end of Learning is to know God, and out of that...nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue.— Milton. DCCCVI. Of all Injustice, that is the greatest, which goes under the name of Law; and of all... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...dispute, not to live; and these come to them to mend their wits, not their manners. — Seneea. pcccv. The end of Learning is to know God, and out of that...the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue. — MiliNn. DcCCVI. Of all Injustice, that is the greatest, which goes under the name of Law; and of... | |
 | 1832 - 528 pages
...by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection." If Plato had lived... | |
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