 | Richard Hemphill - 1842 - 194 pages
...true, honest, just, pure, lovely, or of good report."—(Phil. iv. 8.) Now, as Bishop Butler remarks, " it is one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature,...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarcely any importance at all."—(Analogy, Part. ii. chap. 1.) By this easy and natural operation... | |
 | 822 pages
...true, honest, just, pure, lovely, or of good report." Phil. iv. 8. Now, as Bishop Butler remarks, " it is one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature,...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarcely any importance at all." By this easy and natural operation of the mind, when a sinner... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1843 - 358 pages
...from his divine application of the passage, in the gospel. But, as it is oneof the peculiarweaknesses of human nature, when, upon a comparison of two things,...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all ; it is highly necessary that we remind ourselves, how great presumption... | |
 | James Thomas O'Brien (bp. of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin.) - 1843 - 320 pages
...Bishop Butler remarks, that it is one of the weaknesses of our nature, when, upon a comparison of 38 two things, one is found to be of greater importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all. And there is evidently the danger from the same weakness, that... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Halifax - Sermons, English - 1844 - 414 pages
...vi. k See Matt. xii. 7. learn this from his Divine application of the passage, in the Gospel. But, as it is one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature,...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all : it is highly necessary that we remind ourselves, how great presumption... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - Theology - 1844 - 412 pages
...vi. k See Matt. xii. 7. learn this from his Divine application of the passage, in the Gospel. But, as it is one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature,...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all : it is highly necessary that we remind ourselves, how great presumption... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Apologetics - 1845 - 642 pages
...However, it is certain we may learn this from his divine application of the passage, in the Gospel But, as it is one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature,...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all : it is highly necessary that we remind ourselves, how great presumption... | |
 | William Simcox Bricknell - 1845 - 770 pages
...while he neglects to sow the seed. 24. Bishop Butler remarks, that it is one of the weaknesses of our nature, when, upon a comparison of two things, one...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all. And there is evidently the danger from the same weakness, that... | |
 | William Simcox Bricknell - Oxford movement - 1845 - 776 pages
...%vhile he neglects to sow the seed. 24. Bishop Butler remarks, that it is one of the weaknesses of our nature, when, upon a comparison of two things, one...importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all. And there is evidently the danger from the same weakness, that... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1847 - 328 pages
...which shall have the preference when they interfere. And But,as it is oneof the peculiarweaknessesof human nature, when, upon a comparison of two things,...importance than the other, to consider this other aa of scarce any importance at all; it is highly necessary that we remind ourselves, how great presumption... | |
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But, as it is one of the peculiar weaknesses of human nature, when, upon a comparison of two things, one is found to be of greater importance than the other, to consider this other as of scarce any importance at all... 
