 | Wild flowers - 1845 - Liczba stron: 110
...which we learn More than the sage's lessons teach, Or all the art of man can reach. MS WILLIAM ROBERTS. IT is truly a most Christian exercise to extract a...of piety from the works and appearances of nature. Our Saviour expatiates on a flower, and draws from it the delightful argument of confidence in God.... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1817 - Liczba stron: 292
...acquirements, is the wisdom of him who is resolved to know nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. It is truly a most Christian exercise, to extract a sentiment of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the Sacred Writers upon its side, and even our Saviour... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1817 - Liczba stron: 294
...acquirements, is the wisdom of him who is resolved to know nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. It is truly a most Christian exercise, to extract a sentiment of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the Sacred Writers upon its side, and even our Saviour... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1818 - Liczba stron: 530
...crucified. i It is truly a most Christian exercise, to extract a sen. timent of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the...side, and even our Saviour himself gives it the weight awl the solemnity of his example. " Behold the lilies of the field ; they toil not, neither do they... | |
 | 1819 - Liczba stron: 996
...Christian Revelation," of which you have recently spoken so favourably, has very justly observed, that " It is truly a most Christian exercise to extract a sentiment of piety from the works and appearances in nature." To this I may add, — that the mind, rightly formed for the study of nature, finds pleasure... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1822 - Liczba stron: 398
...the wisdom of him who is resolved to know nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. It is truly & most Christian exercise, to extract a sentiment of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the Sacred Writers upon its side, and even our Saviour... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - Liczba stron: 864
...vicissitudes of life ; thus illustrating the truth of the remark of a celebrated modern divine,-f- that " it is truly a most Christian exercise to extract a...even our Saviour himself, gives it the weight and solemnity of his example. He expatiates on the beauties of a single flower, and draws from it the delightful... | |
 | 1829 - Liczba stron: 140
...Discourses on Modern Astronomy, makes the following eloquent and just remarks, " It is," writes he, " a most Christian exercise to extract a sentiment of...nature. It has the authority of the sacred writers on its side, and even our Saviour Himself gives the weight and the solemnity of His example. 'Behold... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1829 - Liczba stron: 420
...acquirements, is the wisdom of him who is resolved to know nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. It is truly a most Christian exercise to extract a sentiment, of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the Sacred Writers upon its side, and even our Saviour... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1829 - Liczba stron: 424
...acquirements, is the wisdom of him who ts resolved to know nothing but Jesus Christ, and him crucified. It is truly a most Christian exercise to extract a sentiment, of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the Sacred Writers upon its side, and even our Saviour... | |
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It is truly a most Christian exercise, to extract a sentiment of piety from the works and the appearances of nature. It has the authority of the Sacred Writers upon its side, and even our Saviour himself gives it the weight and the solemnity of his example.... 
