 the fringes of the north star"; nothing of "nature's becoming unnatural " ; nothing of the " down of angels' wings," or "the beautiful locks of cherubims"; no starched similitudes introduced with a "Thus have I seen a cloud rolling in its airy mansion,  The Eclectic Review - Page 137edited by - 1818Full view - About this book
 | Robert South - 1724 - 554 pages
...and the like. No, thefe were Sublimities above the Rife of the Apoftolick Spirit. For the Apoftles, poor Mortals, were content to take lower Steps, and to tell the "World in plain Terms, that tre who believed fbould be Javedj and thut he who believed not fhould be damned. And this was... | |
 | Robert South - Apologetics - 1823 - 620 pages
...nature's becoming unnatural; nothing of the down of 'angels' wings, at the beautiful locks of cherubims : no starched similitudes introduced with a " Thus have...like. No, these were sublimities above the rise of the apostolick spirit. 'For the apostles, poor mortals, were content to take lower steps, and to tell the... | |
 | 1824 - 602 pages
...looks of Cherubims ; no starched similitudes, intro' duced with a Thus have I seen a cloud rotting in its airy mansion, ' and the like. No, these were...lower steps, and to tell the world in plain ' terms, that he who believed should be saved, and that he who ' believed not should be damned. And this was... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...rolling in its airy mantinn, ami the like. No, these were sublimities above the rise of the apostolick spirit. For the Apostles, poor mortals, were content to take lower steps, and to tell the world in plnin terms, that he who believed ihoulri be laved, and that he who believed not ihould be damned.... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1841 - 530 pages
...nature's becoming unnatural ; nothing of the down of angels' wings, or the beautiful locks of cherubiras ; no starched similitudes, introduced with a " thus...cloud rolling in its airy mansion," and the like. Such things are not fit for the pulpit ; they seem profane in so . sacred a place. They certainly have... | |
 | Theology - 1841 - 524 pages
...nature's becoming unnatural ; nothing of the down of angels' icings, or the beautiful locks of cherubims ; no starched similitudes, introduced with a " thus...cloud rolling in its airy mansion," and the like. Such things are not fit for the pulpit ; they seem profane in so sacred a place. They certainly have... | |
 | English literature - 1841 - 596 pages
...its airy mansion," and ' the like. No — these were sublimities above the rise of the apos' tolic spirit. For the apostles, poor mortals, were content...lower steps, and to tell the world in plain terms, that he ' who believed should be saved, and that he who believed not ' should be damned. And this was... | |
 | Religion - 1841 - 532 pages
...nature's becoming unnatural ; nothing of the doum of angels' wings, or the beautiful locks of cherubims ; no starched similitudes, introduced with a " thus...cloud rolling in its airy mansion," and the like. Such things are not fit for the pulpit ; they seem profane in so sacred a place. They certainly have... | |
 | Criticism - 1850 - 676 pages
...becoming unnatural ; nothing of the ' down of angel's wings,' or ' the beautiful locks of cherubims ;' no starched similitudes, introduced with a ' Thus...lower steps and to tell the world in plain terms, that 'he who believed should be saved, and he who believed not should be damned.' And this was the... | |
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