 | James Caughey - Evangelicalism - 1868 - 492 pages
...(independently of its divine origin) contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatsoever age or language they may have been written. The unrestrained application of them to events... | |
 | Young people - 1869 - 684 pages
...exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and elegance, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. The unstrained application of them to events which took place long after their publication,... | |
 | Possession - Bible stories, English - 1870 - 498 pages
...these •Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that, independently of their divine origin, they contain more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure...eloquence than can be collected from all other books. The unrestrained application of them to events which took place long after their publication is a solid... | |
 | Howard Lorenzo Hastings - 1871 - 682 pages
...sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books that were ever composed in any age or in any idiom." When Mrs. Hemans lay on her deathbed she repeated... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1872 - 604 pages
...finely-conceived description : — " I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. The unstrained application of them to events which took place long after tho publication is... | |
 | John Kennedy - 1872 - 196 pages
...stamped From first to last." That great scholar, Sir William Jones, did not exaggerate when he said, " This volume, independently of its Divine origin, contains...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written." The philosopher, John L'ocke, only spoke the simple truth when he said, " In the New Testament... | |
 | John William Kirton - Bible - 1873 - 244 pages
...Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independent of its Divine origin, contains more sublimity and b.eauty, more pure morality, more important history,...can be collected from all other books, in whatever language or age they may have been composed." Such is the Bible. It has anticipated every thought of... | |
 | 1873 - 454 pages
...Dwight says, "The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity." It contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...all other books, in whatever age or language they have been written. How thankful we ought to be for the Bible, Heaven's purest gift to mortals. It is... | |
 | John Murdoch - 1875 - 366 pages
...Scriptures, and am of opinion this volume, independently of its Divine origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history,...can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they have been composed." Professor Huxley made the following remarks, when teaching the Bible... | |
 | Bible - 1876 - 100 pages
...description was found written : — " I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. The unstrained application of them to events which took place long after the publication,... | |
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Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected... 
