 | William Warburton (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1753 - 352 pages
...God ; that is, pure, clear, noble, " and affecting, even beyond the force of " common fpeech ; fince nothing can come " from God but what is perfect in its kind. ft In fhort, the purity of Plato, and the elo" quence of Cicero. Now (he fays) if we " try the Apoftolic... | |
 | Thomas Leland - Bible - 1764 - 128 pages
...of common fpeech, fince nothing can " come from God, but what is perfecl in it's " kind : In fliort, the purity of Plato, and the " eloquence of Cicero. Now, if we try the " Apoftolic language by this rule, we fha!l be fo " far from afcribing it to God, that we /hall " fcarce... | |
 | Books - 1764 - 598 pages
...of God, that i?, pure, clear, noble, and af-! feeling, even beyond the force of common fpeech, fmce nothing can come from God, but what is perfect in its kind : in fliort, the purity of Plato, and the eloquence of Cicero. Now, if we try the apoftolic language by... | |
 | severak hands - 1764 - 590 pages
...worthy of God, that is, pure, clear, noble, and affefling, even beyond the force of common fpeech, fince nothing can come from God, but what is perfect in its kind : in fhort, the purity of Plato, and the eloquence of Cicero. Now, if we try the apoftolic language by this... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1789 - 304 pages
...God ; that is, pure, clear, noble and affecting, even •i beyond the Force of common Speech ; flnce nothing can ** come from God but what is perfect in its Kind. In fhort,. " the Purity of PLATO, and the Eloquence of CICERO. Now, •* if we try the Apoftolic Language... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 466 pages
...naturally expect to find an inspired lanr " guage to be such as is worthy of God ; that is, pure, " clear, noble, and affecting, even beyond the force...purity " of Plato, and the eloquence of Cicero. Now (con" tinues he) if we try the apostolic language by this " rule, we shall be so far from ascribing... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 472 pages
...naturally expect to find an inspired lan'•* guage to be such as is worthy of God; that is, pure, " clear, noble, and affecting, even beyond the force...purity " of Plato, and the eloquence of Cicero. Now (con" tinues he) if we try the apostolic language by this " rule, we shall be so far from ascribing... | |
 | India. [Appendix.], Indian Officer - Bible - 1861 - 252 pages
...to find an ' inspired language ' pure, clear, noble, and affecting, even beyond the force of <jommon speech, since nothing can come from God but what is perfect in its kind. In short, we should expect the purity of Plato, and the eloquence of Cicero." (IHssafy on tTie Gift of Tongues.)... | |
 | John Selby Watson - 1863 - 700 pages
...should naturally expect to find an inspired language to be such as is worthy of God ; that is, pure, clear, noble, and affecting, even beyond the force...can come from God but what is perfect in its kind. Now, if we try the apostolic language by this rule, we shall be so far from ascribing it to God, that... | |
 | John Selby Watson - 1863 - 750 pages
...beyond the force of common speech ; since nothing can come from God but what is perfect in its kind. Now, if we try the apostolic language by this rule,...be so far from ascribing it to God, that we shall scarce think it worthy of man ; that is, of the liberal and polite ; it being utterly rude and barbarous,... | |
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clear, noble, and affecting, even beyond the force of ' common speech ; since nothing can come from God " but what is perfect in its kind. In short, the purity " of Plato, and the eloquence of Cicero. 
