| Richard Hooker - Church polity - 1793 - 528 pages
...it were for the feeble brain of Man, to wade tar into the doings of the moft High; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his Name ; yet our fbundeft knowledge is, to know that we know him not as indeed he is, neither can know him : and our... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...know be life, and joy to mr.ke mention (f his name; yet our tc^ndeit knowledge is to know that we knew him not as indeed he is, neither can know him ; and our safest eloquence concerning him U silence. Let mv heart be tett'-if in thv statutes. .XT •.', a^d yet not ui.Ul, catechetick in«iSOU... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...it were for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High, whom although to know be life, ^and joy to make mention of his name;...inexplicable, his greatness above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary and few. HOOKER.... | |
| Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 pages
...were for " the feeble brain of man to wade far " into the nature of the Most High ; " whom although to know be life, and " joy to make mention of his name,...: and our safest ' eloquence concerning him is our si» ' lence, when we confess, in humble ' contemplation, that his glory is inex' plicable, his greatness... | |
| Richard Hooker, Izaak Walton - Church polity - 1821 - 392 pages
...it were for the feeble brain of man, to wade far into the doings of the Most High ; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name...inexplicable, his greatness above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary and few. Our God... | |
| Richard Hooker - 1822 - 376 pages
...it were for the feeble brain of man, to wade far into the doings of the Most High ; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name...inexplicable, his greatness above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary and few. Our God... | |
| 1824 - 844 pages
...it were tor the feeble brain of man to wade fa; into the nature of the Most High; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name,...eloquence concerning him is our silence, when we confess, in humble contemplation, that his glory is inexplicable, bis greatness above our capacity and reach.... | |
| sir John Bayley (1st bart) - 1824 - 774 pages
...for the '• feeble brain of man to wade far into " the nature of the Most High : whom " although to know be life, and joy to " make mention of his name,...know that we " know him not as indeed he is, neither 41 can know him ; and our safest eloquence " concerning him is our silence, when we " confess, in humble... | |
| Richard Carlile - Free thought - 1824 - 844 pages
...it were for (he feeble brain of man to wade far into the nature of the Most High; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name, yet our soundest knowledge is, to know, that we kuow him not as indeed he is, neither can know him: and our safest eloquence concerning him is our... | |
| Richard Hooker - Church polity - 1825 - 688 pages
...it were for the feeble brain of man fo wade far into the doings of the Most High ; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name;...inexplicable, his greatness above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth ; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary and few. Onr God... | |
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