 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1722 - 364 sider
...always the Senfe and the Letter together. What Advantage muft they not reap if they were us'd to nourifh themfelves with this fpiritual Bread ? An Audience...Religion j but they are not Religion it-felf. We apply our-felves too much to drawing of moral Characl:ers,and inveighing againft the general Diforders of... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1760 - 382 sider
...this fpiritual bread ? an audience who had heard the chief points of the Mofaic law explained, would be able to receive far more benefit from an explication...this failing among many great qualities, that his fermons are trains of fine reafoning about religion ; but they are not religion itfelf. we apply ourfelves... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1778 - 508 sider
...have heard the chief points of the Mofaic hiftory and law well explained, would be able to receive more benefit from an explication of the truths of the gofpel, than they can now derive from fermons, in which the myfteries of religion are not traced backwards to their... | |
 | George Horne - 1794 - 460 sider
...audience of >perfons, who had. heard the chief points of the Mbfaic hiftory.and law well explained, would be able to receive far more benefit from an explication of the 'truths of the Gofpel, .than the generality of Chriftians are now. * " Preachers fpeak every day to the people of the Scriptures, the... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1810 - 186 sider
...explication of the truths of the gospel, than the greatest part of Christians are now. The preacher we spoke of before, has this failing among many great qualities, that his sermons are trains of fine reasoning about religion ; but they are not religion itself. We apply ourselves too much to drawing... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1810 - 184 sider
...this spiritual bread ? An audience who had heard the chief points of the Mosaic law explained, would be able to receive far more benefit from an explication of the truths of the gospel, than the greatest part of Christians are now. The preacher we spoke of before, has this failing... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 606 sider
...audience of persons who had heard the chief points " of the Mosaic history and law well explained, would be " able to receive far more benefit from an explication of the " truths of the Gospel, than the generality of Christians are " now. " Preachers speak every day to the people of the... | |
 | George Campbell - 1832 - 320 sider
...this spiritual bread ? An audience who had heard the chief points of the Mosaic law explained, would be able to receive far more .benefit from an explication of the truths of the gospel, than the greatest part of Christians are now. The preacher we spoke of before, has this failing... | |
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What advantage must they not reap if they were used to nourish themselves with this spiritual bread ? An audience who had heard the chief points of the Mosaic law explained, would be able to receive far more benefit from an explication of the truths of... 