Here is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre: marriage is the nursery of heaven... The book of entertaining knowledge - Page 6by Book - 1846 - 64 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 pages
...divine constitution, and hallowed by a blessing ; he contrasts it with celibacy. " Here," he says, " is the proper scene of piety and patience, " of the duty of parents and charity of rela" tives ; here kindness is spread abroad, and " love is united and made firm as a centre:... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - Sermons, English - 1816 - 526 pages
...state hath proper exercises and trials for those graces, for which single life can never be crowned :* here is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre : marriage... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 634 pages
...state hath proper exercises and trials for those graces, for which single life can never be crowned ; here is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives y ; here kindness is spread abroad^ and love is united and made firm as a centre : marriage... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 630 pages
...state hath proper exercises and trials for those graces, for which single life can never be crowned; here is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives*; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre : marriage... | |
| John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...divine constitution, and hallowed by a blessing; he contrasts it with celibacy: — " Here (he says) is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents, and charity of relatives; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1826 - 632 pages
...state hath proper exercises and trials for those graces, for which single life can never be crowned ; here is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives ;* here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre : marriage... | |
| Jared Sparks - Theology - 1826 - 420 pages
...secure the main portion, and make the prayer to be strong, fervent, and effectual. MARRIAGE. Marriage is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and charity of relatives ; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 632 pages
...state hath proper exercises and trials for those graces, for which single life can never be crowned ; here is the proper scene of piety and patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives y ; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre : marriage... | |
| 1831 - 584 pages
...Natural History. , 419 the most effectual guard against sin. Marriage is a school and exercise of virtue. Here is the proper scene of piety and patience ; of...kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made strong. Marriage is the nursery of heaven." I will beg leave, in conclusion, to exhort all you who... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - Theology - 1833 - 390 pages
...if single life hath more privacy of devotion, yet marriage hath more necessities and more variety of it, and is an exercise of more graces. Here is the...patience, of the duty of parents and the charity of relatives; here kindness is spread abroad, and love is united and made firm as a centre. Marriage is... | |
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