The Philosophy of Religion on the Basis of Its History, Volume 4Williams and Norgate, 1888 - Cults |
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Page 151 - Wilt thou show wonders to the dead ? shall the dead arise and praise thee ? Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave ? or thy faithfulness in destruction.
Page 6 - Then this must be our notion of the just man, that even when he is in poverty or sickness, or any other seeming misfortune, all things will in the end work together for good to him in life and death: for the gods have a care of any one whose desire is to become just and to be like God, as far as man can attain the divine likeness, by the pursuit of virtue?