 Our existence is not only successive, as it must be of necessity, but one state of our life and being is appointed by God to be a preparation for another ; and that, to be the means of attaining to another succeeding one : Infancy to childhood ; childhood...  An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine - Page 114by John Henry Newman - 1846 - 453 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1846 - 702 pages
...only successive, " 'as it must be of necessity, but one state of our life and being is ap" ' pointed by God to be a preparation for another ; and that,...precipitating things ; but the Author of Nature appears delibe" 'rate throughout his operations, accomplishing his natural ends by " ' slow successive steps.... | |
 | Churchill Babington - Apologetics - 1846 - 224 pages
...with the general scheme of Revelation, and of Nature also. " Men are impatient," says Bishop Butler, "and for precipitating things ; but the Author of...Nature appears deliberate throughout His operations." And in communicating religious truth, it has been His uniform plan to reveal 2 The relation of the... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Apologetics - 1850 - 682 pages
...not only successive, as it nrast he of necessity, hut one state of our life and being is appointed hy God to be a preparation for another ; and that, to...throughout his operations; accomplishing his natural ends hy slow successive steps. And there is a plan of things beforehand laid out, which, from the nature... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1851 - 338 pages
...existence is not only successive, as it must be of necessity, but one state of our life and being is appointed by God to be a preparation for another ;...youth ; youth to mature age. Men are impatient, and far precipitating things: but the Author of nature Appears deliberate throughout his operations ; accomplishing... | |
 | John Brande Morris - 1851 - 506 pages
...Of course God could infuse habils at once, but in the ordinary course of things it is 'men who are for precipitating things, but the Author of nature...accomplishing his natural ends by slow successive steps".' From this we might guess, even without proof, how he would act as the Author of grace also. Sudden... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1852 - 450 pages
...poet says, — " Good nature and good sense must ever join ; To err is human ; to forgive, divine." " Men are impatient, and for precipitating things ; but the Author of nature," says Butler, " appears deliberate throughout His operations, accomplishing His natural ends by slow,... | |
 | 1857 - 380 pages
...being is appointed by God to bt a preparation for another ; and that, to be the means of at taining to another succeeding one : Infancy to childhood ,...accomplishing his natural ends by slow successive steps. And theie is a plan of things beforehand laid out, which, from the nature of it, requires various systems... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1857 - 514 pages
...exiftence is not only fucceflive, as it muft be of neceflity ; but one ftate of our life and being is appointed by God to be a preparation for another, and that to be the means of attaining to another fucceeding one : infancy to childhood ; childhood to youth ; youth to mature age. Men are impatient... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1860 - 494 pages
...existence is not only successive, as it must be of necessity ; but one state of our life and being is appointed by God, to be a preparation for another...youth ; youth to mature age. Men are impatient, and are for precipitating things : but the Author of Nature appears deliberate throughout his operations... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...precipitating ¡íia'fs ; but the Author of nature appears deiterate throughout His operations, accorn. :l>hmg His natural ends by slow, successive steps. And there is a plan of things beforetinj laid out, which, from the nature of it, r.quires various systems of means, as well as '.gth... | |
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