 | Soame Jenyns - Apologetics - 1776 - 210 pages
...nations and ages reprefented the dcfire of revenge as a mark of a noble mind, and the accomplifhment of it as one of the chief felicities attendant on a fortunate man. But how much more magf Matt. v. 43. nanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgivenefs! it is more magnanimous,... | |
 | Soame Jenyns - 1790 - 310 pages
...nations and ages reprefented the defire of revenge as a mark of a noble mind, and the accomplifhment of it as one of the chief felicities attendant on...magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgivenefs ! it is more magnanimous, becaufe every generous and exalted difpofi tion of the human... | |
 | Uzal Ogden - 1795 - 366 pages
...natio'ns and ages, reprefenteci the delire of revenge as a mark of a noble mind, ami the accompliilnnent of it as one of the chief felicities attendant on a fortunate man. But how rinicK more magnanimous, how much more benerfichl to'rhatrkind, is forgivenefs ! It is more mag•'nanimofe,... | |
 | William Melmoth - Apologetics - 1802 - 326 pages
...nations and ages reprefented the defire of revenge as a mark of a noble mind, and the accomplifh ment of it as one of the chief felicities attendant on...magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgivenefs ! it is more magnanimous, becaufe every generous and exalted diipofition of the human mind... | |
 | Hannah Adams - Apologetics - 1804 - 398 pages
...nations and ages reprefented the defire of revenge as the mark of a noble mind, and the accomplifhment of it, as one of the chief felicities attendant on a fortunate man. But howmuch more magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind is forgivenefs ! It is more magnanimous,... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1810 - 488 pages
...utterly unknown, till taught by his doctrines and enorced by his example, that the wisest moralist of the wisest nations and ages represented the desire of revenge as a mark of a noble mind ; but how much more magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgiveness ! [t is more magnanimous,... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1815 - 546 pages
...and enforced by his example, that 160 FOR • the wisest moralists of the wisest nations and ai;es, represented the desire of revenge as a mark of a noble mind ; but how much more magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind is forgiveness! It is mure magnanimous,... | |
 | John Hoyland - Bible - 1816 - 432 pages
...despitefully use you.' " This was a lesson so new, and so utterly unknown, till taught by his doctrines, and enforced by his example, that the wisest moralists...man. But how much more magnanimous, how much more benefieial fo mankind, is forgiveness ! " " It is more magnanimous, because every generous and exalted... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 694 pages
...truth. 8. Another precept, equally new, and no less excellent, is forgiveness of irjiiries. The wise^ moralists of the wisest nations and ages represented...accomplishment of it as one of the chief felicities aiundiint un a fortunate man. Bat hov» much more magnanimous, how much more beneíchil to mankind... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1821 - 616 pages
...say s an ingenious writer, " was a lesson so new, and utterly unknown, till taught by his doctrines and enforced by his example, that the wisest moralists...nations and ages represented the desire of revenge as a ma k of a noble mind ; but how much more magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgiveness!... | |
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... accomplishment of it as one of the chief felicities attendant on a fortunate man. But how much more magnanimous, how much more beneficial to mankind, is forgiveness! It is more magnanimous, because every generous and exalted disposition of the human... 
