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" ... that the soul of one virtuous and religious man is of greater worth and excellency than the sun and his planets, and all the stars in the world. "
Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes - Page 238
by James Hervey - 1748
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The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism ...: In Eight Sermons Preached at ...

Richard Bentley - Atheism - 1693 - 304 pages
...inanimate Matter ; we may affirm, without over-valuing Humane Nature, that the Soul of one vertuous and religious Man is of greater worth and excellency than the Sun and his Planets and all the Starrs in the World. If therefore it could appear, that all the Mundane Bodies are fome way conducible...
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The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism: Demonstrated from the Advantage ...

Richard Bentley - Atheism - 1699 - 296 pages
...inanimate Matter ; we may affirm, without over- valuing Humane Nature, that the Soul of one vertuous and religious Man is of greater worth and excellency...Sun and his Planets and all the Stars in the World. If therefore it could appear, that all the Mundane Bodies are fome way conducible to the fervice of...
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Essays: On the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to ..., Volume 1

James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 504 pages
...againft brute and inanimate matter, we ** may affirm, without overvaluing human ** nature, that the foul of one virtuous and ** religious man is of greater worth and ** excellency, than the fun and his planets, ** and all the ftars in the world *." Mr HUME, in an eflay on this fubject, maintains,...
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Meditations and contemplations

James Hervey - 1777 - 628 pages
...inanimate Matter, we may affirm, without ' overvaluing human Nature, that the Soul of one vir' tuous and religious Man is of greater Worth and ' Excellency,...all ' the Stars in the World." See his Sermons at Bojle's Lect. No. S. extremely weighty Affairs; yet, if laid in the Balance againft the Salvation of...
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The new encyclopędia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and sciences, Volume 20

Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 pages
...intelligent bcinp, and put that in thefcalcs againft brute inanimate matter, we may affirm, that the foul of one virtuous and religious man is of greater worth and excellency than the fun and his planets. Bcntlej. a. The figti Libra in the Zodiack. — Juno pours out the urn, and Vulcan...
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Beauties selected from the writings of James Beattie. To which are prefixed ...

James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 414 pages
...overvaluing human nature, that the soul of ' one virtuous man is of greater worth and ex-* cellency, than the sun and his planets, and * all the stars in the world.' Let us not then make bulk the standard of value ; or judge of the importance of man from the weight...
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The New and Complete Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ ...

Paul Wright - 1810 - 508 pages
...inanimate matter, we may affirm, ' without overvaluing human nature, that the soul of ' one virtuous man, is of greater worth and excellency, * than the...and his planets, and all the stars in the ' world.' Let us not then make bulk the standard of value; or judge of the importance of man from the weight...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 1

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...inanimate matter, we may affirm, without over-, valuing human nature, that the soul of one vir-> tuous man is of greater worth and excellency, than the sun...and his planets, and all the stars in the world.' Let us not then make bulk the standard of value ; or judge of the importance of man from the weight...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts ..., Volume 20

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 762 pages
...intelligent being, and put that in the scales againft brute inanimate matter, we may affirm, that the foul of one virtuous and religious man is of greater worth and excellency than the fun and his planets. Bentlty. a. The fign I.ibra in the Zodiack. — Juno pours out the urn, and Vulcan...
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Political Fragments of Archytas, Charondas, Zaleucus, and Other Ancient ...

Ethics - 1822 - 150 pages
...men. For if we consider the dignity of an intelligent being, and put that in the scales against brute inanimate matter, we may affirm, without overvaluing...and his planets, and all the stars in the world." For this opinion is not only stupid and arrogant in the extreme, but is also contrary to the doctrine...
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