 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1714 - 382 pages
...of his Charity. He is not fo ty'd to the Affairs of this Life ; nor is he obligM to enter into foch Engagements with this lower World, as are of no help to him in acquiring a better. His Converfation is in Heaven. Nor has he occasion for fuch fiipernumerary Cares or whole Love and Tenderaefs... | |
 | Richard Barton - 1750 - 278 pages
...virtues purely voluntary in a " Chriftian. They are no effential parts of his '' charity. He is not tyed to the affairs of this " life : Nor is he obliged to enter into fuch en" gagements with this lower world, as are no help " to him, in acquiring a better. His converfation... | |
 | William Warburton (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1753 - 352 pages
...purely voluntary in a Chri*' ftian. They are no effential parts of his CHARITY. " He is not fo tied to the affairs of this life ; nor is " he obliged to enter into fuch engagements with this " lower world, as are of no help to him in acquiring " a better." Char a... | |
 | John Brown - 1801 - 432 pages
...Virtues purely voluntary in a Chriftian, They are no eflential Parts of his Charity. " He is not fo tied to the Affairs of this " Life; nor is he obliged to enter into fuch ce Engagements with this lower World, as " are of no Help to him in acquiring ^.hetter. " His... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 424 pages
...towards that only adequate object of hu* " Private Friendship, and Zeal for the Public and u our Country, are virtues purely voluntary in a Christian. " They...no essential parts of his CHARITY. He is not " so tied to the affairs of this life ; nor is he obliged to " enter into such engagements with this lower... | |
 | 1829 - 838 pages
...: — " Of such immortal, ahpublic, and our country, are virtues purely voluntary in a Chritt itn. They are no essential parts of his charity. He is not so tied to the affairs of this life ; nor is he obliged to enter into such engagements with this lower... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1840 - 498 pages
...He remarks that the " heroic virtues of private frendship, and zeal for the public and our country, are virtues purely voluntary in a Christian ; they are no essential parts of his charity—his conversation is in heaven, nor has he any occasion for such supernumerary cares or embarrassments... | |
 | Francis Trench - 1850 - 272 pages
...of Wit and Humour, part ii. sect. 3. " Private friendship and zeal for the public, and our country, are virtues purely voluntary in a Christian. They are no essential parts of his charity." Had the noble author better understood the force of our Saviour's example in weeping over Jerusalem,... | |
 | Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury - 1900 - 420 pages
...revelation assigned to other duties. Private friendship,1 and zeal for the public and our country, are virtues purely voluntary in a Christian. They...are no essential parts of his charity. He is not so tied to the affairs of this life, nor is he obliged to enter into such engagements with this lower... | |
 | Christian Friedrich Weiser - 1916 - 632 pages
...Revelation assigned to other Dutys. Private Friendship, and Zea! for the Publick, and our Country, are Virtues purely voluntary in a Christian. They...with this lower World, as are of no help to him in aquiring a better. His conversation is in Heaven. Nor has he occasion for such supernumerary Gares... | |
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He is not so tied to the affairs of this life, nor is he obliged to enter into such engagements with this lower world, as are of no help to him in acquiring a better. 
