This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1798 Excerpt: ... being as man. Presuming to judge of God from ourselves, we are ready to imagine, when we contemplate the vast extent of the creation, and the numberless beings, with which it must be furnished, that it is not K 3 possible possible for him to extend his regard to them all. When we consider the myriads of sensible ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1798 Excerpt: ... being as man. Presuming to judge of God from ourselves, we are ready to imagine, when we contemplate the vast extent of the creation, and the numberless beings, with which it must be furnished, that it is not K 3 possible possible for him to extend his regard to them all. When we consider the myriads of sensible creatures, which abound in the different and distant quarters of the globe, to the East and to the West, from the Northern to the Southern pole, upon and within the earth, in the air, and deep beneath the surface of the sea, we are confounded at the multiplicity of objects, which seem to demand the Almighty's care. When we extend our thoughts to other worlds, we are apt to fear, that their superior importance may intercept the attention, of which we find ourselves in need. "When we consider the heavens, the work of his fingers, the moon and the stars, which he has ordained;" we are ready, to exclaim, with David, - Lord, what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" From this impression, different men, according to their character in other respects, spects, are liable to be led into different modes of wrong conduct, some inconsistent with their present peace and comfort, and some destructive of their happiness for ever. The humble and well-disposed indulge the apprehension, that, among the many more exalted and more virtuous characters, which exist, they may be over-looked, and their feeble endeavours to recommend themselves to the divine favour be finally without effect. It has even been urged, as an argument against the credibility of the Christian dispensation, that it supposes more attention from the Deity to this globe, than is consistent with the fact of its being so inconsiderable ...
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