 The end, then, of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united...  John Milton: A Biography - Page 111by Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Robinson - 1849 - 872 pages
...the divine ideal of humanity. And as the great and good Milton has said, " The end of all learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining...grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection:" so we may add, the man of letters and art might be expected to be the most pure-minded and faithful... | |
 | 1849 - 778 pages
...the divine ideal of humanity. And as the great and good Milton has said, " The end of all learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining...heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection :" so we may add, the man of letters and art might be expected to be the most pure-minded and faithful... | |
 | 1849 - 848 pages
...we have just referred tO, that " THE END OF LEARNING IS TO REPAIR THB RUIN8 OF OUR FIRST PARENTS, BT REGAINING TO KNOW GOD ARIGHT, AND OUT OF THAT KNOWLEDGE...TO LOVE HIM, TO IMITATE HIM, TO BE LIKE HIM, AS WE MAT THE NEAREST BY POSSESSING OUR SOULS OF TRUE VIRTUE, WHICH, BEING UNITED TO THE HEAVENLY GRACE OF... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Education - 1849 - 640 pages
...excluded from our schools, it being the end of learning " to repair the ruins of the fall by teaching to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love Him and obey Him ;" that, therefore, the General Assembly reaffirms its approval, so often expressed in... | |
 | 1849 - 788 pages
...the divine ideal of humanity. And as the great and good Milton has said, " The end of all learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining...heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection :" so we may add, the man of letters and art might be- expected to be the most pure-minded and faithful... | |
 | Henry Philip Tappan - 1851 - 120 pages
...the world, but as the highest aim of the human being; as Milton has nobly said, " The end of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents, by regaining...grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection." In this way we should raise up a powerful counter influence against the excessive commercial spirit,... | |
 | Henry Philip Tappan - 1851 - 128 pages
...world, but as the highest aim of the human being ; as Milton has nobly said, " The end of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents, by regaining...grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection." In this way we should raise up a powerful counter influence against the excessive commercial spirit,... | |
 | Horae - 1851 - 414 pages
...get or keep employments. — SWIFT. Learning. JHE end of learning is to repair the ruins of our firft parents, by regaining to know God aright, and out...him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neareft, by pofleffing our fouls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of Faith,... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 606 pages
...here give you them to dilpofe of. ^_ j The end then of Learning is to repair the ruines of-elir firft Parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of...him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neereft by poffefling our fouls of true vertue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes... | |
 | 582 pages
...with the accents of inspiration. These are his words :—' The end of learning is to repair the ruin of our first parents, by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which, being united to the heavenly graces... | |
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