 The truth is, men have lost their belief in the Invisible, and believe, and hope, and work only in the Visible ; or, to speak it in other words : This is not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine and spiritual,...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 4531829Full view - About this book
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...and work, only in the visible ; or, to spenk it in other words, this is not a religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine...the profitable. Worship, indeed, in any sense, is recognised among us, or is mechanically explained into fear of pain, or hope of pleasure. Our true... | |
 | 1835 - 916 pages
...and work only in the Visible; or, to speak it in other words, This is not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine...infinite, absolute character of Virtue has passed into a unite, conditional one; it is no longera worship of the Beautiful and Good ; but a calculation of the... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine and spiritual, i* important to us. The infinite, absolute character...has passed into a finite, conditional one ; it is no longera worship of the Beautiful and liood ; but a calculation of the Profitable. Worship, indeed,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 862 pages
...and work only in the Visible ; or, to speak it in other words : This is not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine...Worship, indeed, in any sense, is not recognised among as, or is mechanically explained into Fear of pain, or Hope of pleasure. Our true Deity is Mechanism.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1840 - 658 pages
...and work only in the visible; or, to speak it in other words, this is not a religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine and spiritual is important to us.' — vol. ii. p. 162. The popular preachers and platform orators of the day delight in expatiating on... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1852 - 610 pages
...and work only in the visible ; or, to speak it in other words, this is not a believing age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine...conditional one; it is no longer a worship of the beautiful »nd the goodjiuta calculation of the profitable. Worship, indeed, in any sense, is not recognized... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson - English essays - 1852 - 568 pages
...and work only in the Visible ; or, to speak it in other words, This is not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine and spiritual, is important to us. The infinite, absolule character of Virtue has passed into a finite, conditional one; ii is no longer a woi> ship... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1855 - 572 pages
...and work only in the Visible ; or, to speak it in other words, This is not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine...indeed, in any sense, is not recognised among us, or is me7 chanically explained into Fear of pain, or Hope of pleasure. Our true Deity is Mechanism. It has... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 604 pages
...•pintail, is important to us. The infinite, ab•"'ute character of Virtue has passed into a Suite, ne, on its true basis. It is wonderful to see with what softness the ; hut a calculation of ihe Profitable. Worship, indeed, in any "use, is not recognised among us, or... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Scottish essays - 1859 - 620 pages
...and work only in the Visible; or, lo speak it in other words, This is not a Religious age. Only the material, the immediately practical, not the divine...calculation of the Profitable. Worship, indeed, in any cense, is not recognised among us, or is mechanically explained into Fear of pain, or Hcpe of pleasure.... | |
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