 | American Institute of Instruction - 1838 - 292 pages
...had, learning may be had into the bargain." Milton says, " The end of learning is to repair the ruin of our first parents, by regaining to know God aright,...which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, make up the highest perfection." Lord Kames says, " It appears unaccountable that our teachers generally... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 pages
...learning is sublime. He considered it to consist in repairing the ruin of our first parents by requiring to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, and to be like him, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united... | |
 | Enoch Cobb Wines - 1838 - 300 pages
...declares explicitly : "THE END OF LEARNING IS TO REPAIR THE RUINS OF OUR TIRST PARENTS, BY REQUIRING TO KNOW GOD ARIGHT, AND OUT OF THAT KNOWLEDGE TO LOVE HIM AND TO IMITATE HIM."* * One of our own most eminent citizens, the Hon. Samuel L. Southard, in an Address... | |
 | 1830 - 1112 pages
...and exalted intelligence, the perfection of humanity. " For the end of learning is to repair the ruin of our first parents, by regaining to know God aright,...the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection."t Scarcely subsidiary to this divine purpose, but indeed correlative with it, is the relation... | |
 | 1839 - 598 pages
...herselfe, departed within a few days out of this world. MILTON ON CLASSICAL EDUCATION.* The end of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and of that knowledge to love him, to imitate, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our... | |
 | 1839 - 636 pages
...departed within af w days out of this world. HILTON ON CLASSICAL EDUCATION.* The end of learning js to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and of that knowledge to love him, to imitate, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our... | |
 | 1841 - 404 pages
...attention to the heart." The end of learning," according to the immortal Milton, "is to repair the ruin of our first parents, by regaining to know God aright,...to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing ourselves of true virtue, which, united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection."... | |
 | 1841 - 346 pages
...attention to the heart." " The end of learning," according to the immortal Milton, " is to repair the ruin of our first parents, by regaining to know God aright,...to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing ourselves of true virtue, which, united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection."... | |
 | Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1851 - 568 pages
...the realization of the object so happily enunciated by Milton, when he gaid— " The end of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents, by regaining...of that knowledge to love Him, to imitate Him, to he like Him, as we may the nearest, by possessing our souls of true virtue, which, being united to... | |
 | 1844 - 456 pages
...purpose of Education, than that of the Scotch Parochial Schools. " The end of learning," says Milton, " is to repair the ruins of our first parents, by regaining...grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection." The distinguishing characteristic of the Parochial School Education, according to its first design... | |
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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... 
