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A Persuasive to a Holy Life

A Persuasive to a Holy Life

Ray, John

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1151451487
ISBN13: 9781151451484
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.14 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
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. 1719 Excerpt: ...Sense that is excited in the Soul, either by an impression or motion made upon the outward Organs or Sensation, by any suitable Object/and conveyed by the Nerves to the Brain; or else by internal consideration and reflection upon any Object or Action by the understanding. Those are called pleasant Taltes or Smells which are apt to cause such a gentle motion of the Nerves belonging to the Organs of those Senses, the Tongue and Nose; as is naturally destined to excite a grateful and delicious fense in the Soul: Those delectable Sights, which in like manner affect our Eyes, as curious Pictures and Statues, artificial Engines, elegant and regular Motions: Those agreeable Sounds which have a charming influenceon our Ears, as Musick and Harmony. The Touch or Feeling is gratified and delighted by various Motions of those Nerves which do not minister to the other Senses. To the Senses of Touch and Taste, appertain those Pleasures, which by the wise Providence of God are annexed to the satisfaction of our natural Appetites. These ' TheTe Appetites implanted in us., and all Animals, are to those Things.or Actions/ which serve either to the support and preservation of the Individuum, or each particular Animals or to the propagation Of the Kind. Those which serve to the support and preservation of she Individutim, are the Appetites' of Meat and Prink, .or the Actions of Eating and Drinking: To which the: Divine Providence hath not only premised a painful Sense of Hunger to be a Monitor to us when we have need of Meat and Drink, and compel us to the use of them; but hath also annexed Pleasure to the very Actions of Eating and Drinking, which otherwise would have been no very grateful Exercise. This.Pleasure of eating and drinking abides no longer than till the Necessitie...

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