A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal
A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal

A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: both be very precious, for this cause he said, that the shoulders should be of gold and the wings of silver. This also did the patriarch Jacob hold for so singular a good, that he gave it to his son Isachar for .a blessing, telling him that he should lie down between the two borders; that is, that he should at leisure meditate upon the two extremes of happiness or misery eternal. For this reason he calls him a strong beast, as having the strength of mind to overcome the difficulty of virtue, to support the troubles and burthens of this life, to suffer the scorns and disgraces of the world, to, undergo great penances and mortifications, by considering the two eternal extremes which attend us. And not only amongst saints, but amongst the, philosophers, did the quiet and calm consideration of eternity produce a great love and desire of things. eternal, and as great contempt of all which was temporal, even without looking upon those two so different extremes, which the Christian religion proposes to us. Seneca complained much, that he was interrupted in the meditation of eternity, in which he was wholly absorbed, his senses suspended, and tied up as it were in a sweet sleep, by the content which he received from that consideration. I delighted myself (says he), amongst other things, to inquire into the eternity of souls, and believing it as a thing assuredly true, I delivered up myself wholly to so great a hope, and I was now weary of myself and despised all that remained of age, though with perfect and entire health, that I might pass into that immense time, and into the consideration of an eternal world. So much could the consideration of eternity work in this philosopher, that it made him despise the most precious of temporal things, which is life. Certainly, among Christian...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780217311540
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 152
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217311547
  • Publisher Date: 21 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 286 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal
Rarebooksclub.com -
A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

A Treatise on the Difference Between Temporal and Eternal

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!