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... were obeyed , grace would then be given to see , day by day , more and more distinctly , how each harassing vexation is specially adapted , by the love Luke , ix . 23 . and the wisdom of God , to bring us hourly B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
... were obeyed , grace would then be given to see , day by day , more and more distinctly , how each harassing vexation is specially adapted , by the love Luke , ix . 23 . and the wisdom of God , to bring us hourly B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
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Sydney Warburton. and the wisdom of God , to bring us hourly into closer conformity with His image . The daily annoyances of life will alto- gether change their aspect , when we learn , by experience , that they are each and all exactly ...
Sydney Warburton. and the wisdom of God , to bring us hourly into closer conformity with His image . The daily annoyances of life will alto- gether change their aspect , when we learn , by experience , that they are each and all exactly ...
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... forsake us ? " To bring this matter home to each individual conscience , let us , before the discipline of this day begins , ask our- selves what is the great purpose we 66 have set before us in life ? It is DISCONTENT . 81.
... forsake us ? " To bring this matter home to each individual conscience , let us , before the discipline of this day begins , ask our- selves what is the great purpose we 66 have set before us in life ? It is DISCONTENT . 81.
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... it gratify earthly desires , will it add to my temporal happiness , will it bring me glory before men , will it remove the necessity of depending upon " our Father * 1 Cor . ix , 25 . in Heaven " for " daily bread ? " It 86 DISCONTENT .
... it gratify earthly desires , will it add to my temporal happiness , will it bring me glory before men , will it remove the necessity of depending upon " our Father * 1 Cor . ix , 25 . in Heaven " for " daily bread ? " It 86 DISCONTENT .
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... bring it into subjection , lest that by any means , ” even he " should be a castaway ; " † how much more must it be needful for us who are , so to say , compelled , by the habits of social life in this generation , to lead lives of ...
... bring it into subjection , lest that by any means , ” even he " should be a castaway ; " † how much more must it be needful for us who are , so to say , compelled , by the habits of social life in this generation , to lead lives of ...
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Page 129 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 57 - Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.