Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... character principally depends ; and it is this , if looked upon with the eye of faith , that proves the vigilant loving- kindness of our Covenant God with a more special distinctness than the heavier afflictions with which He , at times ...
... character principally depends ; and it is this , if looked upon with the eye of faith , that proves the vigilant loving- kindness of our Covenant God with a more special distinctness than the heavier afflictions with which He , at times ...
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... - indulgence , Worldliness . These have been selected , as most likely to be the leading faults of the characters to whom the following pages are principally addressed . - 11 FIRST DAY . SELF - WILL . ONE of 10 INTRODUCTION .
... - indulgence , Worldliness . These have been selected , as most likely to be the leading faults of the characters to whom the following pages are principally addressed . - 11 FIRST DAY . SELF - WILL . ONE of 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... character . Stubbornness and obstinacy are generally features of such characters as are morally and mentally inferior , but consequently they are easily subdued by fear and over- come by superior cunning : the self - will which is ...
... character . Stubbornness and obstinacy are generally features of such characters as are morally and mentally inferior , but consequently they are easily subdued by fear and over- come by superior cunning : the self - will which is ...
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... only brings out into more striking relief the fault of character which is so fatally supposed to be a virtue . " Only prove that such a claim is reasonable , " the self- willed with truth assert , " it will then be 12 SELF - WILL .
... only brings out into more striking relief the fault of character which is so fatally supposed to be a virtue . " Only prove that such a claim is reasonable , " the self- willed with truth assert , " it will then be 12 SELF - WILL .
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... characters , has probably been strengthened by habitual , though unconscious indulgence . If this investigation is carried on with candour and honesty , you will probably find that the pain and irritation you experience was really ...
... characters , has probably been strengthened by habitual , though unconscious indulgence . If this investigation is carried on with candour and honesty , you will probably find that the pain and irritation you experience was really ...
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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.