Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... circumstances ; an unforgiving tem- per will not avert offences . There is but one way to lighten the burden of the inevitable " daily cross ; " and that is , the spirit in which it is borne . If , instead of rebelliously seeking to ...
... circumstances ; an unforgiving tem- per will not avert offences . There is but one way to lighten the burden of the inevitable " daily cross ; " and that is , the spirit in which it is borne . If , instead of rebelliously seeking to ...
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... circumstances , which , how- ever they may alter , will still be accom- panied by their own peculiar daily cross ; real happiness , on the contrary , depends alone on the temper of mind with which these circumstances are met . It has ...
... circumstances , which , how- ever they may alter , will still be accom- panied by their own peculiar daily cross ; real happiness , on the contrary , depends alone on the temper of mind with which these circumstances are met . It has ...
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... circumstances . From what has been said you will see the inference is inevitable , that those who resist rightly - constituted authority not only sin themselves , but tempt others to sin . They tempt them to oppose unjust exercise of ...
... circumstances . From what has been said you will see the inference is inevitable , that those who resist rightly - constituted authority not only sin themselves , but tempt others to sin . They tempt them to oppose unjust exercise of ...
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... circumstances without you . When that truth is clearly seen , the most difficult part of your work is over . The empire of sin is an empire of darkness ; its power is effectually shaken when light enough enters to reveal its true aspect ...
... circumstances without you . When that truth is clearly seen , the most difficult part of your work is over . The empire of sin is an empire of darkness ; its power is effectually shaken when light enough enters to reveal its true aspect ...
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... circumstances . They do not , unless un- usually deficient in judgment and temper , abandon their Church when the spirit of insubordination is excited by the strict uniformity and rigorous simplicity of its ritual or the errors and ...
... circumstances . They do not , unless un- usually deficient in judgment and temper , abandon their Church when the spirit of insubordination is excited by the strict uniformity and rigorous simplicity of its ritual or the errors and ...
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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.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends |
| Author | Sydney Warburton |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1850 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2006 |
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