Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Page 13
... they are " ordained of God . " * Their conduct would be exactly the same whether it were recommended to their judgment by those placed in authority * Romans , xiii . 1 . over them , or by those who had no such с SELF - WILL . 13.
... they are " ordained of God . " * Their conduct would be exactly the same whether it were recommended to their judgment by those placed in authority * Romans , xiii . 1 . over them , or by those who had no such с SELF - WILL . 13.
Page 14
... conduct and feelings of too many professing Christians ; though they natu- rally shrink from defining them even to their own consciousness . It is surely be- cause there is no perception of the neces- sity of having the will thoroughly ...
... conduct and feelings of too many professing Christians ; though they natu- rally shrink from defining them even to their own consciousness . It is surely be- cause there is no perception of the neces- sity of having the will thoroughly ...
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... conduct which was cheerfully , because volunta- rily adopted , be peremptorily called for by some one in authority over us , and here is a true test of the existence of the principle of obedience . Here comes the daily cross to the self ...
... conduct which was cheerfully , because volunta- rily adopted , be peremptorily called for by some one in authority over us , and here is a true test of the existence of the principle of obedience . Here comes the daily cross to the self ...
Page 23
... , requires that we should take the most favourable view of the conduct , temper , and motives of those around us ; and more especially is it important in the case of those who must obey , and ought , at the SELF - WILL . 23.
... , requires that we should take the most favourable view of the conduct , temper , and motives of those around us ; and more especially is it important in the case of those who must obey , and ought , at the SELF - WILL . 23.
Page 27
... conduct of others towards you . Bless and thank Him for the first dawn of real light thrown upon the before unsuspected faults of your cha- racter : bless and thank Him for wakening you from the fatal slumber of self - decep- tion ; but ...
... conduct of others towards you . Bless and thank Him for the first dawn of real light thrown upon the before unsuspected faults of your cha- racter : bless and thank Him for wakening you from the fatal slumber of self - decep- tion ; but ...
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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.