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FEW of the heavier trials of life form the subject of the following pages : they have , principally , reference to the petty vexa- tions of every - day occurrence . It is too often found that these , small though they be , may wear away ...
FEW of the heavier trials of life form the subject of the following pages : they have , principally , reference to the petty vexa- tions of every - day occurrence . It is too often found that these , small though they be , may wear away ...
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The history of one day's petty trials , set before us , in the light of eternity , would fill the heart with grateful and admiring love : through faith we might view our daily life by a faint reflection of that light , even now ...
The history of one day's petty trials , set before us , in the light of eternity , would fill the heart with grateful and admiring love : through faith we might view our daily life by a faint reflection of that light , even now ...
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If , instead of rebelliously seeking to escape from it , the commands of the blessed Saviour , " to take it up , " were obeyed , grace would then be given to see , day by day , more and more distinctly , how each harassing vexation is ...
If , instead of rebelliously seeking to escape from it , the commands of the blessed Saviour , " to take it up , " were obeyed , grace would then be given to see , day by day , more and more distinctly , how each harassing vexation is ...
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And thus the small annoyances of every - day life may serve to show us which are the more tender , and which the diseased parts of our mental constitution . They are sent , not at ran- dom , but for the purpose of eradicating every ...
And thus the small annoyances of every - day life may serve to show us which are the more tender , and which the diseased parts of our mental constitution . They are sent , not at ran- dom , but for the purpose of eradicating every ...
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The task of self - examination , however , can- not be adequately performed at the close of the day , unless strict attention has been given to the smallest details of our inner life during its course . As a help in this difficult ...
The task of self - examination , however , can- not be adequately performed at the close of the day , unless strict attention has been given to the smallest details of our inner life during its course . As a help in this difficult ...
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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.