Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... efforts on our own part will avail to shake off the burden . Anger will not make others gentle ; discontent will not alter circumstances ; an unforgiving tem- per will not avert offences . There is but one way to lighten the burden of ...
... efforts on our own part will avail to shake off the burden . Anger will not make others gentle ; discontent will not alter circumstances ; an unforgiving tem- per will not avert offences . There is but one way to lighten the burden of ...
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... efforts of human will , no powers of human intellect , may ever avail to enable us to view aright the real nature of sin - its cost , its penalty . Be it always remembered that a part of this penalty is temporal unhappiness . Discipline ...
... efforts of human will , no powers of human intellect , may ever avail to enable us to view aright the real nature of sin - its cost , its penalty . Be it always remembered that a part of this penalty is temporal unhappiness . Discipline ...
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... efforts to cherish that light into a perfect day , it may again be withdrawn , and you may be allowed to slumber on in darkness as before . * Psalm cxxxviii . 8 . † Phil . ii . 12 . That such fatal end may not be yours , give D 2 SELF ...
... efforts to cherish that light into a perfect day , it may again be withdrawn , and you may be allowed to slumber on in darkness as before . * Psalm cxxxviii . 8 . † Phil . ii . 12 . That such fatal end may not be yours , give D 2 SELF ...
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... , or did you allow it to excite anger , or , at least , uncomfortable feelings ? and when the plans of others were to be carried into execution , did you exert your best , your cheerful efforts for their success ? or , what was 46 PRIDE .
... , or did you allow it to excite anger , or , at least , uncomfortable feelings ? and when the plans of others were to be carried into execution , did you exert your best , your cheerful efforts for their success ? or , what was 46 PRIDE .
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Sydney Warburton. cheerful efforts for their success ? or , what was a greater effort still , when the pre- ferred plans turned out in their result to be better than your own , have you candidly and graciously acknowledged that this was ...
Sydney Warburton. cheerful efforts for their success ? or , what was a greater effort still , when the pre- ferred plans turned out in their result to be better than your own , have you candidly and graciously acknowledged that this was ...
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action affection alter annoyance answer authority become better bring cause character Christ Christian circumstances claim comes command conduct consequences consider consideration contrary course daily cross danger day's deceit difficult direct discipline duty earthly easily Edition efforts emotions error examine excited exercise existence experience faith fancy fault feelings follow Foolscap 8vo former give given grace habit happiness heart hope human important inflicted instinct intellectual irritation judgment keeping lead learned less light look manner means mental mind nature neglect ness never obedience object pain perhaps persons position prayer present pride principle probably prove reasonable refined requires respect self-denial self-examination self-indulgence self-will selfishness sense sins social society species spirit superiority sure taste temptations things thought tion tone trials true unhappiness vanity vigilance watch weak worldly wounded
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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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