Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Page 1
... exercise of faith to see in such afflictions the especial love and wisdom of our Heavenly Father , as to discern the same love and wisdom through all the B petty annoyances caused by the ill - tem- per , INTRODUCTION Page.
... exercise of faith to see in such afflictions the especial love and wisdom of our Heavenly Father , as to discern the same love and wisdom through all the B petty annoyances caused by the ill - tem- per , INTRODUCTION Page.
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... exercise of the principle of obedience , no discipline of the will , no submission to the powers that be , because they are " ordained of God . " Their conduct would be exactly the same whether it were recommended to their judgment by ...
... exercise of the principle of obedience , no discipline of the will , no submission to the powers that be , because they are " ordained of God . " Their conduct would be exactly the same whether it were recommended to their judgment by ...
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... exercise of faith in His promises , though both these principles may be weak and still in the early dawn of their being , intervals at least of thorough peaceful resignation must be their result . When we know that " It is the Lord ...
... exercise of faith in His promises , though both these principles may be weak and still in the early dawn of their being , intervals at least of thorough peaceful resignation must be their result . When we know that " It is the Lord ...
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... exercise of the spirit of obedience . It cannot , indeed , be doubted that the main- tenance of a perfectly respectful and good- humoured tone throughout firm remon- strances and opposition requires a more vivid consciousness of a ...
... exercise of the spirit of obedience . It cannot , indeed , be doubted that the main- tenance of a perfectly respectful and good- humoured tone throughout firm remon- strances and opposition requires a more vivid consciousness of a ...
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... exercise of their spirit in the duty of submission . For thus when the duty comes before them in any uncommon or startling form , they have only the extra difficulty of its pecu- liarity to encounter ; none of the mists of prejudice ...
... exercise of their spirit in the duty of submission . For thus when the duty comes before them in any uncommon or startling form , they have only the extra difficulty of its pecu- liarity to encounter ; none of the mists of prejudice ...
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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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