Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... existence of the spirit of obedience , because here the sacrifice is voluntary . It is keenly felt that no one has a right to ask it , that it exhibits a certain degree of magnanimity , and the feelings of self- will may be strengthened ...
... existence of the spirit of obedience , because here the sacrifice is voluntary . It is keenly felt that no one has a right to ask it , that it exhibits a certain degree of magnanimity , and the feelings of self- will may be strengthened ...
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... existence . What a light is thrown over the sad and sinful past , when , for the first time , the truth dawns upon us , that the wrongs and the faults we have been long attributing to others , have originated in , and been caused by ...
... existence . What a light is thrown over the sad and sinful past , when , for the first time , the truth dawns upon us , that the wrongs and the faults we have been long attributing to others , have originated in , and been caused by ...
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... to attract your notice to the weak point , to quicken your conscience to the existence of sin . With some people discipline does nothing but * Psalm cxxxix . 14 . irritate their mental disease ; consequently , their character is 42 PRIDE .
... to attract your notice to the weak point , to quicken your conscience to the existence of sin . With some people discipline does nothing but * Psalm cxxxix . 14 . irritate their mental disease ; consequently , their character is 42 PRIDE .
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... existence . But if you should have just grounds of complaint , why does it cause this extent of unhappiness ? Because pride forms extravagant expectations ; because pride expects that its opinions should be the first regarded , its ...
... existence . But if you should have just grounds of complaint , why does it cause this extent of unhappiness ? Because pride forms extravagant expectations ; because pride expects that its opinions should be the first regarded , its ...
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... existence of pride to associate courteously and kindly with inferiors : it is in association with superiors that the Christian principle of the naturally proud heart is really tested . If it gives you pain to yield the deference to high ...
... existence of pride to associate courteously and kindly with inferiors : it is in association with superiors that the Christian principle of the naturally proud heart is really tested . If it gives you pain to yield the deference to high ...
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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.