Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... former sinful act or sinful word , till now unrepented of and unremem- bered . Any trial ought to be esteemed a blessing , whether a heavy affliction or a harassing petty annoyance , which " brings our sin to remembrance , " and thus af ...
... former sinful act or sinful word , till now unrepented of and unremem- bered . Any trial ought to be esteemed a blessing , whether a heavy affliction or a harassing petty annoyance , which " brings our sin to remembrance , " and thus af ...
Page 28
... former as well as present instances in which you have to yourself seemed to suffer from the un- justly exercised authority of those who have a rightful claim to your obedience , and ask yourself , as before God , ( where the same ...
... former as well as present instances in which you have to yourself seemed to suffer from the un- justly exercised authority of those who have a rightful claim to your obedience , and ask yourself , as before God , ( where the same ...
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... former habits of the mind will greatly lessen the difficulty of discerning the cases where obedience , be it ever so opposed to taste and inclination , is an imperative duty , and where on the other hand , it may be conscientiously ...
... former habits of the mind will greatly lessen the difficulty of discerning the cases where obedience , be it ever so opposed to taste and inclination , is an imperative duty , and where on the other hand , it may be conscientiously ...
Page 43
... former tender points in their character become , as it were , scarred over , so that when they return to their former discipline a certain period elapses ere it is felt as acutely as before . If , however , after a time the irritation ...
... former tender points in their character become , as it were , scarred over , so that when they return to their former discipline a certain period elapses ere it is felt as acutely as before . If , however , after a time the irritation ...
Page 45
... former question . Is it pride that makes the discipline of this day peculiarly irksome to you ? See what pride is not : pride is not " meek and lowly in heart . " Were the emotions of your heart meek and lowly when you heard another ...
... former question . Is it pride that makes the discipline of this day peculiarly irksome to you ? See what pride is not : pride is not " meek and lowly in heart . " Were the emotions of your heart meek and lowly when you heard another ...
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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.