Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Page 33
... instinct of insubordination . In the lower classes , dislike to established authority manifests itself by seizing the first excuse offered by any fancied neglect or inconsistency or incapacity in the parish minister , to leave the ...
... instinct of insubordination . In the lower classes , dislike to established authority manifests itself by seizing the first excuse offered by any fancied neglect or inconsistency or incapacity in the parish minister , to leave the ...
Page 89
... instinct of conscience rises in opposition against an imagined law ; the force of each is weakened , and the path of duty becomes confused and uncertain . The mistake frequently made , relative to the subject now before us , is that of ...
... instinct of conscience rises in opposition against an imagined law ; the force of each is weakened , and the path of duty becomes confused and uncertain . The mistake frequently made , relative to the subject now before us , is that of ...
Page 90
... instinct of our fallen nature ; the other , an essential attribute of the spirit of man , as it was received fresh and pure from the Creator Himself . It follows that the dictates of each will maintain a perpetual opposition . Self ...
... instinct of our fallen nature ; the other , an essential attribute of the spirit of man , as it was received fresh and pure from the Creator Himself . It follows that the dictates of each will maintain a perpetual opposition . Self ...
Page 91
... instinct of " the natural man , " and " knoweth not the things of the spirit . " * It is " of the earth , earthy , " † and the happiness it chooses is that be- longing to earth . There is , however , another point of view in which the ...
... instinct of " the natural man , " and " knoweth not the things of the spirit . " * It is " of the earth , earthy , " † and the happiness it chooses is that be- longing to earth . There is , however , another point of view in which the ...
Page 92
... instinct of self - sacrifice , like all other instincts , even those that belong exclusively to the more noble natures , must be kept under the strict control of principle , or it will interfere with the higher claims of duty , and most ...
... instinct of self - sacrifice , like all other instincts , even those that belong exclusively to the more noble natures , must be kept under the strict control of principle , or it will interfere with the higher claims of duty , and most ...
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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.