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Page 29
... far from being alone by our example that we may lead others into sin . There is scarcely any sin which we commit against others which does not entail on us a double guilt , by being to them the occasion of sin . When , D3 SELF - WILL . 29.
... far from being alone by our example that we may lead others into sin . There is scarcely any sin which we commit against others which does not entail on us a double guilt , by being to them the occasion of sin . When , D3 SELF - WILL . 29.
Page 52
... lead to new claims , each more unreasonable than the preceding , and cultivate and cherish ima → ginary rights into real ones ; so that a late resistance , when it at last becomes inevitable , is felt as a far greater grievance than ...
... lead to new claims , each more unreasonable than the preceding , and cultivate and cherish ima → ginary rights into real ones ; so that a late resistance , when it at last becomes inevitable , is felt as a far greater grievance than ...
Page 70
... leads you to misjudge the motive or the manner of those who have advised you . Good sense , independent of Christian principle , will lead you to see , when you reflect without prejudice on the subject , that it is better to be given ...
... leads you to misjudge the motive or the manner of those who have advised you . Good sense , independent of Christian principle , will lead you to see , when you reflect without prejudice on the subject , that it is better to be given ...
Page 99
... leads to sin . You ought , under the circum- stances of trial above described , to observe with care , and if possible without preju- dice , whether the preference you complain of be perfectly , or even in a degree , justi- fiable ...
... leads to sin . You ought , under the circum- stances of trial above described , to observe with care , and if possible without preju- dice , whether the preference you complain of be perfectly , or even in a degree , justi- fiable ...
Page 101
... lead to repentance , that pain may be a blessing , for you have exposed yourself , by selfish thought- lessness ( I only suppose want of thought , not deliberate injustice towards others ) , to the threatenings denounced against those ...
... lead to repentance , that pain may be a blessing , for you have exposed yourself , by selfish thought- lessness ( I only suppose want of thought , not deliberate injustice towards others ) , to the threatenings denounced against those ...
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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.
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| 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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