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... of directing all our watchfulness , for a given time , towards the temptations to which we are chiefly liable on one particular point , there would be less danger of such temptations being yielded to or unnoticed .
... of directing all our watchfulness , for a given time , towards the temptations to which we are chiefly liable on one particular point , there would be less danger of such temptations being yielded to or unnoticed .
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An answer proceeding from a meek and lowly heart will make it far less likely that you will be soon again pained by the haughtiness you com- plain of ; for if we examined closely , we should find that the manners of each of the ...
An answer proceeding from a meek and lowly heart will make it far less likely that you will be soon again pained by the haughtiness you com- plain of ; for if we examined closely , we should find that the manners of each of the ...
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inflict on your vanity , it will be asto- nishing how much less unjust it will appear : you should further consider that others are competent to direct you in many circumstances when , though it might be at the moment pleasanter ...
inflict on your vanity , it will be asto- nishing how much less unjust it will appear : you should further consider that others are competent to direct you in many circumstances when , though it might be at the moment pleasanter ...
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For genuine contentment , then , it is requisite that we should have faith in God's over - ruling and protecting provi- dence , and that we should enjoy a spiritual communion with Him . Nothing less than an intimate consciousness of the ...
For genuine contentment , then , it is requisite that we should have faith in God's over - ruling and protecting provi- dence , and that we should enjoy a spiritual communion with Him . Nothing less than an intimate consciousness of the ...
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At the present time I call your atten- tion to this illustration less as an example for action , than as an interpretation to the answer you ought to give to the question " am I pressing towards the mark for the prize 84 DISCONTENT .
At the present time I call your atten- tion to this illustration less as an example for action , than as an interpretation to the answer you ought to give to the question " am I pressing towards the mark for the prize 84 DISCONTENT .
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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.