Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... show us which are the more tender , and which the diseased parts of our mental constitution . They are sent , not at ran- dom , but for the purpose of eradicating every hitherto - undiscovered root of bit- terness ; of 4 INTRODUCTION .
... show us which are the more tender , and which the diseased parts of our mental constitution . They are sent , not at ran- dom , but for the purpose of eradicating every hitherto - undiscovered root of bit- terness ; of 4 INTRODUCTION .
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... mental and moral condition . For no efforts of human will , no powers of human intellect , may ever avail to enable us to view aright the real nature of sin - its cost , its penalty . Be it always remembered that a part of this penalty ...
... mental and moral condition . For no efforts of human will , no powers of human intellect , may ever avail to enable us to view aright the real nature of sin - its cost , its penalty . Be it always remembered that a part of this penalty ...
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... mental con- stitution was so " fearfully and wonderfully made . " * The intended result of the irrita- tion caused by discipline , was to attract your notice to the weak point , to quicken your conscience to the existence of sin . With ...
... mental con- stitution was so " fearfully and wonderfully made . " * The intended result of the irrita- tion caused by discipline , was to attract your notice to the weak point , to quicken your conscience to the existence of sin . With ...
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Sydney Warburton. irritate their mental disease ; consequently , their character is deteriorated , instead of improved by the daily experience of life . The surface of their wound is extended by each repeated cause for irritation , and ...
Sydney Warburton. irritate their mental disease ; consequently , their character is deteriorated , instead of improved by the daily experience of life . The surface of their wound is extended by each repeated cause for irritation , and ...
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... tendency of the mind , it is certainly im- portant to ascertain whether there are physical as well as mental causes for it , and then to make diligent use of all suitable means for the removal or prevention of both . But н 2 DISCONTENT .
... tendency of the mind , it is certainly im- portant to ascertain whether there are physical as well as mental causes for it , and then to make diligent use of all suitable means for the removal or prevention of both . But н 2 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.