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... obedience ; when , therefore , they are made to perceive that these subjects are entirely reasonable and expedient , their will conforms at once . But this is not submission to the will of another ; it is an alteration in their own ...
... obedience ; when , therefore , they are made to perceive that these subjects are entirely reasonable and expedient , their will conforms at once . But this is not submission to the will of another ; it is an alteration in their own ...
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... obedience . Even Christ " learned obedience by the things which He suffered , " but those who profess to follow in His footsteps scarcely deem that they need to learn the same lesson His sinless humanity required , or that it must be ...
... obedience . Even Christ " learned obedience by the things which He suffered , " but those who profess to follow in His footsteps scarcely deem that they need to learn the same lesson His sinless humanity required , or that it must be ...
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... obedience , though it can be only through the will of God that the power to claim obedience is given . The will of man indeed may be a selfish will , it may be a capricious will , it may be an unjust will . It may be in- jurious to the ...
... obedience , though it can be only through the will of God that the power to claim obedience is given . The will of man indeed may be a selfish will , it may be a capricious will , it may be an unjust will . It may be in- jurious to the ...
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... obedience , and they are perfectly reconcilable with a constant exercise of the spirit of obedience . It cannot , indeed , be doubted that the main- tenance of a perfectly respectful and good- humoured tone throughout firm remon ...
... obedience , and they are perfectly reconcilable with a constant exercise of the spirit of obedience . It cannot , indeed , be doubted that the main- tenance of a perfectly respectful and good- humoured tone throughout firm remon ...
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Sydney Warburton. remonstrance and opposition have botn failed and obedience becomes inevitable . There are doubtless cases when the limits of earthly obedience cease , even without supposing its interference with the authority of God's ...
Sydney Warburton. remonstrance and opposition have botn failed and obedience becomes inevitable . There are doubtless cases when the limits of earthly obedience cease , even without supposing its interference with the authority of God's ...
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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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