Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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... spirits to chafe rebelliously beneath the daily disci- pline of common life . It is upon this daily discipline , however , that the forma- tion of the character principally depends ; and it is this , if looked upon with the eye of faith ...
... spirits to chafe rebelliously beneath the daily disci- pline of common life . It is upon this daily discipline , however , that the forma- tion of the character principally depends ; and it is this , if looked upon with the eye of faith ...
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... spirit in which it is borne . If , instead of rebelliously seeking to escape from it , the commands of the blessed Saviour , " to take it up , " were obeyed , grace would then be given to see , day by day , more and more distinctly ...
... spirit in which it is borne . If , instead of rebelliously seeking to escape from it , the commands of the blessed Saviour , " to take it up , " were obeyed , grace would then be given to see , day by day , more and more distinctly ...
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... Spirit , no correct view can be taken of our own 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 ...
... Spirit , no correct view can be taken of our own 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 ...
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... spirit of obedience . It cannot , indeed , be doubted that the main- tenance of a perfectly respectful and good- humoured tone throughout firm remon- strances and opposition requires a more vivid consciousness of a subordinate position ...
... spirit of obedience . It cannot , indeed , be doubted that the main- tenance of a perfectly respectful and good- humoured tone throughout firm remon- strances and opposition requires a more vivid consciousness of a subordinate position ...
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... spirit in the duty of submission . For thus when the duty comes before them in any uncommon or startling form , they have only the extra difficulty of its pecu- liarity to encounter ; none of the mists of prejudice arising from an ...
... spirit in the duty of submission . For thus when the duty comes before them in any uncommon or startling form , they have only the extra difficulty of its pecu- liarity to encounter ; none of the mists of prejudice arising from an ...
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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.
Bibliographic information
| 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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