Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends1850 |
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Sydney Warburton. the social intercourse which would have been readily sacrificed for love's sake , perhaps even for peace ' sake , will not be cheerfully surrendered , perhaps not sur- rendered at all , for duty's ... SELF - WILL . 21.
Sydney Warburton. the social intercourse which would have been readily sacrificed for love's sake , perhaps even for peace ' sake , will not be cheerfully surrendered , perhaps not sur- rendered at all , for duty's ... SELF - WILL . 21.
Page 74
... love to God , and child - like sub- mission to His will . " He will never leave us or forsake us ; " there is the pro- mise ; let it be used as a test for self - ex- amination during a day's discipline . Let us try whether it produces ...
... love to God , and child - like sub- mission to His will . " He will never leave us or forsake us ; " there is the pro- mise ; let it be used as a test for self - ex- amination during a day's discipline . Let us try whether it produces ...
Page 89
... path of duty becomes confused and uncertain . The mistake frequently made , relative to the subject now before us , is that of * Isaiah , v . 20 . using selfishness and self - love as synony- mous terms I 3 SELFISHNESS •
... path of duty becomes confused and uncertain . The mistake frequently made , relative to the subject now before us , is that of * Isaiah , v . 20 . using selfishness and self - love as synony- mous terms I 3 SELFISHNESS •
Page 90
... Self - love will direct to the choice of real and permanent good , almost always involving a sacrifice of the temporary gratifications generally chosen by selfishness . Self - love finds its highest enjoyment in working out the ...
... Self - love will direct to the choice of real and permanent good , almost always involving a sacrifice of the temporary gratifications generally chosen by selfishness . Self - love finds its highest enjoyment in working out the ...
Page 91
... self - love and selfishness must be con- sidered , and it is this that will come most frequently before you in the discipline of daily life . The subject on which I am about to enter is , I confess , difficult : the proof of its being a ...
... self - love and selfishness must be con- sidered , and it is this that will come most frequently before you in the discipline of daily life . The subject on which I am about to enter is , I confess , difficult : the proof of its being a ...
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