The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... called upon by the nature of his subject to ex- patiate strongly on this vice , or to point out the danger of that error , does he never feel a sort of conscious superiority to certain individuals of his acquaintance , who may be ...
... called upon by the nature of his subject to ex- patiate strongly on this vice , or to point out the danger of that error , does he never feel a sort of conscious superiority to certain individuals of his acquaintance , who may be ...
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... called upon to exercise this self - disparaging egotism , yet let not his silence on this head be attributed to a desire that he may be thought a better man than Moses , who heroically perpetuated the memory of that offence which was an ...
... called upon to exercise this self - disparaging egotism , yet let not his silence on this head be attributed to a desire that he may be thought a better man than Moses , who heroically perpetuated the memory of that offence which was an ...
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... called , not to discuss , but to act , not to reason , but to suffer . The theory is so just and the duty so obvious , that even bad men assent to it ; the exercise so trying that the best men find it more easy to commend the rule than ...
... called , not to discuss , but to act , not to reason , but to suffer . The theory is so just and the duty so obvious , that even bad men assent to it ; the exercise so trying that the best men find it more easy to commend the rule than ...
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... called the God of order . A vital faith manifests itself in vital acts .. “ Thy will be done , " is eminently a practical petition . The first indication of the gaoler's change of heart was a practical indication . He did not ask ...
... called the God of order . A vital faith manifests itself in vital acts .. “ Thy will be done , " is eminently a practical petition . The first indication of the gaoler's change of heart was a practical indication . He did not ask ...
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... called out in one condition of life , and some in another . The exercise of certain qualities has its time and place ; but an endeavor after conformity to the image of God , which is best attained by submission to his will , is of ...
... called out in one condition of life , and some in another . The exercise of certain qualities has its time and place ; but an endeavor after conformity to the image of God , which is best attained by submission to his will , is of ...
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