The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... habit of rendering speculation . practical , if it should dispose her to adopt more cordially what she is so prompt to recommend , she will then have turned to some little account the hours of pain and suffering under which it has been ...
... habit of rendering speculation . practical , if it should dispose her to adopt more cordially what she is so prompt to recommend , she will then have turned to some little account the hours of pain and suffering under which it has been ...
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... Habits 170 CHAP . XX . On the Inconsistency of Christians with Christianity 182 CHAP . XXI . Expostulation with the Inconsistent Christian Reflections of an Inconsistent Christian after a serious Perusal 190 CHAP . XXII . of the Bible ...
... Habits 170 CHAP . XX . On the Inconsistency of Christians with Christianity 182 CHAP . XXI . Expostulation with the Inconsistent Christian Reflections of an Inconsistent Christian after a serious Perusal 190 CHAP . XXII . of the Bible ...
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... habit , and both having broken in his rebellious will , he loves the parent the more for the restraint ; on the other hand , the misma- naged and ruined son learns to despise the father , who has given him a license to which he has ...
... habit , and both having broken in his rebellious will , he loves the parent the more for the restraint ; on the other hand , the misma- naged and ruined son learns to despise the father , who has given him a license to which he has ...
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... habit of repeating the petition almost tempts us to fancy that the duty is as easy as the request is short . We are ready to think that a prayer rounded off in four monosyllables can scarcely involve duties co - extensive with our whole ...
... habit of repeating the petition almost tempts us to fancy that the duty is as easy as the request is short . We are ready to think that a prayer rounded off in four monosyllables can scarcely involve duties co - extensive with our whole ...
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... habit , and a habit involves more than act ; it pledges us to consistency , it implies fixedness of character , a general confirmed state of mind , a giving up what we are , and have , and do , to God . Devotedness does not consist in ...
... habit , and a habit involves more than act ; it pledges us to consistency , it implies fixedness of character , a general confirmed state of mind , a giving up what we are , and have , and do , to God . Devotedness does not consist in ...
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