The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... interests of others , he is inwardly lamenting his own deadness to the very things on which he is insisting . He however perseveres ; like the army of Gideon , " faint yet pursuing , " he suffers not the feeling to obstruct the act ...
... interests of others , he is inwardly lamenting his own deadness to the very things on which he is insisting . He however perseveres ; like the army of Gideon , " faint yet pursuing , " he suffers not the feeling to obstruct the act ...
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... interests of the doer , nor the glory of God , they are yet his instruments for promoting the good of others ,, both by utility and example . On this ground we may be thankful that there is so much refinement , generosity , and ...
... interests of the doer , nor the glory of God , they are yet his instruments for promoting the good of others ,, both by utility and example . On this ground we may be thankful that there is so much refinement , generosity , and ...
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... interest in the business , one to whom Jews and Christians , as such , were alike indifferent . While this utter desolation was the obvious accomplishment of a prophecy , which was to be a lasting evidence of the truth of our reli- gion ...
... interest in the business , one to whom Jews and Christians , as such , were alike indifferent . While this utter desolation was the obvious accomplishment of a prophecy , which was to be a lasting evidence of the truth of our reli- gion ...
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... interests of a community do not grow out of the well - being of its members . The inte rests of a particular member , indeed , may sometimes appear to suffer from that which promotes the general good , yet He , by whose law the ...
... interests of a community do not grow out of the well - being of its members . The inte rests of a particular member , indeed , may sometimes appear to suffer from that which promotes the general good , yet He , by whose law the ...
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... interest than our duty , to keep the mind in an habitual posture of submission . Adam , " says Dr. Hammond , " after his expulsion , was a greater slave in the wilderness than he had been in the inclosure . " If the barbarian ambassador ...
... interest than our duty , to keep the mind in an habitual posture of submission . Adam , " says Dr. Hammond , " after his expulsion , was a greater slave in the wilderness than he had been in the inclosure . " If the barbarian ambassador ...
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