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... child in that he possesses not the wisdom and eloquence of the sage . But the latent element that lends sharpness to the stings of self - accusation in the mind aroused by the manifestation of the truth , is the involuntary re ...
... child in that he possesses not the wisdom and eloquence of the sage . But the latent element that lends sharpness to the stings of self - accusation in the mind aroused by the manifestation of the truth , is the involuntary re ...
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... child , —as we ponder the narrative of a life of holiest fellowship with God , maintained amidst incessant toil and intercourse with men , a life of persistent self - sacrifice , undimmed by one thought of personal ease , or one act of ...
... child , —as we ponder the narrative of a life of holiest fellowship with God , maintained amidst incessant toil and intercourse with men , a life of persistent self - sacrifice , undimmed by one thought of personal ease , or one act of ...
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... child , whose destined lot in life is a lowly and penurious one , and let him live in a home of wealth and refinement long enough to familiarise him with the tastes , habits , feelings of a high social sphere ; for by so doing you would ...
... child , whose destined lot in life is a lowly and penurious one , and let him live in a home of wealth and refinement long enough to familiarise him with the tastes , habits , feelings of a high social sphere ; for by so doing you would ...
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... child of sin and shame his love , his friendship , his affiance . Abandoned of society , lost to others ' respect and to its own , yet yearning for one ray of hope or comfort , what cheering , what hopefulness , what new life would ...
... child of sin and shame his love , his friendship , his affiance . Abandoned of society , lost to others ' respect and to its own , yet yearning for one ray of hope or comfort , what cheering , what hopefulness , what new life would ...
Page 47
... to get near Him , and an impatience and galling sense of bondage in that which keeps it away from Him ; as when a child , contentedly reposing in a stranger's arms , no sooner catches a glimpse of the parent SELF - IGNORANCE . 47.
... to get near Him , and an impatience and galling sense of bondage in that which keeps it away from Him ; as when a child , contentedly reposing in a stranger's arms , no sooner catches a glimpse of the parent SELF - IGNORANCE . 47.
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Page 229 - Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Page 143 - Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death...
Page 102 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.
Page 251 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 265 - And though it is said, this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality...