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... obey the direction . " Why , what is the matter , Jane ? " said her mother , laying down her book , and perceiving Jane's sorrowful looks . 66 Why , mother , " she an- swered , " I was putting the bookshelves to rights as well as I ...
... obey the direction . " Why , what is the matter , Jane ? " said her mother , laying down her book , and perceiving Jane's sorrowful looks . 66 Why , mother , " she an- swered , " I was putting the bookshelves to rights as well as I ...
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... obey God ; and , besides obeying God , most people must obey others also . I will try to explain to you whom you must obey . First of all , you must obey God . Whatever 42 OBEDIENCE . God teaches Obedience.
... obey God ; and , besides obeying God , most people must obey others also . I will try to explain to you whom you must obey . First of all , you must obey God . Whatever 42 OBEDIENCE . God teaches Obedience.
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... obey God rather than man . Next to obeying God , you must obey your father and mother ; and you must do so because God has commanded it , and for the sake of pleas- ing him . Little children , especially , are bound to obey their ...
... obey God rather than man . Next to obeying God , you must obey your father and mother ; and you must do so because God has commanded it , and for the sake of pleas- ing him . Little children , especially , are bound to obey their ...
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... obey besides your parents : you must honour , and obey , and pray for the queen , and all that are set in authority over you ; and you must lead a peaceable life . Those who are servants , must obey their mas- ters and mistresses . St ...
... obey besides your parents : you must honour , and obey , and pray for the queen , and all that are set in authority over you ; and you must lead a peaceable life . Those who are servants , must obey their mas- ters and mistresses . St ...
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... obey ? Whom should we next obey ? Why ? What commandment teaches this ? What have our parents done for us ? When is it proper to disobey our parents ? Whom must we obey besides them ? Does God's word teach this ? Whom should servants obey ...
... obey ? Whom should we next obey ? Why ? What commandment teaches this ? What have our parents done for us ? When is it proper to disobey our parents ? Whom must we obey besides them ? Does God's word teach this ? Whom should servants obey ...
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Page 121 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 150 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind...
Page 136 - What is that, Mother ? The eagle, boy. Proudly careering his course of joy, Firm in his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the line.
Page 136 - WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER ? WHAT is that, Mother ? The lark, my child ! The morn has but just looked out, and smiled ; When he starts, from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble it out, in his Maker's ear : Ever my child, be thy morn's first lays, Tuned,' like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise. What is that, Mother...
Page 136 - What is that, mother ? The dove, my son ! And that low, sweet voice, like a widow's moan, Is flowing out from her gentle breast, Constant and pure, by that lonely nest, As the wave is poured from some crystal urn, For her distant dear one's quick return. Ever, my son, be thou like the dove — In friendship as faithful, as constant in love. What is that, mother...
Page 121 - My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
Page 30 - Consider the lilies how they grow; they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 16 - I hear it in each breath of wind : The hills that have for ages stood. And clouds with gold and silver lined, All still repeat that God is good.
Page 139 - My healthy arm shall be thy stay, And I will soothe thy pains away, My Mother. And when I see thee hang thy head, 'Twill be my turn to watch thy bed, And tears of sweet affection shed, My Mother. For God Who lives above the skies, Would look with vengeance in His eyes, If I should ever dare despise My Mother.
Page 122 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.