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... far greater man than himself , and it did not rest with him to create or set aside his reputation . Meanwhile the Arch- I See Life of Bossuet , p . 208 . bishop carefully refrained from giving him any ap- pointment which.
... far greater man than himself , and it did not rest with him to create or set aside his reputation . Meanwhile the Arch- I See Life of Bossuet , p . 208 . bishop carefully refrained from giving him any ap- pointment which.
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... rest overmuch upon it . One often has more to do with one's own promotion than we imagine ; it is very rare that any man foresees and yet sincerely avoids it , —one does not come across many who have attained such a height of self ...
... rest overmuch upon it . One often has more to do with one's own promotion than we imagine ; it is very rare that any man foresees and yet sincerely avoids it , —one does not come across many who have attained such a height of self ...
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... rest of mankind as an inferior race with which he had nothing in common . Even his brothers , who were supposed to be brought up on precisely the same footing as him- self , he considered as merely a sort of link between him and the ...
... rest of mankind as an inferior race with which he had nothing in common . Even his brothers , who were supposed to be brought up on precisely the same footing as him- self , he considered as merely a sort of link between him and the ...
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... rest of his life he was a regular and faithful communicant . Saint Simon himself , who wrote at some length to prove that he was " too religious , " mentions that the Duke never communicated less frequently than once a fortnight , and ...
... rest of his life he was a regular and faithful communicant . Saint Simon himself , who wrote at some length to prove that he was " too religious , " mentions that the Duke never communicated less frequently than once a fortnight , and ...
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... rest and recollection for body as well as mind . Then you ought to follow the course of general affairs , with a view to moderate what may be excessive , and help where you can . You should never tire of making use of whatever God puts ...
... rest and recollection for body as well as mind . Then you ought to follow the course of general affairs , with a view to moderate what may be excessive , and help where you can . You should never tire of making use of whatever God puts ...
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Page 239 - THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore.
Page 456 - Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Page 404 - And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba, prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Page 367 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing ; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Page 466 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified : but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
Page 455 - For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Page 455 - For which cause we faint not ; but though our outward, man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
Page 461 - For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time, are not worthy to be compared with the glory, which shall be revealed in us.
Page 456 - Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Page 403 - He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.