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... human life will secure to thee . Be guided by thy own experience . God gave thee reason and under- standing , to be the creator of thy own happiness . Avoid all hazardous undertakings ; be prudent in thy expenditures careful in the ...
... human life will secure to thee . Be guided by thy own experience . God gave thee reason and under- standing , to be the creator of thy own happiness . Avoid all hazardous undertakings ; be prudent in thy expenditures careful in the ...
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... human depravity hid beneath the ermine and purple of roy- alty . But , in the estimation of the judicious few , it is the virtue and not the rank of the man , that imparts to him a higher value . Endeavour to confer honor upon your pro ...
... human depravity hid beneath the ermine and purple of roy- alty . But , in the estimation of the judicious few , it is the virtue and not the rank of the man , that imparts to him a higher value . Endeavour to confer honor upon your pro ...
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... human ha piness . He endeavours , therefore , to add to his worldl possessions by laudable enterprize ; but not to lock them u as a treasure to be applied only to his own wants and d sires . He avoids all needless expenses for idle ...
... human ha piness . He endeavours , therefore , to add to his worldl possessions by laudable enterprize ; but not to lock them u as a treasure to be applied only to his own wants and d sires . He avoids all needless expenses for idle ...
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... human society so contemptible as the woman , who , with a little superficial reading , loves to play the philosopher and skeptic ; more however , out of vanity than any solid reflection . On the other hand , no- thing is half so ...
... human society so contemptible as the woman , who , with a little superficial reading , loves to play the philosopher and skeptic ; more however , out of vanity than any solid reflection . On the other hand , no- thing is half so ...
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... human happiness . This is the high- est earthly wisdom , and forces upon us the conviction that one of our greatest evils is a too great indulgence of our appetites , in things that are temporal and inconstant . A matrimonial life often ...
... human happiness . This is the high- est earthly wisdom , and forces upon us the conviction that one of our greatest evils is a too great indulgence of our appetites , in things that are temporal and inconstant . A matrimonial life often ...
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HOURS OF DEVOTION Heinrich] 1771-1848 [Zschokke,American Institute of Letters No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 242 - For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Page 59 - But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Page 148 - But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. 34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit : but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Page 216 - Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone ? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him...
Page 201 - The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; Because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, And they that dwell therein are desolate: Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men left.
Page 139 - If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
Page 239 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Page 236 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry; Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
Page 183 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 242 - Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.