Selected letters, ed. by T. Chamberlain1842 |
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... received two letters from you , one writ- ten in Latin , the other in French , which I take in good part , and will you to exercise that practice of learning often ; for that will stand you in most stead in that profession of life that ...
... received two letters from you , one writ- ten in Latin , the other in French , which I take in good part , and will you to exercise that practice of learning often ; for that will stand you in most stead in that profession of life that ...
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... receives the rules and elements of learning implicitly , and trusts to the future for the knowledge of those reasons on which they are grounded ? This is not a matter of choice : he can be taught on no other principle ; for though the ...
... receives the rules and elements of learning implicitly , and trusts to the future for the knowledge of those reasons on which they are grounded ? This is not a matter of choice : he can be taught on no other principle ; for though the ...
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... received so many favours . Let me beg of you not to contemn these lines at the first reading , but give them a second : I have endeavoured to make them plain to you , and it will be your own fault after- wards if you do not profit by ...
... received so many favours . Let me beg of you not to contemn these lines at the first reading , but give them a second : I have endeavoured to make them plain to you , and it will be your own fault after- wards if you do not profit by ...
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... received it , -- even though at the time it had been bitter , and haa drawn blood . I tell you with pleasure , and can do so with truth , that your composition is a creditable proof of your industry ; and that I am very glad to see how ...
... received it , -- even though at the time it had been bitter , and haa drawn blood . I tell you with pleasure , and can do so with truth , that your composition is a creditable proof of your industry ; and that I am very glad to see how ...
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... receive . " In our commerce with mankind , we are always to consider that their affairs are of more concern to them than ours are ; and we should treat them on this principle , unless we are occasionally questioned , and directed to ...
... receive . " In our commerce with mankind , we are always to consider that their affairs are of more concern to them than ours are ; and we should treat them on this principle , unless we are occasionally questioned , and directed to ...
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Page 84 - Whether ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of GOD.
Page vii - Let your first action be the lifting up of your mind to Almighty God, by hearty prayer ; and feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer, with continual meditation and thinking of Him to whom you pray, and of the matter for which you pray.
Page 49 - ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation ; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 199 - Bear with me, I beseech you, Madam, if I choose rather to offend your earthly Majesty than to offend the Heavenly Majesty of God.
Page 133 - EVERY day is a little life; and our whole life is but a day repeated; whence it is that old Jacob numbers his life by days ; and Moses desires to be taught this point of holy arithmetic, to number not his years, but his days.
Page 92 - Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
Page 57 - And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
Page 168 - 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. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 141 - But, my lord, I shall never be able to finish what I have begun, unless I be removed into some quiet parsonage, where I may see God's blessings spring out of my mother earth, and eat my own bread in peace and privacy : a place where I may, without disturbance, meditate my approaching mortality, and that great account which all flesh must give at the last day to the God of all spirits.
Page vii - In that time apply your study to such hours as your discreet master doth assign you, earnestly ; and the time (I know) he will so limit as shall be both sufficient for your learning and safe for your health...