Teachings of experience; or, Lessons I have learned on my way through life. Author's edE.W. Allen, 1885 - 300 pages |
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... thoughts on many subjects much the same as thirty years ago · · PAGE 179 181 Why God permitted me to wander — Good results — Sad ones 182-188 LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED- • • First : Hard to bring people to benefit by the experience of ...
... thoughts on many subjects much the same as thirty years ago · · PAGE 179 181 Why God permitted me to wander — Good results — Sad ones 182-188 LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED- • • First : Hard to bring people to benefit by the experience of ...
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... thought and judgment unconsciously , which render it impossible for them to do justice either to Nature or Christianity as revelations of the character and government of God . And these bad habits of thought and judgment , and the anti ...
... thought and judgment unconsciously , which render it impossible for them to do justice either to Nature or Christianity as revelations of the character and government of God . And these bad habits of thought and judgment , and the anti ...
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... thought struck him , and he said , " Who is John Myers going to vote for ? " " Oh , " said they , " he's going to vote for our man . " " Then I'll vote for the other man , " said he , " for I'm sure Myers will vote wrong . " The fact ...
... thought struck him , and he said , " Who is John Myers going to vote for ? " " Oh , " said they , " he's going to vote for our man . " " Then I'll vote for the other man , " said he , " for I'm sure Myers will vote wrong . " The fact ...
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... thoughts with the greatest possible clearness and correctness . To gain a more perfect mastery over my mother tongue , I ... thought and word . The result was a considerable change both in my views and language . First with regard to my ...
... thoughts with the greatest possible clearness and correctness . To gain a more perfect mastery over my mother tongue , I ... thought and word . The result was a considerable change both in my views and language . First with regard to my ...
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... thoughts and feelings , especially in the earlier years of my ministry , and our conversations were often very ... thought erroneous or defective with the greatest plainness and fidelity . I was anxious both to learn and to teach ...
... thoughts and feelings , especially in the earlier years of my ministry , and our conversations were often very ... thought erroneous or defective with the greatest plainness and fidelity . I was anxious both to learn and to teach ...
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Page 207 - But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
Page 211 - He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Page 253 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 32 - Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price ; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
Page 285 - It was my guide, my light, my all, it bade my dark forebodings cease ; and through the storm and danger's thrall it led me to the port of peace. Now safely moored — my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, for ever and for evermore, the Star— The Star of Bethlehem...
Page 71 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the floods carne, and the winds blew and beat opon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 241 - In suffering be Thy love my peace, In weakness be Thy love my power ; And when the storms of life shall cease, Jesus, in that important hour, In death as life be Thou my Guide, And save me, who for me hast died ! 235 7,8,7.
Page 110 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 31 - will render to every man according to his deeds : to them who by patient continuance in welldoing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life ; but unto them who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish...
Page 103 - It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest...