Winifred Bertram, and the world she lived in, by the author of 'Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta family'.

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Page 359 - And when his friends heard of it. they went out to lay hold on him: for they said. He is beside himself.
Page 361 - ... salvation from sin, — a new life of love, — free, earnest, ennobling, — having such a sympathy, and such a common aim,— here was laid the basis of the most noble friendship. Well might each repeat to the rest what Christ had said to them all: ' Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever will do the will of God, the same is my mother and sister and brother.
Page 278 - The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Page 364 - Christian gives to the poor, not only because he has sensibilities like other men, but because inasmuch as ye did it to the least of these my brethren, ye did it unto me.
Page 357 - But he answered and said unto him that told him, " Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?" And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, "Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister and mother.
Page 357 - While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Page 279 - And the bramble said unto the trees, ' If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Page 279 - Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees ? 12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Page 230 - I began experimentally to perceive our Lord's meaning when he says, " Except ye receive the kingdom of heaven as a little child, ye shall in no wise enter therein.
Page 279 - reign over us. But the fig-tree said unto them, Should " I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to " be promoted over the trees ? Then said the trees unto " the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

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