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... happiness , because— " Man is so constituted that as a matter of fact his true happiness depends upon righteousness of life and benevolence of heart . When his will accords with his knowledge of duty , or when he acts as he knows is ...
... happiness , because— " Man is so constituted that as a matter of fact his true happiness depends upon righteousness of life and benevolence of heart . When his will accords with his knowledge of duty , or when he acts as he knows is ...
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... happiness in the natural man denoted by the sweetness of honey . That honey corresponds to the delight of heavenly good as experienced in the natural mind , may be easily seen , when the passages in the Word where honey is mentioned are ...
... happiness in the natural man denoted by the sweetness of honey . That honey corresponds to the delight of heavenly good as experienced in the natural mind , may be easily seen , when the passages in the Word where honey is mentioned are ...
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... happiness of mind which ensues when evil ( the lion ) or rather the falsity of evil , is slain ; —that is , when by acts of self - denial and combat , - " fighting the good fight , " as the apostle says , — the evils to which we are ...
... happiness of mind which ensues when evil ( the lion ) or rather the falsity of evil , is slain ; —that is , when by acts of self - denial and combat , - " fighting the good fight , " as the apostle says , — the evils to which we are ...
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... happiness within their reach if rightly pursued , none who believe in the Infinite Goodness of God will dare to deny ; but the reason that so few attain that happiness is because they are not content to seek it by the means provided for ...
... happiness within their reach if rightly pursued , none who believe in the Infinite Goodness of God will dare to deny ; but the reason that so few attain that happiness is because they are not content to seek it by the means provided for ...
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... happiness , assumes , and most earnestly must it be contended against , before we can hope to have our portion with the blessed . Let us , then , endeavour always to bear in mind that it is not the mere possession of riches , worldly ...
... happiness , assumes , and most earnestly must it be contended against , before we can hope to have our portion with the blessed . Let us , then , endeavour always to bear in mind that it is not the mere possession of riches , worldly ...
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Page 421 - For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Page 468 - Therefore, whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Page 407 - Therefore doth heaven divide The state of man in divers functions, Setting endeavour in continual motion; To which is fixed, as an aim or butt, Obedience: for so work the honey-bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
Page 43 - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Page 211 - 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 221 - Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Page 266 - When winds are blowing strong. The traveller slaked His thirst from rill or gushing fount, and thanked The Naiad. Sunbeams, upon distant hills Gliding apace, with shadows in their train, Might, with small help from fancy, be transformed Into fleet Oreads sporting visibly. The Zephyrs fanning, as they passed, their wings, Lacked not, for love, fair objects whom they wooed With gentle whisper. Withered boughs grotesque, Stripped of their leaves and twigs by hoary age, From depth of shaggy covert peeping...
Page 472 - But, oh ! the exceeding grace Of Highest God, that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace ; That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe...
Page 112 - When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Page 440 - For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease : and there is no soundness in my flesh.