Temper, a treatise on its use and abuse, by a Staffordshire curate1837 |
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... feel some surprise that there should be any of such magnitude as their own ; and yet , did they know , and could they but ade- quately conceive the real situation of many others , they would deem their own state comparatively a paradise ...
... feel some surprise that there should be any of such magnitude as their own ; and yet , did they know , and could they but ade- quately conceive the real situation of many others , they would deem their own state comparatively a paradise ...
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... feel more wounded at a slight of his dignity than at an open sin . 66 14. Candidates for the ministry are generally more taken up with books than the study of hu- man nature and human tempers . Up to the time of entering on their ...
... feel more wounded at a slight of his dignity than at an open sin . 66 14. Candidates for the ministry are generally more taken up with books than the study of hu- man nature and human tempers . Up to the time of entering on their ...
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... feel great pleasure in relieving the gloominess of the picture in the further progress of this work ; but as yet I have by no means finished the darker touches . Experience and good sense make some men wise and amiable , but not all ...
... feel great pleasure in relieving the gloominess of the picture in the further progress of this work ; but as yet I have by no means finished the darker touches . Experience and good sense make some men wise and amiable , but not all ...
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... feel the malignant ulcer of jealousy , rankling in their breasts . In some , avarice , like a ravening harpy , gripes . In some , revenge , like an im- placable fury , rages . While others are goaded by lordly and imperious lusts ...
... feel the malignant ulcer of jealousy , rankling in their breasts . In some , avarice , like a ravening harpy , gripes . In some , revenge , like an im- placable fury , rages . While others are goaded by lordly and imperious lusts ...
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... feel the bitterest resentment against their more fortunate rivals . ' 21. An anonymous writer says , ' Envy and hate are the bane of the mind : he who repines at the success , and rejoices at the misfortunes of an- other , is a villain ...
... feel the bitterest resentment against their more fortunate rivals . ' 21. An anonymous writer says , ' Envy and hate are the bane of the mind : he who repines at the success , and rejoices at the misfortunes of an- other , is a villain ...
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Էջ 191 - Take heed to yourselves : if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him ; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent ; thou shalt forgive him.
Էջ 125 - O ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise...
Էջ 114 - And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat : for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
Էջ 157 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I -will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore If thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou sha.lt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Էջ 236 - LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.
Էջ 95 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads ; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Էջ 191 - Then came Peter to him, and said ; Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him ; I say not unto thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
Էջ 181 - And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand ; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Էջ 171 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Էջ 277 - Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips.