Practical Hints to Honest Hearts: On Some of the Many Ways and Means of Doing Good : in a Number of Letters to Sundry Females |
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... commands , all of which he would perhaps regard , as we do the bulls of the pope . Others would draw the child to them by force , and mind nothing about his want or " wont " -not even notice it enough to reprimand him . But Charles ...
... commands , all of which he would perhaps regard , as we do the bulls of the pope . Others would draw the child to them by force , and mind nothing about his want or " wont " -not even notice it enough to reprimand him . But Charles ...
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... command , and manifest an obstinate will . And , viewing the subject in this light , could you forbear correcting him in a manner cal- culated to subdue his temper * , persevering in it till it proved effectual ? A correction thus ...
... command , and manifest an obstinate will . And , viewing the subject in this light , could you forbear correcting him in a manner cal- culated to subdue his temper * , persevering in it till it proved effectual ? A correction thus ...
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... command to William . Authority you know once established , may yet be lost ; for the same evil nature still reigns in the child at ten , that did at one . I am well aware , as you can be , of the vast importance of the " sua- viter in ...
... command to William . Authority you know once established , may yet be lost ; for the same evil nature still reigns in the child at ten , that did at one . I am well aware , as you can be , of the vast importance of the " sua- viter in ...
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... command which is un- reasonable ? to give one in such a tone as to lead the child to suppose it is not of much consequence ? or ever to give one without seeing it promptly obeyed ? to govern rather by fear than love ? And have I not to ...
... command which is un- reasonable ? to give one in such a tone as to lead the child to suppose it is not of much consequence ? or ever to give one without seeing it promptly obeyed ? to govern rather by fear than love ? And have I not to ...
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... command , which it is desirable and important , that every one who would be the most useful in life , be master of in a good degree ; vastly more important than I fear some of the best of people are aware . If we would profit others ...
... command , which it is desirable and important , that every one who would be the most useful in life , be master of in a good degree ; vastly more important than I fear some of the best of people are aware . If we would profit others ...
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Page 132 - I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Page 131 - And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Page 28 - ... foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him...
Page 41 - And taught a brute the way to safe revenge. i would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense, * Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Page 28 - He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Page 15 - The path of the just is as the shining light which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Page 160 - Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
Page 92 - Pray ye the Lord of the Harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest — from that moment, Prayer for this object has never ceased to be the Duty of every Christian.
Page 118 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Page 164 - Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name ; for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.