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... the Pine VI . EZEKIEL'S VISION . 81 November VII . THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY 97 St. Peter , Martyr VIII . GREAT THINGS FOR SMALL . III Alleluia Duty . IX . CHARACTER - BUILDING 126 The True Priest X. A SIMPLE DUTY 143 Autumn XI . THE SINS.
... the Pine VI . EZEKIEL'S VISION . 81 November VII . THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY 97 St. Peter , Martyr VIII . GREAT THINGS FOR SMALL . III Alleluia Duty . IX . CHARACTER - BUILDING 126 The True Priest X. A SIMPLE DUTY 143 Autumn XI . THE SINS.
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... things the Christian Church , wherever it is alive , is to - day honestly trying to do , - trying to give men healthier bodies , better homes , stronger , happier lives , and more cheerful surroundings . It says ALL THINGS ARE YOURS . I I.
... things the Christian Church , wherever it is alive , is to - day honestly trying to do , - trying to give men healthier bodies , better homes , stronger , happier lives , and more cheerful surroundings . It says ALL THINGS ARE YOURS . I I.
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... body of death . Perpetual war- fare in that many - sided , strong , turbulent nature . There was a thorn in the flesh . He had his bitter- ness of heart . He saw the men whom he had yearned and wept over for Christ's sake , men for whom ...
... body of death . Perpetual war- fare in that many - sided , strong , turbulent nature . There was a thorn in the flesh . He had his bitter- ness of heart . He saw the men whom he had yearned and wept over for Christ's sake , men for whom ...
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... body was persecuted , knowl- edge was neglected . Both the deceitful senses and the deceitful reason were declared enemies of the soul . There was only one true wisdom , -to know God ; only one rightful beauty or joy , — the beauty of ...
... body was persecuted , knowl- edge was neglected . Both the deceitful senses and the deceitful reason were declared enemies of the soul . There was only one true wisdom , -to know God ; only one rightful beauty or joy , — the beauty of ...
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... body , mind , soul , heart , conscience - are different ways of receiv- ing God , and all work together to make known the Divine Father to his child . This perception of the unity of life in divine truth , was what gave its marvellous ...
... body , mind , soul , heart , conscience - are different ways of receiv- ing God , and all work together to make known the Divine Father to his child . This perception of the unity of life in divine truth , was what gave its marvellous ...
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Page 107 - Spite of this flesh to-day I strove, made head, gained ground upon the whole ! " As the bird wings and sings, Let us cry " All good things Are ours, nor soul helps flesh more, now, than flesh helps soul...
Page 289 - Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men : forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God ; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Page 81 - And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Page 132 - WE cannot kindle when we will The fire which in the heart resides; The spirit bloweth and is still, In mystery our soul abides. But tasks in hours of insight willed Can be through hours of gloom fulfilled.
Page 146 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 81 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 81 - And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them : and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Page 210 - Ye blessed creatures, I have heard the call Ye to each other make; I see The heavens laugh with you in your jubilee; My heart is at your festival, My head hath its coronal, The fulness of your bliss, I feel — I feel it all.
Page 53 - And he asked him, What is thy name ? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Page 176 - He may set himself to earn money for that which is not bread and labor for that which satisfieth not.