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... duties of religion , are eminently solemn and venerable in the eyes of children . But none will so strongly prove the sincerity of the parent : none so powerfully awaken the reverence of the child ; none so happily recommend the ...
... duties of religion , are eminently solemn and venerable in the eyes of children . But none will so strongly prove the sincerity of the parent : none so powerfully awaken the reverence of the child ; none so happily recommend the ...
Page 78
... duty ; opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life . It is not so much giving words , as thoughts -- mere maxims , as living principles . It is not teaching to be honest , because " hon- esty is the best policy ...
... duty ; opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life . It is not so much giving words , as thoughts -- mere maxims , as living principles . It is not teaching to be honest , because " hon- esty is the best policy ...
Page 79
... ap- probation . - Zimmerman . ELOQUENCE . Great is the power of eloquence ; but never is it so great as when it pleads along with nature , and the culprit is a child strayed from his duty , and THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 79.
... ap- probation . - Zimmerman . ELOQUENCE . Great is the power of eloquence ; but never is it so great as when it pleads along with nature , and the culprit is a child strayed from his duty , and THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 79.
Page 80
Tryon Edwards. culprit is a child strayed from his duty , and returned to it again with tears . — Sterne . EMINENCE .-- The road to eminence and power from ob- scure condition , ought not to be made too easy , nor a thing too much of ...
Tryon Edwards. culprit is a child strayed from his duty , and returned to it again with tears . — Sterne . EMINENCE .-- The road to eminence and power from ob- scure condition , ought not to be made too easy , nor a thing too much of ...
Page 93
... duty , as if he had heard and sung the blessed thanksgiving song for the blessed sentence of doomsday . Jeremy Taylor . FAITH . Faith is not only a means of obeying , but a prin- cipal act of obedience . It is not only a needful ...
... duty , as if he had heard and sung the blessed thanksgiving song for the blessed sentence of doomsday . Jeremy Taylor . FAITH . Faith is not only a means of obeying , but a prin- cipal act of obedience . It is not only a needful ...
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