The life of the soul in the worldSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1881 - 369 páginas |
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... instinct , as real and active as our mental powers . God must be very great , very mighty , very wonderful , utterly incomprehensible , and yet we love Him and desire to draw near to Him and nestle in His arms . We have read of mighty ...
... instinct , as real and active as our mental powers . God must be very great , very mighty , very wonderful , utterly incomprehensible , and yet we love Him and desire to draw near to Him and nestle in His arms . We have read of mighty ...
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... instinct . To anticipate this final judgment is the true wisdom . It will have to be enacted at most a few years hence , but it may have to be to - morrow . The awakened soul can tolerate no uncertainty ; it says to itself , " Am I ...
... instinct . To anticipate this final judgment is the true wisdom . It will have to be enacted at most a few years hence , but it may have to be to - morrow . The awakened soul can tolerate no uncertainty ; it says to itself , " Am I ...
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... instinct of the human soul ; we begin with the ignorant savage , or the simple child ; we understand our own poor rule of living , our own standard somewhat higher , but still poor and low ; we see better than we are ; we read of saints ...
... instinct of the human soul ; we begin with the ignorant savage , or the simple child ; we understand our own poor rule of living , our own standard somewhat higher , but still poor and low ; we see better than we are ; we read of saints ...
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... instinct of prayer , as the infant has in concluding it has a mother from the instinct of seeking relief from hunger at her breast . " - S . Baring - Gould . at all ; a pampered appetite will not be satisfied THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL . 31.
... instinct of prayer , as the infant has in concluding it has a mother from the instinct of seeking relief from hunger at her breast . " - S . Baring - Gould . at all ; a pampered appetite will not be satisfied THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL . 31.
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... instincts of their souls , and they succeed . They have no taste for God . They are filthy , and they will be filthy still , and it irks them not . O God , open Thou our dull eyes to see Thee ; for if we can but see Thee we must love ...
... instincts of their souls , and they succeed . They have no taste for God . They are filthy , and they will be filthy still , and it irks them not . O God , open Thou our dull eyes to see Thee ; for if we can but see Thee we must love ...
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Art thou beautiful better blessed body Calvary CHAPTER Christian Church comes creatures Cross crucified darkness dead death DORA GREENWELL earth enemy eternal evil eyes face faith Father Fcap fear feel flesh Francis de Sales gifts give God's grace hand happiness hast hath hear heart heaven Holy hope human infidel books infinite instinct J. H. NEWMAN Jerusalem Jesus Christ labour laws live look Lord lost man's marriage master midst mystery nature never never victory Old Testament ourselves overmastered pass passions peace perfect poor prayer precious rest revelation righteousness ruin Sabbath salvation sanctification Saviour says seems servants ship silence sins Solomon Son of God sorrow soul soul's spiritual stand suffer sweet tears tells Temple temptation thee things thought tion true truth turn Unseen Universe unto victory voice waste watch weary wonderful words worship
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Página 277 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Página 58 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, and keep his commandments ; for this is the whole duty of man : for God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Página 218 - I do not ask my cross to understand, My way to see ; Better in darkness just to feel thy hand, And follow thee.
Página 90 - I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road ; I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me Aught of its load ; I do not ask that flowers should always spring Beneath my feet ; I know too well the poison and the sting Of things too sweet. For one thing only, Lord, dear Lord, I plead, Lead me aright — Though strength should falter, and though heart should bleed — Through Peace to Light.
Página 208 - Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live, and lie reclined On the hills like gods together, careless of mankind. 155 For they lie beside their nectar, and the bolts are hurled Far below them in the valleys, and the clouds are lightly curled Round their golden houses, girdled with the gleaming world...
Página 26 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Página 164 - The King's daughter is all glorious within ; her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needlework : the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Página 221 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Página 368 - Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ; so shall the King greatly desire thy beauty : for He is thy Lord ; and worship thou Him.
Página 126 - Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me.