The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable Obligations and Peculiar Advantages |
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Page iv
... disposition , but to be resisted by all the vicious propensities of our na- ture ; and before it can meet with a practical attention , it must be accompanied or followed by an influence from above - precisely the same quarter from ...
... disposition , but to be resisted by all the vicious propensities of our na- ture ; and before it can meet with a practical attention , it must be accompanied or followed by an influence from above - precisely the same quarter from ...
Page xv
... dispositions , her piety and conversational powers , in a style which I must not repeat , has said— “ All the virtues and graces which endear a friend , much more a wife , were united in her , in a higher perfection , than I had ever ...
... dispositions , her piety and conversational powers , in a style which I must not repeat , has said— “ All the virtues and graces which endear a friend , much more a wife , were united in her , in a higher perfection , than I had ever ...
Page 20
... disposition to appreciate , and the spirit to im- bibe , the intimations of the divine record , will be found , on reflection , at a low ebb indeed , if not altogether wanting . Such a reader has yet to learn and 20 DOMESTIC CONNEXIONS .
... disposition to appreciate , and the spirit to im- bibe , the intimations of the divine record , will be found , on reflection , at a low ebb indeed , if not altogether wanting . Such a reader has yet to learn and 20 DOMESTIC CONNEXIONS .
Page 49
... dispositions of your children . Now , for what end , need I ask , are these two parties thus brought into contact , so far as the children are concerned ? Can it be for no valuable end to them and yourself ? or is it providential ...
... dispositions of your children . Now , for what end , need I ask , are these two parties thus brought into contact , so far as the children are concerned ? Can it be for no valuable end to them and yourself ? or is it providential ...
Page 53
... dispositions or habits of his offspring ; and as it so happens that parents in general feel most acutely the manifestation of their own failings in the persons of their children , and as they find living trials to be the most severe ...
... dispositions or habits of his offspring ; and as it so happens that parents in general feel most acutely the manifestation of their own failings in the persons of their children , and as they find living trials to be the most severe ...
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Abraham affection Almighty apostles authority Balaam blessing called Canaan character chil child Children Christ Christian Christian Parent church Cleopas command connexion conscience daily daugh death delightful descend disposition divine Doeg the Edomite Domestic Constitution dren duty dwell Egypt eminent evil faith Father favour hand hath hear heart heaven Hobab honour human idolatry important influence instruction interest Israel Jehovah Jesus Jews Jonadab Judea Kenites king labour live master ment mercy Messiah mind moral Moses Mother mother of Jesus nation nature neglect never nexion obedience obligation observe once peculiar posterity prayer principles proof prophet racter reader reason Rechab Rechabites reference regard remarkable sacred Saviour Scripture seems servant shew sins Sir William Jones soul spirit surely tender thee ther thine things thou shalt tion truth unto whole wife wisdom word