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... wisdom of their choice . Hitherto his attention seems to have been devoted almost exclusively to the attainment of professional excellence , and to the regular discharge of his parochial duties . No produc- tion of his pen had yet been ...
... wisdom of their choice . Hitherto his attention seems to have been devoted almost exclusively to the attainment of professional excellence , and to the regular discharge of his parochial duties . No produc- tion of his pen had yet been ...
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... wisdom are ways of pleasantness , and " that all her paths are peace . His Country was proud of ❝his merits , and at different times conferred on him , through " the hands of the Sovereign , the most honourable and sub- " stantial ...
... wisdom are ways of pleasantness , and " that all her paths are peace . His Country was proud of ❝his merits , and at different times conferred on him , through " the hands of the Sovereign , the most honourable and sub- " stantial ...
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... wisdom that is from above , is- Page 87 SERMON VII . On the Disorders of the Passions . ESTHER , V. 13 . Yet all this availeth me nothing , so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's gate . SERMON VIII . On our Ignorance of ...
... wisdom that is from above , is- Page 87 SERMON VII . On the Disorders of the Passions . ESTHER , V. 13 . Yet all this availeth me nothing , so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's gate . SERMON VIII . On our Ignorance of ...
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... wisdom and goodness of the Creator are conspicuous on every side . The magnificence , the beauty and order of nature , excite him to admire and adore . When he looks up to that omnipotent hand which operates throughout the universe , he ...
... wisdom and goodness of the Creator are conspicuous on every side . The magnificence , the beauty and order of nature , excite him to admire and adore . When he looks up to that omnipotent hand which operates throughout the universe , he ...
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... wisdom ; while with- out interposition from above , generals conquered or fell , according to the vicissitude of human things ; to this good centurion an Angel was commissioned from the throne of God . What can I say more or higher in ...
... wisdom ; while with- out interposition from above , generals conquered or fell , according to the vicissitude of human things ; to this good centurion an Angel was commissioned from the throne of God . What can I say more or higher in ...
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