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Law anticipated many of the difficulties which weigh upon the minds of thoughtful
people nowadays , and answered them , if not always satisfactorily , yet always in
a way that deserves and will command the most careful attention . And his ...
Law anticipated many of the difficulties which weigh upon the minds of thoughtful
people nowadays , and answered them , if not always satisfactorily , yet always in
a way that deserves and will command the most careful attention . And his ...
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If the following sketch of one of the finest minds and most interesting characters of
the eighteenth century fail to prove both attractive and instructive , the fault will lie
, not in the subject , but in the biographer . Law's Parentage . 5 CHAPTER II .
If the following sketch of one of the finest minds and most interesting characters of
the eighteenth century fail to prove both attractive and instructive , the fault will lie
, not in the subject , but in the biographer . Law's Parentage . 5 CHAPTER II .
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As these rules throw light upon his character in his youth they are worth quoting :
I . To fix it deep in my mind that I have but one business upon my hands — to
seek for eternal happiness by doing the will of God . II . To examine everything
that ...
As these rules throw light upon his character in his youth they are worth quoting :
I . To fix it deep in my mind that I have but one business upon my hands — to
seek for eternal happiness by doing the will of God . II . To examine everything
that ...
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To call to mind the presence of God whenever I find myself under any temptation
to sin , and to have immediate recourse to prayer . XIII . To think humbly of myself
, and with great charity of all others . XIV . To forbear from all evil speaking . XV .
To call to mind the presence of God whenever I find myself under any temptation
to sin , and to have immediate recourse to prayer . XIII . To think humbly of myself
, and with great charity of all others . XIV . To forbear from all evil speaking . XV .
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He had not even the poor satisfaction of being able to join heart and soul with the
active opponents of the new régime ; for he had no mind to meddle with politics .
It was a matter of indifference to him , personally , whether King James or King ...
He had not even the poor satisfaction of being able to join heart and soul with the
active opponents of the new régime ; for he had no mind to meddle with politics .
It was a matter of indifference to him , personally , whether King James or King ...
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Página 233 - ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth ; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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| Título | William Law, Nonjuror and Mystic: ... a Sketch of His Life, Character, and Opinions |
| Autor | John Henry Overton |
| Editor | Longmans, Green, 1881 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 27 Oct. 2006 |
| Largo | 462 páginas |
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