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Southwark . . . . . . Dr . T . Goodwin ' s Divinity . . . 235 Primitive Church of Ireland .
. . Duncan Matheson 286 Ploughman , JohnEternal Life set forth . . . . . . 379 On
Clever People . . . . . - - Suffering of the Wicked 332 Stick to it and Succeed .
Southwark . . . . . . Dr . T . Goodwin ' s Divinity . . . 235 Primitive Church of Ireland .
. . Duncan Matheson 286 Ploughman , JohnEternal Life set forth . . . . . . 379 On
Clever People . . . . . - - Suffering of the Wicked 332 Stick to it and Succeed .
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... pray for as we ought . If we go out into the world to wrestle with temptation , we
need supernatural help , lest we fall before the enemy . If we are alone in
meditation , we need the Holy Spirit to quicken our devotion . We are needy in
suffering ...
... pray for as we ought . If we go out into the world to wrestle with temptation , we
need supernatural help , lest we fall before the enemy . If we are alone in
meditation , we need the Holy Spirit to quicken our devotion . We are needy in
suffering ...
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... often not so ; but that he who is always ready with a censorious judgment is , in
his heart , prone to the fault which he condemns in another . As for example , a
man with an impatient temper , who sees another suffer ON HARSH
JUDGMENTS .
... often not so ; but that he who is always ready with a censorious judgment is , in
his heart , prone to the fault which he condemns in another . As for example , a
man with an impatient temper , who sees another suffer ON HARSH
JUDGMENTS .
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man with an impatient temper , who sees another suffer quietly , will not believe
that he is really patient , and , judging from his own heart , sets it down for
dissimulation . Worldly and irreligious persons can see nothing but hypocrisy in
those ...
man with an impatient temper , who sees another suffer quietly , will not believe
that he is really patient , and , judging from his own heart , sets it down for
dissimulation . Worldly and irreligious persons can see nothing but hypocrisy in
those ...
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22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD , and he shall sustain thee : he shall never
suffer the righteous to be moved . 22 . ... He gives thee thy portion of suffering ,
accept it with cheerful resignation , and then take it back to him by thine assured ...
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD , and he shall sustain thee : he shall never
suffer the righteous to be moved . 22 . ... He gives thee thy portion of suffering ,
accept it with cheerful resignation , and then take it back to him by thine assured ...
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