 good night. But once more let me impress it upon you that the one way to happiness in this world is ' to do our duty in that state of life into •which it has pleased God to call us.' May he grant that each of you may be always good, useful, and happy...  The Juvenile - Page 1091853Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 824 pages
...subjects, affectionate relatives, diligent in business, and, as our excellent Church expresses it. ready to do our duty in that state of life into which it has pleased God to call us. TABLE OF CONTENTS. VOL. III. DKINC ÍOR THE YEAR 1804. NUMBER I. RIMO. Сом...Evidence in Fnvonr... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 614 pages
...which many poor children learn, has been misrepresented as inculcating the duty of being content with that state of life into which it has pleased God to call us. It does nothing of the kind, it simply says that we should do our duty in that state of life into which... | |
 | Christopher Benson - 1822 - 448 pages
...what we do understand. Let our learning be small or great, our talents many or few, if we have done our duty in that state of life into which it has pleased God to call us, God will reward our diligence in proportion, not to our gifts, but to our increase. The Gospel therefore... | |
 | Benjamin Moore - 1824 - 396 pages
...protection, bes not imply that we are to relax our own endeavours, n prosecuting our worldly business in that state of life into which it has pleased God to call us. We are fearully and wonderfully made. Our benevolent Creator as imparted the light of reason, and superadded... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...unlawful gain ; we are required " to learn and labour truly (that is, honestly) to get our own living, and to do our duty in that state of life into which it shall please God to call u«."—These words will be sufficiAs covetousness is esteemed the vice of... | |
 | Christopher Benson - 1825 - 442 pages
...what we do understand. Let our learning be small or great, our talents many or few, if we have done our duty in that state of life into which it has pleased God to call us, God will reward our diligence in proportion, . not to our gifts, but to our increase. The Gospel, therefore,... | |
 | Pocket prayer book - 1825 - 578 pages
...that we may never covet other men's goods : but may we learn and labour truly to get our living, and to do our duty in that state of life into which it hath pleased God to call us. And, as we know that we are not. able to do these things of ourselves,... | |
 | Etiquette - 1826 - 320 pages
...read,—read that it may be profitable, disposes people to be coûtent in their station, and to do their duty in that state of life into which it has pleased God to call them :---to be respectful to superiors, and obedient to all lawful commands ;—to be true and just... | |
 | Rev. Thomas Cotterill - Families - 1828 - 320 pages
...; and so to fulfil the law of Christ. Give us grace to be faithful in our several occupations; and to do our duty in that state of life into which it hath pleased Thee to call us. Bless us in our social connections and employments. Let our chief companions... | |
 | REV. I.E.N. MOLESWORTH - 1836 - 424 pages
...let us resolve from henceforth to walk in the way of the Lord harmless and undefiled, and faithfully to do our duty in that state of life into which it has pleased God to call us."—Travell's Lectures. ON DRUNKENNESS. IN the preface to our second volume, we have remarked upon... | |
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