 | William Beck - 1877 - 137 pages
...his friends treasured as his passing words. With them we will also for the present, conclude : — " There is a Spirit which I feel " that delights to...betrayed it bears it, " for its ground and spring is the mercy and forgiveness of God. " Its crown is meekness. " Its life is everlasting love unfeigned.... | |
 | Dora Greenwell - 1877
...exaltation and cruelty, or whatever is of a nature contrary to itself. It sees to the end of all temptation. As it bears no evil in itself, so it conceives none...be betrayed it bears it, for its ground and spring is the mercies and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting love unfeigned,... | |
 | Elizabeth Rundle Charles - Biography & Autobiography - 1877
...weary out all exaltation and cruelty. If it is betrayed, it bears it ; for its ground and spring is the mercies and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting love unfeigned ; it takes its kingdom with entreaty and not with contention, and keeps it by lowliness of mind." And... | |
 | William Beck - History - 1877 - 137 pages
...in thoughts to any other. " If it he betrayed it bears it, " for its ground and spring is the mercy and forgiveness of God. " Its crown is meekness. " Its life is everlasting love unfeigned. " It takes its kingdom with entreaty and not with, contention, " and keeps it by lowliness of mind.... | |
 | Ruth Shearman Murray - Religion - 1879 - 236 pages
...I feel, which delights to do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong. Its ground and spring are the mercy and forgiveness of God, its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting love." Though the truth of an indwelling Christ was thus grievously abused, yet as the counterfeit proves... | |
 | Monday Club (Boston). - 1883
...itself. It sees to the end of temptation : as it fears no evil in itself, so it conceives none in thought to any other ; if it be betrayed, it bears it, for its ground and spirit are the mercies and forgiveness of God, — its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting love... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1889
...sees to the end of all temptations ; as it bears no evil in itself, so it conceives none in thought to any other : if it be betrayed, it bears it, for its ground and spring is the mercy and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness ; its life is everlasting love unfeigned... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier, Elizabeth Hussey Whittier - 1889
...sees to the end of all temptations ; as it bears no evil in itself, so it conceives none in thought to any other: if it be betrayed, it bears it, for its ground and spring is the mercy and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness ; its life is everlasting love unfeigned;... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1889
...sees to the end of all temptations ; as it bears no evil in itself, so it conceives none in thought to any other : if it be betrayed, it bears it, for its ground and spring is the mercy and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness ; its life is everlasting love unfeigned... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1889
...none in thought to any other: if it be betrayed, it bears it, for its ground and spring is the mercy and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness ; its life is everlasting love unfeigned; it takes its kingdom with entreaty, and not with contention, and keeps it by lowliness of mind. In... | |
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There is a spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong, but delights to endure all things, in hope to enjoy its own in the end. Its hope is to outlive all wrath and contention, and to weary out all exaltation and cruelty,... 
