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... replied Sophia ; " but in what way is * Life , a pilgrimage or walk . See Genesis v . 24 ; vi . 9 ; Ps . lxxxi . 13 ; cxix . 54 ; Jeremiah xxvi . 4 ; St. Luke i . 6 ; Acts ix . 31 ; Romans vi . 4 ; Hebrews xi . 13 , 14 , 16 ; 2 Timothy ...
... replied Sophia ; " but in what way is * Life , a pilgrimage or walk . See Genesis v . 24 ; vi . 9 ; Ps . lxxxi . 13 ; cxix . 54 ; Jeremiah xxvi . 4 ; St. Luke i . 6 ; Acts ix . 31 ; Romans vi . 4 ; Hebrews xi . 13 , 14 , 16 ; 2 Timothy ...
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... the Lord ? " ‡ " C Certainly , " replied Sophia ; " and if , on the contrary , you allow yourselves to think of your * Psalm cxxxix . 2 . + Proverbs iii . 6 . Colossians iii . 23 . duties , or your play , your money , or FIRST EVENING . 15.
... the Lord ? " ‡ " C Certainly , " replied Sophia ; " and if , on the contrary , you allow yourselves to think of your * Psalm cxxxix . 2 . + Proverbs iii . 6 . Colossians iii . 23 . duties , or your play , your money , or FIRST EVENING . 15.
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... replied Sophia ; " we ought to be constantly striving after perfection , though we do not really expect to attain to per- From Toplady's hymn , " Happiness . " The Bible always sets fection during this life . perfection 20 SUNDAY ...
... replied Sophia ; " we ought to be constantly striving after perfection , though we do not really expect to attain to per- From Toplady's hymn , " Happiness . " The Bible always sets fection during this life . perfection 20 SUNDAY ...
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... replied Sophia , " that must some- times be the case ; because children learn what is to be useful to them in after years . But that is no reason why children should not try to understand as much as they can of what they repeat . For ...
... replied Sophia , " that must some- times be the case ; because children learn what is to be useful to them in after years . But that is no reason why children should not try to understand as much as they can of what they repeat . For ...
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... replied Sophia , smiling- " the word ' duty . ' What does it mean , and why do we say that it is our bounden duty to walk in the way of God's commandments , and to serve Him ? " " Because that is what we ought to do in.
... replied Sophia , smiling- " the word ' duty . ' What does it mean , and why do we say that it is our bounden duty to walk in the way of God's commandments , and to serve Him ? " " Because that is what we ought to do in.
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