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... obedience . I had rather Mary obeyed all her rules , than that she should be spending her time in useless expressions . This remark put a check upon the flow of feeling . Isabella turned away her head to avoid further observation , and ...
... obedience . I had rather Mary obeyed all her rules , than that she should be spending her time in useless expressions . This remark put a check upon the flow of feeling . Isabella turned away her head to avoid further observation , and ...
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... obedience to our de- sires for her instruction , but by some artifice in the way of a bribe ; promise to give her any thing , and she will then do any thing ; and having now found our anxiety by our indul- gence , she fails not to make ...
... obedience to our de- sires for her instruction , but by some artifice in the way of a bribe ; promise to give her any thing , and she will then do any thing ; and having now found our anxiety by our indul- gence , she fails not to make ...
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... obedience amongst children . By the time I reached my own home I was im- pressed with the Scripture , " Thou that teachest another , teacheth thou not thyself ? " It awak- ened a review of the past , from my earliest WITH PROMISE . 27 ...
... obedience amongst children . By the time I reached my own home I was im- pressed with the Scripture , " Thou that teachest another , teacheth thou not thyself ? " It awak- ened a review of the past , from my earliest WITH PROMISE . 27 ...
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... obedience of my child . If at any time she is tempted to express any reluctance , a look from me is sufficient to establish my authority . She knows I never waver ; once having said , Do , she knows very well it must be done ; and I ...
... obedience of my child . If at any time she is tempted to express any reluctance , a look from me is sufficient to establish my authority . She knows I never waver ; once having said , Do , she knows very well it must be done ; and I ...
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... obedience were put upon that ground , you would find but little occasion to cry for any thing that it was your duty to do . We were now at Mrs. Dennis's door , and Isa- bella , who had seen our approach , flew down stairs to receive us ...
... obedience were put upon that ground , you would find but little occasion to cry for any thing that it was your duty to do . We were now at Mrs. Dennis's door , and Isa- bella , who had seen our approach , flew down stairs to receive us ...
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Abraham Adam and Eve ancholy Anna answered Aston attention blessing brother called Charles chil child children of God children of Israel Christ Corban dear children dear Mary dear young death delight desire Dick Johnson disobedience duty Egypt endeavor engaged Esau eyes father and mother father and thy fear feel fifth commandment George girl give God's grace hand Hannah happy heart Holy Honor thy father hope instruction Isaac Isabella Jane kind looked Louisa mamma Maria Mary mercy mind Moab morning Naomi nature never obedience obey observe old Thomas papa parents party peace perhaps Pharisees pleasure principle promise proof remember Scripture seemed sins sister soon soul spirit succor sure taught teach tell ten commandments Terah thee thing thou thought thy mother tion turn uncle unto whilst wish word young friends
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Page 196 - If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them...
Page 89 - But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me ; he shall be free.
Page 194 - Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live ? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure ; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Page 149 - My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee ; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Page 143 - For He •established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children : that the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born ; who should arise and declare them to their children : that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of •God, but keep His commandments...
Page 88 - For God commanded, saying; Honour thy father and mother; and; He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Page 159 - And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Page 288 - O Thou, by whom we come to God ! The Life, the Truth, the Way; The path of prayer Thyself hast trod : Lord, teach us how to pray.
Page 242 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 160 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads...