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The difference is, in other words, that the theologian puts a legislator behind the laws, whilst the man of science sees nothing behind them but impenetrable mystery. The difference, so far as any practical conclusions are concerned, is obviously nothing. The laws of Nature, you tell us, are the work of infinite goodness and wisdom.
Like a wanton beast she cut off her hair, clothed herself as a man, journeyed to Mecca, and desecrated the tomb of Mahomet, who hath written that no woman, save her husband of his goodness bring her, shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven." He paused, and pointed to the rough pictures on the walls.
She took five pounds from her little store and went to the sister. "I am rather poor," she said, with a smile, "and I cannot afford more than this. I wish it were a hundred times as much; indeed, no money could repay your goodness and kindness to me, the wonder of which I shall never cease to feel."
He came to my quarters and asked to see me, told me of my mother's goodness to him, and burst into tears before he got through. Of course, that melted me my mother was one of God's angels on this earth. He is always in money troubles, and I helped him.
As to the sermons I have been writing here, I consider your suggestion that you might read since you will not hear them such an enormous compliment, such a reckless piece of goodness, that all your duties in regard to them are fully discharged in the bare proposition.
"Here's my uncle my poor mother's only brother and about the only relative I've got in the world here's Uncle Jeptha down with the grip, or suthin', and goodness knows if he'll ever get over it. And I can't leave to go and see him die peaceable." "Does he live far from here?" asked Hiram, politely, although he had no particular reason for being interested in Uncle Jeptha.
But I say, where is thy love to thine enemy? where is thy joy under the cross? where is thy peace when thine anger has put thee upon being unquiet? Where is thy long-suffering? for, as thou actest, not ought but thy waspishness can be seen. Where, also, is thy sweet, meek, and gentle spirit? and is goodness seen in thy seeking the life or the damage of thy enemy?
There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report. Races and nations are thus ever ready to believe the worst of one another.
If you'd gone on about her, as you did about them, he might have broken down." "But when " "Late last night. I must go." "Perhaps they won't want me down there." "No go on. Good-bye." "Thank goodness!" exclaimed Mr. Beebe to himself, and struck the saddle of his bicycle approvingly, "It was the one foolish thing she ever did. Oh, what a glorious riddance!"
"I tell you, No!" shouted Theodore, wildly: "It is because of His goodness and because of the perfection of His nature, that I disbelieve the possibility of His Love to the wretched race of man!" "Judge by your own heart!" exclaimed the Spirit who had not yet spoken. But when Theodore raised his eyes to look upon her, both had disappeared. He felt grieved, he knew not why.
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