But there was no word in the Bible of not crying to God night and day for mercy; not a syllable to the effect that he might not at any blessed moment relent — in man's language — and have compassion, grant the petitioner's prayer, curb Satan's power,... French Janet: A Novel - Page 179by Sarah Tytler - 1889 - 201 pagesFull view - About this book
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...and all who loved him must ' bow before the awful will ' and seek to bear it meekly and reverently. But there was no word in the Bible of not crying to...influence, her woman's clever plans, had been brought to nought after a brief success, but they had been self-willed, selfish plans, laid in the light of the... | |
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