| 单词 | blessedness |
| 例句 | There when they arrived everything was delightful, soft green meadows, lovely groves, a delicious life-giving air, sunlight that glowed softly purple, an abode of peace and blessedness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the very real harvest us weirdos who love ice fishing seek to leave with as much as photos or dinner: this little doggy bag of blessedness. Ice Fishing Is Fun! 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z These poems create a fragmented, lyrical landscape shaped by “Weary fears, the/ usual trials and/ a place to surmise/ blessedness.” National Book Award finalists for poetry The monstrous blessedness of being wraps them into a moment. Way up there in blue: Seven children dead in Kabul — who is to blame? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z At the cantata’s center is a lullaby of consoling sweetness, generosity of spirit and somnolent blessedness, its melody beyond compare. Commentary: Bach wrote BWV 82 to transcend tragedy. It's a lullaby for our times too 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Afterward, Rebecca, she wrote, “continued to live in single blessedness.” This raccoon could have been a president’s Thanksgiving meal. It became a White House pet instead. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “Do not let the death derail his majesty’s determination to see his kingdom prosper, the people live in blessedness and be kind to each other.” ‘The Greatest Loss and Despair’: Thais Mourn Their King 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z It's been called both a "bowl of blessedness" and the "soup of the Devil," and it's the stuff of legend. 7 great chili recipes to warm you up 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Rabbi Yeshayahu Heber, who received a kidney from a friend seven years ago, became so convinced of the blessedness of altruistic living donation that he started an organization to encourage it among observant Jews. A Clash of Religion and Bioethics Complicates Organ Donation in Israel 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z “As a Christian, I believe that God creates human beings individually, and that the mark of our individual blessedness before God is our souls,” she said in a statement. Religious Groups Divided on Hobby Lobby Ruling 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z There is great peace and blessedness in the art of forgetfulness. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Such was the blessedness of the gods, and such the beatitude sought by their worshippers. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z He showed us once for all the blessedness of true dependence, fidelity and faith. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Only those who have experienced it can understand the overwhelming blessedness of this feeling. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z All thoughts will then be occupied by the unspeakable blessedness of the marriage supper of the Lamb. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z Life must be one incessant wail of suffering if it is to be followed with eternal blessedness. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Here, for a few short days, He who had been so long a houseless wanderer was to know the blessedness of a home. Joel: A Boy of Galilee 2012-03-24T02:00:17.137Z All missing of true enjoyment and blessedness results from unbelief in God’s promise. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z To these states of blessedness, just as to diverse conclusions, man must come by diverse means. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z His own blessedness he claims for all who are in Christ. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z A more rational conception of future blessedness than this is impossible. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Ethics satisfies this double longing in commanding him to renounce his greatest happiness and endeavor to attain moral blessedness, the happiness of holiness. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z A true resignation of self, in whatever outward form this resignation may appear, is required that we may become one with God in His holy purposes and in His eternal blessedness. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Give to us of Thy blessedness that all this day we may rejoice in Thee. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z In His quickening our spirit lives; through His indwelling health, blessedness, eternal life are ours. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The blessedness of the departed is unbounded now, but there are greater things in store for them; their cup seems full, but it shall be fuller still when Christ comes. The Blessed Hope A Sermon on the death of Mrs. Francis Cunningham 2012-03-14T02:00:24.497Z For their loyal love, nought less, Than the stress of death sufficed: Now with Christ, in blessedness, Triumph they, imparadised. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z His idealized picture of the blessedness of savage life is not unlike Rousseau's, and in both cases the inspiration was the same—discontent with an environment complicated, extravagant and corrupt. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z The blessedness of men in Christ is not matter of purpose only, but of reality and experience. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z So far forth it is Carlyle's gospel of the blessedness of work in a worthy cause. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z “Ah, after that you will probably consider yourself a much more important personage than—such of your sex as see fit to live in single blessedness.” Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Colloquy with my Mother as we walk along "the way" together—a colloquy about correspondence to grace, about being never alone in my work, about the blessedness of being chosen by Him, about humility. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z Give, and God's reward to you will be the spirit of giving more: blessed spirit, for it is the Spirit of God Himself, whose Life is the blessedness of giving. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Our fellowship in the faith of Christ is deep as the nature of God; its blessedness rich as His love; its bonds strong and eternal as His power. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Popularity often puffs up with pride; while persecution, by humbling, prepares the heart for truer blessedness. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z And as to others, his one employment was to call, entreat, and urge them to ascend with him to the glorious Source of being and blessedness. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Full surely there is a blessedness beyond the grave for those who have already entered on it here, and in no other form than that wherein they know it here, at any moment. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Pure in its essence, the spirit learns through the obstructions of sense to yearn forever for higher attainment, and this constitutes the especial blessedness of man as contrasted with Zeus. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z "Mount with me in these beams to the abodes of the blessed," cried the same sweet voice, "for thou hast deserved by thy nobleness of soul to view the blessedness of Paradise." Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z It may take, for instance, as its major premise, Love is the divine secret of blessedness. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z The believers in the blessedness of poverty became rich, avaricious, and grasping, and those who had said, "Sell all, and give to the poor," became the ruthless gatherers of tithes and taxes. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Each church, in colonial times, preferred to live in single blessedness rather than see some rival wedded to the state. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z It taught the wickedness of wealth, the blessedness of poverty. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z But he was a gude man; unco pleasant to look upon, and unco pleasant to hear, when he talked o' the faithfulness o' Israel's God, and the comfort and blessedness of being his children. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z In appearance she is "the picture of health;" good complexion, fairly ruddy cheeks, sparkling eyes—in a word, she is an incarnated protest against "single blessedness." New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Abraham, Isaac, David, and a host of others who served the Lord for many years, looked forward to dwelling with Him in blessedness for ever. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Now, heaven is a place of great happiness, which God hath prepared for all that are good; where they shall enjoy rest from their labors, and a blessedness which shall never have an end. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z The blessedness of Christ's accomplishment swallows up the sorrow of his sacrifice. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z It puts a Gentile King and Queen in the place of the nation's own Messiah, under whose sceptre alone it is to enjoy peace, blessedness and holy greatness. The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes Anglo-Israelism Examined 2012-01-22T03:00:22.903Z Conceive thus how perfect constancy and perfect kindliness, revealed in perfect purity, and clad in perfect majesty may manifest eternally in mystic unison the blessedness of a perfect personality. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z O the blessedness of living thus in preparation for death! The Pilot's Daughter an account of Elizabeth Cullingham 2012-01-12T03:00:15.090Z The old-time friend, baited by Mrs. Pettigrew's innocent comment on Dr. Hale's persistence in single blessedness, poured forth what she knew of the cause with no more embellishment than time is sure to give. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z And, like a child once more at home After long sojourning in alien climes, I lie upon my mother's breast, Feeling the blessedness of rest, And dwelling in the light of other times. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z Then for the first time the natives of the Society Islands learned to comprehend the blessedness of the greatest discovery of all time. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z He cannot himself make use of his wisdom, and his perfect peace, contentment, and blessedness directly contradict the nature of man, and preclude us from forming any concrete idea of him. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z During the remaining few weeks of her life, she seemed to have gained clearer assurance of her own safety, and a more joyful hope and anticipation of future blessedness. The Pilot's Daughter an account of Elizabeth Cullingham 2012-01-12T03:00:15.090Z And in that last Amen, with a final gleam of blessedness flitting across her sightless face, the poor Christian toiler breathed out her life of pain, holding the Jew's hand. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Yes," she responded in low, moved tones, "how great is their blessedness who walk the streets of the Celestial City! Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Work could never bring them such blessedness as that. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z We, however, who accept this revelation, look into its darkness and discover flashes of celestial glory which make a passage-way to an immortality of blessedness. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z It left no doubt in my mind as to her state of blessedness. The Pilot's Daughter an account of Elizabeth Cullingham 2012-01-12T03:00:15.090Z For the first time since his return from their honeymoon he crossed the threshold of the tiny house without a grateful sense of blessedness. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Here he lives in single blessedness—or selfishness?—with no thought now for the comfort of his mate, who, happily, is quite as good a carpenter as he, and as able to care for herself. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z May God reward his house and all his friends with abundant blessedness for this 236 tragic accident. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z May we be prepared for that period, and enjoy all that blessedness described in those beautiful lines! The Rainbow, After the Thunder-Storm 2011-12-07T03:00:18.640Z She told her about confession and penance, and of the blessedness of those who have their sins forgiven. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z What else was there worth doing in comparison with the honour and blessedness of having a part in this work? Eunice 2011-12-05T03:00:40.560Z And indeed no one need wait till afterwards to know the blessedness o’ just lying quiet in His hands. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z He was made sin for us who knew no sin, that we poor sinful creatures might have pardon and justification while we live, and glory and blessedness when we die. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z For the parson's God is the God of the rich, to whom gorgeous ritual and sensuous music are necessary as foretastes of the blessedness of an �sthetic paradise. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z In the certainty of her mother’s blessedness, she wished to forget—she did forget at times—all else that could trouble her. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z And while this time is on, you should think exclusively of its unique characteristics of blessedness, which will be irrecoverable when you are in the harness again. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Try ye and measure the blessedness o’ that knowledge. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z Now, where is the peculiar blessedness of this gathering? Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z All of them were shiny with train-oil, plump, laughing, chattering creatures—in a word, presenting a picture of primitive social life, in all its original blessedness. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z But they had never been taught the duty of self-denial for His sake, the blessedness of a life given up to Him in the doing of service to His little ones. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z Hence they who prefer single blessedness are justly chargeable with the "sin of omission," if not the "unpardonable sin." Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z “I had an inkling that night of what Jean may mean when she speaks o’ the blessedness o’ them that rest themselves on God.” The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z It paints the absence of certain things, in order that we may drink in a little the blessedness of the things present. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z She went to Bethany, where her name-saint Mary Magdalene and Martha her sister had the blessedness of giving him hospitality, and the former of sitting long at his feet and listening to his words. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z To us belong the deep and untold blessedness and holy security which redeeming love can bestow on the righteous ground of Christ's absolutely accomplished work. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z A head whose reality is miles and miles away, airing its brow of single blessedness in foreign travel. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z It is a sort of luxury to read about and sympathize with wretchedness, as it is a joy to see that wretchedness turned to blessedness. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Oh, the blessedness of an eternal good-bye to sin! Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Oh, the blessedness of work," he says, "of life-giving and life-sustaining work! Rambles with John Burroughs 2011-10-22T02:00:31.317Z Moreover, he sets forth the amazing blessedness of being one with such a Christ, "members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Who would not quit the scene of toil and strife and danger for the regions of eternal blessedness and peace? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Take away property, comforts, friends, family, reputation, health, but give me religion, and I shall have a passport into the kingdom of heaven and an eternity of rest and blessedness. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z He came to give us hope and peace while we live among the "things seen, which are temporal," and glory and blessedness when we go into the "things unseen, which are eternal." Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Let them think of those more than consolatory words, in that famous passage in Henry the Eighth, where Shakspeare speaks of—"the blessedness of being little." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 2011-10-18T02:00:20.750Z He showed Rebekah an object in the distance, and set before her the blessedness and reality of being made one with that beloved and highly-favored object. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Bearing my manifold infirmities, he assures me of a share in his infinite blessedness. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z He does not say that blessedness consists in any certain kind or degree of knowledge but in the disposition of the mind and heart. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z "A charming story, illustrative of the blessedness of self-sacrifice." Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z They attribute to her all the worldly prosperity they enjoy and look to her for everlasting blessedness. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It was when he was driven, by his own folly, from Isaac's house, that he was led to taste, in some measure, the blessedness and solemnity of "God's house." Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Blessed, indeed, are the dead in Christ; but their blessedness cannot be consummated till their Lord return from heaven and they appear with him in glory. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z As he practices what he finds in God's word, he realizes the blessedness of it. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z There is the hush and the blessedness of a great silence on this dim silver dawn, suggesting the spiritual correspondence between it and the dawning life of the newly-released soul. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z It is, however, a singular fact that the primary object of all these religious vows is the possession of all sorts of worldly happiness, seldom supplemented by a desire of endless blessedness hereafter. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It is an honor put upon one by the Lord himself, and the deep blessedness of the experience to which it leads cannot easily be estimated. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z As to be led in triumph by man is miserable degradation, so to be led in triumph by the Lord of hosts is highest honor and blessedness. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z He brings it right down and home to your poor heart and leaves blessedness at your very door. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Who that lives Like me encompassed by unnumbered ills, But would account it blessedness to die? The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Finding how trivial the myriad things Life is concern'd with, to seek or to shun; Seeing the sources whence blessedness springs, Gathering strength for the work to be done. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z The path of separation is the path of power, as it is also the path of peace and blessedness. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z This future blessedness, grasped by our expectant hearts as assured for us, does stimulate and hearten to all well-doing. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Everywhere He meets them without a touch of upbraiding, without recalling a single memory of all His bitter suffering, revealing Himself to the disciples with a tenderness and blessedness indescribably beautiful. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z Through mercy, some of us have tasted, at times, a little of this blessedness. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Mademoiselle, however, did not pine in single blessedness; she had a career before her. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z If present or future blessedness were made to depend upon even a divine change wrought in nature, flesh might glory. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z One last thought is here,—that the possession of Christ is the pledge of future blessedness. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Happy, because the correction is designed to bring him into paths of blessedness and peace. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z Indeed it is utterly impossible for human language to set forth the preciousness and blessedness of this line of truth. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z He drank life from her again; he was conscious of a warm inflowing flood of strength, of restful power, of quiet blessedness. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z God loves his servants too well to deprive them of the full blessedness of entire obedience. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z The closer we keep to Him, the clearer will be our vision of future blessedness. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z And wherever we find a want of blessedness, we may seek for the reason within ourselves. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z It is worth having a burden, to know the blessedness of rolling it over upon Him. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z For those who have reached the years beyond middle life, the blessedness of giving rather than receiving, of making sacrifices rather than seeking satisfaction, means the renewal of life's hopes and aspirations. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z To apprehend God as he is, is the sum of all present and eternal blessedness. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z If however this motive be lifted to the higher level, and these words thought of as Paul’s echo of Christ’s appeal to those who love Him, they beautifully express the peculiar blessedness of Christian ethics. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z There his hearers spoke of such blessedness that they would have plucked out their eyes for him. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z I have a right to the pain and the blessedness of loving; perhaps I have been in love—perhaps I am now! Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z They are ready to make all sorts of personal sacrifices to help those around them, almost as a rule, and they know the blessedness of giving. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z God, in Christ, has stooped to the very lowest point of man's moral condition, that, by stooping he might raise man to the very highest point of blessedness, in fellowship with himself. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Our natures are elastic, and in love and knowledge, as well as in purity and capacity for blessedness, there are no bounds to be set to their possible expansion. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Little do ye know your own blessedness, for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.’” The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z “Well,” smiling into the sympathetic eyes, “if nothing new ever happen to me, I’ll find out all the blessedness of the old.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z In the fulness of its promises, the riches of its grace, and the blessedness of its hopes, his soul continually delighted. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z There is peculiar blessedness in leaving ourselves in God's hands. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Thus done in the name of Christ, all deeds will become thanksgiving, and so reach their highest consecration and their truest blessedness. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Rapt into still communion that transcends The imperfect offices of prayer and praise, His mind was a thanksgiving to the Power That made him; it was blessedness and love.' Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z “Then I shall wither in single blessedness; I shall be unhappily not married instead of unhappily married.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z She was so small and light; a child who was never to know any earthly joy or hope of girlhood, who would learn all the blessedness of life in the world to come. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z The creature can enjoy no real blessedness until he is brought to bow his head to sovereign grace. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z To know what we ought to be and to love and try to be it, is blessedness, but to know it and to refuse to be it, is misery. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z It was as though he feared human words might destroy the blessedness of this meeting. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z All the predictions of future blessedness and glory to Israel they turn over to Christendom now or to the church in glory. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Her spirit, in its "mildness, sweetness, blessedness," seemed as flexible and unresisting as the tender Vasanta creeper. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z "A deep sleep" must fall on him, and a partner be formed, out of himself, to share his dominion and his blessedness. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z He believes in the resurrection and the judgment, the blessedness that is in store for the faithful Israelite, the misery that awaits the unworthy children of Abraham. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z The ‘blessedness’ comes from the sense of greatness or beauty in the characters. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Righteousness and blessedness belong only to heaven, and can come only from heaven to earth, and only by an act of God which will bring the present world to a sudden end. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z Absorbed in the sense of the blessedness of the flight, she had said little to her preserver through the long night. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The first sentence in the divine canon sets us in the presence of him who is the infinite source of all true blessedness. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z To Michael those days were of infinite blessedness. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z How evanescent are their joys in contrast with the eternal blessedness of that bright circle of seraphic intelligences! A Discourse on the Evils of Dancing 2011-07-10T02:00:22.780Z This is a religion of faith in heaven and its God and its angelic inhabitants, and in the destiny of the righteous soon to share its beauty and blessedness. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z "Well, little friend, if you think that, I reckon I'll worry along 'in single blessedness' for a while yet." Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z It is too common to view redemption as bearing merely upon the blessedness and security of individual souls. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Some think there's a future state of blessedness and so have hope, and look to attain to it, for hope is a cable and anchor that attaches to what is real. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Nine thousand pounds contingent on eight years of single blessedness. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Nay, 'tis inherent in this blessedness to hold ourselves within the will Divine, whereby our wills are one. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z The second circle, that of blessedness, Gwyn-fyd, united in it the beings that have arrived at the superior degrees of existence; this was heaven. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z And, in order that she may fully realize the glory and blessedness of giving, let her remember that what is worthily given to one time is given to all time. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z With what blessedness does truth of affection invest our situation! Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The second will culminate in fruition when you are reunited to her you love, and, please God—in the blessedness of a father's love and delight, when your firstborn is given into your arms. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Yet part of their very joy consists in measuring the exact accord between the merits and the blessedness of the beatified. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z He told the architect, Dian, all his whole blessedness, because he knew how very much of a youth the man still remained in matters of love. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z There was an original motive to double blessedness set forth in the advice of a veteran sportsman in one of the border counties. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z All the joys of love we have already felt, but there is a new blessedness in the firm thought of duration. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z "Oh!" said Ingeborg, who felt as if the one blessedness in life would be to creep away somewhere and never arrange anything about anything for ever. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z The saints are no more uniform and characterless in their blessedness than are the unrepentant sinners in their tortures or the repentant in their contented pain. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z “Time will tell,” sighed the poor, conscientious young man, “but if I am letting my happiness slip through my fingers from a mistaken sense of duty, then I don’t deserve anything but ‘single blessedness’.” Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z And, indeed, what could a man who had made a sudden plunge from out his hermit's holy-week of single blessedness, into the full honeymoon of double blessedness wish for besides? Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z And to recollect those moments which shunned the light of day and the eye of the cold spectator; which, to enjoy, the gods might determine to forsake the painless condition of their pure blessedness! Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The next passages referred to concerned the blessedness of being with Christ, and the rest he gives after earth's turmoil is over. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z There is no joy or blessedness without harmony, there is no harmony without the concurrence of independent forces, there is no such concurrence without self-discipline and self-surrender. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z You sing the praises of woman, but you do not begin to dream of the loveliness, the blessedness, the beneficence of which she is capable. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z And it must seem blessedness unto you to press your hand upon millenniums as upon wax,— Blessedness to write upon the will of millenniums as upon brass,—harder than brass, nobler than brass. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z It is not for us to describe the blessedness of two lovers. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z All her pictures are bright and warm with the blessedness of true love and true religion. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z There is no nest for the unresting fever Of your passion, yearning, hungry-veined; There is no rest nor blessedness forever That can clasp you, quivering and pained, Whose eyes burn ever to the Unattained. Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z Who shall restore us to a life of blessedness? The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z God is an overflowing and unbounded ocean of blessedness and love; love is therefore the fulfilling of the law. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z Mariana, too, succeeded in deceiving herself for a season: she shared with him the feeling of his liveliest blessedness. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z A feeling of the security and blessedness of a home came over Rotha. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z “And though on Life’s uncertain sea, We veer and tack in stormy stress, I doubt not in the years to be The generations will agree, We sailed direct to blessedness!” The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z The Great Books of the Good Law sufficed him no longer; no more was he acquainted with the blessedness of divine meditations. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z We believe in the Holy Ghost, who has perfected our blessedness in the Father and in the Son, and who brings forth in us all the works that are pleasing to God. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z I could not leave this living image of by-gone blessedness that stood before me. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Virtue is rewarded—as novelists understand rewarding—by matrimony, and vice punished in single blessedness. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Do Thou direct my course and way to my welfare and blessedness. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z He was acquainted with the blessedness of sublime meditations. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z So comes our blessedness from the joy of God. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z No Eastern farmer ever realized the blessedness of abundant and excellent wood and water until he had wandered far from his boyhood's home. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z It is no exaggeration, we think, to say, that they are the two commissioned by the Great Leader of the Christian Israel, to spy out the promised land of peace and blessedness. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z We sat in darkness and in the shadow of death; but Thou didst let Thy glory shine upon us, so that now we walk in Thy light, and finally enter eternal blessedness in heaven. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z The friends went forward for a time in silence; Charles looked upon Albano, and found the peace of blessedness upon his face. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z God grant us, and preserve to us, this blessedness! Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z I believe now that if my darling is taken I can give thanks for the exceeding blessedness of this end. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z This human group was made up of husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters, friends and lovers, and had two hundred hearts, longing for blessedness. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z She is still in a state of single blessedness. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z With glowing exultation all the expositors and exhorters of the proletarian movement dwell upon the blessedness of toil. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z “Then said I, ‘Beloved Lord, where, then, are the two things that are the foundation and crown of heavenly blessedness, where are faith and full assurance?’ Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z At night he cannot sleep for that same troublesome joy; but, indeed, he would grudge any slumber that robbed him for even a moment of the consciousness of his blessedness. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Maurice answered with his sad, sweet smile, "Ah, madam, you little know the blessedness of obedience." How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z Stillest perseverance were our blessedness — not dislocation and alteration — could they be avoided. Tales and Trails of Wakarusa 2011-03-08T03:00:41.730Z Would that eternal emotion of charity and benevolence which swells your bosoms be satisfied to enjoy in, "single blessedness," without an increase of posterity, those exhaustless stores of never-ending riches and enjoyments? Key to the Science of Theology 2011-03-05T03:00:29Z I will make the spirits of Fulfilled Desire one with the spirits of Music, a marriage of blessedness. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z I could best compare him to a horse who for one glorious half-hour kicks up his heels and runs away, and yet returns to the stable and the harness as the safest sphere of blessedness. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z We talk of human misery; how many of us derive from life one-tenth part of what God meant to be its natural blessedness? How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z His prison letters to many friends are full of intrepidity, submission to the divine providence and heroic anticipations of immortal blessedness. The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It 2011-03-02T03:00:26.877Z No lily—no—nor fragrant hyacinth, Had half such softness, sweetness, blessedness. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Once, as this harbinger of Fate passed on, a gleeful squeal announced that a "lady" had escaped the anguish of the prospect of single blessedness. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z They offer little that is startling or attractive either to writer or reader,— "As times of quiet and unbroken peace, Though for a nation times of blessedness, Give back faint echoes from the historian's page." My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z If many people are miserable though married, it is because they ignore the great law of self-sacrifice that runs through all nature, and expect blessedness from receiving rather than from giving. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z It happens occasionally that in the midst of the blessedness of heaven an angel looking down yearns for earth, which seems attractive in the enchantment of distance. Blanche 2011-02-27T03:00:34.170Z Trode the blind paths of death! forsook assurance, Eternity of blessedness for a woman! Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10) The Womans Prize; The Island Princess; The Noble Gentleman; The Coronation; The Coxcomb 2011-02-19T03:01:07.890Z Man should worship them, but his worship is the reverence due to the ideals of perfect blessedness; it ought not to be inspired either by hope or by fear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Arne felt its blessedness lying over him as it lay over the evening. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z This is not the land of sickness, of sorrow, of death," resumed the maiden, "but the land of eternal life and blessedness. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z His father said "Certainly"; but Elizabeth warned him: "Then make him promise to learn a new one, or he'll just come with 'That man hath perfect blessedness.'" The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z For a generation, peace and blessedness had their abode at Odensburg, and whatever a man could do for his workmen, that I did. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z The righteous dead rise not to this kingdom but to spiritual blessedness in heaven itself—to an immortality of the soul. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It seemed to her that she had no choice but to drift deeper and deeper, and that, with him, supported by his arm, it was blessedness enough so to drift, leaving all, all behind. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z I speak from some experience, having been married for about ten years, and having seen a good many young girls come up into our ranks from the walks of single blessedness. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z But, following the principal's orders, she endeavoured to demonstrate to Bonita the joy and blessedness of life in New York. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z Say you hope the evening of his life may be full of peace and blessedness.” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Read, and feel that best blessedness which, with the sense of all duties discharged, holds happiness indifferent. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Poverty, cleanness of heart, mercy, meekness, are all things difficult to acquire; but they give a real, true blessedness to the soul that will see their value. The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul 2011-01-06T03:00:50.440Z The third Circle is a state of perfection and blessedness. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Go forward; these waters are ever the place, Where Jesus is found with his presence to grace; While angels make each of its subjects their care, And the Spirit of God sheds its blessedness there. Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith 2010-12-26T03:00:20.460Z It is faith that unites us to Christ, and admits us into all the blessedness of the kingdom of God. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Well, Sir Samuel, I've enjoyed that blessedness myself, and I know what it's like. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z These are just the new blessedness, so to say, which results from finding that happiness now means the knowledge and love of God. The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul 2011-01-06T03:00:50.440Z Here, then, at last, was offered her a pathway by following meekly to the end of which she might perhaps find blessedness. Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame She, on her part, as I well knew, was not wholly resigned to the world of single blessedness, though her long-continued ill health had almost unfitted her for any thing else. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Whence Christ is all in all unto faith, and the sum and completion of all our hopes and all our blessedness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z It taught the absolute need of personal and national righteousness, and foretold the ultimate blessedness of the righteous nation on the present earth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" His thoughts, however, turned more and more toward heaven and the blessedness of the life hereafter. The Story of Our Hymns Yes, because no one who has never known that blazing clanging life can really understand the peace and blessedness of a place like this. The Valiants of Virginia But to these different kinds of blessedness, as to different conclusions, we must come by different means. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. For where there is divine wisdom, there is blessedness; and where there is blessedness there is divine wisdom. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z In the fragment found at Akhmim there is a prediction of the last things, and a vision of the abode and blessedness of the righteous, and of the abode and torments of the wicked. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In heaven above, in heaven above, Where God our Father dwells: How boundless there the blessedness! The Story of Our Hymns The Bishop Paschasinus said, 'Again I ask, what is the pleasure of your blessedness?' The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries It has seemed to work for peace, for blessedness, to us all. The Preliminaries And Other Stories This, in short, is the foundation of our salvation, our faith and blessedness, which is more secure than heaven and earth. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Such were the first words which came to him— "That man hath perfect blessedness, Who walketh not astray, In counsel of ungodly men, Nor stands in sinners' way." The Firebrand If the moral geography of Europe be ever written, the region south of the Alps will certainly be colored with that tint, whatever it be, that describes the blessedness of a divorced existence. The Fortunes Of Glencore You have earned for yourself the blessedness that belonged to the Garden of Eden. The New Gulliver and Other Stories "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed," blessed with the blessedness of Christ, and like Christ he shall gather in rich harvests. Misread Passage of Scriptures This is “that good part” which we ought all to choose; namely, eternal life and blessedness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Beatus vir The Church's testimony to the blessedness of the life of faith, hope, and charity, of which she has seen the perfect example in Christ Himself. The Christian Use of the Psalter I felt something so sweet, something so tranquillising, something so divine, that I could not help thinking of the great insurpassable blessedness of God, whose preservation of miserable mankind is a perpetual forgiveness. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise They who are shut out from His blessedness are said to be asleep and dead. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus This He gives to the workman out of His royal bounty, His own blessedness. Misread Passage of Scriptures And surely this is a blessed exchange, when a man changes sin for righteousness, death for life, a curse for a blessing, and eternal misery for eternal blessedness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Exultate, justi The Church's thanksgiving for creation and redemption, and for her own exceeding blessedness in being called to be the people of the Lord. The Christian Use of the Psalter God, he says, lives in eternal blessedness, and his blessedness consists in the everlasting contemplation of his own perfection. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Others had no thought of a higher blessedness than animal enjoyment. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus O, what a blessedness am I bereft of! A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Moreover, the glory of Christ's kingdom consists in this, that it is eternal, and all the blessings and benefits of it are eternal: eternal grace, everlasting righteousness, unfading consolation, endless life, joy, peace, and blessedness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Thus the 1st Psalm describes the secret of human blessedness: His delight is in the law of the Lord: And in His law will he exercise himself day and night. The Christian Use of the Psalter And when he goes on to speak of God living in eternal blessedness, these words, if taken literally, can mean nothing except that God is a conscious person. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy He knew there were heights of glory and blessedness to which the Messiah would certainly attain, but which seemed dim and remote and even quite unattainable to sinful men. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II In ministering to others, in forgetfulness of self, I have found my own blessedness. Five Minutes' Stories Then also she comes to understand, that blessedness cannot be the reward of her own works, but is the gift of the grace of God. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z This apostolic beatitude can hardly be said to refer only to the blessedness that comes from so meeting temptation as merely to escape sin. The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation So a man must not depend for his happiness upon externals; he must have his blessedness in his own self. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy The recognition of Christ and of God in Him is the blessedness of the human race; and to bring this about is the function of the Spirit. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II It is His answer to the misery and vanity of the world which He has resolved to redeem to worth and blessedness. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I There the curse, to which the present earth is in bondage, shall have no place; it shall be the region of perfect blessedness and life eternal. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Better a life of toil and slow disease That Love companions through the patient years, Than one whose heritage is loveless ease, That never knows the blessedness of tears. Shapes and Shadows The first Psalm, which is the introduction to all the Psalms, declares the blessedness of contemplation. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews And this blessedness is competent not only to those who saw with the bodily eye, but much more to those who have not seen and yet have believed. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II Grizel Dundas was left then to decide between single blessedness and an income approaching thirty thousand a year, and marriage on a pittance of five hundred! An Unknown Lover How blind then and miserable are those men who seek for blessedness from man, confining it to a certain place, and look to external things. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z For my own part, I have resigned myself to single blessedness, staying at home cooking dinners and darning stockings while you are out making your fortunes. The Daughters of a Genius The world is purified, the soul pervaded by the deep feeling of unalloyed blessedness, which is nothing but breathing, living, loving. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine How can lonely, ignorant, irresolute, weak, and helpless creatures such as we are ever attain to anything we can call blessedness? The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II How does Patrick propose to get over his single blessedness? The Handbook of Conundrums So great is his love towards us, that it is as if his own essence and blessedness were affected by our wandering from him. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Again, with that state beyond, except as one of blessedness purchased for us by the Son of God, I am not at present dealing. The State of the Blessed Dead Reason may give composure, but not happiness nor blessedness; reason may not be the nourishment which suits the young spirit. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine For a moment of sinful delight you destroy your interregnum of a hundred years of blessedness, and you, each of you, have delivered a blow at earthly immortality. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Ay, beneath such mental grief the beauty and blessedness of life may vanish, never to return, and yet all the while he who did the deed may defy the power of human law. About London And though he should be thrust down into hell, yet even there would he meet his God, and hell itself should be a heaven and blessedness to him. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z For first, it clearly implies more than a mere expression of safe-keeping, or reserve for a future state of blessedness. The State of the Blessed Dead Why has this poor rich boy not the blessedness of a mother's love? Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Let us here in search of the ideal find an ever-increasing Nirvana of blessedness. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar It is an inextinguishable consciousness in us that we were meant for blessedness. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition Love of Christ—the blessedness which it confers, II. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z What is, what will be, the Lord doing in that state of blessedness? The State of the Blessed Dead "Do you know," cried Roland, "that Iphigenia became the wife of the great hero Achilles and lived with him, on the island of Leuce, in eternal blessedness?" Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine This delight," said Lyone as she lay in her boudoir, plunged in delicious blessedness, "fills my soul with universal peace. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Solid tradesmen are crippled, people who drove their carriages have to walk, lovers whose wedding-day was fixed have to wait, and sometimes pine away in single blessedness. Black Diamonds For in this humility alone consist the knowledge and understanding of pure and divine truth, in which is the essence of eternal blessedness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z It is a life which makes happiness of a certain kind and degree its end, and the assumption that blessedness is not a form of happiness lapses.... Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series Here were two who had attained rest and blessedness, such as could hardly be believed to exist in the actual world. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In green and glorious blessedness the island lay before us, complete, like an enormous emerald in a setting of blue sea. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar We wish to "develop our resources"; and as rapidly as possible, for in that lies all blessedness—real "sweetness and light." The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The more, therefore, we increase and improve in the love of God and of our neighbor, the more do we improve in blessedness and happiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z When it came her turn to sing, she felt heaven near, indeed, and the peace of blessedness descending on her. Hildegarde's Harvest And that she could have a share in the real blessedness of it! Helen Grant's Schooldays Do you renounce initiation into the secrets of nature to possess creative force to taste the elixir of life, the secret of the transformation of metals, and, above all, the blessedness of Nirvana? The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar The martyrs were comforted by dreams, which served to give them courage and strength to bear their sufferings, by showing them visions of blessedness which was to follow. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation Since a woman attains her blessedness, if not her spiritual entity by union with a man, marriage should be early. Oriental Women A smile still wreathed the parted lips, as though the happy spirit had returned to the tenement of clay, breathing of the blessedness of its glorious home. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 We are to seek after perfection here upon earth, and although we cannot hope to attain it fully in this world, yet we shall attain unto it in the world of blessedness beyond. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul Our devotees when they arrive at the age of twenty years, when youth is fully developed, begin their Nirvana of blessedness and love. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar The fate of Midas seems at once our own; there is nothing left to us but that one heavy and shining metal of all created blessedness! Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Thus alone may a woman find her higher blessedness. Oriental Women Upon the abundance which such single blessedness secures, the growth is generally rapid; and it is not very long before Nature makes up for her previous stint. The Dog O the blessedness of our thick veils and charitable wraps! An American Girl Abroad "We believe, your holiness," I replied, "that such a love as you refer to is only to be found in a spiritual state and is the secret of disembodied blessedness." The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Ever must Pain urge us to Labour; and only in free Effort can any blessedness be imagined for us. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time In it there is a dissertation on the "Hundred Gates of Paradise," in which occur directions for entering the place of blessedness. Oriental Women And Cumhal said, bending his knees, 'I have come by the windy way 'To gather the half of your blessedness 'And learn to pray when you pray. The Wind Among the Reeds A kind of negative blessedness—absence from misery. An American Girl Abroad Around and above us rose heights of blessedness filled with all the thousand ecstasies of leaf and flower. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Because there are infelicities of married life, is it so certain that "single blessedness" is the best estate? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 It seems such a pity when the beggar’s wedding day is so blessed near—and a man wants his last week of single blessedness all to himself, by James—if he can get it! Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories And as if you cared what anybody could say about single blessedness—a woman with an angel in the nursery crib, and a husband who breathes but to serve her! The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. One ascends from Bacchus to a smaller vault, the subterranean celestial firmament I called it, the seat of blessedness, where dwell the twelve mighty casks, each called after an apostle. The Wine-ghosts of Bremen The damsels still remain, like Shakspeare's plaintive maid, 'in single blessedness.' Coelebs In Search of a Wife Gradually solace came to her through work, and having found so precious a treasure for herself, she, like our own modern sage, never tired of preaching to others the gospel of its blessedness. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens This is consecration, and I cannot tell you the blessedness of it. Kept for the Master's Use Again, it seems unproved that they, or at least that all of them, are certain or assured of their own blessedness, though we may be quite certain of it. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) And the blessedness "to meet the Lord in the air"! Studies in Prophecy The calm of blessedness, the quiet of the undisturbed haven, of the attained goal, that heavenly calm which lends a meaning and a beauty to death itself, filled her whole being with a godly wave. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Oh, let me live for Christ, and feel day by day the blessedness of a will given up to God, and the happiness of a life which has its every circumstance working for my good!' James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports It is not the least use arguing with one who has had but a taste of its blessedness, and saying to him, ‘How can these things be?’ Kept for the Master's Use Joy is self-sustained; goodness and blessedness are one: suffering is self-inflicted, and good is the master of evil. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Oh! the blessedness of knowing we shall see Him—see Him in all His glory! Studies in Prophecy For one minute of this blessedness …’ “‘Blessedness!’ she uttered with terror and disgust, and her terror communicated itself to him. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy So little fear had the witches themselves, that before the audience they would sink into the Sabbatic slumber, and affirm on awaking that, even in court, they had enjoyed the blessedness of Satan. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages There he stopped awkwardly in the enumeration of their presumable blessedness. Old Crow This individual blessedness and blessing comes not so much from individual as from universal love: it emits light because it reflects; and all who are receptive share this equally. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Each believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God shares this blessedness. Studies in Prophecy He has thus attained true blessedness, that heavenly peace which falls to the lot of all souls from whom love of self and pride of intellect have forever fled. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Hence we clearly understand that our salvation, or blessedness, or liberty consists in a constant and eternal love towards God, or in the love of God towards men. The Philosophy of Spinoza They were hoping that their declining years would be spent in similar blessedness. Talkers With Illustrations And my happiness has deepened, too; the blessedness of a perfect love and union grows daily. Home Life of Great Authors The blessed hope to meet Him, would lose its blessedness. Studies in Prophecy Cuthbert had often before thought of embracing the monastic state, and this vision of the blessedness of one who was a brilliant example of that way of life decided him. A Calendar of Scottish Saints This love or blessedness is called Glory in the sacred writings, and not without reason. The Philosophy of Spinoza But free obedience and perfect love are inculcated as the condition of blessedness: while hearty repentance is made the sole condition of forgiveness of sin. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford The Founder of Christianity everywhere breathes the blessedness of social feelings. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 "What have I done to deserve such blessedness?" Four Ghost Stories But earthlier happy is the rose distilled Than that which, withering on the virgin thorn Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions For without this no one can come to a state of blessedness, inasmuch as it alone teaches what is true or false, good or evil. The Philosophy of Spinoza Of a truth, as Life goes on, Men will find the blessedness of their Hope; if they have not found it out already. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford True blessedness consists in pardon of sin, 1668, 4to., with autograph of Thos. Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. She seemed to live much, in the secret exercises of her mind, upon the invisible glories of that region of blessedness towards which she was fast approaching. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 Soft moonlight! life's pure maidenhood, whose dreams Are gleams of antenatal blessedness, Witness for Earth's equality, and bid The sister orbs of heaven cry "Hail!" to her. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems The highest virtue of the mind, therefore, the highest blessedness of man, consists in the intellectual love of Nature or God. The Philosophy of Spinoza The truths of Revelation are yours and mine, I grant you: but only so yours and mine that, to our eternal blessedness, we embrace,—to our eternal loss, we let them slip! Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford But as for any blessedness he has to show me, why, since he does not feel any himself, no wonder he has none to give away. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century He shows us our enemy and adversary who seeks to rob us of our treasure and deprive us of our salvation and eternal blessedness. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent That like the star of Bethlehem dost lume The wise of heart through this life's deepest gloom To hope, and joy, and blessedness, Hail to thee! Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems The natural light of reason does not demand anything which it is itself unable to supply, but only such as it can very clearly show to be good, or a means to our blessedness. The Philosophy of Spinoza The late lamented King's royal authority contained no stipulation about the missing child being returned in a state of single blessedness, therefore the reward is yours. Wings of the Wind You must bear the pangs of earth before you drink the blessedness of heaven.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The apostle looks upon tribulation in this light and exalts it as supreme blessedness and a glorious thing. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent This scene, So clear and calm and peaceful, that it fills The soul with its o'erflowing blessedness, Pales 'neath the glare of noon, and man's rude lust, To scarce the semblance of its former self. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems Every man's true happiness and blessedness consist solely in the enjoyment of what is good, not in the pride that he alone is enjoying it, to the exclusion of others. The Philosophy of Spinoza And this likeness to Christ, which His faithful servants assume here below, is a forestate of future blessedness; it is a preparation for the great reunion and the eternal banquet which await us in Heaven. The Shepherd Of My Soul Chione spoke as if a Christian’s first thoughts were goodwill to others; as if his state were of such blessedness, that his dearest heart’s wish was to bring others into it. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century I felt in the presence of the universal blessedness about me like some hurt animal, who cares only to crawl in somewhere and be forgotten. The Gates Between What far extremes of woe and blessedness This earth can yield! Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems But let us return to our subject, and cite other passages of Scripture which set forth temporal benefits as rewards for observing the ceremonial law, and blessedness as reward for the universal law. The Philosophy of Spinoza To be able to suffer patiently and gladly for God's sake, is thus a great wisdom; it is a sign of future blessedness. The Shepherd Of My Soul Oh blessedness! the goodly throng Of sainted fathers waited long To see this day, with hope deferr'd, As we may learn from God's own word. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly Alone in all that blessedness, was I bereft? The Gates Between In her lonelier hours she coveted their dual blessedness, enriched with joys and griefs shared in plenty and in privation. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Happiness or blessedness lie altogether beyond its powerful reach. The Philosophy of Spinoza We cannot, as we see, ascend to Heaven, rise to blessedness, except by the way of the cross. The Shepherd Of My Soul He who reigns o'er The angels, more Than thou art, is With blessedness not gifted. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly Them I saw, and their blessedness, till I was filled with such a sacred envy of it that I would have suffered some new misery to share it. The Gates Between Of course, he answers, Aretê is good; but that is because it produces happy life, or blessedness or pleasure or whatever you call it. Five Stages of Greek Religion Man's highest blessedness can be secured by the divine law of Nature alone. The Philosophy of Spinoza I never had a child of my own, which is, perhaps, natural to a state of single blessedness, and so had plenty of time to make other people's children a speciality. Phemie Frost's Experiences She had taken Jane's hand and was holding it closely—that happy hand which for very blessedness and amazement trembled more than her own. A Prairie Infanta No angel hand, no reporter even for the New York papers could exaggerate the blessedness of that time, much as they knew about exaggeration. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife The Epicureans felt their doctrine to bring not mere comfort but inspiration and blessedness. Five Stages of Greek Religion Salvation or blessedness is something man can achieve by his own efforts; it is not something he can achieve only by Divine Grace. The Philosophy of Spinoza And yet, sometimes, it seems too much for your faith that God should confer upon you such blessedness and glory. The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted During all eternity, the communication of God the Father, and the Son, to angels and saints, and their reciprocal communication to each other, will be a well-spring of blessedness. Letters of Madam Guyon The number of his disciples who have attained blessedness is countless. The Chinese Fairy Book A fundamental doctrine of Stoicism and most of the idealist creeds was the perfection and utter blessedness of the world, and the absolute fulfilment of the purpose of God. Five Stages of Greek Religion We must recognize that our mere selves can never give us ultimate fulfillment or blessedness of soul. The Philosophy of Spinoza And what he preaches with constant iteration is the misery of this awful succession of births to renewal of suffering, and the infinite blessedness of escaping from this cycle. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Thou, Lord, alone, art all thy children need, And there is none beside; From thee the streams of blessedness proceed; In thee the bless'd abide. Letters of Madam Guyon The Rector's heart said No. The Rector's imagination unfolded before him, in all its halcyon blessedness, that ancient paradise of All-Souls, where no such confounding demands ever disturbed his beatitude. The Rector There—in thine atmosphere—'twere blessedness To breathe a purer ether. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 Those poor Russian pilgrims faring foot-sore across the great frozen plains, lured on by this mirage of blessedness, sleeping by the wayside, and sometimes never waking again! Dreamers of the Ghetto Let us pity rather that man or that nation which lives in the complacent consciousness of its own virtue and blessedness, and dreams of no higher good than it possesses. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV It was blessedness unspeakable to be permitted to walk by her side, to hear her voice, to enjoy her esteem, friendship, and confidence. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Most Aunt Pollies have been the exemplars and promulgators of "single blessedness"—not such was she! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 Thus does our salvation raise us to an exalted blessedness. The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained He would teach a world distraught and divided by religious strife the higher path of spiritual blessedness; bring it the Jewish greeting—Peace. Dreamers of the Ghetto Sure there's some that carry such an air of blessedness with them that every one they meet must, for very shame, show the best of his character. The O'Ruddy A Romance Why not remain and enjoy the blessedness of her presence? Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance But oh! the blessedness which is before us His redeemed people. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ Fairy folk shall not personate this blessedness for us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 "Why, I'm one!" answered Queen Mab, laughing; whereupon it became every one's ambition to live a life of single blessedness. Soldiers of the Queen It is a terrible mouthful, as German words often are—Lebensglückseligkeit—it is the rapture and blessedness and happiness of living. Three Addresses to Girls at School It is in the difficulty and delay that calls for persevering prayer, that the true blessing and blessedness of the heavenly life will be found. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer And the blessedness of all that is connected with this! The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ For many things, including parental tyranny and priestcraft and Jesuitism, will here conspire against the single blessedness of him, which is now seeking to double itself. The Book of Khalid Certain it is that many Christians are disappointed because they do not always realise the peace and blessedness of which sometimes they have glimpses and enjoyment. Memoranda Sacra There was a yearning in her for a fulness of peace and blessedness. The Rainbow Let each of us allow Him to deal personally with us concerning this sin, of restraining prayer, and its consequences in our life and work; concerning the deliverance from sin, its certainty and blessedness. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer Blessedness is at once the state and the sense of being divinely blessed; as, the blessedness of the righteous. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions If far from the days All the lilies have gone from the violet ways, There is joy that will dance o'er the meadows and sing, Where the carols of plenty their blessedness bring. Oklahoma Sunshine A great many people profess to believe the Scriptures are true, and that they present the plain and only way to infinite and eternal blessedness, and yet they neglect the study of the Scriptures. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 8, August, 1880 Great efforts from great motives are the glory and blessedness of our nature. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 7, July, 1880 Beloved Christian! come and give your whole heart and life to intercession, and you will know its blessedness and its power. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer I would rather see our girls live and die in single blessedness than marry one of those fellows.” Our Bessie That was the blessedness of her attitude to Harding Powell. The Flaw in the Crystal For had he not, during his diplomatic career, seen the primitive man laughed out of his cool, naked blessedness into a modern, cheap pair of sweltering pantaloons? When Dreams Come True Without this, man would be in a grade of blessedness beneath the brutes that perish. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 7, July, 1880 My weary soul has found a charm That turns to blessedness my woe; Within the shelter of thine arm I rest secure from storm and foe. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Reader, do you know the blessedness of confiding your every want and every care—your every sorrow and every cross—into the ear of the Saviour? The Words of Jesus The ring presaged the next bride or groom, the darning needle single blessedness to the end, the thimble, many to sew for, or feed, the button, fickleness or disappointment. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South It frightens me!” sez she, white as a cloth, “And it fills me with the blessedness of Heaven!” Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands Yet he presents no other tangible token of the great boon he calls salvation and blessedness than his preaching alone. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Thrice blest whose lives are faithful prayers, Whose loves in higher love endure; What souls possess themselves so pure, Or is there blessedness like theirs? Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Dost thou know the blessedness of a vital and living union with a living, life-giving Saviour? The Words of Jesus “You don’t mean to condemn me to a life of single blessedness because of my size?” Not Like Other Girls “He sent this blessedness to me, to know his soul is saved, that he is working for Him.” Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands Rather a thousand times would she teach school in single blessedness all her life than be considered as putting herself in the way of a probable suitor. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast It may be he keeps waiting Till the coming of my feet Some gift of such rare blessedness, Some joy so strangely sweet, That my lips shall only tremble With the thanks they cannot speak. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul And who are those who can claim the blessedness spoken of under this wondrous imagery? The Words of Jesus And let us take Him to be our continual joy, whose heart is a fountain of blessedness, and who is anointed with the oil of gladness above His fellows. Days of Heaven Upon Earth It was pleasant to believe that a benevolent hand was guiding the steps of society; overruling all evil appearances for good; and making poverty here the earnest of a great blessedness and reward hereafter. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals These are made to harmonize with the fatalism which bears all men along with irresistible energy, the reprobate to perdition, the redeemed to blessedness. On Calvinism And into what delicious melody his song flows at the thought of that blessedness to be enjoyed by future generations on earth! The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Who can conceive all the surpassing blessedness connected with that advent? The Words of Jesus Let us now see the blessedness of faith. Days of Heaven Upon Earth All she asked of fate that moment was the blessedness of nothing; and for answer—her mind was jerked back ruthlessly to the curse of more complexities. Seven Miles to Arden My dreams had promised no such blessedness as this. A Romantic Young Lady There is a blessedness in taking our every want to Jesus. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Who would throw the human intellect back into a state of uncertainty respecting a future existence and the manner of securing its blessedness? The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 For all it failed to shake his own faith in single blessedness. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley While Constance Stevens drew largely on a sum of money, which her indulgent aunt had placed in the bank to her credit and enjoyed to the full the blessedness of giving. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore But, in the memory of the time before his death, the blessedness of his present state seemed less a matter of faith than of sure and certain knowledge. The Orphans of Glen Elder "Self-denial, virtuous life, suppression of all self-seeking, love for fellow-men," said he, "are cardinal virtues which bring blessedness to mankind." History of Education For “life is to do the will of God”—the true blessedness and glory of life here, no less than the life hereafter. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers George Sand is never tired, in other books, of insisting on the blessedness of the Revolution itself, on the immense and glorious emancipation from feudal tyranny, etc. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Secondly, the sufferings of the innocent serve as a foil to set off and enhance the blessedness of eternity. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory In the trance of his task, he has lost the love of self which the world knows, and found the blessedness of the source of his being. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation For blessedness follows wisdom or knowledge, the higher and more we know the farther we go towards the Godhead.” Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts When it speaks to him of redemption, of salvation, of eternal life and blessedness, he feels that it meets and answers all the wants and longings of his heart. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles No! a better day is dawning—a day of fairer promise, of more tranquil beauty, of more enduring blessedness, than ever before gladdened the hearts of men. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Even so the human soul, although it be subjected to the powers of darkness for a season, may emerge into the light and blessedness of eternity. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory He found the secret of blessedness, if not of happiness. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation The most precious of all was that the people of that land knew their creator, feared and honored him, and asked of him wisdom and understanding, and finally after this transitory glory an everlasting blessedness. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts Here "on its beginning" is set over antithetically against "to torment," whereas the context requires "to its blessedness." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" But we need not let these errors concerning Mary obscure the real blessedness of her character. Personal Friendships of Jesus Surely, a good Being would bestow on his creature the power to do good—the power to become like himself, and to partake of the incommunicable blessedness of a holy will. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The primary meaning of the day's work in its relation to life and blessedness is not to be conceived by them. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation My Soul! is this blessedness thine in prospect? The Faithful Promiser Of this blessed way of living none of us are tired, but become day by day more convinced of its blessedness. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller To the same high angel fell the privilege of announcing to the two women, in turn, the tidings which in each case meant so much of honor and blessedness. Personal Friendships of Jesus The East is even today manifesting the blessedness, and the native Christian will increasingly illustrate, the beauty and potency, of the passive virtues—of the spiritual element of endurance and non-resistance. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ “Would you advise me to marry,” Molly inquired; “one can’t be sure of the widowhood, and if one has courage and self-denial a life of single blessedness is attainable for any woman.” A Woman's Will How could she shrink from the blessedness of dispensing the divine mercy? The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Nor could it be otherwise; for God had at this very time an especial opportunity of showing the blessedness of trusting in him. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller The friendship of Jesus takes our poor earthly lives, and lifts them up out of the dust into beauty and blessedness. Personal Friendships of Jesus In a word, they are more likely to become useful and happy in this life, and to be prepared for lasting blessedness in the life to come. Select Temperance Tracts There is not a word that leads us higher into the mystery of Deity, nor deeper into the privilege and the blessedness of God’s children. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy He was to proclaim the era of universal blessedness which will result from his perfected reign. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition We believe those things to be happy which it makes us happy to think of or to see; the belief in the blessedness of the supreme being itself has no other foundation. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory In many of these conceptions the chief thought of heavenly blessedness is that it is a release from earth and from earthly conditions. Personal Friendships of Jesus The Lord has come down with mighty power into my soul, and I feel the blessedness of full rest of soul in God. The Old Helmet, Volume II It is as if God said, Holiness is my blessedness and my glory: without this you cannot, in the very nature of things, see me or enjoy me. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy By these blessings and woes the Master indicated the real character as well as the abiding blessedness of those who are his true disciples. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition They felt “blessedness” in hearing and knowing “that joyful sound.” Memories of Bethany Inaction can never be a condition of blessedness for a life made and trained for action. Personal Friendships of Jesus She had a renewed sense of the blessedness of being made "free." The Chautauqua Girls At Home Fellowship with God in His holy rest is blessedness. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Poverty, hunger, sorrow, reproach, have no merit in themselves and issue in present and eternal blessedness only when accompanied by humility, trust, and patience, and when endured for the sake of Christ. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition “Thrice blest, whose lives are faithful prayers, Whose loves in higher Love endure; Whose souls possess themselves so pure, Or is there blessedness like theirs?” Memories of Bethany Not one of his beatitudes had a place among the world's ideals of blessedness. Personal Friendships of Jesus But to ask people to rise in their seats, and thus signify that they were thinking of the question of eternal life, and home, and peace, and unutterable blessedness—what innovation was this? The Chautauqua Girls At Home He judges and condemns it; He saves out of it, and lifts up into the fellowship of His own purity and blessedness. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Even though at times we may be in peril and in want, we can be certain that we are to share at last the blessedness of that Kingdom. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition They seemed to be softly calling his pious soul to leave the trouble and weariness of earth for the blessedness and rest of God. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children The Son of God came among men in human form, and in gentle and lowly life all the blessedness of the divine affection was poured out right before men's eyes. Personal Friendships of Jesus On one side is an eternity of life, of infinite blessedness to be gained, and what you stake is finite. Pascal The blessedness to the disciples of having a Risen Christ was this: He, whom they thought dead, came and revealed Himself to them. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy It speaks of the peace and joy and blessedness of those who gladly welcome the coming of the King. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition In the knowledge and fellowship of Him alone is its blessedness. Lord, Teach Us To Pray He was no more minded to slap his thigh, but he felt, as it was his favourite image of blessedness to desire, like a husbandman who sat beneath his vine and knew his harvesting prosper. Privy Seal His Last Venture The glory and blessedness of that sacred hour and that hallowed spot "when love divine first found me" can never be erased from my memory. Sanctification O my God! show me the beauty of Thy will, as it frees me from self and from sin, and let it be my only blessedness. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Out of a life of sin and shame he passed immediately into a state of blessedness. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition The coming of the kingdom is the one great event on which the revelation of the Father's glory, the blessedness of His children, the salvation of the world depends. Lord, Teach Us To Pray The blessedness of service is great when love is the inspiration of that service, and great is the enduring power of true God-given love. Standards of Life and Service The undivided affections now feel the blessedness of perfect unity with him—married indeed to him who is raised from the dead. Sanctification And may all see in us what blessedness it is to live as God’s holy ones. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Those who will share the glory of that age, and who will experience the blessedness of “the resurrection from the dead” will be immortal in soul and body. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Because the will of God is the glory of heaven, the doing of it is the blessedness of heaven. Lord, Teach Us To Pray But the blessedness of that knowledge is the fact that if we suffer with Christ we are also to reign with Him—glorified together—not only workers and victors, but 'more than conquerors'. Standards of Life and Service Hence, in forgetfulness of all former prognostications of Antichrist and fearful coming evils, the reference by some of the most eminent of their bishops to the latter-day blessedness, as even then about fulfilling. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Accept my praise for what I have seen and tasted of its Divine blessedness. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy It is, therefore, not merely a general exhortation to prayer, but to prayer for the coming of Christ, and more specifically to the confident expectation of this event and of the blessedness which will result. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition The truth is, that the possession of a grievance is the one state of human blessedness. The Vicar of Bullhampton Habitual givers generally witnessed to the conscious blessedness of systematic giving. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God |
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