...appealing to his sons as friends, and to ourselves as neighbours, whether he had ' done his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased GOD to call him f " " It is not always easy to set boundaries to the sphere assigned us," observed the Rector gravely....

...appealing to his sons as friends, and to ourselves as neighbours, whether he had ' done his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased GOD to call him ?' " " It is not always easy to set boundaries to the sphere assigned us," observed the Rector...

...talents to his Lord's glory, occupying till he should come, and endeavouring to discharge his duties in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him. Of the many who were solaced by him in affliction, relieved in pecuniary pressure, advised in...

...diligent (no one more so), and at the same time most discreet and prudent in fulfilling all the duties of that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him. Hence we may conclude that habits of sincere unaffected piety, the habitual study of God's holy...

...frustrated, not accounting himself worthy to bear the name of Christ, and desirous only to fulfil his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him. In this spirit he cheerfully and diligently fulfilled the duties assigned to him. The remarkable...

...lovely in mind, as she was in person ; deeply religious ; thoroughly anxious to do her duty in the state of life to which it had pleased God to call her ; — to be the stay and comfort of her father's declining years, — and to give herself up with more...

...as lovely in mind as she was in person ; deeply religious ; thoroughly anxious to do her duty in the state of life to which it had pleased God to call her ; to be the stav and comfort of her father's declining years— and to give herself up, with more than...

...scepticism could have enabled him to doubt ; viz : that the old woman was still seated there, doing her duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call her. This old woman, besides that above mentioned, possessed another very obvious peculiarity ; she was...

...contrary ;" and, endeavouring cheerfully to obey the leadings of Providence, he laboured to do his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him ; content to have his dearest wishes frustrated, if such were the will of his Heavenly Father....

...rarely seen surpassed, he soon forgot the injustice that had been done him. Cheerfully doing his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him, respected and beloved by all who had the means of appreciating the simplicity of his manners,...