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Dialogues on divine providence, by a fellow of a college [ - Newman].
Dialogues on divine providence by a fellow of a college - - Newman Author:Newman Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 74 CHAPTER III. DETAILS AND DIFFICULTIES. T was Sunday afternoon. The morning service had been followed by an early dinner; and that, in due time, by af... more »ternoon service and tea. The weather was too showery for anyone to be disposed to go into the garden. There was a prospect of a long unoccupied stretch of time, much more than was likely to be devoted to continuous reading. And we very naturally took to conversation as a resource. The courteous reader will perceive that the little pronoun which has just slipped from the writer's pen, implies that he was a speaker also. It is in no way an important fact, it must be allowed, except so far as it simplifies proceedings, and ensures an attentive, if not an accurate, reporter of the dialogue. Moreover, it was the ninth of September. The tenth chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel had consequently been read as the secondmorning lesson in church. One or two verses were particularly present to our thoughts — those which record our Lord's declaration, that the sparrowS are cared for by our Father, and the very hairs of our head are numbered. Eliza spoke first on the subject. I have been thinking, Henry, that when we were talking of Providence the day before yesterday, we did not pay so much attention to the Bible as we should have done. H. A very common fault, Eliza, when we are talking of such things. But I do not feel so guilty on this occasion as perhaps you may imagine. We did not talk much about Holy Scripture then, but I thought of it a good deal. And so did you too, and Philip, I know. E. We could not help thinking of it, of course. But what I mean is, that it did not seem to affect the argument much. It came in here and there, and was alluded to: and was often in our minds, I am sure, when nothing was said. But our ...« less