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30 quotes by Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Ordination history of Joseph Lightfoot Diaconal ordination Ordained by James Prince Lee, Bishop of Manchester Date of ordination 1854 Priestly ordination Ordained by Prince Lee Date of ordination 1858 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator William Thomson, Archbishop of York Co-consecrators 7 others Date of consecration 25 April 1879 Place of consecration Westminster Abbey Joseph Barber Lightfoot (sometimes called J. B....
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Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise... →

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Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

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Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such as to recommend it to acceptance.

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There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.

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Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

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Yes, forget your weakness, whatever that weakness may be. It is egotism, it is selfishness after. all, for it is a dwelling on self. Forget your... →

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This is God's work. Therefore it must be triumphant. There is no place for misgiving or despondency.

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Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may be Thine and Thine only.

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The success and the failure are not my concern, but His.

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This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin is the straight pathway to heaven.

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There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror of possible consequences, if you frankly accept the... →

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I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

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The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it.

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