Bible Dictionary: Servants: should be Contented in Their Situation

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

1 Corinthians 7:20,21
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

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Contentment
... Let us be willing to be the servants of the Church, and to ... will excuse me, brothers
and sisters, in exhorting you to be contented; and yet why should I ask ...
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The Counsel of Gamaliel.
... interposed in favour of his servants, to encourage ... it were a human contrivance, should
succeed; or ... They contented themselves with scourging them, and dismissed ...
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His First Residence in Germany.
... to cover my mind, and am well contented in being ... such an impression on my mind, that
I should not then ... an encouraging example to the poor tried servants of the ...
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Peter and John Examined by the Council.
... For the present, however, they contented themselves with renewing their ... people, and
thy father's house." This should be the ... Speak, Lord, for thy servants hear. ...
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Book ii.
... ordained that such as break these laws should be punished ... they made use of other
men as their servants for all ... and eating but little, and being contented to eat ...
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Friends, or Quakers.
... terms as we find in Scripture; and, contented with that ... is the free gift of God to
chosen and devoted servants. ... of the society, that its members should not sue ...
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The Incarnation and Birth of Christ
... he is contented with me"he must be contented with me ... said, "I am one of your fellow
servants." But no ... is like the Son of God." How should Nebuchadnezzar know ...
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Extracts No. viii.
... of the divine mission of the servants of God. ... his present welfare,' for he was contented
and happy ... reasonable that the contemplation of them should be attended ...
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The Runaway
... He contented himself with calling him hard names which ... The servants, of course, even
in the primitive housekeeping ... I told Paul yesterday that I should not stay ...
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Appendix ii (To 1-4 of Part I)
... poured upon all flesh, even upon the servants and handmaids ... for a long time past)
must be contented with a ... of this kind with canonical prestige should have been ...
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