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In holiness there is combined the Divine self-existence as a perfection of life, and the Divine self-exertion in the realizing a Godlike perfection of life in the world.

From Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy by Murray, Andrew

Great is the advantage that public institutions are open to inspection, and that freedom of mind prospers there more than in private education, and emulation awakens and nourishes the power of self-exertion.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

In the name of the General Board of Commissioners for the promotion of the political and other interest of the colored people of the United States and the Canadas, by self-exertion, I thank them.

From Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party by Delany, Martin Robison

He had inherited enough property to secure a good start in life, but not enough to rob him of the wholesome stimulus which comes from the need of self-exertion.

From From Jest to Earnest by Roe, Edward Payson

Love is the groundform of the Divine will, but as such it receives its Divine filling and character from the Divine Holiness, as the Divine self-existence and self-exertion.

From Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy by Murray, Andrew