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" The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. "
The Parish Monthly: Is Distributed the First Sunday of Each Month at the ... - Page 9
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Democratic Faith

Patrick Deneen - Political Science - 2009 - 389 pages
...darkly. He strongly acknowledged his belief in the righteous Providence of God in 1864 to Eliza Gurney, "the purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must...mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance" (2:627). These latter sentiments echo his 1862 words in his "Meditation on the Divine Will" that God's...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln

Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 896 pages
...the country for their constant prayers and consolations, and to no one of them more than to yourself. The purposes of the Almighty are perfect and must...otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own errors therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best light He gives us, trusting that so working...
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Faith and the Presidency From George Washington to George W. Bush

Gary Scott Smith - Religion - 2006 - 680 pages
...the contest proceeds." After two more years of death and destruction, Lincoln wrote to a Quaker that the "purposes of the Almighty are perfect and must...termination of this terrible war long before this," he added, "but God knows best and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge his wisdom and our...
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Perspectives on Politics in Shakespeare

John Albert Murley, Sean D. Sutton - Drama - 2006 - 280 pages
...affairs. We return to the history upon which I have drawn: Once [Lincoln] wrote to Eliza P. Gurney: "The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must...hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war before this; but God knows best and has ruled otherwise." In conversation at the White House he spoke...
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The Politics of Good Intentions: History, Fear and Hypocrisy in the New ...

David Runciman - Political Science - 2009 - 223 pages
...full responsibility for the war he fought.27 In a letter of 4 September 1864, he wrote to a friend: We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible...this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise . . . Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion, which no mortal could make,...
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Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery

Richard Striner - History - 2006 - 320 pages
...him to strengthen his "reliance on God." "The purposes of the Almighty are perfect," Lincoln wrote, "and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We had hoped for a happy termination to this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has...
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Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America--Winthrop ...

Matthew S. Holland - Religion - 2007 - 340 pages
...Meditation on the Divine Will. Foreshadowings of Lincoln's Second Inaugural in this letter are numerous. The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must...therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best light He gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to the great ends He ordains.24 For Lincoln,...
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The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: How Faith Shaped an American ...

Philip L. Ostergard - Biography & Autobiography - 2008 - 293 pages
...cannot understand. For the same feeling and expression of ideas, see chapter 15, "The Divine Will." The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must...therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best light He gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to the great ends He ordains. Surely He...
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Magnanimity and Statesmanship

Carson Holloway - Political Science - 2008 - 244 pages
...the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to none of them more than to yourself. The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must...God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall vet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best...
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Powerful Wisdom for Powerful Writing: Applying Ancient Teachings to ...

Richard W. Kelsey - Self-Help - 2008 - 155 pages
...country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself. The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to perceive them accurately in advance. We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before...
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