bestowment

Example Sentences

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God hath wise reasons for the bestowment of gifts, and, in someway, gets glory to himself thereby.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew

In three particulars is benevolence superior to almsgiving:—Almsgiving is only the bestowment of money, but benevolence can be exercised by personal service as well.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

So the gift may ebb away from a man, from a community, from an epoch, not because God's manifestation and bestowment fluctuate, but because our receptivity changes.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

Of all nations they only have possessed this right; for they only received it by special bestowment.

From Three Prize Essays on American Slavery by Baldwin, A.C.

This comprehends deliverance from merited sufferings, and the bestowment of happiness which is the contrast of it.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew