bestowment

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We have seen that the election of a nation to the enjoyment of certain external advantages, or the bestowment of superior gifts upon some individuals, is not inconsistent with the perfection of the divine goodness.

From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor

Verse 11 fills up the measure of the bestowment of grace on sinful men.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

True charity is not that feeling which prompts merely to the bestowment of worldly goods for the benefit of others—in fact, true charity has very little to do with alms-giving and public benefactions.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

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

In substance or anticipation, this one bestowment contains all good things of God.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.