bestowment

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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

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

When we come to ask mercy of God, and to pray for grace to love and serve him, we may plead and expostulate for the bestowment.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew

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

The subsequent remarks, however, more especially relate to the bestowment of property, and that whether of capital already possessed, or of income to be acquired by industry.

From Christian Devotedness by Groves, Anthony Norris