True, the child who most faithfully desires to know the inward will or reason of the Father, will be the most ready to obey without it; only for this obedience it is essential that the apparent command at least be such as he can suppose attributable to the Father.

Of his own self he is bound to judge what is right, as the Lord said.

Had Abraham doubted whether it was in any case right to slay his son, he would have been justified in doubting whether God really required it of him, and would have been bound to delay action until the arrival of more light.

True, the will of God can never be other than good; but I doubt if any man can ever be sure that a thing is the will of God, save by seeing into its nature and character, and beholding its goodness.

Whatever God does must be right, but are we sure that we know what he does?
That which men say he does may be very wrong indeed.
This burden she in her turn laid upon Robert--not unkindly, but as needful for his training towards well-being.