the best pasture and watering privileges for their flocks. He had higher goals in life; goals that are not embraced, unfortunately, by many. Carnal interests were not primary with Abraham; spiritual interests were. “Would to God that such indifference about carnal interests were more prevalent … among the professors of religion! This would show a becoming deadness to the world: it would give an evidence that our hearts were set on things above, and not on things below: it would illustrate more strongly
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