To you is given not gold, nor silver, nor precious stones to fashion, but immortal spirits that shall glorify Christ on earth and in heaven. The Gospel is not sent to men to gratify their curiosity by letting them see how other people get to heaven. Christ did not come to amuse us, but to redeem us. The enemy can use humility for his purpose as well as pride. Whether he makes us think too much or too little of our work, it is all the same to him, so long as he can get us off from it. He that lavished
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