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But those who doubt God's promises and distrust the assurance of His grace are dishonouring Him; and their influence, instead of drawing others to Christ, tends to repel them from Him. They are unproductive trees, that spread their dark branches far and wide, shutting away the sunlight from other plants, and causing them to droop and die under the chilling shadow. The lifework of these persons will appear as a never-ceasing witness against them. They are sowing seeds of doubt and skepticism that will yield an unfailing harvest. There is but one course for those to pursue who honestly desire to be freed from doubts. Instead of questioning and caviling concerning that which they do not understand, let them give heed to the light which already shines upon them, and they will receive greater light. Let them do every duty which has been made plain to their understanding, and they will be enabled to understand and perform those of which they are now in doubt. Satan can present a counterfeit so closely resembling the truth that it deceives those who are willing to be deceived, who desire to shun the self-denial and sacrifice demanded by the truth; but it is impossible for him to hold under his power one soul who honestly desires, at whatever cost, to know the truth. Christ is the truth and the "Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." John 1:9. The Spirit of truth has been sent to guide men into all truth. And upon the authority of the Son of God it is declared: "Seek, and ye shall find." "If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine." Matthew 7:7; John 7:17. The followers of Christ know little of the plots which Satan and his hosts are forming against them. But He who sitteth in the heavens will overrule all these devices for the accomplishment of His deep designs. The Lord permits His people to be subjected to the fiery ordeal of temptation, not because He takes pleasure in their distress and affliction, but because this process is essential to their final victory. He could not, consistently with His own glory, shield them from temptation; for the very object of the trial is to prepare them to resist all the allurements of evil. Neither wicked men nor devils can hinder the work of God, or shut out His presence from His people, if they will, with subdued, contrite hearts, confess and put away their sins, and in faith claim His promises. Every temptation, every opposing influence, whether open or secret, may be successfully resisted, "not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." Zechariah 4:6. "The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers. . . . And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?" 1 Peter 3:12, 13. When Balaam, allured by the promise of rich rewards, practiced enchantments against Israel, and by sacrifices to the Lord sought to invoke a curse upon His people, the Spirit of God forbade the evil which he longed to pronounce, and Balaam was forced to exclaim: "How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?" "Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!" When sacrifice had again been offered, the ungodly prophet declared: "Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and He hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. He hath not beheld 331
iniquity in Jacob, neither hath He seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a King is among them." "Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!" Yet a third time altars were erected, and again Balaam essayed to secure a curse. But from the unwilling lips of the prophet, the Spirit of God declared the prosperity of His chosen, and rebuked the folly and malice of their foes: "Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee." Numbers 23:8, 10, 20, 21, 23; 24:9. The people of Israel were at this time loyal to God; and so long as they continued in obedience to His law, no power in earth or hell could prevail against them. But the curse which Balaam had not been permitted to pronounce against God's people, he finally succeeded in bringing upon them by seducing them into sin. When they transgressed God's commandments, then they separated themselves from Him, and they were left to feel the power of the destroyer. Satan is well aware that the weakest soul who abides in Christ is more than a match for the hosts of darkness, and that, should he reveal himself openly, he would be met and resisted. Therefore he seeks to draw away the soldiers of the cross from their strong fortification, while he lies in ambush with his forces, ready to destroy all who venture upon his ground. Only in humble reliance upon God, and obedience to all His commandments, can we be secure. No man is safe for a day or an hour without prayer. Especially should we entreat the Lord for wisdom to understand His word. Here are revealed the wiles of the tempter and the means by which he may be successfully resisted. Satan is an expert in quoting Scripture, placing his own interpretation upon passages, by which he hopes to cause us to stumble. We should study the Bible with humility of heart, never losing sight of our dependence upon God. While we must constantly guard against the devices of Satan, we should pray in faith continually: "Lead us not into temptation." 332
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. World
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The history of more than a thousand
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Jerusalem, thou that killest the pr
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their Master, saying: "See what man
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offer of mercy. Then God withdrew H
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experienced. A measure of wheat was
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the heights; all along the walls re
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are absorbed in pleasure, in busine
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miles beyond the city walls. In the
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the light so graciously permitted t
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injustice and oppression? This is a
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It is one of the leading doctrines
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commandment, God is revealed as the
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The darkness seemed to grow more de
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The palaces of popes and prelates w
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introduced among the people. A scho
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grandeur, befitting the mighty trut
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mine has rich veins of gold and sil
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for weary hours upon the cold, damp
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danger to their cause from the labo
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Chapter 5. Champion of Truth Before
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upon the resources of the people, b
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The papal thunders were soon hurled
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it, but it was with difficulty that
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Thus Wycliffe presented to the pope
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their faith, and went out of their
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spiritual blessings which it profes
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had not renounced her authority. Th
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may resist them; and that He will a
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his final decision, Huss declared h
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his sufferings, in the assurance of
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Erelong sentence of condemnation wa
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the whole church to both the bread
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Chapter 7. A Revolution Begins Fore
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heart which would enable him to sta
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But light and darkness cannot harmo
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the university and in the whole cit
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had so long been held. The people w
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Life and Times of Luther, pages 271
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also the truth had extended. Thousa
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every day how difficult it is to la
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specially entrusted, was alarmed an
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gave greater influence to his words
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in the name of the Lord; I would ap
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afterward to answer with a prudence
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Luther had spoken in German; he was
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against him and his adherents as co
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safe-conduct. I place my person and
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these to be secured. In the solitud
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display, in attracting the people t
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Hoping yet to secure him to their c
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was given to the reform by the appe
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day presented. These papers two oth
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One of these prophets claimed to ha
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our united strength. God lays hold
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Counterfeit holiness, spurious sanc
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the people had found in the new tea
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should reject the former." Said Mel
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therefore tried the art of persuasi
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control to destroy religious libert
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writer, "there has never been a gre
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Chapter 12. The French Reformation
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king himself, and the queen mother,
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"Just at that time an image of the
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expression of peace which rested up
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could not long remain inactive. As
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the unsuspected heretics that had b
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dragged forward to the block, and t
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enounce the vices that had flourish
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countries to resist the tyranny of
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faith. He soon after witnessed in a
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high hopes upon him as a valiant de
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Chapter 14. England’s Reforms Whi
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most of them had been highly esteem
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of John Knox, vol. 2, pp. 281, 284.
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efuge in Saxony, there maintained t
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moved by the Spirit of God, and uni
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Others, also holding that "the elec
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not thank you for your labour. It i
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new pope was soon afterward elected
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nations, uplift their united voice
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sent Charles the Golden Rose; and f
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was elevated on the high altar, and
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away from the practice of self-deni
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from the homes and hearts of men. N
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was nevertheless surely working out
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Chapter 16. Land of Liberty The Eng
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shining lights in their time, yet t
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ights; that among these are life, l
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truly idolaters as were the worship
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perpetual hill did bow: His ways ar
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as being the accomplishment of all
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"Candles were used; and hearth fire
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and punish the men that are settled
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Heavenly angels had seen the glory
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Chapter 18. An American Reformer An
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eference to the matter under consid
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"Another kind of evidence that vita
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together. The seventy weeks were de
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31 A.D - The Crucifixion of Jesus C
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efore darkened mind, that I felt a
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second advent. Said Jesus: "The sta
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Earnest were the efforts put forth
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and "a rock of offense" to His prof
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Chapter 19. Light Through Darkness
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Though the night of sorrow gathered
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And as the very first step in impar
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Those who proclaimed this warning g
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Chapter 20. The Awakening A great r
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was led to accept the Romish faith
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he carried with him wherever he wen
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As he pursued his investigation of
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of the first angel's message had it
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when His advent is near, will be as
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Chapter 21. A Warning Rejected In p
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they themselves could not but admit
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touchingly portrayed: "I sware unto
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as the old disciples retired to the
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lovers of the world, conformers to
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Chapter 22. Prophecies Fulfilled Wh
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truth or a genuine work of grace in
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the errors of extremists and fanati
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27 A.D - The Baptism and Unction of
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Believers saw their doubt and perpl
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their faith. Some who had been very
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discouraged. . . . My hope in the c
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Chapter 23. What is the Sanctuary?
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which the cloud of fragrance, with
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enews His intercourse with the fall
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make an atonement for the holy plac
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saw that, instead of coming to the
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expected Him to come to earth, "in
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mediation, and at its close to rece
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upon the manner in which they treat
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the Sabbath day, and hallowed it."
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in the distinction between the Crea
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prophet as "coming up" in 1798. Amo
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The wide diversity of belief in the
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Page 308 and 309: fruits of the Spirit--"love, joy, p
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world. They cannot remain silent, e
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Chapter 39. Anarchy Unleashed "At t
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set out, at God's command, to retur
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evil. They feel that had they alway
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Job" were in the land, "as I live,
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destruction, the people of God will
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The people of God will not be free
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With earnest longing, God's people
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Chapter 40. Great Deliverance When
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hosts shall be upon everyone that i
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you." The faces of the righteous ar
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odies and fashion them like unto Hi
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harp, and the vaults of heaven echo
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lay aside His glory and humiliate H
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has sacrificed truth to gain the fa
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in the last solemn service of the D
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"the saints shall judge the world."
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God. With fiendish exultation he po
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And now before the swaying multitud
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eproach which he has endeavoured to
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While the earth was wrapped in the
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Himself has planted in the soul sha
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Awaiting the End
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