This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...of temperate appetites, and a will which does not falter or storm out into wilfulness, we are safe. And when a man has thus gained the victory over himself, his great reward is, that it becomes every day more possible for him to act spontaneously and live out all his desires. For, once taught their places, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...of temperate appetites, and a will which does not falter or storm out into wilfulness, we are safe. And when a man has thus gained the victory over himself, his great reward is, that it becomes every day more possible for him to act spontaneously and live out all his desires. For, once taught their places, these faculties the less often fly over into intemperance. The appetites, by long discipline, learn to delight in moderation; the intellect loses that perverse activity which will give the whole universe and the soul's highest good as the price of its satisfaction; the imagination goes before the spirit, far enough off to allure, and near enough to inspire; the affections, tempered with wisdom, crave only the real good of their object; and heaven and earth meet and are reconciled in the religious heart. Then the man may perchance forget that he was once obliged to go through this weary discipline which brought him where he now is; for every power hastens after its proper satisfaction, and, released from the bondage of sin, he rejoices in the glorious liberty of the children of God. But, my brethren, before we reach that blessed state, we have many a hard day to fight through. Only those who have come into the possession of themselves can live in the full sunshine of (Jod's love. The question now with us is, who shall be our master 1 For if we do not rule ourselves, some man, or prejudice, or appetite, or fancy, or fanaticism will rule us. We, who are so jealous of our personal rights, are we free from the thraldom of ignorance and sin? We, who are so desirous to make our nation the pattern of self-government, do we, its citizens, belong to ourselves? Ask yourselves these questions, and will not your conscience tell you that you yet need...
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