To be near unto God - pagina 146

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when

a

man becomes

inwardly athirst for

God.

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pity of it is that so far from realizing these w^orkings, powers and exertions are bound to express themselves in love of God, so that loving God with all the soul may become real, the children of God, for the most part, hold

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themselves back within their own retreat, seek God with only one power of their soul, and not infrequently criticize a brother who seeks salvation by the use of another soul-power than they themselves employ. "With all thy soul," said Jesus. "With a part of my soul," they reply. And just because they are truly pious and sincere of purpose, they do not tremble at the thought of leaving the rest of their soul inactive for

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God.

SAW ALSO THE LORD.

they might know Thee, the Only true God." But then we must not only know God intellectually, but with every power at our disposal. As knowledge it must be the result and summary of every observation and perception. In connection wuth this at once the question arises whether imagination, or more gen-

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this is life eternal, that

erally, the power of representation, plays a part in this. superficial mind inclines to answer this Spirit means that all corporeity and materiality

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must be excluded from it, no manifestation of negatively. For God is Spirit. And if the word God is possible in any way whatever. If all outward divine manifestation is unthinkable, how can we make a representation of God. We can 142

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