Seekers after God by Frederic William Farrar
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whole eternity wrapt up in his mind and soul, and we _proceed to
classify him, put a label upon him, as we would upon a jar, saying, This is rice, that is jelly, and this pomatum_; and then we think we have saved ourselves the necessity of taking off the cover, How differently our Lord treated the people who came to Him!... consequently, at His touch each one gave out his peculiar spark of light." Here, again, is a singularly pithy, comprehensive, and beautiful piece of advice:-- "Men exist for the sake of one another. _Teach them or bear with them_" (viii. 59.) And again: "The best way of revenging thyself is not to become like the wrong doer." And again, "If any man has done wrong, the harm is his own. But perhaps he has not done wrong." (ix. 38.) Most remarkable, however, are the nine rules which he drew up for himself, as subjects for reflection when any one had offended him, viz.-- 1. That men were made for each other: even the inferior for the sake of the superior, and these for the sake of one another. 2. The invincible influences that act upon men, and mould their opinions and their acts. 3. That sin is mainly error and ignorance,--an involuntary slavery. |
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