CHAPTER III.
FOOTSTEPS OF TRUTH.
Remember, Lord, the reproach of Thy servant; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; wherewith Thine enemies have reproached, O Lord, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of Thine anointed. — Psalms.
THE best sermon is the practice of Truth, and its
Practical preaching.
demonstration through the destruction
of sin, sickness, and death. Knowing that one
affection will be supreme in us, and take the lead in our
lives, Jesus said, “No man can serve two masters.”
We do not build safely on false foundations. Truth makes a new creature, wherein old things pass away and “all things are become new.” Passions, selfishness, appetites, — all sensuality, — yield to spirituality, and the superabundance of Being is on the side of God.
We cannot fill vessels already full. They must first The vessels of Truth. be emptied. Let us empty ourselves of error. When the sun shines, let us not hug our tatters close about us.
The way to extract error from mortal mind is to pour in Truth through floodtides of Love. Christian perfection is won on no other basis.
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